Posted by Brye Lynn on March 7, 2010
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Today we talked about English Paper Piecing. This is way different than foundation paper piecing.
Thank you to everyone who left comments this week or sent in donation. You truely keep me going.
This week Lori sent us a picture of her first paper piecing project. The pattern is from www.quiltbynumber.net . Lori used mainly batik fabrics. I love the black background and how her fabric choices were so different than the pattern. This wall hanging is 18 x 23. Check out her blog at http://www.sewcreativespot.blogspot.com/ .
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Topic this Week – English Paper Piecing
Cut out your piece out of a stiff paper. www.paperpieces.com has some wonderful die cut shapes at a very reasonable price. Pin the cut out shape on the wrong side of the fabric and trim the edges leaving 1/4″ seam allowance. Can be generous with the seam allowance.
Fold the fabric over the paper and baste to the paper.
Some directions say that you don’t need to trim exactly and to just use a square. You decide what you like best. At first I did not like the sloppy one, but by the end of making this sample, I wished I had done all of them that way.
Put the two pieces together and whip stitch them. I used a contrasting thread because this was a sample. I would definately suggest using a matching thread. Also, do right sides together. This picture shows wrong sides together. The whip stitch will always show a little bit, but it is much less noticable when you do right sides together.
Continue stitching them together – Note – the marks in the center are from the baste-it glue I used to hold my paper in place instead of pins. I do not recommend this. Pin them or use freezer paper pieces.
This is what the back looks like.
Remove the basting stitches and paper; press. The paper pieces can be reused. This gives you a much flatter look than a running stitch.
Try it out. It is fun and addictive. I liked it because it was mindless. You didn’t need to concentrate too much on what you were doing. the basting can be done while watching TV.
Posted by Brye Lynn on March 3, 2010
With the Easter Holiday coming around the corner, I thought this swap was fitting. Below are links to several sites with directions or tutorials on how to make different types of fabric easter eggs. Choose any or all or make up your own - whatever suits your fancy. All eggs will be shipped to me and I will swap and ship different ones back to you.
Here are the RULES:
- Send me an email, bryelynn@sewstitchcreate.com telling me that you want to participate. I will respond with my mailing address.
- Make at least 5 fabric Easter Eggs. You can make as many as you wish, but 5 is the minimum. Keep in mind this is our first swap; if the participation is not very good there may not be enough eggs to swap more than 5. I will try to update the participation numbers.
- Mail the eggs to me with a self address stamped return envelope. The weight for postage of the return envelope should be the same or close to the one you shipped to me.
- I must recieve the eggs no later than March 26, 2010.
- I will swap out the eggs with other crafters eggs, returning to you the same number of eggs you shipped. Hopefully all different.
- I will ship out no later than March 27, 2010, giving USPS 6 days to deliver.
- If you live internationally, you are welcome to participate. Keep in mind that I will need your eggs earlier so I can ship out earlier, giving it more time to get to you.
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Posted by Brye Lynn on March 2, 2010
Thank you to everyone who took the time to make their own bias tape and send me pictures. I hope you learned a lot. And the Winner is………JANNIE!
Check out Jannie’s bias tape. Want to know how she matched up those stripes so beautifully? Check out her blog – Just Plain Jane Quilts for the tutorial.
Jannie – email me your mailing address and it will be on its way on Saturday!
Posted by Brye Lynn on February 28, 2010
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This week marks the 1 year anniversary of the Sew Stitch Create Podcast. Today I discussed the origins of the podcast, where I plan to go with it, as well as the projects I completed over this past year. In the next few days I will create a page showing you how to start your own podcast.
There are currently two contests going on.
- Send me a picture of you making continuous bias tape to be entered to win a bias tape maker. The deadline is 6pm EST March 1st.
- Leave a comment, leave a voicemail, or send me a picture to highlight to be entered to win a tool holder. The deadline is March 8th.
I thought this quilt was appropriate to share this week, since so many of you are knee deep in snow. Emily made this quilt as a gift for her daughter. It is the only quilt she has ever sent out to be quilted and she did it to surprise her daughter. I think it is adorable. It is machine appliqued. Thank you for sharing Emily.
Posted by Brye Lynn on February 25, 2010
I have known about Spoonflower for a while, but didn’t really have any interest in making my own fabric design. Truthfully, I don’t know where to begin or what to create. But tonight I had an “aha” moment. Morgan and I were looking at a pattern for a fabric egg (more on this soon) and she said she wanted one with her name on it.
A H A!!!!
I can make the fabric with her name on it. Thanks to Darla for passing on the info about Wordle. I used this as inspiration to create my design.
This is what I made very quickly. It needs more work. I will probably add her middle name “Athena” in it as well. Plus I will need to make some Dustin Fabric.
Posted by Brye Lynn on February 24, 2010
OK – the picture may make them look good, but they are not without their flaws. The right one is too big and so when I made the left one, I did the instep shorter; fits perfectly. On the left one, I forgot to do the decreases when I was stitching the instep, so I did several rows of decreases right before the toe; you really can’t notice this problem. I need more practice on picking up my gusset stitches when turning the heel. I tried two different methods and neither one looks perfect; but they worked.
Don’t you love how the strips match! FYI – I used one ball of yarn and just a tiny bit from my second ball. If I didn’t make the right one too big, one ball would have worked.
I enjoyed making the socks, but I am done for now. My next knitting project will be something different.
Posted by Brye Lynn on February 23, 2010
Enter to win this cute little tool holder. There are many ways your name can be entered, and entered multiple times:
1. For each comment you leave between now and March 7th.
2. For emailing me a picture to feature on the podcast.
3. For calling me and leaving a voice mail
A random winner will be drawn on March 8th.
Posted by Brye Lynn on February 21, 2010
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Lots of eye candy this week! We talked about the Quilt Show held by a local guild.
Thank you to everyone visited the website and left comments. I heard from Vanessa, Toni, Lisa, Gidget, Patricia, Samanta, nancy, and Jandi.
Melanie sent us a great picture of a wall hanging she gave as a secret santa gift this past Christmas. I love the color choices. The pattern came fro www.freepatterns.com. I love the 3D flowers and her machine quilting. Leave a comment and let Melanie know what you think.
Belleview Busy Bee Quilter’s Guild Show
I picked up some fat quarters and a wool applique project.
Affairs of the Heart by Lee Ward; hand appliqued and hand quilted
Mary’s Basket by Ruth Sibley; hand appliqued and hand quilted; pattern from Mary Sorenson’s basket class.
Nuetral Petunia Yellow Brick Road by Peggy Erlich. See the couching she did as a border.
Vintage Memories by Othie Lingle; machine pieced and hand appliques; pattern from Bed & Breakfast quilts
Four Patch Stacked Posies by Norma Walters. Check out the squares she made from the border motif.
Cathy’s Quilt, Flowers & Butterflies by Rachel Fink; love this house.
Scraps Reorganized by Martha Adsit
Bits & Pieces by Laura Etzler.
Cabin in the Woods and More Cabin in the Woods by Othie Lingle
Quiet Village/Tuscany by Mildred Grey; hand appliqued and quilted. Check out the folded fabric technique and the french knot flowers.
Mark’s Armadillo by Charlotte Undercoffer. All hand painted.
Tinker Memory Quilt by Lea Marty
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Drawing will be held March 8th. Earn an entry for leaving a comment on any post between now and March 7th. Multiple comments will earn you multiple entries. Earn an entry for sending me a picture to feature in the podcast. Lastly, earn an entry for leaving me a voice mail!
Good luck!
Posted by Brye Lynn on February 20, 2010
Last night I participated in a Friday Night Sew in organized by “Handemade by Heidi”.
I worked on my Gator Quilt in the Garden Maze Paper Piecing pattern. I finished 2 1/2 strips. I have 2 1/2 strips left to go on the paper piecing strips.
Thank you Heidi for putting this together. It really made me get to work, instead of slacking around watching TV.
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Posted by Brye Lynn on February 19, 2010
Tonight I am participating in a Friday Night Sew in. I have my comfy clothes on and a fresh cup of coffee; Morgan is at grandma’s, Dustin in hiding out in his room and Rick is on the Xbox. I have the living room to myself.
Join me! Check out the details at http://www.handmadebyheidi.blogspot.com.
Episode 40 ~ English Paper Piecing
