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And finally, the thrush
This whole having a weekend off thing is fun! It’s meant I managed to finish off the last* bird of the Birds in Flight quilt-a-long, the thrush: *well, technically the last. I still want to re-make the wren sometime with the colours going the right direction, so I’m not completely finished, but at least now…
Experiment complete
I pulled myself away from the birds for long enough this afternoon to bind my experimental quilt: I “cheated” and machine-sewed the binding (otherwise it would have taken me weeks to hand-sew all that!), and there’s a few wee bits where it didn’t quite catch properly so I really should go back and re-do those…
22nd
Today was the sixth anniversary of the 22 February earthquake. The big event for the day was the unveiling of the new memorial wall, much discussed and debated over the last few years. We needed a blog post for CEISMIC, so I offered to go to the ceremony and write up my impressions. I won’t…
Butterfly 2 by daylight
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Block of the Whenever #4
Another very traditional block, the Ohio Star. But unlike the other blocks I’ve made so far, which have just used two fabrics (plus the background), this time I’m adding a third fabric: Technically you can make an Ohio Star with just two colours (or even one, if you kept the central square the same as…
Party party party
own to the last few days of work before the Christmas break, and I’m seriously feeling in need of a holiday. What with boss still being away on parental leave, and several big deadlines falling in December, work hasn’t had the usual end-of-year wind-down this year – we’ve just been in full-on busy mode trying…
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That looks awesome!
Good for you for going ahead!
Woo hoo!!! Well done- what a great job! Really great, can’t wait to see what you get up to next.
This is a fantastic first attempt, I really encourage you to keep at it, you are doing so well! So glad to hear you got the courage to try- and hope it continues to bring you joy in your quilting!!
Thanks! I count that as high praise coming from such a talented quilter as yourself. Your book is definitely on my wishlist!
Congratulations – looks so so good. And how brave of you to even attempt it.
Gold Star award !