Sunday, July 22, 2012

Quilt Back Challenge

Challenge:  Make quilt back for thrift market quilt top, using only left over thrift market fabrics.
Had to add yellow from stash.  Seems men's shirts come mostly in red and blue.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Buffy's Hat and Bag from collaged fabrics

Sun hat worn backwards, McCall's Pattern M4400 and Puget Sound in fog
Messenger Bag, McCall's Pattern M4400
Collage of 60's Flower Power minidress (princess style) and Liz wear blouse in French provincial style, plus random flannel to fill spaces.

Sunday, July 15, 2012

Bags, Bags, Bags

Inspired by post on Deb Rowdan's blog about Green Bag Lady Bags, I decided to whip up a few bags.  I cut handles 26",

debrowden.blogspot.com   post of 5/18/12

greenbaglady.blogspot.com

From left to right:  thrift market pillow case, random furnishing fabric of unknown origin in stash, 6 bags from vintage Vera table cloth (from thrift market, and gift from Nifty), messenger bag from collage of thrift market fabric, McCalls pattern M4400.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

More Batik Magic from Patty

Great complementary color scheme! 

Saturday, July 7, 2012

Mary's Machine Quilting

Fearless Mary went on a retreat, and just sat down and decided to quilt and finish her whimsical house quilts.  

Thursday, July 5, 2012

June Rebels: Patty does African

Great border, and collection of fabrics.

Monday, July 2, 2012

Patsy takes Judy Robertson workshop

Can't beat Judy Robertson fabrics!
Workshop was on narrow insert technique, but Judy provided the colored fabric.

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Rebels 2012 Challenge: Roberta

When Roberta starts beading, magic happens.