Cozy Cube Reprise

27 Sunday Mar 2011

Posted by Bonnie in Cozy Cube, Sewing Projects

Remember that cozy cube from Anna Maria Horner’s “Seams to Me” that I made way back here? Well my daughter liked it so much she thought she’d like some for her apartment. Her bedroom is sadly lacking in closet space (what else is new, girls?!) and she needed someplace to put her underthings since she doesn’t have a dresser. I made four large boxes. She chose four different fabrics plus one extra for the inside. Each box sports each of the fabrics on the sides. I mixed them up a bit so no two are the same. One has already gone off to university with her but here’s the other three.

Lot’s of hand-sewing on the bottoms on these. I’m ready to get back to the machine!

Finished Quilt Along

16 Wednesday Mar 2011

Posted by Bonnie in Quilt Along, Quilts, Sewing Projects

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quilt, quilting, sewing

Well, I finally quit procrastinating and finished up the Cherry Hill Quilt Along quilt. I’ve made a few attempts in the distant past at a quilt but this is the first one I’ve seen through from beginning to end. It is not a perfect specimen by any means but a good start.

Tomorrow we head for the ski hills of Quebec. It’s our March Break here and the weather is beautiful.

à bientôt

Coffee Break

05 Saturday Mar 2011

Posted by Bonnie in Mug Rug, Sewing Projects

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After feeling bogged down with too many projects on the go and none of them to completion I decided yesterday that I needed a dose of satisfaction that comes from starting and finishing a project in just one day. I’ve been seeing these Mug Rugs in several creative versions all over blogland and decided it was time to make one for myself. This little gem was put together from scraps. I didn’t really do any planning just cut a few pieces, pinned them onto a white rectangle of fabric and started sewing. I didn’t even bother changing the colour of thread in my machine. Just used what was there.

The scrap of batting that I used for the inside determined the size of 6.5 inches by 4.5 inches. I experimented with two new techniques that I’d never done before: free motion quilting and binding. The results were amateurish but resulted in a pleasing rustic effect.