Trials and Tribulations with Quilting, Machine Embroidery, Sewing and Knitting
Posted in Fabric Stash, Inspiration on May 11th, 2012
I went here while in Melbourne last weekend – it was fabulous. Heaps of things I wanted to purchase, but I was attempting to travel light (only carry on baggage). Above is what I did buy. I plan to make the girls head bands with the ribbons and the fat quarters? Well you can never [...]
Posted in Inspiration, Knitting on May 2nd, 2012
According to the Family Circle magazine, you burn 400 kj per hour knitting…
Posted in Free Motion Quilting, Inspiration, Quilting on Feb 28th, 2012
I’ve begun quiting this quilt – I’m free-motion quilting using a double heart pattern (it’s from Quilting Arts magazine June July 2011). See below It’s coming together quite nicely, but I have trouble covering the quilt in a fluid direction (I have to stop and start).
Posted in Inspiration, Knitting on Feb 16th, 2012
As you’re probably all aware, Miss P is a huge dinosaur fan – we have a quilt, a cushion and a T-Shirt, so when I saw this book at Dymocks I just had to have it. You can find more about it here. Both girls have requested this dinosaur … On a cursory reading it [...]
Posted in Inspiration, Quilting on Jan 19th, 2012
I’ve got a few projects on the go, but I am waiting for supplies. This quilt needs wadding, but I don’t want to take Miss A and P to the fabric store – too much nice stuff that they want and it always ends badly, and then this cushion for Miss P needs vliesofix, which [...]
Posted in Inspiration, miscellaneous on Jan 11th, 2012
Where did 2011 go? Last year I made Four pairs of socks (I was aiming for 12) Two quilts and a quilt top Two dolls A skirt Finally finished Miss A’s birth sampler Embroidered and Appliqued four T-Shirts Finished knitting my scarf Made an apron for the school fete. Made fourteen hair clips Two cushions [...]
Posted in Inspiration, Knitting on Oct 26th, 2010
Yesterday I bought two books from Amazon (the Australian dollar is doing so well). Modern Top-Down Knitting by Kristina McGowan and Elizabeth Zimmermann’s Knitting Workshop. Reviews to follow in due course.
Posted in Inspiration, Knitting on Oct 25th, 2010
Slowly working away on my knitting. I’m intrigued by knitting in the round and I’m quite keen to try a big person version. Maybe something like this or this (although this my be beyond my current ability).
Posted in Baking, Inspiration on Oct 24th, 2010
My self-imposed challenge of blogging every day has meant that today I’m struggling to find something to write about. As we all know, craft takes time and although I have made some progress on my knitting – it would look very similar to yesterday’s image. Today I made chocolate cup cakes. I made Chocolate Cake [...]
Posted in Inspiration on Oct 22nd, 2010
Today the girls had to go to school as something Western Australian. This is Miss P dressed as a redback spider. It’s been the best costume – it’s simply a black t-shirt, black leggings and I sewed four extra legs to the t-shirt (stuffed opaque tights). We’ve taken the red patch of the back and [...]