Links List #9

Time for another list of quilty, sewing links for your use.  I checked the validly of the links and as of this posting they are all live links.  Please enjoy!

• http://www.allfreesewing.com/Miscellaneous-Projects/Bath-Towel-Spa-Slippers Bath towel slippers pattern
• http://angelinehawkes.livejournal.com/179532.html House slippers pattern
• http://rhondabuss.blogspot.com/2012/09/fabulous-free-pattern-friday_20.html Tall fleece slippers pattern
• http://www.craftandfabriclinks.com/shoe_inserts/shoe_insert_pattern.html insulated sole insert pattern
• http://prudentbaby.com/2010/10/baby-kid/how-to-make-fabric-slippers-with-free-pattern-2/ slipper pattern
• http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/may/18/how-to-make-slippers-from-jeans recycle jeans slipper pattern
• http://whipup.net/2010/02/04/make-your-own-house-slippers/ Make your own house slippers
• http://weallsew.com/2013/10/09/three-uses-for-an-open-toe-presser-foot/ 3 uses for open toed presser foot
• http://www.nancyzieman.com/blog/quick-sewing-projects/sew-a-dresden-sunflower-fabric-scraps/ table topper pattern
• http://pursepatterns.com/free_bag_patterns.html Free purse pattern directory
•  http://www.freequiltpatterns.info/ Free quilt pattern directory
• http://www.craftsy.com/blog/2013/09/invention-of-modern-sewing-machine/ Invention of sewing machine
• http://www.craftsy.com/blog/2013/09/sewing-tables/ tips for proper ergonomics for sewing tables
• http://www.craftsy.com/blog/2013/09/7-ways-to-creatively-display-your-quilts/ 7 ways to display a quilt
• http://www.craftsy.com/blog/2013/09/free-pattern-friday-fall-edition/ free fall patterns
• http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/sewing/other/leather-needlebook-with-scissor-shield/11400 leather needlebook
• http://www.craftsy.com/blog/2013/09/how-to-cover-the-zipper-end/ tutorial - cover the end of zipper for bags
• http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutorials-f10/microwave-fabric-bowls-t144848.html Make microwave fabric bowls or for hot serving bowls
• http://www.quiltinaday.com/community/topic.asp?forum=3&topic=24991 Hot bowl cover tutorial
• http://www.favecrafts.com/Home-Decor/7-Free-Sewing-Patterns-for-Machine-Covers 7 free sewing machine cover patterns
• http://www.sewdelicious.com.au/2013/01/quilted-sewing-machine-cover-tutorial.html sewing machine cover
• http://craftsfromkaren.blogspot.com/2013/06/sewing-machine-cover-tutorial.html sewing machine cover tutorial
• http://sewing.about.com/od/freeprojects/ss/machinecoverins.htm sewing machine cover pattern
• http://www.tipjunkie.com/all-crafts/the-sewing-machine/ 8 cover patterns for sewing machine
• http://www.natalme.com/diy-tech-gloves-with-conductive-thread/ make tech gloves with conductive thread
• http://www.ragpets.com/2011/03/license-to-sew.html tutorial-sewing perfect corners for pockets
• http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/24623/easy-seam-allowance-guide easy seam allowance guide
• http://www.coletterie.com/books/making-thread-belt-loops-with-nancy-zieman-and-3-ways-to-use-them make easy thread belt loops
• http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2012/09/amazingly-smart.html trick for sewing perfectly parallel seams
• http://witsend2.blogspot.com/2013/04/circular-sewing-attachment.html make your own circular sewing attachment
• https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/49410175/Point and Shoot Camera Case pattern.pdf point and shoot camera case
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g14govA4pIM&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PLBF5C338341F28BF9 how to build a cheap sewing table
• http://www.youtube.com/user/CrazyShortcutQuilts?feature=watch sewing/quilting related videos
• http://weallsew.com/2013/08/14/no-thread-slot-no-problem/ tip for sewing machine foot with no thread slot

Until Later,
Lynn

Spectrum–A Miniature Lone Star Quilt Part 3

Well here is, Spectrum, all quilted labeled and bound.  It was a challenge to get all parts to fit together but I sure had fun quilting this 14 1/2” square piece.  To give you an idea of the size here is a photo of a thimble sitting on the quilt.  Getting the correct color in a photo is sometimes problematic but the color on the photo of finished quilt above and the thimble detail one  below are closer to the original colors.I inserted piping just inside the binding and I do like the yellow fabric as it gives a spark to the outside of the quilt.  As you can see I love to quilt feathers and sprinkled them throughout and some of them ended up being pretty tiny.  I used a fine thread and small stitches but still had trouble keeping my stitching lines as smooth as I wanted.  I am trying hard not to rip out every offending area as I tend to be too much of a perfectionist and letting things be the way they are is hard for me if they are a little imperfect so please ignore the wobbly stitching lines!Hope you enjoyed this last peek.

Until Later,
Lynn

Spectrum–A Miniature Lone Star Quilt Part 2

Here are the fabrics I decided to use to make my version of Spectrum – class sample below. This is a photo heavy post - be warned.
To keep all the fabrics in the correct order this was the setup I used.  I taped small samples of the fabrics on my rotating cutting board with the larger precut pieces for the foundation piecing laid out in order above.  The tools I used for the foundation piecing are there too.  Left to right – rotary cutter, seam ripper, glue stick, wooden pressing stick, stiletto, add-n-eighth and cardstock.  I pretty much do my foundation piecing the same way Carol Doak explains on this web page except I use a small dab of glue to hold each piece of stitched fabric to the paper.
First the diamonds were foundation pieced.  You can see from the photo below why I had to know for sure the order of the fabrics as each diamond has the fabrics in different positions on the diamonds.  I will admit I had to rip a couple off when I pieced the wrong one.I chain pieced the small crown of thorn blocks that were about 3”.  I do love to foundation piece to get those really sharp points.Used my design wall to figure out where each of the Colored Crown of Thorn blocks would look best.Pieced the centers and outside of the Crown of Thorn blocks and the diamond set in pieces.  As you can see at this point they are all pinned to my design wall.  I had to be in the right mood to piece all those inset pieces so put it off as long as possible.Wearing black cotton sweat pants is probably not the best choice when you are clipping threads and working with fabric that is raveling plus all those tiny bits of paper that I was removing.  I used masking tape to get it all off before I left the sewing room as I was shedding like crazy!Now the octagon is all pieced together but the more I looked at it I felt I needed to make is square.  Square quilts are easier to bind and hang.  The Crown of Thorn blocks were the correct size for the corners.  I tested different fabrics for joining them to the quilt on the bottom right hand corner .
All pieced and ready for quilting.  Next post will cover the quilting and finishing of this miniature.

Until Later,
Lynn

Spectrum–A Miniature Lone Star Quilt

Last July one of the classes I took at the annual QuiltNebraska convention was called Spectrum, a pattern by Jill Vanderboegh of Auburn, Nebraska.  Here are the class examples of the miniature octagon version, the one I chose to make.  She offered a larger size, about 24” square as well. The bottom photo of the three is of the larger version that Jill entered in the 2014 Nebraska State Fair and it received a 1st place ribbon.

I have been working on my quilt off and on and now it is finished.  Come back for my next post to see what my version looks like.

Until Later,
Lynn