Thursday 4 September 2014

See you in September


SEE you in SEPTEMBER BLOGGERS..

The summer break is over and the new season kicks off with one of Mdm Samm's blog hops. This one involved making three items and one had to include Riley Blake Design gingham. Mdm Samm does love her gingham and so do I and the RBD gingham is rather special. Our cheerleader for the hop is Shari from Living with Purpose

My first project is a quilt. Hannah who is a Young Leader with our Guide unit is leaving to go to university. She joined Rainbows when she was 5 and has gone through Brownies and Guides as well. She loved our unit project to make prem baby quilts so it seemed appropriate to make her a quilt as her leaving present. 

The next problem was what pattern to use. Hannah's name at Guides is Sparkie because she is such a lively, happy young woman. When I saw that Amy from Sew Incredibly Crazy was looking for pattern testers for a couple of her designs I jumped at the chance. The patchwork star was the perfect pattern and I was able to make the star from scraps of fabric left over from the baby quilts.


I'm sorry that the photos are a little dark but I had to take them in doors as it was raining and went very dark. The blue backing fabric is actually much brighter.  I chose fabric with musical instruments for the backing. Hannah loves her music. I pieced the backing using a strip of the blue from the front on either side.


I love the patchwork star.


The star and the border are quilted with a large meander and the rest of the quilting echos the star shape.

Amy's pattern was very well written and easy to follow so the quilt just flew together. I am so pleased with the result and I think Hannah will love it. Thanks Amy for letting me test your pattern, I love it

My second project was a cushion cover and this is where I used the RBD gingham. I love gingham as it always looks so fresh. In addition it always reminds me of my childhood as my school uniform summer dresses where always gingham. I used a pattern by Sarah Soward which appeared in British Patchwork and Quilting in August 2013. I chose the medium red gingham for the flowers.



Again I'm very happy with the result. I had a FQ of the gingham and have enough to make a second cushion cover. This will be made over the next few days. My son suggested I make two more but with the gingham as the background and use white for the flowers. I machine appliqued the flowers and found it a little tricky going round all those curves.


My final project was a summer dress. I've had this fabric for a while but hadn't got round to making it up. I chose a simple shift dress style by McCall. Their patterns are easy to follow and go together well. I didn't need to alter the pattern to get a good fit. My only problem was that no one was around to take a photo of me wearing it. I'll see what I can do over the next few days.



So there are the projects I've been working on over the holiday. I have also managed to finish another dress that I started last year and put away for some reason and I'm currently making a pinafore dress. As the weather here in London turned wet and cooler in August I picked up my knitting again and I've been busy trying to finish John's jumper. It's nice to have a break from work and be able to catch up with some projects.

Now you need to visit the rest of the hop. Here's the list of today's participants.

Thursday, September 4Jane's Quilting
Life in the Scrapatch
Sew Many Yarns - you are here
Gracie Oliver Arts
Everyone Deserves a Quilt


I hope you've enjoyed visiting today, it was lovely to see you. I hope you'll come and visit again soon.

Lyndsey

58 comments:

  1. Love the gingham cushion! The quilt for Hannah will bring her fond memories and I love your dress. Thank you for sharing.

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  2. Your patchwork star is lovely and is a great gift. I love the idea of making another cushion with gingham as the background with white flowers. It's so fun to make yourself a dress. I have a couple ufo dresses in a box and now maybe I'll finish them.

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  3. You've been busy and created some awesome projects. Hannah is very lucky and will love her quilt. It is gorgeous! The cushion cover looks so bright and cheerful as does your dress. Thanks for sharing your creations with us today.

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  4. Great projects...love how you used the gingham on your cushion! What an inspirational idea...thanks for participating. Pretty fabric for your dress!

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  5. Wonderful projects. The star quilt is amazing. You did a bang up job on it. The gingham on the pillow adds just the needed pop! The dress is beautiful. I like the drape of the fabric. I had the chance to go to England in August. I attended the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham at the end of my trip. I had a wonderful time.

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  6. The quilt and dress are lovely but my favourite is the cushion. Very effective way to use the gingham.

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  7. Hannah is going to love that quilt! What a treasure of memories for her. :) And the sweet pillows will brighten up any room! I haven't sewn a dress in more years than I can count but I'm on the hunt for a nice skirt pattern so I can get back to garment sewing. blessings, marlene

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  8. I agree with your son.. Matching pillows in the reverse. That would make a sofa pop! The star quilt is great! Love the neutral background.

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  9. oh my word, quilt, pillows and a dress...now that is diversified and ohhh so full of treasured summer memories ....and the rain well it is the season....your summer dress is really lovely...

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  10. Wonderful projects; love that pillow!

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  11. Lovely projects! What a wonderful gift for Hannah...something she will treasure!

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  12. You have done allot of nice projects! The dress is amazing!

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  13. You were also busy this summer, I saw this. The dress is very nice! What sort of fabrics did you take there? 100% cotton? It is falling so nicely.

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  14. Nice set of projects. They all look beautiful. Love the fabric on that dress!

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  16. Sew pretty! I love the gingham flower applique pillow. The quilt is wonderful. The dress is lovely. What an accomplished sewist you are! Thanks for sharing your summer ... :) Pat

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  17. What a cute dress and pillow, and Hannah will have wonderful memories of what she did for others when she sees those fabrics in her quilt .....wonderful idea Lyndsey !

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  18. What a cute idea with the pillow. I love the fabrics in the dress, really adds to the pattern.

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  19. What a nice variety of projects. Love the quilt.... it has that comfy look about it where you just want to snuggle in. Cute pillow and it will make a great grouping. Also love the dress. It's been ages since I've made any clothes and when I see something like this, I think about giving it a go again. Thanks for sharing it all!

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  20. Love that dress and you have been busy, great projects!!

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  21. Hannah should be thrilled with her beautiful quilt gift! What a great thing to take off to university!
    Yes, your son had a good idea! The pillow is so pretty. The reverse of it would really be set it off!
    Love the dress!

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  22. I love the star quilt! It looks amazing. What a wonderful parting gift. I love the pillow. It is so vibrant and fun. The dress is very pretty, very, very pretty. Love it. Thank you for sharing your summer projects!

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  23. Lovely projects....love your gingham pillow

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  24. Love your gingham pillow. Looks like your were dpretty busy over the summer.

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  25. Your star quilt is beautiful and I'm sure Hannah will love to snuggle in it while she's away at school. The pillow with the gingham flowers is just too cute...love it...and that dress is very lovely!

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  26. I just adore that sweet little dress! I bet it is adorable on...you should have modeled it!!!!
    GREAT SUMMER you had! I love the quilt..it looks so comfy!!!

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  27. I love your patchwork star quilt. I tested one for Amy too, but after seeing yours, my mind is spinning with ideas with denim now! :-) Love your other projects too. Hope you had a marvelous summer!

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  28. Love the gingham pillow and your dress is so charming.

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  29. Lovely projects you have created. I adore Gingham and your pillow is just right. Thank you sew very much for sharing and hopping. Creative Gingham Bliss...

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  30. Your Projects are Charming!! Love your Gingham Pillow, Thanks for sharing your Summer Creations with us!! Have a Wonderful Day!!
    Huggs, Nancy

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  31. Beautiful work! The gingham pillow is just divine. Hannah will just adore her quilt. It turned out just lovely. Thanks for testing it for me. :)

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  32. Hi Lyndsey. I love all your projects. I like the pieced star block on the quilt. It is a great way to use up scraps. Really pretty. And I just love your dress. It is just gorgeous. It has been awhile since I have made clothing, but now I am wanting to make some. Thanks for sharing.

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  33. All of your projects are so nicely done. With Gray being the "new Black" your quilt is quite "IN" right now. The scrappy star in the middle really stands out and the backing is unique for your daughter. That's what makes a quilt a treasured item for life. I am really in love with that cute little dress in cream and blue. I don't sew clothing but I think I could do this. Loved visiting your blog from here in the Hot and Humid South, USA, State of Alabama.
    Gmama Jane

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  34. Thanks for a super post! I tested out Amy's pattern as well and really enjoyed how nicely it all went together. Yours looks great! I am such a chicken when it comes to making clothes. I am so afraid of it being a total misfit and having to cut the whole thing apart :) Yours looks great!

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  35. Lovely projects Lyndsy. Great job on them.

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  36. Wow...a quilt, pillow and a dress! I'm impressed. They all look fantastic.

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  37. Lyndsey those projects are ambitious! Well, maybe you're the ambitious one! haha! Amy's pattern is lovely. I tested it also and will post pictures as soon as I quilt it (in the next few days). The pillow is adorable and I'm sure you look beautiful in the dress.

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  38. Great projects, even a dress...but where is your picture in it?

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  39. Wonderful projects. Hannah is going to absolutely love the quilt you made for her.

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  40. Three great projects! Great dress, and love the cushion - so sweet with the gingham flowers. And the quilt is so special - She will LOVE it!

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  41. Hi Lyndsey what great projects and a quilt to treasure during that first year of Uni. Susie x

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  42. What great projects Lyndsey and love the dress!

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  43. I like your take on the pillows, the star really pops with that grey background, I would wear that blouse in a heartbeat.

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  44. Wonderful projects! I do love that dress, such pretty fabric. That was one of the things I wanted to do this summer was learn to make clothes. I thinks that's going to go on my winter list.

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  45. I love the musical fabric backing, and I suspect the star will make her feel very special. Thank you for sharing your projects!
    ~Brandy
    pamperedpettit.blogspot.com

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  46. Nice projects! I like the dress -- I haven't sewn clothing in years, and it's so hard to find what I like in the stores!

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  47. Your gingham pillow is lovely and the red on white is perfect. I keep thinking about making some clothing but quilting gets in the way...!

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  48. Great summer projects. They all turned out wonderful.

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  49. What a nice gift your star quilt will be. I love the red gingham flowers, I think your son's idea is a good one for two opposite cushion covers! Thank you for sharing your summer projects.

    Nini~

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  50. It looks like you have had a busy summer, Lyndsey. The quilt is wonderful and the cushions so fresh looking with the gingham in a starring role.

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  51. Great projects!
    The gingham cushion ist so cute, very clever!
    I like the star quilt too, wonderful fabricchoise and the dress is great too.
    thanks for sharing.
    Bente

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  52. I really like your gingham project. It has such a fresh, modern look. The star quilt is beautiful and I admire anyone who sews clothing. What a nice summer dress!

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  53. I love your gingham flowers on the pillow!! I also love your star quilt, what a lovely graduation gift!!

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  54. Lovely projects! I like the pillow...kind of a throwback pattern to gingham usage in the past! Love the big star quilt and the quilting really makes it pop!

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  55. Beautiful quilt! Your dress looks very pretty too! I love the applique on the pillow! Thanks for sharing with us!

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  56. Awesome sewing projects!! Hannah's quilt with the patchwork star is perfect for 'Sparkie'. Love the grey background. She will think of you everytime she cuddles under her quilt. Love the red gingham pillow! Thanks for sharing your summer sewing projects! Happy stitching, Pauline

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