pillows

:: Using a Bernina Invisible Zipper Foot ::

October 29, 2010 By Katie

So it’s official, I’ve joined the Cult of Bernina and haven’t looked back. With a new machine comes relearning.

A few months ago I taught an invisible zipper class and as usual my students brought something to my attention that I didn’t know of, an invisible zipper foot.

Good old number 35.

This foot actually opens the zipper and lays it flat as you feed it through. Produces the best results ever. No ironing and no fuss.

However, I was stumped on how to feed it in from the start of the zipper tape and see where the teeth of the zipper were so I could start stitching. The visibility was crap.

It only took me four zippers to figure out a simple solution. Duh, mark the start with a dot like in the picture.

This way you can see through the zipper foot where to start.

It’s a piece of cake from there.

P.S. Don’t fear the zipper.

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February 16th Invisible Zipper Pillow Class

::Space Boys::

February 21, 2010 By Katie

We’ve celebrated some little boys birthdays this month. I tend to make pillows, above is the new batch. Cousin Sam got the pillow case with the robots in the back. I tried just a simple encasement on one side to keep the pillow in, so easy! It’s serged and lined, perfect for little boy pillowfights. I kinda squeaked when I saw that I had used the same robots in the one last year.

We had a little learning moment when one of the boys made fun of Roan bringing a pillow as a gift (#!>*##! boy!). Roan was a bit sad until I pointed out that Cousin Sam still sleeps every night with his gift and has long forgotten what his other friend gifted him.

The decorative one goes to our little Space boy Friend Gavin. Roan and Gavin play hours of Star Wars together. I got out the scrap bins and pulled mostly boy bits in primary. Little bit of purple thrown in.

Off to sew and it seems High Fidelity is on the tube. Perfect Sunday!

P.S. For those that might be interested The Quilting Loft and I added on another Value Quilt Class. I believe there is one space left.

::This Week::

April 24, 2009 By Katie

How can it be Thursday?

My biggest accomplishment this week? I actually vacuumed my home from top to bottom, all 600 and some feet of it…AND cleaned the bathroom including the dreaded tub. When I start to notice the cobwebs, you know it’s bad. I used to be such a good housekeeper until I started sewing.

Very little sewing actually happened this week because of my growing list of neglected duties. My Mom’s birthday is May Day, so I did whip up a little zippered pouch for her yesterday. I’ll pop some photos in it of her Grandchild, and her 70s prescription sunglasses that I found in a coat pocket here…no, maybe I’ll do her a favor and not let her know I found those. Believe me they have not come back in style.

My mother, who is also a quilter, and I have VERY DIFFERENT tastes in fabric, so I hope she likes it.

I also bought this pillow at the local grocery. My original idea was to copy it and take it back, but sometimes it’s just easier to be the purchaser. I would like to copy it sometime though.

I love the stitching. The quality of the construction, fabric and insert is rather shocking actually. I’m sure I don’t want to know the manufacturing ethics behind it.