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What I did at the weekend
If you read my previous post you will know that I have had a very busy time recently. So this weekend, although I have a head buzzing with Laura Ashley ideas which need making, I found myself making...
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van Gogh in purple and yellow
This is the second sample from the Vincent van Gogh workshop, this time working with purple and yellow, which co-incidentally were the colours of my school uniform. I love this combination, although...
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van Gogh inspiration purple and yellow part deux
This yellow and purple piece was based on experimenting with buttonhole stitch and detached chain or laisy daisy stitch. I really liked the delicacy of stitching into the buttonhole stitch with...
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What I did at the weekend
Solomon Quilt This is a small quilt (about 2 feet/ 60 cm square) which I am proud to say I made on Saturday afternoon. I am proud of this because it demonstrates expertise. I wanted to make a quilt as...
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Concerning dolls and perfection
For my birthday, my very generous mother bought me a Mimi Kirchner doll. I have wanted one of Kirchner’s dolls since I came across her work in a book on doll making and used it to create my Laura...
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More applique
This is the latest of my Mandy Pattullo/Laura Ashley pieces. The background is pieced paper (English method) hexagon patchwork with an overlay of Laura Ashley fabric applique. I had thought that I...
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Moon quilt
This is my most recently finished quilt. It isn’t the greatest photo of it because I thought I could either wait until I could get a great shot or write the post and the latter won. There are a few...
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Joy in work: feathers
Very occasionally I get to write one of these posts about when a piece of work just goes amazingly well. This is one of those occasions. It feels like I just turn up and provide the hands but the...
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Just to let you know I am still here
I haven’t posted anything for far too long and that’s because I am at that point which a lot of you will recognise of frantically trying finish a quilt for an exhibition. I wouldn’t exactly use the...
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Squaring up quilts
Badly hanging quilt This is another quick post. You may remember that I was horrified by just how badly this quilt hung at the Bristol Quilters’s recent exhibition. Well, in the comments I received...
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