With this quilt I thought I'd use some pretty pink satin ribbon to give it a different texture. Hadn't anticipated how difficult it would make sewing. It's smooth silky and slippery and doesn't feed into machine very well. Hence wobbly sewing! Out of frustration I abandoned the project for over a year and have completed it this weekend! Phew! Finally!
I want to start a new sewing project but had to finish the quilt. I have far too many half started craft projects I couldn't stand to have another!
Wow, you are very talented, u know baking, cooking and sewing all at the same time, virtues that can hardly be found in a modern-day wife ;p
ReplyDeleteAww... Too Kind! You too are an amazing lady to do all your breadwork by hand - I use the Kenwood Mixer and leave it running (although dbl mix did go everywhere!) How you find time and motivation to study on top of it all is astounding! :0)
ReplyDeletehehe, I am now using the breadmachine which i bought from ALDI to do the bread kneading cos I absolutely hate playing with sticky dough. Only when its firmer, then I do some kneading and haping by hand.
ReplyDeleteGood idea to get machine to do sticky work - couldn't agree more! It's better once butter incorporated. These days I only oil my hands if dough sticky - I don't add flour when using your sweet bread dough recipe. Works well too!
ReplyDeleteI love this! I have one myself when I was young and I still have it with me. But I'm keeping it in the cupboard, felt too wasteful to use it. You are so talented! I can't sew :P
ReplyDeleteAh, you should show it off - not leave it unadmired in the cupboard! Some people make quilts as wallhangings! I guess they can be a centre of attention that way! Oh, I can't sew! My mum was a seamstress when younger - I just wish I learnt to sew earlier - although she had a big scary, noisy and fast industrial sewing machine when I was a child. If I used that I'd have stitched my fingers together - I'd be "Duck Hands"!
ReplyDeleteYou are so multi-skilled! The ribbon really adds sparkle to the quilt. I have a lot of UFO's floating around (un-finished objects), one day my kids might inherit them ha ha ha..
ReplyDeleteAww...thanks Shaz! This was unbfinshed for a looong time! Glad it's over but makes me want to make one for Minh! I think I prefer smaller projects where the end of the tunnel isn't so far away. I've crocheted Minh a blanket but after sewing all the squares, I think I want it bigger! So, although we use blanket now, it technically, is unfinished.
ReplyDeleteHave been at the machine and made another bag - for me this time & it's rather nice!