After a hectic two weeks of bulding furiously there was a lull until finally yesterday the cabinets started to go in. Just a taste of how it will be...
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I have a new penfriend, in the old parlance, to whom I have been sending photos of the quilts I've been making using the never-ending-strip technique. It comes by many other names, and Kay Koeper Sorensen's tutorials (first two links) for them are below so why don't you try one and send Kay a photo of the result? Perhaps, like me, you won't be able to stop at one either! (She named my quilt above and I've decided to use it.)
http://quiltspluscolor.blogspot.com/2011/04/sunrise-sunset-quilt-tutorial.html http://quiltspluscolor.blogspot.com/2011/04/potato-chip-quilt-what-ifs-and.html http://pieceful-moments.blogspot.com.au/2009/03/continuous-strip-quilt. htmlhttp://www.quiltingboard.com/tutorials-f10/super-fast-jelly-roll-quilt-t44258.html http://www.quiltersqtrs.com/free_bom_downloads/FREE%20Pattern%20Easiest%20Ever%20Jelly%20Roll%20Throw%20Pattern.pdf A few of us in my quilting group have been fascinated with the One Block Wonder technique and this is my recently completed top. The feature fabric had enough variety to yield widely differing hexagons and this is what I did with them.
It is very interesting to see what others do with the technique... http://www.quiltingboard.com/blogs/one-block-wonder-obw-b2272.html http://www.quiltingboard.com/blogs/one-block-wonder-page-2-b8771.html Wonderful week, lots of work done. The family had dismantled everything possible of the old kitchen and spent hours scraping at the glued down vinyl flooring before the professionals took over. Walls removed, ceiling removed, electrics, water and gas relocated. Now the sheeting is going up. So glad this is finally happening.
Found time in a busy week to roll some glass and try out some new colours. This gives me some useful beads and a few more combinations for new jewellery. Summer Sunset Market in Queanbeyan on Friday 16th March 5pm - 8pm and then I'm having a stall at the Uniting Church Fete at the Wesley Centre on National Circuit in Canberra on Saturday 17th March, 9am - 2pm. I shall get some more pictures up of what sort of things will be available but come along and see for yourself and have a chat.
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