Anna Maria Horner Liberty Fabric Feather No #4



Liberty Fabrics - Anna Maria Horner Feather

These Anna MariaHorner feathers are so addictive.  I thought I would make a little mug rug feather from some Liberty Tana Lawn scraps. The reality is I don't have Liberty Tana Lawn scraps and who does at £22.50 / metre?  The fabrics are so lovely that instead of cutting a set of them up, I thought I would showcase just one, and for this project I used Poppy and Daisy from the Liberty Art Fabrics collection.  The background is a French General solid.



Machine Quilting - Angela Walters Diamond Pattern

Also, I felt like I would be wimping out by just meandering the background again, so decided to try something new.  I am not short of books of machine quilting and this time I reached for Angela Walter's 'Shape by Shape' Free-Motion Quilting book.  I found a great diamond pattern - great because it is made up of straight lines, so I could stitch it without having to lower the feed dogs.  I also liked it as it has an art deco style which fits nicely with the historical Liberty print. I had to mark the fabric with a water erasable pen, but it was worth it to get the lovely all over pattern.

Detail - Machine Quilting Diamond Pattern

I haven't used Liberty fabrics for quite a while and had forgotten how lovely and crisp the finish is.  Putting the binding on this one was a dream.  I also added some corner pockets on the back so that it could be hung as a mini quilt on the wall.  It won't be on my wall, as this one a is gift.

Liberty Mini Wall Hanging - corner pockets

See more feathers here, here and here
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Liberty Love - Clover Clamshell Accessory Case

Clover Clamshell Case - Liberty Fabric

There have been a flurry of new Followers of the Fabadashery blog in recent weeks - welcome.  I have been  busy visiting your blogs to see what you are all up to, and have noticed a couple bloggers have been working on projects using Liberty Fabrics.  Blue Moth has made a cute  Mini Hexagon Pincushion in some Liberty fabrics, like the one I made a few weeks ago, and there are also lots of Liberty goings-on over at Knotted Cotton. Do go and visit.


Liberty Tana Lawn Fabrics

Anyway, all this Liberty loveliness made me pull out my Liberty Tana Lawn stash, to ponder over the potential for a little Liberty project.  In the end I opted for another Clover Clamshell Accessories Case, like I made a few weeks ago. 

Many years ago when I used to travel up and down the country on the train, my essentials pack included my Walkman, a few audio tapes, and spare batteries.  To hold all these bits I made a zipped bag out of the Liberty "Ianthe" design, which I had hand quilted.  Well, times have moved on, and I decided to make a clamshell case to hold my iPhone earphones, this time covered in the Liberty "Wiltshire" fabric design, with the inside fabric from the Ella, Red Rooster Range.


Clover Clamshell Accessory Case - Padded Forms, Inner and Outer fabrics

Second time around, the Clamshell Case was easier to make, and the Tana Lawn cotton meant that I was able to get a lovely sharp finish.  Once I cut out all the pieces, it was packed up for a 'found' moment.  In the end the 'found' moment was whilst watching the first episode of the new series of Downton Abbey on Sunday evening.


Clover Clamshell Case - Earphone Storage

A neat storage solution, and a quick and easy project - I can see a few more of these being made.
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