More on Ricky Tims in Oldham...

I apologise that the blogging of my hand

(which is healing nicely, thank you)

may have made it seem like I hadn't had a good time

at the Ricky Tims talk, but I did. I really did.

I loved hearing all about his life,

his work, and seeing his quilts, right there

in Oldham, Lancashire,

which are AWESOME!!!

So I thought I'd show

my Ricky Tims Convergence quilt

made in 2008

for my friend Toni, The Quilting Pirate:

- hence the 'converging' of pirate fabric ;c)

Ricky had some great suggestions about convergence quilts...

unfortunately he didn't have any suggestions

about how to find more time in my days LOL

Here are a few more photos from his talk

on Caveman Quilting:

 As I was taking this photo,

someone flipped up the quilt to look at the back...

 Loved these flower quilts

and really fancied making one, but I can't.

I really can't!!

 I need to make a dent in my UFO's first!

But I have come away feeling

very proud of my hobby

and very grateful to all the people

who create and inspire all of us who enjoy it.

Thanks Ricky.

Right, now, who's next?! LOL

Part of the Woohoo Nation

Considering that I live in a remote part of North Yorkshire,

bordering on Lancashire and Cumbria,

I find it amazing that I have, in the past 2 years,

had the pleasure of meeting Bonnie Hunter (in Germany), 

And today, the very entertaining Ricky Tims.

I very much enjoyed Ricky's talk on Caveman Quilting:

Baby-Kalico enjoyed the bright colours

and gorgeous swirly quilting ;)

She even got an affectonate greeting...

Perhaps you can see my lovely sodden clothing?!?

Well... Unfortunately, there was quite a lot of snow in Oldham today

and when we parked in the parking lot

there was lots of slippy wet slushy snow...

I bought my parking voucher

and when I went to put it in the window it blew away...

So I went to chase it and unfortunately I went flying...

I basically skidded on my stomach across the slush,

grazed my hands and fingers, bruised my knees

and to stop myself skidding into a parked car,

I flipped myself over and sat on my bum

and so ended up with very wet trousers, shirt and coat :(

Never mind, it didn't dampen my spirits,

nor the beauty of Ricky's stunning quilts...

Below is Ricky's 'Bohemian Rhapsody':

Vicky enjoyed them too!

Hello England:

(Ricky talked Caveman, Convergence & Rhapsody quilts)

Hello beautiful quilt details!!:

We enjoyed learning about Ricky's Rhapsody quilts:

How to design them,

How to make them,

How to use 'Ricky's Poly-Stable-Stuff',

Double (and regular) blanket stitch,

Bobbin threads, Freezer paper etc...

Really amazing stuff and very interesting.

*****

The lighting wasn't great for this photo of his Log Cabin Bears:

The colours are amazing in the flesh!

My hand, to give you a sense of scale:

My hand, after my fall:

Regardless of my fall,

I had a wonderful day and really enjoyed

meeting Ricky Tims in the flesh.

My favourite quote of the day

when asked if narrower seams needed

smaller stitches:

Yes, but...

"The smaller the stitch,

the harder it is to pick it out"

Ricky Tims