The quilt is complete! And has been for a few weeks, how time does fly! Here are some pictures. I am VERY pleased with the final result and can't wait to get started on a quilt for my bed, thinking the Ghastly Grimm Alphabet Kids?
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Tacking Star Wars
Tonight involved finishing up an online class with a 9pm deadline. I totally finished everything and rewarded myself with a trip to Joann's to by the batting for the Star Wars Quilt! Joann's has Bamboo quilting batting in all of the bed sizes. I got home, blocked it out, realized i shouldn't have cut the backing last night :(, and got everything pinned together. This is my first quilt and i'm going with just asking people for advice here and there, NO internet tutorials. I really want this to have that hand made feel to it. So far so good! The left of the quilt is a bit wobbly...but i should be able to work that out in sewing.
Here are some pictures of the beginning of the tacking. Nope, i'm not tacking it in nearly enough places, but it's going to be purty! Forget functional! Well atleast not washable; the bamboo is extremely warm. I had it on my lap this evening and had to turn off the heater...
Here are some pictures of the beginning of the tacking. Nope, i'm not tacking it in nearly enough places, but it's going to be purty! Forget functional! Well atleast not washable; the bamboo is extremely warm. I had it on my lap this evening and had to turn off the heater...
Star Wars Progress
So i promised J a star wars quilt in Christmas '07. During the year the idea evolved from sheet blocks to using his old t-shirts instead. The blocks were cut out and arranged in May '08. On Friday i finally got around to start the seaming. Who knew quilting could take oh so long. ;p
My procrastinating and scarceness at home hasn't helped either. Well after 3 days of the sewing machine on the kitchen table i finally finished piecing the top. All in all it was about 5 hours. Not a long time for the size, nearly 5' x 5'. I also got the back cut out from one of the original sheet blocks. They were nearly identical in width (sheet was 2" wider!!!). Length was different, luckily it was longer so it worked out perfectly. Now i have 5 days before the next NY trip for work. The goal is to buy the batting and start tacking this week, so when i get home i have minimal work and can focus on my new costume for the Steampunk Costume Salon in March.
My procrastinating and scarceness at home hasn't helped either. Well after 3 days of the sewing machine on the kitchen table i finally finished piecing the top. All in all it was about 5 hours. Not a long time for the size, nearly 5' x 5'. I also got the back cut out from one of the original sheet blocks. They were nearly identical in width (sheet was 2" wider!!!). Length was different, luckily it was longer so it worked out perfectly. Now i have 5 days before the next NY trip for work. The goal is to buy the batting and start tacking this week, so when i get home i have minimal work and can focus on my new costume for the Steampunk Costume Salon in March.
Star Wars Quilt
The idea came to me last September to make a Star Wars Quilt for Jason. FINALLY we resolved to use the T-Shirts Jason has from forever. Last weekend I got the T's cut out and we decided on the order of the shirts. Next ... find a good border fabric to place between the squares ... a light dark denim?
... progress realised!!!
Here are pic's of the current sweater progress. For the very first sweater i've EVAR made...i'm pretty stoked ; )
My sweaters FIRST closeup!
The progress i've made so far over the beautiful quilt my grandma made me for me 16th b-day.
My sweaters FIRST closeup!
The progress i've made so far over the beautiful quilt my grandma made me for me 16th b-day.
I think i'm about 10% done, so far so good! This is totally awesome and inspiring of hope that i could make other pretty thing in the future.
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