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Doll Quilt Swap 14 : Triple Irish Chain Mini Quilt

January 22, 2014 21 Comments

Hi!

I finished quilting this little quilt and ready to send it, but I would like to throw in more goodies for my Doll Quilt Swap 14 partner, so I will be getting it posted on the 24th hopefully with more goodies.

It was a fun quilt to make, though I got a bit stressed out with the seam points not matching. The little squares are 0.5″ finished and I guess it was totally out of my league to get those points to match! I wasn’t really happy at first, but I am pretty happy with the end result though.

Scrappy and fun little tiny squares. More like confetti and I guess the mismatches brings out modern vibe to it too.

I played with the free motion quilting too, especially in the negative blocks. I love Irish Chain. They are lovely to quilt with. I made an Irish Quilt (link here) when I started free motion quilting and it has definitely taught me a lot.

Practice is the best teacher. I cannot stress that more – practice is the best way to improve free motion quilting. Give it a try. Try a mini quilt. They are fast to get done and they are definitely small enough to fit under those domestic sewing machines. The most important thing is have fun!!

Well, till then I am hoping my swap partner would love this quilt.

XOXO

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Finish Along 2014 : Quarter 1 List

January 15, 2014 33 Comments

Hi!

I wanted to start this year by organizing all of my work in progress and getting them done this year. The Finish Along 2014 Linky Party is a great way to organize this and having to review them each quarter of the year is a fantastic idea. I think I might need more than a quarter to finish all the list below, but we will see. You never know I might be more organized this year and get more things done.

1. First on top of the list are the ones bounded by due dates : Doll Quilt Swap 14 and Sew Sew Modern Swap 4. Both are to be done and sent in quarter 1. I have chosen fabrics for SSM4 and have cut pieces for DQS14

2. I have the Briar Rose “Stars and Diamonds” quilt basted and probably less than a quarter quilted and need this to be finished by the end of quarter 1.

3. I started a journey of crocheting a lovely cardigan in Issue 47 of Inside Crochet Magazine on new year’s eve. Hoping to get it finished before the cold weather comes (I’m in Australia and the cold weather are coming in June)

Crochet Rosalind cardigan - first progress Jan week1

Crochet Rosalind cardigan - first progress Jan week1_angle photo

4. A sock knitted a quarter way will also need to be done before the chills come

Socks Knitting_Rosebud Socks _ two at a time sock _ handknit _

5. I really wish I could finish Marcelle Medallion but that sound almost impossible in this quarter 1 but I’ll list it anyway and if fail to finish by this quarter maybe it will make it to the next quarter.

Other W.I.Ps that need attention and will definitely not make it to the Finish Along Quarter due dates are:

Lucky Star BOM

Crochet Blanket

Patchwork Please Swedish Bloom Quilt

Patchwork Please Swedish Bloom and Up Up and Away from Sunday Morning Quilt

So far,the year 2014 has been excellent and I love my new organizer of the year 2014 from Miss Tiina so far!

I love Miss Tiina’s designs and she has TONS of FREEBIES on her website. You should definitely check it out and I recommend you the printable 2014 Journal too. I LOVE IT!

Another thing I might just mention here, I have a crazy idea of starting a project life too to keep this year in jo
urnals/scrapbook. It would be pushing too much, but I think it could be worth of the wee hours of less sleeps!

Linking up to FAL 2014 Q1 and W.I.P Wednesday

XOXO

In Free Motion Quilting

How to make customized monogrammed couple pillows

January 14, 2014 3 Comments

Hi!

Today I would like to share with you a tutorial on how to make monogrammed couple pillows using the Tranpunto Quilting technique.

You will need as follows :

and 2 pieces of 18″ x18″ of muslin fabric for the backing of the front piece of the pillows.

Turn the pillow around through the unzip part and you are done! take a photo and share it on littlemushroomcap f
lickr pool.

This is such a great way to practice that free motion skill! For ideas on which type of dense quilting you can do, try these tutorial links:

The Inbox Jaunt : Squiggle Square

Leah Day’s Free Motion : Super Circuit Board

or you can always practice simple meandering too !

XOXO

Linking to Sew Cute Tuesday At Blossom Heart Quilts

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It’s Finished! : I Heart Quilt Pattern

January 10, 2014 14 Comments

Hi!

I am finally done with my second version of “I Heart Quilt”.

I Heart Quilt. pattern to be released soon

I fell in love with the first quilt so much that I was not willing to part with it. I remembered making the quilt with intention to sell the finished quilt but I didn’t sell it in the end. For the record, I haven’t even listed any of my finished quilts for sale. However, I am going to make a new record this year by kicking off with my first listing on Etsy.

Since I am not following a pattern, I guess it should be legal to sell it right? That was my concern when I started thinking about selling quilts. I can’t simply sell a quilt I made out of patterns published in magazines and books right? Correct me if I am wrong. Some patterns have written copyrights on them and it’s made clear that we can’t sell quilts made with the pattern. However, how about those in magazines? I guess making quilts to sell is far harder than making it to give.

The plan was to sell it and I didn’t want to break any copyright laws,so I designed “I heart Quilt” and made it up as I go. You can read more about the journey here.

With all the hard work done, might as well, I put an extra effort to make a pattern out of it. It will be great to see more of this quilt in different colors and fabrics. So, I made another version for the pattern writing process and the quilt is Layer Cake friendly!

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.

Here is the link to the quilt pattern on Craftsy.

If you do make one, feel free to link in my flickr group or on craftsy. If you find mistakes or would like to comment on the pattern, I am open to hear it out. This is my first quilt pattern, so I would really love to hear feedbacks!

Update : Ever since 2015, I only sell this pattern via payhip
You can click the following link :Buy eBook

This quilt is for sale here and the pattern is for sale on Craftsy or my etsy shop.

Thank you for supporting me and my crafty adventures.

Lots of love,

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In Free Motion Quilting

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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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

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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