Friends! Progress has been made on the t-shirt quilt repair, and I made a shirt! A whole one that fits who it is supposed to fit and everything! Up this week, LOTS of quilting to finish a birthday gift and a couple of charity quilts that will go back to Jewells.
Happy Tuesday, friends! This week, I chat with you about progress on the t-shirt quilt repair, repairing my favorite jeans, a new to me project for my BFF, @nmjewells, and my recent thrift haul from Austin Creative Reuse!
This week, I’m celebrating 5,000 subscribers with a special project, showcasing a new thrifted blouse makeover, discussing how to mend pajama pants, and showing off the new strap for the X-Men messenger bag I shared last week.
This week’s Show & Tell is all about Repair & Reuse. I chat about an upcycled Switch case, the T-Shirt quilt rescue project, and a new repair project for an old bag, as well as some odds and ends.
I am continuing to make updates to my website, especially the pattern and tutorial archives. Lots of older patterns and tutorials have already been added back to the archives with lots more on the way!
I will be continuing to make updates to my website, especially the pattern and tutorial archives. Look for lots of updates for older projects coming soon!
As promised, this is the finale of the EPIC bookcase quilt I’ve been working on for my husband. As a bonus, I shared photos of every Project of Doom/Bookcase Quilt that my hands have touched.
The Project of Doom and many other bookcase quilt blocks are all on Fandom in Stitches. Look for “Bookcase Quilts” in the purple menu. Indiana Jones blocks by Holly Urbain and Lantern block by Wendi Riggens. All other blocks were designed by me. Additional books-only filler blocks will be coming soon, free for personal use, via Fandom in Stitches and Sewhooked.
I designed the overall quilt and all of my quilt block patterns using EQ8.
I designed all the book titles and many of the embroidery items myself using Embrilliance Stitch Artist 1.
If you’re looking for anything else I didn’t specifically list, let me know and I’ll point you in the right direction.
Machines used in this project: (Sharing because I’ve been asked. You can use any machine of your choice to make your own version.)
JUKI TL2010-Q for all piecing Brother PE-7700 (my previous, and first, embroidery machine) Brother PR1X (my current embroidery machine) Grace Q’Nique 15R Quilt Machine for free-motion & ruler quilting (mounted on a Gracie King Frame)
Dear friends, the epic amount of quilting on the Bookcase Quilt is DONE! I was able to really focus and quilted a couple of hours almost every day last week. In all, it took me nearly 30 HOURS to finish the quilting. I have some threads to bury, a small repair to complete, and then I’ll move on to binding and labeling. With any luck, I’ll have a finished quilt reveal next week!
As a bonus, I share a recent upcycled shirt project that I haven’t had a chance to discuss yet. The photo I used to show how it originally looked came from Poshmark.
I used my Grace Q’Nique 15R for free-motion & ruler quilting.
I’m feeling much better this week and have (mostly!) finished my tablecloth blouse! There are a couple of small tweaks I want to do now that I’ve worn it, but overall, it’s my favorite of the tops I’ve made myself!
As a recap, I bought a stained and faded tablecloth featuring hand appliqué and embroidery from Austin Creative Reuse for $3. This was the basis for my scarf blouse.
Hello, friends! I was sick last week so this is a pretty short video. There were lots of crafty thoughts during the week, and I’d love your opinion on an idea I’ve had.
I forgot to mention that I did manage to paint and hang the birdfeeder I showed last week. There’s a quick photo in the intro.
Sewhooked 