My Sewing Studio

Saturday, May 6, 2017

Beading on Coffeepot Cozy

A little more done... and I'm quitting for the night.  All of the beads are glass.














Friday, May 5, 2017

Coffeepot Cozy, Wrong Side Out

Making Progress:

Miniature Grandmother's Fan.  Don't worry; those messy stitches are going to get covered up.

The cozy looks funny, wrong side out!  😁



Now it's right side out...

... and ready to be cut on the side where the handle will be.

The cozy is cut... and it's going to fit the pot perfectly.  Starting silk ribbon embroidery now.


Thursday, May 4, 2017

Beading and Ruching on Coffeepot Cozy

Added a bit of beading and ruching (or shirring)... now for more lace, and to decide where to put a miniature Grandmother's Fan.  Then more embroidery... ribbon embroidery... beading...



Fabric origami

Ruching







Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Working on Coffeepot Cozy

Look what a pretty stitch I found on my machine!  (It's a Bernina Artista 180E.)  First time I've used it.






Monday, May 1, 2017

Tangled Stars Table Topper, Finished

I finished the Tangled Stars table topper with mere minutes to spare this evening before the wedding.  I had to remove the quilt from the frame and turn it in order to do some of the larger sections all at once -- they fit horizontally, but not perpendicularly.













The bride's dishes -- the reason for the fabric choices: