Creating Curves - part 3

HI, Trudi here from Quilting Prolifically, back from the excitement of Quilt Market in Houston.

So I finally got my quilt on with my quilt top.  I've named this one 'curves not curves'.

I started off with these dies:

659838 Bigz Square 4 1/2"
659832 Bigz Half Square Triangle 4 1/2" pieced
659853 Bigz L Isosceles & Right 4 1/2" H  
657611 Bigz Half Square Triangle 2 1/2" pieced


and a plan.

I made 2 different blocks, you can see them in this post.

I made my top completely from scraps, so the Sizzix Big Shot Plus was great for cutting the shapes.

The next dilemma was how to quilt it.  I always had a plan to quilt curves into the piecing to accentuate the curve and take your eye away from those straight lines of the piecing.

So I added curved lines in the orange peel section, extending them all the way to the half square triangles and filled the curves with feathers.

In the center curved square area I used curved cross hatching to highlight the curves even more.











I am really pleased with the overall effect the quilting has had on changing the straight lines into curves.

 Its funny what your eye will pick up and see, but choose to ignore.

I also extended the quilting out into the borders to continue the curved story of this quilt.  I think it worked well.


So next time you fancy doing a curved quilt, but don't fancy dealing with the curves, try piecing in straight lines, but quilting the curves in to create the curved effect.

 I hope you'll come back next month to see what inspiration has struck!

Fan Blade Dresden Plate - finished

 Hello again - I have enjoyed completing this little quilt - I managed to make 9 'plates' from my fabric

 

and I decided to stitch them onto a plain white background, and then use narrow ric rac to create the appearance of blocks -

 

I used a 3 step zig zag stitch for the plates, and a straight stitch for the ric rac

 



For the centres I bonded 2 layers of white fabric together and then cut 9 x 1 1/2" circles using the Big Shot http://www.sizzix.co.uk/product/660200/sizzix-big-shot-machine-only-white-gray and the Bigz Circle Die - 660113 http://www.sizzix.co.uk/product/660113/sizzix-bigz-die-circles-1-1-2

I stitched the circles in place using a zig zag stitch

All it needs is the binding - which will be plain white and this little quilt is complete - I hope  you like it.

Next week I'll be back on the Fan Blade completing what I started 2 weeks ago.

After that it will be Christmas preparations - there will be some gifts and maybe some decorations - let's see what time and ideas allow.

Angela

 

"Winter Wishes" Tag by Gerry van Gent

Hallo Sizzix friends!

Gerry's here today sharing a tag using one of the latest dies.

660515 Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit

656938 Sizzix Movers & Shapers L Die Tag & Bookplates

658261 Sizzix Bigz Die Tattered Poinsettia

660663 Sizzix Thinlits Die Winter Wishes & Snowflakes

660881 Sizzix Thinlits Die Proud Deer 

660878 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Decorative Trees

660220 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Mixed Media

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Such yummy ingredients to create this tag!

I die cut twice the "winter wishes" using two different

colours cardstock. After that I exchanged the letters and

used one of them for my tag.

On my tag I added some Stickles...

and his is how it looks without any glitter.

The Tattered Poinsettia was die cut from vellum.

For the center I used tiny parels.

One of the Decorative Trees was used here as greenery and not as a tree.

Thank you so much for visiting us today!

Have a creative day!

Gerry

It's Autumn yes.... but I still remember summer

Hi everybody!

Archiving pictures of my Iphone on my computer I could not avoid certain melancholy of summer days, I selected a few photos of those hot days and I make a Layout remembering last season.

Also I really wanted to play with two of my new dies, that from now are in my favorites; the branches back to nature and the fabulous Bigz Die Love birds 3D Rose. 

This are the Sizzix products used in this projects:

660020 Sizzix Big Shot PLUS (White & Gray)

660834 Sizzix Bigz Die - Love Birds 3-D Rose

660821 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 3PK - Back to Nature

660979 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 11PK - Handwritten Holidays

660838 Sizzix Framelits Plus Die Set 15PK - Circles

Be Happy!!

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¡Hola a todo el mundo!

Archivando fotos de mi Iphone en mi ordenador no he podido evitar cierta melancolía de los días de verano, Así que he seleccionado algunas fotos de esos días calurosos y he hecho una página recordando la pasada temporada.

También tenia muchas ganas de jugar con dos de mis nuevos troqueles, que a partir de ya están entre mis favoritos; las ramas back to nature y el fabuloso Bigz  Love Birds 3D.

Estos son los productos Sizzix utilizados en este proyecto:

660020 Sizzix Big Shot PLUS (White & Gray)

660834 Sizzix Bigz Die - Love Birds 3-D Rose

660821 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 3PK - Back to Nature

660979 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 11PK - Handwritten Holidays

660838 Sizzix Framelits Plus Die Set 15PK - Circles

Sed muy felices!!

"Love You" layout and a card by Gerry van Gent

Happy Sunday dear friends!

Today I have prepared for you two projects -

a layout and a matching card :-)

660515 Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit

660236 Sizzix Bigz Die w/Textured Fades Butterfly Duo

660159 Sizzix paper Punch Large Butterfly

656520 Sizzix Bigz Die Flourish, Floral w/Leaves 

660481 Sizzix Thinlits Die Do What You Love

660222 Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Scribbles & Splat

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Here are a few close-ups 

From the beautiful Do What You Love thinlits die I 

used only the words "love" and "you".

Because I had two leftover die-cuts I decided to make

a matching card to the layout. 

OTHER PRODUCTS I USED:

Webster's Pages Pattern Papers

Glitz Design Pattern papers

Prima Marketing - clear stamps, sugar dots, stencil

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Thank you for visiting us today!

Have a creative Sunday!

Gerry

Mystery block part 2

 In a little while the block will be revealed - and I love it - it is complex but I think worth the effort so to continue - join your rectangles together to make squares - you will make 4 of each - (remember to press the seams flat open) -

 

 

 

ant then join the squares together like this, again you will make 4 of each -



and then join together like this - so that you have 4 quarters of the block -

Lay the 4 quarters out - so that you join them together in the right arrangement -

 and then stitch them together to create your complete block -

I know this block as Carpenters Wheel - and I love the 3-D effect. As my father was a carpenter it reminds me of him. I had hoped to make a table runner by making 3 of these blocks - but I don't have enough fabric so this will become a cushion - so look out for next week to see how this cushion becomes a quilt!!! 

Angela

Mystery block - part 1

 Recently I had the privilege of demonstrating at a trade show in Lillestrom in Norway, with Global Hobby. I had a lovely time and came away with quite a few half-square triangles and squares cut - and I really liked some of the fabrics - so here we start the mystery block -
this is a 16" finished block and you will need a long quarter of each fabric for the block - and make it easier for yourself by choosing non directional fabric - believe me it will be a lot easier! and you need clear distinction between the light medium and dark fabrics to get the best effect.

 

You need to cut 32 x 2 1/2" half-square triangles from each fabric - using the Big Shot http://www.sizzix.co.uk/product/660200/sizzix-big-shot-machine-only-white-gray
and Bigz die - 659831 http://www.sizzix.co.uk/product/659831/sizzix-bigz-die-half-square-triangles-2-1-2-assembled-square
and 12 x 2 1/2" square in light and 4 in dark, using the Bigz die 657607 http://www.sizzix.co.uk/product/657607/sizzix-bigz-die-square-2-finished-2-1-2-unfinished
Join the triangles together to make 16 squares in each colour combination, (and press the seams flat open because of the complexity and number of seams that join) -

 

Join 16 squares together to make 8 rectangles like this -



and then join the remaining squares into rectangles, 4 of each -



So this will give you 32 rectangles and next time you'll see how to put them together for the complete block.
Happy sewing
Angela

Saul Bass inspiration for our teachers

Hi everybody!

Here, in a few days the children return to school, teachers meet again and will spend a whole course together. Why not bring a card to wish them a good year?

Since some time I wanted to play with color polypropylene for a funny card making, inspired by the credits for films created by Saul Bass.

And it was really funny create this happy and colorful cards.

Let's see them one to one.

I love it! easy, quick, funny and really cute.

This are the Sizzix products used in this project:

660515 Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit (White and Gray)

657837 Sizzix Bigz XL Alphabet Die - Word Play

658563 Sizzix Bigz XL Alphabet Die - Block Talk Capital

657552 Sizzix Framelits Die Set 8PK - Circles, Scallop

656333 Sizzix Bigz Die - Circles

Be Happy!!

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¡Hola a todo el mundo!

Aquí, en pocos días los niños regresan a la escuela, los maestros se reúnen de nuevo con ellos y van a pasar un curso entero juntos. ¿Por qué no llevar una tarjeta para desearles un buen año?

Desde hace tiempo quería jugar con polipropileno de color para crear tarjetas divertidas, inspirado en los títulos de crédito para películas que creaba Saul Bass.

Y fue muy divertido crear esta tarjetas tan happy y coloridas.

¡Las adoro! rápido, fácil, divertido y muy cuquis!

Estos son los productos Sizzix usados en este proyecto:

660515 Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit (White and Gray)

657837 Sizzix Bigz XL Alphabet Die - Word Play

658563 Sizzix Bigz XL Alphabet Die - Block Talk Capital

657552 Sizzix Framelits Die Set 8PK - Circles, Scallop

656333 Sizzix Bigz Die - Circles

¡¡Sed muy felices!!