Shopping and birthday presents

I recently discovered via Facebook that the public can buy direct from Elegance Novelties and after browsing their webpage, I discovered a whole range of ric rac braids in all the colors of the rainbow and more.  I was so excited as I struggled to get packets of pastel colors, so I ordered some to add to my collection.

I also got the 10mm wide brown ric rac which I used to rescue the Stack and Wack quilt with, this post refers.

I also bought sewing needles at an astonishingly low price of about 50c each.  I thought it must be a misprint, but not.  I have been using this brand forever, so was really glad to discover them on a local companies' website.

At our year end function, the members of the Rotary Cutters quilting group, gave me some money with which I bought embroidery thread.  Yes, again.  This time a set of 12 variegated threads and two huge 9000m cones of white and black.  I thought about getting the glow in the dark set as well, but will do so at a later stage.  These were acquired from Embroidery Warehouse.

And for my birthday, my husband and son bought me some jelly rolls.  Yeah!

I spoiled myself with the latest novel of Robin Cook named Spasm and fellow quilter Frances got me a Karen Kingsbury book to add to my library.

Edge to Edge Quilting Designs Set 6

And finally all 60 designs is finished.  It has been a long trek getting all of them done and I can continue with all the other ideas filling my head.  Producing 60 designs in 8 sizes and in 10 different versions for Bernina, Husqvarna, Pfaff, Singer, Brother etc. machines resulted in a grand total of 5 611 files - something people just don't realize.

Last year Embroidery Library updated their website after babying their customers for years and they received terrible backlash from their customers.  Some people bought designs and never downloaded it and expected the store to keep their purchases until the day they decided to use it.  No, that's not how it work.  The bigger the store gets, the more expensive and cumbersome it gets.  It's like any other item you buy, you take it home with you and take responsibility for it's safekeeping.  

They were all bitching and moaning because they now have to download a zip file...  Well, it is so much faster to upload one zip file containing all the different versions instead of uploading one by one.  You just unzip and delete the files you don't need.  Just good housekeeping.  The difference by using these 60 designs as an example, I uploaded 600 files in total instead of 5 611.  I thing the numbers speak for themselves.

And for taking the store's side, I was told off by quite a few as being perfect and what not.  No, far from perfect, just always mindful about how files are stored since starting to work on PC's as a computer aided draftsperson since 2000.

Herewith the last set of 10 designs.  Embroidery Girl's store

Flour Sack Pants

About a year ago a woman who I met through Facebook Marketplace, had some flour sacks for sale.  I bought a few and asked friend Magda to stitch some pants.  This is how they turned out and looks quite cute with pockets both sides.  They are for sale @ R150 size 4 to 7 years.  

 Pants 1 - Front

 Pants 1 - Back

 Pants 2 - Front

 Pants 2 - Back

 Pants 3 - Front

 Pants 3 - Back

 Pants 4 - Front

 Pants 4 - Back

This one made from honeycomb kitchen towels is also available @ R350 size 4 to 7 years

 

Back

If you are interested in any of them, just email me at wgeel@mweb.co.za

Edge to Edge Quilting Designs Set 5

Set 5 of 6 done and dusted.  Get your own set here in my shop while on promotion.

Quilt rescue

The Stack and Wack quilt I wrote about in this post, started to seriously fell apart when the satin bias binding I used, started to unravel and disintegrate all over.  The cotton fabric however was still in pristine condition so to scrap all this hard work was not even an option.

So, with a 3 week holiday on hand, I bought 30m 10mm wide brown ric-rac braid and started stitching it on top of the unravelling bias binding snipping of the frays as I went.

And after 20 hours of stitching over 3 days, this quilt was rescued to be used for a few more years to come.  Mission accomplished.

Baby Quilt

At the start of November, one of my quilting friends, Frances, asked me to embroider flowers for a baby quilt she is making for her youngest son's first baby called Sofia.  For this, Frances choose the Floral Sketches set from Hatched in Africa to alternate with the card trick quilt blocks she had made.

After finishing the top, she had it quilted by Hettie Pringle who did a beautiful job as always.

According to the proud grandmother, the quilt attracted beautiful comments at the stork party.