tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81004250622133618672024-03-13T11:09:55.828-07:00Julia's Dream About Quilting, Sewing & CraftingJulia Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01760662585230355172noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100425062213361867.post-26722833792837325732018-01-01T02:29:00.000-08:002018-01-01T02:29:11.344-08:00Happy New Year! Let's hope 2018 is a good one<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Happy New Year! I'm very hopeful for this 2018, so many things that I want to accomplish. Also in my quilting journey! I already wrote down a list of goals, which include starting to design my own patterns. It's something I've been thinking for months, so I'm eager to</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am pretty sure about the first pattern I want to write. It's something simple but useful that I've already made twice as gifts. I don't even own one LOL! So next one is going to be mine. It's not something incredible or new, but I like it a lot and also I think it will help me learn to write tutorials and it will be an easy and friendly beginner pattern for everyone. No spoilers, just a sneak peek!</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yay for hexagons, Katja Marek and EPP!<br /><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I also really want to focus more on EPP (English Paper Piecing) because I love to sew by hand. It's also a nice way to sew everywhere: from the couch to a meadow. Since I'm outdoorsy, I definitely need to bring something with me wherever I go :)<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="text-align: left;">Another thing I want to try is Fabric Weaving. Have you ever checked <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/matboudreaux/featured?disable_polymer=1">Mister Domestic</a>'s Youtube Channel? If you haven't, you must! He's a fun, wonderful and creative person!<br /><br />All for now :) I wish you all a wonderful and incredibly exciting 2018!<br /><br />Love,<br />J</span></div>
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<br /><br /><br />Julia Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01760662585230355172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100425062213361867.post-78265747266260247552017-11-01T15:32:00.000-07:002017-11-01T15:32:01.876-07:00My Spooky Spiderweb Wall Hanging Quilt<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br /><b>Hi! My name is Julia and this is my way too much neglected blog. I wonder, would this be the turning point? Maybe. Or maybe not. But I love to share my love for quilting and creating with the world, so here I am.<br /><br />I love Halloween. Even though I live in Italy and this is not originally part of my tradition, it's still something I feel deeply connected to. I guess it has something to do with my year as an exchange student in Vermont: I lived Halloween for real, on my own skin, even partecipating to an Halloween musical in the woods at night with a path of carved and glowing pumpkins so something sticked with me.</b><div>
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<b>And it's done! And hanged! It doesn't lay as flat as I hoped because it needs a better way to be hanged. I will think about it next year. I'm pleased to have had the occasion to admire it a couple of weeks before Halloween not rushing to the very last moment. I LOVE IT!!!<br /><br />Maybe not the most flattering pic of all :D LOL<br /><br />Anyway if you've read so far thanks for sticking! I hope you enjoyed my blog post. Now I better run to the couch to enjoy an episode of "The Librarians" because it's a show I love!<br /><br /></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Right now I'm working on Christmas gifts and Christmas stuff. Every year my family donates some money to Unicef plus my MIL makes the most adorable Christmas decorations to donate to their booth to raise money. This year I am making zipper pouches for them to sell, I really hope it helps them raise money for the children. My goal is to make at least 10 zipper pouches!<br /><br /><br />Have a lovely Monday of joy and sewing! </span></span></div>
<br />Julia Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01760662585230355172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100425062213361867.post-62763837087267477042016-08-17T22:49:00.002-07:002016-08-17T22:49:37.842-07:00Can't believe I won!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Meantime allow me to show some of my latest blocks of the Splendid Sampler! I'm doing mine Scrappy but I also making a Sewing themed version of some blocks for a wall hanging for my sewing corner and a Christmas version of some other blocks (so basically I should end with three quilts of different sizes :D )<br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Julia Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01760662585230355172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100425062213361867.post-43023584784516968782016-08-08T00:35:00.000-07:002016-08-08T00:35:00.030-07:00Quilt for Pulse<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Long time no see. I'm a terrible blogger who suffers the heat of summer so badly this is the second summer I lost track of my posts and become absent.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As you know in June there was a horrible act of violence and hate when a man went shooting in Pulse club in Orlando. Many lives were lost, many more were injured. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Orlando Modern Quilt Guild started the Quilt for Pulse initiative to make quilts for the families that lost their loved ones and for the injured and than, as quilts would be distribuited, to the people who helped and to the LGBT community.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When there is so much hate and sorrow I would always want to do something. To give at least something </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">to the people that were hurt</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">. Finally I could. I made this quilt top (there was the choice to make blocks, quilt tops or complete quilts) using white on white fabric and the brightest colors of the rainbow I could find.</span></div>
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<br />Julia Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01760662585230355172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100425062213361867.post-57881814124627906652016-06-20T15:33:00.001-07:002016-06-20T22:12:36.256-07:00"Rainbow of Joy" Quilt for a Baby Boy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hello! Summer is here, at least theoretically since today it was a delightful cold day with a lot of rain (can you guess I'm not that fond of heat and hot weather?) and I want to share this colorful baby quilt I made this spring.</span><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yj-58pCfZDE/V2hpzrwguFI/AAAAAAAAAJo/a4kq5Vcermo6mi4tbfV30i2jt6w9q61awCLcB/s1600/Rainbow%2BQuilt%2Bfor%2BKai%2Brisized2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yj-58pCfZDE/V2hpzrwguFI/AAAAAAAAAJo/a4kq5Vcermo6mi4tbfV30i2jt6w9q61awCLcB/s640/Rainbow%2BQuilt%2Bfor%2BKai%2Brisized2.jpg" width="486" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This baby quilt has a long story behind. It's for the baby boy a couple of dear friends had in January. Initially I wanted to make a sea themed appliqué quilt but I ran out of time doing another baby quilt. Then I tried making a quilt with a panel. I wasn't satisfied. Then I discovered this lovely pattern!</span><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AdBblf10S_Y/V2htG9tr2UI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/NiZptS4SnjIZOiHkn1tExa31fOweEw06wCLcB/s1600/Rainbow%2BQuilt%2Bfor%2BKai%2Brisized3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AdBblf10S_Y/V2htG9tr2UI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/NiZptS4SnjIZOiHkn1tExa31fOweEw06wCLcB/s640/Rainbow%2BQuilt%2Bfor%2BKai%2Brisized3.jpg" width="452" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The pattern belongs to Samelia's Mum blog: <a href="http://www.sameliasmum.com/2014/09/bluebird-park-baby-quilt-pre-cut.html#.V2jLyvmLRD8">http://www.sameliasmum.com/2014/09/bluebird-park-baby-quilt-pre-cut.html#.V2jLyvmLRD8</a><br /><br />Isn't it pretty? A lovely way to show off some colorful pretty fabrics!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I had so much fun sewing this baby quilt. I enjoyed every moment of it! I learned a lot and I had fun all the way. I enjoyed quilting on my Pfaff sewing machine, I enjoyed very much to sew the binding on it with a decorative stitch... and I discovered how much I LOVE to sew the binding! Such an accomplishment!<br /><br />The baby quilt has been gifted and everyone liked it. I'm happy. I better learn to avoid taking pics in direct sunlight, it doesn't help with the colors. But... every quilt I make I learn so much more and I already want to make the next one!<br /><br />Have a lovely day!</span><br />
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<br />Julia Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01760662585230355172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100425062213361867.post-80669648010405369272016-06-13T11:52:00.000-07:002016-06-13T11:52:07.093-07:00I was in Iceland for two weeks!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This was a dream trip for my husband and for me. We love adventures and we love to hike and to explore new places. Iceland was all of this and so much more!</div>
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We saw amazing things, we ate great food, we saw whales, puffins, thousands of birds... it was breathtaking!</div>
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</span><br />Julia Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01760662585230355172noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100425062213361867.post-57474988663505022882016-05-24T15:49:00.000-07:002016-05-24T15:49:36.688-07:00Death Star EPP Pillow<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Julia Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01760662585230355172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100425062213361867.post-40350514939154613992016-05-16T09:41:00.002-07:002016-05-16T09:41:46.370-07:00The Splendid Sampler Sew Along<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">I discovered this Sew Along following Pat Sloan's quilting classroom page on Facebook. I was immediately excited so I decided to give it a try. I'm doing my blocks SCRAPPY.</span></div>
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This is truly a marvellous learning experience. I get to try a lot of new techniques, I discover new quilters I didn't know about, I'm inspired by what other quilters create and post on the dedicated Facebook page... it's amazing!!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I love all the blocks. Right now the last released block is number 27, I've been running behind due to sewing quite a lot of gifts, but I don't mind. During summer I'll catch up! It's not a race, it's a wonderful journey!<br /><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm thrilled because we're basically building a huge encyclopedia! I could quilt with these blocks for the rest of my life and never be bored!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There is a lot of appliquè, embroidery, piecing... I'm thrilled! I only hope there will be an hexagon-based block because I love hexagons!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hi everyone! I've abandoned this lovely blog of mine for almost an year, but I've decided it's time to start writing on it again. Life has been difficult in the past months but now I'm going to turn things for the best!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />What is funny is that my latest post was a gift for a friend (the blue bag with the blue zipper pouch) and now this new post is also a gift for that very same friend! :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's an armchair organizer with an hexagons pocket and a removable pincushion! I admit I was inspired by a lot of pictures of different organizers I saw online (especially on Pinterest) but I used my own inspiration to create this final piece.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What inspired me at first was that I really wanted to make her something with hexagons. We share a great love for hexies! See that cute little monster hexie? Next week you'll now why he's there! (Spoiler!)<br /><br /></span><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uiEJqaMEd5I/VzBBlI2APfI/AAAAAAAAAG8/dK36tYWlnEcRpapCiLyJNlz94dvh8viagCLcB/s1600/Armchair%2Bpincushion%2Borganizer%2Bfor%2BChiara-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="473" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uiEJqaMEd5I/VzBBlI2APfI/AAAAAAAAAG8/dK36tYWlnEcRpapCiLyJNlz94dvh8viagCLcB/s640/Armchair%2Bpincushion%2Borganizer%2Bfor%2BChiara-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What I love the most is this detail. I initally thought to cut the top of the hexagons, then I decided to use the blanket stitch to seal together the top, the cotton batting and the lining and I'm so pleased with the result!<br /><br /></span><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WNUpMCfpBH4/VzBCRcGYIpI/AAAAAAAAAHI/plThOLqSBlE93-GRpOLp5qORW1Sq52E8ACLcB/s1600/Armchair%2Bpincushion%2Borganizer%2Bfor%2BChiara-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WNUpMCfpBH4/VzBCRcGYIpI/AAAAAAAAAHI/plThOLqSBlE93-GRpOLp5qORW1Sq52E8ACLcB/s640/Armchair%2Bpincushion%2Borganizer%2Bfor%2BChiara-4.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Opposite to the pocket there is this decorative side. On the top you can see the removable (with velcro) pincushion I made using one of my favorite fabrics in my stash!<br />I've published this on some Fb groups I'm in and a couple of people asked for the pattern, so maybe one day I'll write a tutorial :) but I need to have one ruler in inches, because I work in metric!<br /><br />That's all for now, see you next Monday!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">My sister graduated from high school. Hubby and I decided to get her a Kindle, just like we do, since we all love books and reading. Of course nothing is like having a gorgeous paper book in your hands, but often, like when travelling, it's much easier to have one Kindle with tons of books inside.<br />Plus you can't ruin pages with a Kindle. It has no pages! LOL</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Of course when we decided to buy it I said: "I'm gonna make a Kindle cover for her! You know... it's better to keep it safe!"</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Since she loves science and physics I picked this lovely fabric months ago for her, along with the numbers fabric. They match so well together!! The science fabric is "It's Elementary" by wilmingtonprints.com and the another one... no idea sorry!</span></span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I found this pic on Pinterest months ago and kept thinking about it because when I started quilting I learnt with logcabin, which by the way is always a fun block to do. It has endless possibility! Only creativity is our limit with logcabin! (Or a bad iron LOL) </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The only problem is that I have no clue where this pic comes from, I usually try to save every picture in a folder with the name of the blog or the website or the designer but unfortunaly this time I didn't. So sorry for not sharing credits, I apologize.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I apologize also for the bad quality of this and the following photos. I'm self-taught about photography and I spend much more time sewing than taking photos! But one of my goals is to get better at taking photos! Just... be patient!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I really love these three shades of greens. The green swirls are by Moda (I love Moda! I would buy every single fabric they produce!), the others two I'm not sure but I'll write it down when the project will be done. I like to keep track of the fabrics I use! The red is from a Christmas line, it has stars on it, it's the only Christmas themed fabric I'm using here.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I love how it's coming out. I enjoy a lot sewing this project! I think it would also be a great gift so who knows... I could make another one after this one as a gift! Haven't decided yet about the quilting but I think I'll go with machine quilting, I should be able to do it with my beloved Pfaff Hobby 309!<br /><br />That's all for now!<br /><br />:)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">Will I be able to blog? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm Julia, I'm 29 yrs old, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">English is my second language </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">and this is my first serious attempt </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">to blog about my passion!</span> </div>
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