Showing posts with label quilt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quilt. Show all posts

June 10, 2011

Comfy Couch

Broadband is up and running today!! Yayyyy!  I'm so relaxed browsing my little world of antiques on trademe and quilts on my favorite blogs.  It's so nice to receive comments from my friends around the world who read my blog. Thank you so much.
Here's a quilt that I'm working on... it's been in the cupboard for years! Time to finish it and give it away!  I've been looking at Dear Jane again.  It's always fun to flip through the book and choose a new block to try.  I'll take pictures as I finish each one.

March 21, 2011

Inspiration from the internet

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1)  I found these vintage bracelets made from silver spoons!  This is such a good idea for anyone who has their Grandma's flatware but never entertains.  Get out the silver and turn it into something useful! Or purchase one already made from this Etsy shop.

2) Embroidered vintage linen is another of my favorite things. I love this blog post from Struan Farm.

3) Have you ever bought anything from an etsy shop?  My first purchase was from a NZ designer.  Here is a beautiful embroidered bird on vintage linen.  Agnes Coy is one of my favorite shops!

3) I also found this simple embroidered design gift set. The blog is really beautiful and has quilting blocks of the month (BOM)  and cooking and other creative temptations!

January 18, 2011

Quilting Day

We had a wonderful day with our sewing machines. It's really humid here and we're sweating while crawling around on the floor pinning the quilts together but at the end of the day, we all came out with something to show for our labour!

Take a look at Karen's quilts.  She sandwiched them with batting and backing today.  You might notice the pins.  The bright one was started 5 years ago for Hannah who is 13.  The red and white is for Suzanne.  The soft pink one is for Karen's grandchildren! One day...

What's the name of this block?

 
Irish Chain


Crazy Quilt

January 1, 2011

New Year's Resolutions

I've never been good at making New Year's resolutions.  But this year, I'm going to make a list of goals.  Everyone has a different approach to New Year's and most people I ask don't bother. My friend at Struan Farm has a good idea; to make a list as opposed to one resolution to stop eating. Ha!

OK, here goes my list of goals:
1) This is a given, to spend more time with my family; especially my mom!
2) To be a better listener.  My husband will appreciate that one!
3) This will give you an idea of how much I hate to exercise - to walk more.
4) To eat out less; especially avoiding fast food/takeaways.
5) To finish my diploma in 2011.
6) To work less - much less by becoming more efficient with my time.
7) To give more time to society and the community.  This is my biggest challenge.
8) To remember birthdays and send more cards, especially to family and friends in Canada.
9) To redecorate my bedroom and make myself a french country quilt!
10 To knit a LOT more and finish what I start!