Goodness Gracious. we've been home 9 days and fitted a month of work and drama into that small space of time. Yesterday we rushed Tilly to hospital with pain in her right hip. Just going around a corner in the car caused her to cry out with pain. Our hospitals are great, efficient and free,…
Category: Capture & Create
BD Process.
The BD process.
Bayeux Connections
I have already done this small quilt. I used it as the label for my sample piece of the quilt. So this will be the beginning of the first of the Bayeux Connections.
Mastercrafts.
The weekend - and it's wet and grey. Is it possible that last week we were out sailing alongside the yachts in the Around the World Yacht Race in Cape Town. The internet shows that they are still racing neck and neck an amazing feat. ——————————————————————————————————— Before I left for overseas, I set our magic…
Where has a year gone….
No work in the studio today. We were watching the skies and for once the forecast was correct…. and it rained….but our 'Little People' really enjoyed the first birthdays of their youngest cousins. Lily and Kaiden. Now that's over, I will work on Christmas. Darn it, it will rain for Christmas day too. No…
Cardboard bowls.
I bought these paper bowls in Cape Town…. I love them. But I reckon you could make some using fabric in the same manner.
Funny Day…..
A friend sent me this today….. It was an interview I did before I left and I forgot about it. Take a look. The articles are interesting, produced by one of our quilt events. —————————————————————————————————— I had a much needed hair appointment today and Miss Tilly came with me. We took photos of ourselves on…
Tea bag art.
I've been experimenting today. I've promised a friend that I would investigate ideas for the humble tea bag. Dried and emptied and pressed, they feel wonderful. I've illustrated on them successfully. Now I'll try dying, sewing and quilting them….adding texture, coloring…. I'm going to ask my Sister Jan for some ideas…she is an expert in…
Pinning the quilt.
Have you ever pieced the back of a quilt, measured, and measured and you definitely have it correct.. The quilt is huge. It's hard to manage so when you have the back stretched you maneuver the batting and get that looking wonderful…. Put the quilt top in place, smooth it nicely and XXXXXXX you are…