thread: The last stitch challenge April/May- finishing your wip

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    Feb 2008
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    I'm jumping on the bandwagon halfway through as I have just looked at my ticker and realised I am running out of time!!!

    Even though I just got some divine patterns from the US for clothes for DD using some fabric I have had stashed for her for months (love the internet), I have to be ruthless and have wittled my list down to must do projects in the next weeks...
    1. finish covering the couch before the new baby arrives so I can wash slip covers if they get baby spewed/wee-ed/pooed on!
      - cushions done, couch proper to go!
    2. Make pressie for dear friend for the anniversary of her angel baby coming up in May. I'm thinking two patchwork cushions - one for her 3 year old and one for her stillborn daughter... hmmm
      - fabric bought, cushion insert ready, design and embroidery to be finalised
    3. Baby wipes for my new cloth stash
      - gotta work out the best fabric and get some...


    Now just have to get machine back from repairs!!!!

    ...oh and get to the cutting out before I am too big to get down on the floor

    Maz, what type of advice are you looking for re: patchwork? As in quilting?? I'm only a newbie, but I could suggest some good references to get you started...

    PlonkeeMumma: I found quilting in the ditch a chore... really hard to keep it in line! Instead I sewed 1/4" from the seams or on the diagonal... or both! It enhanced the pattern on the quilt! Of course this is going to work if your quilting patches are small enough to have you sewing the minimum distance required by the batting. If you are interested I can pm you the link to the inspiration I found online so you can make sense of my description! (I'm not sure if I can post the link here)
    Last edited by jackrose; April 18th, 2010 at 09:14 PM. : remembered more!!!