Godzgear Girls: Quilting

Recapturing Godzgear Highlights of 2014

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2014 Has been a Blessed and Exciting year for me here at Godzgear Blog.I have enjoyed sharing with you some of the exciting discoveries and tips that I have learnt throughout this year and I hope and pray that 2014 has been a year of rejoicing for you also and that my blog post's have blessed and helped you in some way. So, as my final blog post for 2014 here's some of the highlights of this last years posts.

The Dress Skirt Refashion

I share with you how I transformed a

summer dress into a gorgeous modest skirt!.

Tips and Tricks of a Quilter

My Oma share's the tips and trick

she has learnt as a Quilter.

Denim Short Modest Refashion

Got a favourite pair of shorts that are a little on the short side? check out this post and see how

I modestly refashioned mine!.

Does Your Body Belong to God?

An article challenging us to Glorify God with not

only our heart's but Appearance as well

DIY Vintage Style Head Band

Step by step instructions on how I made some

cute vintage headband's in no time at all.

The Healthy Hot Chocolate Recipe!

This healthy hot chocolate recipe is not only great

because it's sugar free but it tastes delicious.

A Young Ladies Christian Romance Fiction Story

Join a Christian woman on her journey as she look's

at Christian Romance Fiction and it's side affects.

Snap the Perfect Shot, Photography tips and tricks

I am no photography expert but I do know that capturing a moment in time on camera is something special and I want to share with you what I've learnt about photography along the way.

DIY Wall Art Tutorial

Step by step tutorial on how I made a

rustic fruit crate wall art mater piece.

Thank you all for being apart of this wonderful Year our Lord has Blessed us with.

Wall art, Quilting, Modesty, DIY, Photography, Christian Fiction, Modest Refashions, Sewing, Sawing Denim, Skirt into Dress Tutorials, Hot Chocolate Recipe

Quilting

Quilting Poem

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Poem

Patch work Quilting

It gives you joy adventure untold

By placing color's bright and bold

Imagination you can use

Gathering fabric as you choose

Just think of the lovely quilt you will make

To the drawing board it will take

You, as you cut and cut with all your might

All shapes and sizes dark and light

Then oh what fun you see them come

Together, the pattern all in one

You quilt it into a rug or a frame

As you see fit while on it your name

You’ve done it!! How proud you will be

Soon you’ll plan another, you will see

Boredom will fix it is so true

As the sewing machine waits for you.

Written By Guest Blogger

Mrs. Jannet Wieske

Quilting

Life is Like a Roll of Fabric

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"Life is like a roll of fabric, it is good, God made it so, but we have so much potential.

Patterns are to be followed, there is so much measuring,

cutting, shaping, pinning, unpicking and

coordinating to do. The Scriptures give us a pattern for life,

in it we learn that there will be pain,

suffering, ordeals, setbacks, disappointments and change,

all these do have a reason.

So then get it put together and see the result it is amazing!.

So it is with God, when He has

put you together patch by patch we come out as a

‘beautiful being, wonderful, an honour to Him."

By Guest Blogger

Mrs. Jannet Wieske

(My precious Oma)

Quilting

Quilting Part 2

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Here are some Tips and Tricks on how to save:

1. Instead of going to the quilt fabric shop to buy your supplies, ( though sometimes you might have too), check out the dress fabric on the roll, there are good quality cottons to be found for a minimal price, especially when there is a sale. Just go and “hunt” for those wonderful colours and collect them, it’s amazing how excited you can get when you find a treasured piece. Arrange them into colors, then when you are ready to make a quilt,

small or large you have what you need to patch work. It’s fun!

2. Another idea is, instead of buying “wadding” which costs an “arm and a leg”,(as the saying goes), go visit the “Op Shops”. It’s amazing what you can find there, look for “ mattes protectors”, they are the best, you can buy them from just $2 to $5 single or double or sometimes even queen-sized. They are just perfect for padding instead of wadding. Wash them at home, cut of the sides and the elastic and they are ready to use. If one is to small, stitch two together, it’s no problem.

3.Then you have the “backing”. Once again shop ahead of time, keep your eyes open and look for something neutral or for the colors you are looking for. Sheeting is a good way to go as this is wide enough to back in one piece. You can also buy it on the roll!. A plain colored cotton or even poplin does the job well. If you prefer a print, buy two lengths or widths and sew them together. It’s always better to get to much then not enough, as you can use fabric on another quilt. Leftovers are great, save them. They will come in handy at a later date.

4. Quilting, when you have the three layers together lay them on the carpet, stretched out anchoring the corners down. Then use safety pins to keep the layers together. Once you have done this then comes the quilting.

Each part of the quilting process is so different, this makes it exciting.

Oh, what a great feeling it is to have completed a piece of “art”, You can hardly wait to start the next one.

Written by Guest Blogger

Mrs Jannet Wieske

P.S If you missed Quilting Part 1, You can find it here!

Quilting

Patchwork Quilting Pt 1

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Patchwork Quilting, A Love for Sewing ~

One day a lady friend invited me to a quilting class,

saying “try it”, you will either love it or hate it.

You will never know unless you give it a go.

So what do you do? I gave it a go,

I had nothing to lose.

Well, from then on I was hooked,

'hook line and sinker', so the saying goes. I loved it!

I started by making a cushion cover, by hand and from there moved onto the sewing machine, which was more to my liking.

The class did not last very long, so I continued on at home. The first quilt I ever made turned out to be a Doona cover, I had no idea about the three layer quilting part.

It was lovely, lots of work and it cost a lot of money.

I had gone to a quilters fabric shop and bought

all the fabric there I needed.

Over a period of time I came to realized that there are ways to cut the cost and still have a lovely product,

(I would advise anyone to look for a class to join and pick up knowledge and ideas).

Quilting is a hobby for the young and old.

By Guest Blogger
Mrs. Jannet Wieske

P.S, Also see Quilting Part 2 (tips and tricks)

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