tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64268672957755412532024-03-06T07:21:30.509+11:00PinkyingPinkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773996448237708225noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426867295775541253.post-24455564540581007742012-05-16T19:54:00.001+10:002012-05-16T19:54:10.419+10:00WIP Wednesday: the Placemat Finish<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have a finish this week! I started these place mats for my Mum's birthday earlier this year, but I was so busy that I only got to make 4 of them in time. I finally finished the other 4 this week so that she has a full set of 8.<br />
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They have a little band of aqua or green contrast at the base of each place mat, which I think gives some variation to them. There's 4 each of the green and the aqua, so Mum can either mix them up, or have a matching set of 4.<br />
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I also managed to talk her into some outdoor photography! My love of all things photography definitely comes from Mum (and I love that it is something we still share) so it was really nice to do a little mini photo shoot together.<br />
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Next time I visit with her I will take some quilts and get some more shots!<br />
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Linking up with WIP Wednesday!<br />
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I don't think I even told you all that I broke a bone in my foot! I tripped over and slammed my foot into the bedroom door - yes, I'm THAT girl.. the one who trips over her own feet! All healed now, but that was a week in a moon boot that I didn't need! <br />
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The best part is that while the blog has been quiet, I have been busy sewing away. There has been a finished quilt, a finished top, a cute accessory, I received some swap fabric and have a couple of other quilt designs floating in my head that I have to get down on paper and into fabric :)<br />
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Up first a little run through of what I've been up to, but I will be back with more details on each of them later! <br />
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Sunset + is now a finished top. I've basted it and now I just have to decide how to quilt it. I really love the colours, and want to get it done soon so that it can be my "winter TV quilt". <br />
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Square Dance is a finished quilt, I love how the design came out, but I want to do some more quilting in the "negative space" to really make the coloured sections pop.<br />
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My key ring has been gradually falling apart for weeks, so on ANZAC Day I whipped up a new one. A number of years ago on Valentine's Day Sir Pinkying took me for a shopping session at my LQS which is when I bought this fabric. I like to think of it as my "Valentines Keyring"</div>
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Finally, I got very happy mail in the post last week. I did a swap with Kati over at <a href="http://www.fromthebluechair.com/">From the Blue Chair</a> which was a 5 yard rainbow charm swap! We each sent in 5 yards of fabric in our colour group, and what we got back was 5 yards of charms!</div>
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I already have a plan for these - but the drawing out is quite complicated and I haven't quite worked out what size I want to make it yet - but I'll have it sorted out soon.</div>
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The reason why I <strike>wanted</strike> needed some Nicey Jane was because of a super cute quilt that I saw over at <a href="http://camilleroskelley.typepad.com/simplify/2011/12/12-months.html">Simplify</a> (Camille Roskelley's Blog) and after I saw the photo I just HAD to have some! <br />
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<a href="http://www.pennypoppleton.com/">Jenn</a> and I went halves in some fat eighths and now we're all ready for our mini challenge. So here are the rules for the Nicey Girls Finish First mini challenge:<br />
1) All print fabrics for the top and the binding must come from our fat eighth set.<br />
2) The only fabrics we can add are solids<br />
3) No more than 2 solids can be added*<br />
4) The big reveal will be at our quilting group in April (full quilt!) <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*I'm pretty sure that it was right around this rule being added that we both ran off to get pull out our Kona colour cards to check our choices!!</span><br />
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I've been kind of planning an idea in my head for a while - so I sort of knew what I wanted to do, although I have amended that slightly since we agreed the rules! I spent a little time yesterday with these guys<br />
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It's a really quick canvas that you can make to decorate for the holidays... The one in Issue 8 of Fat Quarterly is for Easter<br />
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Up first is finishing off these placemats for my mum. I managed to finish off 4 before Christmas which were given to her for her early January birthday, but I need to finish the other 4 so that she can have a full set of 8! The fabric is Bryant Park from Anthology Fabrics, paired with Kona solids.<br />
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I thought that to get the ball rolling again that I would start by answering the questions over at <a href="http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/2011/12/sewing-industry-reflections-predictions-what-do-you-think/">Sew Mama Sew </a>on Reflections and Predictions.<br />
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<div style="color: magenta;"><b>SMS: Looking back at the 2011 sewing scene, what trends stand out in your mind?</b></div>I think that we're definitely seeing the "coming soon" fabric sneak peaks much earlier in the production process with a long wait for those of us who want to buy it retail. This can be a good thing and a bad thing, sometimes it feels like an eternity until we can get our hands on it! I'm loving the involvement of more men in the craft, as fabric designers, quilt makers and bloggers, they bring a different design aesthetic and create great products. <br />
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</b></div><div style="color: magenta;"><b>SMS: What were some of your favourite things related to sewing this past year? </b></div>I loved a LOT of the fabric that came out this year, it was great to see so many different ranges with different styles, really something for everyone.<br />
On a more personal level, one of the biggest changes for me this was meeting a group of quilters my age who have become firm friends. It's a real pleasure to be able to get together for cutting, sewing, chatting, laughing and brownies! <br />
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<div style="color: magenta;"><b>SMS: What did you make that you're most proud of?</b></div>I'm going to pick two here because I can't separate them, but I think that's ok because one of them was for me and the other was for a dear friend.<br />
The first is my Cosmo bag from Amy Butler's Style Stitches - In Far Far Away by Heather Ross, this was for me, and I absolutely love it. It was worth every second of angst making it!<br />
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<b style="color: magenta;">SMS: Are there any trends you're over and done with?</b><br />
Not really. I think that the thing that the quilting industry has gotten better at is appreciating that we are all different, so different things appeal to different quilters. I was a bit over the modern/traditional argument that happened in 2011, there is space for all of us in the quilting industry regardless of how and what we identify with. <br />
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<div style="color: magenta;"><b>SMS: Did you have a favourite fabric collection or print in 2011?</b></div>I really loved the Prince Charming range from Tula Pink, I missed out on Neptune so Prince Charming was great for me to get. For me 2011 was also the year of Sweetwater - Sunkissed, Hometown, and in 2012 Reunion!<br />
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<div style="color: magenta;"><b>SMS: What do you predict for 2012 in the sewing industry?</b></div>In 2012 I think we will see more involvement of international designers in the US fabric design scene, there's already Australian, English and Japanese designers and I think we will see more of that as the internet and blogs make us all "closer". I would also like to see more companies doing pre-cuts, I just love them for convenience!<br />
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<div style="color: magenta;"><b>SMS: Can you tell us what to expect from you in 2012? Any big projects or life-changing goals?</b></div>I've already done one exciting thing for 2012, but there will be a wait before I can tell you about it (and no, there are no little feet on the horizon!) I'm planning to re-design the blog a bit soon, it's time for a refresh. I hope there will be some other life-changing things happening too, but I can't tell you about that just yet either!Pinkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773996448237708225noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426867295775541253.post-38332654500210830892011-11-23T20:33:00.000+11:002011-11-23T20:33:49.175+11:00WIP Wednesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Finishes:<br />
<a href="http://pinky-ing.blogspot.com/2011/09/once-upon-time-in-new-york.html">Cosmo Bag</a><br />
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<a href="http://pinky-ing.blogspot.com/2011/11/finished-project-peanuts-playtime.html">Peanut's Playtime Quilt</a><br />
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Progress:<br />
Candied Hexagons - more blocks made - 11 to go!<br />
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No Progress:<br />
pretty much everything else! <br />
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New Projects:<br />
A secret project for someone for Christmas<br />
Planning for the Christmas Tree! <br />
Renovating our Christmas wreath<br />
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Linking up with WIP Wednesday <br />
<a href="http://freshlypieced.blogspot.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced" height="150" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1109/5159705972_49be14a673_m.jpg" width="150" /></a>Pinkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773996448237708225noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426867295775541253.post-28651641477028605962011-11-22T21:47:00.000+11:002011-11-22T21:47:50.440+11:00Candied Hexgons... the ongoing projectLast night I took a couple of minutes to lay out all the blocks for my Candied Hexagons. By my count I only have 11 full blocks to go, and then the side ones to square it up. I did rearrange a couple of the blocks, but for the most part I'm pretty with how it's looking. <br />
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For anyone who doesn't know who Deb is, she is a very well known quilter who used to professionally machine quilt for others on her domestic machine. Yep, that's right, you heard me. No long arm. Machine quilted for others, on her DOMESTIC machine.<br />
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The first day was focused on pin basting technique, design consideration, marking and machine quilting with a walking foot. We did quilting in the ditch, a cross hatch, stops and starts, and a cable, all with the walking foot.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3bRumQHx-LI6K4ZH8YYI5I4ztGhHijKz6zgqUFoFX1WHC02vTMAmuNNoHOjY3NI35RUoII098SabEmu3NKXfEKXNLEmOvXoyTPfcJNx4R7ZrueqyKp1tHtrZBB0Hlg-ttE9GFkxDDq-c/s320/DSC_0737.JPG" width="320" /></div>Deb is a fabulous teacher, and I can't recommend this class highly enough! I learnt so much, and still have more to learn. Most importantly I have to practice practice practice! I'm really looking forward to sitting down at the machine again to apply all the things that I learnt.Pinkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773996448237708225noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426867295775541253.post-53999280484342211472011-11-10T10:30:00.002+11:002011-11-10T10:30:01.488+11:00Shopping Spree! Anyone who quilts and lives in Sydney is probably familiar with Craft Depot at Pennant Hills. They are having a huge sale in November, and on the way home from quilting on the weekend, Kyishia and I stopped in to check out the sale. I have to admit that I might have gone a little bit over the top....<br />
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This is what I came home with <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbM2nAVWkuKQUM3-uoaQU3hPvw72YXgwKIV8lLJ4cowYT0fwTWy5xn5xCi8R9lrjeAzcRBh4U5oTc5dkkp31v46_Z12UIH517ZIdBEnXPSNLMxl-y1G3wYCBlWMCpJJ1-NJNLJkL6H-Ps/s1600/Pinky+signature.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbM2nAVWkuKQUM3-uoaQU3hPvw72YXgwKIV8lLJ4cowYT0fwTWy5xn5xCi8R9lrjeAzcRBh4U5oTc5dkkp31v46_Z12UIH517ZIdBEnXPSNLMxl-y1G3wYCBlWMCpJJ1-NJNLJkL6H-Ps/s1600/Pinky+signature.jpg" /></a>Pinkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773996448237708225noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426867295775541253.post-16791135933971458132011-11-07T11:00:00.004+11:002011-11-07T11:00:00.551+11:00Scrappy SwapI've been trying out online swaps through Flickr for the first time recently, so I'm in 1 fabric swap, 1 bee and 1 sewn goodie swap. Of these only one of them is finished which is the sewn goodie swap. We were all assigned a secret partner, and you had to send 1 hand sewn goodie, the equivalent of a fat quarter of scraps, and something from your area.<br />
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This is what I sent out to my partner:<br />
Some pink scraps<br />
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</a></div>Pinkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773996448237708225noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426867295775541253.post-27907899831413081442011-11-05T20:02:00.000+11:002011-11-05T20:02:02.790+11:00Finished Project: Peanut's Playtime<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhfhj1Am-IBOY0CeXxXdSXJ8aKFcT0xWDPh7j4-wWcjfV1wsaIZW28lcuopPyVBhLOHHwBrS6chAzhxRWQ9OTPd0PvCC9tBFhNjlqoOoeHOGcWkXO112bYM9tMC5WBQmITVxEn0gw_xo/s1600/Pinky+signature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>Hi! It's been a super long time since I blogged! It's not that I haven't been sewing, it's just that I've been sewing so much that I haven't had much time on the computer. So I'm going to start with a finish, you might remember some time ago that I showed you this stack of fabric which was for a secret project.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQ3HfQPDqG9tO8T8_vIwTI-WIRDEAoQj2H25JwC0NvFS6My8E84YgC6Bc3WfzrttZSiRnzlC4kOyZjZdbNIqZRAneJzuaL_vE5Dw9GBmMTN3OC6bgppO2cLHWIu1erfHTQ24QeN1jndY/s1600/DSC_0531.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQ3HfQPDqG9tO8T8_vIwTI-WIRDEAoQj2H25JwC0NvFS6My8E84YgC6Bc3WfzrttZSiRnzlC4kOyZjZdbNIqZRAneJzuaL_vE5Dw9GBmMTN3OC6bgppO2cLHWIu1erfHTQ24QeN1jndY/s320/DSC_0531.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Well I'm all done! This is "Peanut's Playtime", it's for a very close friend of Sir Pinkying and I, in fact, she was the one who set me up with Sir Pinkying! She's about to have her first baby, and we don't know what she's having, so the quilt needed to be as unisex as possible.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilISTOawmcT7IgIrOR0XjCWjoWeHlobrVzofghnAjj27YV6CBSMB-x8fWK2zmrlzXOYsLBDglNICQdzLbwiqm7J8jP2JHzzItPWZuOOkTx3DjJIEDm7o5M-s1SQvEp29eYBBKoeY_zogQ/s1600/DSC_0630.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilISTOawmcT7IgIrOR0XjCWjoWeHlobrVzofghnAjj27YV6CBSMB-x8fWK2zmrlzXOYsLBDglNICQdzLbwiqm7J8jP2JHzzItPWZuOOkTx3DjJIEDm7o5M-s1SQvEp29eYBBKoeY_zogQ/s320/DSC_0630.JPG" width="179" /></a></div>There are a lot of firsts for me in this quilt... it's the first time that I've pin basted a project this size, and I have to say that I absolutely love it! So fast, and it actually held all three layers together beautifully nothing shifted at all! I love it so much! <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigW6M9LRcoN00VDJsmxGWaohy_HQSdWVDGujRQpbPSgOcdHklSHTyBmsNh1h6pU1nLVoMloehqJj1UvPKPxCaFLdmwdfClN3N1N-GL5tL1urNtJZ1OvPFKDZUewxBL5U3wW2eBqjSrEyg/s1600/DSC_0635.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigW6M9LRcoN00VDJsmxGWaohy_HQSdWVDGujRQpbPSgOcdHklSHTyBmsNh1h6pU1nLVoMloehqJj1UvPKPxCaFLdmwdfClN3N1N-GL5tL1urNtJZ1OvPFKDZUewxBL5U3wW2eBqjSrEyg/s320/DSC_0635.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>It's also the first time that I've machine quilted a quilt all on my "own" too. I did 3/4 of an inch out from each seam which added this great rectangles and squares pattern to the top.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6X3sRTsybP7scdDkmyFTe1g8KK8ZYw5rAkD4gXXL384DbFgRGQDBXoZAYlJtzyV8eviwHq5wOrrBSqkLRhFkDAG1NLqE0pGqeJ9y9RCfzfyQg0KEM7kNS8rGuynBFGhGFCJiRxA4vkwo/s1600/DSC_0646.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6X3sRTsybP7scdDkmyFTe1g8KK8ZYw5rAkD4gXXL384DbFgRGQDBXoZAYlJtzyV8eviwHq5wOrrBSqkLRhFkDAG1NLqE0pGqeJ9y9RCfzfyQg0KEM7kNS8rGuynBFGhGFCJiRxA4vkwo/s320/DSC_0646.JPG" width="306" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's also the first time that I've done such a heavily pieced backing. Truth is that I was running out of fabric, so I didn't really have any other choice, but I like the way it turned out. Here is the back </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP363OEcNrpK4ZLRy-_ibmjrsW6X4veLD3nJI5ctqO8cWL6FGJ1zTwpA6roMKCDg0RBMwGVbx-tTc2MM9w__5dPGf632m-Z-4pF_xTSXYa2B_12pO99P5I9W1MVw9wK5SqfoDqH-pFcdw/s1600/DSC_0652.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP363OEcNrpK4ZLRy-_ibmjrsW6X4veLD3nJI5ctqO8cWL6FGJ1zTwpA6roMKCDg0RBMwGVbx-tTc2MM9w__5dPGf632m-Z-4pF_xTSXYa2B_12pO99P5I9W1MVw9wK5SqfoDqH-pFcdw/s320/DSC_0652.JPG" width="301" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm going to leave you with this photo... I love the "quilt with legs" shot!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQt3khzESfbVQq9DyLfXavkJo6iAZZU9krM_GVxsIpoi8wDFsYD4_epuAZkMGRpQeoiyaf87lDwGBkq-MtYeQMKEFR_KJc-cdINadqV3OM8Gc1MVUW9Ia6Hyk11WD0hyt6fiCDRKjaRP8/s1600/DSC_0636.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQt3khzESfbVQq9DyLfXavkJo6iAZZU9krM_GVxsIpoi8wDFsYD4_epuAZkMGRpQeoiyaf87lDwGBkq-MtYeQMKEFR_KJc-cdINadqV3OM8Gc1MVUW9Ia6Hyk11WD0hyt6fiCDRKjaRP8/s320/DSC_0636.JPG" width="214" /></a></div><br />
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I am really enjoying daylight savings in the afternoons and we've had a couple of beautiful sunsets like this one that I managed to catch this afternoon. I love the way the pink plays across the top of the clouds on the blue sky. Of course, by the time I had gone and changed the camera lens to get a closer shot, the pink was gone.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsR6KFyAm9a-bGWMK4oVz95zYOR1_oBT9H0IL8jycDiicXFxcU4LuRFJ7eK6eMxYpFyqOc410o_ZoDRzmkNReGJRBTvOLSrep6LmKWuS4wcUd7xx8uveteuHo-wSUWH_DeD1yvnJIaCmw/s1600/DSC_0592.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsR6KFyAm9a-bGWMK4oVz95zYOR1_oBT9H0IL8jycDiicXFxcU4LuRFJ7eK6eMxYpFyqOc410o_ZoDRzmkNReGJRBTvOLSrep6LmKWuS4wcUd7xx8uveteuHo-wSUWH_DeD1yvnJIaCmw/s320/DSC_0592.JPG" width="246" /></a></div>While I had the camera out, I thought I'd show you a couple of the new arrivals at our place recently. Up first is the gorgeous "Theory" which is by Kristian A Howell for Anthology Fabrics. I've been looking at these for a long time, and was ordering some other things (not shown here just in case someone sees something that they shouldn't!) so I got a couple of fat quarters. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh346-cVI9dL7rhd5h1SDWQGTnCvKaRbQNM6cQxqUDS_zWZShLPyvBLnpqRARcPwv9hlIYXofIziIZtrwMku03f6uTjKFOqy1PgH_yhgIVVaWAgbnvRxK0M038vhUbXnb1F84SjToCmdjg/s1600/DSC_0598.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh346-cVI9dL7rhd5h1SDWQGTnCvKaRbQNM6cQxqUDS_zWZShLPyvBLnpqRARcPwv9hlIYXofIziIZtrwMku03f6uTjKFOqy1PgH_yhgIVVaWAgbnvRxK0M038vhUbXnb1F84SjToCmdjg/s320/DSC_0598.JPG" width="293" /></a></div>Another favourite designer of mine is Sweetwater and I just love their Hometown range - I have no idea what I'm going to do with it, so I got a couple of charm pack and some fat quarters of designs that I really loved.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrG8SaS8AagAFbTd-_yYYfJcFpUH8LmAL-lCFbFtRrE0oTyBpyf5lgTiY_r9HhJFke3jOJxI2Au1EKbUb9JVxKEvzs9YLdA8_ptFaO19pXcPEG4Ev6h0G6FH4W2S8Ohr-_tn7v7rbDDeo/s1600/DSC_0599.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrG8SaS8AagAFbTd-_yYYfJcFpUH8LmAL-lCFbFtRrE0oTyBpyf5lgTiY_r9HhJFke3jOJxI2Au1EKbUb9JVxKEvzs9YLdA8_ptFaO19pXcPEG4Ev6h0G6FH4W2S8Ohr-_tn7v7rbDDeo/s320/DSC_0599.JPG" width="286" /></a></div>I've also been adding to my yellow and grey collection so here are a couple of pieces that came in the envelope that the hometown was in. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_IyLyhpiFG4YoF4blMNhaBA2BjV4gchKQGlmk8aHvG_Twl_UQ1ZiUS7vmSjrHgGOV1KJPfx3hzOV6_Sudp5qsteB2lut26kvgmzCAHHsqXByBtIXGrgibK0zjDabURnf26d_ckJrwqQ/s1600/Pinky+signature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_IyLyhpiFG4YoF4blMNhaBA2BjV4gchKQGlmk8aHvG_Twl_UQ1ZiUS7vmSjrHgGOV1KJPfx3hzOV6_Sudp5qsteB2lut26kvgmzCAHHsqXByBtIXGrgibK0zjDabURnf26d_ckJrwqQ/s1600/Pinky+signature.jpg" /></a>Pinkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773996448237708225noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426867295775541253.post-43403098179099607752011-09-30T21:26:00.000+10:002011-09-30T21:26:49.146+10:00Colour Makes Me Happy!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I don't know about you but colour makes me happy.... super happy, it inspires me...<br />
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One of the the things that I love about quilting is the chance to use colour in a myriad of different ways, and I'm always trying improve how I work with colour. Then just recently a thing called Photo Card Boutique popped up on a blog that I read (I'm sorry, I really don't remember which blog I saw this in!!) that I wanted to share with you all. <br />
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They have an online store that appears to sell electronic stationary (??) but I really haven't spent any time looking at it. What I do love is their "Cool Colors" segment on their <a href="http://www.photocardboutique.com/blog/category/color-inspiration/">blog.</a> Here is one that jumped out at me earlier this week<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Given the brilliant range of colours that you can get in Kona Solids, I think that these photos and the way that they pick out inidividual highlight colours really interesting and the resulting colour schemes inspiring. They also give you the hex code for the colour if you're a digital designer. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJUrrmGhGKa4r2nsf8UTNBV4_j2uqVO_7Dd1MMcoOCmP4iI25eK7bp8eumGVu5xsRFMlHl2PPEvMJPoi30tT_INnq0qiqFJpTP2sBpQPWgxNr_3B5qmXxYsWc8TB0nUp34Zl3vLwBjHvw/s400/Photo+Card+Boutique+2.jpg" width="400" /></div>In the second photo I really love the way they have picked out the deep purple shade from the middle of one of the tulips, it just brings a whole new layer to the colour scheme. So, if you love colour, or what to be inspired, or anything like that, then you should go and check out the <a href="http://www.photocardboutique.com/blog/category/color-inspiration/">blog!</a> <br />
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I have been working away again this week, but on a slightly secret project that I will show you after its finished because its a gift for a very close friend and I don't want to spoil anything ahead of time!!<br />
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This is the "Cosmo" bag from Style Stitches by Amy Butler... Thanks to Sex and the City "Cosmo" always makes me think of New York City!<br />
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While I've been busy sewing away, Spring has finally arrived here! <br />
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I'm so happy with how they came out! I love the fabrics, it's a good combo of the bright colours that I love and more masculine colours so that they can be something that both Sir Pinkying and I love having on the dining room table.<br />
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In a great act of random timing, we just finished building our brand new dining room table (don't you love Ikea?!?) so we're all set to go! I cut the strips all different random sizes, and then added the grey to either end, so none of the placemats are the same<br />
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Finally, because I've finished something, I've also started something new with these beautiful fabrics (that's "Baby Safari" from Northcott in case you're wondering, and some Kona Solids) for a very special friend of Sir Pinkying and I. <br />
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I've done all the cutting, now I've just got to sit down to do the sewing.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zp94gBUsKkv5_Rc6WtXntCppw1lnLqNG786Y676Jmj7XTIVeWwdq_V-o5cYE-Xnhsy2S1j7cSahlMaakcGx69GjfUTH5-b2_YEzV-epHtGw8MLB6S6ztc7TF5g7B0dGe4s2q22bhHFk/s1600/Pinky+signature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zp94gBUsKkv5_Rc6WtXntCppw1lnLqNG786Y676Jmj7XTIVeWwdq_V-o5cYE-Xnhsy2S1j7cSahlMaakcGx69GjfUTH5-b2_YEzV-epHtGw8MLB6S6ztc7TF5g7B0dGe4s2q22bhHFk/s1600/Pinky+signature.jpg" /></a>Pinkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773996448237708225noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426867295775541253.post-40101723010705490482011-08-25T09:30:00.002+10:002011-08-25T09:30:00.981+10:00Melbourne!It's been a while since we last had a holiday, actually we haven't had any time off work since Christmas and it was well and truly time to take a short break. Melbourne is running the Winter Masterpieces series again this winter, so we decided to go for a short trip away. <br />
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The main reason for going was the Tutankhamun exhibition, which I have to say was just wonderful. I knew that the "death mask" hadn't come with the exhibition (it never leaves Egypt) but the artifacts that were part of the exhibition were absolutely incredible. They say that the average visiting time is about 75 minutes - we spent just over 2 hours! The items are displayed in glass cases so that you can see all the different sides, just fantastic!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had a great view from our room, which was mostly of the cloudy overcast days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMvopEQRctno3G64QG1sJskq0iK133tkTUJ6j-kyIkxymCPuKoc6L93vct13ZhaEZH6jQ_SUXIX80xCSkMegXynRjEvhG7lOAQyEhC6bnklwiSsf1IEQziN26DFkUyhbORdgahv0qxgCw/s1600/DSC_0425.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMvopEQRctno3G64QG1sJskq0iK133tkTUJ6j-kyIkxymCPuKoc6L93vct13ZhaEZH6jQ_SUXIX80xCSkMegXynRjEvhG7lOAQyEhC6bnklwiSsf1IEQziN26DFkUyhbORdgahv0qxgCw/s320/DSC_0425.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Of course on our last day we woke up to this!<br />
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Pinkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773996448237708225noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426867295775541253.post-82455007962245461382011-08-22T20:25:00.000+10:002011-08-22T20:25:34.848+10:00A Room With a..... Desk!Ever since Sir Pinkying and I moved earlier this year we've been meaning to "get around" to getting a desk for our spare room so that I can have dedicated space for quilting. There's been a couple of false starts, including a trip to Ikea where I discovered that the desk I thought I wanted was in actual fact not very sturdy, and we ended up coming home empty handed. But yesterday we tried again and finally had success! <br />
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Here is the before:<br />
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Pinkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773996448237708225noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426867295775541253.post-43069615325378285082011-08-19T09:00:00.047+10:002011-08-19T09:00:01.758+10:00A Sew In!Last week I mentioned that I'd had two fun quilty experiences lately, but I was very slack and hadn't taken photos at either of them. This week I got a chance to have another one, and I made sure to have my camera ready!<br />
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Kyishia from <a href="http://primanotion.wordpress.com/">PrimaNOTION</a> came over again while Sir Pinkying was out, and we took over the living room floor! Well... actually... if I'm going to be completely honest... I was the one who really took over the floor, Kyishia sewed at the dining room table. So this is what the floor looked like as we got started<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZtW7kqaG8bp798NrZChnbWABIOhXKGTb-yY80QzrR1ZKD2E1KYCJoKjmWQIUcSOs5r1o2W5cwVz2zpEQDVAXbuczPuTZ8HTTxg8_ZdGY6b8T2a0srhaa1RvD8eFSJ_E-7zsHv_jEvTo/s1600/DSC_0387.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZtW7kqaG8bp798NrZChnbWABIOhXKGTb-yY80QzrR1ZKD2E1KYCJoKjmWQIUcSOs5r1o2W5cwVz2zpEQDVAXbuczPuTZ8HTTxg8_ZdGY6b8T2a0srhaa1RvD8eFSJ_E-7zsHv_jEvTo/s320/DSC_0387.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I got a lot done this time, and finished cutting out ALL the pieces for my Cosmo bag. It was a LOT of cutting... as in a LOT of cutting. This is what all the pieces look like laid out, there's two bag pieces, two lining pieces, there's the base of the lining and the outer, there's the sides of the bag, and the lining, there's the pockets (both inside and out) AND lining for the pockets!<br />
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Pinkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773996448237708225noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426867295775541253.post-7782259540208553782011-08-16T20:30:00.000+10:002011-08-16T20:30:21.744+10:00Ladies and Gentleman.... I have an annoucement!Have you been inspired by all the fabulous modern quilting that you've seen online?? Here are a couple of examples that I've seen recently:<br />
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Melissa from Pink Chalk Fabrics has done a wonderful <a href="http://www.pinkchalkfabrics.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=37_296_298&products_id=5834">improvised pieced quilt</a> using one of their solids fabric packs. Or <a href="http://sdmikke.blogspot.com/2011/08/katys-quilt.html">this one</a> from My Spare Time - just gorgeous!<br />
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That's just two of what could be a very very long list.<br />
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Now for the annoucement: We're starting a Sydney (Australia) chapter of the Modern Quilt Guild! <br />
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Anyway, as I was saying, it's been awfully quiet around here, things have been a little bit busy, but I have had two great "quilty" experiences in the last couple of weeks. I see there are even a few new followers since the last time I posted - so hi to you all and welcome!<br />
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Firstly, I had a new friend over for some sewing time last week. I met <a href="http://primanotion.wordpress.com/">Kyishia</a> at a recently quilting group and finally had a chance to catch up again last week. As luck would have it, Sir Pinkying was out for the evening so we took over the lounge room at my place for lots of talking and laughing and a "little" bit of quilting. We had so much fun that we're going to do again next week. This time I'm determined to have more than 6 pieces cut out at the end of the night!!<br />
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I did a little work on something from this book<br />
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I've also been working away on a couple of secret projects, but I can't share them with you yet, but hopefully I'll be back with more news soon!<br />
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Pinkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773996448237708225noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426867295775541253.post-5447794621894178622011-07-19T20:31:00.000+10:002011-07-19T20:31:28.670+10:00Designing ShojiI've shown these blocks before, I've been calling them "Asian Circles" and really, when I started making them, I really didn't know what I was going to do with them. I loved the fabric, and really enjoyed the way the technique works, and creates such different and varied blocks from one fabric. But even with all that, I had NO idea what I was going to do with them.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirUax4K6UHffAqFB31MArCCKvoBiX_UWVWPhNxBjJtYMwZCNoy2SlElo5lJmuNR1BR_JNtAqp-BeOou3Awn0SJHcun7VaSoBQ5Sh0Ab1ZNi1qb30fejUX9rzplqaMQ_er4TK4bmkGpugQ/s1600/DSC_0379.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirUax4K6UHffAqFB31MArCCKvoBiX_UWVWPhNxBjJtYMwZCNoy2SlElo5lJmuNR1BR_JNtAqp-BeOou3Awn0SJHcun7VaSoBQ5Sh0Ab1ZNi1qb30fejUX9rzplqaMQ_er4TK4bmkGpugQ/s320/DSC_0379.JPG" width="287" /></a></div>It doesn't look like much, but it was enough for me to get it down on a piece of paper. Essentially what I want is a pieced background with the circles moving across the surface. I came home and did some quick googling to look at traditional japanese rice paper screens or shoji and based the design on that idea. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC2LEY4J1Rybwczldgi_snDTzItwAp6GPAJ8rbk78Tvj7cVW3KrXpHEbpB12PcAqMX72ebxd-2Y7dERLOlv8IoxcdcDRSta2_d0xlVmzFx-aXKaAPJXoGoOvTie7MlB529KFgRZ6at72Q/s1600/DSC_0380.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC2LEY4J1Rybwczldgi_snDTzItwAp6GPAJ8rbk78Tvj7cVW3KrXpHEbpB12PcAqMX72ebxd-2Y7dERLOlv8IoxcdcDRSta2_d0xlVmzFx-aXKaAPJXoGoOvTie7MlB529KFgRZ6at72Q/s320/DSC_0380.JPG" width="270" /></a></div>With graph paper and some proper tools I got a much better idea of the design. This is the first of the things that I'm not settled on. I had planned to make the quilt in "portrait" mode, because it would be more "useful" that way. But the more I looked at it, the more I realised that it really does need to be "landscape". I guess we'll have to hang it on a wall or something!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8FpYjyBK0PzqVRK0urGyiC_-I0pKqQSg1syfhJuucJf4aAY3vVbJSSbeUR5pJYG69QwXboCBRZihJa0W9eEa9637n7YgYk4Gs2YBGSob2yo4MUrI90L-mZWyQanyo2GsDJVJ1SGHfClA/s1600/DSC_0382.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8FpYjyBK0PzqVRK0urGyiC_-I0pKqQSg1syfhJuucJf4aAY3vVbJSSbeUR5pJYG69QwXboCBRZihJa0W9eEa9637n7YgYk4Gs2YBGSob2yo4MUrI90L-mZWyQanyo2GsDJVJ1SGHfClA/s320/DSC_0382.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Originally I had planned to use a light green, a light pink and the two cream colours, but as soon as I saw the bolts I knew that even the lightest colours were going to be too much. When I've got the thin strips of Cream between the Bone sections, it should look a little like this<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDT8LqMsS6fonAS_WOc1F6G9n1WO8bpWqzTFZkQGsRy7r5zVxWdRmfAAWzpAEod7290ipOmxOqhAz1IUiA9axGAgqDnPs8VT6sz7oq5XU0ED7wsM8-SvbT9q1VoeEcxhuACGRVddM2Vj0/s1600/DSC_0383.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDT8LqMsS6fonAS_WOc1F6G9n1WO8bpWqzTFZkQGsRy7r5zVxWdRmfAAWzpAEod7290ipOmxOqhAz1IUiA9axGAgqDnPs8VT6sz7oq5XU0ED7wsM8-SvbT9q1VoeEcxhuACGRVddM2Vj0/s320/DSC_0383.JPG" width="314" /></a></div>Very similiar to an actual Shoji screen. I'm also really happy now that this quilt has a name: "Shoji" Then the circles will be scattered across the surface like wind swept petals. The other thing that I haven't decided yet is whether I want to make them three dimensional, and more like actual flower blossoms.... what do you think?<br />
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Yesterday, this mysterious package arrived on my desk. Plain white. Interesting.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ca-Pkj7zpooly-qw26Yz1GnNL6LWYix-DeoHsIBdmlgut9tVFWiPDc8_k2u-0JXviZFyZBsGFSo29aUshwht6OFAiJwL8ahvsJzgJS1OqtdcpHo3j9gzvlsi-QqcwRL8We22RyAz8bM/s1600/DSC_0365.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ca-Pkj7zpooly-qw26Yz1GnNL6LWYix-DeoHsIBdmlgut9tVFWiPDc8_k2u-0JXviZFyZBsGFSo29aUshwht6OFAiJwL8ahvsJzgJS1OqtdcpHo3j9gzvlsi-QqcwRL8We22RyAz8bM/s320/DSC_0365.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> Hmm... 1 yd cotton fabric printed.... Oh, wait, could this be what I've been waiting for?!?!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_8mpFCcwTh7RC1c7zJSSHuHgKKT0cYhfcSONiA3RLh5w1T12BCTT20rODyrL6CbRaRZwOkNPsZq0m6j2canIc8ItP5nKhdX6nE5jiSVFbFxTV25xkiYvQBMkFRrwceaVaLmUU_jPdnM/s1600/DSC_0367.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_8mpFCcwTh7RC1c7zJSSHuHgKKT0cYhfcSONiA3RLh5w1T12BCTT20rODyrL6CbRaRZwOkNPsZq0m6j2canIc8ItP5nKhdX6nE5jiSVFbFxTV25xkiYvQBMkFRrwceaVaLmUU_jPdnM/s320/DSC_0367.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Yes! It's my <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/welcome">Spoonflower</a> order - all beautifully wrapped in tissue paper, with the cute little Spoonflower logo on a sticker on top.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgznoLny2aGb6LC_4-IQhwN0o52bt2cGCawLVmnx9VKKoQI6HZp_oALLIaSNwoVxZs1vMLfQe8Dw4ufh0AHtUr09BOh1NSKBYtMRoSIKIhwlB5cWSP2PFIhpmDql-aKs-tzWgT7TLkp9h8/s1600/DSC_0368.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgznoLny2aGb6LC_4-IQhwN0o52bt2cGCawLVmnx9VKKoQI6HZp_oALLIaSNwoVxZs1vMLfQe8Dw4ufh0AHtUr09BOh1NSKBYtMRoSIKIhwlB5cWSP2PFIhpmDql-aKs-tzWgT7TLkp9h8/s320/DSC_0368.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>and my two pieces! oh, and this super cute piece of fabric with the Spoonflower logo on it (I know you don't need to see this, but I just thought it was really cute and I wanted to share it with you)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXVlGMG9lIzHBhvF_903fHDneNxQ19qqWq8Tq9C6X9xgbCpSn6zed6eWSniZu9rpd_BMYC50ZvoVAZ5lsN2pAeQ14u1V_E1xmK1aBkhwfKkRUlo5GBd-__hdRJJ-fuLIFr-YZOZJ72ak/s1600/DSC_0370.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXVlGMG9lIzHBhvF_903fHDneNxQ19qqWq8Tq9C6X9xgbCpSn6zed6eWSniZu9rpd_BMYC50ZvoVAZ5lsN2pAeQ14u1V_E1xmK1aBkhwfKkRUlo5GBd-__hdRJJ-fuLIFr-YZOZJ72ak/s320/DSC_0370.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I've always LOVED the labels that Julie over at <a href="http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/">Jaybird Quilts</a> has for her quilts. They really nice, and it's a great idea for a permanent label for your quilts (especially for someone like me who is a bit anti-label). Just a couple of weeks ago Julie posted a <a href="http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/2011/06/label-tutorial-spoonflower-way-part-2.html">second par</a>t in her tutorial about how she had labels printed by Spoonflower The second part of the tutorial includes templates for various different label layouts, so when I saw templates and then Spoonflower had a free shipping offer, I just couldn't resist! My Mum just so happens to be a fantastic web designer, who is more than a little bit handy with Photoshop and so I enlisted her help. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsK1dXWbsRxjB9eSdp82L_dsZv0_DnFngyBrvxApQRx-n1WtpWifiWz7KwrWyVkSf08_iCd7Fkuhhq-okXduGNdkoqlN2X4KJsQITCDRbOP0gzJXhiluyVHnZ1sVVILvxcQ_yCKbTlo0/s1600/DSC_0373.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsK1dXWbsRxjB9eSdp82L_dsZv0_DnFngyBrvxApQRx-n1WtpWifiWz7KwrWyVkSf08_iCd7Fkuhhq-okXduGNdkoqlN2X4KJsQITCDRbOP0gzJXhiluyVHnZ1sVVILvxcQ_yCKbTlo0/s320/DSC_0373.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">A beautiful bright yellow</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkiLE3ZB4Q51zYfyO9mhq-EzzFlSbIGbQ_B9X5htvrAVsoOyhqv3mFOIBh4fAT_zs5bN-CbxQzfW62vFubr9lz2qt6CDjWQCcSxGQEInppxLBCshzqo_s5DeS-6aj5ZiIpjASp0ooCck/s1600/DSC_0375.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkiLE3ZB4Q51zYfyO9mhq-EzzFlSbIGbQ_B9X5htvrAVsoOyhqv3mFOIBh4fAT_zs5bN-CbxQzfW62vFubr9lz2qt6CDjWQCcSxGQEInppxLBCshzqo_s5DeS-6aj5ZiIpjASp0ooCck/s320/DSC_0375.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>and a gorgeous pink/magenta colour.<br />
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I also ordered this gorgeous and useful <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/504719">colour chart</a> that shows 965 colours all in one yard of fabric. It also has the proper hex colour codes for each colour underneath it, so that you can order more accurately from Spoonflower.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWf2tpRiwuIC8pxeN3LgazZSA93aa7ILpc8Jqrr5aMTBEWihsa1MSjkfmohoXcahr4xYF-RVeZePk571Gn-UOoUZsx5aiDj0FOegRu9e-qPbaW5aMB-5i30nMWzkKQXnadCPwsJViWSCw/s1600/DSC_0377.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWf2tpRiwuIC8pxeN3LgazZSA93aa7ILpc8Jqrr5aMTBEWihsa1MSjkfmohoXcahr4xYF-RVeZePk571Gn-UOoUZsx5aiDj0FOegRu9e-qPbaW5aMB-5i30nMWzkKQXnadCPwsJViWSCw/s320/DSC_0377.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The fabric for both the colour chart and the labels is quilting weight, and is quite nice. I would definitely use Spoonflower again, and I can't recommend enough Julie's tutorials on how to use Spoonflower to create the labels. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIziaCXfMvh2JK6tEUGkGCGCy9Y8idbzcGGJkJsvuCqOlbterODSaNVibERPnAtNqA5hQMwpycRJUiGkUEpNr-OUSahrI5pAQPSkWjEgpjgoTFicT0-PvAyxN5oP_N1eJDy4SpCDHC7YE/s1600/Pinky+signature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIziaCXfMvh2JK6tEUGkGCGCy9Y8idbzcGGJkJsvuCqOlbterODSaNVibERPnAtNqA5hQMwpycRJUiGkUEpNr-OUSahrI5pAQPSkWjEgpjgoTFicT0-PvAyxN5oP_N1eJDy4SpCDHC7YE/s1600/Pinky+signature.jpg" /></a></div>Pinkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773996448237708225noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426867295775541253.post-77900079144957418342011-07-11T21:55:00.000+10:002011-07-11T21:55:36.795+10:00Winter Wonders<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Well Winter is certainly in full swing here in the Southern Hemisphere. We've been pretty lucky in that the last week or so has been brilliant blue skies. Unfortunately the beautiful skies have been accompanied by some of the coldest weather we've had all year! There has been gale force winds throughout most of our state and the wind chill really does make a difference to the temperatures. I do love the blue days (a cold, bright blue day is one of my favourite kinds of days) but everyone can do with some cheering up - so here are the things putting a smile on my face at the moment. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSgtKqBdRXpoNp8CZ89WMJikDTcR7JJyCvrg7787BhkUfSGuIp5mmNeEkcXEP2NxteKao_sUw5-vyHw2cgOJaHkdivrWeQadkZrWFehKPdEiNyUoQacHP_738tpiEIuh2TqmaHuR-Uxuc/s1600/DSC_0348.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSgtKqBdRXpoNp8CZ89WMJikDTcR7JJyCvrg7787BhkUfSGuIp5mmNeEkcXEP2NxteKao_sUw5-vyHw2cgOJaHkdivrWeQadkZrWFehKPdEiNyUoQacHP_738tpiEIuh2TqmaHuR-Uxuc/s320/DSC_0348.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>We had some friends over for dinner on Friday night - it was a lovely night of food, wine and company - and they gifted us some beautiful Sunflowers. We've positioned them so that as you walk down the hallway, I smile each time I see them :) <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFcuNq2MrpAGE46spVAmWf94JyljNedjj2bK9Xb9OQ9HNoFU2HmrDRY5siWWXYJNbowZTt5q-91KQ8hGk45Zctrxin-tVmFqx990EdMt-LTSK3ktD_t0PauTxreAWNEQ-Qfx7KFE5yLe4/s1600/DSC_0351.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFcuNq2MrpAGE46spVAmWf94JyljNedjj2bK9Xb9OQ9HNoFU2HmrDRY5siWWXYJNbowZTt5q-91KQ8hGk45Zctrxin-tVmFqx990EdMt-LTSK3ktD_t0PauTxreAWNEQ-Qfx7KFE5yLe4/s320/DSC_0351.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Despite the cold weather we've had my plants are continuing to grow. I've got mint, parsley, rosemary and thyme. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM_dKEDZeI2OD9R1mTO0GVS0Ddd7hSLUw2j_sq0ApDlUvhmrokZH6-5VhttyB53I2uskwIuirYxylfmzq9G2iBWSpBPUiV0EeUqvAIVy94yvIXwglucuQq1gwyXzc3m15MFsMpI5-VeGo/s1600/DSC_0350.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM_dKEDZeI2OD9R1mTO0GVS0Ddd7hSLUw2j_sq0ApDlUvhmrokZH6-5VhttyB53I2uskwIuirYxylfmzq9G2iBWSpBPUiV0EeUqvAIVy94yvIXwglucuQq1gwyXzc3m15MFsMpI5-VeGo/s320/DSC_0350.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>They are all still growing really well, the parsley in particular. The last two months I've taken bundles of parsley to quilting to share around because we can't possibly eat it all!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlj_7WrB2DVpy0e4xfVDY96vk5zOfcj6sq5O-h5wY8kuN3-QaVsdHmBQDof6sNge_RdEhXwy9RDp0lZz8Ahl3LAPJrMSrG4R6msDk-VxKjjm0j3HBvLgfqEd33H4ziWoT6zhajr7CHtXw/s1600/DSC_0363.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlj_7WrB2DVpy0e4xfVDY96vk5zOfcj6sq5O-h5wY8kuN3-QaVsdHmBQDof6sNge_RdEhXwy9RDp0lZz8Ahl3LAPJrMSrG4R6msDk-VxKjjm0j3HBvLgfqEd33H4ziWoT6zhajr7CHtXw/s320/DSC_0363.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I don't do a lot of knitting, but at the moment I'm working on a gift for a friend. For a number of years I've given her a hand knitted scarf for her birthday, and she seems to love them, so I'm working on one for this year. I just finished a ball of wool and I think I'm just past half the length I'll need - so I'll be done soon!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1NX60EXWSvMSaojvY-jW4fXUtVM9MYAyMycrKm1ArkPVRv10YNNxvMZFvJxpalTEB76J3ZFX48BONwwZile-uo5z6zXiJ47FyirAzUg55TRMYM1YpIXw09GWXuAi9wHxMJxfZEQ23j5M/s1600/DSC_0358.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1NX60EXWSvMSaojvY-jW4fXUtVM9MYAyMycrKm1ArkPVRv10YNNxvMZFvJxpalTEB76J3ZFX48BONwwZile-uo5z6zXiJ47FyirAzUg55TRMYM1YpIXw09GWXuAi9wHxMJxfZEQ23j5M/s320/DSC_0358.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I thought I'd leave you this shot of Sir Pinkying and I. You know that winter is here when you have to snuggle under quilts even with the heater on!!<br />
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