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The Knitter Magazine

I bought Issue 7 of The Knitter magazine.

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Here are some of the designs I like …

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Damask Flower by Kaffe Fassett

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Rosa Alba – Martin Storey. I don’t really like the rose neckline, but the cardigan itself is lovely.

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Scarf Update

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I’ve been working away on Miss A’s scarf. The pattern in the yarn is quite extraordinary and unexpected.

The yarn is Panda Magnum (8ply) and the pattern is from here.

I bought a copy of The Knitter magazine – it is beautiful, high production values and lovely (although I imagine tricky) patterns.

I’ve decided to try this one …

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It is ‘Rhapsody’ by Jean Moss (it’s in Issue 6)  I bought the yarn – Sublime Cashmere Merino Silk DK in fuschia from here (they have an amazing range of wool but their customer service is poor).

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Wow

I received my Inspirations magazine – the above is Nettie Morris’s Washing Day. It’s a thread painting …

Imagine the time and effort involved. I’m amazed …

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Weekend Sewing

My copy of Weekend Sewing (by Heather Ross) arrived. I bought it from here.

I have plans to make the summer blouse (here’s a picture of someone else’s) and the ‘Go Everywhere Shirt Dress’ – I can’t seem to find an image of that one.

The instructions look good and the design and style of this book are beautiful. Now I just need to make something.

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Kaffe Fassett’s Quilts in the Sun

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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 quilts, the next is framing colour and the third framing print.

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Goes Around Comes Around

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Earthy Frames

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Sunny Frames

And in the second section he discusses the source of his inspiration. For example, one design was derived from a porcelain box.

I’d really like to do something like the Earthy Frames or Sunny Frames (see images above). Possibly using my Japanese Fabric or maybe all of my nursery prints.

The Jane’s Diamonds quilt is lovely (and I am a keen Jane Austen fan – check out my crosswords), but I don’t think I’m up to cutting all of the diamonds.

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The Brick Bracket Medallion looks fabulous too – I like the way one border seems to overlap another.

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Then there is an essay from Amy Butler – a bit of a biography and then some information about her sources.

And then there are detailed patterns for 20 quilts (with a star rating – for example the Brick Bracket Medallion is one star), a technical patchwork section, a glossary and brief biographies of all of the contributers.

I think this book is great and I definitely recommend it to anyone who is interested in quilting. More for the inspiration than the quilting know-how. The way the colours and shapes are combined is divine.

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Roses

Roses

Some roses from my garden …

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