Thursday, August 4th, 2011
So, barring borders, where the jury is still out, my Bliss quilt top is finished. Do I love it? You bet! For those who missed the ongoing story, the fabric is Bliss by Bonnie and Camille for Moda and the pattern is a variation on the Thimbleberries Picnic Rollup. The inclusion of 2 1/2 inch […]
Progress!
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Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
Day 3 My Bliss blocks are done and now I’m setting them all together with sashing and 2 1/2 inch Bliss blocks in the corners. Nine done and 21 to go. Maybe by tomorrow they will all be sewn and then I can start making decisions about borders and binding. I love this fabric…I’ve said […]
Blissing along
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Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011
I had such good intentions….but try as I might, I haven’t got as much done as I’d hoped to over the last day or so. You see, I had visions of a troublefree day just trundling along sewing blocks on the sewing machine. I hadn’t quite taken into account having to do a holiday worth […]
Why does life always get in the way?
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Monday, August 1st, 2011
So here we are…Day 1 of my free week. What a treat! I knuckled down and did my long slow training run this morning – 11 miles in a little less than 2 hours. I ran round the Greifensee, which is the lake our house looks down on. It’s an easy run, all on footpaths […]
A me week!
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Tuesday, July 19th, 2011
Here is Nature’s Notebook – quilted, bound, washed and tumble dried – a delightfully snuggly quilt. This is the first purely blue and yellow quilt I’ve ever made – which is pretty surprising as this is one of my very favourite colour combinations. It must be the influence of my Swedish ancestors!! I think this […]
Nature’s Notebook – all done and dusted!
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