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21 easy quilting ideas for patchwork surfaces – from straight stitch to free motion

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When you finish a patchwork surface, it may feel overwhelming to come up with a suitable quilting pattern. How to quilt it so that it does credit to the patchwork? This post is for confident beginners and intermediate quilters who enjoy making small projects like quilted bags, zipper bags, or mini quilts, and who want practical ideas for quilting them. This post includes:  3 interesting tips before you start quilting 9 ways to quilt using only a straight stitch 6 patterns with spirals, arcs and curves 6 easy free-motion quilting patterns  Over the years, I’ve tried many different quilting patterns on bag and pouch surfaces. My go-to patterns are very easy and do not require free-motion quilting.  In this post, I’m sharing 21 easy and proven ways to quilt a patchwork surface, ranging from very simple straight-line quilting to more decorative free-motion patterns. These ideas work especially well for small projects. I’ll share photos of my actual works, so you can se...
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First make of the year: Quiddity zipper bag

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If you’ve been following my work for a while, you’ll know that I like to share my own quilted makes in Tilkunviilaaja’s Instagram. It’s a pleasure to share more details of their stories here as well. The most recent finish is a zipper bag which I named Quiddity (or Olemus in Finnish). It is also the first zipper pouch that I’ve sewn this year. A milestone! I put together the surfaces quickly, to have a project for an upcoming quilting day with friends whom I first got to know in social media – through their blogs or Instagram accounts. And because I wanted a quick make, I just took whatever fabrics that I found on or at arm’s length from my sewing table and made “scrap-in-a-box” squares. The squares end up being of different sizes, but I trim them so that several of them are of the same width or length. Then they can be sewn together as columns (or as rows), to make a surface that is of suitable size for a zipper bag. I’ll have to share an image of another project to show you...
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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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