Julia's Dream About Quilting, Sewing & Crafting

Death Star EPP Pillow - Gift for a friend Hello! This time I waited until today, Tuesday, to have these pictures to show because I couldn't have them before :) Pattern is not mine. It's quirky granola girl and here is the link:  Death Star When I first saw this project I decided to give it a try. I was very excited! I love some handsewing! It was a bit hard for me, a lot of small pieces and curves so I admit I put together a couple of pieces to be more comfortable. But I really enjoyed the process! I had quite fun machine quilting the Death Star. I wanted some texture so I used a cotton batting I really love. I tried to give different texture to it. The gift has been gifted and my friend loved it! Yay! Always happy to sew a gift to a friend who appreciates it!

Block 1 - Hearts Aflutter by Pat Sloan This week I want to talk about this wonderful project created by Pat Sloan and Jane Davidson, two wonderful quilters! Block 2 - Wings by Jane Davidson 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. Block 3 - Lots of love by Melissa Corry Block 5 - Simple Simon by Celine Perkins It's a free Sew Along with a total of 100 blocks. Each week two blocks are released, one on Thursday and one on Sunday. It started on 14th February 2016. Block 7 - Snug as a Bug by Amy Sinibaldi 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!! Block 8 - Friends around the square by Julie K

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! 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! :) 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. Detail of the backing. Using the blanket stitch for sewing the front of the binding was inspired by Pat Sloan, I've seen her using this stitch for this exact same use and I thought it was a great idea! The idea is to have something to keep everything together and organized while sewing on the couch or on an armchair. Whil