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Modern Mini Quilt Challenge : Feathers in Modernity

June 16, 2013 16 Comments

NOTE : I no longer promote Craftsy/Bluprint as I used to due to the way the subscription is currently being carried out. I had the issue of cancelling my subscription when the company changed hand and I find that cancelling through calls is inconvenient. However, I do still stand behind these classes I promote and if you are subscribed, you can surely check these classes I recommend on the platform. If you are looking for another online platform to learn craft such as quilting, do check out CreativeBug. It is much cheaper in subscription (subscribe now 3 months for only $5). Thank you.

Hi!

I am just having fun and thought I’d link this recently made quilt to Ellison’s Modern Mini Quilt Challenge.

The main point of this quilt was for me to use the technique I learn from Sarah Fielke’s craftsy class : needle turn appliqué! I never would have thought that needle-turn appliqué would be this easy until I tried her method!

I was aiming for minimalist design with some fussy cut feather off Martha Negley’s feather collection and freehand leaves shape. I got my bundle of Martha Negley’s from Westwood Acres.

The colour choices : not really me isn’t? Haha! I was trying to run a bit from my normal bright colours – I kind of regret a bit for the choice.

Feather Mini Quilt_Feather quilting_Modern Applique

NOTE : I no longer promote Craftsy/Bluprint as I used to due to the way the subscription is currently being carried out. I had the issue of cancelling my subscription when the company changed hand and I find that cancelling through calls is inconvenient. However, I do still stand behind these classes I promote and if you are subscribed, you can surely check these classes I recommend on the platform. If you are looking for another online platform to learn craft such as quilting, do check out CreativeBug. It is much cheaper in subscription (subscribe now 3 months for only $5). Thank you.

And as for the quilting, not so minimalist ha? I was aiming to practice feathers. Hence the feathers everywhere. It was totally fun, and definitely has boosted my confidence to do more of quilted feathers.

Well, I hope you will have fun hopping onto Ellison’s blog for more minis! I know I am.

XOXO

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Art Gallery Fabric Make it Right Challenge Project : Reversible quilted car seat pad + Neck pillow

June 8, 2013 20 Comments

Hi!

Finally I get to show you what I made for the Make it Right challenge! (update:this challenge has passed June 2013)

When I got the fabric, I just know that I don’t want to make it into a quilt. I just want to think a bit out of the box. Indeed I did – and when I want to submit it, I was thinking “hm… which category should it be in? Quilt? Apparel or Home Deco?” Finally I submit it into Home Deco.

Make It Right Challenge- QUILTED REVERSIBLE Car Seat Pad - Amira Ameruddin

I would really appreciate it if you could take a bit of time to like and repin on pinterest!

~~Click HERE~~ to pinterest pin and click repin or like, because that is the vote they count for the challenge.

Anyway, I made this because the car seat is dull and of course I need to sew something to cheer it up!

And just because I made the backing as nice, I made it reversible too! The improved piecing is the back. Even the back pocket panel can be reversible!

Make It Right Challenge - Quilted Car Seat Pad_Angela Walter Panel_front

You can refer to this post for the type of material and threads I used for this project.

Here are more photos: I quilt as happily as I can be. With very little planning really. I was just having fun most of the time! Glad it made it to the end!

First Side: Front

Make It Right Challenge - Car Seat Pad_Angela Walter Panel

First Side: Back Pocket

Make It Right Challenge - Car Seat Pad_Angela Walter Panel - back pocket

2nd Side: Front

Make It Right Challenge- Car Seat Pad_Angela Walter Panel- reversible- front

2nd Side: Back Pocket

Make It Right Challenge- Car Seat Pad_Angela Walter Panel- reversible- back pocket

Here are some “in progress” shots:

Front panels

Backing Panels:

Then comes a bit of marking here and there with pilot Frixion.

All quilting was done on my . Bunnings (hardware store here in Australia) Glove works as good as machinger’s glove and cost only 1/3 of machinger! And the colour is blue!

The ruler story : I do not change foot while quilting this despite of many straight lines, because I can’t be that patience! LOL.. I find this Fine LIne Quilter’s Ruler helpful to use on domestic machine, but sometimes foot can jump over it too! talk about dangerous (imagine the needle snapping on it)..you can find the ruler HERE > if you are interested.

Update: I love the ruler now that I can use it with my non-hopping foot!

Quilted with double layer of bamboo batting for extra stiffness and puffy quilting

Quilted_Free motion Quilting_Angela walter Panel_Make It right Challenge

ooooo..i even tried feathers..see at the bottom there..

Quilted_Free motion Quilting_Angela walter Panel

Well, what do you think? love to see your comment here or on pinterest!

Click HERE to pinterest pin and click repin or like, because that is the vote they count for the challenge.

Thank you so much..really appreciate your visits and repins!!!!

Also linking this up to Sew Darn Carfty @ Karen’s Sew Many Ways

XOXO

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Blogger's Quilt Festival : I Heart Quilt

May 19, 2013 34 Comments

Spring Blogger's Quilt Festival - AmysCreativeSide.com

Hi!

My first time to join the blogger’s quilt festival this year! Yeay me.

You have seen this quilt if you have visited my blog before. and currently is on my header as well.

I named it “I Heart Quilt” and I entered the quilt in Throw Quilt category.

This is my favourite quilt so far. Its mine to cuddle under too.

Story of the quilt:

Once upon late last year, a bundle of Vintage Modern fat eight bundle was cut and a complete quilt was born early this year- making it the quilt of 2013.

As a new quilter, it is only safe for littlemushroomcap to play around with bundles of fabrics that were already matched by awesomely talented designers like Camille and Bonnie.

It all started with a small heart block.

Then it grew into a four patch heart block in the same tones of colour.

The whole design of this quilt was on the go planning. The sashings, and the little red corner stones all was added while planning on the design board.

Once the top finished, it looks as if it needs a bit more border, so a white on white border was sewn to it.

After the border was sewn in, it still look a bit plain, so littlemushroomcap decided to add pretty scallops! So, through the net, littlemushroomcap search on how to do scallop and lastly she decided to use folded paper to trace over for the scallop.

Lastly but not least, the quilt needs a binding to finish it up.

Through the little stash she stumble upon the polka dot in red fabrics which was just enough for the bias binding of this quilt. What a lucky chance.

and now, the quilt was done, cuddled and loved and they live happily ever after..

The end. LOL.

Anyway, I love, love. love this quilt. It will leave a lot of memory for me as a beginning of my love to quilting.

And I will keep this quilt with its name. I Heart Quilt because I do. I do love quilts…..and probably a bit addicted to them too!

Quilt Stats :

Size : 60″x 60″

Quilt top Fabrics : Vintage Modern by Bonnie and Camille, scraps of white on white

Backing Fabrics: Infinity Designed for Spotlight

Binding Fabric : Dumb Dots by Michael Miller in Red

Batting : Bamboo Batting

Finished on 5th January 2013

Thanks for visiting. Have fun browsing lots, and lots of inspiring quilts here for the blogger’s quilt festival!

XOXO

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Happy Go Lucky Quilt from Simplify Book

May 13, 2013 14 Comments

I finished quilting my “Happy Go Lucky” Quilt from this book here: SIMPLIFY, by CAMILLE ROSKELLEY

This quilt is made for my DH and since it finishes just in time for our anniversary which is this month, I tag the quilt with a bit of Anniversary wishes.

I love Autumn.

My little helper.

Quilt Stats:

Fabrics : Bold and Beautiful by Michele D’Amore Jelly Roll, AGF Pure Elements Tender Green, DS for spotlight/Joann.

Batting : Bamboo Batting by Sew Easy

Quilting : Square loops

Quilt Size : 76″ x 80″

Pieced and Quilted by me on Janome DC2050 and Husqvarna 6690

PATTERN IS FROM THE BOOK SIMPLIFY, by CAMILLE ROSKELLEY

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Modern Placemat + Lets Get Acquainted

April 29, 2013 18 Comments

Hi!

I sometime can’t believe that month passes so quickly that I feel like I missed it. Where has the days gone?

I need to catch up on BOM and my bee blocks and swap to send out….

Maybe I was busy with other things too..I love the weather now, so i spend my time mostly outside doing the gardening and I also learned a lot about baking.

Cinnamon rolls

Black Forest Trifle

One of the weekend I spent a night finishing up one of the thing that has been on the UFO pile. One of them was the modern placemat. I didn’t quite like the top I made. However, once it was quilted, I think I am pretty happy with it.

The modern placemat is one of the project in Quilting Modern which I bought many months ago and this was a project that I started not long after I got the book.then it was piled on the UFO pile for quite sometimes…thankfully it got finished and can now be used.

If you are here from Kirsten blog, Let’s Get Acquainted Bloghop, I would like to say Welcome!

I love to hear from you, so feel free to leave a comment and browse around.

This blog is turning One year soon and I am planning to have a giveaway! Maybe some delicious bundle of fabrics. Be sure not to miss the chance!

Till then

XOXO

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Covert Robin 2013

April 21, 2013 10 Comments

Hi

Sharing with you today, the gift sent and received for the Covert Robin hosted by Rachael at Imagine Gnats.

BTW I love the logo!

I sent over a table runner in spring colours. Bouquet of pink flowers and bright green with a touch of swirly quilting. I sent mine to Erin.

I received from Buffie this lovely placemat and hotpad. So lovely in autumn Colours too. It has been a wonderful autumn so far here in Canberra, and I am loving this placemat so much! Thank you Buffie.

Thank you for all the host too for handling such a wonderful swap!

XOXO

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Vintage Modern I Heart Quilt DONE!

January 14, 2013 41 Comments

Finally I have time to post this..

It was done the first week of this year, making it my first quilt of the year 2013! Oh..its so good to say that..LOL

You can see the progress of this quilt here. Pattern available here

And I can’t tell you how happy I am with this quilt, but I really am happy with the final look of it.

Polka Dot Binding. Polka dots are always great as bindings. The pop of white dots here and there makes it more whimsical!

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I just can’t stop loving the scalloped edge! I think this is the icing on the cake for this quilt. I just love it frames the whole quilt.

I did a simple loop all over free motion quilting.

Quilt Stat:

Size : 60″x 60″

Quilt top Fabrics : Vintage Modern by Bonnie and Camille, scraps of white on white

Backing Fabrics: Infinity Designed for Spotlight

Binding Fabric : Dumb Dots by Michael Miller in Red

Batting : Bamboo Batting

Pattern available here

Finished on 5th January 2013

XOXO

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HST In Color Order Quilt Top + QBSA Dec 2012

December 31, 2012 10 Comments

Hi!

My second last post before the final post of the year.

I love spending a Sunday afternoon getting something done. Because that feeling boost my Monday and the week onwards. I got the quilt top for the HST In Color Order BOM done.

By the window pane:

By the riverside on Sunday evening while letting my little one splashes himself in water.

HST Incolor Order Quilt top by the riverside

Too windy for a hang-over-the-tree photos though.

I also got my December quilting block swap Australia done. Yes I am late. Such a bad partner. I received two great blocks from Erin. A great addition to the blocks I have received. I hope by the end of 2013, I’ll be able to piece all of them up to a quilt top. Still working on my last year’s QBSA quilt top. LOL.

I made Erin a star block as requested. I chose the Fading Star here and use Jinny Beyer‘s line together with some purple stash to blend the fading star.

Before I got to the final block – as usual a little time spent with the seam ripper.I hate silly mistake but I make them every so often. HOHO.

I need to go through my 100 day hustle this final day of 2012 and will do a last post tonight summarizing a wonderful year! See you!

XOXO

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Jack Attack quilt done!

December 21, 2012 36 Comments

Hi!

Finally, I made it to the end.. Though Lynne has finished her QAL way back in September, I am glad I made it to the final. Trace back the W.I.P post of this quilt here.

I guess I should stock up more backing fabrics. That was the main reason for it taking a bit of a little more time. I finally decided that I would make the backing with whatever I have – patch it up.

The Irish Chain Quilt

November 14, 2012 16 Comments

Hi,

Sharing with you today the finished Irish Chain.

Quilt Stats :

Fabrics : Hoffman Bali Handpaints Blue Bundle + White on White from Spotlight

Size : 52″ x 52″

Pattern : Classic Irish Chain

Quilting : Free-motion quilted using Domestic sewing machine with Superior Monofilament Thread

Hanging..

Organic leaves border (I say organic as they are not drawn, it was totally free motion and if you look closely, they are so many wonky leaves around too.. LOL)

The quilt is a bit wavy on the border – I should have spent a bit more time on the measurement of the border..O well, I am pleased with it anyway, besides, this is still my third quilt finished. It’s a good lesson to learn.

The backing was pieced. With the extra blocks I made. I love how the quilting turns out on the backing too..
The curves around the squares at the front turns out to be a circle line at the back..

It was a bit challenging to take good photo of this quilt.. I am not fully satisfied with the whole quilt photo.. I am still practising to take a good photo. Lighting is definitely essential. Too much exposure wouldn’t help either.. So, I better find a bit of shade next time rather in an open field..

I learned a lot through this quilt..a lot of satisfaction too. By the way, if you want to read on tips of using monofilament thread for quilting. I found this useful. Till then, have a great day!