23/12/13

Treat yourself / Caprichos para regalar :

Esta ha sido mi interpretacion de un Puff marroqui que tenia en un libro mio de cabecera  que al verlo en la pagina de una quilter que yo soy seguidora me anim'o a hacerlo en un plis plas..
Le llame 'Body and Soul'..tiene fuerza pero es blandito para acurrucarse en 'el..
Aunque soy nueva en el quilt ..me gusta encontrar mi propio camino y le di el aire franc'es que me gusta en mis proyectos.

This cushion I got the tutorial in a quilter blog that I'm following 'Cluck Cluck sew' but was already in my handbook : 'Linen Crafts ' by Florence Le Moux .
I like make it in my own way..always giving a French look with red fabrics....'Linen artisan style'.
I called 'body and soul' ,I think is a kind of cushion which one wants to curl up and lay his head ..isn't it? It is soft and strong at same time , quilted and reinforced at the bottom with strong interface. Has stitches in both sides seam allowance to stabilizer...
This cushion remember me  the pouffe-cushions  from India and Morocco to seat in the floor.

Measures 15" length diameter and you can find tutorial HERE



In your garden 



Comfortable to take away !



Indoors ...

Linen French Style 


No pude hacer solo uno..me atrev'i con un estilo Naif , con pieced paper le hice una strella llena de colores , me encanta esta tecnica que he hecho otras veces en blocs cuadrados.

I couldn't make only one..I try with a coloured one 'Naif style', it is made with ' paper foundation' technique with fabric scraps for the star quilted on the top cushion .I like very much this technique ..I do use others patch blocks in square shape..sewing random stripes fabrics 

Here is the result !






Detalle de la estrella

Trasera y lateral

Facil de llevar !

Espero sea de inter'es..Os deseo de todo coraz'on: 
Feliz Navidad en colores / from the botton of my heart: ..Merry Christmas in colours !!

Nos vemos pronto por aqui  / See you soon !



20/12/13

Drawn thread embroidery...Mas Vainicas !

Acabo de terminar , en esta ocasi'on con un look Vintage  y  esta cortina ya tiene su casa esperandola.

I finished it a while ago. I had been sewing it for days, but I like the result...actually, now is in its way !
Here we are!








La trasera del bordado importa, es importante un trabajo limpio cuando se trata de cortinas , colgadas tras el cristal , desde el otro lado puede verse un reverso que nada tiene que envidiar la cara principal de la misma...







It is very important to choose the correct stitch and sew neat , because wrong side of the curtain should looks like the right side..hanging curtain ,throw the glass , can be seen as right side and has to look nice , even against the light can be seen.




Here is the wrong side of the curtain (at your left side!)




Espero que sea de vuestro interes...Hope you like it !
Os deseo a todos Felices Navidades...I wish you all ...Merry  Christmas  !

  Many thanks to be here.........See you before New Year Eve !! 

1/12/13

Tutorial Drawn Thread work / TUTORIAL Vainicas en cortinas

Espero que pueda interesar ..valoramos mas lo que desconocemos ( o lo ignoramos) de hecho todo son conocimientos de una tecnica aprendida y como la aplicamos...Hace anos descubri el Lino y cada dia sigo aprendiendo con 'el. 

I hope could be interesting. I think ,in general speaking, we value much more what we don't know, to learn technique and a few skills to apply it is in fact the only one secret , but much more important is motivation .  
I confess every day I'm learning running with linen.

From NY , a very nice customer brings to me the opportunity to make a new challenger hemstitched and embroidered curtain being that try never repeat them ! For that reason is a new challenger to me.

Let me show you a few steps how make 3 curtains in the same measure for the same window ,3 panels, I will explain you one of them :

Important here is the finishing  bottom of curtain...that is the Tutorial , STAND OUT finishing :


 1- Drawn in a paper the pattern , in this case a point in the centre.


 2- Mark ironing the centre of fabric , you will need double fabric for that .

3- Done


4- Place pattern paper under fabric, keep in mind 1/4 " seam allowance 


 5- You will use : dressmaker's chalk, do not tighten  and pin  fabric 


6- Done !

 7- You will cut and sew  ...mind seam allowance , 1/4 "


8- Cut done and stitched up !


9- After sewed... turn it up


10- You will need to cut what is left over ...and make ready for a hemstitch on it.


11- Allow and mark 1 and 1/2 " (3,8 cm / 4 cm)



12- Pulling threads (see HERE  for more explanation ) taking away weave threads .we get to see  threads to make hemstitch (weave = warp and weft = rows and columns )
   







13- Starting with hemstitch in between both faces of linen fabric at bottom curtain.


Face to face starting hems 
 14- going on 


15- Marking centre and finding hems for both sides of curtain.

 16- Left side 
 17- right side...


And Voila..curtains finished !

 Hanging at customer home ...( This is the 'After' looks window) 

This was windows 'Before'  Linen curtains came home.



After many stitches ....you get this lovely panel curtain...20 x 43 "  HERE a picture of little one 

There are gorgeous hanging at the same window with three frames ,no need gathered curtains at sides and decorated for themselves !

HERE   is the link where you find curtain in the shop