Ribbon Quilt - Part 2

Ribbon Quilt

Part 2

Ribbons, ribbons, ribbons!

Really it has been enjoyable sewing 

the ribbons to their foundation.

Using clear thread and a zig zag on top

and white thread in the bobbin.  

(Did I already tell you that?)

I have averaged 20 blocks per day, which

includes cutting, and marking the foundation 

and then adding the ribbons.

Backing fabric is ordered, but it is nearly Christmas

(well the day of ordering was) so I do not 

have much hope for a fast delivery, at least if 

my experience this year with receiving and sending

packages is any indication.  Update; it is now the 28th and 

still no fabric, why am I not surprised.  Maybe tomorrow

Here are the 90 blocks needed for the top. 

I wish I could get the sparkle to show.

So while I await the purple fabric I got to work on a 

sham.  These ribbons are smaller  and I did not have enough

white or other colors to make it look good.

So we have red, white (a little trim) and blue.

It is all done but took a long time.  I wanted to miter the corners of the trim

and thank goodness for YouTube 

and 

those who are generous in sharing their expertise.

I would have never figured this out.  

                                                         FLANGE PILLOW VIDEO TUTORIAL

So here we are as we await the fabric for the 

sashing and border.

Ribbon Quilt

Ribbon Quilt

Lets start from the beginning. 

 

Lots of show ribbons for 4H for one of the gals in town.

Over 400 to give you an idea of the many times Emma 

has shown her critters.

 First task was to sort according to size and then deconstruct

and press .

 Once taken apart there don't seem to be as many, we are

using all but the 2 smallest sizes.  Oh I did not include those in the 

number of ribbons.  I am planning on using the smaller one

to make a pillow sham.

 Once I played around with the ribbons and found 

the best size to make the block I could 

begin cutting out the fabric to use as a backing 

to hold the ribbons.  It was decide to make 6 inch blocks

so I began cutting 6 1/2 inch pieces of white fabric.

Then using a friXion pen to mark the 1/4 inch

seam allowance for placement of the ribbons.

  

Using clear thread with white

cotton thread in the bobbin and a zigzag stitch 

I started attaching the ribbons to the backing fabric.

 The first 3 with the proposed arrangement.

 The first set of 15 done and arranged on the design wall.

I am thinking of using a deep royal purple (I know it looks blue here) 

with them, for borders and maybe sashing, not sure about the sashing

yet, will see if I need them to help with sizing of the quilt.

This is going to be really pretty, I know you can not really see

it in the picture but the gold sparkles and the ribbon

fabric shines.  

Most of the main colors will be blue, red and purple.

Now off to shop for deep purple fabric.

How about a Ribbon Quilt

Ribbon Quilt

It has been a busy week or so.

Embroidered 8 Fal hoodies

14 hoodies for 

T & T Taxidermy

And now the beginnings of a ribbon quilt.

Looks like we well get a queen size with all the 

ribbons Emma has earned during her 

4 H show years.

 Almost all of
 the ribbons are prepared.

Now to finalize the design.

Scraps, scraps and MORE SCRAPS

Scraps, scraps and MORE SCRAPS

My goal this year is to use my scraps.

This year began (for the purpose of using up scraps)

in mid September and will go thru 2019.

I am overwhelmed with the amount of scraps I have.  

15 years of making quilts produces a lot of those odd

pieces of fabric that are left over when the yardage is cut up into 

the pieces for blocks, sashes, borders, binding and backs.

I have made 5 tops so far and guess what,

I don't think I have made a dent, they just keep multiplying.

Sigh.

 I have sorted by size, well length, that took several days

Really it did, a girl can only sort for so long without getting 

bored to death.

 Once I had them sorted by size, I put them into zipper bags.

Then I sorted by color for certain designs like the log cabin

that bag has all green and white/cream for logs and

I was able to find reds for the center.

 I have something like 4 more bags like this to sort,

now you can understand why I believe this will take a year and a half

at least.

There are also drawers with scraps, one is full of precut squares and

such. 

Long strips waiting to be sewn.

 Half square triangles being made ready for a top

 Left overs from cutting triangles from newly created yardage.

I told you they just keep growing. 

That stack is now 3 times that size.  OY!

And I even threw some out....I know.....say it is not so.

One of dozens of newly created yardage from sewing strips together.

Some are  cut into strips, from 3 inches up to 6 inches wide,

some into triangles.  

 With the half square triangles I created the above top.

And from the 6 inches strips the top below.

More strips have been combine to make backs for these two tops,

I will show them later.

I finished up the log cabin top today so I have that to show you

as well.  For now I will sign off.

Have a blessed evening.  Time to go tuck the chickens in.

Computer Carry Bag

Computer Carry Bag

I have been threatening to make a bag to carry our computers in while on trips, for a long time.

It took a while to find one I really liked, I shopped for a ready made bag.

Not really anything out there that suited my fancy.

Then I came upon a class on Craftsy.com 

by Annie Unrein  called

The Ultimate Travel Bag 

and really liked how she constructed her bags so I explored her

website  @  Byannie.com  www.byannie.com  

and found just what I was looking for.  

/www.byannie.com/patterns/executive-carryalls-2

Annie carries all the supplies to make her bags except your fabric of choice.

Below is my bag.

Here are some details and the pattern is full of nice 

details including zippers, pockets, no raw seams and more.

A nice large zippered pocket on the inside, 

a sleeve in the bottom to put in something to stabilize the bottom

of the bag, we choose a piece of plywood (of course 

what else would we use with a wood shop). 

Another pocket on the other side, nice for all kinds of
accessories.  See the finished seams.

Nicely padded on the carry strap.  Three layers thick.

Handles, strong with webbing inside.
Double zipper closure.

Adjustable carry strap and really nice hardware.

Back pocket, as well as a strap for looping over a suit case handle.

Two front pockets, one with a zipper.

The bag stands up on it's own because of the liner 

Annie suggests using, called Soft and Stable.

Great stuff and easy to work with.

I decided after the bag was constructed to add our monogram.

I should have done that before construction, to thick to hoop.

So instead I made a patch using left over pieces (which were not many)

Here is the completed bag.

This is not a fast project, but a well thought out pattern

that I am very happy with.

Thank you Annie  @ byannie.com for a great pattern

and quality supplies. 

Leather Quilting

Quilting in Leather

I have been interested in learning to quilt and embroider on leather 

for a while now.  When I found an artist teaching this

techniques online I just had to give it a try.

gypsywoodleathers.com/

The class Cathy had open is called Goddess

I made a few changes to my piece from her original.  

Instead of a face I choose to put my flowers in a pot.

After quilting on my Nolting long arm I began the dyeing process

All of the steps took quite a bit of time.

A bit further on the dyeing, sure makes the design pop

Here is my completed rendition.

"Leather Blooms"

As well as the brown dye of the original I wanted 

color, so took my ink pens to it.  

Also adding crystals for a little more bling

.

 Some close ups of the detail follow.

 Inking and crystals.

Hung in the stair well leading up to my studio.

Now I am considering what to do next in leather.

It was easy to do.

  I enjoy using this different material 

as well as the dyes and inks. 

Cathy has other great designs to try

or perhaps I will design something of my own.