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Christmas Runner Done!
We are really in the Christmas season now, with no time to blog! I finished the Xmas table runner a few weeks ago, and delivered it to its new home. I must say I thought it looked spectacular. Hopefully Clare enjoys it for many years to come. The quilting pattern was chosen to enhance the…
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Christmas delivery … part 2
I’ve been playing with the colours and layout for a Christmas runner- see my earlier post with my initial test blocks, made with templates from Marti Michell. I finally settled on a very Christmasy red-and-green layout. Things have progressed, and I now have four of the seven blocks completed (click photo for a closer look),…
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The Art of Quilting
I have participated in a few quilt challenges in the half dozen years I have been quilting, and the ones I like best are the ones where I do something completely different from what I usually do. I am most inspired in my quilting work to work in colour, and love making pieced quilts. But for…
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Am I Blue?
The title reminds me of a very old song by Brenda Lee, look for it! But no, I am not blue. More of a Pollyanna, always looking and finding the bright side. BUT.. I don’t make many blue quilts for some reason. Lots of people love blue, and there are lots of things I love…
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Christmas delivery
I had a special request from a friend for a Christmasy table runner. Her house has a muted palette of off-whites with small touches of soft greens and reds. The perfect background for a bright red and green table runner, in my opinion. I decided to do a star pattern in reds and greens, and…
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Experiments with Bleach (part 2)
My last experiments showed me that a very brightly-coloured, highly-patterned fabric was ideal for bleaching. I dug out Fassett and Fassett-like fabrics. Red seems to be most influenced by the bleach. Unbleached sample is on the right, bleached is on the right. Click on images for a closer look. These are less successful…. I was…