tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38902237089609373892024-03-16T18:08:05.963+11:00meli B is making thingsmeli Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974319759288178899noreply@blogger.comBlogger196125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890223708960937389.post-43507408434536400252015-04-10T15:27:00.000+10:002015-04-10T15:27:56.453+10:00Quilts in the Barn<div style="text-align: center;">
Another fantastic Quilts in the Barn show was put on a couple of weeks ago. The show celebrated the works of students who had been fortunate enough to learn in classes run by Margaret Sampson George. Now I had no idea who Marg was until I met her in the barn on the last day of the show. I was totally blown away by the skill and detail these quilts displayed. Most of the works involved teeny, tiny stitches and a whole lot of applique. I was allowed to take photos but Marg asked me to only show parts of quilts on line so here are some snap shots of parts of quilts. Hope you enjoy.</div>
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There was so much to see. I just kept going round and round the rooms. Lots of work was sewn onto linen. Everything seemed to be patched using paper piecing. The quilts were large, vibrant and detailed. Some must have taken years to complete.</div>
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I am sure if you search on line for Quilts in the Barn you will find better and possibly full photos of the quilts.</div>
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So while my machine languishes in the fix it shop, I am even doing a bit of hand stitching myself.</div>
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meli Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974319759288178899noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890223708960937389.post-21749532677770707242015-01-25T20:52:00.000+11:002015-01-25T20:52:35.435+11:00I Have Succumbed to the Instant Gratification of Instagram<div style="text-align: center;">
I have had 5 whole weeks of school holidays. </div>
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5 weeks to knit and sew.</div>
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5 weeks to write.</div>
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5 weeks to enjoy the after xmas shopping bargains, galleries, shows and lots of lovely long walks.</div>
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5 weeks to do pretty much what I liked, alone, with family and friends.</div>
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So that's what I did, save for the write bit!</div>
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The discipline of actually writing about what I'm making is gone. I loved reading blogs and writing about all my little finishes but they take time. I loved having a record for myself of ideas and creations. I could look back on my detailed stories and it was really useful. I have a terrible memory so blogging was a great way to keep track of things.</div>
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So what has gone wrong for me?</div>
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Firstly, I have been studying this year so I am writing essays rather than sharing my news. Secondly the typing gives me RSI. If I type, I can't sew. I chose to sew. I could do about 20 minutes of either a day and the sewing won. When my essays were due, I made nothing. Add school reports into the mix and it got even worse.</div>
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So I've switched to Instagram. It's a quick fix. I can keep track of some of my friends' doings, share my moments and get a little inspiration.</div>
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The trouble is, I can't keep a record of what I make with the same detail. Blogging is such a fabulous diary. So I will occasionally visit and share with you but I am not sure I can completely come back to it. </div>
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Instagram is just so aaaaah........instant!</div>
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I can see, make or experience something and instantly share it. With this world of instant gratification that Instagram gives me, I am torn.</div>
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You see, I have been sewing a little!</div>
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I was full of love for my fabric when I embarked on this project. </div>
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I still love the fabric but I am not so fond of the outcome.</div>
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It all began in August</div>
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It grew</div>
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And grew</div>
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But I wasn't happy.</div>
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The definition was lost.</div>
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It was chaos.</div>
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So I decided to add a few borders</div>
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And even at a distance, I can't say that I have grown any fonder of it.</div>
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In between all that, I made a cute little baby wrap which has a lovely flannel backing.</div>
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I have some blue flannel that I will use to make another one.</div>
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You never know when someone is going to have a baby.</div>
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And this is the beginnings of a pillow.</div>
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It's going to be an end of year gift for one of my colleagues</div>
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What are you all making for end of year presents?</div>
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Blogging has fallen by the wayside as work and study commitments have taken over my precious free time. Today was a bonus. School was closed and the sun was shining. Washing, cooking and with most of my final essay complete, I pulled out the sewing machine. Projects and ideas that had been lying around were picked up, pinned and stitched together so here they are. They aren't much and there is more to do, but at least they are seeing the light of day.</div>
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It's made with lots of scraps left over from other quilts.</div>
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It will make a very cuddly baby wrap.</div>
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I went to Quilts in the Barn and as usual it was fantastic.</div>
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Each and every piece was a work of art.</div>
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I've been quite taken with all these chintzy fabrics.</div>
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I think my next piece may follow suit.</div>
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I really don't do well with diamonds but I am terribly enamoured by them. I love Lone Stars and I love the tessellations that diamonds can create. With the naive idea that there could possibly be a short cut to creating a Lone Star, I followed the instructions on line to sew strips of fabric together and then cut those sewn strips into diamonds that are already, therefore, joined up. The theory is good but the practice is not. Those diamonds still create havoc, twisting and turning and not behaving. Apart from the shortcut not really being a solution to my difficulties, I cut the diamonds so big, that I ended up with a monster quilt! </div>
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I have muddled my way through putting it all together</div>
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Added the corners using over 3 meters of fabric and then had to buy more, because it wasn't enough!</div>
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And finally, today, inserted the triangle sides.</div>
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The background fabric is Anna Marie Horner's but is more a charcoal grey than the navy colour in the photo.</div>
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I was originally unhappy with the lollypop colours of the diamonds and the charcoal helped negate its childishness but in the photo the background looks a lot happier than in reality. The charcoal helps to highlight the star but dampen its cuteness.<br />
It really was a very haphazard process from beginning to end. I used fabric from the shelf, in an attempt to use up what I had at home and I think I will have to lay the quilt top out in the school hall to get straightish sides drawn on it.<br />
I always wanted to make a Lone Star and I am kind of happy with the result, but it is not as I anticipated.<br />
I will have to make one of these again one day in the age old method of templates and hand stitching. </div>
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Last week I visited the Stitches and Craft Show. I didn't take too many photos. There were lots of beautiful quilts to see, mostly done in the traditional style.</div>
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There was a beautiful quilt that followed the Mystery Quilt Blocks from 2012 Quilt Mania magazines designed by Yoko Saito.</div>
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This has all been done by needle turn, however, I saw a similar one created by one of the stall holders. Hers was done using vliesofix and just having a raw edge, more my style!<br />
After seeing all the gorgeous fabrics used in the quilts, I couldn't resist buying some fabric from the same stall. They were half price. How could I resist?<br />
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They also had a really old quilt on show from Janet O'Dell's Antique Quilt Collection. In the same area they had a whole lot of quilts that were inspired by the antique one. I loved the way they all looked in their rows. Their geometric patterns really popped out when you looked through the lens of a camera at them.<br />
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The Crazy Tea Cosy Lady - Loani Prior was at the show again.<br />
I do have a soft spot for her craziness.<br />
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It was a fun day out.</div>
meli Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974319759288178899noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890223708960937389.post-45620940940649224692014-06-08T14:52:00.000+10:002014-06-08T14:52:44.507+10:00Taggies, Kaffe Quilt and Pot Mitts<div style="text-align: center;">
In a burst of energy, I created a stack of taggies. I have so much Minki to use up. There have been a few babies born to staff at work, grandchildren and acquaintances etc and these are the best little gift to share.</div>
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Another job that had been hanging around was the finishing of the binding for one of Rivka's quilts.</div>
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I had been staring at the quilt for a couple of months. Half the binding was on, but the last few stitches just never seemed to come.</div>
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Last of all, a pair of pot mitts. My son is moving out with some friends and they just had to have some pot mitts to use in their new kitchen. Every thing in their kitchen is cream and plain so I made these mitts with the plainest linen I could find in my stash. I couldn't resist using the mustard backing though. The glasses are so perfect for my son. He must have lost or broken a dozen pairs of them and although he is far less forgetful these days, they just remind me of him before he grew up and left home.</div>
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Every year I think that I won't go to the Quilt Show because there is never too much that is different from the previous year but I just can't keep away! As it turned out, I was happy I went because I picked up some gorgeous Yuwa and Keiko Goke fat quarters at a very good price. They were just what I needed to breathe life into a quilt I am making.</div>
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My output in all things crafty has been on hold.</div>
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Firstly because I have been studying at uni at night and this has caused me to spend way too many hours on my laptop.</div>
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Secondly because all the extra time spent studying and typing ( I have a 5000 word essay to hand in during mid May) has given me really, really, bad RSI.</div>
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Anyway, the essay is nearly done and I was newly inspired by all the quilts I saw at the show. My new fabric coupled with the vision I had for the quilt meant I just had to get back on my machine.</div>
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I'm really enjoying the way this quilt is developing.</div>
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As for the show, I met Kathy Doughty of Material Obsession, bought her new book, had a chat with her, and admired her new range of fabrics.</div>
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Here are some of the quilts I saw</div>
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By Pam Holland</div>
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Sorry about the 2 ladies in the pic. It was a bit hard to get a shot without someone trying to get a better look at this masterpiece!</div>
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By Alison Withers</div>
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By Pricilla Bianchi</div>
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By Jenny Bowker</div>
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By Rosalie Dace</div>
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By Michelle Law</div>
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By Wendy Williams</div>
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By Wendy Wiliams</div>
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Detail of above</div>
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Detail from quilt below</div>
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by Sue Benner</div>
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By Sonia Higgs</div>
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Hand pieced and appliqued - truly amazing work!</div>
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There were heaps more on show.</div>
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So much talent and so much time devoted to these works.</div>
meli Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974319759288178899noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890223708960937389.post-73773663659204146342014-03-21T22:15:00.000+11:002014-03-21T22:15:59.038+11:00Months of Stitches - Piggies, Liberty and Minky<br />
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My Piggies Quilt Top was finished just on a year ago.</div>
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Well now the back is done too.</div>
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I hand stitched the whole thing in white perle cotton.</div>
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It is still a mass of too many colours but I love this quilt and think I might have to save it for a special baby of the future. The patches are all my favourite fabrics. The backing is from Ikea. I think it was a child's sheet. They had a few great designs when I bought it but this one isn't available any more.</div>
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The binding is on too but I forgot to take a photo of it.</div>
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Whilst I was working on the piggies, I started a new quilt.</div>
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I bought these fabrics, and a few others, in a sale pack. They are Liberty prints. When they arrived, I was a little disappointed in them and packed them away. They have been quietly waiting for some inspiration for years!</div>
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Well finally it came. The idea was to match them with various background pale blue colours. I want the blues to vary but not by much.</div>
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I am happy with the way they have worked but I have run out of the Liberties and the blues and I need more. I have hardly bought any new fabrics for ages and am trying to work through what I have but I think I will have to lash out to finish this off.</div>
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Anyway I had to put it on the back burner because my friend Rivka brought two more of her quilts to finish after having them quilted professionally.</div>
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This first one is huge!</div>
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Big enough to wrap around a couple of people at once. It is a mighty 3mt x 2mt.</div>
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Backed with hot pink minky and quilted all over with hearts.</div>
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It is so warm and cuddly.</div>
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The colours are totally wild.</div>
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Rivka made the bulk of the blocks and I just put in the sashings, a few extra blocks and the binding.</div>
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I real team effort.</div>
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Sometimes it is sad to see a quilt go home but I am glad Rivka is finally keeping this quilt for herself. I think I have made her around 8 quilts now and she has always generously given them to her friends as gifts.</div>
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Here is a peek of the second quilt. I am loving the black and white binding.</div>
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meli Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974319759288178899noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890223708960937389.post-65331861532264372292014-02-02T15:39:00.000+11:002014-02-02T15:39:53.107+11:00Too Hot<div style="text-align: center;">
It's another sweltering day in Melbourne.</div>
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I went for an early walk while the air was still crisp, practised my new yoga moves, cooked, cleaned, did some school work and finally sat down to do some stitching but now I am just plain hot!</div>
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This weather doesn't mix with my internal temperature control. Hot from inside and out. I keep reading about snow and freezing on the other side of the world and it is hard to imagine. </div>
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I machine stitched this quilt a few weeks ago around the main blocks.</div>
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Every block is the same but they look so different.</div>
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I love that!</div>
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So, before I got too heated up, I hand stitched my first star.</div>
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This is the back of the quilt</div>
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And here is the front.</div>
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I decided to hand stitch the insides of each star rather than keep machine quilting.</div>
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There is nothing like using old cotton fabrics. They feel so cuddly and soft from all the wearing.</div>
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meli Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974319759288178899noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890223708960937389.post-52737793928832440542014-01-25T20:56:00.001+11:002014-01-25T20:56:34.922+11:00Holidays are Almost Over<div style="text-align: center;">
With the holidays drawing to an end, I am looking around me and seeing so many plans still unfulfilled. I'm not complaining though because I have had the most quiet, relaxing, easy holiday in a long time. Being a teacher, I get lots of holidays, unlike when I was in the retail world. I appreciate them totally. These holidays saw knitting projects finished, and quilts started, finished and in the middle of, and a few other bits and pieces. I had my first yoga class (and found it really hard - BUT I AM NOT GIVING UP!), walked on the beach and around the local parks, met friends, drank coffee, spent time with my family, did the crossword every day, worked a little, cleaned a lot, got accepted into university to study my Masters part time (am I crazy?), bought some great bargains, cleaned out the back veranda (and found a red back spider), read books, tried new recipes and generally did whatever I wanted whenever I felt like it and it was so relaxing and regenerating. </div>
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I guess I am now ready to enter the world of reality and go back to work. 19 new students to get to know, 19 new sets of parents to meet and remember their names. Organised chaos, here we come!</div>
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One of my last two projects stitched on the machine has been these oven gloves.</div>
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My son wants to take them back to Sydney as a present for his girl friend's family.</div>
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I like them now that they are finished but they were a pain to make!</div>
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The other one has been quilting the Keiko Goke improv quilt I started with Gwen Marston.</div>
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I have just made up the stitching as I have gone along and it has been lots of fun.</div>
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I think I know what the binding will be, but I am not 100% so I will leave it for a while and have another look with fresh eyes in my next term break.</div>
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My friend Rivka, who has commissioned me to make quite a few quilts now, delivered her Liberty Quilt back to me, after having had it professionally quilted. The final binding was added and after many months, was ready to live on her bed. We made this quilt together, cutting, ironing and stitching. This one took ages to put together and in the end I had to scrap together every last square inch of fabric to complete the last few blocks.</div>
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It's queen size, but looks like a single from the photo. I didn't get a chance to photograph the binding which was mainly charcoal and really defined the border.</div>
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Next, Rivka pulled out of her bag a whole stack of blocks that she had made in a fit of creativity and then stopped. As per her usual style, nothing was measured, pinned or uniform. As free spirited as she is herself!</div>
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A few hours later, we had everything cut to a slightly more regular fit, many more blocks made and the horizontal sashings attached. </div>
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The aim of this quilt was that it was going to be used for her TV watching evenings. It is so long, it can totally wrap around you for snuggling up on cold winter evenings.</div>
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It is so bright and happy.</div>
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Getting all inspired to do my own stitching I added another border to the Denyse Schmidt medallion.</div>
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Can't decide whether I should do any more.</div>
meli Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974319759288178899noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890223708960937389.post-8968490500059308922013-12-30T22:37:00.000+11:002013-12-30T22:37:18.283+11:00Making a Medallion using Flea Market Fancy<div style="text-align: center;">
I've been playing with these blocks for ages and really not liking them very much but now that I am on school holidays, I have had a bit more time to think and play. The Flea Market Fancy quilt blocks have been joint together to be the centre of a medallion quilt.</div>
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A couple of borders were added</div>
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Flying ducks were prepared</div>
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With another border too.</div>
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I'm liking the look of this a whole lot more now and the next few rows of blocks are nearly ready to join.</div>
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I just love holidays!</div>
meli Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974319759288178899noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890223708960937389.post-3791039756484430112013-12-01T16:51:00.000+11:002013-12-01T16:51:08.863+11:00A Couple More Pot Mitts<div style="text-align: center;">
I love using old scrap fabric and breathing new life into it.</div>
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Here are a couple of pot mitts that will be end of year presents.</div>
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This is where I first used the fabric by Laurie Wisbrun.</div>
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It is fun going through the scrap pile. You find all sorts of old friends and can get a tiny bit nostalgic.</div>
meli Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974319759288178899noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890223708960937389.post-2751526270456486342013-11-21T18:28:00.000+11:002013-11-21T18:28:03.455+11:00Scrappy Quilting<div style="text-align: center;">
I like to read other people's blogs but unfortunately I don't always get the chance and time to do that. One blogger that keeps my blog roll moving is <a href="http://imagingermonkey.blogspot.com.au/p/tutorials.html">im a ginger monkey</a> . </div>
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There is always something going on there. One day, looking for inspiration, I fell upon her tutorials page and found the famous "Scrap Vomit" quilt which led me to looking up her <a href="http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=scrappy+trip+along">Scrappy Trip Along</a> photos on Flickr . </div>
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The light bulb went on. Get rid of scraps. I need to do that. </div>
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I've been cutting and sewing for weeks and weeks and have made the biggest quilt ever! </div>
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I think I could go on for ever. I can't believe how much yucky fabric I have and how many scraps I have accumulated. </div>
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I have bought no new material and am holding back until I make some inroads to my stash.</div>
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I have even more blocks made. 49 in all and about 16" square each. Enough for a king bed.</div>
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It has been so much fun playing with the blocks.</div>
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Every time I lay down the blocks I have found another way to make a pattern.</div>
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Once I decide on the final lay out I will put it together.</div>
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Meanwhile... I am trying to make a few gifts for end of year thank you's.</div>
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These dogs are for my co year level teacher.</div>
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She is mad about dogs.</div>
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Anyway, if you are looking for an idea to dig into your stash, follow the link to the Flickr photos and you might become as addicted to making these scrappy blocks as I have been lately.</div>
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meli Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974319759288178899noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890223708960937389.post-84242302277894183772013-10-06T16:25:00.000+11:002013-10-06T16:25:27.663+11:00Decisions Made<div style="text-align: center;">
Liberated quilting is all very well but if you get too liberated and free, your fabric starts to ripple and warp which does not bode well for a flat piece of fabric to quilt. So after adding on a couple more borders, the patchwork I began in the Gwen Marston class has had to stop growing. </div>
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My second decision, after months of procrastinating, was to join these blocks</div>
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The Quilts in the Barn show inspired me to join these guys up and then add a series of borders.</div>
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I'm not sure what the borders will be.</div>
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Maybe flying ducks.</div>
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I have quite a few extra blocks made, each one different, that will also go on as a border.</div>
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The main thing is that I am beginning to use up some of my fabric.</div>
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The Annual Quilts in the Barn exhibition was on this weekend. This is the first time I have made the trip to visit this show and after a long drive to the outskirts of Melbourne I arrived.</div>
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This year's theme was chintz.</div>
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Gorgeous fabrics, intricate stitching and lots of medallion quilts.</div>
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The photos really don't do justice to the richness and skills of the quilts on show.</div>
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I will be making this an annual event in my calendar from now on.</div>
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I have been very lucky to be part of a knitting group that meets every month. They have inspired me to take up my knitting after years of neglect. I have loved the company of these diverse and creative women and also the feeling of having wool, once again, wound around my fingers.</div>
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This week I finished making a jumper out of Amy Butler cotton, blended with wool.</div>
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After lying around for months, I finally pinned and quilted this triangle quilt.<br />
It is the first, but I think not the last, attempt I will make with triangles.<br />
It was surprisingly easy to make.<br />
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I added a few more strips to the backing for my husband's recycled shirt quilt.</div>
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And I gave away this little Apples quilt to my colleague's baby, Ruby Rose.</div>
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It used to be so hard to part with any of my quilts but now I find I can let go so much more easily.</div>
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I guess, after making at least 50 plus quilts, you learn to let go.</div>
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The smile on the recipient is worth it.</div>
meli Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974319759288178899noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890223708960937389.post-86321398349512442942013-08-18T16:14:00.000+10:002013-08-18T16:15:14.213+10:00A Blues Weekend<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
After much procrastination I got stuck into the back of my husband's recycled shirt quilt.</div>
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This is the front, completed months ago.</div>
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And here is the back so far.</div>
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The problem is that I like the back as it is, so I am contemplating making it into a new quilt.</div>
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The second problem with it is that if I keep it as a back for the original quilt, I will have to make it into a rectangle and I am not sure how I will add to it.</div>
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I guess that means another few months of thinking ahead of me!</div>
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Another job done this weekend has the been the final stitching of the binding onto the Parson Gray Quilt I made ages ago.</div>
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I loved the Denyse Schmidt backing, I used it for the binding as well. It is so sharp!</div>
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meli Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974319759288178899noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890223708960937389.post-2107734681062542232013-08-04T08:07:00.002+10:002013-08-04T08:07:52.344+10:00Another Border<div style="text-align: center;">
Yesterday I played with adding another border to the quilt top I started during a Gwen Marston class. After laying down all the units, I realised that I would have to put an additional black border in. Here is what it looked like first.</div>
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I thought it needed more definition so I added the 1" black border.</div>
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I was taking photos with a flash because it was already evening.</div>
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It really bleaches out the vibrancy of the patches.</div>
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When I tried taking a photo from a distance without the flash it looked like this.</div>
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What stands out to me is the wavy line in the centre of the quilt top and how eventually the whole thing has straightened itself out.</div>
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I think for the next border I will try to accentuate the unevenness of the last border because it actually is very wavy.</div>
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I hand cut all the little blocks of the last border and they are all different sizes but I think because they are made with shot cotton, the fabric seems to bend and fit itself into whatever position is most comfortable.</div>
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Anyway, each border is slowly evolving. It is quite 'liberating' to have no plan in place.</div>
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I went to the fair today with a few ideas of what I wanted to do. I had seen a You Tube Video on paper piecing that mentioned an "add a quarter ruler" that is supposed to be very useful for foundation piecing so I bought one of those as well as some other bits and pieces that I haven't taken photos of; linen to knit, a fat 1/8th and some handbag handle clips. We will see whether they ever turn into something.</div>
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I always look forward to seeing the quilts but I didn't feel the love this year. There were the usual hand pieced masterpieces that I admire but will never attempt.</div>
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Made between 1820- 1830 in the UK</div>
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Irish Circle by Helen Collins of Wodonga</div>
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Chrysoberyl by Bronwyn van't Hoff</div>
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Cheltenham by Sonia Higgs</div>
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Birdsong in the Black Forest by Lisa Anderson</div>
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Sanity Saver By Sonia Higgs</div>
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And this was pretty cool - a quilt called Broken Dishes that was made by Michelle Bardwell and linked back to Nifty Quilt's blog for the tutorial.</div>
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There were also some crazy knitted tea cosies by Loani Prior</div>
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If you are into tea cosies, Laoni has written a couple of gorgeous books called 'Really Wild Tea Cosies'</div>
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I used a template designed by Ayumi from Pink Penguin.</div>
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It worked but it is a messy business!</div>
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I also watched the You Tube video again on paper piecing. How good it it?</div>
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I have been stitching and knitting lots but the blogging has practically stopped.</div>
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Here are some pictures:</div>
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meli Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974319759288178899noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890223708960937389.post-66143740409233652512013-07-02T17:24:00.002+10:002013-07-02T17:24:51.471+10:00Gwen Marston ClassWhile this is all fresh in my head, I am going to try to post everybody's work from our class today.<br />
<a href="http://www.amitie.com.au/">Amitie</a> hosted <a href="http://www.gwenmarston.com/">Gwen Marston</a> to come and teach a very lucky group of people about how to be a 'liberated quilter'. We learned that there are no rules, mistakes, formulas to making a quilt. Gwen, over many years of research found that quilters of the past did not always follow patterns. In fact, they would chop corners off, cut triangles in half, add extra strips etc to make their borders fit and lo and behold, those very unformulated quilts are what major museums show as masterpieces. we were shown a few simple techniques she uses as well as some gorgeous quilts which are featured in her books.<br />
So, in an endeavour to get this all up before I start cooking dinner...<br />
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<a href="http://quiltswithpersonality.wordpress.com/">Marie - Quilts with Personality</a></div>
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<a href="http://mypatchworkpalace.blogspot.com.au/">Debra</a> from My Patchwork Palace</div>
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<a href="http://leanneryall.com.au/">Leanne </a>- who used fabric from her first ball gown as the centrepiece of her medallion quilt<br />
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And finally Pat's mini masterpiece all stitched on this little antique Singer sewing machine.<br />
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As for what I made, well, it is bright and not fit for your eyes just yet.<br />
I do hope I got everyone's name correct. Some of the people holding the quilts aren't the makers, just the person closest to the piece at the time.<br />
Gwen is a fabulous teacher, very relaxed and encouraging.<br />
I believe she will no longer be teaching at her retreat on Beaver Island in the States but the retreat is being taken over by some other ladies; <span style="text-align: start;">Sue Nickels and Pat Holly so all is not lost.</span><br />
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meli Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974319759288178899noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890223708960937389.post-73937224293557632792013-06-30T21:18:00.000+10:002013-06-30T21:18:58.658+10:00For My Mum<div style="text-align: center;">
My Mum hurt her knee. This can be hard to deal with when you are normally an extremely active 80 year old. She was in pain, couldn't drive, go out to play bridge, shop or hang out with friends. </div>
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She is usually such a positive person with a huge zest for life but after a few months of pain, she let out the tiniest squeak. "I miss your dad. He would have taken care of me."</div>
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Dad died a few years ago and was her best friend.</div>
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I had been promising myself I would be making something from his old shirts for a long time. The grandchildren had pretty much picked over the ones that could be classified as 'vintage'. I hauled what was left of them home, snipped, unpicked and re sewed the pieces.</div>
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The front was very much a simple series of squares and rectangles.</div>
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I liked the overall effect but thought I would be more free with the back.</div>
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Now I can't decide which is front or back.</div>
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It is heavily machine quilted and the binding is Kaffe Fassett's shot cotton.</div>
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The best thing is, she loves it!</div>
meli Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974319759288178899noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890223708960937389.post-86437513370256828202013-06-08T15:55:00.002+10:002013-06-08T15:55:45.832+10:00Some Minor Finishes<div style="text-align: center;">
Two quilts that have been hanging around are now finished.</div>
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Parson Gray Fabric Quilt</div>
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Finished in May 2013</div>
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Started in July 2012</div>
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Scrappy Blues. Started in May 2011 </div>
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This is a quilt that is almost finished.</div>
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It as made from 48 squares of fabric texta drawings by students at my school.</div>
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One of the boys is going overseas and leaving us</div>
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so we decided we would make him a present to</div>
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take away.</div>
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Not quite finished but you can get the idea. </div>
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It is at school waiting for one last drawing to be added in the top right hand corner.</div>
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The binding is on now.</div>
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Besides these quilts I have been doing a bit of knitting.</div>
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The back of a jumper</div>
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Half way through a shawl.</div>
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I hope these two will not take me as long as the quilts to finish.</div>
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I can't knit for too long at one time.</div>
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My hands get really sore but I am determined to keep them going.</div>
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I meet up with the knitting girls on Monday so I am encouraged to have something to show by then.</div>
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I do eventually finish everything but I just can't seem to stick at any one thing for a period of time.</div>
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meli Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974319759288178899noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890223708960937389.post-38309977801671955802013-05-18T15:33:00.000+10:002013-05-18T15:33:12.135+10:00Messing with Blocks and a Couple of Baby Wraps<div style="text-align: center;">
I finally cut into my Denyse Schmidt Flea Market Fancy. I chose a block I liked and cut the fabric, but just a little bit. A few strips off each colour. I matched them and played. I came up with all sorts of possibilities but nothing really sang to me.</div>
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It just didn't seem to work</div>
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Too much colour</div>
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I reconfigured</div>
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A bit like the x + quilt</div>
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I tried backgrounds<br />
I gave up!<br />
Will think about it another day.<br />
Meanwhile I bought some delicious flannel by Anna Maria Horner. It was on sale so I bought a metre of 2 different designs because I had a plan in my head. I had seen a cute baby wrap at a market and thought I could easily make that. How could I not know how beautiful and warm flannel can be.<br />
I went through my stash of fabrics and picked out similar color themes to the flannel.<br />
All I did was cut 49 6" x6" squares, back them with the flannel and voila!<br />
They are cuddly because of the flannel and fun with all the colours.<br />
Perfect to give to the 2 girls at work, about to have babies.<br />
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Oh yeh, I bought this ladder for only $20 to hold some of my quilts.<br />
My husband hasn't noticed it yet which is good.<br />
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It is full so I might have to look for another one.</div>
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