Fabric design with a difference: Hi, and welcome to Sew Blue Thread. I read somewhere recently, that sewing a project, and buying fabric, are actually 2 different sports. Furthermore, the project you make, and what you do with it, is another whole sport in itself. There are many ways to look at sewing. Sewing is … Continue Reading →
The Box Pouch, the Sack and the Zip-Up Case
Hi, and welcome to my blog. Today, I want to share with you a simple project or 3. Have been busily sewing away the time, and finished with these quick projects. Firstly, the Box Pouch. After choosing the fabric, I sewed 2 1/2 ” strips together from my stash, added … Continue Reading →
Let’s Celebrate Christmas
Let’s Celebrate Christmas Quilt Hi, and welcome to my blog. Today, I want to share with you a little Christmas cheer quilt. Let’s Celebrate Christmas. It’s not quite Christmas, however, there’s no reason not to put together a Christmas quilt, ready for the occasion. Christmas in July, August, September or … Continue Reading →
Scallops please! baby quilt
Never mind the fish and chips at your local; go for the scallops. Scallops please! is the new quilt block in this marine series. Under the water, or in the shop, the scallops are the winner with this fabric in soft blue. I’m not a huge fan of blue and … Continue Reading →
Ahoy the Sails Quilt pattern
Hi, and welcome to Sewbluethread. It’s maritime time again here at Sewbluethread, and I’m excited to show you another block. This block, ‘Ahoy the Sails’, has become one of my favourites. The pattern was very easy to follow. Lots of written instructions as well as diagrams to follow (for … Continue Reading →
Ahoy the Anchors
Hi, and welcome to Sewbluethread. Winter has arrived finally, and we’ve been getting plenty of chilly mornings. Today I’d like to show you a mini quilt with a maritime twist. This ‘Ahoy the Anchors’ quilted table topper or mini quilt was created using the Moda fabric line by April … Continue Reading →
Doughnut Rounds Quilted Table Runner
Hi, and welcome to Sew Blue Thread. This quilted table runner, is one where I was trying out a fabric line from Kate Spain, called ‘Honey Honey’ for Moda fabrics. Love how the fresh colours go together. On another note, the backing fabric came from Ikea. It was a last … Continue Reading →
Duffel Bag
Today I want to show a duffel bag project I’ve had as a ‘work in progress’. It’s one of those projects, that I said I would get to, eventually. Well, after a digging around in the fabric box, found thick black cotton fabric (almost like a canvas, but not that … Continue Reading →
Time for lobster Quilt
Hi, and thank you for joining me on this quilting adventure. Today, I have a lobster special. This table topper is called ‘Lobster Time’ and it was inspired by a lobster loving family member who educated me over time. So of course, I had to make a quilt of one. … Continue Reading →
Lil Red and the quilt
Hi everybody. I thought I’d share with you what I’ve been working on. It all started with a fabric panel by Stacy Iest Hsu. The panel was a lot of fun to put together. I started with cutting out the border, and laying it aside, before cutting out the mini quilt … Continue Reading →
Seahorse Bob Quilted Table Runner
Hi everyone. Today, I am showing you another one of the quilted table runners made also in the underwater theme. The downloadable pdf pattern, is called ‘Seahorse Bob’ Table Runner. This pattern was quite easy to put together. To make the runner, it was just a matter of joining three blocks together … Continue Reading →