Trials and Tribulations with Quilting, Machine Embroidery, Sewing and Knitting
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 [...]
Posted in Inspiration on Oct 21st, 2010
As I’m still caught up in a tangle (somewhat of my own making), I went for a walk to the DNA Tower (see above – image from lifeonperth.com) to get out of the house, get some fresh air and a new perspective. It has worked for the moment.
Posted in Applique, Inspiration, Magazines, Quilting on Oct 8th, 2010
I bought the Homespun magazine (not the current one but the previous issue) because it came with Inspired Machine Applique with Michele Hill DVD. I love doing applique, but I’ve never worked out the best way of attaching my shapes to the background fabric. Michele’s (she’s the one on the left in the image) quilts [...]
Posted in Inspiration, Sewing on Oct 7th, 2010
I went to my local fabric store and came home with this skirt kit (as you do). So many new projects and nothing is getting finished – I am working away on my quilt and the spiral blanket!
Posted in Inspiration on Oct 3rd, 2010
I was sad to read about the end of Notebook magazine. It’s such a positive magazine with a lot of great craft, home and food ideas.