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A few more Kantha quilts



I made a few more small Kantha quilts last month but have not written about them here. I made a larger version of the moonshine and valentine, the size of placemats. I am still using shot cotton fabrics and using Anchor Pearl cotton no. 8. I got a few pearl cotton threads from my SIL and luckily I keep them. 


I still have a few placemats to quilt with more fun colors. I hope I can finish them soon. I got sew easily distracted doing other projects :D




And here are another rectangular Kantha coasters that I finished and added to the Shop. And still using handloom cotton. I really love the handloom border and since some of the handloom fabrics only have one side borders, these coasters are very limited in stock.

what is your fave tea?




Great for your mug or indoor plant mat

And here are a few in floral print and tie-dye combo. 

I had so much fun making all these mini quilts. Handloom ones are rather hard to quilt, but the floral ones are easier and I can finish it quickly while catching up on my Cdramas :)

Thank you for stopping by!

Have a lovely day!

Elvira


 

Quilted Mug Rugs

Hello,

I finished 2 mug rugs last week and another 2 I still need to finish the binding. Though it's not making a dent in my UFO quilts piles, but I am happy that I am making (very) slow progress.

Very Hungry Caterpillar Mug Rug

I was wondering for a few days how to quilt these two very hungry caterpillar mug rugs. I love straight line quilting and also wavy or serpentine. But I don't feel like setting up my HV machine. So I decided to go organic. People love anything organic nowadays :) 

Since the blocks are quite colorful, I decided to use white thread and did the organic wavy lines. One thing I learn that to be creative, it really doesn't matter what machine you have. We should not limit ourselves based on what tools we have on hand, instead the limitation should make us more creative! 

Reversible Snack Mat


Quilted Mug Rug
When I took this picture, my son was about to have his breakfast and I borrowed the bowl for a quick photo session :D.  Don't you love the back of the mug rug? It makes this quilted mug rug reversible!!


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Caterpillar Mat

As usual when I am not sure what to use for binding, the black and white stripe is always my first preference. And I love how modern it looked!

Hand sewn binding

The binding is machine stitched on one side and finished by hand on the back. I always use 1.5" wide binding for mini quilts, like placemats, mug rugs, or coasters. 

Apple core patchwork WIP

Meanwhile, I also started apple core patchwork. I'm doing hand piecing this time. It's going to be a tote bag, Insha Allah. I'm sharing the progress photos in my Instagram
Also, more mini quilts are queing to be quilted now. I have so many projects  going on at the same time. I tried to stick on one project at a time but somehow never work out for me. 
But as long as I can be creative, I'm happy! 

What about you? What project are you working on right now? 

Thank you for stopping by!

Happy Sewing

~ Elvira~ 

Lots of brightness

I've been making mug rugs and coasters for the past 2 days


I love making mug rug and coasters
mostly, I made for gift and for home

I love using these folded coasters as candle mats


the handmade candle I bought from one lady I met when I was having local craft show

And who doesn't love mug rug? 


I used a lot of mug rug. Some of them are gift 

 I have one in my room which I use to cover my mini chest drawer
one next to my laptop as mouse pad
One I use as a mat to put my study lamp


Now, I started listing them in the SHOP


 I'll be making a lot more 
since I love gifting them to my customers too
and they always love it


once more shot of the mug rug
the denim blue fabric is shot cotton or we call it handloom here in India

Ah, nothing like India when it comes to fabrics
unique prints and vibrant colors
even after 12 years, I still go mad whenever I visited fabric market


I have 7 mug rugs but only listed 6 of them
 I'll be keeping one
since the same fabric is no longer available

Until then

Happy Quilting



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