Scissors = Evil!

Apparently if you use scissors to cut out squares for too long you end up with blisters on your fingers and thumb :(

Ouchie! And I still don't have anywhere near the 1104 squares needed!!!

I think i've just found heaven!

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2JmVKy/:1WLRZqfA-:LbPNOB7+/www.vam.ac.uk/microsites/quilts/patchwork/25483/kitty/

THIS IS AMAZING!!

Its a quilt pattern maker... you can insert your photo and it'll make it into a pattern, giving you the colours and number of fabrics needed!


I THINK I FOUND HEAVEN!

Although, saying that, I need to make my pictures so much smaller before I can use it -_- 2MB... who thought of that!?

Heres one I did earlier ;)

Why Not!?

Told you some would be coming soon and here's the first!:

This cushion cover really just came about after deciding that there was no harm in trying to sell my pieces. As I said to a friend, I enjoy making them but I have no-where to properly keep them, therefore it makes sense to attempt to sell!

The pattern is a very simple Log Cabin - just alternating colours for each square made!

 I did cut out the pieces wrong at first (oops) but I managed to figure out where I was going wrong and then go on to make this entire cushion in one afternoon! It was SO easy, but then again it is only straight lines so im not sure why I thought of it any other way!! I have a feeling i'll be making a lot more of these in the near future.

So yea, I chose one of my more patterned fabrics for the centre square and then 2 other colours that matched the colours in said fabric. I think it turned out pretty cool!

Now, do you think I'd be able to sell this sort of thing?? That is the main question!

Its my turn!

Well I'm officially done :)

I don't have any more work to do as an Undergraduate, because, as of yesterday I got my results back!!
I managed a 2:1 overall with a first for my Dissertation!! Now what does this have to do with patchworking I hear you ask!?

Well its simple, I have a lot more time to actually do them now!!

But before I start posting my creations again, I thought I'd post one of a present that I was given for my birthday! Clearly this sewing and patchwork lark runs in my family as my Grossmutter made me this amazing bag!

Its so amazing in fact that I didn't actually realise she had made it until I read her card that came with it! Either way, I hope she reads this and knows that I use it all the time and so far it has lasted longer than my previous bags :D Oh, and also that she'll have to show me how to make them when I next see her!

I will be back soon as I'm already working on a couple more projects so come back soon to check them out!!