August 16, 2012

MY PRIDE AND JOY III

THE FINISHED QUILT

it was totally handquilted!
















MY PRIDE AND JOY II

THE MAKING OF
























MY PRIDE AND JOY I

This is my pride and joy.
A quilt I made based on
Laurie Bird's quilt published in
A Passion for Posies.
I adapted it to my liking,
like made the flowers differently,
and embroidered it as I went along
and as the inspiration came to me.

THE BEGINNING














































NEW LEARNING

I took a course in finishes
and trimmings of quilts.
We worked on small pieces in class,
but the idea is to apply these techniques
to bigger pieces.

It was very useful and I notice now
that the quality of my quilts
scaled up to a finer level.






 Got a little help from my friend,
of course, he he (Pinky herself)














MY STUDIO

This is the normal state of my studio when
I'm creating and selecting fabrics and sewing.
I just can't discipline myself
to put away everything I'm not working with
at the moment.
I just keep on creating in a frenzy,
until I get the project right,
the way I imagined it.
But I guess this state of
chaotic display of fabrics and colors
actually help me go beyond
the first imagined work
and always adds to it.




LITTLE HOUSE BAG

My friend Tuca made this bag for a niece. We made the project together, sorted out the fabrics and felt and I even drew a little doggie that was stitched behind the door as a surprise!
















She even made a little zippered pouchie to go with it.


January 27, 2012

I have been painting / Andei pintando

After a long time, finally settled in 
and set up my painting corner in my studio.
Now I have a lot of space.
Have been experimenting with softer colors ... 
and lots of pink!

Após um longo tempo, 
finalmente me ajeitei no novo apartamento
 e montei meu canto de pintura no atelier.
Agora tenho um bom espaço pra pintar.
Tenho feito experimentos com cores 
mais suaves e... muito pink!









January 20, 2012

JUST COULDN'T RESIST / NÃO RESISTI

I am absolutely in love with these colors!!!
All this pink, and yellow and orange... sooooo uplifting and inspiring!
As soon as the fabric came in from the www.fatquartershop.com
 had to see how it worked together.
I was inspired by Pantone's
color of the year Tangerine Tango,
only my collection
didn't turn out quite orangy!!
Don't even know what
I'm going to make with it,
but for the time being,
a doll quilt quenched my thirst
for these bright colors.

Estou completamente apaixonada por essas cores.
Todo esse pink, amarelo e laranja...
 tão pra cima e tão inspirador!
Assim que o tecido chegou da www.fatquartershop.com ,
 eu tinha que ver como esses tecidos ficavam juntos.
Me inspirei pela cor do ano da Pantone:
Tangerine Tango, só que minha coleção
não ficou muito laranja...
Nem sei o que vou fazer com eles,
mas no momento, um quilt pra boneca
deu conta da minha necessidade
de cores fortes!














January 4, 2012

Yet another market bag / Mais uma sacola

For a nice neighbour

Para uma vizinha muito gentil