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doll’s fan quilt
Thursday, July 24th, 2008I’ve been thinking of other small quilts one could make with scraps - and after perusing this fabulous book …
… decided to try the doll’s fan quilt. Naturally, I decided to try this at 10 to 6 this evening when I should have been preparing dinner, tidying the house, folding washing - bathing the dogs [...]
matroyshkas, mousehole and a travelling Laura Ashley curtain salesman
Thursday, July 17th, 2008I had such fun making that little village of Thimbleberry-styled houses last night, I pulled out a drawer full of scraps this morning and began planning some more colourful houses. It was the perfect morning for such pleasure. The sun was shining, the house was quiet, there was French music tinkling through the kitchen and [...]
colourful houses
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008I will never, ever be one of those people who have a cool, minimalistic home with white grey walls, furniture and floors. Nope, I have a colour fetish - the more the merrier. And the pleasure is not just to be found in fabric - admiring the well chosen colours of the clothes of strangers [...]
finishing the amish sampler
Thursday, June 26th, 2008I have to go along to my meeting on Monday with a kind of show and tell - a “here’s what I have and think would make a good class kind of thing”. So after consultation with Carolann - who will cheerfully enrol in whatever I do! - we placed the amish sampler at top [...]
a bed for a princess
Friday, June 6th, 2008There was once an eccentric queen who had such a passion for beautiful fabric, she couldn’t stop buying it, sewing it, hanging it, wearing it … but her favourite thing to do was piece the fabric into glorious, rich quilts.
The king became worried … “Darling! ” he cried, “Perhaps it is time to stop all [...]