Thursday, 24 April 2014

On the Longarm

On the Longarm at last...

First row done...
about 10 more to go!

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A  slow drive from my studio to town. 
Slow, but so scenic.


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 A walk in the sunshine
with my Sister-in-law the other day...

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 Taking a new friend to visit the village phonebox...

Saturday, 19 April 2014

BIG Backing

This morning I went to my LQS (Local Quilt Shop)
and bought the backing and binding fabric for

Here is the quilt top laid out,
but still folded in half on the lovely big tables at

After much ummming and ahhing and
quilt maths, I decided on a nice pale yellow swirl for the back 
and a brighter diagonal stripey yellow for the binding..

Decisions were not easy,
but at least Miss Kalico was kept busy
making fuzzy faces...

...and drawing and cutting.
(Cutting in a quilt shop you say!! 
It was scary, but she was well behaved ish! lol)

And here I am, about to fold up the quilt top.

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Here's a parting shop of Miss Kalico
in the dress I made her.
Playing with buttons. 
I remember fondly playing with my Mother's button box.

And here's the back of the dress.
Only about the 3rd time, I've done buttonholes,
but phew! they worked!

Monday, 7 April 2014

A Story in Pictures

Here are a few(!) pictures
from my tablet to show what I've been up to 
over the last few months...


 


































Baking, quilting, kids..
pretty much sums things up!