I've made a lot of these this week whilst testing this new design with a few tweaks so I thought I could make them in my sleep. I was proved wrong this morning when I decided to make another one for my own kitchen. I was half way round adding the binding
This small quilt was made from stretch fabrics given to me by a friend. I made the central section entirely in the hoop and then made the borders in strips to sew on. I use voile as a base fabric to build up the blocks and stretch toweling inside (both al
Maisie has now moved in and taken over. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l... She is 9 weeks old tomorrow.
I am thinking very seriously about our Secret Santa exchange. This has been running now for about 8 years and was started to encourage group participation. However, in recent years a lot of people have joined who never contribute to the forum or post in p
Carolyn reminded me that I hadn't posted this new A5 book cover yet. It is made and fits in a different way to the usual. It accommodates different thicknesses of book and adjustments can be made for slightly different cover sizes. The matching A6
Two of the ladies who come regularly to my J club asked me for a "nice bag pattern". They have Janome 350E machines and their "big" hoop is 140 mm x 200 mm so this was a bit of a challenge! Made in the hoop except for a couple of straight seams to
I've been doodling this design today. The book cover is made continuously in three hoopings. The style of cover will accommodate different thicknesses of book and small adjustments can be made for slightly different cover sizes. Now to write the instr
FQ's from Aldi enable me to try out ideas and test new methods without spending a great deal of money. For this quilt I used 4 packs of FQs. I took 3 out of each for the backing and used the other three for the piecing which was all done in the hoop of m
These are my latest additions to Engineered in Stitches. 4 sizes - made in one hooping, fully lined with no raw edges inside. The designs come with video instructions. The small one is made in the 130 x 180 hoop.
I know that some people have trouble following written instructions, so I've been trying to make videos instead. This set of four explains how to make a quilt block in the hoop. https://youtu.be/v5nPqHW5l6s https://youtu.be/pjcPkzvAVo4 https://y
I've just had this message from Yoriko: "Thank you for mention my website, I just received 3 enquiries about the membership, and decided to open a membership until 31/12/2018 for USD25,00. I hope this will help me with my finances. In fact I am curre
Martine's Vivaldi set is now available from Engineered in Stitches. I stitched Autumn onto a tea towel to celebrate!
We've just been all the way to New York to meet this little girl. She is a five day old border collie and will be coming to be our personal trainer next month. Mike was devastated when we lost our previous BC in April. I hope he can remember what life wi
Here is the virus again - this time a two corner poncho in aran weigh yarn. Again from my late friend's stash.
Should I be upset, or should I say "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery"? https://www.urbanthreads.com/prod...
