my.sewingroom's Gallery : own design

New Iron Board Cover

Linda — Thu, 10 May 2012 00:35:44 GMT

It was just time for a new iron board cover. The old one was torn, stained, and scorched. Then I had to coffee stain some fabric for a doll I was making and when I ironed the fabric, the coffee went right into that ratty cover. Time for a new cover whether or not I had the time to make it or not. I have a hard time buying one because I have one of those ironing boards that are extra wide. It came in handy when I was making Civil War gowns. The new cover is made using Connecting Threads Quilting Bee and Gridlines fabrics which are 100% cotton. It is my own design...I put the Gridline fabric over the top of the Quilting Bee fabric in places where it gets the most wear/tear. I bought extra fabric so when it starts to wear, I can replace those areas.

"Quilt of Joy"

Linda — Sat, 05 May 2012 20:10:12 GMT

At our church we have a secret sister program. My secret sister this past year has been like Santa Claus. Every time I got a package it was like Christmas and was so joyous. She spoiled me! There were always books, figures or something with sunflowers, a music box, a musical Christmas egg, CDs, Civil War jigsaw puzzle, Civil War movies, set of sunflower coffee mugs, raisin oatmeal cookies, and the list goes on and on. She was so very generous. Today (May 5, 2012) was our garden party and the time we reveal who our secret sisters are. When she revealed herself to me, she received a surprise in return. This "Quilt of Joy". I was so excited when I gave it to her that I forgot to take a photo of the finished quilt. So this photo is before I actually quilted it. I'll have to call her and see if I can get a photo.

The quilt is made from scraps and leftover fabric from other projects. All fabrics are 100% cotton. It is my own design, led by the Holy Spirit. I had no control; it took on a life of it's own. It is machine pieced and quilted.

Flight of the Butterflies

Linda — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:28:44 GMT

This is granddaughter Hanna's 6th birthday quilt of my own design. It is simillar to baby sister Cora's quilt "Trellis Garden". I used some of the same fabrics and the same butterflies and flowers. That is where the resemblance stops. I made snowball blocks. The blocks that did not have machine appliqued butterflies or flowers in I quilted outlines of butterflies and flowers. The label has a photo of Hanna laying in the grass taken last summer.