My new table topper for the 2013 Home Sweet home, create along.

 

Here I am again to share with you a new project,

 

 

 

 

One of the  blogs that I follow and that I also enjoy, is Liz's blog, the

name of the blog is "MOMENTS".

This year Liz has started the 2013 Home Sweet Home, create along.
In her create along, we have three months to create something for a

particular room in the house.
This is the link to her create along if you want more inspiration, and if

you want to participate.

 

 

In her blog you will find several links with different ideas to create

something and many tutorials, this is a  blog that I advise you to visit

To participate to the create along I decided to make this table topper for

my dining room.

 

I did this table topper   following a tutorial from Connie, her blog,

Freemotion by the River, is another blog full of beautiful projects and

great tutorials. I visit her regularly.

 

This is the link for the tutorial that I used to create my table topper.

 

And here she has another tutorial.

 

 

Time to set up my machine for free motion.

 

After all the triangles of this table topper are sewn, I made my first

experience in the art of free motion.
Maybe there is someone who is reading my blog that has a designer se, so

I'll tell you, the settings that I used with my sewing machine:

 

- I used an organ needle # 80. 

- Installed my open toe  free motion spring foot.

- I used de V menu, stitch # 1 ( V V1:1), when I selected this stitch the feed dogs drop , and stay down.

- I lower the speed.

- To start I used the start/stop button, to stop while sewing I used the pedal.

- I used also the button to keep  the needle down.

_ I practice, practice and practice on a piece of fabric until I felt comfortable then I jumped into the adventure, the beginning was a strange feeling of incomfort but minutes later, I was doing my stippling calmly!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time to do the binding

 

This is a tutorial where the steps are very well explained, the only thing

that she does not explain in her tutorial is how to make a binding when we

have a 60 degree angle.
But I look for information on google, (what would we do today without

google ...) and I was lucky to discover this blog, where there is a

tutorial explaining exactly what I wanted. Here is the link

 

I followed her tutorial, but I could not resist taking some pictures to

show you, how I made the binding, here are my pictures.



 

Let's made the binding

 

1) Place two strips right sides together at a 90 degree right angle and mark

from corner to corner.

 

 



2) Sew



3) Cut

 

 

 

4)  Press each seam open

 

 

 

Now that we have made ​​the binding, we have to sew it to the table topper,

it will be practical now, to read the tutorial which I have spoken above, how

to do a binding around a 60 degree corner, here I give you the link again

(I want to spare you from going up and down in the post) (I think that I have a

good idea, at the end of this post I will give you all the links

in one place, it will be easier because I'm not finished yet with my links)

end of the brackets :)

 

 

I will show pictures I took while I did my sewing:

 

 

 

 

I cannot end this post without another link, this is a link to a video that

I found interesting, showing us how to  better  binding mitered corners and

finish the binding with invisible joins.
Here you go!

 

The technique that they explain in the video is great, I tried it, and I get

a really invisible join. The problem is the space, this is a very small

project, but can be done.

 

 

 

 

To finish I want to share with you one good news, do you remember   my

previous project, the triple zip pouch? This pouch was featured on Pam's

blog, I was so happy when I got her message, I started the day with a big

smile!
Along with my triple zip pouch there are also other beautiful projects that

have been featured, here's the link if you want to see them.

Threading my way ( Pam's blog)is a nice blog, I know I have already talked

about this blog before, but I want to invite you to visit her again, Pam

has a variety of projects and tutorials, I can assure you it's worth

visiting her.

 

 

 

Now I will leave here, all of the links of whom I spoke over my post, here

we go!

 

 

Liz's blog , for the  2013 Home Sweet home, create along. Click here

There is also a button on my side bar to the create along, this button will

remain there throughout the year.

 

 

The tutorials for the table topper, from Freemotion to the River
This is the one I used Click here, and another one here .

 

 

How to do a binding around a 60 degree corner, the tutorial is here.

 

Binding mitered corners and finish the binding with invisible joins.
The video is here.

 

Threading My Way, Pam's blog, click here

 

Here is one last link I want to share with you
I added this project to the, 2013 NewFO Challenge, this is another 
challenge which I hope to participate this year. In order to participate in 
this challenge we must  start up at least one new quilt project.  The quilt can be of any size from potholders or mug rugs to king-sized bed quilts.  You do NOT need to complete any project during the year.  All you need to do to participate is start something new during any given month.
  On the last day of the month,
write a blog post about your new project and link up to the linky party.
If you want to visit this link party and participate, here's the link.


If you want more information, I added a button in the sidebar, and I will leave it there throughout the year, is the button that says 2013New FO Challenge
 

 

 

I hope you enjoy this post, you have several blogs to discover and very

good tutorials to create new projects.
  I look forward to your comments, and I respond to all of you privately.
Followers you are always welcome, whenever there is a new follower that

joins this blog, it makes me happy!!

 

Have a happy sewing day:)
Marisa.

 

 

 

I'm linking this project to Planned In Pencil , Fluster Buster   , Moments , Freemotion by the River, Creating my way to Succes , The Chicken Chick , Threading My Way, Sew Chatty, JAQS Studio, Sew Many Ways, Clippie Dips, Trendy Treehouse, One Artsy Mama , Skip To My Lou, Marigolds'Loft( Tutorial Thursday)  The Pin Junkie , Dear Creatives and delicateCONSTRUCTION   .