Tiles make illusion

About a month ago I liked very much this picture posted by Dan Rouse in his Flickr account

I decided to make in gray and red. I had doubt about the size of squares. Finally made a pattern and began sewing. Look what happened when ordered the pieces on a table.

Then I ordered another way...

and another...

What combination looks better?

Highway table runner tutorial

Do you remember the billboard mug rugs from yesterday?
Where are they standing? Along the highways and roads. Correct!
The second part of my project is to sew a table runner matching highway.

Do you like it?

Then read the instructions.
You will need
grey fabric - 26" x 15"
white fabric - 10"x 5"
green printed fabric - 26" x 2"
for binding -  26"x 6"
batting - 26"x 15"
back fabric - 26"x 15"

First we have to sew the broken line between roadways.
Cut stripes 1,5" wide and 10" long from white and grey fabric (3 stripes from each).
Sew them along this way.

Cut 1,5" stripes and sew together to make two long stripes (around 25") with grey pieces at the beginning and at the end..

From grey fabric cut 4 stripes 3" wide  26" long.
Sew two of them to each side of the broken line.

Repeat once more with the other broken line.
From green printed fabric cut a stripe 2" wide  26" long. This would be the grass between roads.
Stitch together add batting. Quilt and binding.

For quilting I have chosen straight stitching like a  tyre's trail.
I recommend using the walking foot.
I have stitched first lines with ordinary foot, but the top fabric became a little wavy - look at the upper seam.
The fabric for the binding is so interesting. It makes the hard shoulders.
It looks as it is bias, but this is only a bias print. I have cut t selvage to selvage.

The whole project with the runner and coasters.

 Bored with road and billboards? Simply turn them back.

Quilting Gallery give away is closed

The GIVE-AWAY is closed

Thank you all for entering. 

I used a Random Number Generator to select the winner

tubilinha tiacarminha

 Congrats!

There was a funny situation when choosing the winner. 
I didn't consider the fact I live in different time zone and started the random generator a little bit earlier when I have 30 comments.
The result was number 3 - Amys Crafty Shenanigans . 
I began  writing this post and wander when see 31 comments :)

So dear Amy you will receive this baloon, too.

Merry Christmas to all! Let New Year will be more happy!
 
I have started a shop for mug rug patterns.
Check for new patterns in my old shop here .
There are many interesting designs.

Billboard block turned into mug rug

The billboard block I have created yesterday is a mug rug now.

To be precise it is  bigger than a coaster, bur smaller than a mug rug. Exactly say - it is 7 inches square.

I have made 4 of them - each one different shape and color.

Looking at my billboards' pictures I have chosen 4 and create 4 coasters.

They are part of a project, which continuation I have made as a tutorial and will publish tomorrow.

It was fun to think out such idea and sewing a project made me very happy.

The whole project would be a Christmas gift for a freind of mine with nickname "the driver"

And what is more appropriate thing for a young man?

When you see the last piece of the project you will be totally agree with me. I am sure! 

Wait until tomorrow ;)

Empty billboard

I have a new passion - collecting pictures with empty billboards.
I haven't noticed how many are they along the way.
They have so different shapes.

I wander what size to sew them.
Small and neat or big enough to make a whole quilt.
For my first project I have to sew them small.

What would be next?
Come here tomorrow to see what I will use it for.

Dear Santa

Do you believe in Christmas?
Do you still writing letters to Santa?
Make a mug rug and drink your morning coffee on it waiting for the gifts. The pattern is here.

Do you wondering what is the back? Envelope, of course.

Enjoy!

Quilting galery give away

Another GIVEAWAY!!! 

Michelle from Quilting Gallery is having a birthday party blog hop and I am hosting a give away to celebrate, yay!

 

 And what is a birthday without baloons.

 I am offering a paper pieced pattern - BALOON.

 

More detail about pattern
To enter the giveaway, leave a comment telling me what is the most important thing for a birthday party - decoration, cake, company, music etc.

Bonus entry: followers, new and old, please leave a second comment.

I'll close Give away on December 15 and will announce the winner (chosen by Random generator) here on my blog and by email no later than  December 17.

Please leave one comment on this post by December 15.

If you like my blog you can follow me for more interesting ideas, tutorial and patterns. 

 

Good luck!

JOY to the world

Time for Christmas tea or coffee.
With cinnamon cookies.
Do you feel how it smells?

Hearing Christmas songs I thought it would be funny to have such mug rug.
With the shape of world globe with parallels and meridians and polar ice cap.
I have added funny letters in Christmas checked fabrics.

It was easy to create and easy to sew.
Wait for my next mug rugs. I will share all my projects here.
I have an idea to sell them, too.
Cross your finger :)

The winner!

The Sew, mama, sew  Give away is finished.
I have participated for the first time at Give away day.
Thanks for possibility to be part of this event.

The random number generator helped me pick a number as usual.

 The lucky 11-th entry  was Michelle.

Congratulations, Michelle! I will contact you shortly!

Thanks to all participants.
Thank you new followers.
I hope you really like my works.
Come here to see what I am creating.

Right now I decided to choose one winner from new followers.
This is Charise from Charise creates. I like her paper pieced pattern and will be happy to see how will looks this snowflake sewn by Charise.

Check soon for next Give away.
And don't forget that until Christmas for every 25-th sold pattern you could get free another pattern from my Shop. Read more.

Merry Christmas!

Give away reminder

Do you remember I have started a Christmas give away.

Read again carefully. It is great opportunity to have a pattern from my shop.
But, please let me know what pattern do you want as a Give away in a Pay Pal message box.

Otherwise I have to write back to you to ask what your decision is.
This will take additional delay.

GOOD LUCK!

Give away day - 3 of December. Sew, mama, sew

The famous site Sew, mama, sew  offered this Monday , 3 of December for a give away day.
Lately I designed some snowflakes. So My give away will be this pattern.
It is very easy to sew an hope you enjoy the Christmas.

To enter the giveaway, leave a comment telling me what kind of fabric you would like to use to make a Perfect Snowflake. Solid, printed, mixed, etc.

Bonus entry: followers, new and old, please leave a second comment.

I'll close Give away on December 7 at 5 p.m. PST and will announce the winner (chosen by Random generator) here on my blog and by email no later than Sunday, December 9.

Please leave one comment on this post by December 7.

If you like my blog you can follow me for more interesting ideas, tutorial and patterns.

Another give away right now at my blog here:

          Enter to win a Free pattern by your choice.

 Good luck ;)