A trunk show and tutorial from Lena...

Hi, I'm so happy to be here at Stash Manicure for the

very first time! I'm Lena Karen from LeKaQuilt,

and I love to make quilts.

Here is some of my quilts and an tutorial - how to make

a small purse..

This is the Love Letter i made 2010,

pattern from the Blackbird Design.

Dancing bears.

Mug Rug, fabrics from Sweetwater

Pink Mug Rug.

Mug Rug fabric Iced Mocha from Buggy Barn.

And I had to made some X-mas Mug Rug........

Here are two greate tip:

1) Use your sewing glove even when you sew smal pieces.

Try, and you will know why...... :o)

2) Always start and stop sewing with an smal pice off fabric (scrap).

The first few stiches can be swallowed into the machine's throat plate,

sins there are little fabric for the machine's feed dogs to grab onto.

And as an bonus, you save thread from your bobbin.

Sweet small purse tutorial:

This is the presser foot I use when I'm sewing

the zipper unto the purse.

Phaff nr 3 or the Bernina nr 5.

Materials:

3 - 2,5 x 10 inch strips for the front.

1 - 7,5 x 11 inch Backing

1 - 7,5 x 11 inch Batting

2 - 1 1/4 x 7,5 inch strips for Binding

1 - 7,5 inch Zipper

Sew together the three strips.

Make an sandwich and

quilt as desire.

Use an plate to cut an nice curve at both side and trim.

At both side sew the binding with your needle position

two-tree step at the left.

Press the binding like this........

Change the presser foot, this is the nr. 5 - Bernina.

And sew the zipper on at both sides.

Remember to move your needle position.

Cut of the binding behind the Zipper.

Make an sesecond seam at the binding......

...... make sure that the second seam meet the zipper

at the wrong side :o)

You can now close the zipper.

Sew the sides togheter, first the 1/4 seam allowance

and then zic zac edge like this:

Now its time to make Box corner......

Remember to count in the seam allowance.

......and cut.......

Sew an 1/4 inch seam allowance and zic zac edge like this:

And......... Vola!!

Now back  to the quilt show:

The Nanny Sharon Quilt, made in 2010.

String quilt from 2009.

(I love this quilt)

String quilt made 2010.

CoffeO'lade

My first quilt witch was quilted by machine.

Wall quilt pattern from Quilt Blocks Galore!

Hand appliqué and hand quilted, pattern from

American Pathwork and Quilting - my favorite magazine.

Log Cabin Bear, hand appliqué and hand quilted.

Tablecloth hand appliquè and hand quilted.

Quilt made in 2009.

Old tablecloth with appliqué.

Jacob's Ladder, made in 2010.

Where to find great patterns for free?

Take a look at these sites:

Moda Bake Shop

Free Stichin' Patterns

Quilters Cache - Quilt Blocks Galore

and

Fat Cat Pattern

Thanks so much for having me Madame Samm, I

feel very honored to write here.

Hugs LeKa :o)


* editors note..Lena 1st language is not English
( it is Norwegian)
and I think she did a marvelous job here..
I raise my cup to you my dear...
thank you !