Trials and Tribulations with Quilting, Machine Embroidery and Sewing
Posted in Book Review on Mar 29th, 2008
I chose to read this book because Jane Brocket (The Gentle Arts of Domesticity) recommended Elizabeth Taylor – she recommended At Mrs Lippincote’s – however, The Blushwas the only Elizabeth Taylor book I could lay my hands on (I bought it from Ebay).
Here is the blurb on the back …
In these short stories, first published [...]
Posted in Quilting on Mar 24th, 2008
I’ve quilted all of the construction lines as recommended by Harriet Hargrave and have started the individual blocks. I decided I was going to try free motion quilting – it’s a bit of a mess (as you can see in the above image) because I have just been doodling, but my stitch length is definitely [...]
Posted in miscellaneous on Mar 19th, 2008
I have been blogging for a year now and I thought this would be a good time to take stock.
At the start I hoped this blog would force me to create more to generate content. I don’t think that has been the case. However, it is great to have a record of a year’s crafting. [...]
Posted in Quilting on Mar 18th, 2008
I pinned together the layers for my Turning Twenty quilt. It is one of those jobs that requires a big block of time, so I kept putting it off, but today I decided it needed to be done.
I had almost reached the end when I ran out of safety pins. I tried to make do [...]
Posted in miscellaneous on Mar 14th, 2008
Posted in miscellaneous on Mar 12th, 2008
I’ve been watching Road to Avonlea while knitting my socks. It’s a Canadian children’s television series that was filmed in the late 80s early 90s – there were seven series. It was made by Sullivan Entertainment who also made the Anne of Green Gables shows. It is based (somewhat loosely) on the works of L [...]
Posted in Book Review, Inspiration on Mar 12th, 2008
This book was my latest treat and a treat it is – the pictures are stunning. I don’t need another quilt book, but I couldn’t resist this one.
In the first section Fassett writes about the two themes of the quilts (triangles and framing colour or print). The first image below is one of the triangle [...]
I thought I should write a blog about my craft progress…Â
Cutting the backing fabric for my Turning Twenty Quilt.
I’ve finished one sock for A …
I made the leg part shorter than the last pair and I followed the instructions exactly when it came to decreasing for the toe. Now I just need to make the second one.
Posted in Book Review on Mar 10th, 2008
I try to read the Man Booker prize winners – I think it makes me appear vaguely cultured (probably just pretentious). I seem to like about half of them – I hated The Sea (John Banville), but loved Possession (A S Byatt) was indifferent to The Life of Pi (Yann Martel), but enjoyed The Blind Assassin [...]
Posted in Foundation Blocks, Quilting on Mar 8th, 2008
I made more patchwork cards – this one is based on a flying geese pattern and the two below are half of a garden path pattern (from this book)
It’s an easy process – a bit time consuming, but I do get to use up tiny bits of left over fabric. I’m happy to share the [...]