Quilt is wadded/batted and I have no idea whatsoever

what to edge it with or even how to. I am thinking put some wadding in the edging to keep the puffy momentum going?

I am making a Quilt

Hi all, I haven't had time to post recently as I have been busy at work but I have the bank holiday weekend off and have to say, have put my time this evening to good work.

I purchased a rotary cutter and plastic ruler at a cost of £25.00. Yes I know, costly but I have been collecting scraps of material to make a quilt, some bunting and maybe curtains for my daughters room. Of course I haven't even finished my sons room yet but sadly, thats a job for hubs who has also been working hard. This weekend, we hope to get Max's room painted and begin to lay the beautiful new flooring which is from Screwfix. It's whitewashed oak and is really lush.

Anyway I am waffling now. I have included in no particular order a picture of the cutter & plastic ruler, the fabric and where I am at. I wanted a really eclectic set of fabrics in all colours, not just pink or girly colours.

My last patchwork attempt was a cushion, which I used square cards for. This being a more ambitious project, I didn't use templates. The one thing a rotary cutter & ruler will give you is an exact square/other shape. So by using the lines next to the needle on my sewing machine, I free sewed the patches together. Also I didn't want it to be too busy so alternated each patterned square with a white embroderie anglais one. Another thing that is extremely important is to iron, iron, and iron again. It really helps with the finished thing.

I also learnt something from an online tutorial from a woman who, instead of finishing each bit of sewing with a back & forwards motion, just puts a small bit of fabric in to leave you machine ready for the next patch. You end up producing what looks like bunting and as you are going to seam it with the next row, it doesn't matter. Very time saving. Hopefully you can see what I mean in the second picture down.

A Cakestand

Just because I did buy it. I know I am supposed to be crafting my own stuff, but this was far too pretty not to buy.

Pullman Bread Tin

Well, Mr Postie bought me my Pullman Tin today. I have to say that so far I am impressed with the depth of it but the width of the slices is rather thin, bit like melba toast. Ho Hum - I will give it a go anyway. Others claim that a pullman tin gives a perfect square loaf.

I know breadmaking isn't really crafting (well to some maybe) but like lots of people I have a breadmaker and I have found that by using the dough programme and then letting the dough rise for a few hours, I can get wonderful bread that is light & fluffy. The problem I had was that no matter how much I tried to get it like a bloomer, it still resembled a cowpat and my littlelies are a bit funny with bread - it must be square.

Hence this tin. I have put the dough on and will bake later and give you another pic to see how it is.

Almost forgot my Easter Cakes

Oh I can't wait until after dinner!!

Easter Bonnet (a very quick one)

Goodness I am so behind with this sort of stuff this year. First of all can I wish anyone who is reading this a Happy Easter and I hope you have a lovely day with your families!

Off to church in a mo', so not much time. After that we have a childrens disco at our club, with..... you guessed it - an Easter Bonnet competition. This is a very fast one. It's a bit late for this year, but I used craft wire and tissue paper to make flowers. Cut two 6 x 6 squares and cut the corners off, scrunch the middle twist craft wire, repeat and sort of fluff the flowers out. The hat was from my fave shop £1 shop and the chick was from an egg the children were given.

We also have friends & family coming for a roast, so leg of lamb, roasties and all of the trimmings. Yum.

Easy Wedding Invite

I just found this whilst looking for something amongst my stash. I made it as a sample for a friends wedding but she went for something else which was completely different. However this remains one of my favourites for wedding/party invites. Using some nice A4 patterned paper, you can make a really simple idea look very elegant, I think. Plain A4 card with script writing on and a nice ribbon really makes this special. You simply cut a 3 sided envelope, us a bit of DS tape on the back and when it's folded & glued, you can either cut a V shape using scissors, or before you fold do a curve or something. Whatever you want really. To make a curve on this type of card I have used a saucer, pint glass or something big & round. Just cut straight round as it's hard, you can do this without pencilling in.