My new baby!!!

Hahahhaha Yes!!  Got myself a new baby!!!  With a lot of thoughts... I decided to buy the Brother Innov-is 4500D!!  It's an embroidery machine as well as a sewing machine.  Actually I was playing with the idea of getting just an embroidery machine.  I had in mind the Janome Memory Craft but then I saw the Innov-is 1500D.  I was quite taken up with it and decided to place an order with Cottage Patch.  However after two weeks of comparing it with the other Brother models, I called Cottage Patch and changed my order to this!!!  What sold me was the automatic threader and the color screen!!!!  LOL  My first try out with this machine was making a label for my sister's 50th birthday quilt!!  It turned out really well and I am still in the midst of getting to 'know' my baby!!!

It's all done!!  Did the binding in the same fabric as the little squares.  If you look closer at the folded corner, I added a label with the number 50.  Will post a closer picture of it in my next blog!!  I am so happy I finished this. I want to give it to my sister before the year end or else it will be a 51st birthday present instead!!! LOL

Almost done!!!  I just need to bind it and also add a label at the back of the quilt.  There are still many uneven stitch lengths in the quilting!! LOL I know I need more practice!!!  I followed the advice of Cindy Needham... ESS!!  It was quite easy as I used an even walking foot for all the straight lines.   I didn't have enough confidence to do feathers on the border without markings!  So I decided to use a stencil and mark it first!!   I used a cream printed fabric for the backing.  I was looking for either purple or some light purplish colour but I couldn't find any!  It's just one of those things...   :-(

Pieced together the sashing and the border.  I used the same fabric print as the middle square block.  As you can see, I have already pin baste the quilt top.  This is done only after I drew all the quilting designs on it.

Ann's 50th Birthday Quilt

This quilt is in the process of being completed!  It is for my sister, Ann.   She celebrated her 50th birthday in February.  It's a belated birthday present from all of us!  This is one of her surprise presents!!  She had a surprise birthday party...shock of her life when she saw everybody waiting for her at the lift door!!  After that she was given an air ticket departing the next day to visit me in Istanbul and a big nice camera to take pictures with!!!!   I don't know how we managed to pull it off but it was the best!!!  These are her favourite colours!!  Shades of purple...This picture doesn't show the true colours!!!  So pinky!! LOL

Greg's kindle cover

I have been neglecting my blog for the last few months and is feeling very guilty for not sewing enough!!!  Two very good reasons though...one..I have been away with Luke for work posting and two..a couple of days after we returned we had our roof restructured which resulted in the whole of upstairs being renovated as well!!  Moved everything down to the ground floor but I did set up the sewing machine on the dining table just to do a little bit of sewing!  However, this kindle cover was not made at home but at my cousin's house in Miri.  I had promised Greg to make him a kindle cover but did not have the time to make one yet so I offered him mine.  He said he doesn't mind the girly cover!  As always, who can resist buying fabrics???    Found this lovely linen fabric and went to my cousin's house to make it!!  A very happy Greg at the end of the day!!!

Kindle cover

This is my kindle cover.  I made it some time last year.    It is the sleeve kind.  This is a patchwork print so it was very easy to just quilt around the little blocks.  I used a button strap to secure the kindle in the sleeve.  This is one of the best strap you can use to make sleeves for gadgets like this.  I used a quarter meter of fabric to make it.  The lining is also of the same fabric.