maybe it’s a modern?

I’ve never altogether understood what makes a quilt ‘modern’. This is looking pretty modern to me but it seems a bit ironic if my first ‘modern’ piece of sewing is a copy of an ancient symbol… What does modern mean to you?  

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What did you do on the weekend?

What did you do on the weekend? I’ve made a start on the Color Palette Challenge 1. Sewn Strips 2. Freezer paper 3. Appliquéd 4. Wondering what to do next And I discovered The Scrap Attack Quilt-Along at Stitched in Colour. I know I’m very late to the party on this one – it was […]

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Fantastic Friends and Frustrating Fabrics!

Linking up with Rebecca Lynne for TTT to share my thoughts of the past week. FIRST – Fantastic friends. One of my favourite things about blogging is all the friends I get to’meet’. It’s so nice to know there are people out there who will give a word of encouragement or a helpful suggestion, most […]

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Stars and Unicorns

Lucy mentioned, the other day, that she had chosen ‘challenge’ as her word of the year. I didn’t choose ‘challenge’ but it seems to have chosen me!   all together two usable elephants without balloons Today I’ve been trying to do some-thing with the Pernilla’s Journey. Before I bought it, I had it in mind to […]

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Winner!

The Winner of my Making Christmas 2011 Giveaway is: Random.Org  Pat said… I definitely linked to Making Christmas! Monday, January 09, 2012 Congratulations, Pat! You definitely did link to Making Christmas and your wonderful makes every week were a big encouragement to me. Please email me your address and I’ll get your prize in the post […]

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Making Christmas – The Grand Finale!

Welcome to the Making Christmas – The Grand Finale and a Giveaway to say Thank You for participating! 1. blue whirl quilt front 1, 2. blue whirl quilt front 2, 3. lucy blanket, 4. blue quilt scrap cushion, 5. two pot holders – front and back, 6. practice pieces cushion cover, 7. scrap star cushion […]

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To All Of You…

merry everything, happy always   I can’t believe that it’s only five months since I started this blog and even more recently that I started sewing again after a very long lapse. I’d really like to thank each person who has written posts on blogs I’ve read and everyone who has followed or commented or […]

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Thank Goodness It’s Finished Friday!

This week’s finishes…   First a little finish – or a still to be finished, depending how you look at it because I expect I’ll make these into something else sooner or later. five felt hearts  Then the blue quilt – still no daylight :( but this was my big finish of the week. blue […]

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