Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Sunday, 24 January 2010
Portreath
Today was simply a most gorgeous winter day. Blue sky, and clear air. We could see for miles as we drove Cornwall's hills to Portreath. Mr V insisted on trying out a random Byway and we nearly got stuck in a muddy field, I have learned some new map reading skills, and we took some beautiful pictures.
Thursday, 21 January 2010
I finally made it
yay. it is finished. my first patchwork quilt! I'm loving it, and I hope the baby does too, When he finally makes an appearance. Today he is 10 days late and counting! I was in such haste to post it off to mrs T, the expectant mother, that I have hardly taken any photos - not like me at all. It is so dark and miserable at the moment i am feeling pretty uninspired to take any pictures, or write my blog for that matter. I feel I need to make spring happen and start doing sunny weather things.
let see what happens.
let see what happens.
Sunday, 1 November 2009
Patchwork
I have decided to make a patchwork quilt for my sister, who is having a baby. I began very enthusiastically, buying lots of fabric, planning the design and then began to cut out all the little squares.....
and then I slowly lost interest
It was pretty boring - cutting out squares. They are not even small squares. I mean, imagine if I had decided to make one of those quilts with tiny hexagons or some other multi-faceted paneling. I think I would have lost the will to live.
As the last few prints lay discarded on my desk, and the birth of the baby draws ever nearer - I decided to take serious action, and get on with it. So this weekend, I have had a totally self indulgent time, alone in Falmouth, going out on boat trip on Saturday - see seperate post - and getting down to the dreaded patchwork today. I am most pleased with the results, as you can see the pattern is starting to take shape:
It took abit of time deciding how to make it look patchworky and random. I actually quite like the repeat I've settled with, it gives some uniformity to the panel as a whole.
now it looks pretty I think that I will be able to endure the sewing part....
and then I slowly lost interest
It was pretty boring - cutting out squares. They are not even small squares. I mean, imagine if I had decided to make one of those quilts with tiny hexagons or some other multi-faceted paneling. I think I would have lost the will to live.
As the last few prints lay discarded on my desk, and the birth of the baby draws ever nearer - I decided to take serious action, and get on with it. So this weekend, I have had a totally self indulgent time, alone in Falmouth, going out on boat trip on Saturday - see seperate post - and getting down to the dreaded patchwork today. I am most pleased with the results, as you can see the pattern is starting to take shape:
It took abit of time deciding how to make it look patchworky and random. I actually quite like the repeat I've settled with, it gives some uniformity to the panel as a whole.
now it looks pretty I think that I will be able to endure the sewing part....
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