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About A Quilt Sampler QAL #11 : Piecing Block 5

June 7, 2013 4 Comments

Hi!

Welcome back to About A Quilt Sampler QAL. If this is your first time here, you can read more on this QAL by clicking here.

If you miss previous post you can always go back to all the post by clicking the button on my blog sidebar or below:

We are already on our fifth block with this QAL. The fifth block of this QAL is the half square triangle star

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First, you can choose 3 print fabrics and one solid background or you can just use one print only. I love a scrappier look, so I use various blue prints.

Press towards darker side of fabrics or press open

Arrange your half square triangle blocks to match the block layout and sew them row by row taking notes where to press the seam to allow it to nestle well.

Well, I hope to see you again when we get to quilt this block! Thanks for following me along! You can add your version to littlemushroomcap flickr group!

XOXO

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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

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Fresh Sewing Day! May 2013

June 2, 2013 8 Comments

Hi!

It’s June already! Winter is coming here down under.

I am expecting my sister to come here in Canberra at the end of this month, so June is definitely a month I have been waiting for!

As for sewing progress, this month I am pretty happy with what I have finished and progressed. Below is the collage of May’s sewing room activity.

Linking Up with Fresh Sewing day @ Lily’s Quilt

Link to the blogpost of projects in the photos:

Our Anniversary Quilt : Happy Go Lucky Quilt from Simplify

Paper Piecing – Penrose tile

Make It Right Challenge a bit of post here and here

Sewing Companion – not blogged

QBSA block, About A Quilt QAL block, Aurifil DOM block, Simply Solid Block

I also did some rearranging of my stash this month hence the folded fabric image. I am loving the new arrangement in the drawer.

What I haven’t accomplish this month :

– April and May Lucky Star BOM and now add June into it as well.

– My little one’s Flanette Pyjama

– Any dear Jane block

My first Baby Jane Block! - 11th Jan 2013

What is for June..and there after?

– Complete what I have not accomplish above

– Stamp On it Bloghop

– Sew Cal Gal Free motion Catch -up

photo 2012FMQChallengeBadge4x6_zps2dba5c11.jpg

– Quilt my HST quilt top

Free Motion Quilting on My domestic machine - HST quilt

– Penrose Tile Mini Quilt

– Mini Quilts to tackle new learnings such as needleturn applique, hand quilting and FMQ : Targeting a few

Big Techniques from Small Scraps by Sarah Fielke

And many more in my head, but I am pretty sure I do not have time for them! LOL

I hope you are going to have a blasting June! Thanks for visiting!

XOXO

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Craftsy, Thank You! + More adventure to jump into!

June 1, 2013 No Comments

NOTE : I no longer promote Craftsy as I used to due to the way the subscription is currently being carried out. I had the issue of cancelling my subscription when the company changed hand and I find that cancelling through calls is inconvenient. However, I do still stand behind these classes I promote and if you are subscribed, you can surely check these classes I recommend on the platform. If you are looking for another online platform to learn craft such as quilting, do check out CreativeBug. It is much cheaper in subscription (subscribe now 3 months for only $5). Thank you.

Hi!

I have been spending late nights watching Videos on Craftsy.

And I can’t thank you enough to Craftsy for sharing the Quilt Con Lecture series 2013 for free! I feel like I was there!!

If you haven’t joined craftsy, go on and try it! (updated: Craftsy in now MyBluprint – sign up here). There is so much to learn and a lot of class choices these days. I just have to keep resisting myself so that I don’t go broke..LOL.

QuiltCon Lecture Series 2013 by Modern Quilt Guild

Anyway, watching Quilt Con Lecture series made me feel so much closer to my idols and bloggers who have very much inspired me in this quilting world. I love love listening to the lecture series. I learned a lot from each of the lectures and feel overwhelmed with inspiration!

They are so many wonderful people out there and I appreciate every small bits they share.

As a conclusion from all what I learn, I feel like I know my goals now and that is – Have fun and never define or limit myself to what I should only do. As long as I am having fun, it would be great! I am not a quilter but a maker (Jacquie’s saying). Just do whatever I am comfortable with (Angela Walters saying), and I was pretty much inspired by David and Amy Butler too on their adventures of travelling and how simple camera and setting could capture such wonderful photos..

So, my latest adventure would be something related to needleturn applique! I am just jumping into this. I have always admired Baltimore quilts and other beautiful hand appliqued quilt. I just think that I don’t have the patience enough to deal with them.

But.. I was sooo inspired when this book reached me. I love Sarah’s method of making quilt which most of them just grow as she goes. I think I like that.. Seem so me.

And after seeing one of Canberra’s Modern Quilt Guild member, Danielle version of Millefiori quilt, I know I have to try it! You can see Danielle’s gorgeous version here.

Sarah Fielke -Millefiori Quilt_ Hand Quilted with love

Together along with the book, I bought myself a class on Craftsy with Sarah Fielke, Big techniques from small scraps. It was definitely worth it as I learned more and I just love listening to the teacher. Videos makes me feel so much closer to them!

NOTE : I no longer promote Craftsy as I used to due to the way the subscription is currently being carried out. I had the issue of cancelling my subscription when the company changed hand and I find that cancelling through calls is inconvenient. However, I do still stand behind these classes I promote and if you are subscribed, you can surely check these classes I recommend on the platform. If you are looking for another online platform to learn craft such as quilting, do check out CreativeBug. It is much cheaper in subscription (subscribe now 3 months for only $5). Thank you.

So, wait for my version hopefully soon!

Till then,

XOXO

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W.I.P Wednesday

May 29, 2013 14 Comments

Hi!

It has been a while since my last W.I.P post. Linking this up with Lee’s at Freshly Pieced

Not that I have none W.I.P, but have found that blogging does take time – and sometime I am short of that. Who isn’t right…

Anyway,last week I have been spending most of time with the Make it Right Challenge and finally it got done! Here is a bit of sneak peek. I’ll do a full post on 7th June when you can vote it too! O please do! 🙂

Last weekend we spent in Tathra Beach. The view was beautiful.

While DH goes fishing, I ended up in the apartment making these:

Paper Piecing - Penrose tile - fussy cutting

Paper Piecing - Penrose tile - block cut

Paper Piecing - Penrose tile - half way there

It is going to be another Penrose Tile which I made a while back for Travelling Pic Stitch.

Now, it is still not yet appliqued to its background. I am going to do it when the new version of the penrose tile is done. Hopefully.

I also worked on Modern Quilt Guild Canberra’s quilt block. We are all assigned to blocks based on Canberra’s Map. What a wonderful idea Crystal and Nicole had for the quilt. I am pretty sure it will turn out pretty good!

MQGC - Canberra Map Quilt - block c4 - in map

My block and scraps

Block c4 Done!

A few more on the list like quilting my HST Quilt and I feel a few more coming to be on my W.I.P list! Isn’t ever so normal…

BTW, I have a giveaway running here to celebrate a year of blogging on littlemushroomcap! Come and join in!

XOXO

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Blog-versary Giveaway!

May 29, 2013 190 Comments

Hi!

Firstly I want to thank you for visiting here!

You have to know that you are the one giving me support to continue sharing in this blog!

This May, Littlemushroomcap marks a year!

You can visit my first ever post on this blog here and my first quilt post here.

I love your comments, your visit and your thoughts. I love connecting with people through blog and have had an amazing time with bloghops this first year of blogging.

Not to mention a vast amount of inspiration and learning ever since I have started this blog and quilting. And my love for Modern Fabrics had given me lots of fun!!

I love fabrics..even way before I started quilting, I have always had a great stash of fabrics – back then I use to have lots of dress fabrics. Now I am stashing quilting fabrics..the only problem is, I may need to start slowing down…eeek..

Anyway,

~~Today I would like to do a giveaway~~ GIVEAWAY CLOSED! Something from my stash!

Take a bundle of a piece from my stash… It has a bit of everything; in rainbow of colours.

I am giving away 16 piece of Fat Eights!

All you have to do to get a chance on them is to leave a comment on this post.

You can get extra entry by doing either of the following and saying you do so in a separate comment:

OR

Subscribe in a reader

OR

Follow littlemushroomcap on Facebook by clicking Like.

Well, Good Luck!!! I will pick a winner on 8th June!

Update : Winner is Heidi! I have emailed and contacted her, soon will post it!

XOXO

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About A Quilt Sampler QAL #10 : Quilting Block 4

May 29, 2013 2 Comments

Hi!

Welcome back to About A Quilt Sampler QAL. If this is your first time here, you can read more on this QAL by clicking here.

If you miss previous post you can always go back to all the post by clicking the button on my blog sidebar or below:

We are already on our fourth block with this QAL. The fourth block of this QAL is the leaf block.

You can find how to piece this block here.

In this post, I will be sharing with you I quilted mine.

I had envisioned feathers wrapping inside the leaf so I went ahead and go with it.

You can practice doodling the quilting with this practice sheet as I did here. If you are still not confident with feathers, you can trace the vines instead as I did in the second block below.

I filled the background with swirls and pebbles. Of course you can fill it with whatever filler you wish to do. You can get tons of inspiration and tutorial by Leah Day here.

If you want to practice feathers, I find Carla Barret’s practice sheet very useful. Get use to doodling it with paper on pen first and you will get there. Mine still need practice, but I am pretty happy so far.

Here is how I do my feathers:

And here is how I do Swirls and Pebbles.

Well, I hope to see some block made and posted to flickr group!

Till then,
XOXO

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Blogger's Quilt Festival : I Heart Quilt

May 19, 2013 34 Comments

Spring Blogger's Quilt Festival - AmysCreativeSide.com

Hi!

My first time to join the blogger’s quilt festival this year! Yeay me.

You have seen this quilt if you have visited my blog before. and currently is on my header as well.

I named it “I Heart Quilt” and I entered the quilt in Throw Quilt category.

This is my favourite quilt so far. Its mine to cuddle under too.

Story of the quilt:

Once upon late last year, a bundle of Vintage Modern fat eight bundle was cut and a complete quilt was born early this year- making it the quilt of 2013.

As a new quilter, it is only safe for littlemushroomcap to play around with bundles of fabrics that were already matched by awesomely talented designers like Camille and Bonnie.

It all started with a small heart block.

Then it grew into a four patch heart block in the same tones of colour.

The whole design of this quilt was on the go planning. The sashings, and the little red corner stones all was added while planning on the design board.

Once the top finished, it looks as if it needs a bit more border, so a white on white border was sewn to it.

After the border was sewn in, it still look a bit plain, so littlemushroomcap decided to add pretty scallops! So, through the net, littlemushroomcap search on how to do scallop and lastly she decided to use folded paper to trace over for the scallop.

Lastly but not least, the quilt needs a binding to finish it up.

Through the little stash she stumble upon the polka dot in red fabrics which was just enough for the bias binding of this quilt. What a lucky chance.

and now, the quilt was done, cuddled and loved and they live happily ever after..

The end. LOL.

Anyway, I love, love. love this quilt. It will leave a lot of memory for me as a beginning of my love to quilting.

And I will keep this quilt with its name. I Heart Quilt because I do. I do love quilts…..and probably a bit addicted to them too!

Quilt Stats :

Size : 60″x 60″

Quilt top Fabrics : Vintage Modern by Bonnie and Camille, scraps of white on white

Backing Fabrics: Infinity Designed for Spotlight

Binding Fabric : Dumb Dots by Michael Miller in Red

Batting : Bamboo Batting

Finished on 5th January 2013

Thanks for visiting. Have fun browsing lots, and lots of inspiring quilts here for the blogger’s quilt festival!

XOXO

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Blocks sent mishap

May 16, 2013 10 Comments

Hi!

This May, I started my blocks a bit early as I have been late for April and thought I’ll post them on time.

I did post two of them, one for simply solid bee, one for QBSA, only to realise right after I posted them that I think I didn’t get to seal the envelope!

One of them is for sure lost in the mail as the receiver has already received an empty envelope. yeah..sad.

So I quickly whip up another one and make sure I seal the envelope!

This was for simply solid bee and below is the one lost somewhere between the mailbox and the receiver.

And this is the new one I posted this morning.

I had fun cutting theses 2″ squares..They are bright and they make me happy

This one is still on air for my QBSA partner. I am hoping I did seal this one! Otherwise, I’ll make another one.. 🙁

I feel frustrated not because I need to make another block, but because I am just sad for the lonely block. Lost. Hopefully at least I still hope a quilter will find it. Who knows, there’ll be one quilter working around post offices right?

I am also done with Aurifil DOM for April and May

Need to squeeze time for Lucky Star Blocks of April and May soon. Till then,

XOXO

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Happy Go Lucky Quilt from Simplify Book

May 13, 2013 14 Comments

I finished quilting my “Happy Go Lucky” Quilt from this book here: SIMPLIFY, by CAMILLE ROSKELLEY

This quilt is made for my DH and since it finishes just in time for our anniversary which is this month, I tag the quilt with a bit of Anniversary wishes.