I’ve never had any FMF so this is SUCH a treat! Thank you Nichole! They’ll be put to good use …
Now I know what all the fuss is about! They are lovely …
What do you think I should use them for? One of the upcoming flickr swaps perhaps?
Tuesday, 8 February 2011
Look what I won!
This lovely little giveaway of Flea Market Fancy scraps from Nichole @ elevenquilts that’s what!
I’ve never had any FMF so this is SUCH a treat! Thank you Nichole! They’ll be put to good use …
I’ve never had any FMF so this is SUCH a treat! Thank you Nichole! They’ll be put to good use …
Monday, 7 February 2011
DQS10 - Mini Quilt? Tick!
Yay! My first mini quilt is officially ready to go to its new owner (whoever she/he may be … heh heh heh)
I really hope my partner likes it.
There were lots of firsts in this quilt, other than it being my first mini quilt! I took my inspiration from Gee’s Bend quilts and worked back from there.
I’ve never tried improv piecing and it was a tad scary being liberated from measuring and any sort of clear plan, but as soon as I sewed that first centre block, I was hooked.
From there it just sort of made itself. I didn’t have to unpick anything (another first!) and just trusted it would find its way …
When it came to the quilting I couldn’t rely on Mrs Singer being able to cope, and with Damiel having his tune up I decided to go with big stitch sashiko style quilting with embroidery thread.
There were other considerations too; I wanted the front to hold its own and didn’t feel that the wonky block would work so well with straight line quilting, which is why I turned to the trusty hexagon! I wanted the randomness of the stitching to not detract too much from the block piecing.
Then I had to think of how to do the label. Luckily one of the echino scraps and a Sharpie did the trick perfectly!
Towards the end of last year I played with some laser printing onto transfer paper (more of that another time) so, I just happened to have some little pingsandneedles waiting to be used!
I’ve never put a label on a quilt before - I know it’s something I should have done with my big quilts but they were for friends and family, so I didn’t think it was important. I know better now. It finishes it off well, don’t you think?
My last first (!) was that I made my own binding - I remember posting here that I could never see myself doing this - boy was I wrong! What an addictive thing this is going to be!
I made a very narrow binding - 1.5” - and used Kerry’s single binding tutorial over at verykerryberry- it’s fantastic! I had a little trouble with one of the corners, but I think that was much more to do with my not squaring off perfectly!
So there you have it - my first mini quilt - tick!
What firsts have you got in mind for this year?
I really hope my partner likes it.
front
back
inspiration mosaic
I’ve never tried improv piecing and it was a tad scary being liberated from measuring and any sort of clear plan, but as soon as I sewed that first centre block, I was hooked.
From there it just sort of made itself. I didn’t have to unpick anything (another first!) and just trusted it would find its way …
When it came to the quilting I couldn’t rely on Mrs Singer being able to cope, and with Damiel having his tune up I decided to go with big stitch sashiko style quilting with embroidery thread.
There were other considerations too; I wanted the front to hold its own and didn’t feel that the wonky block would work so well with straight line quilting, which is why I turned to the trusty hexagon! I wanted the randomness of the stitching to not detract too much from the block piecing.
Then I had to think of how to do the label. Luckily one of the echino scraps and a Sharpie did the trick perfectly!
Towards the end of last year I played with some laser printing onto transfer paper (more of that another time) so, I just happened to have some little pingsandneedles waiting to be used!
I’ve never put a label on a quilt before - I know it’s something I should have done with my big quilts but they were for friends and family, so I didn’t think it was important. I know better now. It finishes it off well, don’t you think?
My last first (!) was that I made my own binding - I remember posting here that I could never see myself doing this - boy was I wrong! What an addictive thing this is going to be!
I made a very narrow binding - 1.5” - and used Kerry’s single binding tutorial over at verykerryberry- it’s fantastic! I had a little trouble with one of the corners, but I think that was much more to do with my not squaring off perfectly!
So there you have it - my first mini quilt - tick!
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What firsts have you got in mind for this year?
Sunday, 6 February 2011
Sunday Stash
In the fourth week doldrums of the dreaded fabric diet, what’s a girl to do? A little saunter round the local flea market brought these little darlings to my attention … Lovely wooden reels (bar one) and lovely cotton to boot … all for under a fiver! Result!
Shame I’d just bought these lovelies from my LQS! … Never mind, I’m going to need all this cotton yumminess for the quilting jobs ahead …
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Scrumptious!
what’s made its way into your home this week?
Saturday, 5 February 2011
Reunited (and it feels so good)
It’s official! Damiel (my lovely 1958 boy-racer Novum) and I are an item again. Just in time for Valentine’s Day.
He’s been in for a bit of a tune-up (new pedal) and now, the nightmare that was New Year’s Eve is a mere Bobby Ewing false memory.
Now, I’m not sure he’ll be terribly happy about me having absolute speed control (from throaty crawl to full-on Grand Prix pedal to the metal) but I am delirious. I’ve never been able to sew slowly with him, so we need some time to get re-acquainted.
He’s been in for a bit of a tune-up (new pedal) and now, the nightmare that was New Year’s Eve is a mere Bobby Ewing false memory.
Now, I’m not sure he’ll be terribly happy about me having absolute speed control (from throaty crawl to full-on Grand Prix pedal to the metal) but I am delirious. I’ve never been able to sew slowly with him, so we need some time to get re-acquainted.
Friday, 4 February 2011
Simply Solids Celebrates with a Fab Giveaway!
You’d better click on over to Simply Solids blog and help Mandy celebrate 400 followers !! (pretty fab, eh?) She’s giving away a massive 12 FQ bundle of SWOON by Melissa Averinos
Simply Solids is the only UK stockist of this Andover range, right now … squeak! … I just love the turquoise and blue prints in this range …
Simply Solids is the only UK stockist of this Andover range, right now … squeak! … I just love the turquoise and blue prints in this range …
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Pretty fab eh? Giveaway winner to be announced Friday 11th Feb … So, to be in with a chance you know where to go
Monday, 31 January 2011
Point and Shoot
Finally pay day has come round … golly it’s been a tough six weeks, what with Christmas 'n all! I have to admit I’ve had my fill of sardines on toast this month …
Anyway … my pay slip also included a pretty meagre but nonetheless very welcome and not to be sniffed at £150 annual bonus - so I have FINALLY replaced my camera. It’s been about two years since I’ve had a properly functioning, good camera - especially one that has proper manual override for when I’m not feeling lazy.
Oh Joy.
I won’t bore you by regaling the endless hours of internet reviews and comparisons I’ve read over the past week - finally narrowing it down to two - the Panasonic TZ9 {or 10} or the Fuji S1800.
Neither will I subject you to all the gory details of the mad rush to the shops after work, the umming, the ahhing, the taking of photos inside my coat to simulate low light conditions (much to the confusion of a girl who really shouldn’t work in a camera shop until she learns that exposure isn't about how much cleavage you've got on show) that eventually led to the purchase of my 2nd choice.
Nor will I document the the rush back to the shop an hour later to admit that I was going to regret my 2nd choice forevermore. Or even my feelings of woe at having to fork out £60 extra to finally secure my original 1st choice (the Leica lens sold it really). Sardines here we come again …
And I certainly won’t subject you to the dizzy fact that I had to go back a third time to get my bank card (I was 1/2 way home by then) … No, really I won’t.
I’ll just let you gaze in awe at the great macro and really very good black and white modes, while I ponder the endless possibilities that now lie ahead …
… Obviously I’d like you to ignore the chipped nail varnish and sausage fingers - having spent the whole bloomin weekend cleaning am a tad cheesed off that I managed to forget my bathroom mirror in the process …
Here’s that Macro shot again:
Anyway … my pay slip also included a pretty meagre but nonetheless very welcome and not to be sniffed at £150 annual bonus - so I have FINALLY replaced my camera. It’s been about two years since I’ve had a properly functioning, good camera - especially one that has proper manual override for when I’m not feeling lazy.
Oh Joy.
I won’t bore you by regaling the endless hours of internet reviews and comparisons I’ve read over the past week - finally narrowing it down to two - the Panasonic TZ9 {or 10} or the Fuji S1800.
Neither will I subject you to all the gory details of the mad rush to the shops after work, the umming, the ahhing, the taking of photos inside my coat to simulate low light conditions (much to the confusion of a girl who really shouldn’t work in a camera shop until she learns that exposure isn't about how much cleavage you've got on show) that eventually led to the purchase of my 2nd choice.
Nor will I document the the rush back to the shop an hour later to admit that I was going to regret my 2nd choice forevermore. Or even my feelings of woe at having to fork out £60 extra to finally secure my original 1st choice (the Leica lens sold it really). Sardines here we come again …
And I certainly won’t subject you to the dizzy fact that I had to go back a third time to get my bank card (I was 1/2 way home by then) … No, really I won’t.
I’ll just let you gaze in awe at the great macro and really very good black and white modes, while I ponder the endless possibilities that now lie ahead …
… Obviously I’d like you to ignore the chipped nail varnish and sausage fingers - having spent the whole bloomin weekend cleaning am a tad cheesed off that I managed to forget my bathroom mirror in the process …
Here’s that Macro shot again:
I’m off to take pictures of dust. See you soon!
Friday, 28 January 2011
Building Blocks
Apologies for my absence of late, but been a bit busy in flickr world on the old swap front, but even more so in the real world of work - 3rd week of term is always a bit of an eeeurrrgh and this term is certainly no exception!
I’ll be back in full blog harness next week, but in the meantime
I thought you might appreciate these luscious delights …
... photos of the Educational Centre in El Chaparral …
The architect is Alejandro Muñoz Miranda. (choose the Spanish option on his website to see more pics)
Inspiration for some more improv quilt blocks methinks?
This weekend will be spent cleaning (yuck!) and quilting and binding my DQS10 effort (yay!) … pics to follow …
What does your weekend hold in store? Loveliness, I hope …
I’ll be back in full blog harness next week, but in the meantime
I thought you might appreciate these luscious delights …
... photos of the Educational Centre in El Chaparral …
The architect is Alejandro Muñoz Miranda. (choose the Spanish option on his website to see more pics)
Inspiration for some more improv quilt blocks methinks?
This weekend will be spent cleaning (yuck!) and quilting and binding my DQS10 effort (yay!) … pics to follow …
What does your weekend hold in store? Loveliness, I hope …
Saturday, 22 January 2011
Comfort Zone … Schmumfort Zone
Today’s post is about my “Bloody Mary Bendy Block", or Mini Quilt, for the DQS10 swap on flickr … This was my first foray into improv quilting* ...
*a fancy way of saying you don't measure anything and you just go with the flow ...
If you're a tad OCD about stuff like straight lines, measuring and geometry (which let's face it most quilters are, LOL) this can be a little unnerving!
I was inspired by the Gee’s Bend quilts I’d seen online and in a book I was given for Christmas … click on the link for a wonderful website devoted to the ladies of Alabama.
Then this truly fantastic Echino improv block made by Elizabeth Hartman @ Oh! Fransson inspired me to give this whole quilt block improv thing a go …
And this is what I came up with:
It’s pieced using tiny scraps of Echino Winter 2010 in the left hand and bottom strips, and then some Ruby Star Rising scraps (leftover from this wonderful little gift), Patty Young’s Zen Garden in Espresso & Sherbet, Lecien dots in chartreuse, and the square multi colour print is Robert Kaufman’s Quilts for Kids. The solids are Kona celery and tomato ... (hence the Bloody Mary name!) you can get a better look here.
My reflection on this is that the whole improv thing was strangely liberating, once I got over the whole “keep it straight” “what size should that bit be?” thing. I also enjoyed choosing the fabric Gee’s Bend style, in a random way. I even sewed a curve! Woot! Woot! I’d definitely like to do another, but the next one will be a little less Gee’s Bend-y and a bit more me-y.
So, DQS10 partner, if you're stalking me here ... I hope you like it :)
Has anyone else tried a little improv? Did you find it liberating or unsettling? If you haven't tried it ... go on ... dare you!
*a fancy way of saying you don't measure anything and you just go with the flow ...
If you're a tad OCD about stuff like straight lines, measuring and geometry (which let's face it most quilters are, LOL) this can be a little unnerving!
I was inspired by the Gee’s Bend quilts I’d seen online and in a book I was given for Christmas … click on the link for a wonderful website devoted to the ladies of Alabama.
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Then this truly fantastic Echino improv block made by Elizabeth Hartman @ Oh! Fransson inspired me to give this whole quilt block improv thing a go …
And this is what I came up with:
It’s pieced using tiny scraps of Echino Winter 2010 in the left hand and bottom strips, and then some Ruby Star Rising scraps (leftover from this wonderful little gift), Patty Young’s Zen Garden in Espresso & Sherbet, Lecien dots in chartreuse, and the square multi colour print is Robert Kaufman’s Quilts for Kids. The solids are Kona celery and tomato ... (hence the Bloody Mary name!) you can get a better look here.
My reflection on this is that the whole improv thing was strangely liberating, once I got over the whole “keep it straight” “what size should that bit be?” thing. I also enjoyed choosing the fabric Gee’s Bend style, in a random way. I even sewed a curve! Woot! Woot! I’d definitely like to do another, but the next one will be a little less Gee’s Bend-y and a bit more me-y.
So, DQS10 partner, if you're stalking me here ... I hope you like it :)
Has anyone else tried a little improv? Did you find it liberating or unsettling? If you haven't tried it ... go on ... dare you!
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
welcome mat
Today I’d like you all to extend a warm welcome to my new
cutting mat …
My old Jakar was over 15 years old, and bless her, she’d lost every ounce of magical restorative self-healing power ...
… let alone the fact that for the first 10 years I used her for paper projects, so she was covered in bits of glitter & paint & glue that wouldn’t shift … and no measuring guides, so everything's been a bit hit and miss on the squaring off front!
Well, plenty of markings here … oh my, what a difference this makes! It’s just so much easier on my rotary blade!
Just in time for all the manic swap action …
If anyone’s interested, I bought it online from The Cotton Patch - they have great fabric, including some nice looking solids (which I’m not buying cos of this dashed fabric diet) but they also have incredibly extensive stock of notions and haberdashery - Insul-brite for making potholders, rulers, mats, needles for every possible occasion, oh it’s just joy and good pricing too.
They do ship internationally, but obviously it’s a bit daft to buy a ruler and ship it, so just stick to the fabrics and other stuff! …
Cotton Patch are also incredibly helpful, as the first package went awry in the crap Christmas post fiasco, and having received a resounding “UH?” from the Post Office, they were very quick off the mark.
cutting mat …
My old Jakar was over 15 years old, and bless her, she’d lost every ounce of magical restorative self-healing power ...
… let alone the fact that for the first 10 years I used her for paper projects, so she was covered in bits of glitter & paint & glue that wouldn’t shift … and no measuring guides, so everything's been a bit hit and miss on the squaring off front!
Well, plenty of markings here … oh my, what a difference this makes! It’s just so much easier on my rotary blade!
Just in time for all the manic swap action …
If anyone’s interested, I bought it online from The Cotton Patch - they have great fabric, including some nice looking solids (which I’m not buying cos of this dashed fabric diet) but they also have incredibly extensive stock of notions and haberdashery - Insul-brite for making potholders, rulers, mats, needles for every possible occasion, oh it’s just joy and good pricing too.
They do ship internationally, but obviously it’s a bit daft to buy a ruler and ship it, so just stick to the fabrics and other stuff! …
Cotton Patch are also incredibly helpful, as the first package went awry in the crap Christmas post fiasco, and having received a resounding “UH?” from the Post Office, they were very quick off the mark.
So, Omnigrid - This could be the start of a beautiful friendship -
Tuesday, 18 January 2011
Spread the Liebe!
So, I logged on today to find that Leila from Where The Orchids Grow had selected me for a Liebster Award! Yay!
I’d like to thank my agent, my amazing director, my cutting mat, my rotary cutter, my sewing machine, and of course my stash …. I couldn’t have done it without you …
So, what’s a Liebster Award anyway?
The idea behind the Liebster is that it is awarded to us smaller “thatched cottage” type blogs, with 300 or fewer followers (try saying that when you’ve had a sherbet or two!)
The condition of the award is that you pay it forward and spread the Liebe (that’s love … keep up) and nominate another three … and so on … to infinity and beyond …
But before I open the envelope please make sure you visit my nominator: the lovely Leila at Where The Orchids Grow - we were in a swap together and she’s just so talented, with a wonderful eye for line, shape and colour … Yum.
So, without further ado …
… and in no particular order … here are three of my favourite little blogs - little only in number of followers may I say, not in talent, and boy, was it hard to choose. I haven’t stuck to strictly quilty bloggers either - get out there and mingle!
The Coffee Lady is one of my favourite ‘snort tea through my nose’ blogs … Damn she is witty, and oh so dry, and chronicles everything from crafting disasters and triumphs to musings on language, everyday family life, society and cake bribery. I always get excited when there’s that little (1) in my Reader.
Dawbis at Lovely Paper Blog has just, I mean like just, had a beautiful baby, Sofia Noémi. Her paper craft is also beautiful beyond words. I love how she chronicles her creative process and how it all ends up so fresh and new and strikingly original.
Caroline at Toffle Craft - Now, Caroline is a shiny new blogger who works full time as a PhD student. She’s working on her first quilt, and she can sew in straight lines, which is more than I could do when I started blogging! So hop on over and show some support … it’s lovely to be there at the start of something … I tell you … this is one lady to watch!
Now you winners - go spread the love - and readers … go introduce yourselves!
Picture Credits: Skyscraper photo: By 慕尼黑啤酒 (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 or http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html">GFDL], via Wikimedia CommonsThatched Cottage photo: By Green Lane (Own work) [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html">GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0], via Wikimedia Commons
I’d like to thank my agent, my amazing director, my cutting mat, my rotary cutter, my sewing machine, and of course my stash …. I couldn’t have done it without you …
So, what’s a Liebster Award anyway?
Well, you know how sometimes you visit a blog and it’s like some towering skyscraper of brilliance, with twenty gazillion followers … and you think … “Whoa! I am not worthy”?
The condition of the award is that you pay it forward and spread the Liebe (that’s love … keep up) and nominate another three … and so on … to infinity and beyond …
But before I open the envelope please make sure you visit my nominator: the lovely Leila at Where The Orchids Grow - we were in a swap together and she’s just so talented, with a wonderful eye for line, shape and colour … Yum.
So, without further ado …
… and in no particular order … here are three of my favourite little blogs - little only in number of followers may I say, not in talent, and boy, was it hard to choose. I haven’t stuck to strictly quilty bloggers either - get out there and mingle!
The Coffee Lady is one of my favourite ‘snort tea through my nose’ blogs … Damn she is witty, and oh so dry, and chronicles everything from crafting disasters and triumphs to musings on language, everyday family life, society and cake bribery. I always get excited when there’s that little (1) in my Reader.
Dawbis at Lovely Paper Blog has just, I mean like just, had a beautiful baby, Sofia Noémi. Her paper craft is also beautiful beyond words. I love how she chronicles her creative process and how it all ends up so fresh and new and strikingly original.
Caroline at Toffle Craft - Now, Caroline is a shiny new blogger who works full time as a PhD student. She’s working on her first quilt, and she can sew in straight lines, which is more than I could do when I started blogging! So hop on over and show some support … it’s lovely to be there at the start of something … I tell you … this is one lady to watch!
Now you winners - go spread the love - and readers … go introduce yourselves!
Picture Credits: Skyscraper photo: By 慕尼黑啤酒 (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 or http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html">GFDL], via Wikimedia CommonsThatched Cottage photo: By Green Lane (Own work) [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html">GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Monday, 17 January 2011
Hey partner! DQS10/Make Mine Modern/{Urban} Home Goods Swap
This is really a little open post to my stalker(s) secret swap partners
on the Doll Quilt Swap
… the Make Mine Modern Swap
and the {Urban} Home Goods Swap! - no button yet! Sign-ups finish tomorrow for this one, so get on over! (probably tonight as I’m in the UK!)
(although we don’t know our partners yet for the last two … )
These three swaps, featuring some truly fantabulous quilters, are all hosted on flickr, and I’m lucky to be taking part in all 3 - nothing like biting off more than you can chew eh? LOL.
You might not be able to access the links as I think some are restricted to participants only, so, sorry if you can’t see the wonders that others are making, but I’ll post some links as we progress a bit …
In the meantime, I thought I’d post some of the mosaics that I created for inspiration for these swaps … My mosaics are usually populated by images/creations that I wish I'd made myself, wish I'd received or would like to make for someone else. The links displayed under each mosaic will take you to that item's flickr page ... go feast your eyes!
So partner(s) … Please don’t feel restricted by them. I would much rather you created something that has something of you in it, than made something you aren’t happy with! And PLEASE, don’t go out of your way to buy a whole heap of fabric - I’m happy with whatever is in your stash
If you’re still really stumped, just have a browse through my blog and you’ll soon get to know me! … Just go with the flow … I can’t wait to get going myself, and I’m just excited that you would take the time to make something for someone you don’t know!! Lovely!
on the Doll Quilt Swap
… the Make Mine Modern Swap
and the {Urban} Home Goods Swap! - no button yet! Sign-ups finish tomorrow for this one, so get on over! (probably tonight as I’m in the UK!)
(although we don’t know our partners yet for the last two … )
These three swaps, featuring some truly fantabulous quilters, are all hosted on flickr, and I’m lucky to be taking part in all 3 - nothing like biting off more than you can chew eh? LOL.
You might not be able to access the links as I think some are restricted to participants only, so, sorry if you can’t see the wonders that others are making, but I’ll post some links as we progress a bit …
In the meantime, I thought I’d post some of the mosaics that I created for inspiration for these swaps … My mosaics are usually populated by images/creations that I wish I'd made myself, wish I'd received or would like to make for someone else. The links displayed under each mosaic will take you to that item's flickr page ... go feast your eyes!
So partner(s) … Please don’t feel restricted by them. I would much rather you created something that has something of you in it, than made something you aren’t happy with! And PLEASE, don’t go out of your way to buy a whole heap of fabric - I’m happy with whatever is in your stash
Make Mine Modern Mosaic
1. FMF quilt top, 2. 278 Spiralling Step's of the Amedee Lighthouse, 3. Vintage Kitchen fabric, 4. flickr.com/photos/27443336@N07/4908706581/, 5. scrappaliscious! - square2, 6. FMF Snail Trail quilt, 7. squares and rectangles~ for cristin, 8. Poppyprint - mugrug pears 3, 9. WIP- Picnic 9-patch quilt, 10. UHG Item 3, 11. How should I finish??, 12. Sew-do-I's block detail, 13. UHG Tablecloth Teaser, 14. Birds, 15. Scrappy Hoop Swap - Received, 16. Scrap-Along, 17. Nesting Baskets and a Button Bouquet!!, 18. Oh 2, 19. Joseph's Coat Pillow - it's done!, 20. Half Square Triangles Galore, 21. Quilting Divas , 22. Pillow Swap 2 pillow FINISHED! =), 23. Pillow Talk Swap, 24. PMC1: Mary Pustejovsky - Quilt, 25. flying farfalle version 2
DQS10 Mosaic
1. scrappaliscious! - square2, 2. FMF Snail Trail quilt, 3. "Collectibles" block for Kerry, 4. Birds of Paradise, 5. Sew-do-I's block detail, 6. Oh, 7. Pillow Swap- Received, 8. PTS #3 , 9. Pillow for....., 10. Joseph's Coat Pillow - it's done!, 11. R #2's quilt, 12. Bee Modern Too - October, 13. Doll Quilt Swap 5 received, 14. Doll Quilt Received, 15. Doll Quilt from Holly, 16. Around the Block for Annie - Applique Circles
{Urban} Home Goods Swap
1. PTS4 pillow, 2. crab, 3. Urban Home Goods Received, 4. Fancy Fabric Bins, 5. tea towels for urban home goods swap, 6. My machine feels so loved!, 7. Urban Home Goods swap package, 8. UHG Item 3, 9. UHG Tablecloth Teaser, 10. DQS 9, 11. "Collectibles" block for Kerry, 12. WIP, 13. molly's work in progress, 14. Birds, 15. High Texture Hand Embroidery of the Moon, 16. Joseph's Coat Pillow - it's done!
If you’re still really stumped, just have a browse through my blog and you’ll soon get to know me! … Just go with the flow … I can’t wait to get going myself, and I’m just excited that you would take the time to make something for someone you don’t know!! Lovely!
Anyone else out there participating in any of these swaps?
Or anyone out there who has never taken part because of fears of inadequacy? (I was in the latter camp, but this year is all about stretching myself …)
What are your experiences of swaps?
…. lucky old flea market fancy me …
Yay! I won the giveaway over at Nichole’s blog Eleven Quilts !!
And, it’s this gorgeous Flea Market Fancy by Denyse Schmidt. I’ve never had any of this fabric, so this is just such a lovely win. I may have to use some in the swaps I’m doing …
Thank you so much Nichole … I’m tempted to make a little bed up under the letterbox … !
What’s your all-time (today, right?) favourite fabric?
Friday, 14 January 2011
DQS10 … Let the Panic Commence!
I thought the getting in bit was stressful … now, before I even know who my partner is, I’m stressing out about my inadequacies when compared to some of the a-ma-zing quilts that previous swaps have produced …
But, 2011 intentions include pushing myself, learning and doing … so here goes!! I’m so excited.
Bring. It. On!
I’m blogging (but not presenting, Yay!) at a big conference this weekend, so will be around in a few days - hopefully with some progress on dithering decision making for the Quilt of Good Intentions!
Hope your weekends are full of loveliness …
Flood Relief for Queensland
I can’t even put into words how awful this is to see from the safety of a drizzly UK.
As usual, the crafting community really pulls together and there are some amazing auctions, starting Monday 17th, going on throughout the blogolopolis and co-ordinated by Toni at Make It Perfect, but if you just want to donate go here
I’m not going to hold an auction because I have nothing finished (I'm a one WIP at a time kinda girl!) and a huge conference this weekend, but I have made a donation here.
As usual, the crafting community really pulls together and there are some amazing auctions, starting Monday 17th, going on throughout the blogolopolis and co-ordinated by Toni at Make It Perfect, but if you just want to donate go here
I’m not going to hold an auction because I have nothing finished (I'm a one WIP at a time kinda girl!) and a huge conference this weekend, but I have made a donation here.
Tuesday, 11 January 2011
11 01 11 - It’s My Binary and I’ll be Nerdy if I Want to …
Yay! Nerdy heaven! 1111 ... mmmm nom nom ....
It’s actually my birthday too which makes it even nicer, apart from the whole time slipping ever onward thang …
I got back from work to a little parcel I’d ordered before Christmas, from Sew Mama Sew - Yay! Perfect Timing!
Some fab Patty Young Sanctuary - Citrus Scrub & Zen Garden, the wonderful grey and yellow Wishes, from Night & Day 3 by Robert Kaufman, and the lovely teal scissors from Cosmo Cricket …
Tonight will be spent relishing an early night and nursing a hot toddy to fend off the evil and most common cold that is threatening to rain on my parade.
Night all …
It’s actually my birthday too which makes it even nicer, apart from the whole time slipping ever onward thang …
I got back from work to a little parcel I’d ordered before Christmas, from Sew Mama Sew - Yay! Perfect Timing!
Some fab Patty Young Sanctuary - Citrus Scrub & Zen Garden, the wonderful grey and yellow Wishes, from Night & Day 3 by Robert Kaufman, and the lovely teal scissors from Cosmo Cricket …
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Tonight will be spent relishing an early night and nursing a hot toddy to fend off the evil and most common cold that is threatening to rain on my parade.
Night all …
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