New quilts that look like old quilts. . . mostly
It’s true… I mean I knew I hadn’t blogged for *Ages* but consoled myself with the thought that no one had said anything, so all is OK…no one thinks I’m a lazy bones. But now you’re starting to notice. And I’m very pleased cos it’s so easy to get out of the blogging habit and […]
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I’m feeling a little bit exhausted after a busy few weeks getting ready for this trip, I just wanted to enjoy them, if only for a moment. Today I finalised the last bit of hand sewing I’ll take with me, You may recgnise some early repro’s in the pic….RJR’s Sarah Johnson Collection as well as […]
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I was thinking of the sorrow and joy DH (Lindsay) and I have had here at chez Quilt Station over the last few months, it’s just ‘life’ and the same for all of us really. And it has been a whirlwind of racing hither and thither, but at the same time still just going through […]
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It’s a long weekend here in Australia, Queen’s Birthday weekend. Aaah the perks of still being a Colony My home country of New Zealand celebrated last weekend, Queen’s birthday is celebrated the first Monday of June there. What does that have to do with commiting to cut? I don’t think either country is seeking to […]
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Thursday and Friday were clutter filled and busy days at my place… Why? I turned the living room in to a Photographic Studio! I had finally found time to set aside a day (but then needed two) to photograph quilts and get pattern covers designed for a ‘stack’ of quilts. I had planned to do […]
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A little while back I started a small quilt, maybe it could be called a Crib Quilt I used up some smallish pieces from my remnant bins, rather than larger pieces from the shelves. Of course I have hardly made a dent in the stash LOL, but I had fun choosing from pieces of my […]
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I’m feeling a little neglectful, disappearing since February… eeek It wasn’t intentional, and I wish I could say I’ve been here, there and everywhere. But in fact I’ve mostly been right here at home, just doing stuff. Which has been very nice. All of a sudden, it’s Autumn and I love it, this is my […]
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What a great January I had! I take the whole month *off* so I can *work* on my own things, bit of a contradiction I know. However it’s all very enjoyable for me so doesn’t feel like work, and I often use the term ‘pottering about’ so it’s all very much at a summer pace. […]
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One of the things I was lucky enough to bring back from the US, due entirely to my friend Sherry’s generosity, thank you , was a quilt kit from the Smithsonian Institute. I will make it up but instead of just ripping it open (my usual M O) we talked about documenting it as it […]
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The temperature is rising as the week rolls along, 30 today (86F) 38 tommorow (100F) and 40 Friday (104F) and back to 34 Saturday (93F) It’s a good time to be a hermit which I confess I am in January. Apart from two walks around the corner to our little shop for mail/paper/milk I have […]
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