Welcome to my Haven...grab a cup of hot tea or coco and see what's up today!

Welcome to my Haven...grab a cup of hot tea or coco and see what's up today!
I Live in a Witches World of Broomsticks and Magick!


May All Your Angels Be Wicked Good!

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Road less Traveled Wall Hanging

Quilted with fancy stitches
 I finished the quilting on the RLT Wall Hanging this week. I just need to cut out the binding and sew it on.
upclose
Here is a picture of it up close as you can see I added fussy cut butterflies to it.
Have a Blessed Day!
Huggs,
Cleary K.

Machine Mastery Class

outside of clutch I made
 Had a wonderful machine mastery class yesterday we learned to use a walking foot and use the memory stitches on our machines. We made this cute evening clutch. It reminds me of New Year's eve with the colors in it.
inside of clutch
 Well when I got home I found some more timtex so I got some fabric and I'm going to make a couple more or at least the 4th of July fabric one.
4 of July
 I might make a zippered box with the sewing fabric. will post pictures of what I decide to do.
sewing fabric
I'm finishing the quilting on the Hello Kitty quilt #1 today. Hope everyone has a Blessed Day!
Huggs,
Cleary K.

Monday, May 13, 2013

What I've been sewing

Terry cloth holder
 Went to a machine mastery class at my LQS and we learned how to make this so we would know how to use our machines with fabric besides cotton. It was really easy just use 1 face cloth.
and some large rick rack.
Terry cloth holder rolled up
 Made the POF mini I really like the way it came out.
POF Road to Traveled top
 These are the fabrics I will be using for backing (flowered) and binding (solid)
backing and binding
 Then went to a Mother's Day Tea & Sew and we made the little bag on the right was using shop sewing machines so came home and made the purple one on mine. Was a lot of fun.
Mother's Day Tea project

April BOM
 I also made my crafts group BOM's for march and April I still need to make the one for May.
March BOM
I'm still working on the POF mystery steps and the new mini pattern.
Hope you have a Blessed Day!
Huggs,
Cleary K.

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Happy Mother's Day


Happy Mother's Day to both my Mom's. 1 gave me life and I wish I had tried to find her sooner so I could have gotten to know her. The other raised me the best she could and passed out of my life last year. I love and miss both of you so very much.
Have a Blessed Day Everyone!
Huggs,
Cleary K.

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Embroidery Machine work

large Butterfly
 I've been playing with my new Embroidery machine. I made the Butterfly from multicolor thread. I've already traded it to a friend who really loved it. Will have to make me another one :-)
Front
 This bag was made at a class at my LQS it is made totally on the machine. If you get  The CD from Pickle Pie Designs called Boutique Collection it gives you the files to make this and and other things. I'm going to be making more of them soon. I think I will make the whole set to go to my daughter's in July.
back
 So then I started playing around and made this little Butterfly with water solvable. it didn't come out to well as it wasn't a lace design it was made to be on fabric.
butterfly opps
 The Lace Heart came out better but still had a small problem with the thread as you can see from the hole in the top and the darker thread color in it. but I figured out the problems so the next time I make one it will be better plus it helps me learn.
Lace heart
 Then I decided to see what it would look like if I embroidered on printed fabric. I like it it is kind of like quilting. I did have a problem with the black thread so will use a different weight one next time, it says to use 40wt but the black was 50wt that is why it looks feathered. I really like the way this came out so will be using printed fabric more.
on printed fabric
 After that I decided to see what it would look like on black fabric. I had some thread I wasn't sure would work in the machine it is kind of thick, can't tell you what kind it is as the package doesn't have a label and I got it in a swap. But it came out great on thicker fabric that isn't all cotton.(the top design.) Then I used regular 40wt to make my letters on the bottom.
on black fabric.
All in all it was a very fun day and I'm learning a lot about my machine. Next Tuesday I have a private class to learn how to use the mega-hoop and get designs from my laptop to my machine.
Going to go sew on the POF mystery for awhile. Next post will be update on my sewing.
Have a Blessed Day!
Huggs,
Cleary K.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013

Happy Beltane!

Hello Kitty Quilt top.

 Got the tops done for the Hello Kitty quilts now just to quilt them. The fabric below is for the POF mystery on FB.
I have also been cross stitching but can't show it yet as it is for an RR aI'm in.
Huggs,
Cleary K.

Updating my pages and blog

  Ive been testing out my embroidery machine after 3 years of not using it and getting it back. I'm going to be able to make Angels and ...