Do you see a pinwheel?

Somehow I think of pinwheels when I look at this...

Crazy-quilt bag #4...

Newly-commissioned Bags

One of my dear sisters-in-law requested several bags for her to use at work... She chose the fabrics from what I had in hand, and these were the results...

I love the shocking pink lining... it's got teeny-tiny white polka dots on it, and is soft and shiny...
This one's got a dark brown lining... similar to the pink, it's also got tiny white polka dots against the dark brown...

Her daughter also wanted a bag, so I chose this bright cheerful print for her (I like this print!). Hers is the usual size, while my SIL's bag is bigger and wider to accommodate the numerous files and books she carries every day.

Now they're all ready to be delivered to their new owners - next balik kampung trip! :)

My first quilting attempts

Ever since my mom & I officially ran Beverly Collection, I've wanted to start making quilts on my own. My mom is, and has been, the one with the skills (not to mention she's the instructor for all lessons we provide), and I figured I should add to mine too :)

These were my first attempts at quilting. As owner of the label, what I produce for myself still counts as producing for an (internal) customer, right? ;)

This blue and yellow baby quilt is for my newborn baby... started off with a quilt panel, added a border, then had it hand-bound and machine+hand-quilted...

This was also a panel quilt... added the sweet pink floral border and hand-bound the quilt. I really like doing hand-binding... there's a calming rhythm to it once you get started. Also machine-quilted along the borders and frames, and handquilted the picture elements.

These two were made from the ever-so-cheerful-and-cute-I-like IKEA fabric, with two simple borders and hand-quilting around the bigger motifs...

I started making all these before my delivery, and managed to complete all these as gifts. I loved doing hand-quilting so much, I ended up buying the quilting frame to make my work neater... it really made a big difference in the quilting (well, that's my own rough comparison anyway, looking at the panel quilts done pre-frame usage, and the IKEA ones post-frame).

Now I'm trying to be more ambitious, and just started on a patchwork quilt next... will post the pics and progress later... I've already had to unpick the seams several times cos my edges didn't line up... argh... wish me luck!

Another Crazy-crazy Bag!

*Sigh*...

When am I gonna get me one of these?? The thing is, going through fabric scraps and thinking up the design of the patchwork alone take up a lot of time... so it's better spent on making these panels for customers rather than for personal use...

This was the 3rd order... it basically followed the first one... a friend of the first bag owner saw it and wanted one, then someone else wanted one too... we just finished another bag (which I'll put up soon)...

Oh well, soon... hopefully soon...