Birds Die for the Sizzix Big Shot
As the range of Sizzix dies increases we see more and more opportunities for using the dies.
This is a bit of a Ronnie Corbett story but...
Pat has worked for us for over thirty years...in fact we can't remember when she didn't work for us - even before The Cotton Patch had been thought of! Her birthday was coming up I thought it would be great to make her a little quilt or cushion cover.
Pat (2nd from right) helped us out when we went to the Knitting and Stitching Show at Harrogate in November. She'd never been to a show before but she loved giving out leaflets and chatting with customers. We stayed close to the Conference Centre at a house which was really convenient. It also meant we could cook a full English breakfast. My favourite eggs for poaching are a brand called Posh Birds. They're superb when they're fresh as they retain the perfect shape when being poached with excellent flavour. A good start to the day!
The four of us got on really well and decided we needed a nickname - the obvious choice was "Posh Birds"!
The Sizzix Die "Birds" is a great little die with two birds on it. So I thought I should make Pat a quilt for her birthday. This is the die...
Looking in my stash I found some lovely batiks and some spare strips of Amy Butler fabric. A quick run of the die through the Sizzix Big Shot and an hour later from looking at the fabric and thinking about it....one cushion cover ready for quilting on the Sweet Sixteen during my lunchbreak at work tomorrow! Featuring four Posh Birds!!
It was fused on using Steam a Seam 2. It's so good when used with Sizzix dies because you can reposition your pieces before a final ironing!
This is a bit of a Ronnie Corbett story but...
Pat has worked for us for over thirty years...in fact we can't remember when she didn't work for us - even before The Cotton Patch had been thought of! Her birthday was coming up I thought it would be great to make her a little quilt or cushion cover.
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| The Cotton Patch at Harrogate Knitting and Stitching Show 2012 |
Pat (2nd from right) helped us out when we went to the Knitting and Stitching Show at Harrogate in November. She'd never been to a show before but she loved giving out leaflets and chatting with customers. We stayed close to the Conference Centre at a house which was really convenient. It also meant we could cook a full English breakfast. My favourite eggs for poaching are a brand called Posh Birds. They're superb when they're fresh as they retain the perfect shape when being poached with excellent flavour. A good start to the day!
The four of us got on really well and decided we needed a nickname - the obvious choice was "Posh Birds"!
The Sizzix Die "Birds" is a great little die with two birds on it. So I thought I should make Pat a quilt for her birthday. This is the die...
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| Sizzix Birds Die Ref 10645 |
Looking in my stash I found some lovely batiks and some spare strips of Amy Butler fabric. A quick run of the die through the Sizzix Big Shot and an hour later from looking at the fabric and thinking about it....one cushion cover ready for quilting on the Sweet Sixteen during my lunchbreak at work tomorrow! Featuring four Posh Birds!!
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| Posh Birds ready for quilting |
It was fused on using Steam a Seam 2. It's so good when used with Sizzix dies because you can reposition your pieces before a final ironing!
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