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Dare To Dresden

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Hi!
Thanks for stopping by.
Firstly I am sorry I have been really slow with sewing lately. 
I have a reason for that.
We are moving house. It wasn’t really planned, so I have a lot of work to do packing up things in a week!
PAcking to move house
And then, I realised, it was too late too to cancel my turn or to delay my turn of bloghop for Dare to Dresden. So I might as well turn up…
So I just have very little show for you..please don’t be mad.. 🙁
We have Madame Samm and Christine as a great cheerleader this round!
I made this a while back..but still …I haven’t decide how to applique the dresden plate to the background fabric yet. Maybe I’ll try machine applique with fancy stitches or blanket stitch.
Lone Block
I only had enough left over jelly roll strips for two blocks. 
So, I think I’ll turn them into pillows to match with my “I Heart Quilt” recently made…
Dresden Plate Pillows
What would you do if you only had two blocks?
I am too muddled up that I didn’t have time to plan them well. 
Anyway, today I am sharing this fabulous bloghop with these lovely people! Come and visit them!

Thank you again to Madame Samm for another wonderful bloghop.. I am regretting to miss a bit on this bloghop as I have very tiny time spend browsing around. I do hope I’ll get time to do that as soon as we set up the internet at our new home though…
XOXO,

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January BOM Update

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Hi!
I am joining a few BOM this year. Here goes to January so far.

2013 Aurifil DOM buttonfull

Aurifil Designer BOM ( This month designer is Erin from One Piece at A Time : I love her blog and her appliques!)

Here is my version of Miss January with the fabrics and Aurifil quilting threads I’ll be using for this BOM quilt

Aurifil Designer BOM Jan 2013

Lucky Stars BOM Button

Next is, the Lucky Stars BOM by Elizabeth from Don’t Call Me Betsy
So, here is my version of January’s Star:

Lucky Stars BOM Jan 2013

Then there is the And Sew On BOM by Kristy from Quiet Play, 

Here is my January Block : Measure Twice. My measuring tape shall be embroidered with markings on them soon.

And Sew On BOM Jan 2013
xoxo,

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About A Quilt Sampler Post #2 : QAYG Inroduction + Other Requirements + Lets Link Up Fabric Choices

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Hi!

So, today I want to just give a brief 
Quilt As You Go (QAYG) Introduction.
There are many ways of QAYG, you can see some tutorial here,here and here.
But the one we are going to use in this QAL is basically,
Quilting block by block.
Trim the batting and the backing off.
 Attach the sashing fabrics for the top and the back.

Slit in strip of batting in the sashing. 

 And finish it off by hand or machine.
The detail of all of this steps, will be in a complete tutorial when the time comes (October).
Today, I just want you to have a general idea of how we are going about to do this quilt.
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Other Requirements
So, since we will be quilting as we go, we will also need to prepare the backing fabrics as we start.
You can use various fabric for backing, and one colour sashing like this:
(you’ll need 9 pieces of 13.5″ square, 1 yard of sashing fabric)
Or all the same for all blocks and another colour sashing.
(you’ll need 1.5 yards for the blocks and 1 yard for sashing)
Other things you will need:
Quilting threads – either one colour or various – matching to your fabrics
9 piece of 13″ square batting and 2.5 Strips of batting (start collecting scrap batting about that size from now or you can always cut the strips from the large batting piece anyway) 
Free-Motion foot
Walking Foot
Standard Quilting Tools
An advantage if you have Supreme Slider and Machinger Gloves but not necessary
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Now lets link up our fabric choices for this Quilt along! 
You can also add your photo to flickr group here.

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Vintage Modern I Heart Quilt DONE!

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Finally I have time to post this..
It was done the first week of this year, making it my first quilt of the year 2013! Oh..its so good to say that..LOL
You can see the progress of this quilt here. Pattern available here
 
And I can’t tell you how happy I am with this quilt, but I really am happy with the final look of it.
 
VM-I Heart Quilt - Walking Quilt Look2
 
VM-I Heart Quilt - Walking Quilt back
 
Polka Dot Binding. Polka dots are always great as bindings. The pop of white dots here and there makes it more whimsical!
 
Binding Scallop2‘
 
I just can’t stop loving the scalloped edge! I think this is the icing on the cake for this quilt. I just love it frames the whole quilt.
 
vintage modern I heart Quilt - pose 5
vintage modern I heart Quilt - pose 2
 
I did a simple loop all over free motion quilting.
 
vintage modern I heart Quilt - pose 4
 
vintage modern I heart Quilt - pose 3
 
 
 
Quilt Stat:
 
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
Pattern available here
Finished on 5th January 2013
 
VM-I Heart Quilt - Walking Quilt Look
 
XOXO

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Emerald : Pantone's Colour of The Year 2013

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***If you are here for In your words bloghop, scroll down to another post below***

Hi!

I am playing with mosaic again…
This time for Pantone’s colour of the year.
Its EMERALD. Don’t you just love this side of green.. so Elegant and Exclusive.

I added the Empire Yellow for extra elegance of the bundle:

 I have carefully chose these fabrics for my bundle IF I win.. O would love to.
So lets go through it, Starting from the left to right. They link to Fat Quarter Shop Listing..

Row1:

Row2:

Row3:
I tell you, there’s too many to choose from. Fat Quarter Shop really have a real big selection..
 
Fat Quarter Shop is sponsoring half yards bundle a winner of the mosaic hosted by Rachel @ Sticthed in Colour.
You can even join in The Pantone Quilt Challenge here.
 2013 Emerald Quilt Challenge 
XOXO

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In My Words…

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Hi!
Welcome to my blog. Today is my day for this hop “In Your Words”.

So, greatest thanks to Madame Samm and Linda for making it happening!!
At first when I join this hop, I have other words to make.. words that mostly describe me. However, I didn’t get to do what I planned in the first place as I have better plan ; a quick project to send out soon.
This past few week has been quite hard for my very bestfriend back in Malaysia, so we have been chatting a lot over the phone and I really wish I could just be there with her and lend a shoulder and just give a big hug..
I miss her so much, so I decided to make something for her.
A zippered pouch with this embroidery on:
stitchery- in your words bloghop
The planning of this stitchery took a very short time, I drew once on paper and went straight to the fabric.. I am glad it turned out fine. I love handwriting ever since I am little.. and I even still do so ever so neatly in my recipe book. LOL. Just for the fun of cursive wrting.
stitchery- in your words bloghop2
And a quilted postcard inside it.
be strong - in your words bloghop
Hoping she’ll be strong and letting her know I really care.
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Other wordy things to share with you today:
I made two more drawstring bag last weekend, one with the words, RECYCLE and REUSE.
Recycle- made tro use over and over
Reuse...
And..this is on my bed now; the pillows were my first attempt at raw edge applique which I made way back last year but I never showed them. They have really rough workmanship, so I am planning to make new ones with different words soon. Probably POSITIVE, HOPE and GRATEFUL
Bed Union Jack and pillow UcompUs
Thanks for stopping by. I love to hear from you, so please do comments away..
Then visit other lovely bloggers who are on their day of hop today!
For a giveaway, I am running one here till 15th Jan, Hop on and join in the giveaway.
XOXO

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A welcome to my New Sponsor + Giveaway : Fabric Fanatics

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Hi!
A while back,  I went back to Malaysia and found this little shop own by Kelly where I found lots of cute fabrics and scraps which I turned them into cute little pouches like these:
Scrappy linen Pouches QAYG
I even made my drawstring bag with them:
Drawstring Bag With Single Handle - scrappy

I am more than happy to have a sponsor for my little blog, and was super excited when Kelly offered so.

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Kelly own a little shop, Fabric Fanatics where she sells adorable prints which are mostly imported from Japan. If you are in Malaysia, you can visit her shop at

Summit USJ.
We are at Level 1, F1.31, Summit USJ Shopping Mall

or go online on her website http://fabricfanatics.com.my.


For International buyers , you can visit her little shop on Etsy here. 

She has linen scrap pack and cotton scrap packs and such pretty ribbons and tapes (these are my favourites)
Lovely Linen Only Pack  
Fabric Scrap Pack - 20 Different Design
Travel Paris Cotton Tape 5 yards

…there are also more, like fat quarters, half yards and pretty little tools for making bags and pouches.
Lets go and have a visit! Fabric Fanatics (Kiiss)

And today, there’s a giveaway!!! GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED

giveaway!

This bundle include 5 Fat Quarters, 8 Pieces of Scraps measuring about 5.5″ x 9″. A plenty for improv piecing or quilt as you go pouches!

To win this, all you need to do is leave a comment on this post and get an extra chance by visiting Fabric Fanatics on etsy or facebook and click like! Come back and leave another comment saying you did so.

I am happy to post anywhere I can! So come on.. take a chance! and give some little support!

XOXO

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About A Quilt Sampler Post #1 : Schedule + Fabric Requirements

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Welcome to the second post for the About A Quilt Sampler QAL! In this post, I will be sharing the QAL schedule and the fabric requirements.

If you happen to land here without having to know what it is all about, please visit the previous post here or you can go ahead to the archive page HERE.

ABOUT A QUILT SAMPLER QAL SCHEDULE:

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Blog Hopping and Quilt Along 2013

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Hi!
YourSiteTitleThis year I plan to join the fun of blog hops and quilt along including my own quilt along “About A Quilt Sampler” here.
(For those waiting for the post of the About A Quilt Sampler, there will be one this weekend on fabric requirements, hope you’ll join in!)


 

 
This January I will be a part of In Your Words Bloghop hosted by non other than the best cheerleader of them all, Madame Samm and for this hop, we have Lindawho have been working hard sorting all of the participants!
Isn’t it a great way to find new blogs and share our love of quilting and sewing. You can hop on the day of their blog hop or hop on now to see what they are already up to! Mine would be on the 10th!
 
Monday, January 7
Tuesday, January 8
Wednesday, January 9
Thursday, January 10
Friday, January 11
Monday, January 14
Tuesday, January 15
Wednesday, January 16
Other than that : 

These sounds fun though I doubt that I have time for them.

the Scrappy Trip Along group icon The informal QAL : Scrappy Trips around the world (tutorial here)

 
 


Herringbone block QAL @ Sew Can She
How about you? Joining in any bloghop or quilt along this year?

Till then,
XOXO
Amira

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