RECYCLED DENIM

Well as I missed the competition deadline on the PP Forum, I am putting pictures here of the bag I made from the jeans Annette let me have to cut up. I am really pleased with the result, it is only a bog standard tote but I managed to use quite a lot of the original bits off the jeans, as you will see...

Front of the bag - I used most of the long leg pieces from the jeans for the main body of the bag, inserting a pretty polycotton fabric I had between the strips for a touch of colour, I quilted feathers all over the denim to stop it stretching and give it a bit of strength as these were well worn jeans....

close up,

the loop is from the back of the jeans waistband,

it is there for a reason...

voila...this is how the bag closes, the long tag going through the loop was inside the waistband of the jeans, it says BOOTCUT, I thought it was fun so used it, I first had to 'touch up' the embroidery as it had frayed a fair bit through many washes I guess...

You may be able to make out they are from NEXT,

the size too!!!

Just had to put one of my special labels on,

cheers Liz...

back view...

I sewed a pocket inside,

one of the rear pockets,

I have done it in such a way that is actually a double pocket...

tada.

Thank you Katy for coming up with the great idea.

Thank you Annette for the jeans.

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I forgot to put in the previous post that Ros had sent Rebecca these seeds, she can't wait to sow them Ros, she loves strawberries, so does her mum

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ANOTHER ASSORTMENT

I have been working on a Journal page, on the PP Forum we are set a new theme each month, last month was the dreaded Mola, enough said!! This month is is LANDSCAPE. I played around for a bit, doodling, but then just went for it. The photo's are not good I am afraid, a bit blurry!

SKY background - thin strips of blue fabrics...

Trees of course - you should know I would do trees...

A path would be good through the trees don't you think?

 Green strips for the lower half background...

 Some bushes and lavender bushes could be handy...

 Distant bushes and trees...

 Tree branches...

 Tada, almost done, my Landscape journal page...

 The back of it just in case you are interested...

Apart from the fabric strips for the background I have thread painted the rest of it,

I feel confident to do another larger piece now, I really enjoyed doing this.

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This is the Postcard I received from Rosemary in the PP Forum Postcard swap -

the theme is Someone who inspires you, isn't it great, thank you Rosemary...

 The message on the back reads...

 Not a swap card, at least I don't think it is, unless I have forgotten to send one out!!!

Oh dear...

this is from Carol B, it is so funny, and I am sure this would happen to me as I do tend to

put my foot down when sewing,

Great card Carol B, many many thanks, do let me know if I owe you one...

 the message for you to enjoy...

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When Ros visited the other week I got rid of some rubbish blocks and stuff

on her and look what she made with one of the blocks, isn't that cute, apparently

she buys small cushion pads from IKEA - didn't know you could - and makes little

cushions up ready to be given away as needed for gifts, great idea Ros.

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I am in a Yahoo group and we did a Row by Row swap, here are the rows I received...

and when you put them all together, you get, well I get this...

 I opted to have the layout slightly different to how it is normally done,

I used some of the rows as the borders, I like it this way, I am very

pleased with the way it has turned out, thank you girls,

Maggi, Jytte, Fiona, Marian, Kerstin, and Ange for the super rows,

I wonder what we will do next?

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This bag was in my give away the other week, AUDE won it, but she hasn't

been in touch yet, where are you Aude, I need your address to send it to you,

unless you have changed your mind and don't wish to have it after all?????

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Just look at these beautiful Lilies, they are growing in Ros' garden she has

sent me these pictures to cheer me up. It worked Ros, but I may need more...

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 This is a UFO,

it is called Jewel Box, I am auditioning the borders in this picture, what do you think?

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Hope you enjoyed the pictures, do leave me a comment I am always interested in your opinions.

NINE UFO's COMPLETED - YAY

I have been stitching up a storm on my sewing machine, I have managed to get 9, yes NINE UFO's finished this week. Some are small I have to admit, but still nine is good isn't it? I am so pleased with myself I have decided to have a give away, more about it later in this post. SO here are the pictures of the 9 items completed, there are some close ups as well so don't go thinking I have done more than nine will you! I took the pictures out the front of the bungalow this time as hubby has put up our gazebo and there is no way I can get to my bench for the photos, but I am pleased with these anyway, so may use the front again. I have to say my new neighbour over the road was giving me funny looks!!!! hahahaha

Bag made with the batik strips...

 close up of quilting on above bag...

 showing the handles, I like these handles very much...

 Different bag so this is No.2 ...

 No.3 this one is GI-normous folks...

 No.4 using strips this time...

 close up of quilting on above...

 No.5 black and white strips...

 quilted with variegated red thread...

 all together now...

 This is NOT one of my set of nine -

 this is the give away-

leave me a comment on this post and you will be entered to win this bag,

simples...

 close up for you...

 Small Trapunto mat finished - UFO No. 6

 close up for you...

 No.7 slightly larger mat in a tessellating pattern, fun to do...

 and this is the back of it...

 No.8 is a Quilt, one of the ones I designed way way back for Makower...

 sunglasses on, this is the back...

 No 9 of my set of 9

yet another Makower Quilt designed for them by me,

I love this one because it used a range called Nettlebed

which is a village close to where we used to live...

 Close up for you...

 and the back...

 There you are then, the NINE UFO's done and dusted.........NEXT...

When Ros came on Sunday she brought these flowers for me...

note my machine gets in the picture too...

 aren't they beautiful...

 and she made me a MORSBAG,

thank you Ros...

Back to the machine after taking pikkies and I now have another bag

ready to be assembled, I did different patterns on the strips on this one,

but I did make a boo boo, can you spot it I wonder???

 the back of it..

 close up for you...

 Last one for now,

this is yet another of my Makower Quilts, pinned up ready for Quilting,

I am looking forward to getting this one under the machine...

So there you have it, piks of what I have achieved this week and it is only Thursday, well it has just flicked over to Friday actually, but I can't do any sewing right now, hahahaha. I also got the backings ready for two other quilts and sorted borders for yet another. I am, as they say, on a roll.

I love Quilting, don't you?

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