Instagram Quilting On The Go
Lots of quilts to repack after busy days of teaching and talks. This one came along, a scrappy spools quilt.
Still a massive favourite, ticking so many boxes .
Scrappy, hand quilted and Baptist Fan quilting and so many fabrics that I love. It all looks so summery today in the sunshine ☀️. #patchwork #patchworkquilt #handquilting #handquilted #utilityquilting #baptistfanquilting #scrapquilt #usewhatyouhave #wastenotwantnot #sustainablesewing #properpatchwork #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts
#miniquiltmonday
I’ve had a busy few days travelling and teaching, and in the preparation and quilt sorting, some oldies but goodies came to light ☺️.
So many things that make this mini quilt a favourite. Repetitive leaf shape, scrappy fabrics and simple hand quilting 😍. Hoping you all have a week ahead with time for stitching 🧵. #applique #handapplique #handquilting #handquilted #scrapquilt #miniquilt #appliquequilt #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts
Posting this finish before I forget 🙄. A speedy quilting finish after the top had been sewn a good while back as a jelly roll project. Quilted with Mennonite Tacks (big stitch quilting @searchpress ), and with super silky Eco Batting from @vlieseline_uk 😍. The quilt was originally inspired from a vintage quilt block in my collection 🤓. #patchworkquilt #jellyrollquilt #handquilted #mennonitetacks #patchwork #quilt #utilityquilting #handquilting #modernquilt #modernquilting #wuiltersofinstagram #quiltsofinstagram #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts
Read about my latest quilt project in @todaysquilter and how it supports @siblingstogetherquiltgroup with donation quilts! There’s always time to make a quilt to help others! #patchwork #patchworkquilt #siblingsstitchers #donationquilt #makingforothers #scrapquilt #usewhatyouhave #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #quiltasyougo #qayg #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #todaysquilter #searchpress
So before it started raining I managed to shoot some pictures of my #tildachicescape Simple Baskets quilt. I’m so pleased with this☺️. I wanted to use every last scrap of the lovely collection so I’ve cut a scrappy binding ! I used two fat quarter bundles and pieced some of the background in #properpatchwork style 😉. The basket handles are bold and minimise wastage! Swipe through for some close ups. I’ll do a little project and template sheet in the newsletter later this month, so sign up if you’d like to have that and see what else is happening ! This lovely Tilda Chic Escape fabric was gifted by @grovesltd and is so worth looking out for in your local quilt shop!
#patchwork #simplebasketquilt #tildafabric #tildafabrics #quiltinprogress #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #handapplique #handappliqué #applique #quiltblock #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #grovesltd
Some days it’s the classics that hit the quilting spot 🤓. Mini quilts are always a fun quick finish when you’re bogged down mid process on too many other big quilts. Or you could spend the time moving those forwards 😉. So for me some of my minis are more like procrastination quilts 🤣🤣.
Mini log cabin from Joy of Jelly Rolls @searchpress .
#miniquilt #procastinationquilt #patchwork #patchworkquilt #jellyrollquilt #quickfinish #handquilting #handquilted #quilt #logcabinquilt #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #quiltersofinstagram #quiltsofinstagram #scrapquilt #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts
Don’t all the best quilts start life on the floor 🧐. Having a play with some layout options before embarking on some appliqué and stitching with this wonderful #tildafabrics #chicescapecollection . I just love the richness in these prints, that mustard is amazing 😍. Gifted from @grovesltd , but can’t imagine why I won’t be buying more 🤣. #quiltinprogress #patchwork #makersgonnamake #tildachicescapefabric #enjoytheprocess #designing #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts
I can’t tell you how much I’m enjoying getting this quilt quilted ☺️. The batting was gifted from @vlieseline_uk and is their ECO 150 . It is one that is developed to be a sustainable environmentally friendly produced polyester wadding. I’ve not used a poly for ages, and this one has come as such a lovely surprise 🤓. Really soft and silky and wonderful to needle. It’s got a really nice draped weight to it too, so I’ve no hesitation in saying go and try some 🥳.
What with the lovely wadding and quilting using the Mennonite Tack Stitch, its a shame this quilt will quilt up so fast. You can find the stitch in Big Stitch Quilting @searchpress and there is a video on my website too 🧵.
#handquilting #handquilted #utilityquilting #utilityquilt #vlieseline #vlieselinebatting #bigstitch #mennonitetacks #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #sustainablesewing #sustainablequilting #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #quiltinprogress #patchworkquilt #patchwork
#monthlymarker #june #patchwork #alphabetquilt #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts
My last #memademay2022 which I actually made this weekend 🤓. It’s the #thecarsondress from @hmile_y but with a new adaptation. I’d already altered the neckline to be higher and now I’ve added a placket front that I took from my #antheablouse by @annaallenclothing ☺️. The fabric was from @seasaltcornwall and the buttons I took off an old blouse. And the bits that no one sees, the interfacing was @vlieseline_uk 💃.
I can see me sewing this adaptation a lot, as I’m really pleased how the front turned out ☺️. I’ve really enjoyed seeing everyone else’s garment sewing , hoping I’ll have more to show next year 😉. #memademay #newdress #upcycle #usewhatyouhave #vlieseline #vlieselineinterfacing #makeyourclothes #makersgonnamake #hacks #memade #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster
Joining @charmaboutyou Lucy for #saturdaynightcraftalong ! With so much else going on at the moment it’s nice to sit in the calm of the stitches!
I’m quilting Mennonite Tacks on this long over due flimsy, and making the most of some gifted @vlieseline_uk batting. It’s the Eco batting which I’m liking a lot! More to come on that another time !
#quilting #handquilting #mennonitetacks #utilityquilting #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts
An oldie but a goodie on the washing line. This was from a Quilt in a Day pattern by Eleanor Burns and the fabric range was one of the first Dutch Heritage ranges 😍. It was quilted by The Quiltroom, Dorking . I must have sewn this at least 25years ago 🧐, but it’s still a breath of fresh air when I see it! #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #patchwork #patchworkquilt #eleanorburns #quiltinaday #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #quiltsofinstagram #givecreditwherecreditisdue
I know there are a few more days left of #memademay2022 , but I’m having a little round up!
I’ve made clothes since I was at school and used @vlieseline_uk products, especially the interfacing ☺️, (and some of you will also know I’m addicted to L11 for my string quilt foundations 🤓). So today I have three packets of their popular ones to give away! Just make sure you are following me and comment below tagging a friend! This is open world wide postage, as I do think their product range is so good it’s worth looking out for wherever you are! And they do great batting for quilts too 😉. I’ll make a draw on Saturday!
#giveaway #vlieseline #vlieselinefreudenberg #vlieselineinterfacing #sewingnotions #memademay #makeyourownclothes #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster
Favourite block from a quilt I made way back. The block is called Concord Hymn and is from the Judy Martin book The Block Book . The fabric was as a range by Little Quilts. I think I still have odd snippets of this in my stash 🤣. #patchwork #quiltblock #patchworkquilt #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts
Continuing my #memademay2022 with the second edition of #gelatoblouse pattern from @lieslandco 😃. I made this in a @libertyfabrics Tana lawn and the buttons are from @merchantandmills .
To be honest making my own clothes is perfect for me, as I am not a keen clothes shopper and when I find something I like, if it comes in other colours I just buy those too 🤣🤣. So by making my own, I can have the design I like in all the colours 😉. I’ve got some new patterns to try out in the background, but today I’ll be cutting out a tried and true dress to stitch! #memademay #merchantandmills #libertytanalawn #lieslandco #lieslandco #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster
Another oldie but a goodie 🤓. You do get to try out so many ideas when making Sampler Quilts, settings as well as blocks 😍. #patchwork #patchworkquilt #quilt #quiltsofinstagram #quiltersofinstagram #samplerquilt #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts
#memademat2022
This is the Melinda Dress pattern from @tessutifabrics . I have lots of their patterns, and am working my way up to stitching more of them😉. This was made from @merchantandmills linen, one that I wish I had more of! The frock is an easy wear with side pockets. I made a facing for the hem from a @libertyfabrics Tana lawn, and I wore it to my book signing for Big Stitch Quilting 🤓. #makeyourclothes #merchantandmills #tessutipatterns #melindadress #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster
So from the great Quilt Sort, four quilts with the same pattern, and different fabric combos. I always love how a quilt will look and feel different depending on the fabric choices. These are all destined for @siblingstogetherquiltgroup to be used and loved as opposed to stored and ignored 😃. #siblingsstitchers #donationquilts #sharethequilts #patchwork #patchworkquilt #patchworkquilts #quilts #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #quiltsofinstagram #quiltersofinstagram
Quilt sorting here, moving a lot on to new homes, but this one is staying for the time being🤓.
It was one of the first #qayg quilts I made. It was a block of the month for the shop I worked in, and the construction method was based on a Japanese method, involving the backing fabric turned over to be the border on the front of the block🧐.
Always fun seeing old quilts I stitched compared to what I stitch now! #quiltingjourney #patchworkquilt #patchwork #quilt #handquilted #handquilting #quiltasyougo #samplerquilt #bomquilt #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts
I’m having a tidy today and my #scavengerhuntquilt has come out again. It should be finished by now as the quiltalong with @heidi.parkes has concluded.
I’ve been deciding whether to quilt as it should be, this size and shape?
But each time something stops me. I feel it should be part of something bigger, it should be in a bigger quilt.
So I’m letting it sit, and not rushing. I so enjoyed the processes involved and how each person really did stitch their OWN quilt, so I’m letting wait awhile until the time is right for this one. Other things to stitch in the meantime, but I don’t want to rush this and regret it 🤓🧵🤓. #slowstitch #improvquilt #appliquequilt #handstitched #handstitching #applique #heidiparkes #quiltinprogress #carolynforster #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess
Endeavouring to finish up teaching samples and not let them languish 🤓. This was one started yesterday at a lovely handpiecing class with @vectis_quilters , and I’ve another to finish with @charmaboutyou and #saturdaynightcraftalong tonight.
It’s so great to be out and about to visit with quilt groups and classes again 🥳. #patchwork #quiltblock #handpieced #handpiecing #thehandmadequilt #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts
#memademay2022
This is my #antheablouse from @annaallenclothing . I made it as a toile in grey linen from @merchantandmills (buttons from there too), so its great as a winter wear. But now I’m thinking sunnier days, so the next will be in a blue small plaid. Let’s hope I get my act together to be making it for this summer, not the next! I’m not the fastest! I didn’t put the top button hole on and I don’t do the top button up either. I’m also thinking of lengthening the next one slightly #hacks . #memade #annaallenclothing #merchantandmillsfabric #merchantandmillsbuttons #vileneinterfacing #makersgonnamake
Alls well that ends well! I finally got over my math issues that I was talking about in my stories this week 🤣🤣.
I’ve got my blocks to the right size, so lots of cutting and prepping today, to get my stash of hand work ready.
I get a bit jittery when I’ve no hand stitching, and I think these scrappy baskets will be a lovely solution for summer stitching!
Have you got any summer hand stitching planned?
#patchwork #applique #quiltblock #handstitched #handstitching #quiltinprogress #scrapquilt #sewyourstash #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts
Some projects just tick all of the boxes 😍.
#miniquilt so a quick finish.
#bigstitchquilting
Hera marker lines and safety pin basting @clovermfg
And you could stitch one too on our @stitchtopiauk North Country quilt tour in the autumn 😃.
#handquilting #sandersonstarquilt
#sewyourstash
#makersgonnamake #stitchtopiauk #arenatravel #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts
#memademay2022
This is the short sleeve version of #thecarsondress from @hmile_y . It was one of the first garments I stitched after thinking about it for a long time. I stitched a ‘toile’ in linen ( you’ll see that another day) , but this version is my go to at this time of year. I made it in a fabric length from @seasaltcornwall , and altered the neckline to be higher. The bound neckline finish is in Tana lawn, my go to for a bias edge finish of any sort! To be honest I could make this dress all the time, and wear it all the time too! I’ve lots of patterns that are similar that I’ve yet to stitch, but this is such a great make I’m putting the others off 🤣🤣. #memade #tanalawn #seasaltcornwall #dress #makersgonnamake #carolynforster
Sorting through some of my vintage quilts last week and I came upon this one. I can’t remember where I brought it but I’ve always loved the floral back. The quilting on the plain front had never done much for me as it was always so hard to see the design. So I had nothing to loose by washing it.
And after drying, the quilting design was revealed 🤓.
It’s a a bit unusual and lots of the elements of the design need refining for it to work, but she had the right idea and stitched away! I’m not sure if it’s North Country or has Welsh elements, so more research is needed!
Also note, this quilt is completely hand sewn. All the edge finishes and the joining of the fabric lengths are stitched by hand. I’m loving the individuality of this and so pleased it’s here to inspire us ! Happy stitching on this sunny Sunday 🧵🤓. #wholeclothquiltquilt #quilting #handpieced #handquilted #quilt #handquilting #slowstitch #vintagequilt #makersgonnamake #quiltsofinstagram #quiltinginspiration
And I’m back to some fabric sharing on #favouritefabricfriday 🥳. The last few Fridays seemed full of other things to post, and it was a juggle. But I’ve been stitching with this fabric recently and it seemed too good not to share.
It’s a Thimbleberries by Lynette Jensen from @rjrfabrics from way back. I made a whole quilt with it and some cream in my first QAYG book! I must admit I thought my yardage was long used up , then found this piece that I’d put away for a quilt backing. Exciting to be using a fabric that I thought was long gone 🧵💃🧵. #favouritefabric #floralfabric #fabricstash #rjrfabrics
#memademay2022
So the fabric from @merchantandmills that I brought for the hat, I also stitched this @sewmesomething Eleanor blouse from. I’ve been really happy with this as it was my first shawl collar ☺️. The linen was perhaps a bit thicker than was ideal so I lined the yoke with #tanalawn , the same as the hat 🤣. It’s been a great transitional top with jeans for the spring 🤓. #makersgonnamake #sewmesomething #enjoytheprocess #merchantandmills #carolynforster #memademay
If you are as excited as I am about @thefestivalofquilts this year, you will want to get your tickets booked!
But if you want a chance a winning one of 5 pairs then keep reading!
The free tickets are for Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st August 2022, from 11am onwards.
And if you want to go on Thursday 18th or Friday 19th then pay just £6 from 11 am onwards!
To enter just comment below, tagging a friend! I’ll be drawing the winners on Friday 🥳.
If you don’t win then use the discount code CF22 to save £1.50 off the regular price on tickets booked before Wednesday 17th August , 23:59.
Good luck, and see you there!
Ps. Amazing background quilt here by Sarah Hibbert @quiltscornerstone 😍
#festivalofquilts #foq22 #quilting #quiltersgonnaquilt #quiltinspiration
#memademay
This is the first thing I stitched when I got back into sewing my clothes, a while back. It’s a @lieslandco pattern called #gelatoblouse . This one is made in @merchantandmills black linen. The buttons are from there too. I’ve worn this a lot, even on tv for one of my book launches 😃. And needless to say, I’ve made it another fabric too.
I’m the one in dress shops always asking if things come in other colours, so making my own clothes means it will come in all the colours I want! #sewyourownclothes #sewyourownwardrobe #merchantandmills #lieslandco #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster
My quilt book bedside reading is ticking the inspiration boxes, and then there’s a mystery to keep it real 🙃Which quilt history books are inspiring you today?
Unconventional and Unexpected @roderick752
Small Endearments , Sandi Fox.
#quilthistory #quiltbook #quiltbooks #booksmatter #patchwork #quiltinspiration #unconventionalandunexpected #smallquilts #dollquilts #makersgonnamake #carolynforster#carolynforsterquilts #enjoytheprocess
So I’m joining in #memademay this year, as my sewing is basically routed in making my own clothes since I was a teenager ☺️.
I’ve had a long lull in that making, but have started buying the patterns and the fabrics, so this is good motivation to put the two together 🤣. And if I don’t end up wearing the fabrics, they can always be a quilt!
Kicking off with a new #sorrentohat from @elbe_textiles . I’ve made a couple now, so you may see another later . Check linen from @merchantandmills and lining from @libertyfabrics ☺️ . #makeyourclothes #merchantandmills #elbetextiles #sunhat
May #monthlymarker #may #patchwork #alphabet #alphabetquilt #patchworkquilt #utilityquilting #bigstitch#bigstitchquilting #baptistfanquilting #makersgonnamake #quiltersofinstagram #enjoytheprocess #handquilted #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts
Sewing some string pieced patchwork today while I’m nurse in charge of Bosco who is post op crucia ligament surgery 🐶😕. He’s coming along great and so is the sewing 🧵🤓. #patchwork #stringquilt #stringpiecedpatchwork #quiltinprogress #scrapquilt #quiltersofinstagram #usewhatyouhave #wastenotwantnot #sustainablesewing #sustainablestitching #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts
And my #1930stulipquilt is put together 🥳. Still thirty days left of the #100daysproject that I started this for, and I’m not sure it will get more finished than this in that time. Other things are taking priority, and that includes a lot of hand work, which these blocks filled the recent void of. So this will be filed away until time permits. I loved stitching the blocks and then selecting a layout. I find it so liberating not to know what the final top will look like until it happens. I have ideas floating around, but they don’t all come to fruition 🤓. #patchwork #patchworktop #quiltinprogress #handpieced #handpiecing #handstitched #handsewing #scrapquilt #usewhatyouhave #sewyourstash #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts
So the other month I ventured out from my comfort zone and made a little quilt for a quilt challenge. It was for the @curatedquilts Utility Mini Quilt challenge 🤓. It didn’t get accepted, but it was a fun little stitch for me. I went down the route of a string quilt that had become a cutter quilt and was now a doll quilt (the quilt had to be 16in or less). Probably a bit convoluted, but that was where my mind went 🤷♀️. I big stitch quilted it with Baptist fab and finished it with my favourite binding, one square corner and three mitred, like on some of my vintage quilts ! I’m not usually one for a challenge as my mind just goes blank, but I loved the colour of the inspiration fabric 😍. It never hurts to try something different, and as a mini quilt it’s a lovely quick finish! #utilityquilt #utilityquilting #utilityquilts #miniquilt #stringquilt #bigstitch #bigstitchquilting #baptistfanquilting #makersgonnamake #patchwork #patchworkquilt #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #curatedquiltsminichallenge #curatedquiltsmini #curatedquilts
So exciting to be experiencing the Platinum Jubilee 🎉. What are you stitching to celebrate this amazing time ? I’ve got my @makebox.co embroidery and I’ve made an EPP block for the lovely quilt that @suzanne.campion and @morristextiles are organising 😃. So many lovely projects out there to stitch history 😍🧵😍. #patchwork #embroidery #platinumjubilee #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #mymakebox #makebox #libertytanalawn
Stitching away at another little Sanderson Star. After making the first mini quilt with one in preparation for the sewing retreat with @stitchtopiauk in October, I couldn’t resist another! Will you be joining me to see the quilts and historic buildings? Link in profile to the details or check it out on Arena Travels website 🧵🤓🧵. #handpiecing #handstitching #patchwork #portablepatchwork #sandersonstar #northcountryquilts #quiltinprogress #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #stitchtopia #stitchtopiauk #quiltingholiday #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts
And as all my Piecing projects have reached the same stage of impasse 🤷♀️, I started quilting this string quilt last night for #saturdaynightcraftalong , but got so engrossed I forgot to post 🤦🏽♀️. It’s being quilted in Mennonite Tacks in rows 2in apart. I’ve marked them with a Hera marker and it’s going at a pace 😃. Other details, batting @vlieseline_uk 80/20, thread @valdani_threads cotton perle no 12, needle, John James embroidery no 6. And if you need a little video on Mennonite Tacks after reading about it in my book Big Stitch Quilting @searchpress , then there’s one on my website and You Tube ! #handquilted #handquilting #mennonitetacks #utilityquilting #stringquilt #patchwork #quiltinprog #quiltersofinstagram #utilityquilt #bigstitchquilting #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts
Last seam on the last block of the #1930stulipquilt 🎉. Now it’s time to decide on the layout. I started this as part of the #100dayproject which coincided with being gifted a bundle of Tilda Cotton Beach. So this has where that process has led, in the time frame so far. Not sure this will be quilted by the last day, but determined to finish the top! You can see my setting options if you swipe! #handpiecing #handpieced #handsewing #handstitched #sewyourstash #tildafabric #patchwork #quiltinprogress #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts
I’ve got a few projects that are coming to an end, well, not finished, but moving on to their next life stage. So this new version of my #QAYG folded hexies quilt is the perfect project to fill any hand stitching urges 👌. Or if you want to machine stitch them, it’s equally doable 😉. It’s in my book Quilt As You Go, @searchpress so if you want to see what folks have been enthusing about treat yourself to a copy!
This new quilt is being made with Liberty Lawn scraps and plaids from my stash ☺️.
#hexies #hexagonquilt #qayg #quiltasyougo #quiltingonthego #portablepatchwork #patchwork #scrapquilt #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #libertyscrapchallenge #libertytanalawn
Using up every last piece here, true patchwork! Ten of the twelve grey diamonds ended up pieced so as not to waste a scrap of the delicious @dsquilts fabric ☺️. Very definitely channelling my inner Louise Bourgeois after seeing her wonderful work last week at @hayward.gallery swipe for a couple of pics 😍. #useeveryscrap #louisebourgeois #wastenotwantnot #sustainablesewing #scrapquilt #properpatchwork #patchwork #quiltinprogress #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #denyseschmidtfabrics
And here’s a scrappy window panes style quilt top that was inspired from a vintage one that I missed out on buying 🙄.
I love it’s fresh spring colours, and it would be a great picnic quilt. It’s a struggle some days getting the balance right between rescuing the old vintage quilts and making my own version. I need to quilt this soon or it will be a flimsy for too long and won’t see a picnic this summer 🧵🤓. #patchwork #patchworktop #flimsy #quiltinprogress #quiltmaking #scrapquilt #sewyourstash #usewhatyouhave #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts
And if you’re looking for some scrappy stitching goodness this weekend look no further than the new issue of @todaysquilter 🥳. This is my take on a Welsh quilt that is in a book of British quilts. I’ve used my Thimbleberries stash from way back and a Cathe Holden print from more recent times 😍. And if you were a Today’s Quilter devotee from the start you may remember @susan_briscoe_designs did a lovely version, more true to the original in an early edition. Her quilt (and another), ended up ( as did a few of mine!) in Love Jelly Roll Quilts from C and T publishing, which is definitely worth a look!
Whatever you are stitching this long weekend, enjoy 🧵😉.
#patchwork #patchworkquilt #scrapquilt #sewyourstash #quiltersofinstagram #quiltsofinstagram #todaysquilter #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts
So I’ve been having a miscellaneous sort of sewing week. Today was a hat and most of a shirt, but earlier on in the week it had been this coaster. It’s based on one on @kazakka.fabrics feed. I’ve always adored the quirkinesses of the stitching there but this is the first thing I’ve made. It’s based on the tutorial, but a bigger circle, wider binding and I did the quilting on the machine. Must admit to loving the way the binding is hand stitched, so I see more of these in my future 😃. #zakka #slowstitch #handstitching #scrapfabric #libertyscraps #libertyscrapchallenge #linenscraps #coaster #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts
Done and dusted 🧵🤓. My alphabet quilt is finished, so when I use the letters for my monthly markers they will all be quilted! So fun to stitch, drafting the letters from an old Ladies Art Co pattern and using all my scraps to stitch it. Big stitch quilted in Baptist Fan. #scrapquilt #quiltersofinstagram #utilityquilting #bigstitch #handquilting #baptistfanquilting #patchwork #patchworkquilt #alphabetquilt #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts
To help you through this middle day of the week, let’s have a giveaway 🥳.
If a bit of embroidery calms your mind, or you have never tried any, then this @makebox.co kit will be great either way!
All you need to mindfully stitch this gorgeous hoop bee and flower pattern .
To win, follow me and Makebox, and comment tagging a friend below 😃. Be quick, as I’ll be making the draw tomorrow, but be aware, I can only send out to the UK. Happy stitching Wednesday folks!
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So we’re at about day 59 on the #100dayproject and this is where I am on my #1930stulipquilt 😃. I’ve now cut up all of the original Tilda Cotton Beach bundle that I was gifted from @grovesltd and have run out of the original cream plaid for the backgrounds, so am substituting 👌.
For those of you now with the pattern, I’ve had some questions about how I sew the blocks up. Here goes: D +DR, CR+B+CR, ER+A+E. Then I set in the DDR unit, then lastly the CRAC unit. To be honest when it’s hand piecing, it is however you are happy working, I tend to get into a set way after the first few blocks. If you look back and swipe through I think there is a pressing picture, but again it’s often just how your fabrics fall 🤓. Can’t wait to see the first Blocks you all stitch over here! Use the # so we can all see! #1930stulipquilt
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