Moda Bake Shop Sliced contest entry#2

So my mind has been spitting more ideas out for the Moda Bake Shop contest Sliced.  The contest auditions end February 29th.  This idea has been in the back of my mind since before I heard of the contest.  The challenge fit well together with my idea for a block roll storage.

 

I had already made one for traveling, but wanted a second one to use in my studio for projects with pieces waiting to  be sewn.

I started by choosing 8 charm squares remaining in my charm pack and sewing them end to end.  Sewing a 3" border of Ruby green pindots all the way around.

Then I got out my Lil Twister ruler which I had never used. 

This is the coolest ruler ever!  And easy to use!

 I learned that the 5" charm pack squares are the perfect size for this ruler.  I also learned (though I couldn't find it written) that however many squares you use that is how many lil twister pinwheels you will make.

Its almost like magic how they come together.

I then bordered the finished central piece on three sides with the rest of the Origins yardage.  It came together very quickly.

I used batting for the back side that is what holds the fabric pieces on the inside when rolled up.  The first one I made I used flannel. 

 Either works fine. Though I had to use batting in the project and I love how the cotton batting holds the blocks.  You could even hang this over a door or chair or on the wall and use it as a small design wall.  Or reverse it for a small wall hanging.  I must say after using the origins charm squares and yardage of the one print I really love the color pallet.

I used another vintage buckle from my stash to form the belt like closure.

I love how my two projects go together and match my studio with the wonderful fabric choices.

Stay tuned who knows what else my mind will think up...the 29th isnt until Wednesday.

Keep dreaming...Colleen

This vintage token from Chevy, hiding in my buckle collection made me grimace.
Ready for Winter?  I've been waiting forever!

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!

Sewing Machine cover swap

I'm participating in a cool swap to make a sewing machine cover.  It was something I had wanted to make for myself but I love the idea of someone else making it for me!  What is it about me always more motivated to make something for someone else and not myself?  Is it that I get more from the process then the product?  Really other then a few small wallhangings and one small lap quilt I have given everything else away!  Even my first quilt along quilt!  Now I have plans and tops and block sets I would like to have for myself but... Anywho...

Here is what I started with.  Some natural colored linen, and some wonderful scrap packs of Denyse Schmidt I got from my fav LQS  Karen Gray (whose shop is in Quilt Sampler this month!)  I actually auditioned several fabric combos including this delicious Valori Wells green leaf linen from KG shop.

Here are some of the other fabrics I auditioned

And I do mean auditioned..I put all of these int he fickr discussion and enjoyed seeing who chose what combos.  All of the smaller pieces came from KG scrap bags.

And here is the front pieced...

and the back...

and what I'm thinking for the quilting on the front matching pearl cottons and beads.

Haven't decided on the back yet...maybe my secret partners name?  I love quilting names and words(oo ooo!) in pearl cottons.

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future blogs

•  Stone mountain natural textures
• Triangle Modern Quilt Guild and Spoonflower
• Thimble Pleasures

Keep dreaming...Colleen



This was the first quilt I ever made in my first quilt class. 
 A kaleidoscope string quilt where we created the fabric with wavy free hand cut strips.
Ive always been a little different so I turned the one pattern piece
so the strips ran the opposite of what they were supposed to.
 My teacher had never done this and was impressed.
 I call it Crosses or Four Patch deoending on how I hang it. 
My fabrics were pretty strange too...can you guess the fabric year?