A Lot Going On and I Quilted This!

Hi and welcome 😃 Another crazy week here. I've been busy but not with quilting. Come check it out!

Slow Stitching

I registered for the Needlework Paradise Summit which started today. I added to my Not-so-daily stitching with this gorgeous Embroidery of a Sleepy Hedgehog. The presenter was Philomène Cauchois of Creativity to Change Everything. Isn't it a cute pattern? It was difficult to make it so small, but it was lots of fun.

Sleepy Hedgehog

Sleepy Hedgehog in hoop

I also found this gorgeous leaf on one of Missy's walk. The embroidery is not as close to the original leaf as I would have liked, but it's a great reminder (and I have this photo!).

Look at the colour gradation on this leaf!

Hubby and I are going away for a week in the sun 🌞😎 with our friends. To get ready, I finished patching up a pair of cut off jean shorts. I started patching these a few years ago but never got past a couple of patches. I think that it's finally done.

Patches on my favourite cut-off jean shorts

Close-up of the patches

This was the first original patch

The friends that I mentioned, Marc and Louise, are the ones that I made the Rainbow Neighbourhood house quilt for. They took a picture of it in front of their house, which is on the quilt. 

Marc and Louise and their Rainbow Neighbourhood house quilt

They are the couple that we've been travelling with for years. During one of those trips, Marc was wearing a plaid shirt that I just loved - so when we got back, he gave it to me! It took me years, but this week I upcycled it.

My new upcycled plaid shirt

I cut and made a split hem shirt. I attached a strip of gorgeous colourful fabric on the front hem and then finished the back with folds. I also added a set of double pleats at the back and then made smaller pleats at the seam where the longer folded hem is attached.

The back of the shirt with a split folded hem

I also cut and pleated the sleeves. I can't wait to wear it. When I get back, I'll post a picture of me on the beach!

Pleated sleeve

What I learned

• I've been enjoying the Needlework Paradise Summit and hope to make at least one more project before it ends. If that happens, I should be able to share it with you when I get back.
• I used Pinterest to find ideas on how to upcycle the shirt. There are some good videos on YouTube. I've listed one of the ones I used below.
• I realised once I was finished that the folded back hem isn't like the picture that inspired it. The picture had a blouse with stiffer fabric. I love it but it's something else to consider 😉
• I mentioned that I've been wanting to upcycle this shirt for years. I would never have gotten the nerve to do it if it wasn't for The Great British Sewing Bee. I'm a huge fan and I've learned so much from watching it. When I did something good, I would imagine Esme Young approving 😁 (of course the reverse was true also - she wasn't impressed with some of my finishing!)
• The hardest part of going away is packing up my sewing supplies. This is going to be a restful holiday. I have my Kobo and audiobooks but I'm really hoping to get some stitching done every day. I'm putting something together so that I can keep stitching on my bag/pouch. I also have another pair of jean shorts that I can stitch 😂
• I just want to let you know that Missy is doing incredibly well. She's really getting used to our routine but I am looking forward to sleeping in next week!

Related links

• Needlework Paradise Summit 
• Embroidery Sleepy Hedgehog presentation at the Needlework Paradise Summit with Philomène Cauchois, Creativity to Change Everything
• REWORK IT // Split Hem Shirt // upcycle an old shirt - Stitched U
• You can Google BBC's The Great British Sewing Bee to see if it's streamed on one of the services you have access to.

Linking parties

I'll be linking up to many fun linking parties. You may want to check some out after you've linked up below! 

Monday Musings, Design Wall Monday, Sew & Tell, Put your foot down, Off The Wall Friday, Finished (Or Not) Friday, 

I Quilted This!

Welcome to the I Quilted This! linking party that celebrates quilting on a domestic machine or custom quilting on a long-arm. Feel free to link up and share any recent project, even if you're not quilting it! 

Here are the posts that included FMQ, ruler work and walking foot quilting last week. Thanks for linking up 😊 and consider grabbing the button. 

Lisa in Port Hope finished this great Halloween quilt. It was the Nocturnal Soul quilt along. You'll want to read her post for more details! 

Nocturnal Soul quilt by Lisa

FMQ details on Nocturnal Soul by Lise

Gwyned Trefethen continued working on her thread painted turkey. 

Gwyned's thread painted turkey

Viridian of Viridian's blog has been playing with reproduction prints and scraps. She's got a quilt in progress and finished this cute doll quilt.

Viridian's doll quilt

Julie from Julie's Quilts and Costumes made an amazing Magical Geese quilt for a guild challenge. You'll want to read all about it and see some yummy quilting pictures!  She quilted it with wheels, orange peels and feathers.

Julie's Magical Geese quilt

Details of beautiful FMQ by Julie

Gail from Quilting Gail is busy finishing up quilts in a WIPS-B-GONE challenge. This week she finished quilting two guild hospice flimsies. Here they are, ready to be passed on. One was FMQ with swirls and clouds while the other one got some Twinkle ruler work. Check out her post for more FMQ loveliness!

Two quilted hospice quilts by Gail

Gail's ruler quilting

Sandra from mmm quilts made two Falling Into You tote bags. You'll want to check out her post for more details, pictures and an upcoming pattern!

Sandra's Falling Into You tote bag

Here's the back of the tote bag. It got a jigsaw style meander while the front got some custom quilting.

The back of another of Sandra's 
Falling Into You tote bag

Frédérique from Quilting Patchwork Appliqué has started quilting François' quilt. She's using the walking foot because of the thickness of all of those appliqués. I'm sure that it'll be wonderful!

Frédérique using the walking foot for a better job!

Kate from Life In Pieces finished her fifth quilt of the year! It's called Pieces of My Heart and was made during Sandra's Glowing Hearts quilt along last year. Kate used her walking foot in a 1" grid to quilt it. You'll want to read her post for more details!

Kate's fifth finish of the year, Pieces of My Heart

Details of Kate's grid quilting of Pieces of My Heart

Preeti of Sew Preeti Quilts had another quilt published - this time in the December issue of We Like Quilting magazine. Lilac Shimmer made the cover! You'll want to read the post to get more details.

Lilac Shimmer in all of it's glory - by Preeti

Denise from The Quiltery is hosting another wonderful quilt along. It's called Garden Song. Denise is quilting it as you go (QAYG) and it's looks amazing. I haven't had time to start it yet but it's on my list! You'll want to read all about it.

Denise's amazing QAYG blocks for Garden Song

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