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Saturday, 23 April 2016

Finishing small things 1

On my finish along list for quarter two I have a mosaic of small projects.  

This is the first one I tackled...no 10!


It is a screen print I bought from the lovely Emily @lovestrawberrypatch.  From the start I had intended to make it into a sewing machine cover. 

I paired it up with a couple of schoolhouse blocks I didn't use in my school house quilt - later dubbed Konaville because I was using it as a colour chart of Kona colours as those tiny squares you get on the commercial ones really aren't big enough are they?   Of course it is out of date already...but I really love this quilt.





And this is how my sewing machine cover finished up.   
Screen print side!
School house side - those upside down doors still make me smile!   A symptom of my crazy upside down life perhaps ?  

The cover is sized for use on my table, with the machine recessed, so will be a bit on the short side if it were sitting on top of the table.   But this is how it sits normally though I have to admit the cover doesn't stay on for long!  

 I will be linking this project to the Finish-A-Long 2016 at the end of quarter 2
Finish A Long 2016

This sewing machine cover is on my Quarter 2 list here

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10 comments:

  1. Leanne23 April 2016 at 13:28

    This is lovely! It is always good to cover the machines when they are resting, I should make one too.

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  2. Archie The Wonder Dog23 April 2016 at 13:40

    What a great way to use Emily's screen printing!

    P.S. All caught up now, phew! Don't reply to all my comments, just keep sewing!!

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  3. Turid23 April 2016 at 14:39

    That school house quilt is fantastic. Congratulations with the finish.

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  4. Cut&Alter23 April 2016 at 17:18

    Lovely finish - I like both sides!

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  5. Debbie24 April 2016 at 02:36

    Super nice! I do like covering up an unused machine! ;-) Sharing on our FAL fb page!

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  6. Sarah24 April 2016 at 15:56

    Really lovely!

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  7. Jenny - the lilac cat25 April 2016 at 07:28

    This is one of the nicest sewing machine covers I've seen. Such a cover use of that wonderful screen print. Personally I think your upside down doors give the house a more contemporary feel! But what a lovely use of a couple of spare blocks.

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  8. Karin30 June 2016 at 13:11

    Brilliant!

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  9. Cindy30 June 2016 at 21:14

    I loved this print when Emily created it - love it more now that it's in use. Super!
    On behalf of the global 2016 FAL hosts, thanks for playing along!

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  10. Emily4 July 2016 at 12:57

    It's awesome! I've been meaning to make a cover for my machine but it keeps getting pushed down the list. That screen print is fabulous!

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