Little Basket using embroidery

 

I have a bunch of batik scraps that I put to good use.

I got some thin cotton fabric, and wool wadding and covered the entire surface (5.5 inch square) with the batik shapes and randomly stitched them down with blanket stitches, running stitches, lazy daisy, etc in whatever direction it took me.

I made 5 squares and then sewed them up in a bag, Japanese Rice Bag style.

To make it more interesting I added some buttons.

This little basket was a little gift for my daughter's birthday.

 

Sashiko Bag

I put together this bag yesterday after finishing the sashiko embroidery. 

Sashiko is basically just using a running stitch to create the design.

This panel was part of a kit I purchased recently.

Gift Quilt - top - Fractured Four Patch

 

It's no secret that I love making quilts from scraps and this one is another one of those.

I cut up a bunch of 5.5" squares and had leftovers from a few charm packs and put this top together. 

The technique I used was from Judy Gauthier and I think the quilt is called  Fractured Four Patch. It's quite quick to make as the blocks are fairly large.

I donated it to the Gift Quilts program at Waverley Patchworkers.

A number of girls are also making a few blocks which will be sewn together to make a donated Xmas quilt. 

This is my block all ready to go.

Baby Quilt

 

Made this quilt for the daughter of my neighbour.

Its a very simple design but very effective.

Scrap Quilt - one Block

 I had a bunch of rectangles in a box so using little squares in black and white made a rather interesting scrap quilt top.

It's another one to be donated to the gift quilt program at Waverley Patchworkers.

Wedding Quilt

 I helped my daughter make this quilt for a friend who's getting married soon.

Table Runner

 I made this table runner using an Aboriginal style fabric I had in my stash. The block is a small tumbler.

I was a gift for a family relative who lives in the UK.

Top for the Gift Quilt program

I am back making gift quits to donate via my Quilt Guild Waverley Patchworkers.

These tops tend to be scrappy because we use our personal stash and is quite fun to come up with ideas to use them. I try to make them really simple and preferably a one block quilt and even better if we can use jelly rolls strips.

These 2 were fun to make, easy and quite fast. Deidre and I did them together.

Needle case holder

 I didn't have a chance to make a posting to show you a Xmas gift I made for my friend Deidre.

I made it using batiks and hand embroidered a little.

Another Gift Quilt

After my last quilt I made using the ruler called Hex 'n More created by Julie Herman of Jaybird Quilts, I made another quilt top using the same ruler but a different setting when joining the blocks.

Still used batiks jelly roll strips with solid fabrics in the center and on the triangles. 

I donated the top to the Gift Quilt Program at my guild Waverley Patchworkers.com.au/

When I am in my studio sewing I often get visitors, here's one enjoying my pot plant.

 

 I had in my collection of quilting rulers, a ruler called Hex 'n More created by Julie Herman of Jaybird Quilts

I don't remember buying it but a friend showed me a quilt she had made with this ruler and I was hooked. So I got a bunch of batiks from my big stash of batiks and made a quilt with that ruler.

The pieces are so easy to cut and very addictive to sew by machine.

I used jelly rolls for the pieces around the hexagon.

Gift Quilt - Citrus Punch

 I have been having a lot of fun creating gift quilts for my quilt Guild and enjoying working with batiks.  

I made this quilt top with batik jelly rolls (2.5" strips). Very easy and quick to make.