Sewing for a cause

Hello there,

Hope spring is cheering you up!!!! It sure is cheering me up :-). 

2 weeks ago I was reading a post by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl  and came to know about the busy bag sew along. This sew along was to the benefit of  sadies dream for a cure. It was a nice opportunity to brighten up a kid's day. Pattern and labels for this project are available here. I requested the kit with labels from them. 

Here is the picture of the creepy, crawly materials (;-)) I received. I remembered to take the picture after I was half-way through the project :-(.

The materials were not cut to the exact size when I received. So I had to make some adjustments as I went on. I wish I had time to sew one more with my choice of fabrics. But in the future I will be sewing for this organization for sure. 

Here is the finished bag. I had to hand bind the piping and lining together (after breaking my sewing machine needle), to make sure everything stayed in place. 

I wish and pray that the child receives this bag will recover soon and let him/her keep on smiling.

Thank you for stopping by,
Jyothi :-)


Will be linking this post to:
1.http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2017/05/big-nines-completed-quilt.html

Growing up QAL - Hand Embroidery(April)

Hello there,

Hope you are enjoying the spring :-). I for sure enjoy the sight of  birds chirping, tulips blooming, trees slowly turning greener, different colors of the spring.

As I have mentioned in my previous posts, I am doing a QAL with Alida @ http://alidatweloqdesigns.blogspot.com/p/growing-up-qal-2017.html.

Our task for the month of April is Hand Embroidery. I grew up with my sisters doing hand embroidery. But that art never fascinated me. I never felt like giving it a try.

For the first time, I tried hand embroidery. I realized that there is an amazing world out there. I didn't even know that we had to separate the strands of embroidery floss!!!! Thanks to Alida for this task. Even though I felt like this is too time consuming, I enjoyed trying different stitches. May be a smaller design will be helpful for beginners like me to avoid frustrations.

Here is my finished work :



Due to the space constraint, I reduced the picture size. If you want to zoom and see please feel free to visit our Flickr group.

Also, In my last months quilt along, I won a gift card of $40/- from Mad About Patchworks shop. Thanks to both Alida and Pam. Pam from the shop is very good at communication and shipment. Here is the fat quarter bundle (Wander bundle) and mini charm squares (Dessert Blooms) I ordered from her shop.



I am already dreaming of a design for a new baby quilt. We have a baby coming soon in the family. My brother-in Law and his wife are expecting the baby in less than 2 weeks and he/she will receive the quilt made by this fabric :-).

Hope you have wonderful weekend :-)

Jyothi

Linking this to:1. Crazy mom quilts

2. http://alidatweloqdesigns.blogspot.com/2017/04/growing-up-qal-linky-month-4.html

 

 

 

 

 

Illusion quilt block

Almost a year ago I came across some illusion pictures. First thing I wanted to do was to make an illusion quilt. There was this picture, which haunted me for a while. Picture of a vase/candle stand, created the illusion of 2 faces.

I wanted to avoid applique works and tried paper piecing, curved piecing...but none of them gave the look of applique work. But after almost a year, I ended up with the applique work.

Here is the front and back of the finished quilted block.



I ended up with a very small block of 11"x 9". I might have done the block little bigger...but it looks good as it is for now... It will be a nice wall hanging.

Hope you will stare at the picture twice !!!!!!!!!

Have a great weekend :-).

Jyothi

 

Linking this to:

http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/

QAL March Blocks (Curved Piecing)

Hello there,

Hope spring is springing up everywhere :-). I am sharing my blocks made with Alida's Quilt along blocks for the month of March.

Here is the block number one:



Here is the second block:



Hope you like these blocks as much as I do :-).

Happy Spring :-),

Jyothi

Linking this post to:

1. Finish it up Friday


2. http://alidatweloqdesigns.blogspot.com/2017/01/growing-up-qal-linky-month-1.html

 

QAL Traditional Piecing

As I have already mentioned in one of my previous posts, I joined the QAL hosted by Alida @ alidatweloqdesigns.blogspot.com/.

For the month of February, here is the first block I did: There was a small mistake and my block didn't turn out right.



So I went back and re-did the block with the remaining extra fabric cuttings.

Here is the corrected block:



Here is the second block:



I used the modern fabrics from Intrepid thread.

Hope you had a wonderful week too :-).

Love,

Jyothi

Linking this to:

1. http://alidatweloqdesigns.blogspot.com/2017/02/growing-up-qal-linky-month-2.html


2.  Finish it up Friday

 

 

 

Fabric basket

Hello there,

I just wanted to share the fabric basket I made this week. I found so many tutorials for fabric baskets. Here is the one I made it from: http://sometimescrafter.com/2009/04/tutorial-fabric-scrap-basket/ 

The only change I made to this pattern is I added medium weight interfacing to the lining and Heavy weight sew-in interfacing to the exterior fabric.

I selected the same fabric for lining and exterior.



Here is the finished basket, which is 4.5" in depth and 5.5"width. It will fit nicely into my IKEA dresser :-).



Hope you had a fabulous week too :-).

Love,

Jyothi

Linking this post to:

http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Safety Pin Quilt Block

Hello there,

Hope you are enjoying your winter. I just can't wait to get rid off this winter. Its overwhelming with kids getting sick and can't spend much time outside or in front of the machine.

Today I will share a fun mini quilt I did this week. I found this cute little safety pin block on craftsy and fell in love with it. HERE is the link for the free paper piecing pattern. Thanks to Kitty Wilkin @ nightquilter.com, who shared this amazing pattern.

At first, I wanted to make a bag using this block. But somehow I was in the mood to quilt and it was fun to do the free motion quilting after a a while. I finished, quilted and bound the block in less than 2 hours!!!!!!!! It did make me feel so relaxed and lighthearted :-).

I used a floral fabric from the same color combinations. Finshed size is 13"x10"

Isn't it pretty????? It is already on the wall right in front of my sewing area. It will be a great inspiration for me :-).

Hope you are enjoying your creativity too:-).

Love,

Jyothi

Linking this to: http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/