" I Believe" Day #5

Day #5  

Scrappy Pillow

A few years ago , I  made the top out of leftover strips from a "low volume" quilt. 

The plan was to make a doll quilt, but it seemed sort of dull, so I set it aside...

Makes a better pillow, don't you think? 

Sew.. about the "low volume" quilt...

 I loved using Jen Kingwell's

 "Gypsy Wife" pattern to make the quilt... I used 50 different light/background/low volume fabrics......it was fun and a bit challenging to keep things in order...but I finished!

And, then....

I decided it would work best as upholstery!

We have a terrific upholsterer, 

Bruce Chandler, in Westmont, New Jersey, 

and he has used my quilts to upholster other chairs for me.. This is my favorite.. 

The piping is made from gray "Peppered Cotton".

 Hope your Christmas gift making is going well... 

Coming up next..."WellWisher" doll clothes, and granddaughter Christmas dress to match!

"I Believe" Day #4

Day #4

Flannel Quilt..just needed Binding ...Finished!

And... how are your gifts coming?

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12 Days of "I Believe" #3

Gift #3

From Nancy Halvorsen's "Star of Wonder"

 machine embroidery collection.

Embroidery by my friend Jean...

Mitered corners take a bit longer, but are sew worth it!  

(this gift may stay at my house)

12 Days of "I Believe" #2

Gift #2

Sew much fun to make!

I have made several of these adorable  "no sew" ornaments  

Class available at "Early Girl Quilts at Assemble"

Like to try one? take a class....at...

http://www.assemblenj.com/module/class.htm?classId=229114

12 Days of "I Believe" #1

Gift #1

Jewelry Travel Case...

Based on a terrific pattern in "Sew Many Gifts" by Karen Burns.. 

I started this project with a 18" by 11" piece of quilted Amy Butler fabric,  and cut  the inside pieces out of coordinating prints, currently available at "Early Girl Quilts at Assemble".

(As is the Book!)

I really like the necklace ribbons...help keep your necklaces from getting tangles and messy.

My additions to her pattern...the non zip pocket.. 

as a place for  a cash stash.

And Ribbon tie to hold rings in place

The 12 Days of Finished!

Sew.... I  love Christmas decorations,

 and I love to applique ... 

so, the year or so (or maybe more)

that I worked on this quilt  was  great fun! 

 The design is by Pat Sloan..

I know that when I hang "I Believe", the day after Thanksgiving, it's time to get finished,

 (or started ...as the case may be)

 homemade gifts that  

"I Believe" I planned for Christmas..

" I Believe" I have a lot to do... 

and that I will finish!

Sew.. my challenge is to post a finished project everyday for the next 12 days

Want to join in the challenge... post your "I Believe I'll finish" photos as a comment! 

Check back tomorrow! Debbie

  

Jackie's Quilt is Finished!

Sew.... Jackie's Quilt?

  Who is Jackie and why is this quilt named after her?  2 years ago my friend Janet received the original "Jackie's Quilt"  pieced top as a gift. Jackie had found it in with some family things and know that Janet and all her quilting friends would appreciate it...Of course, Janet and I fell in love with the original, and needed to figure out the pattern construction and make our own. It seems simple enough, just alot of squares, right...But, no..like a lot of 1930's quilts, the construction may be pretty complex and it actually took 2 seasoned quilters the better part of an afternoon to decipher... 

Sew... my version of the "Jackie" is done in 1930's reproduction fabrics (often referred to as "Aunt Grace" fabric, after a wonderful collection of fabrics made popular by Marcus Fabrics.) 1930's quilts almost always had muslin fabric for the background, and medium green , bubblegum pink, or blue for the accent solid...I choose gray and orange for a more modern look...

More information about Jackie's quilt to come....

Photo by Colette Oswald Photography..Haddonfield, New Jersey