BOM August

The BOM block of August...

 ...and the progress...

...until next time!

Butterfly progress

Butterfly me too

Running over the blogs I have seen this block everywhere in this days...

...I have met it here and here and here and here ...

...and every time it have kept my attention and my thoughts...  

...so I decided to try it me too.

I read carefully this post about it and I followed the way recommended to Rita .

I made the design and from this obtained the templates to make the block with rotary cutting and machine piecing method.

Here are my early four butterfly blocks...

I'm enthusiastic...I love them...I'm totally addicted!

 

 

I hope in speedy progress soon...

Nothing new ... something new

Nothing really new...just the same fabric bag ( tut here ) with a little variation...I have used a laminated fabric. So the bag could be used as a cosmetic case or to keep the hairbrush and the suntan cream into the beach bag.   BUT , if you have  had a look to my blog , you have  noticed something new... a new no color header... I wanted something different but without to become  too much different...what do you think? I will be happy to hear your feedback!    

Fabric Bag again...

The same bag (tut here ) of the last post but with the colors of the sea...and , about the project , I have added a light weight interface  to the outer fabric only. It helps the bag to have a better look !

...and back to small projects

Fancy of summer?

I have used sunny colors for this clever bag!

Good for all purpose and  possible in every kind of size.

If you like it too you can find the tutorial here .  Thank you Jeni !

Have fun and good summer to all !

Back to home and back to homes...

After some weeks of vacation spent  in a very originally country  now  I'm finally back to home....and back to my  BOM homes project too ! 

 The block of this month is a big double wheel made with fly geese units in two different colors ... and the project is growing ...

Fabric box tutorial

I love this project because is easy and clever. You can adapt it to your idea simply changing the size of the box or the kind of fabric you use or the interface weight.

I love it because is a gift of a friend...thanks Elena!  

You need 4 strips of different fabrics (or half and half ,as in my example, if you want the effect inside different from outside) and four strips of interface (same size).

REMEMBER...you will obtain a box that is a cube with (about) the same size of the width of the strips you use. So , if I use strips 4" width , the box will be a cube 4"x4"...

For a tiny box   4 fabric strips 4"x 13" (10x34 cm) and 4 interface strips in the same size 

For a medium box   4" and 3/4 x 17" and 1/2  (12x44 cm)

For a big box  6"x 19" (15x47 cm)

Iron the interface on the back side of the strips. Choose the interface weight you prefer ( just remember that a high weight interface will be better if you use it only on the outside half part ).

Okay, we are ready to start...

mark with a dot the middle of the short side of the strips... 

   

...put the ruler with the 45° line  on the long side of the strip and shift it until you meet the point in the middle on the short side (as in the pic)...and cut out the corner... 

...repeat the same step for the other side and then for all the 4  strips until you will have pointed strips (as in the pic below).

Pin the strips right side facing and be sure that the middle and the corners correspond.

Start to sew from the middle of the long side and go straight towards the side corner

Stop the seam at 1/4" (0,6 cm) before the corner and bend towards the point...

...go straight to the point and stop again the seam 1/4" before the point and stop the seam with few back stitch.

Repeat for each side,  leave a little open on the last side to turn inside out the finished box.

Stitch the part left open , press the project and put the inner part inside the outer.

Turn out the edge and the box is done! 

Hope the tutorial is clear and useful, but, as you know, English isn't my language...so, forgive me and my mistakes and , if you need some more explanation , please,  mail me!

A box is always a good idea...

 You will have fun in choosing the fabrics...in personalizing the box...and , at last, in showing them to friends







...a quick tutorial would be a good idea too?
...someone interested in?

BOM Houses June

This is the block for the month of June for my BOM project. The block isn't really easy but at last the result is nice...for the next block we have to wait for the next month :-))