Sunday, February 5, 2012

all in a weekend

to console myself for the unsold house and putting our business plan/dreams on hold,
I set about the business of a proper design wall, way better than the old wadding hanging on a pole which I used to have. It's 2.3 metres high and 2.4 metres wide. I purchased 2 sheets of polystyrene foam and we glued the sheets together, covered the foam with wadding and velcro-ed it to the wall. I love it - it's perfect
as are our chandeliers
a decadent purchase really, considering the huge private school fee account I recently recieved but the lights are truely beautiful and make me smile. Gretel picked the light for her room and since our ceilings are quite low and I couldn't have the hanging chandelier I wanted, I got the same one for our room.



Tuesday, January 31, 2012

I wish I could knit like this ...


knitted by my friend Christine

in Debbie Bliss Baby Cashermino

Thursday, January 26, 2012

hand piecing





hand piecing therapy
Liberty new and old

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

I'm enjoying two weeks off work - going to the gym in a leisurely fashion, not having to rush before/after work, and this morning, a walk on the beach with the dogs - and some sewing too.


Wednesday, December 28, 2011

hearts

I love this cardigan so much I could frame it and put it on the wall to look at for inspiration
but I'll settle for looking at it on Gretel
this is my quilt of Keiko Goke's fabric
and inspired by Keiko's books, where hearts are featured often, I'm quilting hearts in Perle 8 cotton
(I hope you can see the detail)
this will be an ongoing project as I really want the quilting to stand out over and above the bold fabrics

Monday, December 26, 2011

6 Christmas Quilts

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas !

Wednesday, December 21, 2011