tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59536689105828586632024-02-23T03:08:18.578+11:00Needles, Sticks and HooksSewing, knitting, crochet, gardening.....Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10793245648309186657noreply@blogger.comBlogger127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953668910582858663.post-18633375628778149382019-05-26T18:40:00.001+10:002019-05-26T18:43:21.273+10:00A Ball of Pink FluffMy New Year's Eve cast on used this gorgeous yarn from la Bien Aimee.<br />
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The yarn is Merino Singles and Mohair Silk, both in the colour Highgarden. It is a gorgeous colour!<br />
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The garment I chose to knit with it is The Elton Cardigan by Joji Locatelli.<br />
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The garment took 3.5 weeks to knit and 1.5 weeks for me to find some time to block. So it was done by early February right?<br />
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Well not quite - I finally sewed the buttons on yesterday (yep I know, a starter not a finisher, lol)!<br />
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I did manage to wear it (sans buttons) and it was warm and dreamy. It's a little pink ball of fluff. It weighs 175 gms with 6 buttons!<br />
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Hello everyone! If anyone is actually still out there. Yes I know it's been a long time and the world has moved on from blogging. Snapchat, Instagram - so many platforms where people can upload photos. I have been using Instagram for some time now and it certainly keeps pace with our busy lives: upload a photo and move on. But in some sense it is unsatisfying, insubstantial, disposable.<br />
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Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting a number of lovely women (you know who you are) who asked me about this blog and expressed their sadness at its demise. I was quite surprised and touched at this and so I have decided to give it another shot. Let's see how it goes.<br />
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Of course many things have happened since I last blogged and there is no possible way to catch up. So occasionally I will add some <i>Memories </i>so I can fill in some gaps.<br />
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<b>Memory: </b>I have made a couple of brief trips to Paris in the last year or so. I do love Paris and find new things to see and do every time I go. More on that another day. But last year I visited la Bien Aimee for the first time and met the lovely Aimee.<br />
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It's a gorgeous store and Aimee was very friendly and helpful. I visited there again just a few weeks ago; for me it was a must visit destination. Just off the plane - booked in to the hotel and then straight to the store since it was the only day it was open during my short trip.<br />
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I did some preplanning, so I knew what I wanted to buy.<br />
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Nearly done with the yarn I purchased there and very happy with the way it is proceeding. Stay tuned.<br />
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I have been playing around with the blog template so this is a work in progress.<br />
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That's it for now. I hope you all are well and happy and still making wonderful things.<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Until next time,</span></i><br />
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You can get into a lot of trouble on the internet if you don't have enough work to do. Seriously. Trust me. I've done it.</div>
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So many great projects there, beautiful fabrics and yarns of all kinds, and creative people to follow. But you need to boost your willpower before you look - so much temptation. Mine goes out the window at this time of year and I get excited about projects that I want to start for the year.</div>
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This summer I have been really drawn to some knitting projects.......but more of that in another post.</div>
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For a long time, I have had my eye on this wonderful quilt</div>
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GORGEOUS....can't wait to start - but I need to wait for the papers to come.......stay tuned!</div>
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Last week I decided that I needed to get out of town for a few days, so we took a short trip to the Goldfields region of Victoria. We stayed at a lovely B&B called Keebles of Clunes.</div>
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A beautiful Country House with a glorious garden.</div>
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View from the breakfast room.</div>
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We had fun exploring Clunes, Creswick, Maryborough, Maldon and Bendigo.</div>
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We visited the Museum in Bendigo where they have this gorgeous Leonard French piece.</div>
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Lots of great food and wine throughout this region....a great short break if you need one.</div>
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And a bonus for me - I discovered that I can knit in the car (provided I don't have to read a pattern or look at my stitches) so I took a project along and got a heap done.</div>
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Here is a bit of it. My lovely daughter wanted a plain V-neck and we found this gorgeous Manos del Uruguay yarn last year that has been waiting for me to start. Knitting up so fast and really lovely to work with.</div>
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Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10793245648309186657noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953668910582858663.post-92107095005981202342017-01-01T19:05:00.000+11:002017-01-01T23:33:57.399+11:00Old dogs.......New tricks!<div style="text-align: center;">
I've decided this will be the theme for 2017. Fitting in so many ways for me, especially in relation to crafting.</div>
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When I first statred this blog, my two main motivations were to keep a record of my ordinary days, what my children were up to, how my garden was progressing, ordinary things, and to keep a record of my handwork, what I was doing, how long it was taking, things that I made that would one day be forgotten. Over the last few years it has been hard to find the time or the space to keep recording
as I might have liked. Now when I look back there are some big gaps; important things that I would have liked to record. So my plan for 2017 is to be a better blogger (aka diarist perhaps) and also to go back and fill in some of the gaps.<br />
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It seems that many bloggers have moved on to instagram and snapchat. For me instagram does not meet my needs. I love to see the photos there, but this old dog likes to write some words too! <br />
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One such new trick, relates to the craft that I know best - knitting!</div>
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For some reason, since finishing work just before Christmas, I have been bitten by the knitting bug (remember it is summer here in Melbourne so this is really weird).</div>
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We have an interesting yarn shop (<a href="http://woolarium.com/" target="_blank">Woolarium</a>) close by with many new yarns that I've never seen before. An unplanned visit there on Christmas eve saw me leave with some beautiful Shibui yarn and a shawl pattern which once started I could not put down.</div>
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The fabric is beautiful, soft and drapey, but because of the construction, looked a bit like a crumpled mess. I needed to learn a new trick- <b>blocking</b>. You can see this above....blocking mats underneath and the shawl pinned out on blocking wires. It worked a treat and the shawl is rather goreous.<br />
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For those interested, the yarn is Shibui - Staccato (merino/silk) in two shades of grey and a bronzey green. The pattern is the 3 Colour Cashmere shawl by Joji Locatelli (can be found on Ravelry).<br />
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So there you have it, my first new trick for the year successfully learnt. And my first blogpost too.<br />
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I hope the New Year has started well for you and gets even better as it goes along.<br />
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Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10793245648309186657noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953668910582858663.post-75685492968996629582016-01-31T23:11:00.002+11:002016-01-31T23:11:17.918+11:00I've got a hot date............with the lovely Helen, who will work her machine quilting magic on my latest quilt.<br />
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The quilt (which I have been calling Jennie Cleland), should have been finished ages ago, but I got distracted by the Sue Spargo BOM, and well, time just slipped away.<br />
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The impending <b><a href="http://threadbearquilters.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Threadbear's Applique Quilt Show</a></b> gave me the kick start I needed so with the two long borders (including 320 berries) to go, I knuckled down over my summer break to see if I could make it. Not quite there (48 berries to go) but should get it to Helen a week early ....wooohooooo!!<br />
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In the meantime, I have prepared the backing (photo below) - binding and hanging sleeve can be done when the quilt is being quilted.<br />
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I do love a dramatic backing and I think this one fits the brief.<br />
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<br />Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10793245648309186657noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953668910582858663.post-59415406205108149422015-10-25T19:11:00.000+11:002015-10-25T19:11:02.948+11:00Just like riding a bike!Well it has been so long since I lasted posted I had to stop and think how to do it. But really it is like riding<br />
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Having said that....some bits are a bit rusty and this is taking some time!<br />
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It has been such a busy and eventful year it is not possible to revisit all the happenings, and to be truthful, there are some that are too painful to convey. But that's life, huh?<br />
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On the sewing front, I have been more productive than I think I have (lol)...I have been working hard on the current Sue Spargo BOM...time consuming but extremely enjoyable. Sue does ask that photos of her current BOM are not posted, and I fully respect that right....but doesn't make for frequent blogging!<br />
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Neither does a project that has repetitive elements...but two borders of my Jennie Cleland quilt completed needs some fanfare I think!<br />
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I like the way this is coming together......only two borders to go.<br />
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Another section of my Frida quilt is completed....nothing like a deadline looming to focus the mind!<br />
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<br />Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10793245648309186657noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953668910582858663.post-86074100697902095492015-01-06T11:09:00.000+11:002015-01-06T11:09:00.464+11:00Red and Green<div style="text-align: center;">
I have been admiring red and green quilts for a very long time, and you may recall that some time ago I decided to make one......this resulted in the DNQTTT quilt (if you click on the tag it will take you to posts about this). </div>
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Of course somewhere along the way this turned out to be not your traditional red and green quilt and although I like it, it's not really what I had intended. So recently, whilst throwing out some old quiltng magazines, I came across a little photo of a quilt made by Jennie Cleland, and decided that it would be my next shot at a red and green quilt.</div>
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Since it is a four block quilt, it's not great to post about; once you've seen one block, well you've seen them all. But here are the four blocks together.</div>
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I like the impact of the big pieces.</div>
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I have just started work on the first border.</div>
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Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10793245648309186657noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953668910582858663.post-16618021186362734952015-01-01T15:54:00.000+11:002015-01-01T15:54:33.397+11:00In with the New<div style="text-align: center;">
I'm not much of a New Year's Eve celebrater. Even when I was a young adult I would avoid NYE parties like the plague. But there is something slightly sad about not doing anything for NYE, so for the last few years, we have been taking ourselves into the city, having dinner and seeing a movie then meandering home about midnight. It has worked well and last night we did just that.</div>
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After a smashingly good martini and lovely dinner we saw Birdman. What a knockout! I'm telling you nothing else, except that it is a one out of the bag - see it if you get the chance.</div>
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This quilt has peeped into a couple of posts around the place, but I haven't posted about it since it was finished. </div>
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It's a beautiful quilt. I'm very happy with it, and although it has been ready to hang for some time, it is still folded in a cupboard. I hope to get it hung before I get back to work.</div>
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Katrina did a superb job of quilting this. Below are a couple of close ups.</div>
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Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10793245648309186657noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953668910582858663.post-75283399862776112782014-12-31T16:31:00.001+11:002014-12-31T16:31:45.211+11:00Merry Christmas and Happy New Year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I find the slowness of the week between Christmas and New Year compelling after a relentlessly busy year. This is code for - I fall in a heap and can't be bothered doing anything at all!</div>
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Hopefully I can regain my mojo soon and get some sewing done before I have to get back to work.</div>
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I have been chugging along with a couple of projects, but the progress has been S-L-O-W.<br />
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I don't mind the slowness, but it doesn't make for a whole lot of show and tell. But over the next few days I will post some of the things I have been working on. Some of them you will have seen many times before, but since the main purpose of this blog was to document my work, I'm going to post them anyway!<br />
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Today's instalment is my Mountmellick. I'm not doing this with a kit, but I have many of the original fabrics in my stash so I am using what I have.</div>
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I'm well behind the pace on this project, but hey, no prizes for being first here! It's an enjoyable project since there are lots of different things going on.<br />
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Happy New Year,<br />
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were very welcome this weekend in Melbourne. </div>
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More rays of sunshine too, but this time the kind that come from a job finished in a pleasing manner.</div>
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This is the first block of my quilt <i>Jennie Cleland</i>. I am reproducing a version of it from a photo I found in an old magazine. I'm very happy with the results so far. It is a four block quilt so it will be some time before there will be much more to show.</div>
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The next photo is of the beginnings of my <i>Going Green Gradually</i> which I started in a Marg Sampson George workshop at Lizzie's.</div>
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Mine won't be very green I think!</div>
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And last but not least, my Mountmellick, by Di Ford. I am using what I have in the cupboard for this one. I have many of the original fabrics, but a few rogues are creeping in.</div>
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These circles remind me of the red, yellow and green traffic light lollies we used to have as kids.</div>
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I love red and green quilts, and this one in particular caught my eye. No hints about the way it's going to look other than that it is a four block quilt. I'm trying to use only my stash so fabrics will change as I run out of one and substitute another.<br />
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I haven't made much progress on anything lately I'm afraid. It has been a very busy time with work and travel to conferences in Hong Kong and Vancouver.<br />
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Last weekend was spent in absolute sewing heaven, when I attended a workshop with Marg Sampson George, wonderfully hosted by Liz. It was just what I needed after spending quite some time subsisting on not much more than house chores and work chores.</div>
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This is a snippet of Marg's "Going, going, green" which is absolutely glorious and the quilt that I am making. Not enough to show you yet............sorry!<br />
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These two pictures are from an antique style quilt that Marg is doing. Just beautiful.<br />
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Marg has such a unique way of seeing fabric, I learned a lot from the workshop......so nice to be taken out of your comfort zone.</div>
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An added bonus for the weekend was that I got to spend some talking to Jean from Linen and Raspberry. I have eknown her for a long time, but it as just great to meet the real Jean.</div>
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<span style="color: white;">But even though I haven't been blogging, I have been stitching and hope to show you some output over the next little while.</span></div>
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Centre block all done included scalloped border.</div>
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There are four borders (obviously, lol) but two different designs. This one is the top and bottom.</div>
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That's all I have time for today (after I reinstalled new camera drivers) but I just wanted to let you know I haven't fallen off the perch.</div>
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What a wonderful exhibition over the weekend in Castlmaine. Congratulations to all the wonderful quilters and in particular to the Threadbear gals for putting on such a fabulous show.<br />
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You have probably seen lots of photos from CAG already but here are some of my favourites.<br />
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Of course I am going to start with the work of my sisters!<br />
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This Art Deco beauty was conceived, designed and hand worked (including hand
quilted) by our Sue as a wedding present for a family member! Now that's
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From Merri, a gorgeous version of Mary Brown. <br />
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From Ann, an original design, magnificent clamshells.<br />
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And from Meghan, the spectacular Mrs Miller's Journey.<br />
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There was a really lovely version of Stars and Sprigs.<br />
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And a lovely version of The Burnt Quilt.<br />
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<br />Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10793245648309186657noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953668910582858663.post-38195928122205441152014-01-27T18:48:00.001+11:002014-01-27T18:48:07.578+11:00Dipping my toe back in.......<div style="text-align: left;">
yes I know, completely hopeless.....missed the whole of December including Christmas, missed New Year, and it's nearly February.......time flies - it's true!</div>
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I know I have a lot of catching up to do. But in the meantime, HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope it has been a good one for you so far. It has been a busy, quiet one for me.....quite nice really. Apart for the week here that it hovered around 44 C for five or so days...................not great sewing weather.....not great <i>anything</i> weather.</div>
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You know I'm a Sue Spargo fan.....and, well, I just can't get things finished. So my Imperial Blooms (2011 BOM) is nearly there, but not quite. I'm working on the borders......so close, but no cigar yet.</div>
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Earth n' Twig (2012 BOM) haven't even touched it. I'm calling that one, "my retirement fund".</div>
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Bird Dance (2013 BOM) I vowed to keep up with, and, well, you know I didn't. I did start it (just) in 2013.</div>
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So when I signed up for In Full Bloom (2014 BOM) (ye-es, I did) I got an attack of the guilts, and thought I had better do something with these darling birds, so here is number one.</div>
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So cute.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Well it should be no great mystery to you, that our sewing group (the <a href="http://secretsewingsisterhood.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">SSS</a>) is on the mystery train for Di Ford's mystery quilt (click <a href="http://www.quiltmania.com/english/navigation-colonne-gauche/rubriques/copie-de-quilt-mystere-de-di-ford-2014.html" target="_blank">here</a> if my comments are mysterious). We are not working ahead, we are completely in the dark - just like you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have no idea where it came from, but it is just the right size, so it's a winner!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I hope you can join in the mystery quilt-a-long this year. One thing's for sure, it will be a beautiful quilt by 2015.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">See you real soon, or at least sooner than last time ;).</span></div>
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Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10793245648309186657noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953668910582858663.post-90650405027551841452013-11-23T18:24:00.003+11:002013-11-23T18:24:57.230+11:00Ch-ch-ch-changes<div style="text-align: center;">
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If there is one constant it is change.....not sure who said that.....but it is true, don't you agree?</div>
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The change here is that I no longer have school children....no more notices....meetings...books....excursions....lunches to make. And best of all, exams are over, at least for now!</div>
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The air is somehow clearer and stress levels have decreased quite a bit (both mine and the lovely girl who made it through a rather stressful year. Well done I say).</div>
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She is one HAPPY GIRL..................and now having fun and planning her 18th birthday party which is just around the corner.</div>
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The boy child is also having fun, but not here....he's in London or maybe in Italy by now taking an intensive music course. So lucky! But I miss him already and he won't be back until February. </div>
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As I said - changes.</div>
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And me - well I've been in and out a little and about to head back out tomorrow, so I thought I would post a couple of pictures before I go.</div>
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First up, the last two Caswell Blocks. All done now and waiting for a border.</div>
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Second, the centre panel for Ann Dagg. Poor legless birds! These were a bit tricky.....not sure what I will do about that yet, until I figure it out, they will have to keep flying.</div>
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I decided to start Ann's Legacy since - well obviously it's beautiful - but also because I had pretty much all the ingredients ready to go.</div>
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The centre panel is coming together really nicely........I am only using what I have in my stash which expanded considerably while I was sewing Phebe and Caswell.</div>
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My Caswell blocks are now finished...except for the embroidery which I will do as I sew it all together. I still have to get my head around the border.....it has been too busy at work to get some head space for this creative process.....but hopefully soon. Here are Blocks 27 and 28.</div>
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My lovely girl is well and truly in the VCE exam period so things are a little tense. She kicked off well with a really great drama exam performance and took out the Drama Award at the Valedictory. She really deserved it - she puts her heart and soul into it! Two weeks to go and the school kid phase of her life ends - for both of us! I think it will take some getting used to.<br />
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It doesn't seem that long ago that my daughter started school...and then high school seems like five minutes ago. So it was a bit surreal last Friday when the school formal took place. A few friends came over for pre-party partytime!</div>
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So many gorgeous girls! And here she is, almost all grown up, with her very cute beau.</div>
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They had a great time and are now busy studying for wretched exams. Not long to go sweeties!</div>
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On the sewing front, another two Caswell blocks have been completed. I like the first</div>
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Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10793245648309186657noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953668910582858663.post-35631749092230455262013-09-18T16:01:00.004+10:002013-09-18T16:01:52.696+10:00The end is near<div style="text-align: center;">
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I'm giving myself a High Five! for sticking to one project.....you know I'm easily distracted, but I have learnt the value of finishing a project so I was determined to keep the blinkers on.</div>
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You see although I think that the original border is beautiful in it's simplicity and elegance, I can't help feeling I need to give it a little something extra. More work, but I think it deserves it.</div>
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In the meantime, here are a couple of the blocks I have finished and not had a chance to post.</div>
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There is little news from my corner of Melbourne. We are all head down and moving forward through normal work/school activities, hoping for some warmer weather and trying to eek out a little time to do the things we love.</div>
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I have only a few months left of being a parent of a school child! Come November, my lovely girl will be a graduate and looking forward to pursuing her interests in drama. At the same time my music boy will be heading off to Italy for a jazz course and travelling in Europe. So lots of exciting things to look forward to.</div>
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I do like a thirties quilt, and this one is a stunner.....check the machine quilting! <br />
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Yes....you've seen one or two Dear Janes, but these beautiful citrus colours give the quilt a real ZING in mho.<br />
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A beautiful version of our Di's <i>Burnt quilt.</i><br />
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Carolyn Konig's amazing version of the <i>Sundial Quilt.</i><br />
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This is a glorious version of the Mary Brown quilt.<br />
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I'm never quite sure what the Quilt Show etiquette is in terms of displaying great work. I will always try to acknowledge the maker by attaching their details, and if the maker wants me to remove a picture I will. But this is my way of saying....fabulous work ladies! What do you think?<br />
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When my daughter decided she would paint one of the walls of her room red and chose a beautiful red carpet to go with it, I knew I needed to make a quilt to match. Of course it has taken way too long to finish the quilt, but better late then never I say!</div>
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The quilt I chose to make is called <i>Indiana Starburst</i>. The pattern is by an Australian designer, Michelle Yeo. It is all machine pieced. I used fabrics from the Sturbridge Scarlet collection which was such a gorgeous and varied group it didn't need much else.</div>
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Here are a couple of close ups so you can see Katrina's wonderful quilting.</div>
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And one from the back so you can see some more detail.</div>
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They are the best binding clips I have ever used - truly - and so pretty. <br />
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<span style="color: white;">I really did plan to come back and post in June, truly, but somehow it disappeared right before my eyes!</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">With many work commitments taking up my time I have had little time to sew so not much to show you. I have had quite a few nights out of the house and a short trip to New Zealand ....which is lovely....wish I could have stayed for a bit of touristing.</span></div>
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I finished sewing "the bag". I really didn't need a bag but I saw the <i>Amy Butler Weekend Bag </i>and got the bug.<i></i></div>
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To be honest I'm not much of a sewer, and this bag was hard and fiddly<i>. </i>It took a lot more time than I thought it would. But it's finished and it's CUTE but far from perfect.<i></i></div>
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The last thing for today is another sneak peek.........thank you Katrina for the beautiful quilting you have sewn on this quilt. You are an artist! The more I look the more I see.<br />
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If you would like to see more before I get a chance to post about Sallie Ann, do visit <a href="http://katrinasquilting.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Katrina's blog</a>.</div>
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that's left from my latest project! I would show you a photo of the finished garment, but when the boy child got up last Sunday, I said - "I finished your jumper" and with a big "Thanks Ma" he put it on and hasn't had it off since! Well that sure is appreciation. </div>
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A couple more Caswell blocks have been finished. The one above has leaves from hell!</div>
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And another George III circle made its appearance.</div>
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Oh yes, I decided to make a bag....here's one of the panels......so much work....more later.</div>
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So as you can see, I've been flitting around from one thing to another which has been great fun.</div>
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Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10793245648309186657noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953668910582858663.post-66972536884782017812013-05-10T08:38:00.000+10:002013-05-10T08:38:37.327+10:00A Teaser<div style="text-align: center;">
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As you will see I have changed my header photo.....can't show you the whole quilt until I get the binding on! It is made but not attached. I am on a bit of a <i>go slow</i> for the moment.....just don't seem to have much energy, I'm sure you know the feeling! Hopefully though, it won't be too far away, since my lovely girl is chomping at the bit to get the quilt on her bed.<br />
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Lucky I have a couple of Caswell blocks up my sleeve to show you.<br />
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We have glorious weather in Melbourne right now, so I'm hoping to spend some time outside today, it won't last too much longer.</div>
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Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10793245648309186657noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953668910582858663.post-61884842834595855772013-04-28T17:53:00.002+10:002013-04-28T17:53:49.769+10:00Still chugging along<div style="text-align: center;">
Sorry for being so ...............well, boring is the word that springs to mind! But in a good way. Everyone here is still getting on with what they have to do, can't ask for more than that.</div>
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Two more Caswell blocks down....I'm going to take a little break from this shortly just to catch up on some other projects. For example, I have a quilt waiting to picked up from Katrina......yes there will soon be a Ta-Dah post, I'm really looking forward to it. Especially since I have another ready to give Katrina, how exciting.</div>
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Thanks Merri for donating the glorious red flower fabric.</div>
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I have also been doing a little knitting now that the cooler weather has kicked in. I have to say I'm really enjoying knitting again after I lost the knitting mojo some years ago. Now that my kids are happy to wear handknits again (and their friends covet them too) I'm finding it great fun.</div>
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Here is one of my best creations, wearing my latest creation.</div>
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I hope your life is pleasantly normal too,</div>
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I really have nothing to tell you, but the blocks are mounting up so I thought I would get some photos up.</div>
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We have all been very excited about Di's new book, she flies out today to go to Nantes for the Quiltmania launch. I'm sure she will have a great time in France (well how could you not). We had a wonderful day at CAG last week for the Australian launch. Have a look at the <a href="http://threadbearquilters.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Threadbear</a> blog for more info about that.</div>
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Otherwise life continues to move forwards in a normal way, work is busy and my two wonderful children are studying hard(ish).</div>
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The boy child will be playing at the Melbourne Jazz Festival which is rather exciting, and the girl child is working towards her first performance for the year.</div>
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In my spare time, I have been working mainly on Caswell still.</div>
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I tampered with the pattern a little on the one above, so it if it is different to yours, don't be concerned!<br />
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George III is also coming along, but I must admit to neglecting it a little. I have two more blocks that I might try and finish before the next mail out. That would be me, up to date, ARE YOU SERIOUS? That's a precedent I may not want to set.<br />
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