Wednesday 19 June 2013

Paper Piecing and covering boxes.

I have been having a wonderful time stitching by hand these gorgeous

paper pieced shapes.

Its a vintage design and I do love vintage.

It’s called Colonial Garden.

The petals and centre section.  

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Stitch these together to make a Colonial Flower.

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Then sew the octagonal shapes on all around the petals……..

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Then sew these together to form rows and include a little green square….

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Lots of rows stitched together (all by hand)

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And finish with a border (stitched on by hand and even do mitred corners!)

I have yet to put a backing on and quilt it and I have decided that as its all hand

sewn then the quilting has to be done by hand also.

A green binding will be the last to be stitched on as I will do a label and sew that on before

I quilt it so that it is well and truly embedded on to the back of the quilt.

So this will be a first hand sewn quilt for me.

So an heirloom for sure.

Colonial Garden Quilt (2) (Small)

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Another thing I decided to do was cover the cardboard boxes I had that I keep my projects in.

They are pretty ugly in their original state and looked ghastly on the shelf.

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So out come the paper wrapping and I opened up the boxes and traced around

them on the paper and cut out the shapes …making sure to have an extra inch or so.

 

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Making sure also to fold back the paper where there are bits and pieces cut out.

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And Ta Da!!!! A covered box and looking way better………

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So I got the other one down off the shelf and covered that also.

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So no more ugly boxes up on my shelf…..

Hope you all are well and happy and hugs to you all

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I’m having a cuppa with you all…………..

vickinametag3

19 comments:

  1. Your quilt is gorgeous, nothing nicer than pretty boxes!

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  2. love your quilt ,the colours are gorgeous and what a good idea with those boxes.xx

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  3. Your quilt top is gorgeous Vicki.

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  4. such a lovely paper piecing quilt...
    Hugz

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  5. The quilt is beautiful and done by hand will be a real heirloom.:)A terrific idea with the boxes.Look very pretty.

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  6. Stunningly beautiful and very inspiring. Thank you for sharing it.

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  7. Wow! A lot of work in the quilt, but it is beautiful. Marvellous idea covering the boxes; so much tidier not to mention prettier than they were.

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  8. That's so sweet now, Vicki! Fantastic idea. :-)
    Hugs
    Jen
    xx

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  9. Your covered boxes look great, and I love your colonial garden quilt! Where did you get the pattern from?

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  10. your quilt is lovely

    I have used PO boxes for years - usually inside a cupboard - but I covered mine in contact so that it lasted. A bit fiddly - but certainly prettier than the cardboard look!

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  11. Love your covered boxes....

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  12. Congratulations - your quilt is just gorgeous and a real family heirloom.

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  13. Wow,fabulous quilt and very inspiring!

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  14. Your quilt is so lovely, great work. I've just started EPP and am hooked, I find it peaceful to sit and hand stitch for a change. Can you tell me where to get the pattern?
    Your covered boxes are beautiful.

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  15. I love you quilt and all the fabrics you used. It is just gorgeous.
    Hugs
    donna

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  16. Oh my word this is beautiful...i am just learning hexies...not good at it at all.lol but if i could someday maKe this....welll what can i say...i am inspired

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  17. This quilt top is GORGEOUS! That's going to be fabulous, entirely hand worked. :)

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  18. It is good to come to you to do some reading, this is exciting and diverse . This is a huge job .. But you have the kindness to share with us all.
    voyance gratuitement

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