I have never used pattern tracing cloth before, generally using baking parchment to trace off my patterns. (I prefer not to cut up my paper patterns.) Thought I would find it easier to use rather tha the paper which tends to rip easily. What do you use when sewing using a paper pattern? My cats adore the sound of paper patterns with rather predictable results...........
I went on to the nearby Hobbycraft shop. These two fabrics just shouted out to come home with me.
This, though it is really a quilters fabric, is destined for a blouse.
Now, the last fabric (the coffee design), will become a jacket. More of a man's jacket than the patterns I bought yesterday. The design will be based upon my favourite jacket which is beginning to show signs of wear. I have ideas for the remnants - I did buy rather more than I really needed - to become the lining, or the outer fabric of a bag. What the finished bag will look like, has not yet been fully thought out.
One project I have already started, is the lining of two bags. One of them belongs to a friend of mine. It has been a shamefully long time since I was given the bag to line. I last did some linings for two similar bags here. Like the last linings, there are three pockets of various sizes.
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Hi Mandy - thanks for visiting me via the quilt festival. The little cupcake was fun to make.
I like your travellers chuck quilt .. the quilting looks lovely. Its a nice design. I have taken to using microtex needles for all my quilting now with good results. It should help with the thread shredding problem.
Tracey.
I can't believe it Mandy. I just recovered my dining room chairs with a similar red toile to the one you have in your post. What a great coincidence.
happy sitiching and sewing,
Margaret
Thanks for that idea, Tracey.
hi this is roberta from italy! thank you for your desire to participate and involving you guild! E mail me so i can send you all the details, love roberta
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