LOG CABIN BLOCK

Maybe you are familiar with one of the patchwork blocks, "Log Cabin". You will find the center fabric in red, it means the fireplace in the living room bulit up with logs. This log cabin is normally made with light and dark portions. I believe this is one of the basic and easiest blocks for patchwork quilt beginners.

If you change layouting fabrics and sew their sewing orders, you can make another different block named "Courthouse Steps".

Here is my project using the courthouse steps.

The quilt blocks have lots of variations. Find your favorite blocks and arrange them with your imagination.

This is going to be great for you

BAGS WITH HARD TULLE MATERIALS

These bags are not quilted ones, but you can maybe use them during summer. I like these materials because I can find anything I want to pick it up from the bag . I am a person who bring a lot of things with me so sometimes it is difficult to find what I want.

This bag was made by one of my quilting friends. Black felts decorated with threads and yarns are appliqued.

 

The following bag is used the optional accessory, "Circular Attachment". 

Yous will find each corded half circle and circle are decorated over the hard tulle material.

We also made the fabric cosage using "Tijimi", the material which shirnks with a hair dryer.

This cosage is from one idea of my quilting teacher

Thanks to My Teacher

TRAPUNTO

One of partipants' favorites is called "Trapunto", this is one of traditional hand-quilted techniques. But you can do with your sewing machine.

You need to attach a little bit thick batting at back for your pattern and then sew along the outline of the pattern temporarly with longer stitches, and cut out the batting along the sewing line like the below picture.

The following steps are same as you make any patchwork quilt. Add latice or borders and layer a standard batting and a backing and then quilt as you like. So, the trapunto cushion can be made!

 

The other cusion has pigeons, it is more fascinating design, isn't it?