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Customized Couple Pillows : Trapunto quilting

January 5, 2014 18 Comments

Hi!

I made a special wedding gift recently using a technique called “trapunto quilting”. I decided to make something that they can put on their bed, and thought a monogrammed pillow with their initials would be a great gift.

wedding gift_customized pillow_whole quilt

At first I was thinking to applique the initials but I feel like applique would speak too loud for these pillows. So, to make things more subtle, I decided to just hide the initials among the quilting. Besides, there is always a time when you need to practice that free motion skill. So making this pillow was definitely a great practice!

To make the lettering stand out even more, trapunto technique was used for the lettering in these pillows.

At the bottom of their initials, I put ” Together.. till Jannah”. Jannah means Heaven in arabic.

What do you think? I sure hope the couple love them.

I will publish a tutorial soon for making these pillows. It is certainly a great chance to practice that free motion skill if you have been wanting to do so.

Till then,

Have a lovely week dear friends,

XOXO

In Quilt

Goodbye 2013, Welcome 2014

January 1, 2014 18 Comments

2013 has been all, full of exciting things, yet too has down moments

Non quilty stories first:

Down moments : My lab was closed almost the whole year slowing down my study progress, my father in law got into a coma after an accident in June and still is in coma (your prayers are so much appreciated) and when we moved to a new rented house in february, our house was flooded and the carpets ruined.

Exciting things : My hubby got a day job, my son everyday has some fun things to make us laugh, forget heavy stuff and remind us how greatful things are. My lab reopen in October – and I hit the two year mark of PhD journey. I am already on my third year! (*don’t know whether this is good news or not * haha*)

Well, enough of life stories, lets get on to reviewing crafting things I did in 2013

What I finish in 2013:

1. About A Quilt Sampler_Tutorial On littlemushroomcap, 2. Crochet Granny squares blanket _6, 3. Finished Anthro Inspired Scarflet, 4. Untitled, 5. 1_knitted sock, 6. textures _ crochet _handmade photograph, 7. gingko blues wallhanging quilt machine applique, 8. Tutorial tote bag using faux leather and quiting cotton_ how to sew faux leather, 9. HST quilt feather quilting, 10. Quilted tote front, 11. ScrappyTrip Along Quilt_backing, 12. Modern Log Cabin Baby Quilt_AGF fabric, 13. Feather Mini, 14. Happy go lucky Quilt, 15. Modern Placemat_a, 16. Liberty Love All Zipped Up bag1

Exciting crafting in 2013:

I joined simply solid bee, I joined Patchwork Please Sew Along (halfway) and I joined Make it Right Challenge

1. Apron_PatchworkPlease, 2. Patchwork Please_Tea Cosy_Paper Piecing Text, 3. Bell Pepper Coaster_Patchwork Please_Ayumi Takahashi_handmade Coaster, 4. Breakfast Linen Towel, 5. Knee Garden Mat_Placemat_PatchworkPlease_with apron, 6. Make It Right Challenge – Quilted Car Seat Pad_Angela Walter Panel_front, 7. Lucky Star BOM August Addition, 8. solids, 9. simply solid – september block for camilla

What began in 2013 and yet to finish :

1. Clover Lover_ A quilt in progress, 2. marcelle growing, 3. Briar Rose Quilt_littlemushroomcap, 4. Lucky Star BOM August Addition I have few goals for 2014, that include finishing up what I started in 2013 above and releasing several patterns. I also wanted to sell some quilts and things I make on etsy this year.

To wrap up 2013, I also bought a new sewing machine with special price during the cristmas season. *wink*

Have a lovely new year to all of you. Thank you for stopping by, commenting and supporting me. You mean a lot to me. A LOT.

Thank you……….

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In Quilt

Fabriholic Anonymous

December 18, 2013 14 Comments

Hi! I am a fabriholic anonymous. We probably have different views when it comes to how much fabrics a quilter should have, but I feel like I have reached the maximum of mine and its overflowing. The feel of guiltiness for not cutting those fabrics and working with them has creepily got into me. At some stage I don’t really feel like happy mail are really as much as happy as it used to be. It became a sign of my fabric shopping issue instead. No fun!
I also feel like I could be more productive if I just stop shopping and sew instead.So, with this declaration,
I the fabriholic will join Jess over at The Elven Garden to start fabric fast from now till the end of June 2014.
Thereafter, the stash will be revised to see whether the fast shall continue or not.Nonetheless, I have made exceptions :
a) solid white or coordinating solid with the current w.i.p that shall be finished can be bought during the period
b) backing / binding fabrics can be purchased so that all quilts can be completedand
c) quilt for publication which should be bought only at the time of making

Here is a current photo of 75% of my stash. I am organizing them again and will be taking more photos once it is organized. It will be my “BEFORE” photo. Wait till June 2014 and see the “AFTER”. Hope I succeed! Wish me luck!

So, what I did today was unsubscribe to all online shop newsletter. It was HARD! but I DID it. I am going to have to close my ears and eyes for sale so that this fasting would go much easier. I am looking forward to a more productive year, making out of stash and stop wasting time filling up fabric in shopping carts!Thanks for being here as my witness. I shall update from time to time how the diet is going.XOXO

In Completed Projects

About A Quilt Sampler Final post : How To Join Quilt As You Go Blocks

December 15, 2013 18 Comments

Here is my last post for the About A Quilt Sampler! This quilt uses the ‘Quilt-As-You-Go’ technique.Thank you for keeping up with me, it was a lovely journey of documenting this QAL.

If you happen to land here first, I have archived all of the posts HERE so you can go through all the tutorials for each block and quilting tutorials included in this quilt-along.

We are now at a stage where we can piece all the blocks together and finally bind the quilt!

In Free Motion Quilting

Blogger’s Quilt Festival :: Home Machine Quilted Quilt Category

October 29, 2013 12 Comments

Hi!

I am pretty sure most of you are aware of the wonderful Blogger’s Quilt Festival running right now till November 8th!

If you are new and came from the festival, I first must say a very warm welcome to my blog!

Blogger's Quilt Festival - AmysCreativeSide.com

For those of you who have been here, this quilt has already been shown before. So basically this is just a repeat post especially made for the festival.

The quilt was made for my mother as a feature in one of the room in our lovely family home. The colours and choice of fabrics were to match her current theme of the room. Soft and feminine.

The quilt pattern is the HST Block of the month by Jeni Baker of In Color Order. I have enjoyed piecing with half square triangles while making this quilt and believe me… half square triangles do have endless possibilities!

As for the quilting, I free motioned custom design in each block and decided to go for a lovely feathers as border to frame it all together.

All the free motion quilting was done on my Janome DC2050 and I even made a humble video of me quilting the feathered border here.

Anyway, I am enjoying myself hopping from one blog to another with many inspiration at the Blogger’s Quilt Festival. I hope you are too. Hope your visit here has also inspired you in any means. Until next time, I wish you a fun time at the blogger’s quilt festival!

XOXO

In Crochet & Knits

A finish quilt top and a crochet dishcloth

October 19, 2013 16 Comments

Hi!

This week I have been terribly busy and didn’t have time to post on my blog, so here are all in one!

Since I am linking this post to finish it up Friday, here are some finishes first :

I finished a quilt top made from my own pattern (to be released on etsy soon)

Last weekend I also manage to get another crochet dishcloth done. I love the textures on this one!

By the way, I love spring! I can pick flowers and put some as props.. what fun!

XOXO

In Quilt

Work In Progress

October 9, 2013 20 Comments

Hi!

Working on several projects at a time has caught me with a lot of work in progress. All slow and some is not even moving anywhere. So, I decided to get focused. This week I am getting the quilt with pattern writing done. Definite. No more stalling.

Here is a peak of the quilt making.

Then, I am going to focus on getting my Marcelle Medallion done. Last week I did add another border though. Getting this one done will be on the list end of this week as soon as I get the above quilt done. I am promising to myself. Oh dear me, please don’t be a promise breaker. Huhu.

My socks knitting projects are going slow taking free time only during waiting or travel in the car or in between breaks where I need movies. I have got to the heel turning already. I am pretty happy though there are some uneven stitches. They are my first pair of socks, so I think I did good enough. Hopefully I will be able to get few pair of socks done before next autumn/winter!

Well, thats all to update on my work in progress.. Linking up to :

If you are new here, take a visit around, I love your visit and would love to have you here often for sure! Thank you!

XOXO

In Quilt

W.I.P wednesday..

October 2, 2013 16 Comments

Hi!

I have been working on few stuff as you can see from my last Weekend Do post. I would most probably be having this weekend do linky party every week, so please do stop by and link!

Anyway, here are my current w.i.p:

I have picked up some of my favorite prints to continue working on this Marcelle Medallion. Since Penny Poppleton is hosting a QAL (though i may not catch up) I feel more motivated to sew this quilt.

Here is another W.I.P :

my About A Quilt Sampler QAL is already on the second last block!

Well, that’s all for w.i.p wednesday! linky up to freshly pieced. Today Hosting is Kristy of Quiet Play!

XOXO

In Applique Quilt

Gingko Blues Wallhanging Quilt

September 9, 2013 7 Comments

Hi!

For those waiting for the About A Quilt Sampler QAL post, I have to say very sorry as I have forgotten to upload the photo of the block tutorial to flickr before I left Canberra. I will get to it before the month ends with the quilting too.

Currently I am back in Malaysia. Visiting my father in law who is still in coma. He is stable and is currently being treated at home. We are praying for his strength to recover and for my mother in law to be as strong to go through this difficult time. Your wishes and prayers are most welcome and appreciated.

Before leaving Canberra, I did manage to get the quilt for my mother in law done. I am getting it hung up in the room where my father in law is staying in. It is fairly a small quilt, but a good size for a wallhanging.

gingko blues wallllhanging quilt machine applique_full

gingko blues wallllhanging quilt machine applique_corner

I started this quilt back in 2012 and procrastinate in getting it done. But I am glad it is all bound and ready to

be hung now.

gingko blues wallllhanging quilt machine applique

Thank you for your visit!

XOXO

In Free Motion Quilting

Anna Bella HST Quilt Done + Quilting Video

August 23, 2013 32 Comments

Hi!

Finally after hours of quilting this quilt and spamming photos of it in the instagram (I am amira_littlemushroomcap on IG), the quilt is finally done!

This quilt is a gift for my mother, hence the fabrics was bought to match her taste and home. The fabric line is called Anna Bella by Marcus Fabrics. I posted a blogpost when the fabric arrived here. Blogpost on the progress of the quilt here and here.

I know my mother would certainly love a sampler quilt, so I decided to make the HST sampler quilt from In Color Order’s Tutorial.

The quilting was mostly feathers because I wanted to practice feather quilting. I started quilting the blocks, so even though I did have some ugly feathers there, it is not so obvious. Pretty clever ha?

Once I have done all the blocks, I did the sashing. which was ….. totally wrong!

Should have consider quilting from the center towards the outside/border because the quilt backing keeps bulging around in between quilted blocks. It’s okay. Lesson learnt.

I was finally confident with my feathers and decide to go for the feather border. I am pretty please with the end results having it was quilted on a regular domestic machine with no stitch regulator.

Here is a video of me quilting it. If you are interested in quilting feathers yourself on a domestic machine, probably you can get a few things from the video. Please pardon my grammar and english – it is not my first language and spontaneously talking is one thing I am not very good at. Huhu.

Sorry – it is my first time doing a video! And NO editing!!! and it is dark – of course, its winter here down under.. AND sorry you have to go through me with the seam ripper part too! Hehe. I am hoping to improve soon so I can share better.

Quilty Hugs,

Amira