Moda Bake Shop Sliced contest entry #3

With this third project I have completed a wonderful set of three objects to use in my sewing studio.  The funny thing is they were three things that had been in my mind to make and the contest gave me the impetus and the challenge to make them.  

I loved designing my own projects.  I didnt even draw them out.  All three projects are easy  and be made in a variety of fabrics. You can read about the block storage roll and the sewing machine cover in earlier posts. I love how the different Moda lines coordinated . So for all three projects I started with a Moda Basic Grey Origins charm pack, a Moda Bella Solid natural charm pack, a yard of Ruby green pin dots , a yard of a Moda Origins print, and 1/2 yard of Moda Sweetwater dots.  I also used Pellon 100% cotton batting, two vintage buckles, and crushed walnut shells.

This is what I have left after making the three projects.  Hmmm...lots left to play with...

For the last project again I looked at my sewing desk for my Babylock Sofia.  I really needed a place for those too small scraps and a big pincushion for my yellow pins.

So I had a pile of eight squares left over from making the lil twister pinwheels.  A couple of pieces from the Ruby and Origins yardage and I  sewed a pincushion and scrap bag.  

  I sewed  an inner sack of walnut shells and wrapped it a couple times in scraps of cotton batting for the pincushion .  

The inner sack prevents leaking and the batting helps to give the pincushion its shape.

The buckle is used to attach the scrap bag through it loop.

So I made this during the Sewin at Sewingly Yours.  The Clemmons Guild and Our Guild Triad MQG were both there.  The Clemmons Guild had been there all weekend since Friday.  Ours was just from 2-5p.  It was a blast but I tend to talk and get distracted so I am surprised I got it done.

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Keep dreaming...Colleen

A picture of my studio from the corner by the door.  I painted the walls pale blue to match the blue carpet which I did not put in. The darker blue is felt for my design wall because they did not have a light green.  Of course you see the green accents everywhere.

Moda Bake Shop Sliced contest

Moda Bake Shop is having a contest called Sliced where 4 sewers will compete in a sew off with one contestant getting sliced from the contest each week.  Details are over at the Moda Bake shop.  To audition you have to create your own design of something for your office or studio, using  all moda fabrics including a precut, batting, and a buckle.  My brain stewed on it for a couple of weeks and last Sunday I started to create a plan.  I had picked some fabric the week before from my stash. A charm pack of Basic Gray's Origins,  Bella solid charm pack in natural(I think), a 1/2 yard of a Sweetwater dots print.

I also added yardage of one of the origins prints and yardage of Bonnie & Camille's Ruby's green pindot.  

I pieced my favorite half square triangle.  I added the pin dot border to make it large enough to cover my Babylock Sofia with the embroidery attachment.  You could modify the design easily to fit different size machines.

I layered backing, batting and front and pined it well.  Before I machine quilted it I decided to clean the lint out from under the throat plate on my Featherweight.  And then I spent an hour trying to figure out why it wouldn't sew.  Finally I remembered that I did this before, and it was because the bobbin case was out of alignment.  

But I did get it quilted.  When I sewed the binding I did it so it would turn to the back so I wouldn't see it on the front.  

I could even use the back side out. The buckle is from my vintage buckle collection mostly from my Grandmas house.

The one I am using is had cut from bone. 

 I think it turned out great!  I love the colors, the fabric, and the look!

Keep dreaming...Colleen

Finally it's snowing!

Moda Just One Star or two

I have had the fabric ready for a month and finally finished them.

keep dreaming...Colleen



My Grandfather and I with my first fish in my still favorite place to be-
Big Gull Lake, Ontario, Canada.  Ain't I cute?



The winner is...

Just a quick blog to let you know the winner of my 90's Stash giveaway, pinks and reds...

 and an Egyptian print...

#31 Linda of Stray Stitches!!!  Yeah!!!

She said

I included your giveaway in my post today:

http://straystitches1.blogspot.com/2011/02/few-stitches.html

 

I'm so excited she won, she deserved to!

 

BTW some of the commenters had their blogs set to No-Reply.  I actually drew another name first but she was set to no-reply.  See this tutorial at Pleasant Home to fix this problem.

  One last thing, I compiled the list of fabric lines commented on in this graph.

As I said to one commenter, "Yummy!  So many lines...so little time $$."

Keep dreaming...Colleen



Old house right next to the old windy country road.



Christmas Presents revealed part 2

 I really had a lot of fun sewing presents this year. 

You saw in my previous post that my sister was so good this year she got not one but TWO quilts.  Well I couldn't seem to stop there.  I must love my little sis because I also made her this lovely one hour bag I found on Ric rac.

I broke out the Kaffe Fassett for this bag.  It is so my sister! 

I also made a matching key fob!

Two felted flower pins and a small wallet-my own pattern.  I did my first magnetic clasp and covered buttons on the bag and snap in the wallet.

Mom was also very blessed with a candlemat,

This is my own design using 18 - 5" charm squares, a fat quarter, and some 2"strips of a solid.  I will do a tutorial another day as I need to make one for a gift exchange with the family January 8th.

and a new coupon wallet-she desperately needed as her old one was in pieces. 

I found the coupon holder pattern in the Moda Bakeshop

Kelly wants one for her birthday-both hers and mom's are in January.

I also made my Grandpa Jack and my Dad each a pillow case but I forgot to take a picture!  Oh well maybe next time.

Keep Dreaming...Colleen

My sister and me Christmas Eve.

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Loose Ends

Thanks to everyone who has come out for the Fall into Fall Quilters Giveaway.  Don't forget to visit all of the 160+ giveaway blogs.

So I thought I would go through my flikr photos to see what I haven't blogged about yet.  Kind of tying up loose ends.  But first...drum roll please...

LOOK WHAT I GOT IN THE MAIL!!!  YEAH!!!

 The prize from Amy's Creative Side - One Thing One Week challenge, donated by the wonderful Natalia at Piece N Quilt

Thanks guys it is beautiful!! (and aren't you all jealous..I know been there too).

Now a couple of projects I have completed in the past but not blogged about for one reason or another.

Baby quilt for a new cutie!

a CUTE bag to throw what ever you want into it.

Coasters-some waiting to be sewn.  some already finished with apple cinnamon scent -a great use for old teabags.

A roll up pouch to store my clay tools in.  I want to make a few for my sewing tools next. Great way to use your favorite fat quarters and scraps. Sometime I will post how I made it.

The circles table runner by moda bakeshop  is a wedding present-the bowl too.





There are probably more but I left my camera in the car and am too lazy, I mean tired from the Dixie Classic Fair :o) to go get it.

BTW below are some cool stats I found in blogger about the followers on my blog.  Check out where they are from!

United States 319
Canada 33
United Kingdom 13
Ireland 8
Australia 5
Germany 5
Netherlands 5
Luxembourg 4
Norway 4
Brazil 3


Too Cool!!

Keep dreaming...Colleen aka 'butterflygirl'