Still quilting the front of my mens tie gusset bag, have added a few photo’s of it and by next week should be able to show you the next stage.
I left my home around 7am this morning, cloudy and drizzly but much warmer than it has been for the last two weeks.
When I arrived at the beach the sun was peeping throughout the clouds then disappearing but it was so warm about 25C.
When we left an hour later it was becoming very somber moody and beautiful. There were no swimmers this morning.
My friends front garden, no rain-forest trees but lots of tropical palms.
We all had a fruit breakfast together which was so nice.
One of the nice things about living here we have fresh fruit all year round.
Sunbirds nest they are small like a humming bird and like to build their nests in peoples porches where it is safe there are babies in there now.
I had many quilters ask several questions this week about the tiny log cabin blocks I made for my Mens Tie bag. You all asked so many different question I have decided to show you how with some photo and as I work on the bag I will keep you up dated. I showed how to make them a few years ago. It started with some left over log cabins about 15 years ago, some were off cuts and some whole and I just jumbled them on to a piece of fabric stitched them down and cut the shape, I still use this shape for some reason I just like it.
I bought these fabrics about 8 years ago and have been using them only for my bags since, I mostly make my centre with a bright yellow and this seems to make all the other fabrics glow. I cut these fabrics up in to 1′ strips and keep them in a small bag ready to grab when I go out.
This bag is only about 9″ by 6′ has a good gusset and can carry a lot of strips, a thimble, pair of scissors and some needles. So it does not matter how long I have to wait any where time goes quickly with this little pile of fabric to play with. In the middle of the photo you can see a tiny block developing. I sew these with a running stitch and do a wee backstitch now and then, I don’t mark the seams as they don’t have to be perfectly even as they are scattered randomly and on top of each other not sewn in to strips. I do try to remember to make light and dark blocks but some times I just forget as I get carried away sewing.
You can see in this photo the wee blocks are just scattered an over lapped. I try to put the light ones in the centre and the darker ones on the edges. I cut out my lining usually using a lovely piece of 100% cotton or silk then cut out a piece of batting, lay the two together and place the log cabins on the wadding, I then tack them in to place now I can carry this around with me and quilt the wee logs when ever I want too.
Close up of those wee logs been quilted, it is not necessary to quilt around each one but this bag will never wear out LOL and I find quilting so relaxing I get carried away on these tiny projects.
Start of a Healing Heart, found that the back cream fabric was to small so I will have to pick another piece. My hearts are drawn on to washaway freezer paper and I will leave it in.
Not really happy with the back ground fabric it looks a little dark???? It is meant to be a light beige!!!!! Stiched the hearts to the background fabric cut away the fabric behind the hearts and now do blanket stitch around each heart.
My little healing Heart block finished. It is bigger than 6 1/2 ” but I will let the recipient cut it to size when required.
Some times you see some thing beautiful in the strangest places.
I parked the car and there in front of me was this stunning tree with it’s leaves changing.
SO I drove around and took a close up of it in all its beauty
Sorry those of you who like the wild life nothing to share today LOL
I’m off to link with Esther now on her WOW or WIP’s.
Thanks for dropping in. Cheers Glenda
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