Friday I’m in Love
If you’ve never seem Camille’s blog Simplify you must go read! I’ve been a bit obsessed with her blog the last few months, she has the best images! I’ve been so inspired by her works that I wanted to try my hand at a little free-motion quilting.
It’s harder than it looks, and uses ALOT of thread (I ended up using 3 different threads on this one!) and very addictive! The trick is to get your foot and arms in sync- moving the fabric at a consistent speed with the speed of your machine. I used some scraps from my stash to create this little place mat for my daughter (hope to get a more masculine one for my son done this weekend)- the ric rac was a challenge and I will do it a bit different next time.
All through dinner last night my daughter kept telling how beautiful it was and thanking me for making it. I’m trying hard to document and remember this because I suspect in a few short years she will be embarrassed to use anything I’ve made for her.
Have a fantastic weekend-never under estimate the power of singing loudly to the radio when your alone in the car! It’s a total mood perker upper!
February 6th, 2009 at 7:12 am
It’s soooooooo adorable!!!! I love the pink sugar wafers in the pic too.
Thank you for brightening up my Friday! xo
I dunno– my aunt is a wonderful seamstress, and I don’t ever think my cousin ever refused the things she made her. My aunt even made her a bubble skirt dress for prom (circa 1990, ha). I’d think as long as you don’t make her wear ALL your homemade clothing, she’ll be into it.
February 6th, 2009 at 10:38 am
That looks fabulous and I am interested in seeing the masculine you make. I think Jr. High is a tough time for everything but past that…
February 7th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
That is adorable! I love the colors! Don’t worry, your daughter will be proud of what you make her! My daughter keeps all her things I make her in a special place in her room, and has a list of all of it in a notebook!
February 9th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
how fun! I love it. yes, I have learned that it takes a TON of string to freehand quilt like that. It looks great, BEAUTIFUL!