Friday, October 14, 2011
Re-cycled Barrel Beads
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Piec-lique by Sharon Schamber | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Piec-lique by Sharon Schamber | Flickr - Photo Sharing!:
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Piec-lique by Sharon Schamber
Product Description
Award-winning quiltmaker Sharon Schamber shares her quiltmaking secrets from her years of professional garment sewing. Her need to produce projects fast and accurately evolved into a new machine technique she calls 'Piec-lique' (pronounced like applique). This method provides the speed and control to make curved piecing fun. There are four different applications of the technique: layered for gently curved seams, inset for enclosed shapes, combined for seams interrupted by other elements, and free-form for spontaneous piecing without templates. Three dozen gorgeous block patterns have been designed or redesigned with simple curved elements. The author's original designs include beautiful flowers, like the simple daisy, charming blue bells, and sophisticated black-eyed Susan. Quiltmakers will also find excellent information on fabric selection and help for figuring yardages.
Award-winning quiltmaker Sharon Schamber shares her quiltmaking secrets from her years of professional garment sewing. Her need to produce projects fast and accurately evolved into a new machine technique she calls 'Piec-lique' (pronounced like applique). This method provides the speed and control to make curved piecing fun. There are four different applications of the technique: layered for gently curved seams, inset for enclosed shapes, combined for seams interrupted by other elements, and free-form for spontaneous piecing without templates. Three dozen gorgeous block patterns have been designed or redesigned with simple curved elements. The author's original designs include beautiful flowers, like the simple daisy, charming blue bells, and sophisticated black-eyed Susan. Quiltmakers will also find excellent information on fabric selection and help for figuring yardages.
Editorial Reviews
Piec-Liqué: Curves the New Way by Sharon Schamber doesn t just come from a quilter; it comes from the originator of a new method of quilting: one which uses curved shapes from piecing which looks like appliqué. Thirty-six block pattern examples using this simple curved technique range from flowers to block quilt patterns. No pins are needed to use Piec-liqué, which helps make curved piecing without pins. -Library Bookwatch, September 2005, Midwest Book Review
Product Details
Paperback: 112 pages
Publisher: American Quilter's Society; 1 edition (June 15, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1574328808
ISBN-13: 978-1574328806
Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
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Paperback: 112 pages
Publisher: American Quilter's Society; 1 edition (June 15, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1574328808
ISBN-13: 978-1574328806
Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
sassyfibersbySonja.etsy.com
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
More Ways to Preserve Autumn Leaves – Crafting a Green World
More Ways to Preserve Autumn Leaves – Crafting a Green World:
I found this article to be quite interesting. While going thru some of my stuff for my flea market booth, I found a flower press that I bought when my oldest daughter was a toddler. When I loosened up the screws & took off the top....lo & behold....those fiddle-leaf ferns that grew wild in front of the rent house I lived in where preserved quite nicely. I had forgotten about them after all of these years....I wanna say at least 18 yrs give or take a year.
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Monday, October 03, 2011
I'm back! Living LIFE!!!
Hello my friends, & my poor neglected blog! It is very nice to be back.....back to blogging, back to sewing, back to creating, back to thinking about creating.....back to my LIFE!!!!
It has been a very slow process......
I have been in a funk, a slump, a depressed state, call it what you will....for a very LONG time.
The death of my beloved father....
The death of my younger brother the following summer....
My open heart surgery, the very next summer.....
This all drove me to a very dark place, that lasted for a few years.
The diagnosis of a tumor in my lung, non cancerous at the time.....in 2008....
The break up of my family unit 2 months later on April 2nd; (so I guess it couldn't be confused as a BAD April Fools joke.)
D-I-V-O-R-C-E after 15 yrs. of togetherness, my youngest daughter deciding to move with her dad, being a single mother to the middle daughter, & the loss of my medical insurance when I needed it the most, not to mention the moral support.....all gone....up-rooted....in shambles....done!
I took some time off from a very energy demanding, life sucking job for about 6 months, but had to return due to financial circumstances...like most of us do, so 2 more years of that.....yikes!
Well I finally quit that job a year ago this month....yay!!!
I have been looking for a job ever since, now that my savings has pretty much been exhausted...and living by the seat of my pants so to speak....
Getting turned down at Toyota USA because of my pulmonary problem....being over qualified for cutting up fresh fruit and packing in those plastic containers at my neighborhood HEB.....& everything in between.....It's amazing that I am still here after all of that isn't it? Well I AM!!!
I feel better now that I let it all hang out here (minus the nasty details of course) but I am sure you get the jest.
I will continue to struggle....I always have!
I will continue to fight.........I am a survivor!
I will fall.............................I always manage to get back up!
I will continue to live...........I have too many unfinished projects to finish....& too many people left on my list to piss off before I go.....LOL!
I will no longer live angry, focus on the past, second guess myself, or allow negativity in my LIFE.
My car is fixed, the roof doesn't leak, I have a part-time job, a few side jobs coming up, my middle daughter just started UT Austin & is doing great.... & I am happy.
You can check out what I've been sewing on my other blog sassyfibersbysonja.blogspot.com ....& I have some Christmas postcards in the making, & will be posting those pics here in the coming weeks!
Thanks for listening if you are still here....I FEEL BETTER!
It has been a very slow process......
I have been in a funk, a slump, a depressed state, call it what you will....for a very LONG time.
The death of my beloved father....
The death of my younger brother the following summer....
My open heart surgery, the very next summer.....
This all drove me to a very dark place, that lasted for a few years.
The diagnosis of a tumor in my lung, non cancerous at the time.....in 2008....
The break up of my family unit 2 months later on April 2nd; (so I guess it couldn't be confused as a BAD April Fools joke.)
D-I-V-O-R-C-E after 15 yrs. of togetherness, my youngest daughter deciding to move with her dad, being a single mother to the middle daughter, & the loss of my medical insurance when I needed it the most, not to mention the moral support.....all gone....up-rooted....in shambles....done!
I took some time off from a very energy demanding, life sucking job for about 6 months, but had to return due to financial circumstances...like most of us do, so 2 more years of that.....yikes!
Well I finally quit that job a year ago this month....yay!!!
I have been looking for a job ever since, now that my savings has pretty much been exhausted...and living by the seat of my pants so to speak....
Getting turned down at Toyota USA because of my pulmonary problem....being over qualified for cutting up fresh fruit and packing in those plastic containers at my neighborhood HEB.....& everything in between.....It's amazing that I am still here after all of that isn't it? Well I AM!!!
I feel better now that I let it all hang out here (minus the nasty details of course) but I am sure you get the jest.
I will continue to struggle....I always have!
I will continue to fight.........I am a survivor!
I will fall.............................I always manage to get back up!
I will continue to live...........I have too many unfinished projects to finish....& too many people left on my list to piss off before I go.....LOL!
I will no longer live angry, focus on the past, second guess myself, or allow negativity in my LIFE.
My car is fixed, the roof doesn't leak, I have a part-time job, a few side jobs coming up, my middle daughter just started UT Austin & is doing great.... & I am happy.
You can check out what I've been sewing on my other blog sassyfibersbysonja.blogspot.com ....& I have some Christmas postcards in the making, & will be posting those pics here in the coming weeks!
Friday, November 26, 2010
Another year gone by....
I can't believe another year has gone by....& I have NOT done anything creative this year.....
I have been spending alot of time on Face Book, playing Mafia Wars...it is really addicting.....but it is not my passion....so I need to make some time for my sewing, & other things I enjoy that doesn't involve a keyboard or mouse....
Now where did I lose my paint brush, & my foot pedal???
I have been spending alot of time on Face Book, playing Mafia Wars...it is really addicting.....but it is not my passion....so I need to make some time for my sewing, & other things I enjoy that doesn't involve a keyboard or mouse....
Now where did I lose my paint brush, & my foot pedal???
Friday, December 25, 2009
Friday, January 02, 2009
Happy New Year 2009-Help me save the planet!
....and a return the the wonderful world of the Internet!
I bought myself a new PC for Christmas...yippee...& I'm back on-line
finally. Now to get back to sewing, & blogging!!!
Also, I'm gonna start the new year out right by finding new things to re-cycle. I know all of us generate so much trash on a daily basis, & we have become such a disposable society. We don't use & re-use anything, we just buy, use, & throw away. almost all of my light bulbs have been changed to spiral fluorescent bulbs to save energy. I unplug all of my small appliances & chargers when they are not in use. If I use disposable plates...which isn't often...I buy paper, not plastic. I crush my own cans, put magazines,newspapers,soda bottles, & phone books in the re-cycle bin for the city. Tin cans,cardboard boxes, &Styrofoam packing are now finding their way into the bin as well. I wonder how many of you recycle your trash? What do you re-cycle? What else can we do to help save the planet for our children's children??? Leave me your feedback in the comment section please.
I bought myself a new PC for Christmas...yippee...& I'm back on-line
finally. Now to get back to sewing, & blogging!!!
Also, I'm gonna start the new year out right by finding new things to re-cycle. I know all of us generate so much trash on a daily basis, & we have become such a disposable society. We don't use & re-use anything, we just buy, use, & throw away. almost all of my light bulbs have been changed to spiral fluorescent bulbs to save energy. I unplug all of my small appliances & chargers when they are not in use. If I use disposable plates...which isn't often...I buy paper, not plastic. I crush my own cans, put magazines,newspapers,soda bottles, & phone books in the re-cycle bin for the city. Tin cans,cardboard boxes, &Styrofoam packing are now finding their way into the bin as well. I wonder how many of you recycle your trash? What do you re-cycle? What else can we do to help save the planet for our children's children??? Leave me your feedback in the comment section please.
Friday, September 12, 2008
Love Quilt Received
This quilt was made for ME by my internet friends from my postcard group, & Mis-Fit quilters. Isn't it just beautiful?
All the ladies made a block, sent it to Kim for assembly.She pieced & quilted it, & even hand dyed the border fabric in my favorite color...RED! Mama Duck designed the label, Mel stitched it out & attached it. We we finally met for the 1st time this week,& she presented it to me. I was just amazed @ their thoughtfulness towards a person they never met before...But that's quilters for ya! I will post more detailed shots when I get a chance.
Thursday, September 04, 2008
Fabric Postcards:House
2 New postcards for the house swap.
Credit given to the book "Quilt Designs for Postcards" by Carol Wilson Mansfield, for the house pattern used.
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Sunbathing Cow
Another cow fiber postcard completed. This one is sunbathing on a blue towel. The palm trees were stenciled, then quilted w/variegated thread. A yellow scrap is the sand.
"Too pooped to Mooove" fiber postcard
Hey now... isn't this card fun???
I added it to my etsy shop today, & hope that it gets alot of views...maybe even a sale!
I added it to my etsy shop today, & hope that it gets alot of views...maybe even a sale!
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Paper,Peace,Home
This postcard was created using "Quilt Wizard" software, & is paper pieced. The tree on the left was added after the quilting was done using gel pens, & was heat set with an iron.
Postcards 2008 Spring Swap
I'm catching up on my fabric postcard swaps finally. I call this one "4-patch Butterflies"
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Focus Fabrics
Today I pulled out some focus fabric blocks that I love, but didn't know what to do with. It just so happens that the fabric I've been "making" with my scraps go really well with these blocks.....
Here is a sample of the 1st 2 blocks I've cut & sewn back together today.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetrap/sets/72157606872619156/
Here is a sample of the 1st 2 blocks I've cut & sewn back together today.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetrap/sets/72157606872619156/
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Making fabric
More progress made today. The scrap pile is going way down! The stress is also going way down!!! This is so much fun. Now it's time to start reducing the number of seams, & piecing them together. Please enjoy the photo stream.
Sonja
Sonja
Monday, August 18, 2008
Making Fabric
I have been piecing together some small scraps to make my own fabric using the technique described in Pat Sloan's book, Crooked Cabin Quilts. Below are some recent pics of the random pieces I have made so far. It's a very small sample of what I've sewn together. I don't bother to trim them up until I'm adding to the side I'm working on, & I've been chain piecing many different sizes at the same time until I get a workable size to add bigger pieces or strips closer to the outside. All of the center pieces are pretty small to start, & I add bigger pieces & strips as I work my way to the outside. I do however press the seams before adding another round, so sewing in chains is the fastest way to go.
Figure 1: This piece is about 1 x 2.5
Figure 2: This block is about 2 x 3.5
Figure 3: This block is about 5 X 5.
Figure 1: This piece is about 1 x 2.5
Figure 2: This block is about 2 x 3.5
Figure 3: This block is about 5 X 5.
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