Cactoctin Mountain Zoo
from The Calico Cat
Did I tell you that we saw these guys on Mother's day?
Father's day promises to be just as exciting - it is the last day of a sewing retreat for me. :o)
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May 22, 2013
Pieced Hexagon
from Quilt Obsession
There are a number of pieced hexagons that intrigue me. But one in particular I was determined to make.
This one is made up of half diamonds, triangles and half triangles from the Inklingo .75″ 60-degree diamond collection. The finished pieced hexagon is the same size as a 1.5″ hexagon. I used batiks and a finely woven white on white to make this as I knew it was going to be a bit tricky working with such a small size and having all those points meeting in the middle.
The back after the seams were graded and the little ...
read morePresent For Me!
from Hills Creek Quilter
When I was organizing my fabric stash the other day, I got really depressed and told myself that I really need to stop buying fabric because I probably have enough to make 50 good-sized quilts! So, I decided to take advantage of my Barnes & Noble membership, plus a coupon and gift card to buy myself a new book.
Now all I have to do is stop looking through the book and make a quilt or two! (or fifty!)
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New busy work, and a sunset...........
from Exuberant Color
This is my latest busy work project which I started last Thursday. Two strips of batik 2.5" wide will make 2 blocks. I was able to finally put them up on the wall when the art quilters were here Monday. I can see I need to make a lot more of the darker blocks. I have 48 blocks done and I need 60 more to make a quilt 72" x 96". 
I don't see many pretty sunsets in town but last night the one after I finished mowing the front yard was a pretty one. Once again my ...It’s been some time but…
from Diannajessie
Life got so busy of late, there has been so much on my ‘to do list that’ the thing I love to do in spare moments had to be pushed to the side for a while.
I have however made some bags, 
and found a whole lot of this white cotton just dying to be dyed…
More on the outcomes of that soon, I think, unless that life thing distracts me again,
‘Till then,
Dianna
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Oh... My Little Pretties!!
from Canton Village Quilt Works
Hello Everyone,
YeeHaw!!! Got all my little stars done and I couldn't be more smitten. I just love the combo of Kaffe Fassett fabric and black and white. EEEKKKK... I could just scream!
They look so pretty all lined up, don't they? But of course, I couldn't leave them that way... up on the design wall they had to go!
A little peek... doesn't the color just POP on the black and white?
A little more... now you are getting more of the picture. I love some of the randomness of the black and white fabrics ...
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Hand-piecing
from Little Island Quilting
It's always good to have a portable hand-piecing project on the go for those 'hanging around waiting for children' moments.
I suppose for me, a suitable hand-piecing project would have to be one with inset seams; something that is not so lickety split, nice and quick on the sewing machine.
So I had a little rootle around and found this block on Quiltivate
The block is made up of one repeating triangle x four so ... read more
Wordless Wednesday
from downunderdale
Pending Antependia
from Sew Karen-ly Created...
I am down to the last two commissioned liturgical paraments, and the next up is Father's Day. I find the hangings which are not for actual "church days" to be more of a challenge to get my head around but I like the design I've come up with for this one. As with most of the others, I chose to use silk. After much thought, I started stitching to see if the idea looked as good in fabric as it did on paper.
I really like how this blue goes with the rich green dupioni. Father's Day ...
Miles a minute
from Mrs Moen
Usually I find piecing strings quite relaxing, just feeding them through the machine in a comfortable speed, watching them add up into pieces of made fabric. This, however, felt nothing like that, but at the end of yesterday's string sewing session I had 2 long strips of fabric, one solid and one light, and I could barley move.
I love the contrast between the two strips, both in value, texture and the feel of the fabric. The Kona cottons both looks and feels surprisingly rough next the recycled fabrics. This will be an interesting mix of materials indeed.
Now ...
Happy Mail 22 May
from Aussie Hero Quilts
Hi All.
Some lovely Happy Mail this week. First up we have a pretty crazy block quilt top from Janet - who has been waiting very patiently for me to post it. It got overlooked in all the ANZAC Day special posts and eventually Janet had to remind me. I am so glad she did. Please don't ever hesitate to let me know if I have not posted something you have made or sent.
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Several BOMs came in this week. This one from Meg
These three from Sarah T
nine beauties from Karen B. Not sure that it shows up ...
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read more52 Photos Project: Waterdrops
from ... Cat Patches
The prompt for Week Five of the 52 Photos Project is "Waterdrops". Here's my entry:
The iris are the queens of the garden right now. We've had some rain, but not enough to ruin them...yet. There are still many more colors still to open, and so I'm hoping for more sun and less rain to enjoy them in all their splendor.
For more waterdrops, visit the gallery.
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The week of Seaweed!
from Plum Quilts
Each padded seaweed frond took me a total of almost an hour. I'm pleased to say that the folded hexie flower was MUCH faster, but doesn't really relate to the seaside theme of the applique block that is still more in my head than made in fabric!
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Swap°pen auf Deutsch / Beutel
from Quiltmanufaktur
Nachdem meine Partnerin Corinne von PiecedbyPeace meinen Beutel erhalten hat, kann ich jetzt darüber berichten! Sie hat ein sehr schönes Bild von der Tasche gemacht, das man hier sehen kann und ich glaube, sie hat sich echt gefreut!
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Das bin ich mit der Tasche im Garten meiner Eltern, bevor ich die Tasche auf Reisen geschickt habe.
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Corinne hat ein sehr schönes Mosaik erstellt, das mir die Freiheit ließ, ganz bunt zu arbeiten - herrlich! Erst wollte ich nur lauter Streifen aneinander nähen, hatte aber teilweise nur so kleine Stücke und da kam mir die Idee mit diesem + Muster. Einbisschen Rumrechnerei und ... read more
Floral Sketches Block 4
from Vicki's Fabric Creations
Today has been a productive one. Not that I finished cleaning my sewing room but have done Block 4 of Floral Sketches BOM and sent out that lesson to those who are doing that quilt. Just a reminder that we are using Floral Sketches Set 2 from Hatched in Africa. I am also going to do another quilt with Floral Sketches Set 1 down the track. It is a challenge doing two different embroidery sized quilts at once. For those with the larger hoop they will be able to pick and choose which block size they do as all blocks ...
read morebring me flowers, every month
from I'm a ginger monkey
I signed up for Jen Kingwell's latest block of the month, Bring Me Flowers and my parcel of fabrics and instructions for month one arrived a week or so ago. Jen is the owner of Amitie textiles in Melbourne, Australia and is one of my favourite quilt designers ever. I love her work, her sense of colour and the fact that her blocks of the month are hand pieced.
I really enjoy english paper piecing, but I've never hand pieced a quilt before so when I was cutting the templates for the first month's blocks I decided ...
Basting Snapshot
from Finding Fifth
I have spent a bit of time outside this week so sewing has had stiff competition as I take advantage of the glorious weather.
Today I had to sow, not sew, some rye grass before the drizzle started after midday.
As the drizzly weather set in, I came in to sew. Well not sew, but baste.
I am trying to baste the 'Polaroid 9 Patch' quilt on the dining room table and spray baste as well. I am not a big fan of the spray baste so I think I will add basting pins anyway.
This Week's Sewing Stats ...
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WIP Wednesday: Checklist
from Boys, Buttons and Butterflies
I was feeling productive until I looked around the studio and realized that I didn't get as much as I "thought" I would this week.
Like last week, my worst enemy got in the way a bit.
I am created havoc this week by organizing my area and shredding batting.
However, I made a small amount of progress on my list, so I have given myself some leeway!
First "Client" Quilt
Long arm quilting finished!
Photo shoot of the quilt later and then off to the post office to return to its home!
Rosary Bags
I was asked to ...
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Quilts in Outer Space
from Ann Quilts
Image credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Doesn't this sound like fun?
Astronaut and quilter Karen Nyberg is going to combine these two activities when she joins the space station crew in a couple of weeks. This article describes her plans, how quilting will work in zero gravity, and a cool source of fabric scraps while in space.
I hope she publishes photos of her space quilts when she gets back to Earth. read more
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