DESI QUILTERS

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

BERRY BASKET TABLE RUNNER-JULY CHALLENGE

 This entry goes to Desi quilters July challenge...What I tried before for july challenge did not satisfy all the rules...So tried this berry basket...Since the theme was quilt with monochromatic colours that too only with two solids ...
Fabrics used
Dotted red-9pieces
Red solid-14pieces
Another red printed-5pieces
Red sripped-One triangle piece
Sponge
Cloth for backing-quarter meter.
Long strips of striped for the border-three inches width and measure the length after completing the square..
Method:
First cut a square of 4inches on a thick paper

Keep the square on the fabric and keep ready all the cut fabrics

SEWING:
First Take a Solid attach a dotted to it,followed by a solid and  half  triangle ofdotted
Second row start with dotted and a solid and half triangle of Dotted.
Now one solid and half dotted and a half dotted for the next row.
First attach all these rows.

Measure this triangle then cut the striped one of same size
Make a square by joining both.
Now make a strip of full printed first followed by HST  ofsolid with a print, continue adding like this four pieces and end it with HST  solid and a dotted.
Make four HST solid with printed for the top
Finally on the right side row, Join a solid with dotted,solid dotted, solid and HST of solid and dotted.
Join both sides,top and bottom....

Top of the quilt is ready.
For stuffing I used sponge and measure the size of the square ,Cut a piece for backing.
Keep the sponge in the middle and finally the backing cloth,pin it first and sew the Sides with the strips of Stripped cloth...
Just to make the solids look attractive ,draw a star with 3D white colour..
Beautiful colourful monochromatic table runner is ready....




Wednesday, July 11, 2012

QUEEN BEE"S EVENT_DESI QUILTERS

Fro the month of July Vidya2 is the queen bee.Her instruction was to use four solids and make wonky cabin and with one solid as white

TABLE MAT

First i tried this for july challenge but somehow didi not qualify.

Coaster

Made a coaster with the same fabric

JULY CHALLENGE

I made a telephone mat-The instructions were we have to use monochromatic colours and minimum -3prints,can use one or two solids.
First I cut a square of5inches-one piece of pink colour and one piece of printed.Part A
Then cut-8pieces( 4 of each print)Part B
Now cut triangles-4pieces another printPartC
Now take the squares front side facing each other ,Stitch on the sides of the middle line so that we get half square of each colour.Keep the printed on the plain piece and stitch once more on the sides of the middle line.Then we get the centre piece of four sections.-PArt A
Now join part  B-Each one print and then join in the square.
Keep the triangle in the middle and hand stitich it first so that the position is not changed then sew it on the machine.PartC
Now keep a sponge underneath and a cloth,fold the sides and sew well.
Telephone mat is ready!!!!!

ELVIRA"S QAL-2

This is the second time I am practising QAL-2

Monday, July 2, 2012

Elvira's QAL-1

I had already tried all her QAL..But just wanted to try using cotton silk material...