Trials and Tribulations with Quilting, Machine Embroidery, Sewing and Knitting
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Posted in miscellaneous on Mar 14th, 2008
I went here … To see these … Check out this link: Sculpture by the SeaÂ
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 [...]
I thought I should write a blog about my craft progress… 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 [...]
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 [...]