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In Home Deco

Zakka 2.0 Week 3 : Tea Cosy and Tea Pouch

June 22, 2013 19 Comments

Hi there!

I am glad I was able to squeeze time to make these lovely cuties!

The pattern is from Patchwork Please Book. You can get the book HERE.

Patchwork Please_Tea Cosy_Paper Piecing Text

Can’t tell you how much fun I had so far joining in Zakka 2.0 – I love this book (Patchwork Please by Ayumi Takahashi) though I do feel that it is a bit hard to read instruction. I read many many times before I could imagine it. I am just so used to photo or diagrams instruction!

But working hard on reading instruction really paid off! Huhu.

Here are more photos of my version of Lettered Tea Cosy! With my favourite tea, Earl Grey. What’s your favourite tea?

I love that cute button I bought here. Isn’t she just cute! Strapped down to the tea pouch!

Patchwork Please_Tea Cosy_Paper Piecing Text_Letter Theme

Patchwork Please_Tea Cosy_Paper Piecing Text_flat

I used a letter theme for the main piece, as I could imagine drinking tea while reading lovely letters! As if there are any letters I could ever received these days, all are bills normally! LOL

Patchwork Please_Tea Cosy_Paper Piecing Text_Earl Grey

I was so excited when I saw the word Earl Grey on one of the fabrics I have in my stash!

I enjoyed making these, and will keep using them! and I have to say, my kitchen is slowly filled with many handmade as I go through Zakka 2.0!

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Paper Piecing does produce lots of mess as you go, cutting away those extra pieces, I now make sure I have a bin close to me so that I don’t make a big mess like I use to!

And, since another of my table is being folded down (because my sister is coming to visit – and need to make space) I use scissors to cut away those excesses as it requires less space than a cutting mat and a rotary cutter! found it to be quite convenient!

Linking Up to Zakka 2.0 at LRstiched , Finish it up Friday at Crazy Mom Quilt, Link a Finish Friday at Richard and Tanya Quilt and Paper Piecing Party at Quiet Play

In Home Deco

Zakka 2.0 Patchwork Please Week 2: B,L,D Towels

June 13, 2013 15 Comments

Hi!

This week on Zakka 2.0, we are sewing Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Towels!

These towels were fun to make but raw edging those words was quite challenging for me.

Here are mine hanging on the oven rail:

Here are them with my breakfast, lunch and dinner.

I enjoyed visiting others in the linky party, why not you join over too for more BLD towels!

Also Linking to

XOXO

In Completed Projects

Art Gallery Fabric Make it Right Challenge Project : Reversible quilted car seat pad + Neck pillow

June 8, 2013 20 Comments

Hi!

Finally I get to show you what I made for the Make it Right challenge! (update:this challenge has passed June 2013)

When I got the fabric, I just know that I don’t want to make it into a quilt. I just want to think a bit out of the box. Indeed I did – and when I want to submit it, I was thinking “hm… which category should it be in? Quilt? Apparel or Home Deco?” Finally I submit it into Home Deco.

Make It Right Challenge- QUILTED REVERSIBLE Car Seat Pad - Amira Ameruddin

I would really appreciate it if you could take a bit of time to like and repin on pinterest!

~~Click HERE~~ to pinterest pin and click repin or like, because that is the vote they count for the challenge.

Anyway, I made this because the car seat is dull and of course I need to sew something to cheer it up!

And just because I made the backing as nice, I made it reversible too! The improved piecing is the back. Even the back pocket panel can be reversible!

Make It Right Challenge - Quilted Car Seat Pad_Angela Walter Panel_front

You can refer to this post for the type of material and threads I used for this project.

Here are more photos: I quilt as happily as I can be. With very little planning really. I was just having fun most of the time! Glad it made it to the end!

First Side: Front

Make It Right Challenge - Car Seat Pad_Angela Walter Panel

First Side: Back Pocket

Make It Right Challenge - Car Seat Pad_Angela Walter Panel - back pocket

2nd Side: Front

Make It Right Challenge- Car Seat Pad_Angela Walter Panel- reversible- front

2nd Side: Back Pocket

Make It Right Challenge- Car Seat Pad_Angela Walter Panel- reversible- back pocket

Here are some “in progress” shots:

Front panels

Backing Panels:

Then comes a bit of marking here and there with pilot Frixion.

All quilting was done on my . Bunnings (hardware store here in Australia) Glove works as good as machinger’s glove and cost only 1/3 of machinger! And the colour is blue!

The ruler story : I do not change foot while quilting this despite of many straight lines, because I can’t be that patience! LOL.. I find this Fine LIne Quilter’s Ruler helpful to use on domestic machine, but sometimes foot can jump over it too! talk about dangerous (imagine the needle snapping on it)..you can find the ruler HERE > if you are interested.

Update: I love the ruler now that I can use it with my non-hopping foot!

Quilted with double layer of bamboo batting for extra stiffness and puffy quilting

Quilted_Free motion Quilting_Angela walter Panel_Make It right Challenge

ooooo..i even tried feathers..see at the bottom there..

Quilted_Free motion Quilting_Angela walter Panel

Well, what do you think? love to see your comment here or on pinterest!

Click HERE to pinterest pin and click repin or like, because that is the vote they count for the challenge.

Thank you so much..really appreciate your visits and repins!!!!

Also linking this up to Sew Darn Carfty @ Karen’s Sew Many Ways

XOXO

In Home Deco

Zakka 2.0 Patchwork Please Week 1: Bell Pepper Coasters

June 6, 2013 16 Comments

Hi!

I am in the boat for the Zakka 2.0 hosted by Debbie and Linsey. Hopefully I’ll manage to keep up! The projects are based on the book Patchwork Please by Ayumi Takahashi and all the projects look so lovely and I can’t wait to make them!

Here is the first project in the book:

Adorable Bell Pepper Coasters!

Bell Pepper Coaster_Patchwork Please_Ayumi Takahashi_handmade Coaster

Bell Pepper Coaster_Patchwork Please_Ayumi Takahashi

Linking up with Linsey’s Zakka 2.0.

XOXO

In Completed Projects

Modern Placemat + Lets Get Acquainted

April 29, 2013 18 Comments

Hi!

I sometime can’t believe that month passes so quickly that I feel like I missed it. Where has the days gone?

I need to catch up on BOM and my bee blocks and swap to send out….

Maybe I was busy with other things too..I love the weather now, so i spend my time mostly outside doing the gardening and I also learned a lot about baking.

Cinnamon rolls

Black Forest Trifle

One of the weekend I spent a night finishing up one of the thing that has been on the UFO pile. One of them was the modern placemat. I didn’t quite like the top I made. However, once it was quilted, I think I am pretty happy with it.

The modern placemat is one of the project in Quilting Modern which I bought many months ago and this was a project that I started not long after I got the book.then it was piled on the UFO pile for quite sometimes…thankfully it got finished and can now be used.

If you are here from Kirsten blog, Let’s Get Acquainted Bloghop, I would like to say Welcome!

I love to hear from you, so feel free to leave a comment and browse around.

This blog is turning One year soon and I am planning to have a giveaway! Maybe some delicious bundle of fabrics. Be sure not to miss the chance!

Till then

XOXO

In Completed Projects

Covert Robin 2013

April 21, 2013 10 Comments

Hi

Sharing with you today, the gift sent and received for the Covert Robin hosted by Rachael at Imagine Gnats.

BTW I love the logo!

I sent over a table runner in spring colours. Bouquet of pink flowers and bright green with a touch of swirly quilting. I sent mine to Erin.

I received from Buffie this lovely placemat and hotpad. So lovely in autumn Colours too. It has been a wonderful autumn so far here in Canberra, and I am loving this placemat so much! Thank you Buffie.

Thank you for all the host too for handling such a wonderful swap!

XOXO

In Bag Sewing

Made a new bag

April 13, 2013 35 Comments

Hi!

I hope you are all having a lovely start to a good weekend!

I did. With a little sewing love.

This is the first project I made from the book Liberty Love. I thought I would have started on the Marcelle Medallion quilt that has been popping over around blogland — which you may want to pop over and see some of the amazingly beautiful Marcelle medallion quilt here by Svetlana@Sotak Handmade and Rita@RedPepperQuilt here and sweet one by Cindy@Hyacinth Quilt Design here.

As much as I wanted to start making this quilt, I didn’t. I still have three quilts to quilt so I don’t dare to start another top!

I love a quick finished. It boost your motivation to find more time on the sewing machine. I need that. I need to find time to get quilting all the three quilt tops here, here and my Happy Go Lucky from simplify Book.

Anyway,

I have to say I love the finish of this “All Zipped Up bag”. However, it is quite large to my liking. Remember I made the Emmaline Bag sometimes ago. I didn’t use it much and gave it to my mother.

But maybe I’ll use this for some occassion where I need to put a lot of things in the bag. I love how casual it looks too with the fabric choices.

Well, I am off to more sewing! I have few other quick little things to sew before getting my mood to quilting. I’ll soon share with you what I had sewn for Covert Robin and what I received!

Till then,

Have a lovely relaxed weekend!

XOXO

Linking Up to Le Challenge and Sew book Inspired

In Bag Sewing

Drawstring Lunch Bag with Handle – TUTORIAL

November 24, 2012 19 Comments

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In this post, I am sharing with you the tutorial for drawstring bag with handle. Like these ones I made :

These are perfect for lunch bags, I have made many to gift friends and for myself. They are the perfect size (I have here a tutorial for 2 sizes). They are easy to grab, use and wash. Believe me, my friends love theirs!

In Baby Quilt

Emmaline Bag Done + Sneek Peak Baby Boy Gift

September 29, 2012 8 Comments

Hi!

I finished my first Emmaline Bag. I say its the first as I do have plan to make more..Love it.. The instruction were clear and makes everything so smooth and easy!

Lately I have not been a fan of large bag since I like to stuff things in my handbags, the bigger it is the more things I put in – which really is unnecessary.. but since this bag is done, I think I might turn my head around again for large bags.. LOL

Ooo and that knit books – I plan to start learning how to knit..and socks too.. aren’t I being too ambitious.. LOL..

I made this bag using a corduroy fabric I bought during one of the thrift trip.. It was just enough to make this bag. though it was a medium weight fabric, I sewed my Emmaline bag with fusible fleece anyway. The interior is by Michael Miller, Dumb Dot Citron. I love it. Bright and cheery..

Well, apart from that, a friend of mine just gave birth to a boy and I decided to whip up a quick modern quilt.. I am almost done with it, but today I’ll be sharing a sneak peek. Will post a whole quilt photo tomorrow..

Oh yes, and I have been playing with a cute fox … Love this organic cotton and design from Monaluna. I got my set of Monaluna Fox Hollow bundle at fabricworm. Fabulous!

Tried a concentric circle quilting with a walking foot too. Thanks to this tutorial.

Well, I guess that’s it for today.

Have a fun weekend!!

XOXO

In Completed Projects

Half-Square Triangle Cushion Pillow for swap

September 16, 2012 No Comments

Hi!

I made my pillow cover for a swap to my secret partner already! Feeling good that it’s done which ticks of my list of things to do this weekend.

Well, she wanted a brown and blue cushion cover for her living room. I must say, I do not have much of those colour in my stash, but were happy to find that I still have a charm pack of Bold and Beautiful by Michelle D’amor (the same line I used for my Happy Go Lucky Quilt here). So, I decided to play around with some HST.

And I did more of these pebble quilting. With some flowers to match the fabric.

the back of the quilting/ Inside the cushion cover

And I am pleased with the final look. well, my pillow is a bit too big from the standard size..but I hope hers fits perfectly..

I decided to finish it up with snaps

Hope she like it too!

Are you in any swap group lately? Share me your swap group links if you don’t mind, I’d love to be inspired and love to join if I may..maybe not now (as we will be travelling soon)..but in the future I’d love to be in more swaps..It’s so exciting..

Well, till then, Have fun!

XOXO

P.S : I am planning to piece my Jack’s tonight..hopefully I’ll get to it..