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A numerate binding
I’ve decided on a numerate binding for the kite tails quilt. I love the contrast between orange and blue. It’s the final episode of Survivor tonight. I think I should get quite a bit done by the time...
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They have three sides
I bought myself a new triangle ruler and immediately started cutting triangles. They look pretty good when laid out together. Definitely have no time to vacuum now. I’ll be quilting…
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Shoo fly
After stitching tiny squares… and tiny triangles… into shoo fly blocks… over many, many nights, tonight I have just two rows to add to finish the all of the piecing. That doesn’t sound like much to do...
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Tartan
Some lovely new fabric arrived via mail. I’ve already drawn up a new design and have my rotary cutter at the ready. It’ll be a busy few days ahead.
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Oops!
I have managed to break five sewing machine needles in one week. All I did was sew over a pin and… crack, another one gone. I have always pinned through my seams perpendicular to the direction that I’m...
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Short timelines
As always I’m in a hurry and a flurry. The fabric that arrived last week has been cut and stitched into blocks. Those blocks have been stitched into rows. Those rows were stitched into a quilt top. The...
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Quilted, bound, finished
This week I’ve worked quickly to finish this quilt. It’s all bound and ready… just in time to give to Harry as he begins his final undergraduate vet rotations. I hope it keeps him warm and helps him...
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Growing a quilt
I’ve returned to my triangles. I’ve finally cut them all out and started laying them out on my design floor. When I finished I was in love. It’s so lovely that I started stitching them together...
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Sunday flurry
Every Sunday night I remember that I need to go to work on Monday morning. I always reflect on how much sewing I might be doing on a Monday if I didn’t go to work. Then I try to do that much sewing...
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From my imagination
Sometimes when I imagine something I’m able to capture it exactly. Then after I work out all of the maths involved… I cut it straight out of fabric and I see my dreamy thoughts in reality. I really...
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A numerate binding
I’ve decided on a numerate binding for the kite tails quilt. I love the contrast between orange and blue. It’s the final episode of Survivor tonight. I think I should get quite a bit done by the time...
View ArticleClik here to view.
They have three sides
I bought myself a new triangle ruler and immediately started cutting triangles. They look pretty good when laid out together. Definitely have no time to vacuum now. I’ll be quilting…
View ArticleClik here to view.
Shoo fly
After stitching tiny squares… and tiny triangles… into shoo fly blocks… over many, many nights, tonight I have just two rows to add to finish the all of the piecing. That doesn’t sound like much to do...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tartan
Some lovely new fabric arrived via mail. I’ve already drawn up a new design and have my rotary cutter at the ready. It’ll be a busy few days ahead.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Oops!
I have managed to break five sewing machine needles in one week. All I did was sew over a pin and… crack, another one gone. I have always pinned through my seams perpendicular to the direction that I’m...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Short timelines
As always I’m in a hurry and a flurry. The fabric that arrived last week has been cut and stitched into blocks. Those blocks have been stitched into rows. Those rows were stitched into a quilt top. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Quilted, bound, finished
This week I’ve worked quickly to finish this quilt. It’s all bound and ready… just in time to give to Harry as he begins his final undergraduate vet rotations. I hope it keeps him warm and helps him...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Growing a quilt
I’ve returned to my triangles. I’ve finally cut them all out and started laying them out on my design floor. When I finished I was in love. It’s so lovely that I started stitching them together...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sunday flurry
Every Sunday night I remember that I need to go to work on Monday morning. I always reflect on how much sewing I might be doing on a Monday if I didn’t go to work. Then I try to do that much sewing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
From my imagination
Sometimes when I imagine something I’m able to capture it exactly. Then after I work out all of the maths involved… I cut it straight out of fabric and I see my dreamy thoughts in reality. I really...
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