Misterioso final ...Misterious ending

No estoy bromeando...quizas a muchos de vosotros os suena familiar  si no estais usando un patron establecido , hacer tus propios patrones con calculos y medidas para no tener sorpresas es un reto.
Yo soy mas caotica que todo eso ...acabo perdiendo la paciencia en calculos y probabilidades ...y termino trabajando sobre la marcha...la intuicion de si esto me gusta o no me lleva mas lejos...En ello estoy ahora .
Dejadme que os ensenie  los considerandos para llegar a un final incierto.

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I'm not kidding , this title means what that means...maybe most of you sounds familiar,or  most of you used to use pattern ready made , but when you want your own design ,I guess you make a sketch and accurate measures...I do not , I'm more chaotic , losing patient , using intuition  I'm  going ahead by practicing on the go !
Let me show you what is more important to me...Joining colours 

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La question es que tengo un encargo, me llega de California :Teddies and hearts en blocs ya hechos aplicados sobre fondo blanco unos y crudo otros .
Con una mezcla de colores en tonos bien distintos : corazones en pastel y ositos de vivos colores, ademas de ositos hermosamente bordados ...los anteriores eran siluetas estos son realistas...
Como unir todo este hermoso trabajo  y que pueda quedar un proyecto digno ?

Para mi parte lo mas importante de este quilt "aunar colores" ...buscando un nexo de union entre ellos.
En ello estoy..os lo ensenio:
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I have and order from California, the customer send to me Teddies and hearts applique blocks in a white background..hearts are in Pastel colours and Teddies are shapes on vivid print fabric ones and very realistic brown  others ....How can I join so different styles ? 

OK , I will try to mix and match colours ..looking for a link  through the colours.. 
That is the most important to me !!   I squeeze my brain and I think is getting quite well !! 
Let's see :

1- Making sketch .. and measurements because ones are 6"..others 9 "...(giggles)

2- Buying fabric  on Wicklow  I needed to touch and to see real colour print fabric and I went to the 'Tree apple craft shop ' I recommend this shop , they are very friendly people , helping with tea and coffee ...LOL
There ..I tried by searching ' Pastel tones' and printed fabrics red and purple most  dominant Teddy colours .. but how can I join red and pastel together ?? ... I decided to go ahead with purple.

Lila es la union 

Facil con corazones !

3- Estaba pensando en hacer Log Cabin para cada Teddy, enseguida me di cuenta de que ya tengo bastante mezcla de color...! Decidi cortar todos a la misma medida 6" (corazones  9")
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I was tempted  in a log cabin on each teddy ...I refused because I have colour enough !!
Decided : Cutting all of them at same 6" squares and make a lay out with it ...wait for the next inspired

Important ...mark  my 6" ruler in order not spoil such beautiful work...I don't want a mistake !

Reflejo de la luz 

4- Cada uno de los corazones entre bandas de su color , es el borde del bloc. 

 The hearts had to be sashed for same colour bloc ,  ..its the important match for all..

I used light and dark in the same tone for each one

Como conseguire  unir ahora pasteles y rojos con malvas ???   vamos a ver !
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And the most important to me.....How it is that matching with all the colours ??  ..there is a link enough in all around ???
Have a look !

Hard !!!  ;-))

 And.....Voila !!!!!

Making a top and bottom banding with all these colours I used ..I really like it !!
I will finish today ! I am very motivated ..let's see how can I quilt them into FMQ (free motion quilt )
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Eureka !! uniendo bandas de los colores implicados arriba y abajo  cierra el circulo !! (para mi claro)
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Thanks to David , the customer who allow me such challenge... (gracias por el reto David !)

More will follow !!!  LOL   stay tuned ..I will  finish soon !!  

Happy week for all of you !  ...Feliz semana y estar atentos...voy a terminar pronto !

Bye Bye 2013 !

TIEMPO DESPUES OS DIGO: NO LA COMPRES !!!!

Mas rapido que nunca...(o son los anios ?) aqui estamos un anio mas..y feliz de poder decirlo !

Santa ha sido tan generoso estas Navidades que estoy feliz, feliz con mi nuevo equipo de costura , nueva maquina de coser y nueva lupa-luz que me va a permitir disfrutar mas con mi trabajo, ya que mi nueva Singer ,con mas de 70 puntos decorativos  , me va a ayudar con  las aplicaciones y mucho mas que eso...asi que estoy deseando tener mas tiempo para practicar y conocernos mejor.

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I'm glad, I'm happy because I got from Santa a new sewing 'team' , a new sewing machine and a magnifying glass with lights for my tired eyes  ..isn't gorgeous ? 

My new Singer Brilliance 6180 has more than 70 stitches possibilities ... , well, isn't a Bernina..I know !! but for my is like having a new challenger , which I can make now applique and so on , that  I couldn't do before with my old Singer....That's a good New Year Resolution...sewing better, neat and confortable...Let me show you ... 

Oh Noooooooo ...no, no it is a joke !!

This is mine  !

Important update as well from my studio: :Here my old team mates :logistic leader, communication leader, distributor leader , sales leader...

but the only one is working every day in the workshop , is not in the picture...is me !!! LOL

 Do you have the impression  this happens many times  ??

Have a very nice 2014 

Oh !! forgot the only one is in my studio with me , occupying the director's chair Tina:

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 !

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 !! 

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