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Showing posts with label quilting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quilting. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Pouch and Wallet


I am so happy making this couple. This is my first machine quilt wallet and pouch. I usually do the hand quilt. But this is an option. Definitely machine quilt is more quickly than hand quilt. In my opinion, hand quilt is the best way to show you how art it is. 
I am so in love with this motif. Flower pink. I love pink colour, but not many people like it.











I love it, but I have to released it. Someone likes this a lot. He gave this as a birthday present to his wife. I hope his wife would like it.

Enjoy your day quilter,
xoxo

Thursday, November 6, 2014

A Package to My Friend

There is my friend, like one of my work. Then she would like to order it.
I am so happy, she valued my work. It's a handmade, hand quilt, and I hope she would like it.

Here is the package, ready to send to you, my friend...


 
Are you happy after finished a project?
Our passion.. our love... Love doing your passion.
 
Happy Quilting everyone!
 
 

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Patchwork & Quilting

Dear Quilters,

Karena kemain ada yang tanya soal perbedaan antara Patchwork dan Quilting, aku coba menjelaskan artinya satu persatu.

Aku ngambil arti kata dari Wikipedia
Patchwork asal kata "pieced work" is a form of needlework that involves sewing together pieces of fabric into a larger design.

Jadi bahasa gampangnya: pekerjaan menjahit dari beberapa bentuk geometris bahan disambung-sambung hingga menjadi sebuah bentuk yg besar spt selimut, wall hanging, taplak meja, dll. Sebenarnya agak ribet juga, dari berbagai macam corak kain digunting2 sesuai bentuk yg diinginkan lalu setelah digunting disambung kembali sesuai dgn design yg diinginkan.

Biasanya kalau di Indonesia jaman dulu ya kain perca namanya, tapi biasanya bahan yg dipakai adalah bahan bekas dari tukang jahit baju konveksi misalnya.
Kain perca bisa di dapat dari kain sisa potongan2 bahan yg sudah kita pakai. Biasanya dinamakan 'scrap'. Contoh gambar dibawah, patchwork dgn menggunakan scrap.



source from Lazy Gal Quilting


Quilting adalah a sewing method done to join two or more layers of material together to make a thicker padded materi.

Metode/tehnik menjahit yang menggabungkan 2-lebih lapisan agar menjadi lebih tebal. Hal ini dapat dgn menggabungkan 2 bahan (top dan backing) dan lapisan tengahnya menggunakan dacron/silicon. Bahasa kitanya, jahit tisik tindas.

Quilting dapat dilakukan dengan 2 cara, handquilt dan machinequilt. Keduanya memiliki tingkat kualitas yg berbeda. Biasanya kualitas handquilt adalah lbh mahal dari machinequilt. Selain pengerjaannya yg lama, handquilt lebih terasa sentuhan alaminya. Contoh : handquilt yg dikerjakan orang2 Amish adalah yg memiliki kualitas terbaik di world of quilter.



picture source Amish Quilting

Oke, semoga dapat memberi sedikit pencerahan mengenai patchwork and quilting.
Selamat mencoba...

I'm done with the Prairie Flowers..thanks to Allah.