WIP Wednesday ~ Stack & Wack Quilt

Its so nice to have a quilting post again. Last nights quilting group we were all doing the same thing ~ Stack & Wack Quilts! It was great to learn, and I have lots to go. 1 Block completed with only 11 to go! And half my cutting out is already done. Its a great quilt for using those cheap and garish quilting fabrics you have ;-)

Ohh and please check out my seams lining up....because they do! hehe I think I am getting better at this.

Knitting ~ Update

After alittle egging on via Tracey ;-) I have decided that I dont nearly have enough projects on the go, and am going to pick up the knitting needles occasionally again.

In light of that I dug out a few pics of previous knitting to get myself in the mood.

WIP ~ DD's Clothes

I have finished all the clothes I was planning on making for DD. Honourable mention goes to the EB Sewing Group for the help with stretch fabric sewing, which made the last of my sewing stress free and enjoyable.

I even ventured into creativity with the neckline on one top. It is from the Ottobre Creative Workshop pattern but I changed the neckline for a more girly top (inspiration thanks to my Portmans work tops). DD most definitely impressed.

Don't look too closely at some of the pics, I had a few loose threads to trim and needed to iron aswell. :-P

Now in keeping with my aim to use as much fabric as I can from my stash, I have copious amounts of quilting to do!

Quilting To Do List

1. DS's Log Cabin Quilt

2. ISpy Playmat Quilt

3. Jelly Roll Quilt

4. Charm Squares Quilt (Trail Adventures)

and many more.............

AJ's Hexagon help

I can post this now as AJ has received. I sent her some scraps I had so she can use them for her hexagon quilt. Hope they were bright colours she can use.

WIP 'Wednesday' ~ Girls Pyjamas 2

Here are the other pair of pyjamas I made for DD. I LOVE this pair, the fabric, and the thermal underwear look of them. I made these using an Ottobre pattern for long sleeve top slightly altering the arm cuffs, and an Ottobre pattern for the leggings. I struggled with sewing this stretch fabric on my machine, so I did all but the hems and elastic on my overlocker. The other thing that stumped me was the neck band. I ended up overlocking it to the underside and handstitching it to the front (like quilt binding) as I knew I wouldnt stuff it up this way.

Also on my sewing machine ready for stitching is some more clothes for DD. I have done all the overlocking possible :-) and just need to hem them on the bottom and arms, and add elastic. I am making:
1 x leggings in dark pink
2 x long sleeve hooded top, long in length in stripy fabrics
1 x long sleeve top in dark pink

This will help use up some of my fabric stash and add to DD's much needed winter wardrobe.

And again, any tips on sewing with stretch fabrics would be greatly appreciated.

WIP 'Wednesday' ~ Girls Pyjamas

I have been sewing up a mad storm in a bid to use as much of the fabric I own, without having to buy anything new (batting and binding excluded).

First stop is some pj's & clothes for DD. Mostly with stretch fabrics............which are tough! If anyone has any tips on sewing stretch fabrics I am all ears. I really struggled with it, and ended up doing most on my overlocker. But those photos will come next.

First thing I made was some flannelette pj's for DD. I have made plenty of pj bottoms but never ventured to the top and I was feeling like a challenge. Well I love sewing with flannelette, so it was all pretty straight forward until I reached the buttonholes......which I have never done.

So out came the scrap fabric and I tried following my machines directions for buttonhole (which were pretty slim on the describing part). After a few stuff ups, where I clearly had no idea what I was doing, I worked it out. I thought I would show my test swatch as its all a learning curve.

Oh and dont mind the mismatched buttons, its only for bed and that was all I had.

WIP ~ Updated Photos

OK not much to say about this one. Its just the pics of the ISpy squares and of the finished Dolls Quilt.