tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91252950547704099012024-02-21T18:59:01.495+11:00Ollie & TTaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12866701359108465268noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125295054770409901.post-27961979005167874952015-08-09T15:32:00.000+10:002015-08-09T15:32:40.648+10:00I fell in love.....<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.....with this gorgeous quilt, from the current issue (107) of Quiltmania.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is called 'Brinton Hall', and the minute I saw it, it really was one of those 'I love that so much' breathtaking moments, and I do just adore it - but, sadly, let's be honest here LOL, at the rate I sew it would probably take me about 15 years to make it..... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nevertheless, as much as I love it, I decided I <b><i>absolutely could not</i></b> start it until I had finished a few other things first, and given my sewing stuff a good sort and tidy.....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.....only to find myself on Friday saying to my lovely friend Gabbie, hey, let's do THIS quilt together..... *insert rolling eyes*.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Gabbie was at my house on Friday, and while we were looking at some things on pinterest, she saw this Kim Diehl quilt and loved it, and I remembered the pattern had come out in one of the American quilt magazines some time ago, which I just happened to have.... I dug it out to give to her, and of course, as all good friends do, I offered to join her!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As it happens, I have been looking at Kim Diehl quilts a lot just recently and had literally </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">just the day before started a 'Kim Diehl' board on pinterest. I love her designs, but I really love how she uses colour, and puts colours together. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So it kind of felt a bit 'meant to be'..... particularly when Gabbie realised she had the same magazine</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I think we will break it down into sections and do a bit each month, a bit like a block of the month, so hopefully there is a good chance it will get</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> done.....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the meantime, I have started playing with the layout of my hexie blocks, and I am having fun.....</span><br />
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Taniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12866701359108465268noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125295054770409901.post-28480818202945751652015-08-08T11:02:00.001+10:002015-08-08T11:02:13.048+10:00fridays.....<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Apart from the obvious reason, Friday is my favourite day of the week. It's the day I go to sit n sew at my LQS, a couple of times a month it's either FNWF or FNSI, and I usually meet up with my sister or a friend </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At sit n sew this week, Gabbie shared her amazing and beautiful quilt she has been working on. I LOVE this, the colours are beautiful - and I have claimed first dibs on it if she ever gives it away!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This week Gabbie was also working on her small quilt which is in gorgeous colours too.....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Unfortunately progress is VERY slow going as my hand is still quite painful, but I will get there in the end.....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A little while ago I joined instagram, and while I haven't put much on there, I shared these photos of some things I have loved doing recently -</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I just LOVED this 'fox' calendar so it came home with me - aren't the eyes amazing! And it goes from Aug 2015, right through to Dec 2016</span></div>
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Taniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12866701359108465268noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125295054770409901.post-62607241445165285872015-08-05T15:23:00.000+10:002015-08-05T15:23:05.395+10:00it's that time again, yay!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Taniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12866701359108465268noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125295054770409901.post-47437805796976474252015-07-27T17:56:00.002+10:002015-08-05T15:19:49.015+10:00christmas in july ~ the gifts I sent....<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These are the gifts I sent to <a href="http://www.stitchandsow-homeandgarden.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Nanette</a> in the Christmas in July swap -</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.....by <a href="https://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_257725519"></span>Anthea<span id="goog_257725520"></span></a>, in <a href="http://www.christmasinjulyswap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Chez's Christmas in July swap</a>. I just love everything she sent me, and she was/is so generous!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and this sweet bag.....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I got a lovely giggle out of the little note Anthea sent with her bag - if you can't read it, it says 'a fun little goody bag... do wish someone 'piece' or 'peace'? (Take a good look at the words on the fabric!).... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and these are gorgeous - a 'surfing Santa' knife, an angel snowglobe, and a 'Candy Cane Lane' candle </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I just loved them all. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thank you so much Anthea!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And now I'm off for a cuppa and a lolly or two..... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">back tomorrow with what I sent to <a href="http://www.stitchandsow-homeandgarden.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Nanette</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyway, here is a sort of catch up, as most of the sewing that has been happening here has been </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">my parcels sent off for <a href="http://www.stitchingcubbyhole.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Chez's Christmas in July swap</a>.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and this.....started on Friday night during one of my favourite nights of the month, FNSI, hosted by <a href="http://www.sugarlane-designs.com/" target="_blank">Wendy</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...the beginnings of a gift I am making for a friend, from French General fabrics. I had hoped to finish this and get it off in the mail this week, however......</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">VERY frustratingly, both my sewing machine and I have sustained Sewing Injuries..... (a half-hearted lol...)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I seem to have wrecked my thumb, possibly caused by too much hand sewing and hand quilting in too short a time, which is making hand sewing and generally just trying to grip things very difficult and painful.... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was on the very last block of 16, the previous 15 having worked perfectly, doing some machine applique, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and was having some difficulty in getting my bottom thread to come through to the top. I think I must have been a bit over-zealous in pulling on the top thread to pop the bottom thread through..... I'm not really sure how it happened, but the needle, going down, hit the plate, bent and broke, and now the whole needle mechanism seems to have been thrown out of alignment, as when I now put the needle down it either hits the foot or the plate. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With a new needle in, so</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">me gentle wiggling and nudging took place, and then a bit more forceful pushing and pulling... some swearing may have been involved.... but it seems we are both now pretty much out of action sewing-wise.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am so frustrated, as I had a list of things I wanted to get finished this month, and was doing well with them. So I guess I will resort to preparing projects as much as I am able, and a bit of tidying up and reorganising my sewing stuff will not go astray - and thank goodness I don't currently have any urgent </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">deadlines to meet!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hope you can join us. Sign-ups are on Cheryll's blog <a href="http://www.stitchingcubbyhole.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a>,</span></div>
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Taniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12866701359108465268noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125295054770409901.post-399615275102363122015-06-29T12:43:00.004+10:002015-06-29T12:51:21.259+10:00an inspiring post - the slow stitching movement.....<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I just read this post, found via Pam Buda's '<a href="http://www.heartspunquilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Heartspun Quilts</a>' blog, and found it really inspiring.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is the <a href="https://theslowstitchingmovement.wordpress.com/2014/06/10/welcome-to-the-slow-stitching-blog/" target="_blank">link</a> if you would like to read it too.....</span></div>
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Taniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12866701359108465268noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125295054770409901.post-44755050073606536872015-06-29T11:50:00.000+10:002015-06-29T12:58:08.845+10:00a lovely weekend.....<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On Saturday, Patch and Quilt here in Gisborne held a book launch for Irene Blanck and her new book 'Focus on Applique', published by Quiltmania.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last year Irene had an exhibition of her quilts here at Mary's shop, and they are truly exquisite. You can see some photos <a href="http://ollieandt.blogspot.com.au/2014/06/a-lovely-weekend-irene-blanck-pattern.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Irene's new book is beautiful, with many gorgeous projects within its pages.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.farmgatecreations.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Tracee</a>, <a href="http://www.willsquiltnsew.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Marg</a> and I meet up with some of our 'City Girl' friends, <a href="http://www.teafabricandotherthings.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Elyte</a>, <a href="http://www.maisieandtheboys.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Marina </a>and Anne, and as always, it was a fun day filled with much laughter</span>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Some sewing just for fun was also done. I have been wanting to make some small fabric baskets for awhile now to hold the million and one scraps accumulating around the house, with each basket colour matching the scraps it will hold. During the week I searched out some patterns, and decided to give <a href="http://www.psiquilt.com/2009/08/friendship-bag-tutorial.html" target="_blank">this one</a> a go, by Rachel Griffiths of PS I Quilt. This was obviously quite a small basket, but I made it in its original size to practice the construction, and then played with the size to make a bigger basket. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was really happy with these, and they are really quick and easy to make - the qulting of the fabric takes the most time. You can see that the first one is quite small compared with my rotary cutter. I was really happy with the second one, but I think some more pattern tweaking is in order, to end up with a size about half way between the two.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I really enjoyed making these, and the pattern also has an option for handles, so they also make a cute little gift bag. More of these little baskets are now definitely on the to do list.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hope your weekend was as much fun as mine! xx</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love to watch my nephew play basketball, and try to go each week. Yesterday his Mum had something else on and couldn't take him (for the first time!), so I took him down. 15 minutes into the game, my nephew pulled up in a lot of pain, having rolled his ankle. All the local doctors had closed by that time, so with lots of icing it overnight, my sister took him to the doctor this morning.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Possibly broken, or severely damaged ligaments.....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ouch.... x-rays tomorrow, and crutches for the next few days at least.....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hope you're not in too much pain sweetie.....</span></div>
Taniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12866701359108465268noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125295054770409901.post-87035394923672333762015-06-21T11:01:00.001+10:002015-06-21T11:03:10.808+10:00two small finishes.....<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I finished this mini quilt last weekend ~ it was my second attempt at hand quilting something, and I was happy with how it turned out. This pattern is from 'Prairie Children and Their Quilts' by Kathleen Tracy. Thank you <a href="http://www.farmgatecreations.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Trace</a>e for the gorgeous hanger!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Back in May, I joined in with <a href="http://www.chookyblue.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Chookyblue</a> for her 3rd birthday Chookshed party - apologies for being a little late in posting about it (I was internet-less and camera-less for a little while there!). </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I spent the birthday weekend working on a birthday gift for my lovely friend Marg - this cushion, a Gail Pan pattern, but with a different stitchery, also a Gail Pan design, appliqued on the front. The front of this cushion is also hand quilted, but with big stitches. I did forget to take a photo, so have borrowed this one from </span><a href="http://www.kiwikidspage.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Sue</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">..... I must admit, I was very happy with this bit of sewing!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The cushion and the stitchery are from Gail's book, Patchwork loves Embroidery', which I love. I have stitched a few designs out of it, all waiting to be made into something soon....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Back in March I went with a few lovely friends to a sewing day with Gail Pan and Ramona Hermann, which was a fantastic day out. Sue has a great post about it on her blog <a href="http://kiwikidspage.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/sewing-day.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Back soon!</span></div>
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Taniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12866701359108465268noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125295054770409901.post-69521420836918969192015-06-20T19:46:00.004+10:002015-06-20T19:46:43.997+10:00fnsi results....<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had a lovely night, making some progress on my hexie quilt - another three blocks done, with the hexie flowers sewn onto their backgrounds.</span></div>
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Taniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12866701359108465268noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125295054770409901.post-9642153729354391522015-06-18T12:36:00.000+10:002015-06-18T12:40:09.643+10:00fnsi....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">FNSI is on again this Friday evening, where you can join in with lots of other likeminded craftaholics for a fun evening of dedicated sewing/crafting, and perhaps something yummy to eat and drink too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hosted by Wendy, head on over </span><a href="http://www.sugarlane-designs.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> to sign up, and to see what lovely projects your fellow FNSIers are working on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thank you once again to the lovely Wendy for hosting this fun night.</span></div>
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Taniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12866701359108465268noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125295054770409901.post-1710039382585722802015-02-20T11:13:00.001+11:002015-02-20T11:13:48.053+11:00february fnsi.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's FNSI time again...... to sign up for this fun evening, just head on over to Wendy's, <a href="http://www.sugarlanequilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is always a lovely evening of shared creativity, and lots of thanks to Wendy for hosting again.</span></div>
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Taniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12866701359108465268noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125295054770409901.post-20534909434722124452015-01-26T16:27:00.001+11:002015-01-26T16:27:11.093+11:00fnsi..... sewing with bonnie & camille<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">FNSI saw me working on a new quilt (as you do; even though you only plan to work on UFOs and gifts, and not start anything new!). I actually started it a couple of weeks ago for FNWF, after I got Camille Roskelley's book 'Simply Retro' from the library and fell in love with this quilt, 'Fresh'. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Star quilts are a favourite of mine, and I thought this one was gorgeous. And having a little stash of Bonnie and Camille fabrics, mostly 'Bliss', and along with buying a few extra bits and pieces from some of their current ranges to round out the colours and designs I have, will hopefully make this a beautiful quilt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are a lot of pieces in this quilt, so I imagine it's going to take a while to make, but I am enjoying the process.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hope you had a fun FNSI too. To see what everyone else got up to, pop on over <a href="http://www.sugarlanequilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a>; thank you to Wendy for hosting another great night.</span></div>
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Taniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12866701359108465268noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125295054770409901.post-19624802819867799972015-01-07T20:09:00.002+11:002015-01-07T20:09:52.789+11:00hello..... and fnwf<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well hello! It has been awhile.....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First of all, a belated Happy New Year!! I hope it is a wonderful year for you all.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">No sewing news to report here. The last few months have been a bit of a challenge healthwise; a trip to hospital at the end of August for a simple operation and overnight stay, turned into three weeks in hospital, two fairly major operations, and a completely unexpected cancer diagnosis. I am now having chemo, 8 sessions down and 8 more to go, and the possibility of radiotherapy after that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have really been very lucky with not too many side effects from the chemo, just a lot of fatigue and insomnia. My hair is thinning a little, but I am not losing it completely, and I have not had any nausea which is fantastic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, on with the new year..... I am hoping to do lots of sewing this year (which I say every year, but don't actually do!); I really do want to get some quilts finished this year though, working on some UFOs, and some new quilts too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And a good place to start is with FNWF this Friday night. Want to join in too? Head on over to Cheryll's and sign up <a href="http://www.stitchingcubbyhole.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a>. It's always a fun night, and fun to see what everyone else got up to as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hope to see you there.... and wishing you a year filled with quilty adventures too!</span></div>
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<br />Taniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12866701359108465268noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125295054770409901.post-31524425432542846912014-07-23T13:51:00.001+10:002014-07-23T15:59:36.793+10:00a challenge or two... or three.....<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have signed up to two challenges/quilt-alongs, as well as organising one of my own..... must be a glutton for punishment... and possibly a little overenthusiastic! Fortunately, these are year-long quilt-alongs, so I do have some time to organise myself!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They do sound like lots of fun though, so here are the details, if you feel inspired to join in too.....</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Firstly, my 'Simple Shapes' QAL...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">I thought this was a good book to use, as they are all quilts made with basic shapes, and with many of them there is no great level of difficulty for those that may not have so much experience with piecing. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also think the quilts in the book lend themselves to being made in any style of fabric, and can be made to a size that suits you.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I invited a few friends to join me, which they did, and many of them, and myself, have now purchased the book and are ready to start creating wonderful quilts.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another challenge currently running, with the unveiling on 29/30 August 2015 is 'The Gisborne Quilters Great Shirt Challenge', organised by my lovely and fun friends, </span><a href="http://www.farmgatecreations.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tracee</span></a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="http://www.willsquiltnsew.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Marg</span></a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">D</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">etails of this challenge are on Tracee's blog, </span></span><a href="http://www.farmgatecreations.blogspot.com.au/2014/07/challenge.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">here</span></a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The third quilt-along I have joined in with is the 'Quilt like an Eagle' project, organised by </span><a href="http://www.quiltyfolk.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Audrey</span></a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="http://www.quiltingcrescent.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Angie</span></a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Although I am here in Australia, every Fourth of July I admire all the lovely patriotic red, white and blue quilts on so many of the American blogs I enjoy reading, and I often see fantastic 'eagle' quilts. Audrey and Angie had each always harboured a desire to make one too... and thus the Eagle Quilt QAL was born.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A </span><a href="http://www.eaglequilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">blog</span></a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> has been started just for this quilt-along (must remember to do that...), and lots of ideas are already percolating..... </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Phew! Three fun QALs/challenges, and lots of fun to be had, and with a year to make a quilt - or two..... maybe you might be inspired to join in too!?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Many thanks again to the lovely <a href="http://www.sugarlanequilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Wendy</a> for hosting this fun night.....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Earlier in the week, these went off in the mail for the Christmas in July swap, hosted by Cheryll. This was so much fun; hope my recipient likes what I made!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Minis have been sent and received - thanks once again to amazing Swap Mama <a href="http://www.stitchingcubbyhole.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cheryll</a>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">this is the gorgeous mini I received from <a href="http://www.sisbabestitching.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sisbabe Stitches</a>, and I love it. It is very hard to see, but all the seams are sewn over in lovely decorative stitches. And I love the saying; the first time I read it, I felt like I could relate!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And this is the mini I made and sent. I won't reveal to who it was sent, as I know they have not been able to check their mail over the last week or two, but hopefully it is there waiting for them when they can.....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And my first project out of my new Gail Pan book, the 'Bloom' pincushion - I love this book, I want to make everything in it! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I did sign up for FNWF with Cheryll last week, with plans to again spend it with <a href="http://www.kiwikidspage.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sue</a>, <a href="http://www.farmgatecreations.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Tracee</a> and <a href="http://www.willsquiltnsew.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Marg</a>, working on our Underground Railroad quilts. Most annoyingly, a migraine prevailed and I was out of action. So there is some catching up there to do - more on that soon!</span></div>
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Taniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12866701359108465268noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125295054770409901.post-14355006507324673982014-06-30T20:09:00.001+10:002014-06-30T20:10:58.969+10:00Huckleberry Stitches/Kathleen Tracy quilt along - june 2014<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As you know, I joined in with Tilda at Huckleberry Stitches in her Kathleen Tracy 'Prairie Children and their Quilts' quilt along. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">June's project was the gorgeous little log cabin quilt, and here is my version - just a flimsy at the moment....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All the fabrics are from my stash, with the exception of the pink centre squares and some of the olive greens which came from a charm pack of Primitive Gatherings 'Floral Gatherings' fabric. Just love the pink...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I haven't yet made up my mind whether to machine quilt it or hand quilt it. I </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">think hand quilting would really suit it. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In any case, I better make up my mind soon before it ends up in the UFO pile!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Can't wait to see what we are making for July.....</span></div>
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Taniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12866701359108465268noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125295054770409901.post-17422515245618744002014-06-26T14:27:00.001+10:002014-06-26T14:27:51.783+10:00some more randomness.....<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've been having a lovely time, over here in my little corner of blogworld.....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">some more lovely quilts from the Sunbury Quilt Show... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>a gorgeous series, I just love it</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">there have been beautiful sunrises...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and lunchtimes from work spent at home having something </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <em><span style="font-size: x-small;">some delicious risotto - I am so lucky that my job is only 5 minutes from home</span></em> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's been another lovely weekend here, starting with FNSI, and continuing through until tonight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There has been lots of sewing - FNSI saw me making my 'homework' block for the underground railroad quilt project, a log cabin block - actually it's been a weekend for 'building' log cabins(!) as I worked on some of my small log cabin blocks too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As I mentioned in an earlier post, I am taking part in the <a href="http://huckleberrystitches.blogspot.com.au/2014/05/come-join-my-cyber-kathleen-tracy.html" target="_blank">Huckleberry Stitches 'Kathleen Tracy/Prairie Children and Their Quilts' quilt along</a>, and I have now finished the 12 blocks needed for this quilt. This mini quilt has a total of 156 pieces, so there has been lots of cutting and sewing. My blocks are now ready to put together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I did struggle with putting these together. By the time I started the second 'round', they started to get very wonky, so I actually drew up the log cabins as a foundation piecing pattern and made them that way, and am much happier with them. I also tried to make them pretty scrappy, so I will see if that worked when I put them all together!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also made a bag..... I have a bit of a love of foxes, both real and the crafty kind (show me a really cute fox softie and I nearly swoon lol!), so when I found this fabric last week at Lincraft, I could straight away imagine it in a bag -</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">During the week I looked for a bag pattern I liked and came across the '<a href="http://www.diaryofaquilter.com/2009/04/32-minute-messenger-bag-tutorial.html" target="_blank">32 Minute Messenger Bag</a>', a free pattern and tutorial on Amy Smart's '<a href="http://www.diaryofaquilter.com/" target="_blank">Diary of a Quilter</a>' blog. Having not really made a bag before, I decided to make a practice version, before I cut up my cute foxy fabric and quite possibly ended up wrecking it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is the result; </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I used these fabrics from my stash</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have to say, not being very experienced at bag making, it did take me quite a lot longer than 32 minutes, but I mucked around with the strap a bit. I'm sure it will take me a lot less time next time..... but I am happy with how it turned out for my first attempt!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There was also my usual Saturday activity, watching my nephew play basketball, they had a good win yesterday which was great, and then this morning I took my nephew out </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">for breakfast to our favourite cafe, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/3LittlePigsGisborne" target="_blank">3 Little Pigs</a>. We had a fantastic time, my nephew is such great company and very funny.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've signed up with our wonderful organiser Wendy, <a href="http://www.sugarlanequilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a>. Are you joining in too?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This weekend just past saw the </span><a href="http://www.ssandq.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sunbury Stitchers and Quilters</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> hold their quilt show, the theme of which was 'Old Days, New Ways', and what an enjoyable morning I had visiting the show. A group of friends - </span><a href="http://www.kiwikidspage.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sue</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, </span><a href="http://www.farmgatecreations.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tracee</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, </span><a href="http://www.willsquiltnsew.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Marg</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, </span><a href="http://www.maisieandtheboys.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Marina</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, </span><a href="http://www.teafabricandotherthings.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Elyte</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, Robyn, Ann and Jo - and myself had a great time chatting, laughing, looking at quilts, enjoying a delicious devonshire tea, buying fabric, and generally having a lovely time. Afterwards it was off to the Olive Tree Hotel in Sunbury for some lunch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As Sue has done two extensive posts on the show, I have just included some of my favourite quilts here. I also have to thank Sue for providing these photos, as my camera appeared to have died while we there, after I had only taken 3 photos - most frustrating!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>a tumbler quilt made by my friend Carolyn - I love the colours...</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em> a gorgeously colourful mini by my friend Annie...</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>this two-colour quilt looked amazing...</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>an amazing 'Dear Jane' quilt...</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I need to delete some photos off my camera, so today as I was going through them, I found quite a few to share that had not been on my blog previously -</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>fun Halloween decorations last year, outside my favourite house in Gisborne (not mine, sadly!)</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>you may not know that Ollie also comes to work with me... in his basket next to my desk at work and looking very handsome, having just been to the groomer</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>being the nature geek I am, I loved this beautiful lichen on a tree at work </em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>xx</em></span></div>
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