Today is the day for WHN's project for the latest blog hop- Nancy Drew! Moda came out with fabrics based upon this iconic American mystery series and Madame Samm and Carol are our cheerleaders! The list below are the other ladies who took the plunge with WHN today- please visit and see what they have come up with for you! The only requirement for this was that the Nancy Drew fabric had to be sed in the project, and it has proven so popular that it has become difficult to find- most of us had to resort to the Internet to get it!
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
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| Chip and Tasha |
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Now, I had the pleasure of purchasing my fabric (two charm packs and a layer cake) from Quilt Taffy back in December. I had envisioned making a quilt along the lines of a Keep Calm and Carry On theme that I had discovered in Fat Quarterly, Issue 10, but grew dissatisfied with the idea last month. I had loved making the Dresden blocks and a simple quilt like that just felt mundane in comparison. So I took a charm pack (consisting of 42 5" squares of coordinating fabric from the Nancy Drew fabric line) and started sewing and cutting Half Square triangles with the intention of making two sewing machine covers. After putting the first half together , still did not like what I had decided to make so tried again- Taking the second half of the charm pack, I again cut HSTs and made pinwheel blocks, my very first time trying to make pinwheels. Loved making them so much that I decided to make a quilted cover for one of my binders in my "cave" Made a total of eight pinwheel blocks, and using some navy chintz, cut out the pockets and the trim for the top, and used leftover pink chintz for the inner lining. I used a freebie pattern that I use to make bible covers and will gladly email the info if you so desire- the pattern cannot be used for the sale of products which is why I did not post it here- So easy that I can usually make six such covers a day!
The binder cover works best with a binder whose securing mechanism is in the center of the binder and not attached to the back- can't insert the latter type of binder into the cover (I tried!)
Hope you enjoy what I made!
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| Front cover of the binder |
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| Back cover of the binder |
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| My original half square triangles for a sewing machine cover |
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| Photobombed by Snoopy! |
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| The binder in my sewing room |
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| Who is that gorgeous man? |
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| Inside view of the binder cover |
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| Who is this man hiding fromview? |
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47 comments:
Love your Nancy Drew binder cover! Snoopy is such a ham. Thank you for sharing.
That looks great! I love what you came up with. Of course that handsome man holding the binder makes it more difficult to concentrate on the quilting! LOL!!!
Cindy
P.S. Hi Geoff!
Cute project. Great idea!
oh this is great, it's amazing how many different projects have been thought up to use this great fabric.
Love what you have done with the half squares. Sweet project.
Clever mum and her nimble fingers. Have a wonderful Wednesday.
Best wishes Molly
Hi Agnes, love the binder cover. We can now be binder cover buddies! I love the Nancy Drew fabric but like you kept changing my mind on what to make. Still we both got there in the end.
Nice job! Thanks for sharing.
Love the photo bombing by Snoopy! Okay, well the project is pretty awesome too but compared to Snoopy well, how can you measure up??
I love your binder cover! Great job!
Agnes great job....the binder cover was a good idea...
Great project! Love those pinwheels.
Cute idea!
Very nice , Agnes!!
Cute projects and love that you were photo bombed by the dog! Such a cute, sweet face.
Sweet project. Great job.
Way to go Snoopy! Keep on photobombing the blog ~ we always LOVE seeing your face :)
What a nice project. We love the colors.
Geoff is doing a great job of hiding behind your beautiful work. We will be seeing his picture soon in our local Post Office?
Hugs,
Lily Belle & Muffin
I love your binder. Thanks for sharing
Hooray for your binder project and your wonderful photo models both the two and four legged variety, LOL.
Sometimes are visions may not work out quite like we hoped at first but your found one that worked for you. Useful too.
Snoopy looks like he's wondering where his blankie is ! Thanks for sharing your ideas with us Agnes !
Creative idea!
You are very very talented ...mom is not.
stella rose and mags
p.s. are you still working on our placemats?
funny post... thanks for making me laugh
great projects too!
Those are really pretty.
you found the perfect recipe for ND...what a grand idea
Love the half triangles on the binder cover, great job.
Great project. I would love to have the instructions--for my own personal use, of course!
Love the binder. Would love to get the link as the bible study could use some bible covers.
Great idea and fun project.
Very cute project! Your dog made me laugh. What a photo ham!
Great project!
Thank you for sharing!
Blogger isn't playing nice today. Lets try this again. I love your binder cover. Had to laugh at your last photo. There is one of Mark Lipinksi floating on the net that is quite similar. I do love Mark. :-)
Oh what a great idea!!!
Oooo, love the pinwheels in that pillow! Thanks for hopping with us! :O)
Nice idea for a binder cover. You had great helpers for your photo shoots! :)
nice projects thanks for sharing
Love the binder and Snoopy is quite the cutie!
We love it. Looks wonderful
Benny & Lily
What a nice addition to your cave. Binders can look so hum-drum, but not yours.
Good job. Love them all.
So cute Agnes! And the binder cover is too. :) blessings, marlene
Love the binder cover...& both of your "models" too!!! :)
Like your binder cover. Cute dog, cute man too! lol Thanks for sharing. vickise at gmail dot com
Great idea! Your binder cover looks wonderful! ... :) Pat
Fun projects, fun blog, fun dog, and fun hop, Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing your great binder cover with us. I can see how it would be a very useful project in a quilter's room. Snoopy was so cute when he posed for his picture with Nancy.
Sincerely,
Tricia
I loved how the binder cover turned out. What a cute doggie! Thanks for sharing with us!
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