tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18377986484581346952024-03-05T07:47:30.269-08:00The Floral SuitcaseRachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03640660370630327739noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837798648458134695.post-86494433140921435062017-03-01T01:30:00.002-08:002017-03-01T01:30:42.313-08:00{making me smile}can you believe it is the first of march? this year really does seem to be flying by and that means i only have 6 weeks left of uni! I have to say while i really love winter, this one has seemed very long and i am looking forward to spring, it's already nice to see the daffodils and crocuses popping their heads out.<br />
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1. i am so enjoying making these little fabric stamps, rooting through my fabric stash to find cute wee pictures to fussy cut has been so much fun! it has also let me see my fabrics through new eyes and i have fallen in love with my stash all over again :) these are seriously addictive to make and i seem to have made a nice wee stack of them and they're still growing! i got the idea and there's a wee tutorial over at <a href="http://nanacompany.typepad.com/nanacompany/2013/08/-airmail.html" target="_blank">nanacompany's blog</a></div>
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2. sunny days! when the sun comes out it just makes everyone more cheerful and happy! we haven't had many sunny days, but on monday it popped its head out and i went for a lovely walk. i walked down to <a href="http://visitbelfast.com/things-to-do/member/cs-lewis-square" target="_blank">c.s lewis square</a> and wow it is amazing! it was brilliant seeing all the characters (mr. tumnus is my favourite) and the sculpture of aslan is stunning, it really is lovely to see and you should pop down if you're over that way!</div>
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3. my backing fabric arrived for my lost sock quilt, which i realise now i have never actually blogged about! i promise i will :) as soon as i saw those wee<a href="http://www.cottonandsteelfabrics.com/collaborative/" target="_blank"> racoons by cotton and steel</a>, i knew it would be the perfect backing! i am really drawn to navy and white at he minute and those racoons are just too cute :) it's a question i've been wondering - do you use 'fancy' fabric for backing your quilt? or do you use sheets/duvets etc? i am mostly a sheet kind of person, but this was just a little splurge :)</div>
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4. i have been home from uni for the week, i go back today! but i have loved being able to have long, relaxing baths using all the cute bubble bars and bath bombs from lush! this ladybug (ladybird?) was too adorable not to get and it creates the best bubbles haha</div>
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these are some of the things that have been making me smile :) what has been making you smile recently?</div>
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noo i don't have any news to announce! haha it was james's nephews first birthday this week (aww!) and i wanted to make him a little something and babies can never have too many bibs, so i made some bibs!</div>
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I used the <a href="http://nanacompany.typepad.com/nanacompany/2014/03/the-classic-pretty-little-baby-bib-pattern-diy.html" target="_blank">pretty little bib pattern by nanacompany</a>, it was great and so easy to make! the hardest part was picking the fabrics, all my fabrics seem to be girly and flower-y which isn't really suitable haha <br />
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i love peter rabbit (who doesn't?!) so this was an obvious choice and oh so cute! i got this fabric at the<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Fabric-Guild-200674956657257/" target="_blank"> fabric guild</a> (and may have stocked up quite a bit) i just kept it whole because i couldn't bear to cut up wee peter rabbit</div>
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for the other one i decided to go patchwork strips, i think the sloth print and the animal print are up there with my all time favourite fabrics! i love the baby bib pattern as it makes them reversible, how cool! i used velcro for the closings as i could not figure out how to add snaps, they're very confusing haha<br />
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so that's one birthday present down and 2 to go! there is just something so nice about making and giving a handmade present :)</div>
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linking up with <a href="https://sewfreshquilts.blogspot.com/2017/02/lets-bee-social-165.html" target="_blank">sew fresh quilts</a>Rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03640660370630327739noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837798648458134695.post-86195448125798471472017-02-10T07:37:00.000-08:002017-02-10T13:38:46.965-08:00{harry potter cushion}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I haven't sewn in forever! i had completely lost my sew-jo but one day while scrolling through instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BPFip4xD3GG/?taken-by=makershaven" target="_blank">this picture</a> by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/makershaven/" target="_blank">@makershaven</a> popped up and i was stopped in my tracks! i completely fell in love and was inspired to pull fabric right away! here is my fabric pull, as you can see it is very similar to the original *tehe* </div>
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i absolutely love that owl fabric from <a href="http://liveartgalleryfabrics.com/nightfall/" target="_blank">nightfall by maureen cracknell</a>. i decided to go with QAYG (quilt as you go) as i really enjoyed it last time i did it (<a href="http://www.thefloralsuitcase.com/2015/04/a-bear-doing-hand-stand.html" target="_blank">here</a>) and i still love the technique and the finished look! but my, it does use a lot of thread! </div>
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you might be wondering why it is a harry potter pillow? well the fabrics are all 'magical' :) and the layout i did was light and dark, because of this quote by albus dumbledore "Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if only one remembers to turn on the light" this is one of my favourite quotes and always makes me feel happy, so now i have a pillow to remind myself of it :)</div>
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I used some of my favourite fabrics, like the animal print by art gallery fabrics and the last few pieces of my precious liberty fabric, it's always sad when a fabric runs out, but its better to be used than sitting on the shelf!</div>
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i finished it off with a simple envelope back and added a little tag of lace trim, just because :) it finished at about 18 inches. i absolutely loved this whole project, i didn't measure anything, just cut and sewed it together. it was brilliant just having a mindless project to focus on and i have definetly got my sew-jo back, i haven't stopped sewing since i've finished my pillow :)</div>
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we went exploring to the peak district (and i got the cutest little sign from <a href="http://flossyteacake.com/home" target="_blank">flossy teacake</a>, seriously her shop is soo cute!) the weather was on our side (by which i mean it didn't rain and it was slightly warm, good ol' british weather!) we had a great couple of days. one of our trips brought us to bakewell, a quaint little village, which you probably guessed, is known for bakewell tarts...</div>
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on their last day here we had a late breakfast and then we went on a mammoth walk to walk off our big breakfast :) around darley park. a really lovely park in derby and it was a perfect way to spend the last day, although we may all have been slightly knackered after our 'lovely' walk.</div>
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and i do still sew! my mum has been asking me since june for a tablerunner! so being the queen of last minute, i pulled some fabrics the day before they arrived :) i was going for a summer into autumn feel with my fabric pull, also i used a tea-towel as my main inspiration (my love for tea-towels is going to get it's own post!) i just wanted to keep the design simple, so i with stripes in varying widths, something quick but also pretty!</div>
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and here is the finished tablerunner :) it is double sided, and i just made it with no wadding in between, also i have to say i absolutely LOVE pom-pom trim and think i will be adding it to all my projects for the foreseeable future! my mum loved it, phew! :) and it looks lovely on the kitchen table, if i do say so myself :)</div>
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I have also been reading lots, i joined the local library and re-discovered my love for reading, this was my pile of books and i have since moved on to my next pile. i love it and would welcome any book suggestion :)</div>
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it was soo amazing to see all the quilts, to see them in real life rather than on my screen! the quilting on the quilts was breathtaking! there were soo many to see and im quite sure i didnt see all of them. i was also so in awe of the quilts i didnt take that many pictures (i only took like 80-90 pictures!) these were just some of my favourites! and looking at them all has made me really want to try hand quilting and hand piecing, to really take time over my quilts and enjoy all of the stitches. i think that the quilting world is all going a bit fast and i want to slow down in my work :) i think my absolute favourite quilt was the white and red one above! i'm already looking forward to going next year, and of course i did just a tad of fabric buying, well it would have been rude not to!</div>
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i have spent today recovering from an AMAZING day at the festival of quilts yesterday! and today i am going to share my most recent finish, a house for my sewing machine :)</div>
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I have had my sewing machine for 3 or 4 years and i have never covered it or had a cover for it, i know! tut, tut! so when <a href="http://lovelylittlehandmades.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">kerri's book</a> lovely little patchwork arrived i was soo excited! and love all the projects in it, but one project jumped out at me immediately!</div>
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it was the adorable sewing machine cover that looks like a house! like really how cute is that?! i set about choosing my fabrics and wanted a vintage-y feel to my house! the blue is from fleet and flourish and the brown (which i think looks like a thatched roof) is a 1930's repro fabric! </div>
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my house cover is all flower-y just how i like it! if only it was a real house :) recently in my projects i have been mainly using collections, so i found it quite difficult to choose fabrics myself not from a collection. i am really happy with my fabric choices and feel more confident in me choosing my own palettes rather than using a whole collections (but i do really love using collections in my work!)</div>
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it is a really good and easy to follow pattern! and i had such fun making it. also i got to do some raw edge applique which i haven't done in ages! i really love my little sewing machine house, it is lined with a solid pink and i added some ribbon from my ribbon drawer, to tie it on the sides. </div>
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the pattern suggests adding fussy cuts to all the windows, but i only added one, and adorable little sloth (if you didn't know i love sloths! i even have a sloth tattoo) i love my little sloth just chilling and hanging out in the house, watching over my sewing room :) </div>
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linking up with <a href="http://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/tgiff-modern-neutrals-layers-of-charm.html" target="_blank">thank goodness its finished friday</a></div>
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hello! and welcome to my stop on the forest floor blog tour! i am a big fan of <a href="http://goinghometoroost.com/" target="_blank">bonnie christines</a> fabrics (you can see <a href="http://www.thefloralsuitcase.com/2014/12/flutterby-mini-quilt-winged-blog-tour.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://www.thefloralsuitcase.com/2014/12/flutterby-mini-quilt-winged-blog-tour.html" target="_blank">here</a>) and it was an absolute delight to work with her forest floor fabrics, the designs are just as brilliant as ever!</div>
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i just love that bunny! she will definetly be popping up in my other projects! the illustrations in this fabric line are soo sweet, it was hard choosing just four to play with :) i also think i will making a lot more dresden plates, it was super fun to make and it's great for fussy cutting the centres! and me being me just had to add a little something more :) hence the doily! </div>
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thank-you bonnie! for letting me play with some forest floor fabrics. make sure to have a look at all the amazing projects being made with this fabric <a href="http://goinghometoroost.com/2016/bonnie-christine-design/forest-floor-fabrics-blog-tour/" target="_blank">here!</a> and you should see the<a href="http://findingsweetland.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/forest-floor-fabrics-blog-tour.html" target="_blank"> adorable quilt jayme made yesterday at finding sweetland</a> and to stop by tomorrow to see what <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 25.2px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://betyipiernaty.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Maja Wlusek at Betyipiernaty</a> has made :)</span></span></div>
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i just got back from a lovely week in beautiful cornwall! i've always wanted to go and im soo glad i did, i absolutely loved it! we went exploring all around and we were very lucky with the weather.</div>
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it was a long way, driving over 900 miles in a week and sitting in traffic for 2 hours on the way down and way back which is fine when your singing loudly to taylor swift (probably much to the annoyance of the other drivers.) our view waking up every morning was blue skies and the sea (i didn't realise how much i missed the sea being in derby.)</div>
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the days were spent exploring the beaches, eating ice creams and pasties! i was there for 7 days and had 6 ice creams it was great, and just my opinion but roskillys ice cream is better than kellys! as for pasties i am not a fan, that was james's thing (he even brought them back with him :) in the week we went to kennack sands my favourite beach and one that we paddled in many times! a day in falmouth (where i might have got a little burnt) was brilliant, exploring the streets and eating ice cream on the beach (we did a lot of this.) st.michaels mount was amazing, being able to walk across the path that is covered by the sea most of the day was a great experience, and while people may laugh at crocs they were the best shoes to wear the whole week, being able to paddle at a moments notice! </div>
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being in cornwall we couldn't not have a cornish cream tea! now i am not a fan of jam but it was delicious! and we followed it up with an ice cream (are you seeing a recurring theme here?) this was in cadgwith the cutest little fishing village and where we spent our last day after visiting the seal sanctuary, spending the morning giggling at all the funny seals! we also visited st. ives a place i definetly want to go back to! cobbled streets, fish and chips, ice cream and seagulls, perfect! my little present to me from my holiday was the cute little seagull pouch from the poppy treffry shop in st. ives, i think it is the absolute perfect momento from my trip away! it was just what i needed a nice, relaxing trip away beside the sea with lots of ice cream :) and i definetly want to go again!</div>
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hello! and welcome to my stop on the <a href="http://fatquartershop.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/agf-stitched-with-kimberly-palisades.html" target="_blank">Palisades Quilt by Fat Quarter Shop and Art Gallery Fabrics</a>. i say this about every quilt i make, but this quilt was sooo fun to make! and came together really quickly while looking like a really complicated pattern! </div>
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i chose boardwalk delight by Dana Willard for my fabric, because it just screams summer and bright sunny days (and it really brightens up the grey days we've been having recently) it was a joy to work with and had me smiling while i was sewing away :)</div>
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the quilt pattern is brilliant and easy to follow! and while it does look complicated it really isn't and its such a fun quilt to make! it would be a great quilt to make for a new-ish beginner! </div>
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it makes a nice, big quilt perfect for the long summer nights on the beach (one can dream!) or for cuddling under in our uk summertime :) the quilt is a free pattern so you can make it too! you can find the<a href="http://www.fatquartershop.com/media/wysiwyg/pdf/Palisades-Pattern.pdf" target="_blank"> pattern here</a> </div>
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the fat quarter shop has also put together a fun video to help you make the quilt! i really like this quilt and it would look great in all different fabrics and how the fabrics really change the look of the whole quilt!</div>
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i still need to quilt and bind this quilt and cannot wait to have it finished i *think* it might be my new favourite, and i'll have to be careful because my mum has got her eye on it too :)</div>
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I have finished university for summer *yay* so i came home for a bit to just relax and unwind and do nothing except sew! I have soo many projects that i want to make, but i knew i couldn't get them all done so i focused on just a few!<br />
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one fabric line i have been crushing on is fleet and flourish by <a href="http://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">maureen cracknell</a>, i have wanted to sew with it for ages, but there was uni deadlines and the fact that i didnt know what i wanted to make, so it has sat on my shelf patiently waiting to be cut in to!<br />
Then my friend mentioned making a bag and *ping* yes1 i would use it to make a bag, we settled on the <a href="http://noodle-head.com/product/caravan-tote-pdf-pattern" target="_blank">caravan tote by noodlehead</a> and i got to work!<br />
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the pattern called for a solid piece of fabric, but me being me had to do something different! i did 3 inch patchwork squares and then cut it to size, and the fabrics go perfectly with essex linen in grey, which i used for the contrasting band at the top! i quilted the outside and used heavy weight interfacing to make it sturdy enough to stand on its own.<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">this bag has a front zippered pocket, this made me wobble a bit and want to give up! but i persevered and i beat the *dreaded* zipper (i may have given myself a pat on the back!) when making the inside of the pocket i wanted to add a fun surprise, cue a magical unicorn to peek at me :)</span></div>
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i got really confused making the lining for the bag and found it hard to figure out which fabrics to cut for which part, but i got there in the end! i used fabric from maureens first fabric line, wild and free (another favourite of mine) i love the fun mix of fabrics and it brightens up the bag! also look at that magnetic clasp, soo proud of that :)</div>
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i think its the extra little bits that make handmade items special! i added a little bit of extra fabric to the handles to lengthen them and also because i can and its cute :) i also added some ribbon for a little tag, to add to the handmade look! do you like the handmade look, or do you prefer items not looking handmade?</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">i am definetly not a bag making person, give me a quilt to make any day, but i am super happy and proud that i completed this bag (there may start being more here on the blog) i read lots of reviews before making this bag, to help me along, but i still found the pattern quite hard to understand, which may be because im not a bag maker, overall it was a great pattern and makes a good room-y sized bag, its already had a workout, going shopping in town :)</span></div>
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today is also tillys birthday!! she is 14 and looking as good as ever :)</div>
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i am off uni now for easter *yay* 2 weeks to eat lots of chocolate and get caught up on all my work :) my sewing time has been limited, but i'm hoping to change that soon! and today i have a finish to share with you!</div>
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i'm sure by now you have all seen the fabric <a href="http://nanacompany.typepad.com/nanacompany/2015/09/paperie-see-the-full-collection.html" target="_blank">paperie by amy sinibaldi</a> (nanacompany) there is only one word to describe this fabric... PRETTY! it is so pretty and the colours are soo sweet, if you have followed nanacompany for a while, you will know this is totally her style!</div>
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it is a limited edition collection of 10 fabrics so i treated myself to a half yard bundle and then when it arrived it was far too pretty to cut into! i ummed and ahhed for ages about what to make! i had recently enrolled in <a href="http://www.maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">maureen cracknells</a> craftsy class '<a href="http://www.craftsy.com/class/quick-quilt-as-you-go/5354?_ct=iuqhsx-kdyluhiqb-huikbj-sekhiu&_ctp=5354" target="_blank">quick quilt as you go</a>' and fell in love with the herringbone quilt! i thought it was a tad ambitious so opted for a cushion!</div>
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i loved working with paperie and i *may* have already started another project with it :)<br />
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linking up with <a href="http://quiltstory.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/fabric-tuesday-271.html" target="_blank">fabric tuesday</a>Rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03640660370630327739noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837798648458134695.post-1256940212215917782016-02-05T13:54:00.001-08:002016-02-05T13:55:17.140-08:00{a trip to pretty fabrics and trims}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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and let me tell you, this shop is adorable! and sarah and her mum are just soo lovely! and sarah was nice enough to let me take some pictures :) when you first walk in you're just greeted with the best sight- all the fabric!! it's wonderful and even more so because i haven't been fabric shopping since i came to derby! look at that rainbow, perfect!</div>
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see? so cute! there are lots of quilts dotted around the shop, and just look at that vintage picnic quilt *gasp* so pretty! it is such a lovely place full of fabric and quilt-y goodness, i think i will definetly be making another trip up (down?) there again :)</div>
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and of course i couldn't leave without a little treat! i seemed to be in a floral-y, vintage-y mood! that red floral on the bottom has been on my wish-list for quite a while! and i just decided to pick fabrics that i liked with no real plan, and i don't think these necessarily 'go' but i kinda like them altogether, i especially love the brown, it's soo hard to fond good browns these days! </div>
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i didn't make any christmas presents this year (last year) apart from one, i made a geeky pillow for my boyfriend! any star wars fans out there?? have you seen the new movie?? it's amazing!! anyway...</div>
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this pattern has been on my 'to-make' list for quite a while! the pattern is the <a href="http://quirkygranolagirl.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/patchwork-death-star-pattern.html" target="_blank">patchwork death star by quirky granola girl!</a> i have to say i was quite surprised at how many grey fabrics i actually had (25!) i really didn't think i had that many.<br />
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one thing that stopped me from making this was that the pattern was EPP (english paper pieced) and if you know me i am not a huge fan of hand sewing! so i used bond-a-web, cutting out 38 individual pieces in various shades of grey and ironing them onto a grey background. i then stuck the death star onto the black background and sketch stitched around a few of the pieces to add some death star detail :) </div>
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i did a simple envelope back using polka-dots as its become an almost joke how much i love red and white polka dots! i also added a little accent of the maths print from elementary by sweetwater, as he's studying maths at uni i thought this was perfect!</div>
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it didn't feel complete, so a little bit of hand quilting around it and some 'handwritten' embroidery to add to the cuteness and it was done! i also had just enough of the text-y print left for binding which i think is just the perfect finishing touch!</div>
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linking up with <a href="http://quiltstory.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/fabric-tuesday.html" target="_blank">fabric tuesday</a> and <a href="http://www.blossomheartquilts.com/2016/01/sew-cute-tuesday-67/" target="_blank">sew cute tuesday</a></div>
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hello! i am blowing the cobwebs off and welcoming in the new year! 2015 was a mixed year, with me moving away from home and over to derby to study illustration at university! :) so the last half of the year was spent meeting new people, moving into halls, learning how to cook and wash my own clothes, but i think i've got a good routine now! with all that happening there wasn't much sewing happening! here is a little collage of some of my favourite projects from last year:</div>
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i really enjoyed all my projects and im looking forward to finishing off my alphabet quilt this year, i think it might be a favourite! </div>
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it has become a bit of a 'thing' to choose a word for the year and this year i have decided to follow and choose a word! my word for the year is ADVENTURE! i spent the last week of 2015 being a tourist around my hometown seeing all the sights and going on little adventures! </div>
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being a tourist in your hometown is soo much fun! i choose 'adventure' as my word, because i want to leave my comfort zone and say 'yes' more, to be open to new opportunities!! so although it is a bit cliche, i really think 2016 will be my year :)</div>
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soo i know it's a bit late but HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all!! :)</div>
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i haven't finished a 'big' project in what seems like forever! so i am so happy to share my latest quilt. my friend asked me if i could make a quilt for her, of course i said yes! i started thinking up all the colour schemes and then she said she wanted a grey quilt, i was stumped!<br />
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and here is the finished quilt! this was not my first idea, i went through a couple ideas before finally picking the pinwheel design...<br />
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i loved the pinwheels and sashing and kept my quilt pretty similar to the <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/442900944581477739/" target="_blank">pinterest quilt</a>. i added a bluey-grey fabric from the feed company fabric line and kept the grey from my original idea. when i got to the sashing, i had forgotten how hard it was and spent hours pinning and re-pinning long strips of fabric together, luckily in the end i got there, because this quilt very nearly ended up in the 'no' pile! the sashing is kona ash, which was really hard to find, do they not make it anymore?<br />
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with using the soft grey fabrics, i chose a big stipple for my quilting, i think it really adds to the cosy-ness factor, also stippling is my favourite! also why is it called stippling? it should be called squiggling in my opinion :)<br />
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i wanted to keep the quilt simple and used plain navy as the backing and the bluey-grey fabric as the binding, and it was done *yay* it is now all packaged up and in the post, my friend hasn't seen it yet, so it will be a surprise, i hope she likes it :)<br />
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linking up with <a href="http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/birch-tree-minis.html" target="_blank">finish it up friday</a>Rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03640660370630327739noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837798648458134695.post-22297788493125728632015-09-01T08:48:00.001-07:002015-09-04T09:09:37.554-07:00pretty pillowcases<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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i recently completed 10 years as a cub leader, but as i am now heading off to uni i had to say goodbye to all the cubs and leaders, i have to say i am going to miss them! as a thank-you the leaders got me a gift voucher to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/textilestudiobelfast" target="_blank">the textile studio</a> (they know me so well :) ) and i got some lovely fabric to make pillowcases!</div>
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i had the hardest time picking my fabrics! i wanted my pillowcases to match but didn't want them too matchy-matchy, i think that makes sense haha. i fell in love with the retro flower print by emma jean jansen and of course that navy from vintage market is just amazing! after picking my main fabrics it was easy picking co-ordinating fabrics for the cuff and trim! can you see my <a href="http://www.thefloralsuitcase.com/2015/03/todays-day-teddy-bears-have-their-picnic.html" target="_blank">teddy cushion</a> peeking out :)<br />
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i followed <a href="http://filminthefridge.com/2010/01/27/pretty-quick-pillowcase-tutorial/" target="_blank">the tutorial by film in the fridge</a> and they came together really quickly! i didn't get quite enough of the retro flower-y fabric (because i can't read a pattern apparently) so i added a strip of blue, which i think co-ordinates perfectly!<br />
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these will brighten up my uni flat and add a little handmade look! so i haven't started packing, or even thinking about packing but at least i have pretty pillowcases, priorities, right? :)</div>
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linking up with <a href="http://quiltstory.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/fabric-tuesday.html" target="_blank">fabric tuesday</a> and <a href="http://www.blossomheartquilts.com/2015/09/sew-cute-tuesday-travel/" target="_blank">sew cute tuesday</a>Rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03640660370630327739noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837798648458134695.post-89455556944906886312015-08-31T09:38:00.003-07:002015-08-31T09:42:48.245-07:00catch - up: summer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
hello! i hope you all a had a lovely summer and spent some time sewing and enjoying the weather :) it is coming up to my favourite time of year, autumn! so before it arrives i thought i would share some snippets of what i have been up to this summer! </div>
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{logo for yvonne} remember my little <a href="http://www.thefloralsuitcase.com/2015/05/a-sort-of-giveaway.html" target="_blank">sort-of giveaway?</a> well yvonne at quilting jetgirl was the winner and here is the logo i made for her. she was absolutely excellent to work with (and i got a brilliant mark on my project *yay*) if you would like to read about the process yvonne wrote up a brilliant post <a href="http://quiltingjetgirl.com/2015/07/04/logo-branding-update/" target="_blank">here!</a> after making the logo i decided my blog needed a little 'spruce up' so i re-did my header, i love that font!</div>
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{exploring} i loved getting out and about with my camera this summer and fell in love with all the flowers and gardens in the national trust parks about northern ireland, i took waayy too many pictures, that i will hopefully be using in a project soon :)</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">{fabric} there has been some fabric arriving to my house :) you know the fabrics that you see and you just 'have' to have them, well these are them. vintage market by tasha noel is soo adorable and has the sweetest little illustrations on them. and gooseberry! it comes out in october but i got a couple of early release charm packs, i didn't have a plan whenever i got them, but mum saw them and has requested a table-runner! </span></div>
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{pinwheels} and all the half-square triangles turned into pinwheels, to make a quilt for a friend, instead of having it all just white i added in a couple of dotty backgrounds!<br />
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{and finally} in just over a week i will be leaving home and going to university in derby to study illustration aahhhh! this has been one of my goals for a long time! i keep going between excited and scared haha but i am looking forward to it, it will be like an adventure! </div>
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hello! it's my stop on the <a href="http://www.goinghometoroost.com/2015/bonnie-christine-design/the-cultivate-fabrics-blog-tour/" target="_blank">cultivate blog tour</a> *yay* i absolutely love bonnie's fabrics! (as you can see <a href="http://www.thefloralsuitcase.com/2014/12/flutterby-mini-quilt-winged-blog-tour.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://www.thefloralsuitcase.com/2015/03/todays-day-teddy-bears-have-their-picnic.html" target="_blank">here</a>) and cultivate is no different, it's so beyond lovely.<br />
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i paired my cultivate fabric with some essex linen and i think it really makes the colours pop! and of course to just finish them off i added some lace to the outside edges for some extra prettiness. i really enjoyed working with these fabrics, and i will definetly be incorporating them into my future projects :)</div>
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do you want to see more lovely projects made with cultivate? then hop over to <a href="https://materialgirlquilts.wordpress.com/2015/08/24/cultivate-blog-tour/" target="_blank">Amanda's blog Material Girl</a> quilts to see the brilliant hoop she made! and be sure to visit <a href="http://trudi-quiltingprolifically.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">trudi's blog</a> tomorrow for her project!</div>
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with only a few weeks left in my graphic design course *yay* it is time for my final project! and our final project is too create our own brief/project! i have found through the course that i <strike>like</strike> love creating and designing logos, here are a few i have designed and made:</div>
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so now time for the {sort-of} giveaway! for my final project i would love to design and create a logo and branding for someone quilt-y! so if you have a blog, an etsy shop/small business or have always just wanted a logo for business cards or even just for fun, leave a comment! if more than one person comments i will use random number generator to pick a 'winner' *make sure to leave you email address so i can contact you*<br />
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and it was soo fun! i never really understood the whole concept of quilting as you go, but it's literally what it says on the tin, you sew a piece down and then quilt it, having done it now seems super obvious, but i could just not understand how to do it before!<br />
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now that i've tried QAYG i want to make all the things, next up i think i'll have to make a QAYG quilt, <a href="http://www.maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/a-herringbone-quilt-tutorial.html" target="_blank">maybe this one</a>!</div>
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linking up with <a href="http://quiltstory.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/fabric-tuesday-friends_28.html" target="_blank">fabric tuesday</a></div>
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i have seriously been crushing hard on the colours pink, yellow and aqua, they just go together perfectly! what started with just a couple of fabrics that i bought at the stitch and creative craft show (it's a show that happens twice a year and has lots of yummy fabrics you only ever see on the internet) turned into me diving into my fabric stash pulling all the yellows, pinks and aquas!<br />
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i didn't have a plan as to what i was going to make with them, i just knew i needed to make something! i looked through all my patterns and the one that jumped out at me was <a href="http://thimbleblossoms.bigcartel.com/product/night-sky-pattern-178-paper-pattern" target="_blank">night sky by thimbleblossoms</a> ahh perfect!<br />
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linking up with <a href="http://www.freshlypieced.com/2015/04/wip-wednesday-sewtopiated.html" target="_blank">wip wednesday</a>Rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03640660370630327739noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837798648458134695.post-78251183988954365772015-04-21T12:54:00.000-07:002015-04-21T12:54:50.599-07:00hattie the rabbit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
do you ever make something and just fall madly in love with it? i am seriously in love with my latest finished project! </div>
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so i'd like to introduce you to hattie the rabbit :) ooh isn't she just soo cute?! and i had soo much fun stitching her together. she is made with this <a href="http://aliciapaulson.com/collections/softie-kits/products/miss-maggie-rabbit-softie-kit" target="_blank">pattern by alicia paulson</a><br />
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hattie loves to explore and loves playing with fabric (of course) she loves flowers and pretty dresses, she's not really girl-y but likes lots of girl-y stuff! but...<br />
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...her absolute favourite thing to do is climb trees and go on adventures, but she wishes she knew how to tie her shoe laces so she doesn't keep tripping over them on her adventures!<br />
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i used the kit to make her but instead of using the liberty fabric to make her dress and ears i used my absolute favourite print from <a href="http://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.co.uk/p/blog-page.html" target="_blank">wild and free by maureen cracknell</a> i think i will be making many more dresses for her for all the seasons!<br />
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oh and how lovely are my three bird pictures by <a href="http://ashleighbickerstaffartist.com/" target="_blank">ashleigh bickerstaff</a>! my desk will be getting its own blog post soon</div>
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i didn't have a project in mind for these fabrics, but when they arrived they just screamed 'hexagons!' and super cute fabric deserves super cute {smiley} hexagons from <a href="http://wildolive.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/printable-happy-hexagon-epp-templates.html" target="_blank">wild olive!</a> this is going to be a slow project for when it all gets too 'busy' that i can pick up and set down easily.</div>
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this fabric is perfect for fussy cutting! i have never english paper pieced (EPP) before but after reading lots of tutorials and watching lots of videos i finally started. and it's fun! ( i usually don't like hand-sewing) now i just have to figure out how to sew them together all nice and pretty :)</div>
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linking up with <a href="http://www.mollisparkles.com/2015/02/sunday-stash-113-california-part-ii.html" target="_blank">sunday stash</a></div>
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Rachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03640660370630327739noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837798648458134695.post-70581932761769442252015-02-09T07:04:00.002-08:002015-02-09T09:43:43.100-08:00layers of charm - a {free} quilt pattern<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i am so happy to participating in the fat quarter shops new layers of charm quilt-y blog hop. remember ages ago i was doing some <span id="goog_1133408729"></span><a href="http://www.thefloralsuitcase.com/2014/11/a-catch-up-post.html" target="_blank">secret sewing?</a><span id="goog_1133408730"></span> well today i get to share what i was making! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">this is such a cute and easy quilt to make, all it takes is one layer cake and one charm pack, and the best part! there is no cutting required *yay* the hardest part of making the quilt is choosing the fabrics!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i chose <a href="http://www.fatquartershop.com/the-boat-house-layer-cake" target="_blank">the boat house by sweetwater</a> and a <a href="http://www.fatquartershop.com/blue-bella-solids-charm-pack" target="_blank">blue bella solids charm pack</a> and i think they go so well together! i really like the whole nautical theme of the fabrics (and i had way too much fun taking quilt-y pictures with the boats!) i quilted with a big stipple because i thought it looked like waves (see the nautical theme again)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it is the perfect pattern to make over a weekend while watching movies! i watched how to train your dragon 2 while piecing, frozen while quilting and the lego movie while binding, that's how quick it goes together and that is with regular instagram breaks as well :) perfect! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">if you fancy having a go at this great pattern hop on over and have a look at the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orqjcGb-MAM&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">youtube video</a> to see how it's made! and then grab a layer cake and get sewing :) it is a really good beginner quilt!</span></div>
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