Wordless WiP Wednesday : 28-05-2008

WiP Wednesday : 20-05-2008

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°

WiP Wednesday : 23-04-2008

I’ve managed to get some computer time while the girls are still in bed (it’s nearly 11.30 a.m!)

They are spending their days chatting on MSN and updating their blogs every few minutes.

I took this sneaky picture yesterday afternoon – they’ll kill me if they find out.

Alex is on the left and that’s Magali on the right

Right – on to what’s happening in the sewing corner this week.

Remember Ab Fab? The fabric I got at Riberac Brocante last year.

And here is the bit I’ve quilted close up.

I’m really quite pleased with myself.   Stitches are getting smaller and more even.  I’ve got 3 different needles on the go – a size 10 quilting needle for normal quiltilng thread, a bigger one for 3 stranded floss and one for the perle 8.  My stitches vary in size depending what needle I’m using, but I’m pleased with it, even though it’s still a bit bumpy.  The baptist fans went a bit off course – I’m trying to do these literally free hand with no markings

My project for Tonya’s Summer Class is going well too AND I’m piecing together Quilt No. 7 over at the Qs4L blog.

Taking the girls into Perigueux for the afternoon and hoping to get into one of the QS’s.  I have decided I really do need the very long Omigrid ruler.

Donc, a+

WiP Wednesday : 16-01-2008

Whoops!  Haven’t done one of these for ages as I haven’t really had that much to show.  Bit of a quilting blip in the Dordogne Quilter house over the last few weeks.

I’ve been plugging away at Lucky Day and have managed to get past the “always” which seemed to be causing a block.

This word has been my bête noir since I started piecing the quilt.  It was “always” where I ran out of material and it was “always” which caused the quilting problem in November.  However, I’m past it now and hopefully the jinx is lifted.

Can someone please please remind me that Coats & Clarke lovely varigated purple thread does not show up on this fabric just in case I try to use it again.  Neither do the marks for the fans.  I delved down into the depths of my sewing box and found some old tailor’s chalk which, if licked and then I press really hard, shows up.  You can see it on the right.

As I type this, it is pouring with rain and is a horrible dark and miserable day.  Do you remember this back  in March 2007? The stream in the picture is back with avengence.  Nothing there yesterday – today a torrent.  If you don’t hear from me for weeks it’s because we’ve been washed away!

 A+ 

WiP Wednesday 21-11-2007

Drum roll please

Can you spot 2 pairs of legs behind the quilt? DH was holding the top up and Alex decided to join him.

 

Now the quilting starts. I’ve got 3 quilts to hand quilt so the sewing machine is going back in its box for a while. Perhaps if I get fidgety and the fingers start itching I’ll make up some Quilts 4 Leukaemia quilts

 

 

WiP Wednesday – 07-11-07

Wooooo hoooooo – I’m having fun!

I found the original Ghosties and Ghoulies quote in the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. It actually reads:

“From ghoulies and ghosties and long leggety beasties and things that go bump in the night, Good Lord, deliver us.”

I’m going to put “ghosties” down the right hand side and “Ahoouououou” across the bottom. I can’t get the whole quote in – there isn’t enough room.

I’ve just done a search for ghoulies and ghosties and found this pattern by McCall’s.

I finally managed to find a 1/4 inch foot for my sewing machine. It’s actually for a Featherweight 221 but fits my “oddball” machine perfectly. Now that I know it’s Featherweight 221 feet that fit my machine I can broaden my horizons a bit more and perhaps find a quilting foot too.

We had our first heavy frost this morning. They say that the first frost comes to this part of the Périgord on or about 5th November. Well, it’s arrived! If you look close enough you may be able to see the leaves falling from the walnut tree – it was raining walnut leaves at 8.30 am.

DH and I went for a walk round Brantome the other day. I’ve been up to the top of this hill before, but have never had the camera with me.

Stunning, even if I say so myself *vbg*

 

Right – that’s your lot for today. I’ve got buttons to sew on DH’s PJ’s for tomorrow and other bits and pieces. As from tomorrow evening I’m going on a 48 hour sew-a-thon – wooo hooo! His op is on Friday a.m and the clinique said he could be discharged on Saturday – we shall see – I think it is more likely to be Monday.

It’s taken me 3 hours to write this post – the connection has been absolute rubbish these last few days. I’ve been commenting on some blogs, but by the time I manage to get to the comments page and write something, the connection slows right down and pfffffff – page gone and it won’t reload!