I love to sew, mainly quilts and bags. I am 66, married to Fred and have one son, Matthew, who is 27. I enjoy embroidery and applique and prefer to machine piece and quilt my projects. I love my vintage Singer sewing machines especially my Featherweight 222K. I’m enjoying treadling on my 201K Singer and I collect Miniature Sewing Machines and currently have three Essex , one Singer 20, one Singer 40, two Vulcan Miniatures and my latest, a Grain. My love of sewing I believe comes from my Grandmother - I still have the drawings she made for me to embroider on tea towels many many years ago!

Sunday, 5 September 2010

TEDDY BEAR TEDDY BEAR TURN AROUND!



Remember my teddies I appliqued AGES ago? Well, I made the pieced blocks for the quilt today - the original pattern used 16 patch blocks, but I wanted to use just what I had and liked the look of the 4 patch! This is the first set of teddies, I have another set of 4 to make into a top as well! I have to make the sashing pieces yet, then the borders.


I made another doll! Figured I might as well work on two at the same time!! This one will be a spare to have on hand when I need a gift in a hurry! Of course, she hasn't got her stuffing as yet - I'm in the middle of filling the other doll at present (it's a long, tedious job!!) - a good job to do when watching tele!

At long last the RAIN has come - all day I've been waiting!!! NOW it comes! It's 8:30pm!! Oh well, lovely to go to sleep listening to the rain! and as you can see, I DID get some sewing done today!!

Gotta go...... Midsomer Murders is on tonight ----- ALL NEW EPISODES!!

Happy sewing!

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11 comments :

  1. Maria5 September 2010 at 20:46

    That's a gorgeous quilt. I have made one like that too. Like what you have done with this one.
    Your second dolly is also cute. What to see them when they are fat please. LOL

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  2. Suzanne5 September 2010 at 21:00

    Love the teddy bear blocks. Really gorgeous. The dolly looks good too. I know a little 4 year in my household that shouldn’t see this post or she might ask me to make her one too.

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  3. Lynda5 September 2010 at 23:49

    The Teddys are very cute. The 4 patch is the right choice. Love the dolly too. I pulled out a long eared doggy pattern I've had for years thinking I need to make it after I saw your dolly last post. We don't have Midsomer murders. But there are several I have become hooked on lately. Boy do I need to get my TV working in my sewing room!

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  4. Needled Mom5 September 2010 at 23:53

    Teddy bear, teddy bear touch the ground....looks like you are off and running with it now. It is adorable. Doesn't it feel good to complete a project that has been in the works for some time.

    Love the doll too.

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  5. Grethe6 September 2010 at 04:03

    This teddy bear quilt will be super. One of my next quilts must be making teddies!!
    And yes,I have 2 episodes of Midsomer Murders that I haven`t seen,great had almost forgotten.
    Happy Quilting to you:-)

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  6. Barb6 September 2010 at 04:20

    oh...your quilt is adorable....

    Love those dolls...

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  7. Stephanie Hughes6 September 2010 at 05:11

    Helen, this is great. I love the squaures and it looks just adorable. Steph

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  8. Shay6 September 2010 at 06:45

    Oh those teddies are cute-ness personified. That quilt is going to be gorgeous!

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  9. retdairyqueen6 September 2010 at 08:57

    What a gorgeous kids quilt that is going to be

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  10. Cheryll6 September 2010 at 13:57

    I really love to applique Teddy's...must be still a kid at heart...haha
    :)

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  11. KatieQ8 September 2010 at 08:36

    I love the four patch and Teddies quilt. The polka dots make it really fun.

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