I hear many professional quilters talk about a design wall where one can showcase blocks and work with the colours. I decided to give it a go and bought some flannel fabric.
I put it up with cellotape – temporary measure – and arranged my blocks on it. It worked! It sure is something that should be tried out. Now I will work on making it permanent.
I started a teddy bear quilt a while back and completed all 9 blocks I needed for the quilt. I did not get round to completing it till last week and I used only 6 of the 9 blocks.
Below is a pictorial of the quilt.
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QED
Luxury!!!!
We all dream of a space we can call our own and we sewers are the worst of all. We take over half of the house and still need more space. Well, I am thinking of moving into the garage as it seems to be the idea location for me and my ‘load’.
But – there always is a ‘but’ – the amount of work to get it sorted is frightening! I guess I have to roll up my sleeves and go for it. I really want my space where I can expand at will and not feel bad.
Finally, my dream is being realised. I have my sewing room. It’s been a year but it has been well worth the wait. The garage was finally sorted out and I have an 8ft x 15ft space to call my own.
The natural lighting is brilliant and it is also sound proof so I can blare my praise and worship songs without annoying anyone.
One of my main issues is how to fill it up. I already have tables and shelves but I need wall storage, a design wall and make it quite an effective space.
Ikea, here I come. Once I get it all sorted, will be back with more updates.
Put some stuff in and it’s filled up. Made my Ikea list and so should visit any day soon.
Here are more pics:
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Still need to fit in 2 knitting machines, more bookcases for fabric and another table.
Yeepee!
Finally took the plunge. Had a wonderful time with Moda rep yesterday trying to decide what fabrics to get for my store. Not an easy task but learnt a lot from her. Will update site with fabrics as soon as I get them in. Can’t wait!!!!
I have been searching for quilted Christmas ornaments for a while but apart from the odd christmas stocking, there really isn’t much out there. Does anyone have ornament patterns they will be willing to share with others? Here is a link to one I found a couple of months ago:Â http://crafterwithoutacat.blogspot.com/2009/08/ornament-tutorial.html. It’s quite easy and straight forward. Happy Quilting!!!
I absolutely love the United states! Wish at times it was just down the road from me and I could pop into it like I would Tesco. Every major shop in the US sells fabric but here in the UK, it is a specialised commodity. Wal-mart bought asda yet they have not transfered that aspect of Wal-mart to asda. I can’t say how many times I’ve had to travel long distances just to get fabric. I do thank God I can make the journey but then there are others who can’t and who would love to sew or quilt. People who live in the midlands or south-east (heart of Kent) live in fabric paradise. We who live around London or on the outskirts of London don’t have that sort of luxury. The few around are so expensive and the range is not impressive. How do people around Swanley source their fabric? I love the feel and smell of fabric so I don’t really like online buying. Wool for knitting is readily available but fabric is at a premium. I would love to hear from anyone who lives around Swanley on how they source their fabric for crafts. I’m even mulling the idea of opening a fabric shop in Swanley.
