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This quilt is called Serious

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Greetings from the Tilkunviilaaja studio! May I introduce to you my first quilt finish of 2026: Serious quilt (Totinen in Finnish). She is basking in the wintry sunshine on the snow that is full of children’s footprints. We were doing the photoshoot on the top of a small hill where children come to go down it on their sleds. I saw a quilt like this in completely different colours and decided to make a version with a very dark background. My 16-blocks would also feature certain coloured squares from corner to corner. I knew that I would find enough fabrics for this quilt in my stash. These were the first blocks sewn, early in October 2025. At this point, I was very inspired! Indeed, I had no shortage of suitable fabrics for the squares: And yet, even with a sizeable stash, I could not help but buy an exciting mystery bag from the local quilt shop Tilkkunen. I happened to see that a limited number of such bags was available and I just could not help myself. This is what the bag looke...
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Simple zipper bag: How many mistakes can one person make?

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I’m a veteran zipper bag maker. I’ve sewn and documented a total of 360 zipper pouches, and I still make mistakes now and then. In fact, I seem to be very creative when it comes to making mistakes because I’ve managed to invent at least twenty different ones. If you’ve ever wondered whether you are the only one unpicking seams from a seemingly simple project, this post is for you. 1 – The rookie mistake Whenever I make this mistake, I think that a person who has sewn so many zipper bags really should know better already. But of course I’ve made the rookie mistake and sewn around the bag and lining pieces and forgotten to open the zipper. This happened, for example, when I was making the Grandma/Mummi zipper bag, which poses here in its finished state: The only way to recover from this mistake is to say hello to the seam ripper! One must unpick enough of the stitching so that one can open the zipper at least partly – to be able to turn the bag right side out. 2 – Pin mistake Sor...
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vetoketju pussukkaan! 6 vinkkiä vetoketjun ompelemiseen.

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Haluaisitko ommella vetoketjupussukan, mutta vetoketjun kiinnittäminen tuntuu pelottavalta? Ehkä olet kokeillut vetoketjun ompelemista housuihin tai takkiin ja todennut sen vaikeaksi? Kannattaa rohkaistua! Pussukkaan tai laukkuun on paljon helpompi ommella vetoketju siististi, koska kappaleet ovat suorat ja kankaaksi voit valita joustamattoman puuvillan. Löysin aikoinaan erinomaisesti kuvitetun pussukan ompeluohjeen, jonka avulla opin tekemään vetoketjupussukan. Olin varmaankin tavallista pöljempi ompelija, koska minulle oli ylitsepääsemättömän vaikeaa tajuta, miten simppelisti tällainen vetoketju kiinnittyi! Valaistuin aikoinaan netistä löytämäni ohjeen ansiosta, mutta huomasin nyt katsoessani, että blogi on täynnä ärsyttävää mainontaa ja ennen niin hyvää tutoriaalia on vaikea katsoa. Päätin siis päivittää suositun blogikirjoitukseni, jonka julkaisin jo 1.9.2010. Muinoin löytämässäni ohjeessa oli erityisen hyvää se, ettei siinä lähdetty liikkeelle tietyn mittaisesta vetoket...
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