galloping pony studio

houses and binding

This pattern came into the store…last week I think it was. Third Street.

A close up of the striped binding. Like it. Like it. Like it!

It was a quick project, for no particular reason other than the joy of sewing. Probably took as much time to quilt it as to sew the top.

Then a binding project. Its my studio quilt. Modern, lots of white and a flannel backing. I’m taking my own sweet time and just enjoying it. I like the hand stitching part of binding.

Finally… scraps. I’m creating a lot of them, so making blocks like these, I’m hoping, will keep the scrap bag small. And it’ll also set me up for a quick quilt fix. Pull out some blocks, put them together however, and quilt.

I’ve finished 4 quilts for Christmas with two to go. Borders on one and quilt them both. No problem. Hope you are also enjoying some sewing! Happy finishing to you!

MODERN

December 11, 2012

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Fun and done

Linen, cotton and silk. 14″ x 21″ Some quilting with white thread and some in color.

Snack mats. I love making these little pieces, they’re so fun. Just a few fabrics, improv piecing and quilted with simple lines. Big enough for a drink and a snack.

This next one is place mat size for a table in the living room.

There’s something real satisfying about quick little sewing projects. Fun and done. Ready to begin a new project.

creating, MODERN

November 26, 2012

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MODERN Progress

I sewed together some triangles left over from another project, added fabric til it was the size of a leftover piece of flannel and voila. A baby quilt. Think I’l send it to the closest Ronald McDonald house.

And then I’d started, earlier this year, changing things up in my living room. I wanted a big piece of art for the mantal but didn’t know what. I found this piece online, loved it and so set out to recreate my own smaller version.

I tried writing sloppy/artsy but didn’t quite make it as much as the original. I could barely make out actual letters, let alone words. Thinking it may be in another language. More scribbling really. The before and then the after with my written art version, along with a Ellsworth Kelly knockoff I also created.

Would be so much better with the fireplace full of wood. Someday.

The writings are some of my favorite scriptures written with a paint pen on a piece of plywood painted white. The Ellsworth Kelly is on a canvas. More modern don’t you think?