The Sewing Place

The Sewing Place's Challenge Royale 2018 -

Kenora

Re: Challenge of 2018 .... Is anyone brave enough to accept it ???
« Reply #30 on: February 13, 2018, 23:49:37 PM »
I thought in the first photo they were individual lengths of the same pattern in different colourways. It wasn't until I looked at the second photo that I realised it's all graded. Love the second fabric in the paler colours. Like the first one too but it would take some getting used to. :o
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StitchinTime

Re: The Sewing Place's Challenge Royale 2018 -
« Reply #31 on: February 14, 2018, 18:12:26 PM »
I had to order a top up of Oakshott for my colour scheme - it is rather a contrast to Iminei’s fabric!
Excellent service from Oakshott - I ordered yesterday morning and it was on my desk this morning.

Sakar

Re: The Sewing Place's Challenge Royale 2018 -
« Reply #32 on: February 14, 2018, 21:11:55 PM »
This pattern is tempting me very much, but first I have to finish my two Bargello and start (and finish) the third one. Then I may start with that (if they is enough time left before Easter  ;)

Iminei

Re: The Sewing Place's Challenge Royale 2018 -
« Reply #33 on: February 15, 2018, 07:52:19 AM »
Oakshott are wonderful!

Not only the fabrics but the service ...

Many times they have had me babbling on the phone trying to make my mind up what to buy, then an alternative address to send to, no invoice, that comes to me etc etc and they handle it all beautifully!

If you ever get a chance to visit them, do ... its like a sweet shop!

And Sakar and I have this from them too ...



Have you made it yet darling???
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StitchinTime

Re: The Sewing Place's Challenge Royale 2018 -
« Reply #34 on: February 18, 2018, 18:26:07 PM »
The flying geese section has been completed and I am still wondering how such small pieces on the pattern require what seem to be such large pieces of fabric. There probably won’t be much more progress until next month’s MQG meeting.

Iminei

Re: The Sewing Place's Challenge Royale 2018 -
« Reply #35 on: February 18, 2018, 19:49:37 PM »
Blimey SIT, well done!!!

Im enthralled as to what comes next!

I hope those are still attached to the paper/freezer paper?
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StitchinTime

Re: The Sewing Place's Challenge Royale 2018 -
« Reply #36 on: February 19, 2018, 18:18:27 PM »
Here’s the attachment again as the geese had flown away during forum maintenance (and worry not, @Iminei , the paper is still on the other side).

Iminei

Re: The Sewing Place's Challenge Royale 2018 -
« Reply #37 on: February 19, 2018, 20:07:11 PM »
Did you copy onto freezer paper as suggested or ????
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StitchinTime

Re: The Sewing Place's Challenge Royale 2018 -
« Reply #38 on: February 19, 2018, 20:34:45 PM »
@Iminei I converted the pattern from gif to pdf and printed it onto 50gsm A4 paper using the tile and scale functions so I could have multiple copies if needed.

I’ve read through the instructions and I think I might be ignoring them and making it up as I go along as I don’t fancy trying appliqué with monofilament.

StitchinTime

Re: The Sewing Place's Challenge Royale 2018 -
« Reply #39 on: February 21, 2018, 21:45:22 PM »
Another piece of the challenge jigsaw done. These three triangles were supposed to be appliquéd but I decided to FPP them instead. Of the 10 seams, I had to unpick two as I had not allowed for the seam allowance on the outer edge (the large glass of wine beforehand had nothing to do with this).

Iminei

Re: The Sewing Place's Challenge Royale 2018 -
« Reply #40 on: February 21, 2018, 22:17:07 PM »
loving this .... thank you for being so brave!
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StitchinTime

Re: The Sewing Place's Challenge Royale 2018 -
« Reply #41 on: March 03, 2018, 16:57:45 PM »
Mutter, mutter, grumble grumble,  fiddly, faffy FPP seams :angry:
Will be glad to finish this section and start some longer seams.

Iminei

Re: The Sewing Place's Challenge Royale 2018 -
« Reply #42 on: March 04, 2018, 10:05:51 AM »
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StitchinTime

Re: The Sewing Place's Challenge Royale 2018 -
« Reply #43 on: April 03, 2018, 19:31:03 PM »
The sewing machine has been abandoned for lots of pins and hand piecing, but slow progress is still being made.

Iminei

Re: The Sewing Place's Challenge Royale 2018 -
« Reply #44 on: April 04, 2018, 06:31:33 AM »
You are putting me to shame SIT, I really must sort my colours and make a start on this one!
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