Home Decorating Projects | Rosie's Whimsy

2010 Quilt 1 - done!

draped over my desk waiting to have her binding sewn on.

yay! done and on it’s place on the back of the sofa …. just happens to be a favorite napping and watching birds spot for the cats. made to be sturdy and hold up to many washings

and while I was at it, I stitched up a matching topper for my box valance. (please ignore the tarnished creamer. i sat it there to steady the grapevine and forgot to take it down. ha!)

have a great day! rosie

first quilt of 2010

here’s the beginning ….

this is not the “right” way but this is the way I do it

i am using a buttercream matelasse for my back with 2 prints of ivory and cream from Bits and Pieces by Fabri-Quilt and some of my stash of “all cotton” from Alexander Henry.

as my helper is helping to illustrate, i make my throws without batting. the matelasse is a substantial weight and I use these all year round so I like how they feel and look without. I love strips whether they are all the same fabric or blocks. I seam the strips right onto the backing ~ quilting (straight rows) as I go. Is this according to the rules? no … but I like it, it’s fun, and it’s quick

i’ll be finishing this up soon and will most likely have the finished project pictures tomorrow ((hugs)) rosie

box valance curtain combo

here’s a update on home decorating project #1

before thanksgiving, we had taken down our curtain rods and painted the walls raw silk. i then decided to bring a 6′ wall shelf and peg board up from the lower level and place it over the window. the holidays hit, the garland and lights went up, and that is where it ended until last week.

(sorry no picture of the bare shelf but trust me there’s pegs hidden in that garland!)

i wanted to cover the top of the shelf and have curtains at the side with out putting up any additional hardware. so, i did this …

the box valance is the black and ivory ticking stripe. attached to that is a the small black and ivory check, softly pleated. I serged off a ribbon of the black and ivory toile and placed it over the seam joining the two treatments. i like it!

not positive what’s next. i like layers, so, perhaps a quilted piece (triangle) over the shelf over the middle ….. something I can change out seasonally or whenever the mood hits. what am I hanging from the pegs? don’t know the answer to that question either! I’ll let you know.

have a great week!

((hugs)) rosie

home decorating project #1

well, the holidays have come and gone with all their flurry. have you put away your Christmas decorations?

i still have my pine boughs and lights around the inside of the windows but not for much longer. i decided over the holidays to order new material to make window coverings and to make quilted throws for the pets/sofas/me. here’s what i bought…

Black and Ivory Small Checks

Black and Ivory Ticking

Black and Ivory Toile

they are 54″ home dec cottons from Fabric.com. This is the kind of 100% cotton home dec fabric that always says “dry clean only” …. well, I say bull hockey! just order extra yardage and wash and dry … only wash and dry before you make, so all the shrinkage happens then! in my experience, the fabric shrinks very little in width but may shrink up to 10% in length…plan according! this will be my neutral palette that i can add to with the colors of the season or holiday.

i know they must come down but i have to admit the sparkly lights in the pine boughs is cheery and i’m not looking forward to losing that extra bit of glow.