Posted in My Quilts, tagged Gwen Marston, Quilts 4 Leukaeamia on 15 July, 2008 | 10 Comments »
It’s been an AAARRRGGGGHHHHHH few days.
I’m putting the binding on Quilt No. 9 which is going to a teenager in the UK.
Do you ever get the feeling that it doesn’t matter what you do it’s just Going To Go Wrong. Well it did. Sewing 2 1/2 stips together at right angles? You know how sometimes [...]
Posted in My Quilts, WiP Wednesday, tagged Free Piecing, Lazy Gal, Wonky Houses on 20 May, 2008 | 4 Comments »
This is the next project for the Lazy Gal Summer Class - Crazy Houses.
I’ve decided to take out the original block in the middle and the one to its left. I’m having fun mixing and not matching fabrics, playing with batiks and brights and seeing which way the rotary cutter takes me °vbs°
Posted in Dordogne Life, My Quilts, tagged Dordogne, Hand Quilting, Spring on 15 May, 2008 | 15 Comments »
Managed to get myself poked in the eye with a tree branch while mowing the lawn the other day so I can’t quilt. Should have looked where I was driving!
I have been doing a lot on Ab Fab, but have reached a sort of stale mate. I need to stock up on [...]
Posted in Free Piecing, Hand Quilting, My Quilts on 4 April, 2008 | 10 Comments »
Well 2 actually.
One here.
And here’s the other.
I am soooo pleased this is finished. It has been my bete noir since goodness only knows when.
There are bumps all over the place, the stitching is not consistent (I changed needles 3 times) and sometimes I didn’t hit the backing with the stitches. When I squared [...]
Posted in Free Piecing, Lazy Gal, My Quilts on 27 March, 2008 | 15 Comments »
I rustled up 2 long strips of piano keys, sewed one of them on. The consenus of opinion was too much. Off they came.
So here we are.
It’s gone into the flimsey bag. I really must get my head round unpicking that batting.
Got another project going at the moment.
A+
Posted in Blah Blah Blah, Brocantes, Free Piecing, My Quilts on 21 March, 2008 | 11 Comments »
I don’t think so.
It’s blowing a gale out there, rain is lashing against the windows, the satellite dish is pixelating and snow is forecast for Easter Monday.
Look at this. Brrrrrr!
So ladies, I need your help to get me through what is going to be a weekend (and probably next week too) confined [...]
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