Monday 14 September 2015

When you are on a roll… Finished Sewing Machine Cover

Having had so much fun quilting paw prints this past week, I decided to take a leaf out of Jasmine’s book and  keep going to finish up a project or two. Dog Gone Cute is done but I'm saving the finished item for my turn on the blog hop next month.

Remember this sewing machine cover that I made way back in March? It’s based on the Ornaments quilt from Angela Pingel’s book called A Quilters Mixology: Shaking up curved piecing. I can’t believe its been sitting covering my machine, pin basted and unfinished all this time!

So feeling the quilting groove this week, I decided to have a good look at it and come up with something not a stipple or a wiggle.

When I first saw this pattern using the Drunkards path block, it reminded be of Tales from the Arabian nights and Aladdin’s lamp. So I wanted something swirly in the lanterns a bit like smoke.

For the background I had no idea and I guess the pattern being called ornaments made me thing of strings of pearls so I went with straight lines and circles.


My favourite thread is Aurifil 2410, a very light pink – it just seems to go with everything from piecing to quilting so I used that on top and tried hard to stitch in the ditch – disaster – but everything else went ok!

I marked the straight lines with some chalk and free motioned them adding in some circles every now and again trying to stagger them a little. 



I thought about adding ties to the sides but in the ended didn't bother as my machine stays put here most of the time and I'd only be tying and untying for no reason.  For the past months I've just been laying the cover over the machine when not in use and that's worked grand to keep the dust off as is.


I decided to bind it in the lemony yellow I used for the smallest lantern as its a happy colour compared to the purple.


And here's the finished cover, done & dusted.  I could get used to finishing projects one after the other.  Linking up to the Friday finishes!

16 comments:

  1. I remember this! Yes.... I do love the quilting you went with! And I think it's a great idea that you did not add ties. Now It can double as a runner when not protecting your machine. The yellow binding is like icing on the cake!

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  2. Perfect quilting design! Awesome finish. I just got that book from the library.

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  3. Stitch in the ditch is the hardest of all the quilting styles I personally think. This looks great!

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  4. It's awesome quilting on that cover Ruth....Your new machine is working out perfectly.

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  5. I like everything about it! I've done quilting somewhat like this and love that it reminds me of art deco style.
    I bet there's not much dust on your machine, like mine we use it daily. Still it protects it from spills and it looks great. It's a way to say you've closed up shop for the day too. LeeAnna

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  6. Oh, I definitely remember this and I love the lines and circles to continue the theme!

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  7. I remember when you last wrote about this! I love your quilting design, it looks great! Would make a wonderful wall hanging too.

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  8. Congrats on another finish!!! I love how you quilted both the lamps/ornaments and background. And it would make a beautiful runner too.

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  9. Another wonderful job with the quilting Ruth! I loved this piece when I first saw it and it looks even better now that it is quilted! It's funny how we never think of something flat draped over the machine serving the same purpose as a fitted cover - it's a great idea!

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  10. It's awesome. Now your machine will look fabulous when not being used.

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  11. Oh isn't it pretty! I love the quilting and your machine looks very snug and cosy in it!

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  12. This is so pretty - it makes me think my poor machine needs a bit of tlc. I love how you quilted it too.

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  13. It looks great! Very happy machine too :)

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  14. Pretty! I like this patern and your version of it.

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  15. I'm so glad you managed to finish this because it's really pretty as well as useful. The quilting designs are great, a nice contrast. I must try to find that book.

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