hello~ how's your week so far? it has been the busiest week during the spring semester! i had to work extra hours and also was needed to finish a couple new work to show my professor. tomorrow i will have a day off from my work and will be able to run all the errands by myself. i will be able to take many picture with natural light setting around the changes and things that i am in progress. i am very looking forward tomorrow and best of all tomorrow is a friday! woho for that! i think i will visit a couple stores that i have been wanted to go for a long time. i just found there's a new quilt store in town. a visit is must!
i ordered some vintage sheets and not sure what to do with them now! i think they will becoming part of my new piece. i am a little bit surprise about how thin they are and i am afraid they will wear out faster! have you ever work with vintage sheets before? what's your experience? i love their colors and how soft they are!
i have completed the first piece ( the brown piece in the back) and was all hand-quilted! i can't tell you how sore my fingers are. i used 100% cotton batting. it is really hard on my fingers. my second piece ( the diamond look) also have completed by hand-quilting, but a binding is need over the weekend. i am in the process of hand-quilting on my third piece. these pieces are my sample pieces that will help me to develop some of the skills and would allow me to think outside of the boxes. i would like to build a hand- quilting frame over the spring break. has anyone seen one around? i am also looking for a traditional double wedding ring. does anyone have good recommendation on that? please speak if you do..in a week, will be spring break! oh! we need a good break from school. i bet lots students plan to go down to the south, but i think we'll stay up in the north, but a short trip to the city is a must! did i mention ikea? it will be so much fun! i plan take s to mall of america's snoopy camp. i heard it not call snoopy camp anymore, but i bet she will have lots fun and enjoy the rides. oh.. i can't wait! my fingers are fly typing~
have a great weekend ahead of you~
i plan to work and be productive!
100% energy level
xxc
3 comments:
Hi Chase, I’ve never worked with vintage sheets, but I did buy a fabric roll of washed and worn fabrics to make into a quilt-top. I still didn’t baste and quilt it, because I thinks it’s not worth all the work.
You could use the fabric to make them into little bags and purses and use some iron on pellon to give them strength?
chase¬¬ your vintage sheets are looking yummy¬¬¬ i like the pattern you chose¬
btw, hav u got my email regarding japanese schools?
Hi Chase,
Your vintage sheets are pretty! I have sewn projects (lounge pants, shopping bags and a quilt) using vintage sheets and yes, some can be very thin. I have made a quilt using vintage sheets and the thinner ones were trickier to work with (they seemed to "grow" after they were cut and were more of a challenge to piece to thicker v. sheet pieces). That being said, once the quilt was finished, they seem to be fine and it's such a soft, cozy quilt. That particular quilt is one that I use as a sofa quilt so it doesn't get washed often, which I hope will make it last longer. I wouldn't recommend using the thinnner sheets for any project that will see a lot of wear or need frequent launderings.
Hope this helps! Happy sewing...
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