Friday, February 27, 2009

BACKPACK PROJECT PROTOTYPE


Finished! Finally! There were some mistakes on the cutting information on the pattern--which I discovered after cutting the lining. Fortunately, we have lots of lining fabric. I did note a couple of other things on the pattern that weren't exactly clear but it worked out. (There is a tiny line on the pattern that says to check the website in case there are mistakes on the pattern......of course, I checked it...after the fact.) I put two pockets in the lining--why not? The most nerve wracking part, for me, was putting the grommets in for the straps. You have to mark and cut the hole to fit the grommet and it was not fun. I was afraid I was going to mess up the final step after all that work but--yippee--it worked.

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Thursday, February 19, 2009

DISCHARGE FABRIC JACKET


Front and back views of the Vogue Pattern jacket by Marci Tilton made with some of the fabric that we discharged on that fun day at the Southern California Art Lab. That was another fun day--we may decide to do more discharging one day! RBOG's are always looking for new things to do with fabrics!
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APPLE PROJECT

This is the finished apple! It was a challenge and took more patience and time than I expected but I like it!
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PILLOW

This pillow was done with samples and scraps from one of our days of digging through the remnants at UFO! We needed some fresh color in the living room and this was the answer! RBOG's know how to find the bargains!
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Saturday, February 14, 2009

Ellen Lindner technique


Last week the RBOGs worked through Ellen Lindner's e-book to learn her double reverse applique technique.  This is the quilt that I made from Ellen's pattern.   Buy the e-book at
www.adventurequilter.com