Meg's Projects Fiber and Whatever

More Projects

2008-05-27T09:40:00.010-06:00

These projects aren't ones that I've necessarily completed in the last couple of months, I'm still finding pictures of projects I finished awhile ago.

This project came out of "Quilt It for Christmas". It is one of Dilys Fronks patterns. I love making these patterns and make the new one each year. I used to make one for my husbands office. They had an auction each year to raise money for a local family that needed a little help at the holidays. This one I made for a Christmas present.

The next picture is a commercial pattern, but I no longer have the pattern so I can't tell you the name. There are a series of rosters, all different in the collection. This also went to my sister for a present.

This last picture was also a present I made for someone that can't distinguish between red or green. I found the wonderful graphic black and white design, with enough contrast to really stand out. There is a small red border between the window black and the white border, but the rest is black a white.

More projects

2008-04-13T11:54:00.015-06:00

I was so bad last month I didn't even post anything on this blog. Its not that I don't have a lot of projects I can post.

This is the first St. Jude's quilt I made. It was one of my first quilts and I had a very hard time quilting it. It wasn't the best quilt but I had done my best at that time. I learned a lot and I hope the child that received it, is enjoying it every day.

The next wall hanging is about 30 x 45 and it is from a pattern. I made it for my sister's birthday a few years ago, and she has it hanging in her house. I thought it turned out pretty well, and enjoyed doing it.

The next quilt was also made a few years ago, and the pattern came from a Christmas issue of quilt it. Its was made for a family I was friendly with. It is a fun pattern because the candle flames are removable and each day you put a new flame on the hanging. Nice way to celebrate the holiday.

This next quilt I made from a kit. I was looking for something to make for a friend of mine and her daughter. They had just lost their husband and father and had moved into a new house. I walked into the quilt store and the fires thing I saw was the kit for this quilt. Since the family was from Guatemala, the colors and designs seemed perfect for them.

Valentine Postcard Exchange

2008-02-17T12:35:00.000-07:00

For the first time this month, I joined a postcard exchange. I decided to use the same technique I used for the January TIF. You can find the details here http://megabqfabricchallenge.blogspot.com/2008_01_01_archive.html

Did you know that if you click on the pictures on my blog you will open a bigger picture, its a good way to see the details.

I only signed up to exchange two cards but I decided to make a couple of extra for some special people in my life. So I mad this sheet of fabric. I decided to quilt it with a criscross pattern in a red-gold thread. Instead of using batting, I used Timtex (the stiff, thick interfacing used to make fabric bowls). I fused my made fabric on to the Timtex and away I went.

I made the back of the postcard using PrintShop and fused that on the back side of the fiber postcard. I wanted to stencil a glitter heart on the postcard, so I used a rubberstamp of a decorative heart, and make a stecil out of freezer paper. That didn't work out very well, only got one heart done, the glue I used tore the stencil, and that was that. I just tried different techniques to get the heart on the postcard, but worked out the best was just to draw different hearts and sprinkle glitter on the glue. Next time, I will cut the stencil out of clear contact paper, should work better. Anyway here they are in all their glory. On each postcard I tried to include a flavor of New Mexico, along with a valentine.

I did a BED QUILT!

2008-02-17T12:21:00.000-07:00

I actually did a bed quilt, queen size. It was a BOM from Quiltworks called Harvest Spice. I sent it off to a long-arm quilter to be finished. Here is a quick picture of it before it is quilted. The picture is just a quick picture, Len wanted to take a better one, but I just wanted a quick picture, not a professional one. I'll post a picture that he takes when I get it back from quilting and I get it bound.