My little unexpected adventure was a trip to the ER Thursday morning which resulted in an over night admission to the hospital cardio floor for observation. I had a bad drop in blood pressure (it dropped to 73/58) which resulted in me just about passing out on Thursday morning when I got up. I had […]
read moreThis past weekend, my friend Christine and I went to the semi-annual Oxford Guild Quilt Retreat in Stratford. We both were very productive at the retreat--sewing morning, noon and night with breaks for meals and sleeping only! This is why there was no blogpost here this past weekend. I brought lots of projects with me--heaven forbid I run out of things to sew!
I made a couple of Christmas gifts, one of which I can show here now. This little wall hanging is for my MIL for her room in the nursing home where she lives. She loves Christmas and ...
read moreOur Anniversary Trip was winding down. But I did have time for a little shopping therapy. Not much really, I was after some cream wide backing for a project nearing completion, and while there picked up two half yard cuts of pink and green fabric for my daughter’s upcoming big birthday quilt. Nicky doesn't like “bright – in your face” types of colours so I found a couple of muted shades for her.
Holiday fabric purchases
You know you have arrived in Rotorua when that “rotten egg sulphur smell” hits your nose. Not all the time, just here and ...
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I really didn’t think I would work on this much yesterday other than picking out fabric and before you know I was starting. This one is called “Brolga” The wall- soon I will have trouble getting the whole length in again – the block looks a bit darker on the wall but it is actually […]
read moreI think Saturday afternoon to evening I got caught up on 5 loads of laundry – it wouldn’t have been so much but there were sheets and towels to do as well and one load with bleach! I was busy after the girls left for home!! The new washing machine came about 15 minutes after […]
read moreYesterday was another nice day a bit of handwork done, finished an audio book by Karin Slaughter called “The Good Daughter” which was not in either series that she writes but a stand alone that I had never read before. I guess I had overlooked her stand alone books and just read the two series. […]
read moreI’ve got a very important quilt to make, so I took a trip to my local quilt shop, Fox’s Cottage.
My daughter Nicky has a big birthday coming up, but not for a while, so I’ve got plenty of time to think about it. After I made her a birthday quilt for her 40th birthday, then her 50th, I presumed she would like another when she turns 60. Yes she would, she replied excitedly. We had talked colours and designs, and she had sent me several photos she had found on the internet. Nothing sharp and pointy ...
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Today is a great day for some slow stitching. It’s cold and windy outside, a typical Spring day, just the right sort of day to stay inside and do something creative. I’m working on my rather old clam shell quilt, started quite some years ago. It had been tucked away in a fabric covered hat box, a gift from my daughter. Of course, I knew it was there, and occasional got it out from time to time, just to check and fondle the fabric. Finally I decided, why not just get it out and finish it! So I ...
read moreLate last week, I picked up my Weight of Love quilt from my local long armer, Julie. My goal for the week was to have it bound in time to bring it to the Oxford Quilter's Guild meeting on Thursday for show and tell. I finished the hand stitching on Thursday morning. Yahoo!
In between all the secret sock knitting, I've made two little wooly hats. These were made using up bits of left over yarn, such a good way to get rid of small balls hanging around.
Two little hats for donation
The brown and white hat used up the last of Robin’s birthday socks home spun brown wool, and I even managed to make a pom pom. It’s been many years since I’ve made a pom pom, and I think I’ve lost the knack over the years, do hope it all stays together.
The dark blue ...
read moreOff to a good start – one of 53 blocks are now done on New York Beauty– I worked on it a little bit on Friday and finished it up yesterday afternoon. There was some ripping being done until I got the hang of paper piecing again and I’m pleased with the way it turned […]
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So FINALLY we get to the Sheep in Sweaters Tote! When I started the previous post, I discovered I’d never blogged about the turquoise tote, which is the forerunner and partner of this one! I will say now that I have finished this post (Part 2), it is LONG–but I wanted to be sure you got ALL the good info. If you’re here for just the totebag part, skim the embroidery bits! Thanks for reading!
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read moreGood Morning Quilters!
Not much quilting going on here this week. It’s been perfect weather in Michigan all week, and I’ve planted mums, bought a big pumpkin for the front porch, and canned some more tomatoes. Fall has overtaken me, and I love it! We live about a mile from an orchard that features homemade pumpkin spice donuts in the fall, and I may have overindulged on them too. It’s all good!
The only crafty things I have to show you are some pink sparkly yarn princess crowns I am making for four little girls that are ...
read moreThat’s what I've been up to with my hand work, a bit of this and that. Remember those Noah’s Ark blocks? Well, I’m another small step forward on this project. So far I’ve cut the blocks apart, and have been sorting through different colours to border each small stitchery. These blocks are tiny, although I had already enlarged them from the original pattern.
Decisions, decisions
I need to find myself another stitchery pattern now. Although it generally takes me a while to work on these type of things, I really do enjoy this easy stitching ...
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