tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36016864527880316132024-03-05T15:01:59.880+02:00A Beautiful Day Dream-Create-SewUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger282125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601686452788031613.post-7914766571580016652024-01-30T20:40:00.004+02:002024-01-31T12:05:40.678+02:00How to finish the quilt - The facing method<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The face binding
method hides the quilt's raw edges while freeing the quilt design from the visual binding's frame. It is very useful for the wall hanging quilts, but it can be
used for any type of modern quilt. <span lang="RO" style="background: white; color: #222222;">It also reduces bulk in the
corners, and provides nice clean turned edges.</span>There are several ways of doing it. I will show you how I did it.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBG8nT9g6lRcPzJ7fH1KoJ9nUmdUl0d0qKA5QYW7mrNzVrHg3wQ4If791_HUV-HGk6c-74sDn5WvyYN1566g7xe0ku_l4zsJHggdQ2IpTEJ1u8mAYgHXPRriWhZYd5ZWVe0YFkJFz09GltYC8uPxyo8lYg5R2a-ZXCLNpFIxHEgR-c2S9_tPT-UenIOhE/s2000/How%20to%20finish%20the%20quilt-The%20facing%20method.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to finish the quilt-The facing method" border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1333" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBG8nT9g6lRcPzJ7fH1KoJ9nUmdUl0d0qKA5QYW7mrNzVrHg3wQ4If791_HUV-HGk6c-74sDn5WvyYN1566g7xe0ku_l4zsJHggdQ2IpTEJ1u8mAYgHXPRriWhZYd5ZWVe0YFkJFz09GltYC8uPxyo8lYg5R2a-ZXCLNpFIxHEgR-c2S9_tPT-UenIOhE/w426-h640/How%20to%20finish%20the%20quilt-The%20facing%20method.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to finish the quilt-The facing method" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Facing
the quilt with hanging corners</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I used the same tools I use for binding.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. I trimmed the quilt. I measured the length and the width of the quilt
(approx. </span><span lang="RO" style="color: #2e2e2e; font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">85" x 102)</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">. </span></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8B7nSHZqHL-pac0CLRVVKRdiggqWCso_KR3Lk7dAR4vZzum_hHypqP8kQriMW2PtVBsxhNwdpYbiD0sZ1MhSlOl-MK43AlrFe9vLcCh-FQyk3QzXmMo1VfOS7bY51feS9PFjagy8ypc0gGk4nyso3PofvHvkXdGxGVm7GVbUlpS5vAgq8jTTb1dJvLw/s2922/grafica%20ptTuto%20pt%20Facing%20instead%20binding%20a%20quilt%20blog%20post.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to finish the quilt-The facing method" border="0" data-original-height="2922" data-original-width="2482" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8B7nSHZqHL-pac0CLRVVKRdiggqWCso_KR3Lk7dAR4vZzum_hHypqP8kQriMW2PtVBsxhNwdpYbiD0sZ1MhSlOl-MK43AlrFe9vLcCh-FQyk3QzXmMo1VfOS7bY51feS9PFjagy8ypc0gGk4nyso3PofvHvkXdGxGVm7GVbUlpS5vAgq8jTTb1dJvLw/w340-h400/grafica%20ptTuto%20pt%20Facing%20instead%20binding%20a%20quilt%20blog%20post.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to finish the quilt-The facing method" width="340" /></a><span style="line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><span style="line-height: 115%;">2. For
each of the four quilt edges I prepared four strips of fabric 2 ½" wide
and 3" shorter than each side of the quilt. In my case – (2) 2 ½" x
82" and (2) 2 ½" x 99" (y</span><span lang="RO" style="background: white; line-height: 115%;">ou might keep the strip
uncut and trim it when sewing, right before you get to the quilt corner). <span style="line-height: 115%;">For
each corner of the quilt I cut four 5" squares. </span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCFBmLR-ItUfXZ123JnKCRq9NZ4_k0b-ADvQChZ7mPHyG0bXnFVvJSNzosn-qx388ljzZESsbHWb1c9xJ1hIe2ZkkkENwg0NbXjfNbQnLcUmvl5lZeJOVDH6cClMetSvOmgbn0zhJ18KnmvHPT_xlD75VsebpPIKx-hys3W34bfZmAiQ3glxKgSM1kBs/s2896/grafica%20ptTuto%20pt%20Facing%20instead%20binding%20a%20quilt%20blog%20post2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to finish the quilt-The facing method" border="0" data-original-height="1406" data-original-width="2896" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCFBmLR-ItUfXZ123JnKCRq9NZ4_k0b-ADvQChZ7mPHyG0bXnFVvJSNzosn-qx388ljzZESsbHWb1c9xJ1hIe2ZkkkENwg0NbXjfNbQnLcUmvl5lZeJOVDH6cClMetSvOmgbn0zhJ18KnmvHPT_xlD75VsebpPIKx-hys3W34bfZmAiQ3glxKgSM1kBs/w640-h310/grafica%20ptTuto%20pt%20Facing%20instead%20binding%20a%20quilt%20blog%20post2.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to finish the quilt-The facing method" width="640" /></a></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span lang="RO" style="background: white; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">3. I folded in half lengthwise right side out the four strips and pressed
them with iron. I folded each square diagonally in half right side out to make
triangles and pressed them. </span></div></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="RO" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"></div><div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF9NUjreY1-tPJn924DZKmvExq0V2jV1keakwcjfp4vEp5DOWK1Wgx3ZUuSuH4151VQGWTy7lxk1oV1UOMuD3GH-fgubLh5uIEZO9oSRSfUinI8G3nsPZn5lyHDBJviFSCaHJvTnKO8hMXbypoZ1nbYEnXGzgGs1yMZGAGf9UmRipG_2S_XKOV88j_6ME/s2896/grafica%20ptTuto%20pt%20Facing%20instead%20binding%20a%20quilt%20blog%20post3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to finish the quilt-The facing method" border="0" data-original-height="1406" data-original-width="2896" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF9NUjreY1-tPJn924DZKmvExq0V2jV1keakwcjfp4vEp5DOWK1Wgx3ZUuSuH4151VQGWTy7lxk1oV1UOMuD3GH-fgubLh5uIEZO9oSRSfUinI8G3nsPZn5lyHDBJviFSCaHJvTnKO8hMXbypoZ1nbYEnXGzgGs1yMZGAGf9UmRipG_2S_XKOV88j_6ME/w640-h310/grafica%20ptTuto%20pt%20Facing%20instead%20binding%20a%20quilt%20blog%20post3.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to finish the quilt-The facing method" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">4. I placed the quilt on a flat surface (floor) with the top facing up. I pinned the four triangles in each corner of the quilt with the raw edges of the triangles aligned with the raw edges of the quilt. I stitched the corners in place with ¼ " seam allowance.</div><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></div></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkMxGqNg_NE_NPphEPgEBF_1ug7VkpiQZOAW3vS8aKcG65ty58rx3_u4rKYYxAiNJ2-iPpQiiScGT1P1SFg7RCRy4U0Oe5M9ZWzvQeJxA6HmtQGVYtB5TwH_aPAm9jf2DHbsFGxPHTIv50xeJs85uDmPLLGEg_zK9sjoDlnNMCmVKVA_UN1jkJEVf9boQ/s2922/grafica%20ptTuto%20pt%20Facing%20instead%20binding%20a%20quilt%20blog%20post4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to finish the quilt-The facing method" border="0" data-original-height="2922" data-original-width="2482" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkMxGqNg_NE_NPphEPgEBF_1ug7VkpiQZOAW3vS8aKcG65ty58rx3_u4rKYYxAiNJ2-iPpQiiScGT1P1SFg7RCRy4U0Oe5M9ZWzvQeJxA6HmtQGVYtB5TwH_aPAm9jf2DHbsFGxPHTIv50xeJs85uDmPLLGEg_zK9sjoDlnNMCmVKVA_UN1jkJEVf9boQ/w544-h640/grafica%20ptTuto%20pt%20Facing%20instead%20binding%20a%20quilt%20blog%20post4.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to finish the quilt-The facing method" width="544" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">5.
I centered and pinned the four folded strips along each corresponding side of
the quilt, on top of the triangles, with the raw edges aligned with the raw
edges of the quilt, leaving a <span style="line-height: 115%;">1 ½"</span> gap at each corner of the quilt. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZKAV4hzrklryKny1gTQWO9zkMT2R0p74KqJpBoJ6VG5DWjlcdvjs7bCtU_KqgjZdI0Mf4CFT2SKNCqt2NF92Fu7rlxkaT50GgJuABvaUqfKixI7NSw35HSLYa1Fg5mrPUIC2sulvNqrWJDQyPeiHi9WrY02AYhJff0vo0F2qBWe5915laADgOTAnqhM/s2922/grafica%20ptTuto%20pt%20Facing%20instead%20binding%20a%20quilt%20blog%20post5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to finish the quilt-The facing method" border="0" data-original-height="2922" data-original-width="2482" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZKAV4hzrklryKny1gTQWO9zkMT2R0p74KqJpBoJ6VG5DWjlcdvjs7bCtU_KqgjZdI0Mf4CFT2SKNCqt2NF92Fu7rlxkaT50GgJuABvaUqfKixI7NSw35HSLYa1Fg5mrPUIC2sulvNqrWJDQyPeiHi9WrY02AYhJff0vo0F2qBWe5915laADgOTAnqhM/w544-h640/grafica%20ptTuto%20pt%20Facing%20instead%20binding%20a%20quilt%20blog%20post5.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to finish the quilt-The facing method" width="544" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div style="background: white; line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">6. <span lang="RO" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">I stitched all the way around the edge of the quilt with a ¼' seam allowance, overlapping the corner seam lines. </span></span></div><div style="background: white; line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="RO" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background: white; line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL0bmjg3dDhxt9SZ_5DVw5qpRfLk-DGgI34GRsQrfvcF-j5gdY-MtoU48YYwhX9TZonM4D2k5bpm35eJAiDYhoTJhkOdLT8vXaRL-wSTPsPrL8lrS79oK7oKFWQdzkwF5fxpIB6GiT-pvz5V00LovjO9sJZ-STBKAMvnL1Y41xz-5GRMFu7bBseqCQu8o/s1024/MWFQjeans6.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to finish the quilt-The facing method" border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL0bmjg3dDhxt9SZ_5DVw5qpRfLk-DGgI34GRsQrfvcF-j5gdY-MtoU48YYwhX9TZonM4D2k5bpm35eJAiDYhoTJhkOdLT8vXaRL-wSTPsPrL8lrS79oK7oKFWQdzkwF5fxpIB6GiT-pvz5V00LovjO9sJZ-STBKAMvnL1Y41xz-5GRMFu7bBseqCQu8o/w640-h480/MWFQjeans6.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to finish the quilt-The facing method" width="640" /></span></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you use a continuous strip, <span style="background-color: white;">trim it right before you get to the quilt corner</span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJ-7EtohEXMEZbULnNshUo3m-6HtsPVEqT5NcxW3tIyjUQL1YwT_ErNO3NBj5UT_kMGDFFJXl8HQlcHbtrKIKsk9Afx3PyGlHO5nt2WnxRHcfq95q7Hj3dEjWKFTZ45aSgpfQS_TzMXBodYx3E_Hf3cO5z2LVnzFsKMV_g1O8_Ir101GmZCDuc1Og97Y/s1024/MWFQjeans8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to finish the quilt-The facing method" border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJ-7EtohEXMEZbULnNshUo3m-6HtsPVEqT5NcxW3tIyjUQL1YwT_ErNO3NBj5UT_kMGDFFJXl8HQlcHbtrKIKsk9Afx3PyGlHO5nt2WnxRHcfq95q7Hj3dEjWKFTZ45aSgpfQS_TzMXBodYx3E_Hf3cO5z2LVnzFsKMV_g1O8_Ir101GmZCDuc1Og97Y/w640-h480/MWFQjeans8.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to finish the quilt-The facing method" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div style="background: white; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="RO" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">I clipped</span> the four corners avoiding the seams.</span></div><div style="background: white; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-xCwAEfT5atsW01ga5cPs2hKX-fLYFMgly29dMzwfkmr1wjsTQTdCBRpcRQEQ9scvqg_2EpCwSnBgo-mBc9ndbhquMViFGXJwNyl8Gk8WlLmPGuwzQSMFAv85BIlQhaPIybU_xhdlwSs6TpmwIhxrrspK4xw-8LP7UgVEzlaTFaXh08SOdWtStep9bU/s1024/MWFQjeans9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to finish the quilt-The facing method" border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-xCwAEfT5atsW01ga5cPs2hKX-fLYFMgly29dMzwfkmr1wjsTQTdCBRpcRQEQ9scvqg_2EpCwSnBgo-mBc9ndbhquMViFGXJwNyl8Gk8WlLmPGuwzQSMFAv85BIlQhaPIybU_xhdlwSs6TpmwIhxrrspK4xw-8LP7UgVEzlaTFaXh08SOdWtStep9bU/w640-h480/MWFQjeans9.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to finish the quilt-The facing method" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">7. </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">I flipped
the triangles to the back and, with a pen with the cap on, I carefully pushed
all the corners out to give them a nice finish. I pressed the triangles in
place. </span>I pressed the strips away from the quilt. Then I folded, pressed them with steam to the back side of the quilt, having about 1/16″ of quilt front showing on the back.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-hnohCj9qIl1gI_VdUoXuvrcTN7EdlgCr-dkhCQa7AdsNbIx4DhZpzSB-hYnOFJU669Q2dGlwUj6yxH8PQDPY2XsTPCBWx2EqmU3GIRoVOU3R7kW7rSXBvNwZw4iklzxC3JFWAbLnlPvh1u4lsLnatpVQUPalBX_Il1ABFHIURSYH8i7HhEyVRv0Pu0/s1024/MWFQjeans10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to finish the quilt-The facing method" border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-hnohCj9qIl1gI_VdUoXuvrcTN7EdlgCr-dkhCQa7AdsNbIx4DhZpzSB-hYnOFJU669Q2dGlwUj6yxH8PQDPY2XsTPCBWx2EqmU3GIRoVOU3R7kW7rSXBvNwZw4iklzxC3JFWAbLnlPvh1u4lsLnatpVQUPalBX_Il1ABFHIURSYH8i7HhEyVRv0Pu0/w640-h480/MWFQjeans10.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to finish the quilt-The facing method" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyM2VjCVDY4shK3zOEWfEZ1fu5VyzIfK-O8vCoUVBi3cFw9zIKKBd9C_nAxzD52Horz4Y31rIuvam6dZHoJPHdgEQZczdSHFo1pLlX9kva_IGqK-f3qEAdIhrYJNLPKZuvMSnkMs8bW-b2UMja52JkuW41FBPqlCRcFiXC1RCzzgoYZtIIqxj1mTxymYs/s1024/MWFQjeans11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to finish the quilt-The facing method" border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyM2VjCVDY4shK3zOEWfEZ1fu5VyzIfK-O8vCoUVBi3cFw9zIKKBd9C_nAxzD52Horz4Y31rIuvam6dZHoJPHdgEQZczdSHFo1pLlX9kva_IGqK-f3qEAdIhrYJNLPKZuvMSnkMs8bW-b2UMja52JkuW41FBPqlCRcFiXC1RCzzgoYZtIIqxj1mTxymYs/w640-h480/MWFQjeans11.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to finish the quilt-The facing method" width="640" /></span></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">9.
Keeping the quilt with the top up, I stitched by machine all the way around at
7/8 of an inch away of the quilt edges (the facing strips are 1" wide) <span lang="RO" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">to
secure the strips to the back of the quilt</span>. If you want that the stitching to be
invisible on the quilt top, stitch the strips to the back of the quilt by hand.
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text-align: left;">helpful. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I used this method to finish a quilt made from old jeans and men's shirts, following the instructions of <u><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1484439565/meeting-with-friends-modern-quilt-pdf?click_key=1127599ed416fc7b5569e413691f894fbeac3121%3A1484439565&click_sum=7b0fd618&ref=shop_home_active_1" target="_blank">"Meeting with friends" quilt pattern</a></u>.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1484439565/meeting-with-friends-modern-quilt-pdf?click_key=1127599ed416fc7b5569e413691f894fbeac3121%3A1484439565&click_sum=7b0fd618&ref=shop_home_active_1" target="_blank"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-Meeting with friends quilt pattern" border="0" data-original-height="3302" data-original-width="2552" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm17WOOVc-hUCHzV0dSeOuOX4zRWYw3OYj2tF7tqJ7HDHCohxSvE8LGHnmUY2zNITK2RrB29xqz9xb-y8jw9VnGGrzf-jw1mXASgWVl8DIhB99aUrSLT3qdBL-RRpfusU9zpvVnovoEb132llXqxMoLHBaZec0hIB-ZW5Sr0w72VO9jjy6nqLqi9wcvR8/w494-h640/MACdesignpattrn-Meeting%20with%20friends-quilt-COVER.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-Meeting with friends quilt pattern" width="494" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Have a beautiful sewing day, my dears!</span></span></div><p></p></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601686452788031613.post-26143407951410028982024-01-29T16:41:00.014+02:002024-02-05T07:59:53.888+02:00 How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt. Some useful tips to make your work easier <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1zJSmVorvhHSm_GBeEcd31glPy75sSHJHO7DeJW8qpeHVb5s8XTqrel28oq4mQBtdSON0MGfsubl5_sam6LOlBRA00MPStTSPP7TbfOiQdpln0iZhL0fT3_rvFLxOiP0QEYYJG8vKdnWLcGptrKDkHrp3hCxzqAbS1Ttyi4drltJYWqpfTH6kLr4ORvo/s2000/How%20to%20use%20old%20jeans%20for%20sewing%20quilts2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1414" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1zJSmVorvhHSm_GBeEcd31glPy75sSHJHO7DeJW8qpeHVb5s8XTqrel28oq4mQBtdSON0MGfsubl5_sam6LOlBRA00MPStTSPP7TbfOiQdpln0iZhL0fT3_rvFLxOiP0QEYYJG8vKdnWLcGptrKDkHrp3hCxzqAbS1Ttyi4drltJYWqpfTH6kLr4ORvo/w453-h640/How%20to%20use%20old%20jeans%20for%20sewing%20quilts2.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" width="453" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I like denim. I’ve always liked to wear jeans, denim
jackets, denim shirts or pinafore dresses. So, the desire to make a quilt from
this kind of cloth came naturally. I asked my family and friends to give me
jeans they no longer wore, and in time I managed to collect about 15-20 pairs. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In
August 2023 I decided to use <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1484439565/meeting-with-friends-modern-quilt-pdf?click_key=9af51b96ab3555d77b6f136ba225eba2ff1e17fa%3A1484439565&click_sum=797319ae&ref=shop_home_active_1" target="_blank">this pattern</a> and started making the quilt using 10
pairs of jeans and two men's shirts. I finished it in January 2024 after taking about
a three-month sewing break.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="RO" style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When
it comes to sew quilts made of old jeans, the easiest design is the one of
pieces measuring about 5" side and which allows the color shades to be
randomly placed. The internet is full of incredible improvisational denim quilts that </span></span>are a valuable source of inspiration<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">. But in this post, I'll talk about the key aspects
of my experience sewing a quilt with a structured pattern, which requires a
certain sequence for color/shade variation and pieces with sides up to 10
inches.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-CZK5oNIZiUyw2WrFpL37FKnFjwnhGmMXe7XODHUumtbM4WPnW4iuCaVXXfs8fVNE7RMMSAPeNnK5DyIH-kP_cKpfdoJd5eugsac2a1DKKdPGoYioa5cveD2OjunHnT_gAFYdsLLbszC0h2l_hKgSrOPB4dYS_ASJqWhjJxaNpnEq7BCjWicnxQQY9dg/s768/MWFquilt-jeans-tut-txt18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-CZK5oNIZiUyw2WrFpL37FKnFjwnhGmMXe7XODHUumtbM4WPnW4iuCaVXXfs8fVNE7RMMSAPeNnK5DyIH-kP_cKpfdoJd5eugsac2a1DKKdPGoYioa5cveD2OjunHnT_gAFYdsLLbszC0h2l_hKgSrOPB4dYS_ASJqWhjJxaNpnEq7BCjWicnxQQY9dg/s16000/MWFquilt-jeans-tut-txt18.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In a nut shell, I made a quilt composed of 30 blocks, measuring
around 85" x 102" </span><span lang="RO" style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(215 cm x 250 cm) with the block size of 17"(43.5 cm), using 2 sets of fabrics. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="RO" style="color: #1e1e1e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">The fabric for the
quilt must be carefully chosen: t</span><span style="color: #1e1e1e; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">oo much stretch in jeans
fabric gives a wonky shape in the block pieces. To better maintain their
shape, I opted for minimal to no stretch jeans.</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="RO" style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I used light, medium, and dark colored jeans for the block
background. I cut the pieces from each color so I could get a light-to-dark
shade effect. </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">I also used two men's shirts as focus fabrics, a piece from
another shirt for the blocks' central squares, and store-bought cotton fabric for
backing and facing (rather than binding).</span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="RO" style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="RO" style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span lang="RO" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I washed and lightly ironed/pressed
each pair of jeans, shirts and backing fabric. </span></span></span></p><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWcEcBaqi1pPU37VGfpWkXNWPEA7r386asa5qYn1hWnbTBP9TX7Iz3ePslalNrrHD8-QRZu88drt2i3H-nxfW6v6BLRYz8JYchEKfBGdBs7_0ZL8OUUwiRV-udfK5sjNuwJDhNE8oVlskLZx6zmZPhr6vlTqrlf85hY0tQV6Br8v4paTmnlOUFu0khmc/s818/MWFquilt-jeans-tut-txt19.jpg"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" border="0" data-original-height="818" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWcEcBaqi1pPU37VGfpWkXNWPEA7r386asa5qYn1hWnbTBP9TX7Iz3ePslalNrrHD8-QRZu88drt2i3H-nxfW6v6BLRYz8JYchEKfBGdBs7_0ZL8OUUwiRV-udfK5sjNuwJDhNE8oVlskLZx6zmZPhr6vlTqrlf85hY0tQV6Br8v4paTmnlOUFu0khmc/w391-h400/MWFquilt-jeans-tut-txt19.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" width="391" /></a></div><br /><br /><span lang="RO" style="color: #1a1a1a; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">From each leg of the jeans I
cut strips with the width on the size of the pieces that I was going to get
from them. Then I worked in different ways with them:</span></span><div><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">- from one tube-like strips I cut the seams and then I cut the unfolded strips into necessary pieces.</span></div><div><div><span lang="RO" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvP8qqVvv7RdAKYP6GvTxsfGjsWiod06qkSMxUwNw2Bi1-sB8mnZvDl_IT5Xwg_e_UkmKLQpXm0DGJT1qG-n-LCpmoYzxVK5xMH6aK91RunYUU_xJTJDlxi5WKFKgalmsQtNNFimihd2fimckPigJzl8_LZW8TzjtU5GH73_WNPmjVUvVcjWFpKYAFHqU/s800/MWFquilt-jeans-tut-txt3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvP8qqVvv7RdAKYP6GvTxsfGjsWiod06qkSMxUwNw2Bi1-sB8mnZvDl_IT5Xwg_e_UkmKLQpXm0DGJT1qG-n-LCpmoYzxVK5xMH6aK91RunYUU_xJTJDlxi5WKFKgalmsQtNNFimihd2fimckPigJzl8_LZW8TzjtU5GH73_WNPmjVUvVcjWFpKYAFHqU/w400-h300/MWFquilt-jeans-tut-txt3.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">- on others, first I </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">unstitched</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"> the seams to increase a little bit their length, I pressed, and then I cut them in pieces.</span></div><div><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVO5cKzMENGUc5bSWWb79GJs3w0AKE-vIwmBa8rFNsOvjjT8Zm214xLMkz-MMPfR5rvMsGFf87V3DVan_aj-InzD7JsN5KGPa9i-XpoO52Uz89DlXJT-Hx5SgEuJctMWOdsMao4DCNAy-i9ScRf-w_m0yzLbXJP77P91NFjkgEz6DLuepm1jvha8DTMA4/s800/MWFquilt-jeans-tut-txt4.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVO5cKzMENGUc5bSWWb79GJs3w0AKE-vIwmBa8rFNsOvjjT8Zm214xLMkz-MMPfR5rvMsGFf87V3DVan_aj-InzD7JsN5KGPa9i-XpoO52Uz89DlXJT-Hx5SgEuJctMWOdsMao4DCNAy-i9ScRf-w_m0yzLbXJP77P91NFjkgEz6DLuepm1jvha8DTMA4/w320-h240/MWFquilt-jeans-tut-txt4.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" width="320" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">- </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: inherit;">from another ones I cut two pieces at a time keeping the tube strip lying flat.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="RO" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDs0D3wpyAAleUK5tHA9oqTlThGLWSj6ieIjifDGZGDKpvnN6S69ZIVs3wp4F7F_U5msFxr8c9mG-k8QOTkWLDwyqshg_ysw45JtDmyomQlGd2qj87c6kIKnLAlVPAKE62MYo4ud9E-BjiJ4pa6Wfa3bfQcGXfhrO6S6rwvlXnvWx603xUmDDy3gRQ0c/s800/MWFquilt-jeans-tut-txt1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDs0D3wpyAAleUK5tHA9oqTlThGLWSj6ieIjifDGZGDKpvnN6S69ZIVs3wp4F7F_U5msFxr8c9mG-k8QOTkWLDwyqshg_ysw45JtDmyomQlGd2qj87c6kIKnLAlVPAKE62MYo4ud9E-BjiJ4pa6Wfa3bfQcGXfhrO6S6rwvlXnvWx603xUmDDy3gRQ0c/w400-h300/MWFquilt-jeans-tut-txt1.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="RO" style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><span lang="RO" style="color: #1a1a1a; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span lang="RO" style="color: #1a1a1a; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For each block I joined the denim
pieces with different degrees of discoloration aiming to achieve a certain design
when assembling the blocks. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="RO" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgr-OnWoVAAtLNQSIOoBti8kn2u7okCORbN5dSRY9x9hzHuUOBbvi_FWL_MoKSi13jYIpdeZQuZmgZx5jGCyAxgjKGL-tbBgwHI9Gwpp3C2DF5HMufXnAQgzJK9R421sPkRzXbvEZMYJdE8sorQMWQZW92lPrI9dbe0wsti3iVQFAZ4L-0PUpKNV5EeTA/s800/MWFquilt-jeans-tut-txt8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="800" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgr-OnWoVAAtLNQSIOoBti8kn2u7okCORbN5dSRY9x9hzHuUOBbvi_FWL_MoKSi13jYIpdeZQuZmgZx5jGCyAxgjKGL-tbBgwHI9Gwpp3C2DF5HMufXnAQgzJK9R421sPkRzXbvEZMYJdE8sorQMWQZW92lPrI9dbe0wsti3iVQFAZ4L-0PUpKNV5EeTA/w400-h299/MWFquilt-jeans-tut-txt8.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNpSkmb9Imny-TYj8fT8jopg1GE5Y-TmFzSTa-PwbpT67lsecrgz2WbhcMBAk_Gb7vXQfbOmZwuuxwlxQl4h2Eyt2FIItbN5fv0ZTITlQrLURTXbtwnu_SzNq0qsEwSkx6z7GlA4c42W3SuM3udVzqlIst_B29yxacTWFYmS7bBo740dfEZOKkJIRB_os/s800/MWFquilt-jeans-tut-txt14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" border="0" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="800" height="453" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNpSkmb9Imny-TYj8fT8jopg1GE5Y-TmFzSTa-PwbpT67lsecrgz2WbhcMBAk_Gb7vXQfbOmZwuuxwlxQl4h2Eyt2FIItbN5fv0ZTITlQrLURTXbtwnu_SzNq0qsEwSkx6z7GlA4c42W3SuM3udVzqlIst_B29yxacTWFYmS7bBo740dfEZOKkJIRB_os/w640-h453/MWFquilt-jeans-tut-txt14.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhas0egz9SIZGOBWUQvucmEkK-1SQTmAtFd62MqGFO-jUSVQ8XONON-D0vvgervK9xED37V2ZRA68EygaBZyTbisDmH6K0kXYoNKtQMTxqfqIfEpXfRZzzXVcXcPoywivphVGTTp7sx2s4Xap7Fexgrr39S2S8KX6__PoLWzym9Ke-CVmeldtuEWn7Og14/s800/MWFquilt-jeans-tut-txt15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" border="0" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="800" height="453" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhas0egz9SIZGOBWUQvucmEkK-1SQTmAtFd62MqGFO-jUSVQ8XONON-D0vvgervK9xED37V2ZRA68EygaBZyTbisDmH6K0kXYoNKtQMTxqfqIfEpXfRZzzXVcXcPoywivphVGTTp7sx2s4Xap7Fexgrr39S2S8KX6__PoLWzym9Ke-CVmeldtuEWn7Og14/w640-h453/MWFquilt-jeans-tut-txt15.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="RO" style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">To </span></span>get more use out of<span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: inherit;">the fabric I even used pieces
that included seams but I carefully adjusted them to avoid bulk.</span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Zi1TKZLkoFU0cx1oh9fVIHFJT5_rASQGNut1bcsxIe1dqfQ7fkG9P_uc9DpCxuRC6i_-fuy5jcSLxDu-fAx877srefjARyGW6svTENdpDVKja9u6qFVx9YolhcZfXfn9VYdBWVw0kPsPNnTUuB4vk89hwtIEgHQMUQEJF_W-qlB1o3a5D5QpUubAhZM/s800/MWFquilt-jeans-tut-txt9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" border="0" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="800" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Zi1TKZLkoFU0cx1oh9fVIHFJT5_rASQGNut1bcsxIe1dqfQ7fkG9P_uc9DpCxuRC6i_-fuy5jcSLxDu-fAx877srefjARyGW6svTENdpDVKja9u6qFVx9YolhcZfXfn9VYdBWVw0kPsPNnTUuB4vk89hwtIEgHQMUQEJF_W-qlB1o3a5D5QpUubAhZM/w400-h264/MWFquilt-jeans-tut-txt9.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-dyuVw5agArCscO4N95l1qLgvMe61w8_hOD3Nt7TXKBXomZjEfO5uQjDFibq8araWWBMe1R5IB-DC0eKQRRvISlvEhiPxcya2O3qIj28I-HmUflF0xjjGncMYf3gGrtjKrwd4hXW7GuyMw_rhs7COtK2kemSPy3MXfTCIl8shY2sOmCU730grZmJlHAY/s800/MWFquilt-jeans-tut-txt10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-dyuVw5agArCscO4N95l1qLgvMe61w8_hOD3Nt7TXKBXomZjEfO5uQjDFibq8araWWBMe1R5IB-DC0eKQRRvISlvEhiPxcya2O3qIj28I-HmUflF0xjjGncMYf3gGrtjKrwd4hXW7GuyMw_rhs7COtK2kemSPy3MXfTCIl8shY2sOmCU730grZmJlHAY/w400-h300/MWFquilt-jeans-tut-txt10.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><span lang="RO" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><br /></span></div><div><span lang="RO" style="color: #1a1a1a;"> </span><span lang="RO" style="background: white;">I kept the seam out of the corners though, because much bulk in the corners makes the pieces too thick to sew.</span></div><div><span lang="RO" style="background: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQoXkVR2Vz4TWPYvxumxOsJFUK3UEvhxMFrkefD9ZlwsZriSwlq0w_NwfQhu6of4QcFdX_nVZfgfNsI92jvjpfhnOGXkRtHMzVJ5UWHQcB1AhGjanmKpzU6-f7iW5J7bT-hEDjv8T0kbVGkBIlepRnQIKPZ_ezenLoD-g9dq-UE-HMqxTN6QjmCrD9DRQ/s800/MWFquilt-jeans-tut-txt6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQoXkVR2Vz4TWPYvxumxOsJFUK3UEvhxMFrkefD9ZlwsZriSwlq0w_NwfQhu6of4QcFdX_nVZfgfNsI92jvjpfhnOGXkRtHMzVJ5UWHQcB1AhGjanmKpzU6-f7iW5J7bT-hEDjv8T0kbVGkBIlepRnQIKPZ_ezenLoD-g9dq-UE-HMqxTN6QjmCrD9DRQ/w400-h300/MWFquilt-jeans-tut-txt6.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span lang="RO" style="background: white;"><br /></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I </span><span lang="RO" style="background: white; color: #1e1e1e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">pieced the quilt top using ¼"
seams and I pressed them open. For thick denim I recommend ½" seams. </span><span lang="RO" style="background: white; color: #282829; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pressing is essential to obtain accurate seams and making your quilt
lie flat.</span><span lang="RO" style="background: white; color: #1e1e1e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="RO" style="background: white; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: inherit;">On the stretch jeans areas I </span><span lang="RO" style="background: white; color: #282829; font-family: inherit;">placed the iron on them and hold it still. To move it to a different part of the pieced block, I lifted it up and place it in a new spot.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span> Moving the iron around on the fabric can stretch it out. <span style="font-family: inherit;"> Flat seams need a careful
steam pressing.</span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-CkiS8inOCdIxLAoi-FOibxQEXbLU3Mwy-EePChk1R2tLkJJB9vIcUZqCdv9lX0s7pmEggYOEHNVTVYRvCD6GGS36lIMfvkrrBwF38nkCuw7sl1iuhp1JXm59g1QNafAqvj2FQy_XdYiO5wBv0vBb3WC6FLYYWRnlLUqfkFBAFYvR8FdlgjgVq9DiSiM/s800/MWFquilt-jeans-tut-txt11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-CkiS8inOCdIxLAoi-FOibxQEXbLU3Mwy-EePChk1R2tLkJJB9vIcUZqCdv9lX0s7pmEggYOEHNVTVYRvCD6GGS36lIMfvkrrBwF38nkCuw7sl1iuhp1JXm59g1QNafAqvj2FQy_XdYiO5wBv0vBb3WC6FLYYWRnlLUqfkFBAFYvR8FdlgjgVq9DiSiM/w400-h300/MWFquilt-jeans-tut-txt11.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="RO" style="background: white; color: #1e1e1e; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I used
regular polyester thread for piecing, machine embroidery thread for quilting, jeans
needle for both piecing and quilting, and free motion foot for quilting.</span></span><span lang="RO" style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> I chose the quilting thread to match the gold colored double stitching of the jeans. <o:p></o:p></span></span><span style="background-color: white;">I quilted with straight stitching.</span></p>
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_3x4Pf4Zjv0o3Q5bcRMZlVf4Xf6GA3W_IAyrUS67e4c4mdiFaEOENOimOn9Va9sEEwHjFGZ5alAZZKeOYKW68Mo4oYVILhCDj8EwdyeH-GQiXDHQcr5mb1_aCIlEHmjJLDUYuBnCZguUPh74l35Wc-hkjwr8ufIZcODh68iboS18ujfaQUesW03VlnA/s800/MWFquilt-jeans-tut-txt16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_3x4Pf4Zjv0o3Q5bcRMZlVf4Xf6GA3W_IAyrUS67e4c4mdiFaEOENOimOn9Va9sEEwHjFGZ5alAZZKeOYKW68Mo4oYVILhCDj8EwdyeH-GQiXDHQcr5mb1_aCIlEHmjJLDUYuBnCZguUPh74l35Wc-hkjwr8ufIZcODh68iboS18ujfaQUesW03VlnA/w400-h300/MWFquilt-jeans-tut-txt16.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXsemegMetycBuqLFqXjXTUFB9dd2eyNnFcXoioN9KW9ccOgYRKp-AdAZDBrCuh-VJg5jguJ9Ccv19a1s2AVkjgzeYhIsUJKqy4WCXLfTCYBAJPwaflBSvKTUedYTHa_96jOkhIN28YfbGgNvrXcvnwezB8ul_NN98zA6U8aWm5X0ZhEyqE0Bsqd-eoTo/s800/MWFquilt-jeans-tut-txt17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXsemegMetycBuqLFqXjXTUFB9dd2eyNnFcXoioN9KW9ccOgYRKp-AdAZDBrCuh-VJg5jguJ9Ccv19a1s2AVkjgzeYhIsUJKqy4WCXLfTCYBAJPwaflBSvKTUedYTHa_96jOkhIN28YfbGgNvrXcvnwezB8ul_NN98zA6U8aWm5X0ZhEyqE0Bsqd-eoTo/w400-h300/MWFquilt-jeans-tut-txt17.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span lang="RO" style="background: white; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Instead of binding I chose
faced binding. It was the best choice for this denim quilt: the edges came out
nice, thin, straight and flat. I wrote a separate blog post about how I finished this quilt using <a href="https://abeeautifulday.blogspot.com/2024/01/how-to-finish-quilt-facing-method.html" target="_blank">The facing method</a>.</span></span></div><div><span lang="RO" style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIBXEZvMAVUyqZqhZh3lbbm2plGaNaDRBxqHtUPxISeCJKAHourXUzJP6122-2TZI1vt7-z3nBy_5lQeQug0NmxSEgjHDfiX6oR7KXU7CgrvaaPkjKtYFsOTS5pOSHP4akFc-YBC6rTnufKRiPCr73qFyMniC8gmXfQ2KJbx2N140Vvzdv-KOVsi5SUg/s800/MWFquilt-jeans-tut-txt20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIBXEZvMAVUyqZqhZh3lbbm2plGaNaDRBxqHtUPxISeCJKAHourXUzJP6122-2TZI1vt7-z3nBy_5lQeQug0NmxSEgjHDfiX6oR7KXU7CgrvaaPkjKtYFsOTS5pOSHP4akFc-YBC6rTnufKRiPCr73qFyMniC8gmXfQ2KJbx2N140Vvzdv-KOVsi5SUg/w400-h300/MWFquilt-jeans-tut-txt20.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span lang="RO" style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="RO" style="background: white; line-height: 115%;"><span>Because I only had a few pieces of </span></span><span style="background-color: white;">each color shade</span><span style="background-color: white;">, setting up them took a lot of </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 115%;">attention in order to get repetitive sequences. Here is the result:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="RO" style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZojcY_8TA8s4D_NZzQ0vn8MUQyBdoxO4efyzT54CkLXVAWbxHHdkWxeVBDSiEY4ckYIUBfRg-Owf2R4437dhsvrxlr8RE9E9JZvoR_X34xENcBOSmWTYdHPBGYhtm0Xer6k_o8dqJyn08cMM0YXdbJdoe6WS3a-E8xjgNMS14YVms3x5nw-rLx70r2Cg/s800/MWFquilt-jeans-tut-txt21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZojcY_8TA8s4D_NZzQ0vn8MUQyBdoxO4efyzT54CkLXVAWbxHHdkWxeVBDSiEY4ckYIUBfRg-Owf2R4437dhsvrxlr8RE9E9JZvoR_X34xENcBOSmWTYdHPBGYhtm0Xer6k_o8dqJyn08cMM0YXdbJdoe6WS3a-E8xjgNMS14YVms3x5nw-rLx70r2Cg/w640-h480/MWFquilt-jeans-tut-txt21.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span lang="RO" style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qqQMp8DlD8nxJvxYqVGVrLp1mcE3O5AiKYLRIz2DUkRqzPa_chcsBHDivMdPCnQRvDSGGs9OvDJkIkjDOMdFSI0MYmdIqPLpnZ3ros3pvsbix5HJNIvBnGNEYMMMM4airMqzQmtVVW8O7SYFA1Z3ELRp2uevfWyulTHqdk3SOS8i85qy1YEuYBsQavg/s1000/MWFquilt-jeans-tut-txt22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qqQMp8DlD8nxJvxYqVGVrLp1mcE3O5AiKYLRIz2DUkRqzPa_chcsBHDivMdPCnQRvDSGGs9OvDJkIkjDOMdFSI0MYmdIqPLpnZ3ros3pvsbix5HJNIvBnGNEYMMMM4airMqzQmtVVW8O7SYFA1Z3ELRp2uevfWyulTHqdk3SOS8i85qy1YEuYBsQavg/w640-h480/MWFquilt-jeans-tut-txt22.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span lang="RO" style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxnHFkak8Rbc3VBoNJSfbxLt2N_hsLKZElViV2j5UbOCRaFHJ3p-MgG_8q1KjxVJkBkwE0tcPoVAR7yZ43m8uP9w-p0F7jOr4IrREOKVxh7YZEpzN4dyZF-u3ZiLzFtMHDubu-A8-Qxcl7ov4Y3O9mxc_Szg9lpjzaUlQKtPuUh1Ykdoj3E6cfcCCNS8/s800/MWFquilt-jeans-tut-txt23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxnHFkak8Rbc3VBoNJSfbxLt2N_hsLKZElViV2j5UbOCRaFHJ3p-MgG_8q1KjxVJkBkwE0tcPoVAR7yZ43m8uP9w-p0F7jOr4IrREOKVxh7YZEpzN4dyZF-u3ZiLzFtMHDubu-A8-Qxcl7ov4Y3O9mxc_Szg9lpjzaUlQKtPuUh1Ykdoj3E6cfcCCNS8/w400-h300/MWFquilt-jeans-tut-txt23.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to use old jeans for sewing a quilt" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span lang="RO" style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="RO" style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="RO" style="background: white; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Have a beautiful sewing day, my dears!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="RO" style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="RO" style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: RO; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: RO; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601686452788031613.post-51050044180796324712023-06-12T21:56:00.005+03:002023-06-18T21:18:32.252+03:00Meeting with friends quilts. Pattern release<p>I am
so glad that after long time, I finally have great news: I just
released two quilt patterns!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In
the late fall of 2021, while the rules imposed in the Pandemic kept us far from
each other, I made some patterns for some mini quilts, good to use as coasters.
For one of them I wrote the pattern because I realized that it is not
only beginner friendly, but also you need only an hour or two to make it. I
chose squares, rectangles and half square triangles to play with.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq98-kpJqNKW88elLuq6-RTGgKpbqg2IdkwJCzxHI92HKcWNybgAhXM5QO7GVU7Di1bRTQwhqR7QrAK2DoCV20tsz7i0TH7-Zmkp7yuvcjpWqIrhRKGN0n-AY5YSqvr4H4iPR8Z9SFtX4hZ1VpEgm0nky3_AX-UU35P5PnxkyiAgou_JvKAm0DKor4/s2700/MACdesignpattrn-Meeting%20with%20friends-miniquilt-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-Meeting with friends mini quilt pattern" border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="2700" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq98-kpJqNKW88elLuq6-RTGgKpbqg2IdkwJCzxHI92HKcWNybgAhXM5QO7GVU7Di1bRTQwhqR7QrAK2DoCV20tsz7i0TH7-Zmkp7yuvcjpWqIrhRKGN0n-AY5YSqvr4H4iPR8Z9SFtX4hZ1VpEgm0nky3_AX-UU35P5PnxkyiAgou_JvKAm0DKor4/w640-h480/MACdesignpattrn-Meeting%20with%20friends-miniquilt-2.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-Meeting with friends mini quilt pattern" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #222222;">It's not by
chance that I called it “Meeting with friends” as that was the idea I wanted to
express:</span> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">The central unit symbolizes the table that gathers friends
around it. Two triangles meeting at their points symbolizes the friends. The
resulting extension of their lines forms
an X-cross, a very harmonious sign for meeting, and the ancient symbol for time
(the hourglass).<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_VOnHCbbCybubowjawk7yuO-n2cDr_3xaCNoVdxSO2yvolItn_XhyL3QNzT3htu8P9sy5AkIg88hKC3rpKumXPbVt1vaH3RY-v6e_gWXFF8JFxQ7uD-3QEbJb90XlORQgV1Xv-oAEQXDRsto60QNK8z9Y7bB7S5rBE5Aj0e3y17M0dHrb2Esoii_Z/s2700/MACdesignpattrn-Meeting%20with%20friends-miniquilt-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-Meeting with friends mini quilt pattern" border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="2700" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_VOnHCbbCybubowjawk7yuO-n2cDr_3xaCNoVdxSO2yvolItn_XhyL3QNzT3htu8P9sy5AkIg88hKC3rpKumXPbVt1vaH3RY-v6e_gWXFF8JFxQ7uD-3QEbJb90XlORQgV1Xv-oAEQXDRsto60QNK8z9Y7bB7S5rBE5Aj0e3y17M0dHrb2Esoii_Z/w640-h480/MACdesignpattrn-Meeting%20with%20friends-miniquilt-3.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-Meeting with friends mini quilt pattern" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #222222;">This block
combines in a simple and modern manner two of the most used patchwork layouts: </span><span style="background-color: white;">Log Cabin and </span><span style="background: white; color: #222222;">Half Square Triangle (HST)</span><span style="background: white;">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal">Because Christmas was approaching, I used fabrics in the
colors and prints specific to the winter holidays, but the block looks great using a wide variety of color combinations and prints (except large prints).</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2044FRuvO4L47R7qxfUdb7PJOkrBpRqVjZpQ5NawC-AE23H63duO_ACQrPpk8cIwIIJJCC2RpzlU3XtcBjtn9F47KGiIIw-f36aAv1EeBdjs66a03feZsLMv4MaKgoFkm8LpbStllye7Xuc-PfqV5ks0vc2-MGGybesyK5UQ1AVQqPH43lB_pF58y/s2700/MACdesignpattrn-Meeting%20with%20friends-miniquilt-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-Meeting with friends mini quilt pattern" border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="2700" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2044FRuvO4L47R7qxfUdb7PJOkrBpRqVjZpQ5NawC-AE23H63duO_ACQrPpk8cIwIIJJCC2RpzlU3XtcBjtn9F47KGiIIw-f36aAv1EeBdjs66a03feZsLMv4MaKgoFkm8LpbStllye7Xuc-PfqV5ks0vc2-MGGybesyK5UQ1AVQqPH43lB_pF58y/w640-h480/MACdesignpattrn-Meeting%20with%20friends-miniquilt-1.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-Meeting with friends mini quilt pattern" width="640" /></a></div><br /><i><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1470211932/meeting-with-friends-mini-quilt-pdf?click_key=b6c38a97ade9ce7e4ec983f02d76bf4e8bdd38e7%3A1470211932&click_sum=b3dade85&ref=shop_home_active_2" target="_blank">Meeting with friends mini quilt</a></i> measures 8 ¾" x 8 ¾" (22.5 cm x 22.5 cm) before
quilting and washing.<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It can
be used to be displayed on the wall, added to a bag, as well as on the table as
a mug rug. For the wall, you should add a sleeve or hanging pockets to the back
of the quilt before binding so that the binding covers the raw edges and gives
a neat finish (these instructions are not included in this pattern).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexgiXC_N1ls2U-CKkPNv506ak7yCcpQzNYYNQOKK3ygTegglt2gOnXdLhcnSMy0aRK0aMhzHVnfPSs0zuDSqiBj15mlVfnn4-n6s9nAyM_mGGlCLDO8F2CHrWa6PUfBXysJbpk29SgGWWsn15YJB2U_uVEhjBDvKVqqtt2cAIWwa02R9upCri4XCY/s3302/MACdesignpattrn-Meeting%20with%20friends-miniquilt-COVER.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-Meeting with friends mini quilt pattern" border="0" data-original-height="3302" data-original-width="2552" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexgiXC_N1ls2U-CKkPNv506ak7yCcpQzNYYNQOKK3ygTegglt2gOnXdLhcnSMy0aRK0aMhzHVnfPSs0zuDSqiBj15mlVfnn4-n6s9nAyM_mGGlCLDO8F2CHrWa6PUfBXysJbpk29SgGWWsn15YJB2U_uVEhjBDvKVqqtt2cAIWwa02R9upCri4XCY/w494-h640/MACdesignpattrn-Meeting%20with%20friends-miniquilt-COVER.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-Meeting with friends mini quilt pattern" width="494" /></a></div><span style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Then, one of my friends who helped me testing the pattern,
asked me to enlarge the block for making a pillow cover. So it came out a 17”
(43.5 cm) square block and I got to the point where the natural question arose:
what would a quilt from several such blocks look like? I designed layouts and
layouts, searching “the one”, the versatility of this block giving endless set
ups and quilt styles.</span></p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal">It was hard to choose which layout I will use for making a
sample quilt, but in the end I chose this one:<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO4i6VWiV_JE5GsWV5vMfAsSfAl3tSIu8lfOABmbmAc3g9gSeeZfH5p80OUiD6ln09YSaAntu4fzBFDBwYw5oI72d24GpspByFxCtORAt2Mb5zBYXas6ToWtX5IDlsCLviMeLnkm7t3mWBSnrqutjbZsY09SNZaaey1hnEOOCi-4tyIdNOURp6V2gR/s2700/MACdesignpattrn-Meeting%20with%20friends-quilt-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-Meeting with friends quilt pattern" border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="2025" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO4i6VWiV_JE5GsWV5vMfAsSfAl3tSIu8lfOABmbmAc3g9gSeeZfH5p80OUiD6ln09YSaAntu4fzBFDBwYw5oI72d24GpspByFxCtORAt2Mb5zBYXas6ToWtX5IDlsCLviMeLnkm7t3mWBSnrqutjbZsY09SNZaaey1hnEOOCi-4tyIdNOURp6V2gR/w480-h640/MACdesignpattrn-Meeting%20with%20friends-quilt-1.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-Meeting with friends quilt pattern" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="background: white; color: #222222;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1484439565/meeting-with-friends-modern-quilt-pdf?click_key=4d0ba3661a33499dffdfccdc3efbb963f16b7049%3A1484439565&click_sum=1f912fbd&ref=shop_home_active_1" target="_blank">Meeting with friends</a></span></i><span style="background: white; color: #222222;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1484439565/meeting-with-friends-modern-quilt-pdf?click_key=4d0ba3661a33499dffdfccdc3efbb963f16b7049%3A1484439565&click_sum=1f912fbd&ref=shop_home_active_1" target="_blank"> <i>quilt</i>
</a>is based on only one 17” quilt block. It is a user-friendly pattern and
provides step by step color photo guide and instructions to cut and machine
piecing, and gives also hints and tips which will help you to assemble this quilt faultless. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>The quilt measures 67" x 84" (170 cm x 210 cm)
before washing and quilting.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Quilt sizes based on 17"/43.5 cm “Meeting with friends” block:</p><p class="MsoNormal">•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- Baby/Crib - approx. 34" x 50½" (86.5 cm x 128 cm) </p><p class="MsoNormal">•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- Throw - approx. 50½" x 50½" (128 cm x 128 cm) </p><p class="MsoNormal">•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> - approx. 50½" x 67" (128 cm x 170 cm)</p><p class="MsoNormal">•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- Twin - approx. 67" x 84" (170 cm x 210 cm) (the quilt featured in this pattern).</p><p class="MsoNormal">•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- Full/Queen - approx. 84" x 100" (210 cm x 254 cm).</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><span style="background-color: white;">It's an easy quilt pattern even
for the beginning quilters and it is perfect for anyone who wants to sew a
simple, cheerful, quick and modern quilt.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiQHzEWPKhm9U5rOBjwE7RBWQ4z0_TImKI80ITKamnsTMssEY6GECT6_7UvYbrzaYlAK9ZTsZgrkbx5jwC0XEbNDVgmYPy8o1rsBJiolS3M-8tjEN3ikg1r9JgaAX5iaDkin0p7XWFOAmICCvB2mvjV4uvG2LQjXpjY1GJFE8vzfpa6ANUTt8a83Tb/s2700/MACdesignpattrn-Meeting%20with%20friends-quilt-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautiulday.blogspot.com-Meeting with friends quilt pattern" border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="2700" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiQHzEWPKhm9U5rOBjwE7RBWQ4z0_TImKI80ITKamnsTMssEY6GECT6_7UvYbrzaYlAK9ZTsZgrkbx5jwC0XEbNDVgmYPy8o1rsBJiolS3M-8tjEN3ikg1r9JgaAX5iaDkin0p7XWFOAmICCvB2mvjV4uvG2LQjXpjY1GJFE8vzfpa6ANUTt8a83Tb/w640-h480/MACdesignpattrn-Meeting%20with%20friends-quilt-5.jpg" title="abeeautiulday.blogspot.com-Meeting with friends quilt pattern" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white;"><i>Meeting with friends quilt</i> is not difficult to make, but it does require a bit of precision</span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Libre Baskerville", "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">.</span><span style="background: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;">In this pattern
you will find also suggestions and information for sewing quilts with different
layouts, settings, dimensions and color combinations based only on this block.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #222222;">This pattern is
Fat Eighths, Fat Quarter and yardage friendly.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVx7RLXDt3RsI9EdglnYrE4le9EIeXr7GwEg19Q9ZoUyYNf1JLFQKkeZCo1Nq0ErVCK6_9OW9iW39mrb_dPpXGamdlLawlV2HLiUiKrVi03mNbHIubXESXGVnFoaUJ7WXMk9Bag_8QIgnhjwDVLtyyn1Djd4yg6Mv_mfpYnWowew1jMRExZdlQcZhx/s2700/MACdesignpattrn-Meeting%20with%20friends-quilt-pillow1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautiulday.blogspot.com-Meeting with friends quilt pattern" border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="2700" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVx7RLXDt3RsI9EdglnYrE4le9EIeXr7GwEg19Q9ZoUyYNf1JLFQKkeZCo1Nq0ErVCK6_9OW9iW39mrb_dPpXGamdlLawlV2HLiUiKrVi03mNbHIubXESXGVnFoaUJ7WXMk9Bag_8QIgnhjwDVLtyyn1Djd4yg6Mv_mfpYnWowew1jMRExZdlQcZhx/w640-h480/MACdesignpattrn-Meeting%20with%20friends-quilt-pillow1.jpg" title="abeeautiulday.blogspot.com-Meeting with friends quilt pattern" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;">Look how beautiful turn out my One block-pillow covers! Using only one 17" <i><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1484439565/meeting-with-friends-modern-quilt-pdf?click_key=4d0ba3661a33499dffdfccdc3efbb963f16b7049%3A1484439565&click_sum=1f912fbd&ref=shop_home_active_1" target="_blank">Meeting with friends </a></i>block and your scrap pile, you could cheer up your</span></span> dining room, bedroom and/or porch. <span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1484439565/meeting-with-friends-modern-quilt-pdf?click_key=4d0ba3661a33499dffdfccdc3efbb963f16b7049%3A1484439565&click_sum=1f912fbd&ref=shop_home_active_1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img alt="abeeautiulday.blogspot.com-Meeting with friends quilt pattern" border="0" data-original-height="3302" data-original-width="2552" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM_wA3cFGUaCsG0ZQKowvYS7uQc6Gmx0255uXRqVehNEHEd3H0mG3_aDNmOUIOjC_wzQ1HCP0Mx6mcheH1r4TxfI4-rp1VOCK8E9zT2__iza_XYyhW69nDrgBImu4mBr30CQh1vdIZYSNmE_zMoqn4SH1dY2AEgHIvNKa-wVk8LTbBhcyyNF9AYtQ2/w494-h640/MACdesignpattrn-Meeting%20with%20friends-quilt-COVER.jpg" title="abeeautiulday.blogspot.com-Meeting with friends quilt pattern" width="494" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #222222;">Both patterns
are also budget-friendly because they give you the opportunity to use up your
leftover fabrics</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222;">for which
you have been waiting for the quilts that will deserve them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #222222;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="background: white;">If you don't want
a busy quilt design and y</span>ou are looking for a fast project for which y<span style="background: white;">ou don't need any fancy tools, but only
very basic quilting supplies, then these two quilts are for you!</span></p>
You’ll end up with beautiful quilts that look like a pro made them!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div>Would you like to make at least one Meeting with friends mini quilt or quilt of your own? You can purchase this patterns by clicking <b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/1BeautifulDay" target="_blank">here</a></b>. You can get this patterns at a 25% OFF INTRODUCTORY PRICE now through Thursday, June 15 2023.<div><br /></div><div>Thank you my friends!</div><div><br /></div><div>Have a beautiful sewing day!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601686452788031613.post-82989832627111748242022-08-02T23:49:00.000+03:002022-08-02T23:49:35.353+03:00A dress and a bit of patchwork<p><span> </span> I had an old T-shirt in a good shape and a piece of fabric that I bought a long time ago with no purpose in mind, just because I loved it. I had also a box full of fabric pieces. </p><p><span> </span>So, in an afternoon I improvised a patchwork block and I sewed it on an interfaced backing. Then I measured the circumference of the T-shirt, then I sewed together the short edges of the piece of fabric making a cylinder and I wrinkled the top edge of it until I obtained a circumference equal to that of the T-shirt. I sewed the patchwork block onto the piece of fabric as a pocket and next I sewed the piece of fabric and the T-shirt base together.I gave it a good press and that was all. I made a new dress in only a few hours.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtmcfb4m7WVmPT4CMTvu45iiy_9lxKgd-Wgq9is1uJshjPj0vipu-22CDUhvmRCEy7LmeQfvMaR3wQEJMU-96fL6Pfuk2DOyO6XYuEwg4X0DiUjk4LghbnFH_C2bD9_BL7w_ieRaXFqJ68bf_KaOE-ocWGZBHEspgADQC3c-VH2YdSep7jIwB3A9kJ/s9873/rochia%20din%20tricou%20Rethink-Reuse-Reduce.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6533" data-original-width="9873" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtmcfb4m7WVmPT4CMTvu45iiy_9lxKgd-Wgq9is1uJshjPj0vipu-22CDUhvmRCEy7LmeQfvMaR3wQEJMU-96fL6Pfuk2DOyO6XYuEwg4X0DiUjk4LghbnFH_C2bD9_BL7w_ieRaXFqJ68bf_KaOE-ocWGZBHEspgADQC3c-VH2YdSep7jIwB3A9kJ/w640-h424/rochia%20din%20tricou%20Rethink-Reuse-Reduce.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span> </span>I wear this dress with great pleasure, not only because I made it myself, but because it is also a pattern that will never go out of style and above all, because I prolonged the life of a piece of clothing, which would otherwise have ended up in the trash, although with an insignificant effort, it can be worn for a long time from here on out.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBbyHHkMhMlxMbCvb3HX_vcDjS4ZwyaEOhHBHqQRdi5gr9wDBz7C1XZYNXsZDQUE_XDggmVc1s95HRn-FYKwFVY7GpN1o5M-_Qpo6Zz6tSQoJJDp_Tr3O3F9xxVOYiW42F1eSNFXhYcACS7EC_HdzzaPVr5UC05nC37YDtZZx6qfCJzkaKOQdg-jJA/s2231/RRR1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2231" data-original-width="988" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBbyHHkMhMlxMbCvb3HX_vcDjS4ZwyaEOhHBHqQRdi5gr9wDBz7C1XZYNXsZDQUE_XDggmVc1s95HRn-FYKwFVY7GpN1o5M-_Qpo6Zz6tSQoJJDp_Tr3O3F9xxVOYiW42F1eSNFXhYcACS7EC_HdzzaPVr5UC05nC37YDtZZx6qfCJzkaKOQdg-jJA/w284-h640/RRR1.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I hope I woke you up feeling like sewing new clothes out of old clothes!</p><p>Have a beautiful day and happy sewing, my dears!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601686452788031613.post-37007932756286035792022-07-23T16:39:00.001+03:002022-07-23T16:56:01.258+03:00TUTORIAL - How to install invisible magnetic snaps on a bag <h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv3tKqsZDol6yZMZs_a1QTCWkPdy-KUc7bEwjCCtJ0bPqkMeQFMJcF1qY2j36zz1A9A2on968YRx4ZgKgA1S80tP_HTTlCivLtRccrZQOtKpDZxzGcqwpa1RgP3h45DN-wH6J-yXPb_2q21ORBSiWdNNQjl4aXvcGk8XyJp-LdWidXUoEGlBXRed9I/s2000/InvMagnSnapTutoCover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1414" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv3tKqsZDol6yZMZs_a1QTCWkPdy-KUc7bEwjCCtJ0bPqkMeQFMJcF1qY2j36zz1A9A2on968YRx4ZgKgA1S80tP_HTTlCivLtRccrZQOtKpDZxzGcqwpa1RgP3h45DN-wH6J-yXPb_2q21ORBSiWdNNQjl4aXvcGk8XyJp-LdWidXUoEGlBXRed9I/w283-h400/InvMagnSnapTutoCover.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Overview</span></span></h3><p><span> </span>The pronged magnetic snaps (standard magnetic snaps) are a very easy and fast closure for a bag, but when your bag needs a clean-looking, flat profile, hidden from view magnetic closure, a practical variant is using <i>invisible magnetic snaps</i>, known also as <i>sew-in magnetic snaps</i>. They are very useful for many types of bags, for wallets or pocket flaps. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOb-GHSMRhvpdpB-fTqf1XZMNRTh2RL_E_QX_1-QfG1aaD97yastcnHIrgZf_33V4WGxBJ3sHCQENciy7iTBtPM_qA4UCg2vmz80JNEzHIntXuIoFJjjwaNiScQSPGhlt5eXxEzBLILPu9o58AggVTNlacS3WzkuCHPr95cQ3iGog-mca9aCK_oPpx/s2250/TutoInstInvMagSnap-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to install invisible magnetic snaps to a bag Tutorial" border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="2250" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOb-GHSMRhvpdpB-fTqf1XZMNRTh2RL_E_QX_1-QfG1aaD97yastcnHIrgZf_33V4WGxBJ3sHCQENciy7iTBtPM_qA4UCg2vmz80JNEzHIntXuIoFJjjwaNiScQSPGhlt5eXxEzBLILPu9o58AggVTNlacS3WzkuCHPr95cQ3iGog-mca9aCK_oPpx/w640-h240/TutoInstInvMagSnap-1.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to install invisible magnetic snaps to a bag Tutorial" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span> </span><span> </span>These invisible magnetic snaps are composed of two parts, like the standard magnetic snaps, but both parts are flat discs, encased in a soft, clear plastic pad that is easy to sew through with no special needle. Anyone can do it.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMGEWUTd22yveOl2vqYslGH9LuVIbXlt91c4QVXcB4r_CRQSolWJEk29XHZkSP5PFl_oYduUs2Z3nC3BAJbB3z4ojVRWM2j4Vfp8OekGD3WKYwH6JU9V6ooWiHFgiSv0dq9g8LI0gJBghDcW1hiFxNfhodUEn0TDuOXRpFmhO6duZ74BeNGALGLbiz/s1276/TutoInstInvMagSnap-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to install invisible magnetic snaps to a bag Tutorial" border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="1276" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMGEWUTd22yveOl2vqYslGH9LuVIbXlt91c4QVXcB4r_CRQSolWJEk29XHZkSP5PFl_oYduUs2Z3nC3BAJbB3z4ojVRWM2j4Vfp8OekGD3WKYwH6JU9V6ooWiHFgiSv0dq9g8LI0gJBghDcW1hiFxNfhodUEn0TDuOXRpFmhO6duZ74BeNGALGLbiz/w640-h340/TutoInstInvMagSnap-2.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to install invisible magnetic snaps to a bag Tutorial" width="640" /></a></p><p><span> </span>They come in different dimensions and in sets. One set includes two magnetic pieces, a positive and a negative. Depending on the manufacturer, some of them have the positive piece marked with a "+" in one corner of the plastic pad and the negative piece marked with a "–". </p><div>Dimensions of my magnetic snaps: </div><div>– magnet 3/4" diameter </div><div>– plastic pad 1 ¼ " square. </div><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;">Positioning the snaps</span></h3><div><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFiqRdriI29pMPYbDHqDMcwXp6EBj2bb8j9OLbdFMztKJr_OpjiLtY96o-vbBVZZyWs7-t1GYDWsVfezt-PsxnSSZ5l6qb-UZT5-M3_R-o8qxvPwxH_tU5a5mbYAfJWQ_-2DGT5zFCEdTLiUSTOFTIFae2xDxtzQJHV7GrhRlcuvUtZbJGQ0I1Pzm4/s1092/TutoInstInvMagSnap-3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to install invisible magnetic snaps to a bag Tutorial" border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1092" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFiqRdriI29pMPYbDHqDMcwXp6EBj2bb8j9OLbdFMztKJr_OpjiLtY96o-vbBVZZyWs7-t1GYDWsVfezt-PsxnSSZ5l6qb-UZT5-M3_R-o8qxvPwxH_tU5a5mbYAfJWQ_-2DGT5zFCEdTLiUSTOFTIFae2xDxtzQJHV7GrhRlcuvUtZbJGQ0I1Pzm4/w400-h300/TutoInstInvMagSnap-3.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to install invisible magnetic snaps to a bag Tutorial" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span> </span>To see which is the front and which is the back of the two magnets, bring them close to each other. The right position is, of course, that in which the two magnets have the greatest strength of attraction. Mark the back of the snaps with a permanent marker - you will need this later.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> Place one bag panel wrong side up. Measure one side of the magnetic snap pad (usually it is a square). Mine is 1 ¼" and the following instructions are based on this.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDVL4LMrw8QpOaKaH5B0FjqngkkpkP5rH_CYacTpiUizsWQZu-k1_TJsMMIPwY2ped97mgKeMc39bSO227ODmpri97I122lAbrunJPSysrH3hgPd4iLwSy1I7YashUlRQu5z1EiwPf38twApj_MWragVLqGj5GhchA64us0qEnkqXJrcBZ6d-MB72Z/s1125/TutoInstInvMagSnap-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to install invisible magnetic snaps to a bag Tutorial" border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="1125" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDVL4LMrw8QpOaKaH5B0FjqngkkpkP5rH_CYacTpiUizsWQZu-k1_TJsMMIPwY2ped97mgKeMc39bSO227ODmpri97I122lAbrunJPSysrH3hgPd4iLwSy1I7YashUlRQu5z1EiwPf38twApj_MWragVLqGj5GhchA64us0qEnkqXJrcBZ6d-MB72Z/w640-h480/TutoInstInvMagSnap-4.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to install invisible magnetic snaps to a bag Tutorial" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Mark 1 ¼" and 2 ½" down the top edge. See the horizontal orange lines. Mark the center of the bag panel. See the red vertical line.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3EmY_6W_sSOe0O8phlqJRQT7bDbTq0wCD9zKfHtsN5f2TKpPew5iW17LQlIlqcCD1Zkz_hdQ_JlPHK3u-RVyTysKt1wMaqIFZONu9NtWzkkGgK9_YawVxV19Vck4LHCLNNDzjj7JVaycJMSzqmctevgvNPN2Lrdm3hHDgJL-CTCHle0TmxmJHXF3S/s204/TutoInstInvMagSnap-note.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="118" data-original-width="204" height="36" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3EmY_6W_sSOe0O8phlqJRQT7bDbTq0wCD9zKfHtsN5f2TKpPew5iW17LQlIlqcCD1Zkz_hdQ_JlPHK3u-RVyTysKt1wMaqIFZONu9NtWzkkGgK9_YawVxV19Vck4LHCLNNDzjj7JVaycJMSzqmctevgvNPN2Lrdm3hHDgJL-CTCHle0TmxmJHXF3S/w62-h36/TutoInstInvMagSnap-note.jpg" width="62" /></a><i> If your pad has other dimensions, draw the first line at a distance equal to the side of the pad, and draw the second line at a distance equal to the side of the pad x 2.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZZReoObKPHpC7gGGaZ5XqYV7G8rMiyMIeGFRVBx-kSBp0-be_6sdc0UXzEHhRgliZuO0K95v1psJTM0LwOPyTvPJgLUnIc45-77gdelWSOZbgyj8hJ4b9ll8WpHv3U3LxBMRVmuupyiBdK69EMuak-qzTysIjXRjLWk-H2KVzIKLobTaYlJH1JFR/s1120/TutoInstInvMagSnap-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to install invisible magnetic snaps to a bag Tutorial" border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1120" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZZReoObKPHpC7gGGaZ5XqYV7G8rMiyMIeGFRVBx-kSBp0-be_6sdc0UXzEHhRgliZuO0K95v1psJTM0LwOPyTvPJgLUnIc45-77gdelWSOZbgyj8hJ4b9ll8WpHv3U3LxBMRVmuupyiBdK69EMuak-qzTysIjXRjLWk-H2KVzIKLobTaYlJH1JFR/w640-h480/TutoInstInvMagSnap-5.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to install invisible magnetic snaps to a bag Tutorial" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span> </span>Fold the top edge over. Press and pin or use clips to keep it in place. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;">Installing the snaps</span></h3><div><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYaP3SDlovWvRyBBV-IxIigAJhBtXs2opO5pKsDpVzwA7Ft4_46tE6CRgCPYNE5JnHEpdPbPdp7121ROvhjLlruskTSkXsbR3XoKd38Cqoi_yN1xcLxdzS6S8YxBteZFjHXcZ1vb66bglhBRrtc3MUdTQ9E97bbaZcvV_XR5dxpSkav5aPxzaYlVc5/s2256/TutoInstInvMagSnap-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to install invisible magnetic snaps to a bag Tutorial" border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="2256" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYaP3SDlovWvRyBBV-IxIigAJhBtXs2opO5pKsDpVzwA7Ft4_46tE6CRgCPYNE5JnHEpdPbPdp7121ROvhjLlruskTSkXsbR3XoKd38Cqoi_yN1xcLxdzS6S8YxBteZFjHXcZ1vb66bglhBRrtc3MUdTQ9E97bbaZcvV_XR5dxpSkav5aPxzaYlVc5/w640-h240/TutoInstInvMagSnap-6.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to install invisible magnetic snaps to a bag Tutorial" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span> </span>Center one snap (doesn't matter which one) back side up, over the folded edge. Use clips to keep it in place.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheYm6gtY8omkYhKAyMJ1lzgkZSZkQC1QdLiAQnaLopdp5KsfYRSFYzZCdxI6b3pJDtWzNfLDMVUnx3Li1yOnidWyNQfmHgBgvw6XYlG4kjOG_bqcthAjwz3K9fuoOtiF8a1_3RFwqeUlE9adxKDRb_4ENw3_qMelxWU55YYHT1AJgVfKY9NKD6ju_9/s2075/TutoInstInvMagSnap-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to install invisible magnetic snaps to a bag Tutorial" border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="2075" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheYm6gtY8omkYhKAyMJ1lzgkZSZkQC1QdLiAQnaLopdp5KsfYRSFYzZCdxI6b3pJDtWzNfLDMVUnx3Li1yOnidWyNQfmHgBgvw6XYlG4kjOG_bqcthAjwz3K9fuoOtiF8a1_3RFwqeUlE9adxKDRb_4ENw3_qMelxWU55YYHT1AJgVfKY9NKD6ju_9/w640-h232/TutoInstInvMagSnap-7.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to install invisible magnetic snaps to a bag Tutorial" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <span> </span>Top stitch as you wish: close to the magnetic snap or close to the pad edge. Use a zipper foot if you prefer. Use matching thread.<div><span> </span>I recommend placing a piece of fabric or vinyl, or cork etc. between the snap area and needle plate (the orange piece in the photos above), to weaken the strength of the magnet while sewing. Just be careful to keep it away from stitching.</div></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhn5qQFeVQUE0FKEYjHoGq2eduZqa4eOshq6f96RGTdSwl_XDB7PyKh5FuDoZ9yQo2C2WlEu0mpQ8r7Jz8XMJ2pS3bLa8WrrmAifHWykCEzAsMVpZKK4sSZcKAQ0nhZBCJEjWt8Oj9lw0ppj8cQxP-Re0OLT1MzAdE2JYaycvnHEBsHfBlac1BIXW/s1118/TutoInstInvMagSnap-8.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to install invisible magnetic snaps to a bag Tutorial" border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="1118" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhn5qQFeVQUE0FKEYjHoGq2eduZqa4eOshq6f96RGTdSwl_XDB7PyKh5FuDoZ9yQo2C2WlEu0mpQ8r7Jz8XMJ2pS3bLa8WrrmAifHWykCEzAsMVpZKK4sSZcKAQ0nhZBCJEjWt8Oj9lw0ppj8cQxP-Re0OLT1MzAdE2JYaycvnHEBsHfBlac1BIXW/w320-h240/TutoInstInvMagSnap-8.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to install invisible magnetic snaps to a bag Tutorial" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><span><br /></span></p><p><span><br /></span></p><p><span> </span>You might secure the seam either by back stitching at the beginning and end of the seam or by burying the ends of the threads in the panel folds. The latter gives a cleaner look.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE5Ru7LLqo6198r7sWTg3RYGqDXcbBB2x556d2n8sGTILs8GvU0djp1iDqKhHNAsktAD8sQH-pYlgNm44R7SEZ7D8TLGb-9gmemLpbuYSKPmBQkpyF5m99bpgsK0fxeDZKY902RPixMfue1mxSuFrchCQjFGfFdHsO9YoReBPFbnJNOzglwxtQ0ny9/s2250/TutoInstInvMagSnap-9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to install invisible magnetic snaps to a bag Tutorial" border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="2250" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE5Ru7LLqo6198r7sWTg3RYGqDXcbBB2x556d2n8sGTILs8GvU0djp1iDqKhHNAsktAD8sQH-pYlgNm44R7SEZ7D8TLGb-9gmemLpbuYSKPmBQkpyF5m99bpgsK0fxeDZKY902RPixMfue1mxSuFrchCQjFGfFdHsO9YoReBPFbnJNOzglwxtQ0ny9/w640-h240/TutoInstInvMagSnap-9.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to install invisible magnetic snaps to a bag Tutorial" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span> </span>Place the bag panel wrong side up. Fold the top edge over one more time. Press and use clips to keep it in place. Now the snap is tucked between folds, front side up.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ6gb2arPoR_HUdqTQ9vTsh6vcxukVJSvo8zSZcH2AfUwteFzzZ7wfzclBWZJIxpoSIkyfUmoLxWlMKXcFHlBM1Q3nIMKMxH7DxLnPSDTZOBObsVs_XbjFZTDElrpB5iGqOdemhjq6vndT2m0QLwJ4wk5ebBVexO9Y8TcFAENeCC-Dstj6QnzI0ctN/s1125/TutoInstInvMagSnap-10.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to install invisible magnetic snaps to a bag Tutorial" border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="1125" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ6gb2arPoR_HUdqTQ9vTsh6vcxukVJSvo8zSZcH2AfUwteFzzZ7wfzclBWZJIxpoSIkyfUmoLxWlMKXcFHlBM1Q3nIMKMxH7DxLnPSDTZOBObsVs_XbjFZTDElrpB5iGqOdemhjq6vndT2m0QLwJ4wk5ebBVexO9Y8TcFAENeCC-Dstj6QnzI0ctN/w320-h240/TutoInstInvMagSnap-10.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to install invisible magnetic snaps to a bag Tutorial" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span> </span>If you use fabric straps, now is the time to attach them. For this bag, I used leather straps and I attached them after the bag was assembled, as the last step. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span> </span>Sew a seam on the bottom edge of the folded side and one seam at about 1/8" down from the top edge of the panel.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span> </span>Repeat for the other bag panel.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHLueqGujARZg4M5mE2WIS9ZpfwsYVSHyuQiVspJjsdXa-d0OKW3-Wo2HKLnsVpsDSITC1V5G_Vvxb1wvo0bZQG-mi2OS1D0YKrKKNPRItubaSp57iyukksjZEtj3LKnNz2aFerujP3AeUM_sGQetsJAwafEPucUAceXMMoVgM457U-2VYDpBSzfcg/s1125/TutoInstInvMagSnap-11.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to install invisible magnetic snaps to a bag Tutorial" border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="1125" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHLueqGujARZg4M5mE2WIS9ZpfwsYVSHyuQiVspJjsdXa-d0OKW3-Wo2HKLnsVpsDSITC1V5G_Vvxb1wvo0bZQG-mi2OS1D0YKrKKNPRItubaSp57iyukksjZEtj3LKnNz2aFerujP3AeUM_sGQetsJAwafEPucUAceXMMoVgM457U-2VYDpBSzfcg/w320-h240/TutoInstInvMagSnap-11.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to install invisible magnetic snaps to a bag Tutorial" width="320" /></a></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span> </span>As you can see, the invisible magnetic snaps closure looks so good and provides the same security as the standard magnetic snaps. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqVehWv0emU6nF5uYmbCKJCHIZpOCy3Nsd3qGO6HvjuIxeDn8G_rMreaskkf60KoJwgau_fhIMMIjZ8Us7MdyihtonD-HT3ZHBAvwNRb1JN62sRbtoYkz7OPuCX1DliiccnKIiMuORPxA-IxVeMpfTpbDb8mXpXvTd38pzeGay-CyqoOuocNU_vXOg/s1125/TutoInstInvMagSnap-12.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to install invisible magnetic snaps to a bag Tutorial" border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="1125" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqVehWv0emU6nF5uYmbCKJCHIZpOCy3Nsd3qGO6HvjuIxeDn8G_rMreaskkf60KoJwgau_fhIMMIjZ8Us7MdyihtonD-HT3ZHBAvwNRb1JN62sRbtoYkz7OPuCX1DliiccnKIiMuORPxA-IxVeMpfTpbDb8mXpXvTd38pzeGay-CyqoOuocNU_vXOg/w320-h240/TutoInstInvMagSnap-12.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to install invisible magnetic snaps to a bag Tutorial" width="320" /></a></p><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> Almost nothing to see on the inside. Only a fine stitched square that is barely visible.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdEkl2irSKD0NhShRrrp_qlWC7cs8kSeSLo3QhI2tubES_bH4D3Cmny1fVH-IYaKnbJgdTipcE3kAJL8wzRKkaud0E3mjPw5arYbyfw2Nty6c2X31uZaNx0nPUgAsyn18FFRdsHVdB6Y7nHr01dR3lfBvMGJB3ZsXAh1m_PbEhoGQmUeEtlJu3rliu/s1125/TutoInstInvMagSnap-13.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to install invisible magnetic snaps to a bag Tutorial" border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="1125" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdEkl2irSKD0NhShRrrp_qlWC7cs8kSeSLo3QhI2tubES_bH4D3Cmny1fVH-IYaKnbJgdTipcE3kAJL8wzRKkaud0E3mjPw5arYbyfw2Nty6c2X31uZaNx0nPUgAsyn18FFRdsHVdB6Y7nHr01dR3lfBvMGJB3ZsXAh1m_PbEhoGQmUeEtlJu3rliu/w320-h240/TutoInstInvMagSnap-13.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to install invisible magnetic snaps to a bag Tutorial" width="320" /></a></p><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span> </span>Nothing on the outside.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8sa_kpJhdBTE49vuV3LhSaS68FB1TZQ9cVBSHxz1SBqwPFjsEiImfF7M0vljx_I-5bQC5bMwRc_Uz3xeo7OzW6MVCo_1oFDVpJW3xzsjlEXP8yOomg0t_4PaldU_oyJ74zbiPJwbfv0My-bCXLjkn_vMvx3WMIKEg5bSQDsKzb-krPQeOySFUedf9/s1500/TutoInstInvMagSnap-14.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to install invisible magnetic snaps to a bag Tutorial" border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8sa_kpJhdBTE49vuV3LhSaS68FB1TZQ9cVBSHxz1SBqwPFjsEiImfF7M0vljx_I-5bQC5bMwRc_Uz3xeo7OzW6MVCo_1oFDVpJW3xzsjlEXP8yOomg0t_4PaldU_oyJ74zbiPJwbfv0My-bCXLjkn_vMvx3WMIKEg5bSQDsKzb-krPQeOySFUedf9/w300-h400/TutoInstInvMagSnap-14.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to install invisible magnetic snaps to a bag Tutorial" width="300" /></a></p><p><span> </span>If you have already a pair of invisible snaps in some drawer and want to use them, you have the right project <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/807570872/unlined-shopping-bag-with-removable?click_key=60f7f68382b69d9ed14c2bf5ee5e144b4e6c3a72%3A807570872&click_sum=e3dd9782&ref=shop_home_active_2&frs=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;"><b>here</b></span></a> </p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/807570872/unlined-shopping-bag-with-removable?click_key=60f7f68382b69d9ed14c2bf5ee5e144b4e6c3a72%3A807570872&click_sum=e3dd9782&ref=shop_home_active_2&frs=1" style="display: inline; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img alt="Mihaela Alexandrescu - Unlined shopping bag with removable interior pocket Pattern" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="794" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRkcGTXe28DVgdg0xxGK84fepznhoQgbUJisXiAcXGLLusK3l1HyWdyTpwYNzUFw5JGUjM5ajl6KEGWUNQzP0Rs8QLRQtGYQhiOMK7iuRBKB4mp04zdXodOYXmGjDMIo4iC-1fRSFk6jb_5pdrsc0RAM6T5X7B5tDrL-yIiot34Mo5zaCcXbtWht1B=w309-h186" title="Mihaela Alexandrescu - Unlined shopping bag with removable interior pocket Pattern" width="309" /></a></p><p><span> </span>The bag in this tutorial was made following the instructions of this pattern, which allows so many variations.</p><p>When ordering <span style="color: #990000;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/807570872/unlined-shopping-bag-with-removable?click_key=60f7f68382b69d9ed14c2bf5ee5e144b4e6c3a72%3A807570872&click_sum=e3dd9782&ref=shop_home_active_2&frs=1" target="_blank">Unlined shopping bag with removable interior pocket Pattern</a></span>, leave me a message if you want to save this tutorial and I will send it to you as a .pdf file.</p><p><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHvg2uD78Ko_vR8BaSDWxjk-D_Z7Xgwva0aQB0MRSr6Oqbn651lsSjG79t4ODulFxAHjnfU1WUQjeyh57pwNJPw-bQKSYna1r72sX9ZbHb3WzGYCRA-Dz98CT15Et_3cnulmnFOdRepOnkC7fxFjc8K67YkS3jjNe5iMtfSkwMla3-ye9B6qOA5lTQ/s2000/InvMagnSnapTutoCover.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to install invisible magnetic snaps to a bag Tutorial" border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1414" height="409" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHvg2uD78Ko_vR8BaSDWxjk-D_Z7Xgwva0aQB0MRSr6Oqbn651lsSjG79t4ODulFxAHjnfU1WUQjeyh57pwNJPw-bQKSYna1r72sX9ZbHb3WzGYCRA-Dz98CT15Et_3cnulmnFOdRepOnkC7fxFjc8K67YkS3jjNe5iMtfSkwMla3-ye9B6qOA5lTQ/w289-h409/InvMagnSnapTutoCover.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-How to install invisible magnetic snaps to a bag Tutorial" width="289" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> To remember, pin this for later.</td></tr></tbody></table> <div><br /></div><div><span> </span>Other ideas and tutorials you may find <u><a href="https://abeeautifulday.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_2628.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></u>, on my blog. <div><span> Have a look to </span>my pattern shop <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/1BeautifulDay">www.etsy.com/shop/1BeautifulDay</a> for more ideas too.<p><br /></p><p><span> </span>Have a beautiful sewing day, my dears!</p><p><br /></p></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601686452788031613.post-32406843661700971812021-10-19T00:17:00.005+03:002021-10-19T00:29:01.304+03:00 New sewing pattern - Tama Handbag<p>Here where I live it's a beautiful autumn. With sunny days and golden colors in gardens, but also rainy days, when you better read, knit or sew something useful and beautiful. It was precisely these days of bad weather that were the ones in which I managed to sew a few bags. <br /><br />Thus, today I'm happy to share my brand new bag pattern, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1090464644/tama-handbag-sewing-pattern-quilted-bag?ref=shop_home_active_1&frs=1" target="_blank">Tama Handbag</a>!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNbeSy3iBN1bkYsvm9HeytZ4wzBQJoNwSvPGQWOq1ktUBbVQ1BfwYgXk64dcSzsCMWxcWYAbvktMXWbsXXKLKijhLRjEUkP5cO1Epm5LV9m619kurS6xx1sR6C_NDxHxsRfu48VFrYgg/s2048/Tama_bag_pattern-macdesign-coperta.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-Tama Handbag pattern Mac design" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1583" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNbeSy3iBN1bkYsvm9HeytZ4wzBQJoNwSvPGQWOq1ktUBbVQ1BfwYgXk64dcSzsCMWxcWYAbvktMXWbsXXKLKijhLRjEUkP5cO1Epm5LV9m619kurS6xx1sR6C_NDxHxsRfu48VFrYgg/w494-h640/Tama_bag_pattern-macdesign-coperta.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-Tama Handbag pattern Mac design" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">What do you think? Pretty, isn't it? I'm sure you noticed the zippered pockets. Not one, not two, but three! A lot of things to keep at hand.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHUUAMBidJxfH0FBxW0jCwIThYAbUNam-jM7mo32Dp2cQm3rFcdHNA0AkduhwTBGBfMUa90HsQC_y3lissxWZipqDMT6rNZk1aD67V0fZCZS6Oy8gLVTNrfPF3EsR6u2x6YFWT4K00v8/s2048/Tamahandbag8txt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-Tama Handbag pattern Mac design" border="0" data-original-height="1613" data-original-width="2048" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHUUAMBidJxfH0FBxW0jCwIThYAbUNam-jM7mo32Dp2cQm3rFcdHNA0AkduhwTBGBfMUa90HsQC_y3lissxWZipqDMT6rNZk1aD67V0fZCZS6Oy8gLVTNrfPF3EsR6u2x6YFWT4K00v8/w640-h504/Tamahandbag8txt.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-Tama Handbag pattern Mac design" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Of course, there are also two slip pockets</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Fd2hyo6wYRa22u9pUNf2NW5EcivOoEuaPAcWXgoLp0ur3g9tDoxh1caBrgUu7q0fk11gXmpoeEtg3cwQTszs-hSohg3ymnXbSeZiMhlnD0f9S0ArlVq8Lpy1Vors_fL5FNaPlBEk6Zc/s2048/Tamahandbag7txt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-Tama Handbag pattern Mac design" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Fd2hyo6wYRa22u9pUNf2NW5EcivOoEuaPAcWXgoLp0ur3g9tDoxh1caBrgUu7q0fk11gXmpoeEtg3cwQTszs-hSohg3ymnXbSeZiMhlnD0f9S0ArlVq8Lpy1Vors_fL5FNaPlBEk6Zc/w640-h480/Tamahandbag7txt.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-Tama Handbag pattern Mac design" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div>Finished dimensions of this bag are: 13¼"(33.5 cm) wide; 13¼" (33.5 cm) tall (without handles); approx. 2¾" (7 cm) deep on top; 4" (10 cm) deep on bottom.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuR8lLpAf43QSR4w7qRZitrvabkWCwWrgrP6l5toyF9snzD3eggN5KtoichFyVpB4ZiYHQ01uAqpz69Fsce1_5iRjrVyZdRmtUn4RqiNZFfQDNE554yxZkdVxskPUhtfU1NDU2jvDHI8s/s2048/Tamahandbag4a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-Tama Handbag pattern Mac design" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuR8lLpAf43QSR4w7qRZitrvabkWCwWrgrP6l5toyF9snzD3eggN5KtoichFyVpB4ZiYHQ01uAqpz69Fsce1_5iRjrVyZdRmtUn4RqiNZFfQDNE554yxZkdVxskPUhtfU1NDU2jvDHI8s/w480-h640/Tamahandbag4a.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-Tama Handbag pattern Mac design" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For this bag I recommend you use quilt weight fabrics, denim, light weight cotton duck, light weight home decorating fabric, or canvas. The fabric does not have to be too thick, as it will be difficult to sew it if you have a home sewing machine.</div><br />Here is a list of materials needed <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">(fabric requirements are based on 44''/110 cm wide fabric):</span><br />For exterior bag:</div><div>- from fabric A – half yard/meter for the front and back panels; from fabric B – half yd/m for gusset. <br />- for reinforcing the fabric: <br />- from 20"/50 cm wide light weight interfacing – about 3 yds/2.5 m. <br />- a piece of about 30"/76 cm x 45"/114 cm batting. <br />- optional – 30"/76 cm of fabric for backing <br />For lining – about 1½ yd/1.5 m. <br />Zippers - for exterior pockets - 3 zippers - at least 9" (23 cm) long (teeth dimension); <br />Magnetic snap - one set of 18 mm (¾"); <br />Sewing thread to match the fabrics; <br />Zipper foot, free-motion quilting foot,100/16 sewing machine needle.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgue5JzRCb8zqGkLBrLNTuG_z-_uurcV5F_z4C_27XhO1C-2pbBCAvctS652EvgWbIDYL0qvLjESP78UsYIDLLaqO0NB9-UWSsEyxCsPBCff__7BuRukV1WXRB9DXHsNOkYSlyXKJnKBOk/s2048/TamahandbagCOP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-Tama Handbag pattern Mac design" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgue5JzRCb8zqGkLBrLNTuG_z-_uurcV5F_z4C_27XhO1C-2pbBCAvctS652EvgWbIDYL0qvLjESP78UsYIDLLaqO0NB9-UWSsEyxCsPBCff__7BuRukV1WXRB9DXHsNOkYSlyXKJnKBOk/w480-h640/TamahandbagCOP.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-Tama Handbag pattern Mac design" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Would you like to make a<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1011211726/intorductory-sale-chubby-tote-bag-four?ref=shop_home_active_1&pro=1" style="color: #2577d0; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"> </a> Tama Handbag of your own? Then <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1090464644/tama-handbag-sewing-pattern-quilted-bag?ref=shop_home_active_1&frs=1" target="_blank">click here</a><a href="https://payhip.com/b/i518x" style="color: #2577d0; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"> </a>for the pattern.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>You will sew a handy and beautiful quilted handbag to carry many items in. <br />Ideal for everyday use, it has plenty of storage, giving you quickly access to your most needed things placed in three exterior pockets and two interior pockets. <div>Mix and match the fabrics to create the perfect handbag for your style and the season.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJR7jucOwKzz0GRHL7CXxm3XtLonN_BrL9Fas8pFPGt4bcWoxhCAtnlOTR6XvZpG-g6tQeCEIo0QQhPqYFhRuFTV6I8xg8kk5up-v1vuq_H6hZKGtfoqeqc_KJTgmoA5_Bb4lhDXi_Nsc/s2048/Tamahandbag3txt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-Tama Handbag pattern Mac design" border="0" data-original-height="1501" data-original-width="2048" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJR7jucOwKzz0GRHL7CXxm3XtLonN_BrL9Fas8pFPGt4bcWoxhCAtnlOTR6XvZpG-g6tQeCEIo0QQhPqYFhRuFTV6I8xg8kk5up-v1vuq_H6hZKGtfoqeqc_KJTgmoA5_Bb4lhDXi_Nsc/w640-h470/Tamahandbag3txt.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-Tama Handbag pattern Mac design" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br />My wonderful friend and talented quilter and sewist <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#">Silvia Ciubotaru</a> sewed up this beautiful Tama Handbag:</div><div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4bc6hN-6U3gEWE-MzU0wQZk1KTSptCYAf796cclYlwR8FwXPjWpApNvARTZpJXDUoL-g_7oaDmW0RaxrBCZt2-ijZmITao-q6TsRltlcPe8b0FVVEMXlEtFrb5xBK7ipsImiWWSQtuo/s1600/Silvia+Ciubotaru+test+aug+2021.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-Tama Handbag pattern Mac design" border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4bc6hN-6U3gEWE-MzU0wQZk1KTSptCYAf796cclYlwR8FwXPjWpApNvARTZpJXDUoL-g_7oaDmW0RaxrBCZt2-ijZmITao-q6TsRltlcPe8b0FVVEMXlEtFrb5xBK7ipsImiWWSQtuo/w360-h640/Silvia+Ciubotaru+test+aug+2021.JPG" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com-Tama Handbag pattern Mac design" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">You are welcome in my little <u><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/1BeautifulDay" target="_blank">Etsy Shop</a></u>. Maybe your next project is there.</div><br /><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #525252; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div>Have a beautiful day, my dears!</div><div>Thank you for your support!</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601686452788031613.post-55750414550405851932021-08-17T16:15:00.001+03:002021-08-17T16:15:16.766+03:00La vie en rose…<p> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="background: white; color: #212121;">Is it any wonder that we associate the Summer months with
feeling happy and carefree? </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="background: white; color: #212121;">Maintain this mood by sewing (or asking someone to
sew for you) a light and cheerful bag in which to hold everything you need to
feel good when you are not at home. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="background: white; color: #212121;">A bag without lining but with 2 zippered pockets? Yes, of course! Just click <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/807570872/unlined-shopping-bag-with-removable?ref=shop_home_active_1&frs=1" target="_blank">here</a> if you want to receive the pdf pattern and to find out how is it possible to make in no time, all kind of beautiful and useful bags using one single pattern. </span></p>
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The Pandemic brutally stopped the whirlwind of life in which we all were carried. The two months of isolation meant to prevent the spread of the SARS virus - Covid 19, reminded us, among other profound things, that we are the sons and daughters of planet Earth, not its masters. The geographer in me keeps telling me this. <div><br /><div>At my small individual level, creating bag patterns is a concrete way to help preserving our natural world. In just a few hours someone can sew one bag which will reuse hundreds of times, instead of using hundreds of single use plastic bags which has proven to be so harmful for our environment.</div><div><br />So, right from the isolation period came out </div><div>my <font color="#b51200">Shopping bag with removable interior pocket pattern</font></div><div><font color="#b51200"><br /></font></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFaUyDDsmXh3was56h8xqv8BpwbeXMBbzY7abNQ6FdadC3aQ8bb5XXa76XHLETSxi3sx-M5nC7NbLc1YsG13OXBEYfd9g9M5n1YPU91RFWqcLEX8PYC0soPMM2YK7-lq4TOw3j9fks7YY/s2000/SBRPgrp2tb.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com Unlined Shopping Bag with Removable Interior Pocket pattern" border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="2000" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFaUyDDsmXh3was56h8xqv8BpwbeXMBbzY7abNQ6FdadC3aQ8bb5XXa76XHLETSxi3sx-M5nC7NbLc1YsG13OXBEYfd9g9M5n1YPU91RFWqcLEX8PYC0soPMM2YK7-lq4TOw3j9fks7YY/w640-h386/SBRPgrp2tb.jpg" title="abeeautifulday.blogspot.com Unlined Shopping Bag with Removable Interior Pocket pattern" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One pattern - multiple variants of Shopping bags<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div>I designed this bag in such a way that:<br /><br />- to be roomy - 16 ½" (42 cm) wide; 13 ¾" (35 cm) tall (without straps); 4 ¼" (11 cm) deep<br />- to be durable - enclosed seam allowances raw edges <br />- to be worn both on the shoulder and in the hand<br />- to be easy and quick to do - no lining, but with all its benefits - seam allowance invisible raw edges and interior pocket <br />- to be practical: <br /> - the exterior pocket closed with a zipper <br /> - the inner pocket can be taken out and carried in the hand or moved with all its contents in another bag.<br />- to be beautiful (original curved shape of the exterior pocket)<br />- to catch the eye (the applique design).<br /><br />The Unlined Shopping bag with removable interior pocket is a lovable bag, for everyday use.<br /> It has a fresh look and a practical structure. <div><br /></div><div>Its two big zippered pockets (one exterior pocket and one removable interior pocket) make it perfect for shopping, sport and outings. <br /><br />This bag is very useful when you go to the market or to the grocery store, but you might need such a bag when going to the beach or to the gym.It is that kind of "big on inside - small on outside" all-in-one bag, as you don't need another bag/purse/backpack for your belongings. <br /><br />The exterior zippered pocket will keep some of your things safe, while the removable interior pocket plays the role of a real pouch - as it gives you the possibility to keep at hand those things you need all the time. </div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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You will find it in my <u><b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/1BeautifulDay" target="_blank">Shop</a></b></u>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you for your suport!</div><div>Stay healthy and safe!</div><div><br /></div><div>Have a beautiful sewing day!</div><div><br /><br /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601686452788031613.post-4853057514607607762020-01-02T13:13:00.004+02:002020-01-02T13:15:43.214+02:00Let's start the 2020s of the 21st century!<br />
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On such an occasion I bought a piece of fabric for home decor, only because I really liked the classic floral design lying on the dark background. The opportunity to put him to work came these days when I decided to use it for the 2nd variant of my unfinished <a href="https://abeeautifulday.blogspot.com/2019/10/tips-and-tricks-for-sewing-beautiful.html" target="_blank">bag pattern</a>.<br />
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First of all, it helped me to see what this bag model made of this type of fabric looks like, but also to test what happens when you sew zippers on such a fabric and how thick its pieces are sewn together.<br />
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When sewing home decor fabric, if you need a second fabric (for the gusset, my example) one good idea is that both fabrics have the <b>same composition and thickness</b>.<br />
<b>1</b>. <b>Same composition</b> helps you to iron the bag pieces using the same temperature for all and, consequently, finish the work faster without melting accidents, if you use polyester blends.<br />
<b>2</b>. <b>Close or identical thickness</b> helps you control the bag shape and it makes a lot easier to sew the bag pieces on the sewing machine.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601686452788031613.post-3766196453595529112019-10-26T14:01:00.000+03:002019-10-27T09:03:47.122+02:00Fabrics with my own printed designs <br />
If you really want to do something, you will find a way!<br />
I keep telling this to myself, whenever it seems to me that I want something unrealistic or when I am about to give up something difficult to complete.<br />
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Having fabrics with my own printed designs is an old dream.This dream began to come true, slowly, very slowly, gathering small bits of active breaks taken to reorder my thoughts by drawing. Between job and other activities, between something and something else, or while I drink a coffee, or before bedtime...<br />
One day, when the good planets were probably lined up, I decided to choose a few drawings and send them to a fabric printing company.<br />
Because both the domain and the printing company were new for me, I was cautious. Instead of printing yards of fabrics with flowing design I chose to design panels as they might have at least two uses: as bandanas, neckerchiefs, handkerchiefs or whatever you want to call them, and as pieces of fabric for sewing home accessories (pillow covers, for example).<br />
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Long story short, I introduce to you My First Collection of Bandanas!<br />
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Each of them measures 48.5 cm x 48, 5 cm (19" x 19").</div>
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One of my dearest activities is sewing bags. All kind of bags: large, small, handbags, totes, shopping bags (oooh, how I love them!) and of course, pouches.<br />
Even though it is impossible to find here where I live the perfect combination of fabric-lining-interfacing-batting-hardware for bag making, I try to gather the best ones from all kind o places: our local shops or online shops and overseas online shops. The last source I just mentioned would be my first choice if the transport prices would not have increased so much, that doubles the cost of the order.</div>
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But when you really want something, you find a way to do it. In my case this "something" is making bags. In order to get good quality materials at a reasonable price I spend a great amount of time finding the places that fit to my budget. I know from my own experience that you won't get a high quality product using low quality materials. No matter how much you want or do, you won't get a really beautiful and durable bag in time. If the fabric colors will bleed, the interfacing will detach or the thread will break after the bag will be worn only a few times, the feeling of working in vain will be overwhelming.<br />
That's why a constant of my work is that all the time I look for methods to keep the quality as high as possible thinking at the same time on what I can spend less.</div>
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One of my tricks to do this is buying cotton curtains from thrift shops. These shops are treasure boxes where, with a bit of patience, I find beautiful curtains that may be use for the exterior bags, lining or shopping bags. One piece of curtain means a few yards of home decor fabric at a good price with the color wash out test already done.<br />
I use them after I wash them (for hygienic purpose) especially for my mock-up while I'm working on a bag pattern, as I need a lot of tests and I want to preserve the new good fabrics for the final bag.<br />
Sometimes I use them too when I want to make a bag "now", I don't have the matching new fabrics in my stash but I have a piece of a thrift shop curtain just good for it. <br />
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Look at this bag.<br />
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It is the bag whose pattern I'm working now.<br />
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It is its first mock-up for which I used a piece of fabric from a cotton curtain bought from a thrift shop a long time ago, only because I loved the print and it was in a very good condition.<br />
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For straps I used leather - a premiere for me. On this occasion I learned to set rivets. I really liked this because this way I finished the bag much faster than if I had to make them from fabric and sew them on the bag. Not to mention how it looks a bag with leather straps!<br />
No, my budget wasn't hurt by them. I will tell you why in the next episode of "Tips and tricks for sewing beautiful bags by spending clever your money".<br />
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This is the name of <a href="https://www.getasquiltingstudio.com/how-to-sew-y-seams">Geta Grama's newest quilt pattern</a> I used for sewing two pillow covers.<br />
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In fact it was the best opportunity to practice Y-seams in order to make a kaleidoscope block.<br />
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I'm not into kaleidoscope quilts at all. My past experiences made me to conclude that I'm incompatible with this kind of technique. Even though I'm a patient person, paying attention to details, I had enough of mistaken again and again the Y-seam and of getting incomplete or shifted layouts.<br />
Knowing that Geta is a meticulous teacher, I got <a href="https://www.getasquiltingstudio.com/how-to-sew-y-seams">Illusions II</a> pattern as my last chance to make a decent kaleidoscope quilt.<br />
And my expectations were confirmed. I'm not incompatible with this sewing technique, I just didn't know those tips and tricks so important for the exact piecing.<br />
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As always, <a href="https://www.getasquiltingstudio.com/">Geta</a> putted in her pattern a lot of sewing knowledge, useful not only for making this very block, but also for other types of patchwork projects, like:<br />
- how to cut triangles in three different ways;<br />
- how to accurately piecing in the easy way;<br />
- how to finish the block as pillow cover in any size and as place mat;<br />
- how to make a pillow insert;<br />
- how to use the entire width of the fabric;<br />
and a lot of other instructions that guide you so well that you can finish your project in one day only.<br />
At the end of it, if you followed conscientiously Geta's instructions, you might consider that you just stepped in the experienced quilters world.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601686452788031613.post-34768747342770826382019-06-02T16:05:00.001+03:002019-06-02T18:40:18.006+03:00Scattered Quilt next to the Racetrack Quilt<br />
Hello friends,<br />
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Did you think I abandoned this blog?<br />
Looking at the date of the last blog post, you would be right to think like that.<br />
The truth is, last autumn I took a second job. Since then, in the 24 hours of a day, more duties have to be done.<br />
My passion for sewing has the same intensity, but I have not yet managed to organize my time so that writing about it on my blog to be placed somewhere above other things on my list of priorities.<br />
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Beyond this, the other thing that postponed my presence on the blog was my sewing machine. I had to take it to the repair shop for fixing the feed dog. I took it back about a week ago and I just managed to finish a quilt that I started last summer.<br />
Now I can show you what I have been working on. My second quilt for my corner couch:<br />
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<b>The Scattered Quilt</b><br />
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Quilt size - 59" x 86".</div>
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Number of blocks - 35 (5 x 7 setting)</div>
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In this quilt I wanted to compose a layout with an improvised-like look from rectangles of different sizes.</div>
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I used Kona Cotton, Ikea fabrics, fabrics I received as gift, and fabrics from a local shop. </div>
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About the color range: as you may see, I chose the neutral gray-white background broken by red and black stripes.</div>
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The quilting was really challenging. After I finished piecing the top I realized that I have no idea how to quilt it. I drawn a few variants of designs and I even tested one of them quilting it by hand and by machine, but I didn't like any of them.</div>
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I would have liked a quilting design made out of straight lines. Unfortunately, at that time my quilting options were limited by my defective sewing machine: the feed-dog not working properly I couldn't use the walking foot. </div>
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So finally, with the free motion foot, I quilted waving lines of two colors (black and red), spreading out all over the quilt surface the movement of the waved grid pattern of one fabric of the top.</div>
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In order to avoid a quilting pattern monotony, on only one of the 7 columns of the quilt blocks I alternated a few quilting designs,using only gray thread.</div>
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I bound the quilt with a white stripe of fabric when my sewing machine was back from the repair shop. </div>
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How glad I was to have again an equal stitch length on my binding!</div>
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One thing I still don't manage: non swinging quilt edges. They are straight cut and carefully handled while stitching the binding, but when the quilt was hanged on the wall to take a few photos, the edges were waving back and forth. You may see these in the first photo I posted. Maybe because it was hanged on a surface narrower than the quilt width and the long edges had no background at all? I will try to find a wall large enough for the quilt and see how the edges will look in this case. </div>
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However the quilt looks nice on the couch.</div>
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And as I told you that this is the second quilt I made for my couch, anticipating someone's curiosity, I bring here also the first quilt I made for the short side of my couch: The Racetrack Quilt. </div>
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A few thing about it you might find <a href="https://abeeautifulday.blogspot.com/2018/02/the-racetrack-new-quilt-in-progress.html">here</a> and <a href="https://abeeautifulday.blogspot.com/2018/03/a-sneak-peek-at-finished-racetrack-quilt.html">here</a>. </div>
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Now I miss only one more quilt: a small one for the corner element bounding the two sides of the couch. I think a whole cloth quilt would be the best option.</div>
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Do you need a drawstring backpack?<br />
My new pattern might help you to sew one or more.<br />
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This <span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Lined Drawstring Backpack</b></span> is a charming one, perfect for everyday use.<br />
It has a stylish look and a practical structure. Its three large pockets (one exterior zippered pocket and two interior pockets) make it the perfect bag for school, sport and outings. <br />
I've told you about it <a href="https://abeeautifulday.blogspot.com/2017/07/spell-your-name-drawstring-bags-for.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://abeeautifulday.blogspot.com/2019/02/lined-drawstring-backpack-pattern-sneak.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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The pattern consists of 28 pages of easy to follow instructions and 83 color photos and diagrams, plus printable templates if you want to applique a retro truck.<br />
I'm sure you noticed in the photo <span style="background-color: white;">above </span><span style="background-color: white;">another applique</span><span style="background-color: white;"> - a name. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">In order to personalize your drawstring backpack with monograms, names, words etc. you will receive together with the <span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Lined Drawstring Backpack Pattern</b></span> </span><span style="background-color: white;">the set of 26 printable letters I used for the name that you see in the photo. About this set of letters you may learn more visiting my shop, from where it can be purchased as a stand alone <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/525926002/printable-alphabet-capital-letters?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=alphabet+template+for+applique&ref=sr_gallery-1-18&organic_search_click=1&frs=1" target="_blank">pdf file</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Purchasing the <span style="color: #0b5394;">Lined Drawstring Backpack Pattern</span> you will get</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b>RAW Alphabet Letters Template</b></span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="color: #990000;"><b>for free</b></span><span style="background-color: white;">. </span></div>
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<u>What you will find in <span style="background-color: white;">Lined Drawstring Backpack</span> Pattern?</u><br />
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- suggestions about what fabrics to choose<br />
- diagrams to help you cutting the needed pieces from the exterior fabric, interfacing and lining<br />
- guidance for cutting and sewing two variants:<br />
- one panel variant (if you use solids or non-directional print)<br />
- two panel variant (if you use directional print)<br />
- instructions for preparing and fusing the applique pieces<br />
- suggestions for securing the applique edges<br />
- detailed instructions to sew a zippered pocket on the front side of the backpack<br />
- directions for attaching Velcro tape for closing the interior pockets<br />
- illustrated instructions for preparing and attaching the cord loops<br />
- tips about handling the directional fabric, the fusible web, how to give to the zippered opening of the exterior pocket an original look, and other useful information.<br />
- truck design template<br />
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To make such a useful and modern drawstring backpack you will need:<br />
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<u>Fabric</u><br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> - Exterior fabric<br />
Variant 1 - if you use solids or non-directional print – about 20” (51 cm ) of 42"( 107 cm) wide fabric<br />
Variant 2 - if you use directional print - two pieces 15" x 20" ( 38 cm x 51cm)<br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> - Lining fabric - 42" (107 cm) of 42" (107 cm) wide fabric for lining and pockets<br />
<u>Lightweight interfacing</u><br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> - one piece 25" x 33" for pockets<br />
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> - for variant 1- one piece 14 ½" x 41 ½" (37 cm x 105.5 cm)<br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> - for variant 2 - two pieces 14 ½" x 20" (37 cm x 51 cm) <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
<u>For applique - Optional</u><br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- Assorted fabrics - a few pieces - for the truck and letters<br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- Fusible web - 10"(25 cm) of 18" (approx. 46 cm) wide<br />
<u>Zipper</u> - 7" (18 cm)<br />
<u>Cording</u> - (2) 71"(approx.180 cm) about 1/4" (0.5 - 0.6 cm) thick<br />
<u>Twill tape</u> - 6" (15.0 cm) of 1 " ( approx. 2.5 cm) wide - for 2 drawstring loops<br />
<u>Velcro tape</u> - 2" (5 cm) of approx. 1" (2.5 cm) wide<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
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<u>Zipper foot</u> - I recommend it but if you don't have it, you can use your regular sewing machine foot instead.<br />
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One PanelVariant - solid fabric - with zipper sewed on top of the exterior pocket opening, with truck and letters applique<br />
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Either One Panel Variant or Two Panel Variant - stripe fabric - with zipper placed on top of the exterior pocket opening, with letters applique and hand sewn little embellishments.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601686452788031613.post-76389701991649562912019-02-13T01:50:00.000+02:002019-10-27T09:10:45.113+02:00Lined Drawstring Backpack Pattern Sneak Peek<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: justify;">I am so happy when I have to make bags or pouches b</span><span style="text-align: justify;">ut it takes me a long time to choose the fabrics and almost every time I think I don't have the right ones. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When designing a bag, first of all I think to be useful: to be spacious enough, but not too large, to have as many pockets as possible, placed as handy as possible, to be worn as comfortable as possible. After all these I look for the aesthetic aspects of the shape.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Two years ago, a friend asked me to sew two drawstring backpacks for her nephew. The only expressed wishes were: to have on them his name( Toma), the dimension - 13" x 17" (33 cm x 43 cm), and one of the backpacks to be lined.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This time I don't know why, all came t</span>o my mind so clearly and quickly: the colors, the customization idea, the inside organisation, the cord casing...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Finally they came out like that :</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>My Pickup Truck</b><span style="color: #2e2e2e; font-family: "molengo"; font-size: 17.6px; line-height: 24.64px;"><span style="line-height: 24.64px;"> - </span></span><i style="line-height: 24.64px;">unlined drawstring backpack</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 24.64px;"><b>My Truck</b></span><span style="line-height: 24.64px;"> -</span><i style="line-height: 24.64px;"> lined drawstring backpack</i><i style="font-size: 17.6px; line-height: 24.64px;"> </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #2e2e2e; font-family: inherit; line-height: 24.64px;"><span style="line-height: 24.64px;">Instead of just laying down the letters over the </span><span style="line-height: 24.64px;">background </span><span style="line-height: 24.64px;">I created the designs of two toys that are near the boys hearts from generations, carrying the name of the child.</span><span style="line-height: 24.64px;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #2e2e2e; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 24.64px;"><span style="line-height: 24.64px;">First of all I had in mind that their pieces to be easy to cut and assemble, but I confess that I also wanted to give a vintage touch to the backpack . </span></span><span style="line-height: 24.64px;">The cars and letters are raw edge applique having the edges secured with zig zag stitch and blanket stitch - easy and fast to do.</span><span style="line-height: 24.64px;">The big exterior pocket of the lined backpack adds loads of room for all kind of things that have to be on hand. The zipper </span>stitched on top of the pocket opening integrates so well into the layout of the backpack and is so decorative. Not to mention that it was so easy to sew it.</span><br />
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The two inner pockets are so large that they are almost dividers. Velcro tape closures is added for extra security.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">For the name of the boy I used the 2" reversed letters templates from<span style="font-size: 17.6px; line-height: 24.64px;"> </span>my <u style="font-weight: bold;"><span id="goog_1411421681"></span>RAW Alphabet Capital Letters Template</u> that can be found <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/525926002/printable-alphabet-capital-letters?ref=shop_home_active_1&frs=1" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">For those of you who would like to sew a so useful and modern drawstring backpack for your loved ones, I wrote a pattern full of illustrated instructions and tips.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">More about it in the <a href="https://abeeautifulday.blogspot.com/2019/02/lined-drawstring-backpack-pattern-is.html" target="_blank">next post</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Have a beautiful day, my dears!</span><br />
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And here we are at the beginning of the penultimate month of this year. Just between the sumptuous golden Autumn and the whimsical silver white Winter.<br />
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The project I want to share with you today is a quilted table topper I just finished.<br />
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The pattern is <a href="https://www.getasquiltingstudio.com/patchwork-quilt-pattern-summer-sorbet" target="_blank"><u style="font-weight: bold;">Summer Sorbet </u>by<u style="font-weight: bold;"> Geta Grama</u></a>, the block variant without borders.<br />
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I confess that I started to work with a heavy heart. I have avoided for a long time piecing <span style="background-color: white;">together </span>octagons, trapezoids, and triangles.<br />
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I never thought that this could be an easy job. But it really was easy. Because Geta gives a lot of useful instructions and images, and above all, she gives a lot of tips in order to prevent mistakes.<br />
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There are also illustrated suggestions for finding the best quilting design and what I much appreciated - printable pages for trying different quilting designs. Very useful, as you might see.<br />
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Working on my table topper was a relaxing activity.<br />
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Thank you, Geta! Your pattern is really good!<br />
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Have a beautiful sewing day, my friends!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601686452788031613.post-67302807752650517042018-07-18T10:46:00.000+03:002018-07-18T10:46:01.018+03:00new quilt, new beginning I'm still in the neutrals mood.<br />
I managed to start another quilt, using the fabrics left from the other <a href="https://abeeautifulday.blogspot.com/2018/03/a-sneak-peek-at-finished-racetrack-quilt.html" target="_blank">quilt</a> I made.<br />
This time I'm playing adding a few drops of red and blue into the layout made out from strips and rectangles.<br />
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And as we are in the middle of the summer, I wish you to<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601686452788031613.post-39115158983573286842018-06-22T23:38:00.000+03:002018-06-23T11:30:24.956+03:00Bulky Alphabet Printable<br />
I like to add applique words to bags, pouches, T-shirts, pillow covers. Last year I created <a href="https://abeeautifulday.blogspot.com/2017/07/spell-your-name-drawstring-bags-for.html" target="_blank">a set of capital letters</a> that helped me to sew a lot of beautiful gifts for my friends.<br />
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Today I share with you a brand new set of capital letters, I named it Bulky (I think it's obvious why).<br />
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Creating it, my main aim was to make the design so that when stitching one letter in place to go all the way around without cutting the thread when moving from the exterior to the interior edge.<br />
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The first test was this simple beach bag I made for this occasion.<br />
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I chose this applique word because Summer is my favorite season when I keep thinking about the seaside and waves, and blue sky, and shells... That's why I limited the color palette to this beautiful blue.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601686452788031613.post-22296795754935891262018-03-05T16:49:00.000+02:002018-03-05T16:49:49.604+02:00 a sneak peek at the finished Racetrack QuiltI finished the <u><a href="https://abeeautifulday.blogspot.ro/2018/02/the-racetrack-new-quilt-in-progress.html" target="_blank">Racetrack Quilt</a></u>.<br />
I used for quilting straight lines following the patchwork design units but regarding their density, I composed an irregular grid of vertical and horizontal lines to avoid the quilt getting a stiff, static look.<br />
Here is only a sneak peek at the quilt.<br />
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More details about the quilt, in a future post.<br />
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Have a beautiful day, my dears!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601686452788031613.post-84153901238868233472018-02-14T22:06:00.000+02:002018-02-17T16:17:52.962+02:00The Racetrack - New quilt in progressI just finished a quilt for which I used only neutral prints and solids. A little bit warm neutral, a little bit cold neutral, a little bit white and a little bit black, trying to give balance to the whole composition.<br />
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Working on the test quilt I liked that it was easy to make. Piecing only squares and rectangles. It needs only attention not to mess up the order in which they are sewn.</div>
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The variations that I have searched for the fabric choice confirmed that the quilt layout looks good in other combination of colors and prints too.</div>
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And I have one more mention: the Racetrack quilt is Jelly Roll friendly.</div>
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It's that kind of design that can be used both for large quilts and small quilts, by simply assembling more or fewer bloks or units. Also, it might be the perfect choice for a boy or man quilt.</div>
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The quilt top is ready. Now, to the big step - the quilting.</div>
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In the picture above the quilt lies flat. The quilt design gives the illusion of roundness. It's interesting that in reality, this illusion is not as obvious as in the picture.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601686452788031613.post-32815761217492291842018-01-30T19:17:00.000+02:002018-02-10T09:45:55.436+02:00Rustic Chair Pads My kitchen chair pads needed new covers for a long time.<br />
I took two orphans from my pattern testing blocks box and decided to give them life as tops for the new chair pad covers. A few pieces of red fabric and two zippers helped me to make two of the most cheerful reasons to like the time I spend in my kitchen.<br />
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No quilting, no batting. Only the good old patchwork.<br />
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And as the beauty is in the imperfection, it does not bother me that the red-white little squares of the gingham pieces of fabric do not match each other.<br />
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The name of the block I used is <u><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/220776973/country-home-pillow-cover-modern-quilt?ref=shop_home_feat_2" target="_blank">Country Home</a></u>. Easy and quick to make.<br />
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Heave a lot of beautiful sewing days, my dears!<br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">It means living your life with loving kindness and compassion towards others. It means that your heart is open to others and you inspire kindness and compassion in others.<span style="background: white;"> It is associated with balance, calmness, and serenity.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Its color is green, </span><span style="background: #FEFEFE; color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">higher energy frequencies can turn to pink.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">At the level of Anahata chakra appears the possibility to integrate the two opposite forces without the two forces to be confronted. The energy is specific to cooperation and integration, which brings peace and a new perspective in a world which, up to this level<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>was made only of a more or less conscious confrontation between opposing forces. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">So, these being said, I hope you understand why I considered a challenging task to make a quilt illustrating the symbol of Anahata. The friend who asked me to do it is a lovely person and I could not refuse. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Using more fabrics, the quilt would definitely come out, more appealing, more vibrant. Paper piecing or applique would probably have been the most suitable sewing technique. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">For background, I chose to use quilting with straight lines, in various orientations, in order to express the confrontation between opposing forces of the life. Their density is similar with the density of the rounded lines inside the symbol, in order to require more time for the eye to separate the details of the Anahata symbol from those of the background, just as the knowledge of one's own self is a process that requires time, willpower, patience, and depth in thinking and senses.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">One more thing about the thread: I used Mako NE 50/2 from Aurifil, which was a real performer of this quilt.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">There was no need to change any settings on the sewing machine. The thread never broke. It worked wonderfully.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Aurifil thread has a soft shining and blends so well with the fabric. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">It is indeed a quality thread. Free motion quilting with it was a real pleasure.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">All in all, Anahata is a special quilt,</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">as the meaning of its elements guides the aesthetic expression and precedes it in terms of importance. That's why at first glance it may go unnoticed. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">But for the future owner of this pillow - because this way it will be used - I'm sure it will become one of the most loved pieces of decoration in her new home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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