Emma's Random Blanket

I have started to pay more attention to other people's quilts on twitter and Pinterest and idea was starting to build, web I started to gather fabric for it I decided it was going to be a gift for my sister, as her and her boyfriend are planning to buy their first home and I thought it would be right up her street.

 

Fabric wise I went for a mixture plain, striped, novelty and floral. I also included camouflage as Emma like camouflage.

 

I cut the fabrics into right angle isosceles triangles with the identical sides being 13 cm. then I randomly paired up 2 prices of fabric to make a square then used 4 of them to make a bigger square. I used 5 of these to determine the width then continued like this until I have the required length. I used the fleece backing to determine these measurements, since it was a random pattern this was easy to do.

Once I have the cover sewn together I put it on top of the fleece, right sides together then put the wadding on the back of the sewn fabric.

 

After pinning the materials together i sewed (1.5 cm from the edge) around them leaving a 4 inch gap so that I could turn the fabric inside out, I then turned in a edges where I had not seen and I sewed around the fabric (1 cm from the edge) securing the hem.

Another Successful Morning at the Blue Door

Broken 'Medicine' Bottle that I managed to fix

 

Lynn and I went down Victoria Street again to see if we could find anything exciting. I had watched Lauren Conrads Crafty creations Video the other night and was really tempted to see if I could find anything that I could make a cake stand with, sadly I didn't but I did find more crystal jars.

 The medicine bottle was broken but with a peerie bit of super glue it is as good as new. I bought this with two crystal jars and a peach rayon table cloth which I thought might be a cute way to protect my wooden dresser.

Crystal Ring Dish 50p                                         Crystal Jar 60p

I recently read 'Cupcakes & Cashmere: A Design Guide For Defining Your Style, Reinventing Your Space, And Entertaining With Ease' by Emily Schuman I recommend this book and her blog!

Print that I bought from the Moulin Rouge is Paris this Summer

 

She talks about organising your belongings and using your collections to add character to your room. Which inspired me to change certain things in my bedroom. I have lived in my current flat for almost 3 years but have only started to put a mark on it.

Poster that I bought from The MET in New York last October

 

I have bought a clothes rail as I do not have a wardrobe and got some beautiful crystal glass decorations to help me store jewellery (see above).

Origami Flowers dipped in glitter I got the instructions from Pinterest

 

It's a working progress but I've showed you a couple of things that I'm started to do.

White Rose Hooks from one of my favourite shops in Shetland Ninian

Please share your decoration ideas in the comment box below.