by Emmely | May 2, 2018 | Quilting, Work in progress
I finished piecing and there is no denying that the top is now lopsided. If this was a traditional sampler quilt this would be quite an issue. The beauty of improv, however, is that this is absolutely fine. Just add something to the sides to square it up and...
by Emmely | Apr 25, 2018 | Quilting, Work in progress
Last week’s 2-coloured units were stacked in layers of 4 and I made another angled cut. The two sides were mixed and matched to make 4 new units with different colour combinations. I put them on my design wall and started shuffling. I did want the colours to be...
by Emmely | Apr 18, 2018 | Quilting, Work in progress
Last weekend I wanted to do some improvisational piecing and just started cutting. I used a selection of blue and orange/brownish fabric pieces from Cherrywood fabrics grab bags which were stacked in piles of 4, sliced once at an angle and pieced together to make 4...
by Emmely | Oct 4, 2014 | English paper piecing, Quilting, Sewing, Work in progress
I think I have a new love. Last weekend we went away and I decided somewhat last minute that I wanted to take something with me to craft. I’ve seen many bloggers take English paper piecing projects with them when they travel because it’s portable and doesn’t require a...
by Emmely | Aug 11, 2014 | RTW fast, Sewing, Work in progress
First I’ll show you some changes I made to muslin 3 to improve the fit. At the front I pinned out a horizontal dart and added some fabric to finally fix that wavy side seam (this latter part is better visible in the side view of the muslin). The change I made to the...
by Emmely | Aug 8, 2014 | RTW fast, Sewing, Work in progress
Do you ever get started enthusiastically on a project and then suddenly lose steam? That’s what happened with my muslin process. I was a bit tired and didn’t have much time so not much progress was made and now I have to motivate myself to get back to it. I have...
