Wednesday 8 August 2012

W.i.P. - Kirby's Adventure in My Living/Sewing Room (4)

I had a fantastic hen night with a small-ish group of wonderful friends and family. Can't thank them enough for taking the time to send me off - especially my sister who took on all the planning on top of being with me at multiple other crucial stages pre-wedding. Thinking the same, Kirby begged me to spend time with him again and get him ready in time to be a thank you gift after the wedding rather than a birthday gift in November. I happily obliged.

After squaring the little fellow I added narrow borders which I then quilted. I also quilted in the ditch around Kirby with black thread.


I finished the pillow with an envelope back.


Kirby's glamour shot.


Something else I worked on is my wedding purse. I made a mock-up of the outside from my self-drawn pattern. It's a bit floppy like this, without batting and lining. I think I will reinforce the fabric with a very light iron-on interfacing. Something to try out on scraps.



A friend of mine has kindly agreed to embroider our names and date onto a lining piece with her machine. Once I get that back I can finish my purse... and get married! Fifteen days now!

Happy sewing!

Stats for the Week
Finished Projects - 1
Kirby pillow

Ongoing Projects - 5
EPP hexies - 29 finished flowers
Polaroid blocks Tote
EPP parallelograms/stars
Viking Baby quilt - started cutting
Wedding clutch - made a mock-up

Planning Stage - 4
Wedding Anniversary quilt
ET Phone Home EPP project
Moe Moe's Star quilt
Chair cushions for my sister

16 comments:

  1. love your pillow! it's so much of work and it looks great!
    all the best for your great day! (and a lot of sun - so that your beautiful shoes don't get wet ;))

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  2. how exciting! loving your kirby, and look forward to seeing wedding pics of that purse in action :D

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  3. Oooh, I love your pillow, those pixel quilts are so clever!

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  4. Kirby looks awesome!! And I love the bag design, can't wait to see the final one :)

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  5. That's a really impressive Kirby. Best wishes for the wedding!

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  6. I love your pillow. I really want to try a pixelated character. That may have to be next on my list.

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    1. Thank you! It's really fun to see them come together. You might want to take a look at the Super Mario QAL over at Cut to Pieces for tips and tricks. (http://cuttopieces.blogspot.de/p/quilt-alongs.html)

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  7. Kirby is so darn sweet--great work you did on him!!

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  8. That Kirby is so darn cute! Makes me want to play the game.

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  9. That pillow is awesome!

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  10. Wow, how exciting to be getting married in two weeks. :D

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  11. Your Kirby pillow looks really great! Congratulations on your upcoming wedding! :) I'll be getting married on September 15th - I still have so much to do! I have to figure our decorations, find a hair salon, shoes, jewelry, an officiant, the list goes on! And it's only 5 weeks away - eeps!

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  12. Ooh not long not til the big day! How exciting! Was your dress a big hit at the hen's party? Hope you felt as gorgeous as I'm sure you looked in that lovely dress!

    Love the Kirby cushion - seriously cute!

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  13. Kirby is great!! So glad you had a fabulous hen night, bring on the big day!!

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  14. I love Kirby! I just got married this summer too! Enjoy every moment!

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  15. Kirby is cute. I might have to add him to my Mario Bros quilt! Congrats on the wedding!:)

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