tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41902464474452084912024-03-19T08:46:55.258+00:00Patchwork AllsortsThese are a few of my favourite things: Patchwork, Quilting and Liquorice Allsorts!Christine Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326291682653876227noreply@blogger.comBlogger597125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190246447445208491.post-28213602176249990592023-12-03T10:36:00.000+00:002023-12-03T10:36:14.799+00:00A new addition to the family.....<p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">No, I'm not announcing the arrival of another grandchild but, an addition to my collection of homemade toys. Introducing 'Ringo' who is a sock monkey.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYh_GTcJ5BWz6yM0uxVnyaOYX9Q9pt03R3WUPjF4IpQWMFuyxNocLUAfXGD_umt_hcTQ2hzvfcvpCEl7JkOpf0wXcXarUUh48GYPnPrGNEK4LzyOIEbpt_54bU4a9EXCrCRjsGq1FKDpjCEPwe8JDsAfvTJzff5j-cqRGo7fvpIVhwsyJJVCzBzsM_JCbp/s4032/20231123_194526.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYh_GTcJ5BWz6yM0uxVnyaOYX9Q9pt03R3WUPjF4IpQWMFuyxNocLUAfXGD_umt_hcTQ2hzvfcvpCEl7JkOpf0wXcXarUUh48GYPnPrGNEK4LzyOIEbpt_54bU4a9EXCrCRjsGq1FKDpjCEPwe8JDsAfvTJzff5j-cqRGo7fvpIVhwsyJJVCzBzsM_JCbp/s320/20231123_194526.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>I made him following a very easy to follow tutorial by Kool Kooky Kreatures on YouTube.</p></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBlrIYXBAxbGpFHiq2e-pyWJGhzllVy5c4SH-yH6xR2ut50ZT4cbk3Jkw7gDPvj0Eo7FPHdEEoY1P-MaUP-OdFoOJJVAIrCc5iSOST8mlY-DURQpAfCMVIMsBLE-VFGtmaefjC423W3tRwf-ya36i3qumz8VEBtvn6m7SpdeGfMVc0FwwnAPA3ql2vx3OR/s4032/20231123_194636.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBlrIYXBAxbGpFHiq2e-pyWJGhzllVy5c4SH-yH6xR2ut50ZT4cbk3Jkw7gDPvj0Eo7FPHdEEoY1P-MaUP-OdFoOJJVAIrCc5iSOST8mlY-DURQpAfCMVIMsBLE-VFGtmaefjC423W3tRwf-ya36i3qumz8VEBtvn6m7SpdeGfMVc0FwwnAPA3ql2vx3OR/s320/20231123_194636.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>He is now sitting comfortably in my sewing room with some of the other toys I have made as well as some that my daughters have made and given me.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_vAJwOkwHXMJ4-zzUICHWl_EZo3HWNj8V4rmSMo7TAFd1NEj-cRKJ1Ua3DWwvwTdwWs2zEH1UZpaxwaAgZWhbgXti29uAlWTWfSnwSMC4jzvTx6qYelsR4IP3O-AOQNUdQE0XV2X2kV9tvsSe2TpRbgTroPtgMqehd1tIROEbw4A1Ka6d3Ys7BSG-t5FL/s3774/20231123_194755.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2397" data-original-width="3774" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_vAJwOkwHXMJ4-zzUICHWl_EZo3HWNj8V4rmSMo7TAFd1NEj-cRKJ1Ua3DWwvwTdwWs2zEH1UZpaxwaAgZWhbgXti29uAlWTWfSnwSMC4jzvTx6qYelsR4IP3O-AOQNUdQE0XV2X2kV9tvsSe2TpRbgTroPtgMqehd1tIROEbw4A1Ka6d3Ys7BSG-t5FL/s320/20231123_194755.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>It's very cold here in the UK at the moment, so I hope those of you have snow are keeping warm!</p></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Until next time.... 😊 xx</span></p>Christine Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326291682653876227noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190246447445208491.post-68976043113244450362023-11-20T15:25:00.000+00:002023-11-20T15:25:05.117+00:00A few more stitched details and a new finish....<p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Having finished my 'tulips and forget-me-nots' wall hanging which I showed you in my<a href="https://patchworkallsorts.blogspot.com/2023/11/a-frame-or-two-and-another-finish.html" target="_blank"> last post</a>, I decided that it needed a couple of extra little details just to finish it off.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfDa8WHIE0Qg4ogFgZGdO4mM-gqR6GFNJSinL40JCE4_L-ELSeh-QMpB2wvWcMRMLIqycS6j0ZWk9KCPWd8BIqowbeWszo4qhKGWGYNhXsF3yunnuYtXuKVZ-Spls5uWCbRoI4UP7nwytFdH54ozkog_DMiUmmXohIF_yMZYHoKB15w46Hzr-BWG366ZIu/s1350/IMG_20231119_104545_818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfDa8WHIE0Qg4ogFgZGdO4mM-gqR6GFNJSinL40JCE4_L-ELSeh-QMpB2wvWcMRMLIqycS6j0ZWk9KCPWd8BIqowbeWszo4qhKGWGYNhXsF3yunnuYtXuKVZ-Spls5uWCbRoI4UP7nwytFdH54ozkog_DMiUmmXohIF_yMZYHoKB15w46Hzr-BWG366ZIu/s320/IMG_20231119_104545_818.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjMhqlQCcse8EHprlEnc8cPJ1vXmZmrebQtWkPJyexhwUSNWZ92U2JR44PGK2LgO6gUOFbQLHny_badB3vtkfXLieaOn_fMfkP05h7Y0-O2EIQ5tJNtm18-9TAt9tIE0bk2siyrPoy7ahGrh-S5AgXjmSZMcuD7N0P_dBZEiUTv2dXTUhpYgp8_msHY0ed/s1350/IMG_20231119_104545_836.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjMhqlQCcse8EHprlEnc8cPJ1vXmZmrebQtWkPJyexhwUSNWZ92U2JR44PGK2LgO6gUOFbQLHny_badB3vtkfXLieaOn_fMfkP05h7Y0-O2EIQ5tJNtm18-9TAt9tIE0bk2siyrPoy7ahGrh-S5AgXjmSZMcuD7N0P_dBZEiUTv2dXTUhpYgp8_msHY0ed/s320/IMG_20231119_104545_836.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>I added a couple of extra machine-stitched details to both of the butterflies on the lower wings. It was a great way to use some of the special stitches offered by my sewing machine and I think they added something extra to the appliqué.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcR07mCyA7EfdItlCH7a0Mu9wsS81Z6Zua4Yds98igxZpjbUAGGYkoG-cm4RnjF47edFPv1LMAGR89zIkVjpwiCBYEf4UgDpndkJZBy_QdINVlROK9t3w6bqIKILPoBC8Jx5EySTSBnpobYbwfwRsPF-jHQuSgLxNiDAHAOItW0tEbvfaYQ8l2eTYRPHtu/s4032/20231119_103052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcR07mCyA7EfdItlCH7a0Mu9wsS81Z6Zua4Yds98igxZpjbUAGGYkoG-cm4RnjF47edFPv1LMAGR89zIkVjpwiCBYEf4UgDpndkJZBy_QdINVlROK9t3w6bqIKILPoBC8Jx5EySTSBnpobYbwfwRsPF-jHQuSgLxNiDAHAOItW0tEbvfaYQ8l2eTYRPHtu/s320/20231119_103052.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKp50hYv1huA05Vg3vB9ZucDimisv-cqZwcngYZTvEK1fR0Vhk4VD5-7yWCqKAUpZB4JT322TjwedlzkxSai6c6kBFS4P_stZv6hdZqHW9gbyrgxmlrOtqbOj-DXDX1XtoJ4nmaTTAgYDyQWMgjY6l4Lh-VHal_Xa5HpcYUwewBpEyjh0S-wNVl9wmb6M/s4032/20231119_103503.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKp50hYv1huA05Vg3vB9ZucDimisv-cqZwcngYZTvEK1fR0Vhk4VD5-7yWCqKAUpZB4JT322TjwedlzkxSai6c6kBFS4P_stZv6hdZqHW9gbyrgxmlrOtqbOj-DXDX1XtoJ4nmaTTAgYDyQWMgjY6l4Lh-VHal_Xa5HpcYUwewBpEyjh0S-wNVl9wmb6M/s320/20231119_103503.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I also decided that the tulips would look to have more depth if I added some straight stitched edges to what I think of as the front petals. I am so pleased that I decided to add the extra details and I am looking forward to getting this hung up in the house now.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1I0gQjEZlxB7yUZCWmuauOup88Zg1aKOLaFx-tJsg8eXxUu2GrlvUSncvIyLxFeEpu6xcCapBQLdWoaZCg9wrqTVeh2oFM1dzS29KZQ6vxCG2VfESgClprLjIP0eRhYF-d_3EhtL5EzAAbBJmvKydpt8CDrq0oNIaGS3PaWlp1xZOHlizYF5ssUWdI69i/s3675/20231119_103403.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3675" data-original-width="2283" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1I0gQjEZlxB7yUZCWmuauOup88Zg1aKOLaFx-tJsg8eXxUu2GrlvUSncvIyLxFeEpu6xcCapBQLdWoaZCg9wrqTVeh2oFM1dzS29KZQ6vxCG2VfESgClprLjIP0eRhYF-d_3EhtL5EzAAbBJmvKydpt8CDrq0oNIaGS3PaWlp1xZOHlizYF5ssUWdI69i/s320/20231119_103403.jpg" width="199" /></a></div><p>Since finishing the wall hanging I started a new project to make some little fabric boxes. These are to hold some Christmas treats as gifts for a couple of quilting friends. I can't wait to share them with the recipients later this week. (They will have been filled with chocolates by then!)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr3NKSXT_GL_fIAxPe37SZhHTpsbU6ffbkXs00U53gUYlOssXSMgqdEFKupZy6OFlMA4LDLdA8wBrnkc_eQesmHhfZlIGqsXsEg48qbyV_ga6k_31PJ0ck-6uRWo4C4IjmV4V9ZpNmN4oAUzjprzB26jN00ONF8ZtrOWhHH1LpIVTT0S_fKvqio92Z0wPg/s4032/20231118_175626.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr3NKSXT_GL_fIAxPe37SZhHTpsbU6ffbkXs00U53gUYlOssXSMgqdEFKupZy6OFlMA4LDLdA8wBrnkc_eQesmHhfZlIGqsXsEg48qbyV_ga6k_31PJ0ck-6uRWo4C4IjmV4V9ZpNmN4oAUzjprzB26jN00ONF8ZtrOWhHH1LpIVTT0S_fKvqio92Z0wPg/s320/20231118_175626.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Wishing you a wonderful, creative week.... 😊 xx</p></span><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"> </span> </p>Christine Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326291682653876227noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190246447445208491.post-81239003677898601292023-11-15T12:57:00.000+00:002023-11-15T12:57:18.627+00:00A frame (or two) and another finish....<p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Well, here we are in November and I have managed to start the month quite productively, by framing the little wren textile art piece that I showed you <a href="https://patchworkallsorts.blogspot.com/2023/10/catching-up-since-my-last-post.html" target="_blank">last time.</a></span></p><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">I fused a piece of heavyweight interfacing (fast 2 fuse) to the back of the trimmed down piece and then turned it over and fused some backing fabric to the other side of the interfacing. I then stitched around the edge of the piece using a straight stitch about one eighth of an inch from the raw edge. The backing and interfacing were then trimmed level with the raw edge of the piece and finished with an overcast stitch.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_HMXfwlnbHgs8nZzGM0_Zp248fyxnyL_X3HPug55-9BaA2RC2VgtIW7NLFCbiQpm44xgel3W3OtXVt7FJbu7RENBgGOOyn5gRyJYjHOuGhmfBYdb_vdZNXXktpL9VAhYu6mPEmDoOXWf33p9UQ8-1-NZqlNu4jj2CkAK06XxeZpUjo3i9sNk5hhB073W/s1910/IMG_20231106_162053_794.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1910" data-original-width="1910" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_HMXfwlnbHgs8nZzGM0_Zp248fyxnyL_X3HPug55-9BaA2RC2VgtIW7NLFCbiQpm44xgel3W3OtXVt7FJbu7RENBgGOOyn5gRyJYjHOuGhmfBYdb_vdZNXXktpL9VAhYu6mPEmDoOXWf33p9UQ8-1-NZqlNu4jj2CkAK06XxeZpUjo3i9sNk5hhB073W/s320/IMG_20231106_162053_794.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>This made the whole piece stable and I was able to just put it into a frame that I had in my stash. I hung it up but I wasn't entirely happy with it, so I swapped a few of my framed embroidery pieces around and I ended up putting it in this second frame which I preferred. It is now hanging in my spare bedroom where I have other pieces of stitched art with frames of the same colour. (I'm not sure the photographs show this second frame to it's best!)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMVztLyRAI3jHRIbihEnRrQnJS9IMv1aqFgOasWxyCAapvLBHCUs6uae60derNiF1ybe-uWS63ZkwvbqkJJQOH9dTHOyWG9krtNtiYOwMMlCGE8bfcLe2Uzj5i-nhpdlu-8mvp_89voiWM1OFhePGitH2VqWUpNYvWSiQpAvEL3EWO4-WxdC-hvYS4LFq/s2657/20231115_105632.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2657" data-original-width="2481" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMVztLyRAI3jHRIbihEnRrQnJS9IMv1aqFgOasWxyCAapvLBHCUs6uae60derNiF1ybe-uWS63ZkwvbqkJJQOH9dTHOyWG9krtNtiYOwMMlCGE8bfcLe2Uzj5i-nhpdlu-8mvp_89voiWM1OFhePGitH2VqWUpNYvWSiQpAvEL3EWO4-WxdC-hvYS4LFq/s320/20231115_105632.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><p>Last weekend I was away at a quilt retreat held by my quilt group, <a href="https://romseyquilters.co.uk/" target="_blank">Romsey Quilters </a>at a hotel nearby. The first day of the retreat we had a workshop on free machine embroidery with <a href="http://www.janetclare.co.uk/home.htm" target="_blank">Janet Clare</a>. She showed us how to write and draw with our sewing machines and then to add some raw-edged appliqué. These are the little pieces I worked on....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9CWS1522ReRS3z2UcHISeXDhSAJrhj5WWBgg3errN7LdI8Hg7JI5RFe-hOQOLkXe-_DVro_kYXgfXKwGLresODUw2BOgXlTnS8LG76uSrKyJeKcOvUcq34fKTlGkqrrxNf5hOEhYiqLS6Ge_ogTOs-07XVvF0bIlfQbiQS00yfIAXA8-bXs3s5iQWr4tN/s1080/IMG_20231111_195233_669.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9CWS1522ReRS3z2UcHISeXDhSAJrhj5WWBgg3errN7LdI8Hg7JI5RFe-hOQOLkXe-_DVro_kYXgfXKwGLresODUw2BOgXlTnS8LG76uSrKyJeKcOvUcq34fKTlGkqrrxNf5hOEhYiqLS6Ge_ogTOs-07XVvF0bIlfQbiQS00yfIAXA8-bXs3s5iQWr4tN/s320/IMG_20231111_195233_669.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl2O8PaNDnzcywh00usr0jGOde1TWE44ypTXvOkKNCdYPyS0YTpIpUkltiWKQzUA1umNXVTE5hoV3RpcqMc2rnWatE_w09IroOPmN3tTJm0kq1QzZ5XxEQl0jIyGGtEGrFAJpqs3tBA3YeWmO1Je-fk5DCa47RtzwzuO9LMQ-etRqF4RYoOfZDiHJ0mfAX/s1080/IMG_20231111_195233_694.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl2O8PaNDnzcywh00usr0jGOde1TWE44ypTXvOkKNCdYPyS0YTpIpUkltiWKQzUA1umNXVTE5hoV3RpcqMc2rnWatE_w09IroOPmN3tTJm0kq1QzZ5XxEQl0jIyGGtEGrFAJpqs3tBA3YeWmO1Je-fk5DCa47RtzwzuO9LMQ-etRqF4RYoOfZDiHJ0mfAX/s320/IMG_20231111_195233_694.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The second day of the retreat we were able to work on our own projects and I am pleased to have been able to get one of the small wall hangings that I have shown you <a href="https://patchworkallsorts.blogspot.com/2023/07/a-quick-catch-up.html" target="_blank">previously</a> finished off.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFpQFhzoMxeULl-iMF1L2_YvmvXLawRc4atZo0gNpjMRLqUmdMR0je3fzRl970ZE8sbmp7s64yvMyilfYGrLT4cuQ_84KFY9Ds6THiScxDTzt9ebczkg3B7bm6WPM9ZgPVP_GAySD218vOdqkJeJeIRPTka1h1whfAM74Kg8u4Dfqb9mg6vRLz4o9NLv6L/s3787/20231115_102844.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3787" data-original-width="2506" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFpQFhzoMxeULl-iMF1L2_YvmvXLawRc4atZo0gNpjMRLqUmdMR0je3fzRl970ZE8sbmp7s64yvMyilfYGrLT4cuQ_84KFY9Ds6THiScxDTzt9ebczkg3B7bm6WPM9ZgPVP_GAySD218vOdqkJeJeIRPTka1h1whfAM74Kg8u4Dfqb9mg6vRLz4o9NLv6L/s320/20231115_102844.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><p>Here are some close up of the details.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-fEwpkZTjoYhyphenhyphenoLXcCuVZ98YK57vPB_Wbn-umEB3TrfrLgYvE5QaTXLXNHqQ6GyxcZvdg3RffUOq8sCdumdddykvYcMbbh2lvCxey2PcItr9eAMmramm4ToyFSof7RPnr2QCTp2k0reKdulJwObh7YJE9lRuUDsuEI2EfKBwKehQ6bIZrjxH3SpMykwX/s4032/20231115_102622.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-fEwpkZTjoYhyphenhyphenoLXcCuVZ98YK57vPB_Wbn-umEB3TrfrLgYvE5QaTXLXNHqQ6GyxcZvdg3RffUOq8sCdumdddykvYcMbbh2lvCxey2PcItr9eAMmramm4ToyFSof7RPnr2QCTp2k0reKdulJwObh7YJE9lRuUDsuEI2EfKBwKehQ6bIZrjxH3SpMykwX/s320/20231115_102622.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIqpGm_mB1NTrHIfHvp-pU0aP0RUxEi5U_1DSn24z3rpujTxPNRosAE_ZWpIG3UqmSiAOr6tadn7n_d0zkWflWadiukoF7LIdxt3XwCbLtpv_UjQHq0LIg0Fy_p2AT9TIhocLvmdpcA076imvkhAmwfnFoQBVk0Rc_RBVjxSoER31E0XP-7sr1oES4InQI/s320/20231115_102635.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I am hoping that I may get the other one finished off soon too! Until next time.... 😊</p></span><p></p>Christine Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326291682653876227noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190246447445208491.post-75593975694658790622023-10-23T15:37:00.001+01:002023-11-17T09:52:33.605+00:00Catching up since my last post....<p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">It has been a while! Time has run away from me as there seems to have been a lot going on, so I thought I should catch up a bit! As a result, this is going to be another long post! What have I been doing? Well, I had a long weekend trip to Thessaloniki in Greece to attend a friend's wedding. The weather was hot and the wedding was beautiful.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyg_3B7SA5jzY_HJTijqnPEM1OC-27ZocQuKCMq23z6vausczWY5_or0RoQ36dQsIwLZmzoJvczE-y5hq0xRU2wSiVDgghqf1L4kxJwCrPN2Nzy4-j9DaRdWqaa7L7P0mNQmpNSV1KOh6cdWpnYRuITJny1CcfHXkTjY1Rt6qyGN2j7QEArmcYPDw-zZmG/s4032/20230825_195429.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyg_3B7SA5jzY_HJTijqnPEM1OC-27ZocQuKCMq23z6vausczWY5_or0RoQ36dQsIwLZmzoJvczE-y5hq0xRU2wSiVDgghqf1L4kxJwCrPN2Nzy4-j9DaRdWqaa7L7P0mNQmpNSV1KOh6cdWpnYRuITJny1CcfHXkTjY1Rt6qyGN2j7QEArmcYPDw-zZmG/s320/20230825_195429.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL4EflXBJrT2cDPweSQ9nyWMiRycLgi8FVZ-51rlXd6KM6YQHWZufueURxdI83thQ8TQMtzVNHCptL_HUzJl9FPZg5XFAeoftd4t-HZsREdkEH6Ti1sH84melM4QMZ03Ntqz3tOZzi1phI6HJmoIFuCyvApDecHw1yx_RdarOaAUG5LyrsA9zHg414FTtR/s4032/20230826_110600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL4EflXBJrT2cDPweSQ9nyWMiRycLgi8FVZ-51rlXd6KM6YQHWZufueURxdI83thQ8TQMtzVNHCptL_HUzJl9FPZg5XFAeoftd4t-HZsREdkEH6Ti1sH84melM4QMZ03Ntqz3tOZzi1phI6HJmoIFuCyvApDecHw1yx_RdarOaAUG5LyrsA9zHg414FTtR/s320/20230826_110600.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">We had a lovely day visit to a beautiful National Trust property called Stourhead (which is where they filmed some of the 2005 version of the film Pride and Prejudice). Such a beautiful house and gardens.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1vGVhZE7TrRUkPgeSxgyi51BWdRk3Lmuh5-hXbOnnWVQcIOpxOWdneMWfXEHoPLXuI1ONSENy-00te4ug1iPlPfuuzUkCqpPXxfojYlElSrJSnDTyR8UNPz-7zZ_6Zg89Oe82TSlQjrgz3y0ZiQ1cPvARpN9uTrCObLonsdORe6LKVkMJ-7VMLV-7xu8/s4032/20230907_104030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1vGVhZE7TrRUkPgeSxgyi51BWdRk3Lmuh5-hXbOnnWVQcIOpxOWdneMWfXEHoPLXuI1ONSENy-00te4ug1iPlPfuuzUkCqpPXxfojYlElSrJSnDTyR8UNPz-7zZ_6Zg89Oe82TSlQjrgz3y0ZiQ1cPvARpN9uTrCObLonsdORe6LKVkMJ-7VMLV-7xu8/s320/20230907_104030.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQx7vGvg7Y9rNF_3K-ES17B4Ii6iR05rm8TjIxyhFxweEH1QeSrqAO1gd819hwbnzRGEw6uW7Bjoh-HHyEdqD2hRIjI6aorqA6t3zzjfrtHWS15Ud8VclGxoOSH3REv6aocPTZVPrSrqLLKx-Yzn83VKYV0oquG8L7Rq4kSfJK_KFh3-lSm5feViFfuMn/s4032/20230907_120850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQx7vGvg7Y9rNF_3K-ES17B4Ii6iR05rm8TjIxyhFxweEH1QeSrqAO1gd819hwbnzRGEw6uW7Bjoh-HHyEdqD2hRIjI6aorqA6t3zzjfrtHWS15Ud8VclGxoOSH3REv6aocPTZVPrSrqLLKx-Yzn83VKYV0oquG8L7Rq4kSfJK_KFh3-lSm5feViFfuMn/s320/20230907_120850.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4KptQsKnA3L2IusdK9hT-lGiWkt2V1rrP05EHBbFGxn2tan4FenML5ULKxdHD831FoRd1n8e47Bxz4IHELzdq-ZWDnyk1Wo9cy-Tw7E7pVRfwnXPRqW8RGd6372PY8TLiYMeQ3BtOOoLKQh1cxnzjYf8OyP_jXhyphenhyphenWpaAOFiGcsyPPk8SBbywKHcKwlZe_/s4032/20230907_121521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4KptQsKnA3L2IusdK9hT-lGiWkt2V1rrP05EHBbFGxn2tan4FenML5ULKxdHD831FoRd1n8e47Bxz4IHELzdq-ZWDnyk1Wo9cy-Tw7E7pVRfwnXPRqW8RGd6372PY8TLiYMeQ3BtOOoLKQh1cxnzjYf8OyP_jXhyphenhyphenWpaAOFiGcsyPPk8SBbywKHcKwlZe_/s320/20230907_121521.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>Then we had two and a half weeks away in our camper van travelling through France down to the border with Spain and back.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1gFRKPcOZjdgsPt546H0ZWqApRm-3oimNzuh63cqa3-E-Fd_TuVKp3t-XygqjFVVvylWNFOmM1lk_7affdG4qHX6J4HVfwhzHbTkDSiHVfDuoG3jl50P_NQr6g3vxyqRl3OQMIBRFrvTm0H6-YDKgIBfFxpm6OXzJ9nd_5H-74L1BUVSkk1UKtHwTc8H/s4032/20230927_190524.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1gFRKPcOZjdgsPt546H0ZWqApRm-3oimNzuh63cqa3-E-Fd_TuVKp3t-XygqjFVVvylWNFOmM1lk_7affdG4qHX6J4HVfwhzHbTkDSiHVfDuoG3jl50P_NQr6g3vxyqRl3OQMIBRFrvTm0H6-YDKgIBfFxpm6OXzJ9nd_5H-74L1BUVSkk1UKtHwTc8H/s320/20230927_190524.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1ivL_2lUK0vEQA047VtjMLvV5kkzBYwwHqVuqB7U9sFH6pINvND0k86_5NoZf7W_3EPBYCkwo-xjTkPF0n-Kv5Ziw6uxoOu-il2NHLZYw6S3oThADKXHuA0XC6jzGzP9KZ3AcU5N4cyXNtcwikUBvhM88twf2luSR0gKiycPQGFLplYw0fuJc6DPMwxR/s4032/20231004_140553.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1ivL_2lUK0vEQA047VtjMLvV5kkzBYwwHqVuqB7U9sFH6pINvND0k86_5NoZf7W_3EPBYCkwo-xjTkPF0n-Kv5Ziw6uxoOu-il2NHLZYw6S3oThADKXHuA0XC6jzGzP9KZ3AcU5N4cyXNtcwikUBvhM88twf2luSR0gKiycPQGFLplYw0fuJc6DPMwxR/s320/20231004_140553.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>We travelled back via Switzerland. The first time I have been back since we moved back to the UK in 2021. It was lovely to see it again.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgsDWBEK6hlGjRPpUc-72Ynqu9Fa5rNcSfKvVNCrVFKpnNinLnttHSFah-W_TaKtxpmMGQYmCeV7LePrSdCytTcYIXbBdLjM_lcSrPrTCFkHPARdoWCW7B3v5VLoVRqdUrW64O5A5GsdGIXTBQZSAzzyMwpFj-96Di6u8q8rsCLENKN_OuENqVpgxVsjj/s4032/20231005_104021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgsDWBEK6hlGjRPpUc-72Ynqu9Fa5rNcSfKvVNCrVFKpnNinLnttHSFah-W_TaKtxpmMGQYmCeV7LePrSdCytTcYIXbBdLjM_lcSrPrTCFkHPARdoWCW7B3v5VLoVRqdUrW64O5A5GsdGIXTBQZSAzzyMwpFj-96Di6u8q8rsCLENKN_OuENqVpgxVsjj/s320/20231005_104021.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHS7sv2RNnlAJnHNwscOSNk9tM3FqLZ6HKCeY7iNsjmpP4s87TUh5etPf8RK8bgoHPnSlJdQaPPl6DTMg6yBr45ySZ-ML7i4sJZRkLeqT6_SrBo2VgPBRPVErkSFK6hMh7sUc5nEyqXP0KAH8MOqazWXJGgelUGKgvzqs5btPWDUrTSwlE-I9po-H3N-NO/s4032/20231005_115104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHS7sv2RNnlAJnHNwscOSNk9tM3FqLZ6HKCeY7iNsjmpP4s87TUh5etPf8RK8bgoHPnSlJdQaPPl6DTMg6yBr45ySZ-ML7i4sJZRkLeqT6_SrBo2VgPBRPVErkSFK6hMh7sUc5nEyqXP0KAH8MOqazWXJGgelUGKgvzqs5btPWDUrTSwlE-I9po-H3N-NO/s320/20231005_115104.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I have also had a couple of trips up to Norwich to visit family including a quick visit to help my daughter move house. Needless to say with all the travelling from place to place I haven't had a lot of time to stitch but, I did take my watercolour paints to France and you can see some of my finished sketches<a href="https://patchworkallsorts.blogspot.com/p/projects-2023.html" target="_blank"> here </a>on my 2023 projects page.</p><p>I am hoping that things will settle down a little now and I will be able to get back to my needlework projects. I did attend a Regional Day held by my Quilt Guild on Saturday just gone and followed that with a workshop on Sunday with guest artist <a href="https://artsfindlay.co.uk/" target="_blank">Kate Findlay</a>. I loved the workshop and was delighted with the piece I made.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTpiccfj9eJFGU72VAtvFvNXorU6qsVTG94eaDwXlWGwOueXvxkHHvSmwmAwBeuCq2eOzGK624ienkK1-2AqgixQ1-TpsmjnEkLsfv0i1sArJKuIC925uqXJNtQVQ0f4ZwnDARsCg3LdTNA9l1y-WePTTVyxuBLTN_F5M_7GNCBaHLiXJCmpUrTx_8g1SL/s2900/IMG_20231022_173706_620.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2900" data-original-width="2900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTpiccfj9eJFGU72VAtvFvNXorU6qsVTG94eaDwXlWGwOueXvxkHHvSmwmAwBeuCq2eOzGK624ienkK1-2AqgixQ1-TpsmjnEkLsfv0i1sArJKuIC925uqXJNtQVQ0f4ZwnDARsCg3LdTNA9l1y-WePTTVyxuBLTN_F5M_7GNCBaHLiXJCmpUrTx_8g1SL/s320/IMG_20231022_173706_620.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I just need to get it framed!</p><p>Well, that's all for the moment. Hopefully I will have more needlework projects to show you next time! Until then.... 😊 xx</p></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Christine Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326291682653876227noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190246447445208491.post-85440308635966762802023-08-13T19:52:00.000+01:002023-08-13T19:52:29.285+01:00Another busy month.....<p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Another busy month has passed since my last post, so there is lots to tell you and even more photos! Firstly, I celebrated my birthday for which I received several bouquets of beautiful flowers which filled the house with colour.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZDmNU1CaxqaLpwuSInkWYA6nbNrCytA-Q_j_Q9mBI_GwjopQ3f0gP6mQx_KXpcu2dP-I8h0o4wYHMN75ES3NBZ0147y7BEN5EP2ipVcUrrQ_aC8XX2czXGm5wvCnTu78GIgeF2ngE1_yXeY__tloicPAcC2Vgw_WD5c0pD_0dKwbtW5wT9SGpxK3iiKoQ/s1599/IMG-20230719-WA0002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1599" data-original-width="899" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZDmNU1CaxqaLpwuSInkWYA6nbNrCytA-Q_j_Q9mBI_GwjopQ3f0gP6mQx_KXpcu2dP-I8h0o4wYHMN75ES3NBZ0147y7BEN5EP2ipVcUrrQ_aC8XX2czXGm5wvCnTu78GIgeF2ngE1_yXeY__tloicPAcC2Vgw_WD5c0pD_0dKwbtW5wT9SGpxK3iiKoQ/w113-h200/IMG-20230719-WA0002.jpg" width="113" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbm_1RQoZclGhQKa8K-MHiLZ3ZzBbp3rEaGyLPBSWxDL7mPAUU-znhIuWW-BObOtCSW9d5f5HPeuGRNT00Esx7ySZICJPPbHd_qK6o4gFKsL9fLHnOkG3BvnLorC1L98NYh1mulfPiljnQAhjnEtPctoD8vVsvbMEKiKm8oU6tI8_cOK0rsB-phXAvSutD/s1599/IMG-20230719-WA0000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1599" data-original-width="899" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbm_1RQoZclGhQKa8K-MHiLZ3ZzBbp3rEaGyLPBSWxDL7mPAUU-znhIuWW-BObOtCSW9d5f5HPeuGRNT00Esx7ySZICJPPbHd_qK6o4gFKsL9fLHnOkG3BvnLorC1L98NYh1mulfPiljnQAhjnEtPctoD8vVsvbMEKiKm8oU6tI8_cOK0rsB-phXAvSutD/w113-h200/IMG-20230719-WA0000.jpg" width="113" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNdipGWzEKj5kPw1CISTTeZvc5DtjNnqRhtFTPgv4HibZK-B7Ha0djX2OAOJ078gv2GL-rVDxT2SIUermrn36XRs7-9Wwv6RPGsDG76P181FjsYmmXASEUoe0O_g8CgGynOiw03yrM2bVwKyUrZrxFkax9lDkky-MqL-4BtXanghITUMJmj6Sab3O9gHZ/s1599/IMG-20230719-WA0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1599" data-original-width="899" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNdipGWzEKj5kPw1CISTTeZvc5DtjNnqRhtFTPgv4HibZK-B7Ha0djX2OAOJ078gv2GL-rVDxT2SIUermrn36XRs7-9Wwv6RPGsDG76P181FjsYmmXASEUoe0O_g8CgGynOiw03yrM2bVwKyUrZrxFkax9lDkky-MqL-4BtXanghITUMJmj6Sab3O9gHZ/w113-h200/IMG-20230719-WA0001.jpg" width="113" /></a> </div><br /><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">The following week we visited Norwich to attend my daughter's PhD (Doctorate) Graduation.</span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIoyoztUUwK9PM22eYNUbeZ7CjoFKoywEGIBsL1GWcEilFFMWjn69TJ_Y90lmpeA2O2svjulB-ODM_YUbt2bXL4d6pHeI6R_MZy_BisSNvmyeJrfG9cg38Sfun1MF1bPUrGsC7KevCTurrZdZTXQNlvMos7EDdIlJ-FwbXyH4L34n-ety4f18F63jnZdca/s1112/20230813_172628.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="834" data-original-width="1112" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIoyoztUUwK9PM22eYNUbeZ7CjoFKoywEGIBsL1GWcEilFFMWjn69TJ_Y90lmpeA2O2svjulB-ODM_YUbt2bXL4d6pHeI6R_MZy_BisSNvmyeJrfG9cg38Sfun1MF1bPUrGsC7KevCTurrZdZTXQNlvMos7EDdIlJ-FwbXyH4L34n-ety4f18F63jnZdca/s320/20230813_172628.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Very excitingly my homegrown sweetpea plant eventually decided to flower and it was well worth the wait as it is producing beautiful colour blooms.</span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EVTWI-P1hQNFarGPuapx_2jrMqtNBjo0kQ434BFK_SXNR613uxWKv6dcN7iV4g_WeZTRNF912Cgv5bznmTLHWk97zNgQGzXv2gVdHiqtmuL5TyB0YIWBTtJM-trH93MpHSiNvSR1PJfocQbT5gH26wbwIsr1p8kO3Wi80Z_wZV13-hi61kQ8A_UNqOao/s4032/20230726_145904.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EVTWI-P1hQNFarGPuapx_2jrMqtNBjo0kQ434BFK_SXNR613uxWKv6dcN7iV4g_WeZTRNF912Cgv5bznmTLHWk97zNgQGzXv2gVdHiqtmuL5TyB0YIWBTtJM-trH93MpHSiNvSR1PJfocQbT5gH26wbwIsr1p8kO3Wi80Z_wZV13-hi61kQ8A_UNqOao/s320/20230726_145904.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">At the end of July I travelled to Northampton to attend two workshops given by the talented Australian designer <a href="https://gailpandesigns.com/" target="_blank">Gail Pan</a> at a lovely little quilt shop called <a href="https://poppypatch.co.uk/shop-online-fabric-patchwork-quilting-australian-patterns-courses/" target="_blank">The Poppy Patch</a>. As well as getting to chat with Gail I started work on two lovely projects.</span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZhJNnkVeM9-DPOlu_Xf3Hl5ajx4E4ZX0gknmY9oGH20uyLeEaGeTvlRD5pOOfiGF1_J3PhEkgSzMYTE9df2Od_wjJmJY7aHtui5zIdu-2ih_vL_hvVIC19N1sfneDKW5pq8TCO_iHwks_QlFiK41dzwXMVYFLXWNABlDKmhwYI_4igagftaYRWXu9BLts/s2993/20230813_173029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2993" data-original-width="2710" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZhJNnkVeM9-DPOlu_Xf3Hl5ajx4E4ZX0gknmY9oGH20uyLeEaGeTvlRD5pOOfiGF1_J3PhEkgSzMYTE9df2Od_wjJmJY7aHtui5zIdu-2ih_vL_hvVIC19N1sfneDKW5pq8TCO_iHwks_QlFiK41dzwXMVYFLXWNABlDKmhwYI_4igagftaYRWXu9BLts/s320/20230813_173029.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPDeJHAUzIvKD2E-wAcfh8AuPBa3N0FNH7rkIWsGBL9d3EQ3d3Lt3TUiMx5CCdKZ1o-375TNoHBmSSi9Nh7-gImq9C_IBN6Dfqk6Tir4wvvIlY3dVwZzfSAg6CZ6dkYM1S3-63jgNsU63x73_k4nQQR5dYvLe4JPF_ZqtQHX0Uep7N9jRzUlwK3setOXrU/s3312/20230813_173107.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3312" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPDeJHAUzIvKD2E-wAcfh8AuPBa3N0FNH7rkIWsGBL9d3EQ3d3Lt3TUiMx5CCdKZ1o-375TNoHBmSSi9Nh7-gImq9C_IBN6Dfqk6Tir4wvvIlY3dVwZzfSAg6CZ6dkYM1S3-63jgNsU63x73_k4nQQR5dYvLe4JPF_ZqtQHX0Uep7N9jRzUlwK3setOXrU/s320/20230813_173107.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">The following week I joined some other quilters from the local area on a coach trip to visit the Festival Of Quilts being held at the NEC in Birmingham. What a spectacular display of quilts! I took far too many photos to show you them all here but, here are a few of my favourite quilts.</span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYM_78LfKI6CzL352jOC1sPi-FYTDkWnh8iBBTO2B4lkC4JSXwivGrkaQqrIaT4Zt6RD06PJX66sI9Ry3zL29ZjCC7gZOecOXLI0tdFyJFaBBWHHZVTWl7hhrWZWsRDsTg-EezPyBh5YigVm3AX8QNVEJf377yarJFINGcw3XKFX1bvKTQ5hRD0uCtcUsN/s4032/20230803_121403.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYM_78LfKI6CzL352jOC1sPi-FYTDkWnh8iBBTO2B4lkC4JSXwivGrkaQqrIaT4Zt6RD06PJX66sI9Ry3zL29ZjCC7gZOecOXLI0tdFyJFaBBWHHZVTWl7hhrWZWsRDsTg-EezPyBh5YigVm3AX8QNVEJf377yarJFINGcw3XKFX1bvKTQ5hRD0uCtcUsN/w150-h200/20230803_121403.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixrD_jKBkiJUrLJPnN8DKEEhJBgzmCRQ3a6RA1AhjShMXxKPZV1MYVplwwnuZX6HpL6pRAYaHhkdcQ9QT5Gp2VbTpPnUaD62faOMMXGajoE3FP5lEyRX2PrrNF-9HXJ3_hhcV-RyK8LKkUe6RlLCGkpPoSOxf4nDWbnu8TmXw66SY8x0Uc8VqerjHG93gb/w150-h200/20230803_151714.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">This past week we have been having our windows replaced as several of the double-glazed units had blown. So to keep me sane amongst the noise and the brick dust I have been dabbling in some mindful watercolour painting. The results of which you can see<a href="https://patchworkallsorts.blogspot.com/p/projects-2023.html" target="_blank"> here</a> on my projects 2023 page.</span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWynIBCbTEF7mSSUDliMt6P-Ooo_5F0IPmZt6ttmdJEcAS9m009kqajxRV3q1PeuYcKG6EDT4-ZtUeyibY2fWu7ToL6DuGibuo5MacjFsaNH1vPZjU6UQjK_yAii5QNGv6yAnERa9mIgC-Vqsl084IK-xtXYqoDi4gdzd5SPoQHtK7lCmGwLWtnVNTNyMn/s1350/IMG_20230813_090716_912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWynIBCbTEF7mSSUDliMt6P-Ooo_5F0IPmZt6ttmdJEcAS9m009kqajxRV3q1PeuYcKG6EDT4-ZtUeyibY2fWu7ToL6DuGibuo5MacjFsaNH1vPZjU6UQjK_yAii5QNGv6yAnERa9mIgC-Vqsl084IK-xtXYqoDi4gdzd5SPoQHtK7lCmGwLWtnVNTNyMn/s320/IMG_20230813_090716_912.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNsD9RSLE2VRh1BjogYvKnneXBzL51qd0FG5ejBljBlDzvUQ8OlJXsM0iV1v550oCGiaYUQAdOo0Y1Gp1g9-Kc4e6hFZXFboxEt-NPUh_2MChBS5CKKtu9f-ZD0YsmcX1ItOs40-73jo_d51u9W9BoaqAjxvcCxQhCC0hr6iEXwJdpTAUjk3FZdJd2YEuq/s1350/IMG_20230813_090716_811.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNsD9RSLE2VRh1BjogYvKnneXBzL51qd0FG5ejBljBlDzvUQ8OlJXsM0iV1v550oCGiaYUQAdOo0Y1Gp1g9-Kc4e6hFZXFboxEt-NPUh_2MChBS5CKKtu9f-ZD0YsmcX1ItOs40-73jo_d51u9W9BoaqAjxvcCxQhCC0hr6iEXwJdpTAUjk3FZdJd2YEuq/s320/IMG_20230813_090716_811.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">I have also had some time to add some hand stitching on the two wall hangings that I had started</span><a href="https://patchworkallsorts.blogspot.com/2023/07/a-quick-catch-up.html" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank"> last time</a><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">.</span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNjzbsSKQMHWFhpqXBJreJbg-PqqLCjkh4xcuces1Igh2CvSl15vBiR1ICiZYkRLcUCTPU_2pfiB8cRj0nqeboRtfFAZHA3d3Ck3PQ4dBIcZ9Q6LHPy78OKfXPjH9XtAwFoKns3EV5eB7XtvtLCZVZ2o_6l4FdPAm6qitCmvWuONQagfU8EiCmGb15iAyJ/s1350/IMG_20230813_090716_908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNjzbsSKQMHWFhpqXBJreJbg-PqqLCjkh4xcuces1Igh2CvSl15vBiR1ICiZYkRLcUCTPU_2pfiB8cRj0nqeboRtfFAZHA3d3Ck3PQ4dBIcZ9Q6LHPy78OKfXPjH9XtAwFoKns3EV5eB7XtvtLCZVZ2o_6l4FdPAm6qitCmvWuONQagfU8EiCmGb15iAyJ/s320/IMG_20230813_090716_908.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisRqHJZu3zQ8w0JF-9HfdDOiIns6yRkziZ5EcyzRZex_oVgwz8t0kdUtVxXBi0PwDK9CEMTSi4y_S40Gnt3Lbd6N5PeYccC9C4StZ5OfkxlceyjjCAMYFlcQ5Zw_TubIRyfqftYJ27voyWCxkeKXfdcf0eGGS2Y5Y3GinKzdmaEGfdR0ZL6D_RL2c2TECE/s1350/IMG_20230813_090716_845.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisRqHJZu3zQ8w0JF-9HfdDOiIns6yRkziZ5EcyzRZex_oVgwz8t0kdUtVxXBi0PwDK9CEMTSi4y_S40Gnt3Lbd6N5PeYccC9C4StZ5OfkxlceyjjCAMYFlcQ5Zw_TubIRyfqftYJ27voyWCxkeKXfdcf0eGGS2Y5Y3GinKzdmaEGfdR0ZL6D_RL2c2TECE/s320/IMG_20230813_090716_845.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Thank you very much for visiting me here and if you have managed to read to the bottom of this post, congratulations!!</span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Until next time..... 😊</span></div>Christine Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326291682653876227noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190246447445208491.post-87180777019498808022023-07-16T12:19:00.000+01:002023-07-16T12:19:37.784+01:00A Quick Catch Up.....<p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Hello! I may have titled this 'a quick catch up' but I warn you now this is a long post with lots of photos!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBngA0JS2I7VYz6_BvdKn7_KbJ5FiO2sm2l9d9Nw1LDa0bILo3a2zY5gn_vKEv-d-dH_3Ao0TWYvp9IbGfSHrL9PJXv3mF_r_y_E7ZKNe6QjPrJukG48Zr_dLwq-OnHaAkamgUwrtx3hiZ7mfVsTp9oq0mVPdWo6StColoP18MarrhQG3Xky2CWs9cDEj_/s4032/20230414_161334.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBngA0JS2I7VYz6_BvdKn7_KbJ5FiO2sm2l9d9Nw1LDa0bILo3a2zY5gn_vKEv-d-dH_3Ao0TWYvp9IbGfSHrL9PJXv3mF_r_y_E7ZKNe6QjPrJukG48Zr_dLwq-OnHaAkamgUwrtx3hiZ7mfVsTp9oq0mVPdWo6StColoP18MarrhQG3Xky2CWs9cDEj_/s320/20230414_161334.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>It has been a busy time here with the marriage of my eldest daughter and the birth of my third grandchild, another little girl. Above is a trial sample of the bunting I was busy making earlier in the year to decorate the yurts we had in our garden for the wedding reception. Below are some photos from the day.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJY9iRZQYEPAEud77590yfnDWPdbqrF4w15z_4Ka2gGTQqTJfsZraGp7-Son5Y19l9OuBl9zV07RKExAl411hRI7RdpiM-t4ltpuVRgHM7nS51oyLzhlseq1NPNRHHyAGNqaRRS0BDETYTLnhSB2wicrWO_p9fiKjFPnLKPtAP4G8rFp186p2P0vR-xHXq/s1024/IMG-20230605-WA0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJY9iRZQYEPAEud77590yfnDWPdbqrF4w15z_4Ka2gGTQqTJfsZraGp7-Son5Y19l9OuBl9zV07RKExAl411hRI7RdpiM-t4ltpuVRgHM7nS51oyLzhlseq1NPNRHHyAGNqaRRS0BDETYTLnhSB2wicrWO_p9fiKjFPnLKPtAP4G8rFp186p2P0vR-xHXq/s320/IMG-20230605-WA0001.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOpfHE5_fpict2wkJfntDhHxzGaEvnHcjBtmFRv6adeavZOiB2zgYtzEf8wNUr-U3nLGQgbzYBNm9GKNjQoBoaJmp6d-X0JaeAyuI3C2JEorPWx_bzRtipGG2w0QDpjRzXoJBfgcfMsIIFhxr1_Aj2XMsRJdOmTeYrp6uVO4USD66NZLhVZDzXHNq-aBD/s1024/IMG-20230625-WA0014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOpfHE5_fpict2wkJfntDhHxzGaEvnHcjBtmFRv6adeavZOiB2zgYtzEf8wNUr-U3nLGQgbzYBNm9GKNjQoBoaJmp6d-X0JaeAyuI3C2JEorPWx_bzRtipGG2w0QDpjRzXoJBfgcfMsIIFhxr1_Aj2XMsRJdOmTeYrp6uVO4USD66NZLhVZDzXHNq-aBD/s320/IMG-20230625-WA0014.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR6yldXZ3CceCQ9nkDU-BDHjHPNVO_uzPocUi0w2PQXSK9Gw9KxKqTMJX3tR8EcreL48isACYFhax9LlJit9P47CjhJ2vfFoh3CoMKu5tSsqKYNBOrVkan_XS4inxRV8kT9NL9YTtZIKhd3S5yUX36cRzSHfKAgz7AHsZAwDyX0oSJOPL9eWgEv7QWLObM/s1080/IMG_20230619_104630_690.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR6yldXZ3CceCQ9nkDU-BDHjHPNVO_uzPocUi0w2PQXSK9Gw9KxKqTMJX3tR8EcreL48isACYFhax9LlJit9P47CjhJ2vfFoh3CoMKu5tSsqKYNBOrVkan_XS4inxRV8kT9NL9YTtZIKhd3S5yUX36cRzSHfKAgz7AHsZAwDyX0oSJOPL9eWgEv7QWLObM/s320/IMG_20230619_104630_690.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>And a photo of the yurts taken after dark from the house.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4yvF4asTgshixlnnFIHCOXRrOvWQ1t9R9u1632FqqdCJlQWwCeTnpJu6tMw7PVkL9J9j7EEiKwn6_w7_HLEF-x2gyDpwSMOERCdqlllp3qQfr1hA8H9D8zDj0yP1S-kzYBlCHP4xQa2-NqeTxRNez7nmu-Z0P55VftUj6fZ2nGku3iZLQ5Vip9q0KmW2H/s1159/IMG-20230604-WA0000%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="870" data-original-width="1159" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4yvF4asTgshixlnnFIHCOXRrOvWQ1t9R9u1632FqqdCJlQWwCeTnpJu6tMw7PVkL9J9j7EEiKwn6_w7_HLEF-x2gyDpwSMOERCdqlllp3qQfr1hA8H9D8zDj0yP1S-kzYBlCHP4xQa2-NqeTxRNez7nmu-Z0P55VftUj6fZ2nGku3iZLQ5Vip9q0KmW2H/s320/IMG-20230604-WA0000%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Then the latest addition to our family..... Elodie.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPzvkXZTBQFnTdHs5g8v4QhrCl4ORJWsxwae5FqF6dsrjjtRgn2o3X4zkY4ZDw4mw1EkwTafT_uJtHLTm4ItIxqnBS6h2ZrqjxOBoUD9QLUzUshSU277b49rm9U_8pqSdfQbeDjpz7QwhMYZxu3jFLKIpPO44EgKASxvgSgcOSx8W03lh3Bf0_RZQ_NZ5/s1600/IMG-20230611-WA0002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPzvkXZTBQFnTdHs5g8v4QhrCl4ORJWsxwae5FqF6dsrjjtRgn2o3X4zkY4ZDw4mw1EkwTafT_uJtHLTm4ItIxqnBS6h2ZrqjxOBoUD9QLUzUshSU277b49rm9U_8pqSdfQbeDjpz7QwhMYZxu3jFLKIpPO44EgKASxvgSgcOSx8W03lh3Bf0_RZQ_NZ5/s320/IMG-20230611-WA0002.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Since June I have also been busy helping with a quilt exhibition organised by the quilt group I belong to..... <a href="https://romseyquilters.co.uk/" target="_blank">Romsey Quilters</a>. It finishes today and was held in the Abbey at Romsey. A beautiful setting for 125 spectacular quilts. Here are a few I took photographs of.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5xZUQxL44ISMI7tKjFnqe1unzQjcxwqzKkVDtaS6fEgBPwvWc_JR7iuiLa4fP7xUknY4bOkjbCRBzj8fMfOao4R7__sbZuvmWlXuHh5qxVW0DPvnqZxBjnqRyEVmNbJeIf2XuigAwGxhPWD0xPgTJF66AMCYvcn9OSK3fYkqohRhfk-oQRgsP19mHcaLJ/s4032/20230707_125442.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5xZUQxL44ISMI7tKjFnqe1unzQjcxwqzKkVDtaS6fEgBPwvWc_JR7iuiLa4fP7xUknY4bOkjbCRBzj8fMfOao4R7__sbZuvmWlXuHh5qxVW0DPvnqZxBjnqRyEVmNbJeIf2XuigAwGxhPWD0xPgTJF66AMCYvcn9OSK3fYkqohRhfk-oQRgsP19mHcaLJ/s320/20230707_125442.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-0Cn4jEJtegC_8RHvp4dpwNR7RO6jhFKLd77x-qieWnC7gwervVBtF4jhGEcVOVfOnlw5QDsyI-uQXrDA8JPjL33TxiQVxPAVpr9XBbLu3lp5SmlWQM-81WruLG0AqCnu5I8CCw5T1WbXrLHWxFTv0tU85V7uY0bRIMGF8tEst6d6JK5Mxr_kSA1iDTS/s4032/20230707_125559.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-0Cn4jEJtegC_8RHvp4dpwNR7RO6jhFKLd77x-qieWnC7gwervVBtF4jhGEcVOVfOnlw5QDsyI-uQXrDA8JPjL33TxiQVxPAVpr9XBbLu3lp5SmlWQM-81WruLG0AqCnu5I8CCw5T1WbXrLHWxFTv0tU85V7uY0bRIMGF8tEst6d6JK5Mxr_kSA1iDTS/s320/20230707_125559.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkCrtNAy3_eg-k9FaYDB7azrZD9ctuAb9I8D64EsPVcqIHYvQTW7d3HAKjSB8y6uQjdsKgl9TpzZTR6gOn2JtwQ8a_vuCqBVDJ0AULCWj5hv43ljJHj5QG-JwvceQRbyOFeeLUFpxKmreykVSrNGQFGdYfYCBgqiYxJFYNmxq3dKquDMzhXOn2cheJW_Cr/s3283/20230707_174727.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3283" data-original-width="3003" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkCrtNAy3_eg-k9FaYDB7azrZD9ctuAb9I8D64EsPVcqIHYvQTW7d3HAKjSB8y6uQjdsKgl9TpzZTR6gOn2JtwQ8a_vuCqBVDJ0AULCWj5hv43ljJHj5QG-JwvceQRbyOFeeLUFpxKmreykVSrNGQFGdYfYCBgqiYxJFYNmxq3dKquDMzhXOn2cheJW_Cr/s320/20230707_174727.jpg" width="293" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWobJLLS2r0yldVuz2tTIQdYMvPLdYsrcQzytYVpPJOf4hqtQ8SaCx-heCD1Y9dhkYawD-IAFlsn0d4R5UoyeTqngjzpRoC1y9UbPmv2d2RHLPIjnfj-DjB74gFN8wf_Di2Tan2DekVReUALTyxFWJ5n7MURKcbXDHL9em1p3di32WWu_zCFBktY9DMe9_/s3688/20230707_174825.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3688" data-original-width="2704" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWobJLLS2r0yldVuz2tTIQdYMvPLdYsrcQzytYVpPJOf4hqtQ8SaCx-heCD1Y9dhkYawD-IAFlsn0d4R5UoyeTqngjzpRoC1y9UbPmv2d2RHLPIjnfj-DjB74gFN8wf_Di2Tan2DekVReUALTyxFWJ5n7MURKcbXDHL9em1p3di32WWu_zCFBktY9DMe9_/s320/20230707_174825.jpg" width="235" /></a></div><p>I have also started work on a couple of new projects. One is the pattern I bought at the Malvern Show that I showed you <a href="https://patchworkallsorts.blogspot.com/2023/05/a-lovely-visit.html" target="_blank">last time </a>called 'Alliums and Lavender' and the other is a similar wall hanging that I have designed myself using the same background.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7DezAlRjuiPJh3o28UKZydx83Cvg5IZqwMzGLxIwJsk9rwZz0KLIP4TVJXuRd_RsWc6hN76FGFtIFFNIGJxW4ypqo3faKaZZ2Ak6Wo7iWtgSoLqoDk_To6db36tpiwps2RRO1mnfYxRI8dWTwfA91e7WVsAJX98GZh3e7haCXeXCrjo4wiYUncVu8n3HY/s3831/20230713_092551.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3831" data-original-width="2584" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7DezAlRjuiPJh3o28UKZydx83Cvg5IZqwMzGLxIwJsk9rwZz0KLIP4TVJXuRd_RsWc6hN76FGFtIFFNIGJxW4ypqo3faKaZZ2Ak6Wo7iWtgSoLqoDk_To6db36tpiwps2RRO1mnfYxRI8dWTwfA91e7WVsAJX98GZh3e7haCXeXCrjo4wiYUncVu8n3HY/s320/20230713_092551.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfT_Izz-ybztMF8DVQyhWjLTp8Ku6bnwRAJbplALXD4EWMFmYx8FzzQzieLgU-ZE1EnV3k8QVmjLgoH2Dr865r3D8BeJNhutTk7E_30-Drowj9j-VIhGrz7pb16YFFZ03GqziGreBVtnMTuWAHhvC-HlSRr8bb64Zha7c4yeMAl0_Op9XPJKxqxFX9wREm/s1350/IMG_20230713_093143_904.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfT_Izz-ybztMF8DVQyhWjLTp8Ku6bnwRAJbplALXD4EWMFmYx8FzzQzieLgU-ZE1EnV3k8QVmjLgoH2Dr865r3D8BeJNhutTk7E_30-Drowj9j-VIhGrz7pb16YFFZ03GqziGreBVtnMTuWAHhvC-HlSRr8bb64Zha7c4yeMAl0_Op9XPJKxqxFX9wREm/s320/IMG_20230713_093143_904.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><p>I am looking forward to working on them both over the coming weeks. Hope you are finding some time for creativity and thank you for visiting!</p><p>Until next time.....😊</p><p><br /></p></span><p></p>Christine Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326291682653876227noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190246447445208491.post-28786761889833594002023-05-21T18:21:00.000+01:002023-05-21T18:21:23.070+01:00A lovely visit....<p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">I can't believe it has already been a fortnight since I last wrote a post, time has been flying past this year and I just don't seem to be able to keep up.</span></p><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">I don't really have much news since the last post other than I had a very nice visit to the Malvern Quilt Show on Friday last.</span></p><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">The quilts on display were lovely and, it was nice to have the opportunity to browse the retail stalls and buy a few bits and pieces. I was reasonably reserved, buying a few items that I needed for my sewing machine, a few patterns and some new batik fabrics.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRbTilM9172Ne1IUtze8CCrn4FHkjcE_5_6VAWMx_UyVkJH_Y05V46JfBzJVYkdD_lKlZlG3sL-PykE3fweTub-6WXP5SFvfIHwW_nqQ9fkYuPtJGNTDrkpRrcB6SDAdL8t4mAIPEgnDceIN6a_1coY9pPCxtKpFpsexmZAbtbNp9MpptNgR6OZa6T2Q/s1350/IMG_20230520_104027_488.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRbTilM9172Ne1IUtze8CCrn4FHkjcE_5_6VAWMx_UyVkJH_Y05V46JfBzJVYkdD_lKlZlG3sL-PykE3fweTub-6WXP5SFvfIHwW_nqQ9fkYuPtJGNTDrkpRrcB6SDAdL8t4mAIPEgnDceIN6a_1coY9pPCxtKpFpsexmZAbtbNp9MpptNgR6OZa6T2Q/s320/IMG_20230520_104027_488.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>I am hoping to make another version of the metro tiles quilt that I made last year. <a href="https://www.gourmetquilter.com/products/metro-tiles?_pos=1&_sid=af6830346&_ss=r" target="_blank">The original pattern</a> has 50 blocks but in <a href="https://patchworkallsorts.blogspot.com/2022/10/a-finish.html" target="_blank">the version I made</a>, I only used 25 so I am hoping to make another square quilt using the remaining 25 blocks. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhswR2V5WV-LXAclcKf7Jgzy_kv1m0yaktvecX_KTeJnvLvM3l0gYoxjuLyhLAPMzFA3UosUZIIwMnuSHs02X9zeHIviVqC561ZJIDjm89XvlO2VZo0C4auaZC0Jrxk84DxrmDXo-QMvVINSwg7oKYdM1CykEdfARYOoD6AdQF9wKTkNWYadj7R3j1HvQ/s1350/IMG_20230520_104027_507.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhswR2V5WV-LXAclcKf7Jgzy_kv1m0yaktvecX_KTeJnvLvM3l0gYoxjuLyhLAPMzFA3UosUZIIwMnuSHs02X9zeHIviVqC561ZJIDjm89XvlO2VZo0C4auaZC0Jrxk84DxrmDXo-QMvVINSwg7oKYdM1CykEdfARYOoD6AdQF9wKTkNWYadj7R3j1HvQ/s320/IMG_20230520_104027_507.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><p>I won't be able to start that for a while yet though as I have a new grandchild expected, my eldest daughter's wedding and a quilt show between now and the middle of July!! </p></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Hope you have all had a lovely weekend! </span></p><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Until next time 😊 xx</span></p>Christine Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326291682653876227noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190246447445208491.post-10588330815276176902023-05-07T09:32:00.001+01:002023-05-17T09:02:09.329+01:00Time for a catch up! <p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">It has been a little while again since my last post and I am afraid that there is not a lot to show you on the stitching front. I have managed to add a few more details to the project that I was working on when I <a href="https://patchworkallsorts.blogspot.com/2023/02/adding-hand-stitching.html" target="_blank">last posted</a>.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUBpJFekYT-kQazusipF7C69aF20L0YVcszHQxUAX3niU2YRauPFg3DIpu26WQvo8llDsFQ8-StQWdPLnDfHuNSTpXCXZueGpq7olG8-kbsCkkqyedyBsc2tv6ZOUZAUHycBOHz7cgMparYnkEEb6jDp3ndm89jX2Mi2thstKfKv30qEGPKOpsnMRTQ/s3154/20230419_111423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3154" data-original-width="2585" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUBpJFekYT-kQazusipF7C69aF20L0YVcszHQxUAX3niU2YRauPFg3DIpu26WQvo8llDsFQ8-StQWdPLnDfHuNSTpXCXZueGpq7olG8-kbsCkkqyedyBsc2tv6ZOUZAUHycBOHz7cgMparYnkEEb6jDp3ndm89jX2Mi2thstKfKv30qEGPKOpsnMRTQ/s320/20230419_111423.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>So, what have I been doing? Well, I was laid low at the beginning of March with a bout of covid (despite being fully vaccinated) which took quite a while to recover from and which left me with very little energy so I didn't feel much like creating.</p></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_krNsVTfztEk5D0wgW2VwtR6XtTpiWMG35lBww6QFco1TFwVWbapk_IUdYvt3TRSY8oq_lJTSzuZS0F2uV9gSSI59KyAUyLu3ZCLIM1JsK-uKAkhdhQ21_sqvPu7d6gN_PkyPSRfXeqfPT4f0Ki-XAsYhcMNLTysLUWLpjuPhC-hSmnyNhPeKGn29og/s4032/20230426_084748.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_krNsVTfztEk5D0wgW2VwtR6XtTpiWMG35lBww6QFco1TFwVWbapk_IUdYvt3TRSY8oq_lJTSzuZS0F2uV9gSSI59KyAUyLu3ZCLIM1JsK-uKAkhdhQ21_sqvPu7d6gN_PkyPSRfXeqfPT4f0Ki-XAsYhcMNLTysLUWLpjuPhC-hSmnyNhPeKGn29og/s320/20230426_084748.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZviHC52_QDwcQAIjIrYej9zrIkHlvBIv_1RXycMSj814J770XbR7zdD4LdMzmTaq192Hdp5xwpqO5EZGfZxt4rngK8gYWRS-1dmoUkTZ4pALz37rGkbjlUkaDioJIk5m720XB9MfCTznMaENY_krFQBxQPWNrITVZIuY5xpvBujkpurIAc5tJVlLIQ/s4032/20230426_093028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZviHC52_QDwcQAIjIrYej9zrIkHlvBIv_1RXycMSj814J770XbR7zdD4LdMzmTaq192Hdp5xwpqO5EZGfZxt4rngK8gYWRS-1dmoUkTZ4pALz37rGkbjlUkaDioJIk5m720XB9MfCTznMaENY_krFQBxQPWNrITVZIuY5xpvBujkpurIAc5tJVlLIQ/s320/20230426_093028.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>I have been enjoying the beautiful Spring flowers in the garden. Those pictured above were out in March but now we have beautiful bluebells and apple blossom to enjoy.</p></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Qe3xzcsh2Jvig-6JPNky1mLgHP4eoS1gR_RbFA0FmxTyYLPo9XaoPVR1zEHsS53cVgpy1jrL-A5v9mDQE7BCrD2kIf-TdzgtAXqjfgYwQBoCMSa4XdU77l4_jO8n9brXVBouEWqRzXBr52OAUBD7Xivv4b79DupynDfgj_eVqPxBV7NPkVNmaDkj3Q/s4032/20230428_112757.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Qe3xzcsh2Jvig-6JPNky1mLgHP4eoS1gR_RbFA0FmxTyYLPo9XaoPVR1zEHsS53cVgpy1jrL-A5v9mDQE7BCrD2kIf-TdzgtAXqjfgYwQBoCMSa4XdU77l4_jO8n9brXVBouEWqRzXBr52OAUBD7Xivv4b79DupynDfgj_eVqPxBV7NPkVNmaDkj3Q/s320/20230428_112757.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg68W2QVv2mjXuSOWfsfId8-N3hZHQ5qRsZfhWJ_C1-pKG9vR-vzJMGrlKBDJDikTUE-x4NPjJXdd9EMwFyBzqDZSW9wO74uFCn5lq05Y7jMQ0B5K4_gaqUC9AVHIF9vadpKvBpJlSsShVILy0u7Xc2-O8r9rYSasD0q3xjxCkL8lE3061dhgpbXH3SEQ/s1652/20230505_161522.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1652" data-original-width="1239" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg68W2QVv2mjXuSOWfsfId8-N3hZHQ5qRsZfhWJ_C1-pKG9vR-vzJMGrlKBDJDikTUE-x4NPjJXdd9EMwFyBzqDZSW9wO74uFCn5lq05Y7jMQ0B5K4_gaqUC9AVHIF9vadpKvBpJlSsShVILy0u7Xc2-O8r9rYSasD0q3xjxCkL8lE3061dhgpbXH3SEQ/s320/20230505_161522.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>I have spent some time in the greenhouse planting out some seeds which I have been looking after carefully. They are coming along quite nicely and some will soon be ready for planting out.</p></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQ0JLOSvahDQyFxqlCHSFhgO5uga8Oa5BUjBA5Ewk08J_cbM5BjE3irQLQVTWdRsduNbl3WoIlnRg46OWg5IE4VCEsGH3uRA4ONrnQ-rBWzRIr8oenTTZSOiqQM8DF9XDiGNA-jzPOATggCU2MDWbFGSKQtD_zn5QL4NrdWKmu1EdPf56JTW8A4ma9Q/s1080/IMG_20230505_155644_751.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQ0JLOSvahDQyFxqlCHSFhgO5uga8Oa5BUjBA5Ewk08J_cbM5BjE3irQLQVTWdRsduNbl3WoIlnRg46OWg5IE4VCEsGH3uRA4ONrnQ-rBWzRIr8oenTTZSOiqQM8DF9XDiGNA-jzPOATggCU2MDWbFGSKQtD_zn5QL4NrdWKmu1EdPf56JTW8A4ma9Q/s320/IMG_20230505_155644_751.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>Creatively, I did make a little notebook from some of the papers I had in my craft room which I handbound using a stitched method. It's not perfect but I was pleased with the results.</p></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKYuHoW4Lng68ueR80iKz87qrRD1k3SYo_SduEaiDkfAgRA_TW_S6FLu09UgeZ7IZ3KfR1IVKqAMmd3yNF8J5kN_dyXCJadVpTuvePOf_NP5cduY0c7nSbEpaUo7kii78aDtRnTu5mIWy99tm8ttb-kB-kvRsQDWONWPgDqsMJlfwMp3dodF30ju5dqw/s3790/20230409_124848.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3790" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKYuHoW4Lng68ueR80iKz87qrRD1k3SYo_SduEaiDkfAgRA_TW_S6FLu09UgeZ7IZ3KfR1IVKqAMmd3yNF8J5kN_dyXCJadVpTuvePOf_NP5cduY0c7nSbEpaUo7kii78aDtRnTu5mIWy99tm8ttb-kB-kvRsQDWONWPgDqsMJlfwMp3dodF30ju5dqw/s320/20230409_124848.jpg" width="255" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9sOl7sxQLjd8sc2ZlU8DBIsVtw7j70SXgATYbq6nR9DIxOV3l3SauXVnxOoFSXP2CGFxc5xmLLLUPp_Asy-FL9hGsc6t4k1kc8RG6kDMwGFp521I3jO4WWWtZv27iKHGMDQlMXhB2oF0QClRRISLxvsUqDdNdvT6cVM73n8WxFKuKb6k9lh-SPBsMFQ/s1350/IMG_20230409_125827_768.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9sOl7sxQLjd8sc2ZlU8DBIsVtw7j70SXgATYbq6nR9DIxOV3l3SauXVnxOoFSXP2CGFxc5xmLLLUPp_Asy-FL9hGsc6t4k1kc8RG6kDMwGFp521I3jO4WWWtZv27iKHGMDQlMXhB2oF0QClRRISLxvsUqDdNdvT6cVM73n8WxFKuKb6k9lh-SPBsMFQ/s320/IMG_20230409_125827_768.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>I had a visit to my family in Norfolk and another to my daughter in Leicester and have just recently been on a workshop in Yorkshire run by <a href="https://www.annebrooke.co.uk/" target="_blank">Anne Brooke of H-anne-Made</a>. The workshop was taught by <a href="http://lizcooksey.com/" target="_blank">Liz Cooksey</a> and was a lot of fun. This is my finished project.</p></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJsOiQMZLE_x-uArr6n4hktrD8Y7ikzjqGQmdQqpOdzMD7hbmZcEUlJEFk-N-uReOXgmWguI4SqSbsPTHjK05jgOD_mLjPzaPEI4YbSUscyvPmASWe4EqDG-bMXUv28-Ra4Ml1HflnqaeC5FI4-xeCipq5s6kowxKcXTjH1EbdYoLfLkuqtGP4v_gnA/s4032/20230430_165951.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJsOiQMZLE_x-uArr6n4hktrD8Y7ikzjqGQmdQqpOdzMD7hbmZcEUlJEFk-N-uReOXgmWguI4SqSbsPTHjK05jgOD_mLjPzaPEI4YbSUscyvPmASWe4EqDG-bMXUv28-Ra4Ml1HflnqaeC5FI4-xeCipq5s6kowxKcXTjH1EbdYoLfLkuqtGP4v_gnA/s320/20230430_165951.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>Very, very sadly, I have also had to say goodbye to my dear little dog Poppy. She had turned 15 at the beginning of April and had been my constant friend and companion. She was never far from my side and I am totally bereft without her.</p></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZwcxaf6Ytj_NQw9JcAlq-BdP7sNS0h2qh_4OJYZ7IzFc8mo5cm6-zeyuPARQjmDwTBndiBSXsWYF9N6pE57re-VxK2fhI7O1GzYoXdSyJrzP_GpHVcJ0EzpPveXilYinnvSFwQfVOdLXgEqmM40rUyg3v_4OJZlFh7BVVehYmzkXrCUb0w5xuSNeccg/s1074/Screenshot_20230428-172859_Gallery%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1074" data-original-width="1074" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZwcxaf6Ytj_NQw9JcAlq-BdP7sNS0h2qh_4OJYZ7IzFc8mo5cm6-zeyuPARQjmDwTBndiBSXsWYF9N6pE57re-VxK2fhI7O1GzYoXdSyJrzP_GpHVcJ0EzpPveXilYinnvSFwQfVOdLXgEqmM40rUyg3v_4OJZlFh7BVVehYmzkXrCUb0w5xuSNeccg/s320/Screenshot_20230428-172859_Gallery%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>Hopefully there will be more stitching to show you next time.... until then.... xx</p></span><p></p><p><br /></p>Christine Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326291682653876227noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190246447445208491.post-10312825391111680022023-02-27T15:36:00.000+00:002023-02-27T15:36:51.586+00:00Adding hand stitching.....<p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">I haven't had a lot of time for stitching since my <a href="https://patchworkallsorts.blogspot.com/2023/01/the-first-finish-of-2023.html" target="_blank">last finish</a> but, I have decided to revamp another, older project.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYK_0bbW_OiQL9oTRmqmEKCOuAzji9VSX_-PnX21WIs_ZaZ0-xd5Oxu-CdB1_JLFxOY3sasybRqKBLS74AOmqz6oVq5KnvHBpfRZAVsWv3fdiJiXFszktFNqAC0-d1ETc3b_WCpXIsstoNahrP6sZlUV9Mp2Iaoel_hLlylr7pOYX4kRyaY-Ee5Ugymg/s3360/20181013_121612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3360" data-original-width="2830" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYK_0bbW_OiQL9oTRmqmEKCOuAzji9VSX_-PnX21WIs_ZaZ0-xd5Oxu-CdB1_JLFxOY3sasybRqKBLS74AOmqz6oVq5KnvHBpfRZAVsWv3fdiJiXFszktFNqAC0-d1ETc3b_WCpXIsstoNahrP6sZlUV9Mp2Iaoel_hLlylr7pOYX4kRyaY-Ee5Ugymg/s320/20181013_121612.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>Some while ago I completed a small project depicting one of my favourite garden plants, the Globe Thistle. The finished project is pictured above. However, I always felt that there was some detail missing from the project, so I have decided to add some more.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUeUla5EGcAueXDtNZtHfbdnEciYbvpNZVgBWL5hBwlxRu00ydsm-Az84xfZ-ajyFeXynPCVH3wtSn1lm92GA9_djdGePsJqWoMteMXuChTOX-X8USu1nu7J8iAJkIK57iUZalVD2F0XSkdh3uiapA15MzAprWJ1ukoHjJmhrucqckr-V7eBe08Wtm2g/s1454/20230227_125050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1454" data-original-width="1090" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUeUla5EGcAueXDtNZtHfbdnEciYbvpNZVgBWL5hBwlxRu00ydsm-Az84xfZ-ajyFeXynPCVH3wtSn1lm92GA9_djdGePsJqWoMteMXuChTOX-X8USu1nu7J8iAJkIK57iUZalVD2F0XSkdh3uiapA15MzAprWJ1ukoHjJmhrucqckr-V7eBe08Wtm2g/s320/20230227_125050.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>So far, I have removed the french knots that I originally added to the circumference of each of the flower heads and have started hand stitching lazy daisy flowers over the whole of the surface of the flower.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcV9spUBe0YM_VXyjV1BbIG1mACoun2a3oMpkmfJVCf2HE1vguvYNL17_U2Yg3iBnRGqoZG7vln-mpQjVyMegMQyytDBqPwzfEyO15Pa6Y3S1jaYdSfU5nxcV_lMhXfIa4RLTb0ksLgRo7SDD6CljxGINZlHHirbUl4fK2MFEbH4xj-HdesbonDpKYtA/s1183/20230221_095246.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1183" data-original-width="1183" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcV9spUBe0YM_VXyjV1BbIG1mACoun2a3oMpkmfJVCf2HE1vguvYNL17_U2Yg3iBnRGqoZG7vln-mpQjVyMegMQyytDBqPwzfEyO15Pa6Y3S1jaYdSfU5nxcV_lMhXfIa4RLTb0ksLgRo7SDD6CljxGINZlHHirbUl4fK2MFEbH4xj-HdesbonDpKYtA/s320/20230221_095246.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeiAYEWj_CFAGtCBgG7HbdbV9lrqe9LYLUYPnU_1xRvctgwJ9_A7IK4gjWktG_75oxXzi1AIyNuLYIu6dUCbQT3nT5gP8EM5qCB97YesGAsA8Nv5HlH9lrLsbo0td-p0D57q8MeBuJ6exGjFcUrTcSfGfnfIwYHRV-8BsnnCWQ0apsnTMvxcErZuJWJQ/s1530/20230227_125040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1530" data-original-width="1147" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeiAYEWj_CFAGtCBgG7HbdbV9lrqe9LYLUYPnU_1xRvctgwJ9_A7IK4gjWktG_75oxXzi1AIyNuLYIu6dUCbQT3nT5gP8EM5qCB97YesGAsA8Nv5HlH9lrLsbo0td-p0D57q8MeBuJ6exGjFcUrTcSfGfnfIwYHRV-8BsnnCWQ0apsnTMvxcErZuJWJQ/s320/20230227_125040.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I am really pleased with how this is looking and I can't wait now to get the other two flowers finished. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFwcsTlzLXiv4T-TI_CaR6oP-A55r4WJ5fdfR7tPvvwQGeyAU0neyIWJ3u9s8eckpS8sJqY1mXQRIl6pamUBDDFFYeYBJABUrnh1-kMMws_08se0DZ8pPn-ZHVlzP_ilr-ZmnSvD-Ull0z/s1597/20230227_125112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1597" data-original-width="1198" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFwcsTlzLXiv4T-TI_CaR6oP-A55r4WJ5fdfR7tPvvwQGeyAU0neyIWJ3u9s8eckpS8sJqY1mXQRIl6pamUBDDFFYeYBJABUrnh1-kMMws_08se0DZ8pPn-ZHVlzP_ilr-ZmnSvD-Ull0z/s320/20230227_125112.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I am planning to add some other details too, so watch this space.</p></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Until next time.... 😊</span></p>Christine Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326291682653876227noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190246447445208491.post-16492023356694694382023-01-28T21:53:00.000+00:002023-01-28T21:53:58.554+00:00The first finish of 2023!!<p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">It has been a busy start to the year and I haven't had a great deal of time to sew or to post here. However, I have managed to get my little 'Strippy Scrappy' quilt <a href="https://patchworkallsorts.blogspot.com/2023/01/progress-made.html" target="_blank">which I showed you last time</a> finished.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiq5RlLDYGO0KkW6t95S1B9jets6DmeFri_cfCUY65Wrp_7PG9L_1weBm_uZbHffAKi015olRG0LDodNQHn-HGxpI9Qlngj5CWwz5UYiavWxWBZN6TyUat2ZzHBuATZKosBu5cuS_ns77Uv2ib1cyWbAlRedXszJv6bM5JxfkSwz42pIS0Bg1vOX993Q/s1045/20230128_080433%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1045" data-original-width="1045" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiq5RlLDYGO0KkW6t95S1B9jets6DmeFri_cfCUY65Wrp_7PG9L_1weBm_uZbHffAKi015olRG0LDodNQHn-HGxpI9Qlngj5CWwz5UYiavWxWBZN6TyUat2ZzHBuATZKosBu5cuS_ns77Uv2ib1cyWbAlRedXszJv6bM5JxfkSwz42pIS0Bg1vOX993Q/s320/20230128_080433%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>It is my first finish of 2023 and I am very pleased with it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xv635hmZoI4gJ-uOVP1ELFbOPsRPlLvT6zOZy1agOe1fww2kCFMLKV0jmVOV4pb3W2uAdtsC5CBnhXC_6s0sPMGVhirrITKTamdksor_v0yzuFoP6kO-BwzL6vN9oC8dbcQ-QlBSb0OUL9HW5vCoCEgjkhAoQFS3TtlB0j8XVzEIbL6lYqmLdreinw/s1742/20230128_080550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1742" data-original-width="1307" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xv635hmZoI4gJ-uOVP1ELFbOPsRPlLvT6zOZy1agOe1fww2kCFMLKV0jmVOV4pb3W2uAdtsC5CBnhXC_6s0sPMGVhirrITKTamdksor_v0yzuFoP6kO-BwzL6vN9oC8dbcQ-QlBSb0OUL9HW5vCoCEgjkhAoQFS3TtlB0j8XVzEIbL6lYqmLdreinw/s320/20230128_080550.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I used a piece of fabric from a collection by <a href="https://www.hatchedandpatched.com.au/" target="_blank">Anni Downs</a> which I have had in my stash for some time, to put on the back and I think it looks rather cute.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikk5Np6Kty3tBgmMjxr18ewO5En_YW6xQl4wDuoMZ08KDcjH5JrlbcldROGV03Cabq7nhMxBD_iYN_wB0bbVrlu8MC2WFm7wlegI8VjsgrXWRCv0q7yZkm8HPO9icHS_6W8w066L5Ub5tgdJepZ8PoTqKSVAH9Gx1jmO_L_ygx9MZFO4BXwxtwCztJgw/s1122/20230128_080457%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1122" data-original-width="1121" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikk5Np6Kty3tBgmMjxr18ewO5En_YW6xQl4wDuoMZ08KDcjH5JrlbcldROGV03Cabq7nhMxBD_iYN_wB0bbVrlu8MC2WFm7wlegI8VjsgrXWRCv0q7yZkm8HPO9icHS_6W8w066L5Ub5tgdJepZ8PoTqKSVAH9Gx1jmO_L_ygx9MZFO4BXwxtwCztJgw/s320/20230128_080457%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I was so pleased to have it finished that I couldn't wait to use it on our kitchen table. As we had visitors here this weekend, it was a perfect addition to the breakfast table.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbJA_Ex70gx7EPXlOK69HA_dLvKLo4x7Ei1DkSc-lC8IrLcWFfx3tMc-ygw-Ge8m3hCY8DXIelWv8z3IkGW6vBn1aRf3iuqx9mp_WtVdOmxUPs7hC3q25_-31uO3tcZvUTYXCLrG5NG23Toe-w4mn4SmGJ5r07cZyYcH7O3qVLswfm3qsY8CzhOVMTQ/s1614/20230128_080915.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1614" data-original-width="1210" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbJA_Ex70gx7EPXlOK69HA_dLvKLo4x7Ei1DkSc-lC8IrLcWFfx3tMc-ygw-Ge8m3hCY8DXIelWv8z3IkGW6vBn1aRf3iuqx9mp_WtVdOmxUPs7hC3q25_-31uO3tcZvUTYXCLrG5NG23Toe-w4mn4SmGJ5r07cZyYcH7O3qVLswfm3qsY8CzhOVMTQ/s320/20230128_080915.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Hope you are all having a creative weekend.</p></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Until next time..... 😊 xx</span></p>Christine Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326291682653876227noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190246447445208491.post-45317542865971977662023-01-08T11:58:00.001+00:002023-01-23T09:51:40.980+00:00Progress made....<p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">I am pleased to say I have been able to spend enough time in my sewing room this week to make some progress on my latest project which I shared with you <a href="https://patchworkallsorts.blogspot.com/2023/01/new-year-new-project.html" target="_blank">last time</a>.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAO4A7yqo7mYOfyKJSXHer_KYA_8MxbVAZ3fm1VPH7NWkZWLButGB45V2bnvWR_sm3N6TzdC51CZEQdMQZjX58SpP4LnGU3Q3GUR4Rq8HEWPxd68wLJs8MOH9YvEI7javGp5CyjkfMsAbohdrMf2VqJ3BdPahxzyM0qSZnVSizLidYJqo5tNzHIPPeZQ/s1118/20230101_121545.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1092" data-original-width="1118" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAO4A7yqo7mYOfyKJSXHer_KYA_8MxbVAZ3fm1VPH7NWkZWLButGB45V2bnvWR_sm3N6TzdC51CZEQdMQZjX58SpP4LnGU3Q3GUR4Rq8HEWPxd68wLJs8MOH9YvEI7javGp5CyjkfMsAbohdrMf2VqJ3BdPahxzyM0qSZnVSizLidYJqo5tNzHIPPeZQ/s320/20230101_121545.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>This little quilt is made from scraps (with a slightly larger piece of fabric for the setting triangles) from my scrap box and was made following a video tutorial/class by <a href="https://www.designmatterstv.com/" target="_blank">Linda Kemshall of Design Matters TV</a> it is called the 'Strippy Scrappy' quilt and you can see<a href="https://www.designmatterstv.com/scrap-quilting/" target="_blank"> Linda's version here.</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjriurSbloHZ-8iIOXSChufCRWVzPh36HySq72K8TjUcM0kcLxz4_eTvFo7HW5LVLlPsqc2GW1Bq2ePmJtMo4JRY5RnHrhoZbTvkCs-gq3NsuplifDsbny0npoAaiG01FAjH1RS86dZa67vbpRlCkg3QULVFs0jmxmpAnZLK7WQc3IGJabdRdCQOci1kw/s1075/20230106_215140.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1075" data-original-width="1075" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjriurSbloHZ-8iIOXSChufCRWVzPh36HySq72K8TjUcM0kcLxz4_eTvFo7HW5LVLlPsqc2GW1Bq2ePmJtMo4JRY5RnHrhoZbTvkCs-gq3NsuplifDsbny0npoAaiG01FAjH1RS86dZa67vbpRlCkg3QULVFs0jmxmpAnZLK7WQc3IGJabdRdCQOci1kw/s320/20230106_215140.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>When she had finished the piecing for the quilt Linda added some embellishment using fabric paints and hand stitching. As I am not particularly gifted in the drawing department, I decided to add my embellishment using appliqué.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdc7DKEu0Hps6VTTrQN5alv59zmfCPL-q2_4uzyDPU-MHT2jLwaBlF4DIXennG8eqSQ3Wwskuek8mn0ZEig3eEZ0K24WQjDJkyWQRwUQxiG2aWg-mEz0NfY_SqsdODV_Lo0vOQ-qujEuyWHRNMz4TMOj48ti8rv5L56yCZiGaI0f_l3cz828RmpwbYw/s958/20230106_215102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="940" data-original-width="958" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdc7DKEu0Hps6VTTrQN5alv59zmfCPL-q2_4uzyDPU-MHT2jLwaBlF4DIXennG8eqSQ3Wwskuek8mn0ZEig3eEZ0K24WQjDJkyWQRwUQxiG2aWg-mEz0NfY_SqsdODV_Lo0vOQ-qujEuyWHRNMz4TMOj48ti8rv5L56yCZiGaI0f_l3cz828RmpwbYw/s320/20230106_215102.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>In fact, as I had used some scraps of the batik fabrics I had used in <a href="https://patchworkallsorts.blogspot.com/2022/10/a-finish.html" target="_blank">my Metro Tiles Quilt </a>to complete the piecing, I decided to use the appliqué from one of the tiles to embellish it too!</p></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWdZvtnSAHNeUidiD9dAbwAwgYt2v6WvHWLnrB-iEf1ii3KdDY9vruW7b5JY-7eYXaHmzBSyVS0995F93H0QQUHNndCGA15qAie1mYtzjuHmNBAzzj9PAAImzVFyUD468LFj1j3k8jod8ztU2lDePJBwE4x_lUcxw_QGiE4Z6B_VHopsxM1M0jfYM7tA/s1080/IMG_20211113_153044_077.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWdZvtnSAHNeUidiD9dAbwAwgYt2v6WvHWLnrB-iEf1ii3KdDY9vruW7b5JY-7eYXaHmzBSyVS0995F93H0QQUHNndCGA15qAie1mYtzjuHmNBAzzj9PAAImzVFyUD468LFj1j3k8jod8ztU2lDePJBwE4x_lUcxw_QGiE4Z6B_VHopsxM1M0jfYM7tA/s320/IMG_20211113_153044_077.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>This was<a href="https://patchworkallsorts.blogspot.com/2021/11/more-new-tiles.html" target="_blank"> tile 7</a> and it fitted perfectly into the central diamond of the quilt. I then added individual 'tulips' to the corner triangles.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdO6fQ1lyPzeuTp26ubl71cprt3Zz4Qf9UldrG4M4lK4VClA3Tw9kLQ_S4qy7qMJ9VfKYqyOztETBVqLuiAc_4WU2m9AuD2IuA6Z0C2EgtjkAHHGb7v8LlLmqVU6WQp0OEIdkpmBVo2D_8WJth3GiK6hvBEzBUD0LBaU17HofQOrwt2W57DQ7jz773tw/s1553/20230106_215028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1553" data-original-width="1165" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdO6fQ1lyPzeuTp26ubl71cprt3Zz4Qf9UldrG4M4lK4VClA3Tw9kLQ_S4qy7qMJ9VfKYqyOztETBVqLuiAc_4WU2m9AuD2IuA6Z0C2EgtjkAHHGb7v8LlLmqVU6WQp0OEIdkpmBVo2D_8WJth3GiK6hvBEzBUD0LBaU17HofQOrwt2W57DQ7jz773tw/s320/20230106_215028.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I am so pleased with the outcome and the cheerful Spring colours have really brightened my days as we have had rather a lot of rain here recently.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPi3YqmY5-BbtZ2iXIxXol6-dBr-TsTeJBVzzE2xByDEPtX1Zmxfh8FCKgfMn8CHRKTsoi3Ba5J7LSO7eWX0iICsl2aVkk7yDdR-KiCZ7xRBEGWqTerCCABgTYvHEGZ0WmJ3j3HfI9UM-rN5HfAuXEaiFtfLFU_DW_ZZSSZ0mg-V28CvuqUr54GpyWKA/s1474/20230106_224012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1474" data-original-width="1105" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPi3YqmY5-BbtZ2iXIxXol6-dBr-TsTeJBVzzE2xByDEPtX1Zmxfh8FCKgfMn8CHRKTsoi3Ba5J7LSO7eWX0iICsl2aVkk7yDdR-KiCZ7xRBEGWqTerCCABgTYvHEGZ0WmJ3j3HfI9UM-rN5HfAuXEaiFtfLFU_DW_ZZSSZ0mg-V28CvuqUr54GpyWKA/s320/20230106_224012.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>All the quilting has been done as I decided to quilt the background before I added the appliqué and the binding has been machine stitched to the quilt front, so I just need to turn it and hand stitch it to the back. I am hoping to get that done this coming week.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYO56EndKG3sYdgfJ7GYyzKC5cyaEYlJTwW2k0Ux8xhBQxgEPGm7v8WbC0KgQtcCQ9VFKUjN7UdmulLjF5InCSfN1_xXen0wqB9S9bslJgeahUMakGwIzBNcDZ0K2JLEMbsUB_qCM-o1RhsS6dZIzOyZRq8oWFU3h0qji4x57j12DDHnldSmSleq4Dcg/s1520/20230106_223951.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1520" data-original-width="1140" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYO56EndKG3sYdgfJ7GYyzKC5cyaEYlJTwW2k0Ux8xhBQxgEPGm7v8WbC0KgQtcCQ9VFKUjN7UdmulLjF5InCSfN1_xXen0wqB9S9bslJgeahUMakGwIzBNcDZ0K2JLEMbsUB_qCM-o1RhsS6dZIzOyZRq8oWFU3h0qji4x57j12DDHnldSmSleq4Dcg/s320/20230106_223951.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Hope you are all enjoying some creativity whatever it may be! Until next time! 😊 xx</p></span><p></p>Christine Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326291682653876227noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190246447445208491.post-62359247285395644982023-01-01T22:17:00.000+00:002023-01-01T22:17:41.911+00:00New year, new project.....<p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Happy New Year! I hope all your dreams come true in 2023!!</span></p><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Of course I spent the first day of the new year in my sewing room starting a new project! It is a small scrap quilt made using some of the batik scraps from <a href="https://patchworkallsorts.blogspot.com/2022/10/a-finish.html" target="_blank">my Metro Tiles Quilt</a> that I recently finished as well as some other fabrics from my scrap box.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhRaDrIJhoqIP9I8nnQRzEgvgUUxRhN5YoZDKtJys5tykHsQOKklDOnR_hpJpvS72g46kxwvsIuin1tVgH3qbaCVCnptWNHk0nrIbwnSk2A0qZYXN5pCNWcnv9Sv2OvdNVnP1wl_CpISafQ1tdqQQTbBleRrEb1bVxnt9t0aEKDmGYQVj2pS9K3yHSQ/s1118/20230101_121545.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1092" data-original-width="1118" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhRaDrIJhoqIP9I8nnQRzEgvgUUxRhN5YoZDKtJys5tykHsQOKklDOnR_hpJpvS72g46kxwvsIuin1tVgH3qbaCVCnptWNHk0nrIbwnSk2A0qZYXN5pCNWcnv9Sv2OvdNVnP1wl_CpISafQ1tdqQQTbBleRrEb1bVxnt9t0aEKDmGYQVj2pS9K3yHSQ/s320/20230101_121545.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>The pattern I followed is a video tutorial by<a href="https://www.designmatterstv.com/" target="_blank"> Linda Kemshall of Design Matters TV</a> and is called Strippy Scrappy you can see Linda's finished quilt and see how she quilted it<a href="https://www.designmatterstv.com/scrap-quilting/" target="_blank"> here.</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfc5MNzhcbG62D-0zgQrXUrgUynLtKoDhSRCNWrsFK5MgX7T8uCkqhRr0vUSbTmzGK3GKu2pZr0SXS9yqI5y4EfhgLiifnOnvbC7EiXj6vjYGX22jN4BtFaCnH5vAsfgBIwoCnOku-B3dLtiFX6p3s47zlvBhBrDpg6F4FLd3zQfOebeZSgMrwV4gr4g/s1646/20230101_160648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1646" data-original-width="1235" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfc5MNzhcbG62D-0zgQrXUrgUynLtKoDhSRCNWrsFK5MgX7T8uCkqhRr0vUSbTmzGK3GKu2pZr0SXS9yqI5y4EfhgLiifnOnvbC7EiXj6vjYGX22jN4BtFaCnH5vAsfgBIwoCnOku-B3dLtiFX6p3s47zlvBhBrDpg6F4FLd3zQfOebeZSgMrwV4gr4g/s320/20230101_160648.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I have managed to cut and finish piecing my quilt top and have even started some of the quilting but still have more quilting and some appliqué to finish.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9liOYMLoQDl1Iw-t9XARpKZ14qEwj3frEdoui0rbfbBiMxbj1zFShw9HQmdEGSj8d1aOuUL3d4G7z_fKN5ejUrSNS5UHV3egmTY6C2KG7M4QWcyfPRciUwgUAHYkeDcMsMwOfhE_8M_0X-hRFRn50Hb1KaAHeeym5exyuE208spjaqteI-LZ6PI8zg/s1593/20230101_174554.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1593" data-original-width="1195" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9liOYMLoQDl1Iw-t9XARpKZ14qEwj3frEdoui0rbfbBiMxbj1zFShw9HQmdEGSj8d1aOuUL3d4G7z_fKN5ejUrSNS5UHV3egmTY6C2KG7M4QWcyfPRciUwgUAHYkeDcMsMwOfhE_8M_0X-hRFRn50Hb1KaAHeeym5exyuE208spjaqteI-LZ6PI8zg/s320/20230101_174554.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Looking forward to spending some more time in my sewing room again tomorrow! I am starting the year as I mean to continue.... with lots of stitching!!</p></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Until next time.... 😊</span></p>Christine Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326291682653876227noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190246447445208491.post-45950814519166669392022-12-19T17:48:00.000+00:002022-12-19T17:48:33.033+00:00Revamping is finished....<p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">In <a href="https://patchworkallsorts.blogspot.com/2022/12/adding-fmq-to-older-finished-quilt.html" target="_blank">my last post</a> I showed you how I had started to free motion quilt an older quilt that I didn't have the skills to free motion quilt when it was completed in 2015. Having initially started with the middle appliqué panel, I couldn't leave it at just that and have now added more quilting to the other two appliqué panels and the border.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHRDjbPeZHNcxVHNob4GK8wFHXdhMxB5GX7xexQ59sYwbiJNIpDLJJYiYppARkSUr0xK_WRb3NhKGGA6edtULzHR9IJO_7-gbfRxriRsZvfRzM1wTB7R5ETrbzlBbMbHmCs5o-lxdH_uP0ThqHbVR6eDwaTvO93caEgXz_GeSyUVK-NR2CPIlyJR7ILA/s1216/20221219_163217.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1216" data-original-width="1087" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHRDjbPeZHNcxVHNob4GK8wFHXdhMxB5GX7xexQ59sYwbiJNIpDLJJYiYppARkSUr0xK_WRb3NhKGGA6edtULzHR9IJO_7-gbfRxriRsZvfRzM1wTB7R5ETrbzlBbMbHmCs5o-lxdH_uP0ThqHbVR6eDwaTvO93caEgXz_GeSyUVK-NR2CPIlyJR7ILA/s320/20221219_163217.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>I didn't want to put pebbling in the other two appliqué panels as there is not really enough room for that motif, so I decided to go with straight lines backward and forward.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBW6ER7g1pjl6TTr6vJimfR3-r8lOcy2py3otd7ZxUI7s2VA2Tyj0Txvo1g8UCVszqWLwb-jL0fKhCYlQEtor3jEWaLynP3hneYknh4NupOru5PUAq4aqNKPFT5A0MyZvjk0yG8goetSplDtSWcM0ssudm7mlM8tNmsQ9_WuulFtg7YgE1OHLJpJSeQ/s1734/20221219_141427.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1300" data-original-width="1734" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBW6ER7g1pjl6TTr6vJimfR3-r8lOcy2py3otd7ZxUI7s2VA2Tyj0Txvo1g8UCVszqWLwb-jL0fKhCYlQEtor3jEWaLynP3hneYknh4NupOru5PUAq4aqNKPFT5A0MyZvjk0yG8goetSplDtSWcM0ssudm7mlM8tNmsQ9_WuulFtg7YgE1OHLJpJSeQ/s320/20221219_141427.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Even this proved difficult in some areas as it was very difficult to keep the stitching smooth and even where the gaps between the appliqué shapes and the sashing were small.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSLnysC93k5YiLCH6NUyAgaTrfjsUfIoPoUBe9ZnpR4PVhdjxUir4cy4ZZnorkom8LRgxCi6p3cCuoy2U2ZLFHTH29vwrHvj1mM3h9-3g9KCvHJtIEguJtpmPzkzTteDSJqN8UT_GpIQ02_Ohl5YauYgvb9IBDJbbKlBH00Faj5gD7AwB4ohB3d12TVw/s1857/20221219_141413.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1393" data-original-width="1857" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSLnysC93k5YiLCH6NUyAgaTrfjsUfIoPoUBe9ZnpR4PVhdjxUir4cy4ZZnorkom8LRgxCi6p3cCuoy2U2ZLFHTH29vwrHvj1mM3h9-3g9KCvHJtIEguJtpmPzkzTteDSJqN8UT_GpIQ02_Ohl5YauYgvb9IBDJbbKlBH00Faj5gD7AwB4ohB3d12TVw/s320/20221219_141413.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Initially I wasn't going to outline stitch around the appliqué shapes but as I added the quilting I started to notice little puffy pockets appearing at the edge of the shapes. As you can see in the photo above.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-vp1dJFXRns4ohZrUT7gHgqOZzQFWBwzl8xjtiGTA5vKwu7BjkOLWS5nsIu7kI81AdeK9TNLwLWjrqfX77-U4dVQewec5p6F-Ut18-AihQLsLPWPyAbFYLMszw6wso1eRcG244R4rP0oAUhmZlgMAGIz-Ot5Hx6mkQ6GnUri87fPfty8JPkuIbz3FQ/s1424/20221219_141312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1424" data-original-width="1068" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-vp1dJFXRns4ohZrUT7gHgqOZzQFWBwzl8xjtiGTA5vKwu7BjkOLWS5nsIu7kI81AdeK9TNLwLWjrqfX77-U4dVQewec5p6F-Ut18-AihQLsLPWPyAbFYLMszw6wso1eRcG244R4rP0oAUhmZlgMAGIz-Ot5Hx6mkQ6GnUri87fPfty8JPkuIbz3FQ/s320/20221219_141312.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Also, I didn't like how it looked on the back where there were just ill-defined gaps between the straight-line quilting. So, after I had completed the first half of the first side panel, I went back and outlined the shapes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMZdfOBzhavlNJWfbgKh0r-LKVySjXgmOoylOLO4WasMMKD-6q4g_ZzZzWgw_WQyK5eTa6YUPsJghNvM4oRctNvvUo7mClzbJgsQevhBfLNdN4slJTc_hGpmC-yZSZ6pFsHghOsVwIvcClQNyTMMP4UfwWiVsTEQAYTDa2kf1F0pC_Ch49m03KFIzoRA/s1633/20221219_141536.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1633" data-original-width="1225" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMZdfOBzhavlNJWfbgKh0r-LKVySjXgmOoylOLO4WasMMKD-6q4g_ZzZzWgw_WQyK5eTa6YUPsJghNvM4oRctNvvUo7mClzbJgsQevhBfLNdN4slJTc_hGpmC-yZSZ6pFsHghOsVwIvcClQNyTMMP4UfwWiVsTEQAYTDa2kf1F0pC_Ch49m03KFIzoRA/s320/20221219_141536.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd4f5tubbMrOvWj12CFBFr_zfktH0UpHTWrYPmyE8gJiIEHc5_pucZKnGnk7vxjUdt-1GvhGOxDxaFRRBa7p1hxMT2WG9JgGYRFjaLvWQrcUz9jjUPU2Zb6jb5za4pzY9LJkfQEET7xU6XtaxI2EyvEqfr7HSvQJAGCEybTr13nMI1LIaUye71c6hwTA/s1566/20221219_141541.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1566" data-original-width="1174" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd4f5tubbMrOvWj12CFBFr_zfktH0UpHTWrYPmyE8gJiIEHc5_pucZKnGnk7vxjUdt-1GvhGOxDxaFRRBa7p1hxMT2WG9JgGYRFjaLvWQrcUz9jjUPU2Zb6jb5za4pzY9LJkfQEET7xU6XtaxI2EyvEqfr7HSvQJAGCEybTr13nMI1LIaUye71c6hwTA/s320/20221219_141541.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE7ARppdQr0gcK_wptmvNw0YVZErjOsCZbzU1NdYITRLRpBqguGF_KnF-I-9TrN11kz78F--IHpyt7_FlRqJPsyFRDBzC3D99VigHJIaG7DFKoiPCLhnDAL-LWUkh0vTw7xMIoY9-MaHY4NTptgIHSBx-g7JcU2eh3L0Di6bM0abaEC6sw0_MvjUGxBw/s1264/20221219_151502.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1264" data-original-width="948" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE7ARppdQr0gcK_wptmvNw0YVZErjOsCZbzU1NdYITRLRpBqguGF_KnF-I-9TrN11kz78F--IHpyt7_FlRqJPsyFRDBzC3D99VigHJIaG7DFKoiPCLhnDAL-LWUkh0vTw7xMIoY9-MaHY4NTptgIHSBx-g7JcU2eh3L0Di6bM0abaEC6sw0_MvjUGxBw/s320/20221219_151502.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>So much more pleasing to the eye both front and back. The second half of the first panel and the remaining panel I outlined as I went along which made it much quicker.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLt4s2mjQYtfdyxgpz-zMldrQ_--Ggn23EyUruFBeyioTWTkLTHKsnAf7ps-gqFNTn-vhUfvrKmBqhmWCf5MP-LFjsTlrtJSquXMOv_U7ZHoTCv_-t5TlLaPuhf0aVi-BUvOYPcxVQebQg5aXGzG1gcHPpgNECTmgJDHRtHOfWb3DAsEuXctYPVx6kdw/s1587/20221219_152324.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1587" data-original-width="1190" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLt4s2mjQYtfdyxgpz-zMldrQ_--Ggn23EyUruFBeyioTWTkLTHKsnAf7ps-gqFNTn-vhUfvrKmBqhmWCf5MP-LFjsTlrtJSquXMOv_U7ZHoTCv_-t5TlLaPuhf0aVi-BUvOYPcxVQebQg5aXGzG1gcHPpgNECTmgJDHRtHOfWb3DAsEuXctYPVx6kdw/s320/20221219_152324.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Then I decided that I needed to add some FMQ texture to the border too, so I quilted an orange peel design in each of the squares.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4PBddp8wU4x_wV45oOMc29dlaJjtJwpBCPhHHsHcTYGVN1oMNzuZQZ4eWJqibcGa-SY-orwpVLhRcDycAuMg8pj_YHnkqtC7OPk-M3LVt8QUcW_vH4AXbi9-WxCFHCFrnhv_lQDeuz1cELeRq9THRxT6tRxtqZQ5y53-3JWB3BodzumoDIeB3cH_cQ/s1536/20221219_151705.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4PBddp8wU4x_wV45oOMc29dlaJjtJwpBCPhHHsHcTYGVN1oMNzuZQZ4eWJqibcGa-SY-orwpVLhRcDycAuMg8pj_YHnkqtC7OPk-M3LVt8QUcW_vH4AXbi9-WxCFHCFrnhv_lQDeuz1cELeRq9THRxT6tRxtqZQ5y53-3JWB3BodzumoDIeB3cH_cQ/s320/20221219_151705.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigk9hAwzpcDA8mE2BeUcf7ObQRDmR1SBh0e9ok4o8oHTbBvNrVoF2Uh6f94DkRmd9ry-oCUU0aBMNgOwT_cg_c0czB9FzsTRRjGmwjjvAC_3DpNxlbysdHAyYCx17cw7INWuNBHSF1gSa3QNC9N94-VX18N5lydFyDqcP5iHUtbxvqJOGCvVUnudmNuA/s1389/20221219_152305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1389" data-original-width="1042" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigk9hAwzpcDA8mE2BeUcf7ObQRDmR1SBh0e9ok4o8oHTbBvNrVoF2Uh6f94DkRmd9ry-oCUU0aBMNgOwT_cg_c0czB9FzsTRRjGmwjjvAC_3DpNxlbysdHAyYCx17cw7INWuNBHSF1gSa3QNC9N94-VX18N5lydFyDqcP5iHUtbxvqJOGCvVUnudmNuA/s320/20221219_152305.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I can't tell you how delighted I am with the outcome. It never fails to delight me how much texture and depth FMQ adds to a quilt. It makes all those hours of practice learning the technique worth it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillYFnbagY7smnsfICfPw3mOev80cXwqa-5XLEdYGaGfk7juFoyCwFmR0kaeXc_j1t6-wH4eAJutFb51sLYSaXtqqjBZEm9sPFApo4ucwbGCfihM5nsslzqkBUV0AuKsMdmtaXIKVLhUBtKO-qo6M5PtpkO3y0UMPTI0bJP4Q0qq6a6IKlNSJf6gBk2g/s1636/20221219_151549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1636" data-original-width="1227" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillYFnbagY7smnsfICfPw3mOev80cXwqa-5XLEdYGaGfk7juFoyCwFmR0kaeXc_j1t6-wH4eAJutFb51sLYSaXtqqjBZEm9sPFApo4ucwbGCfihM5nsslzqkBUV0AuKsMdmtaXIKVLhUBtKO-qo6M5PtpkO3y0UMPTI0bJP4Q0qq6a6IKlNSJf6gBk2g/s320/20221219_151549.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I don't think there will be any more sewing from me now before Christmas as my family has started to arrive and they will be keeping me busy!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfz19YzYBEtxUIVTB1sd21SW9gbP2ftXqgeeN9FCV7kQD7c5ruNDR4g78HhUBe4ympWQZAaxhJ0XpTM6BWb9c70oDel7VGMzpCW9KDNPZhBgQITpmQCdxKHd83r7IHy7idrz6cQwUlZ89eZNo8j0M-6gZ8TL_lYfbkUFJFEGAn4YFO0cDwMNnM07hdvg/s1592/20221219_172039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1592" data-original-width="1194" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfz19YzYBEtxUIVTB1sd21SW9gbP2ftXqgeeN9FCV7kQD7c5ruNDR4g78HhUBe4ympWQZAaxhJ0XpTM6BWb9c70oDel7VGMzpCW9KDNPZhBgQITpmQCdxKHd83r7IHy7idrz6cQwUlZ89eZNo8j0M-6gZ8TL_lYfbkUFJFEGAn4YFO0cDwMNnM07hdvg/s320/20221219_172039.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>So I leave you with this picture of my tree (which I decorated last night!) and wish you all a very MERRY CHRISTMAS.</p></span>Christine Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326291682653876227noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190246447445208491.post-87504574714098220482022-12-15T11:31:00.000+00:002022-12-15T11:31:41.807+00:00Adding FMQ to an older, finished quilt....<p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">This week I decided to have a change round of the quilts that I have hanging in my house.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixv-Q8tsCY17KxglI8S0OSX24NdDt_J05H2cWxOvoIrkLYmArEVKalMtpeX7Mu3ZA9ReHQQWvwAY5msb-LQKv3jOgBMFAccBhlHSvbvfVNTK_-oo1hVqeo560PMKLeiYA_X0iGJkuQxgZcu0WfMc2V0Mydwj3Jgsc_lsQo1lkcnaSdWrl8Y9AZhAKGxg/s1238/20221214_162345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1238" data-original-width="1025" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixv-Q8tsCY17KxglI8S0OSX24NdDt_J05H2cWxOvoIrkLYmArEVKalMtpeX7Mu3ZA9ReHQQWvwAY5msb-LQKv3jOgBMFAccBhlHSvbvfVNTK_-oo1hVqeo560PMKLeiYA_X0iGJkuQxgZcu0WfMc2V0Mydwj3Jgsc_lsQo1lkcnaSdWrl8Y9AZhAKGxg/s320/20221214_162345.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>As I was moving quilts around I noticed that the one pictured above had a few creases which I didn't like the look of.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8T1TvxiRpbagh6HdeX2mOuKXTEF84wZqDYyfpBZ1A3SMvpenTKjc45VwCY9pKth35tHzVLbg7Dm3Tn8M22CdezmpYDrJvfeAtp41ojifHqzhmdFJl8gYT29KnY9gA2HrrCHPNkq0tOk2wIxtTnXx7uJuWPGastvLQEezU5JxZO8HR7RYqRw_8Q1ZneQ/s1603/20221214_160304.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1603" data-original-width="1202" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8T1TvxiRpbagh6HdeX2mOuKXTEF84wZqDYyfpBZ1A3SMvpenTKjc45VwCY9pKth35tHzVLbg7Dm3Tn8M22CdezmpYDrJvfeAtp41ojifHqzhmdFJl8gYT29KnY9gA2HrrCHPNkq0tOk2wIxtTnXx7uJuWPGastvLQEezU5JxZO8HR7RYqRw_8Q1ZneQ/s320/20221214_160304.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN6W0hIJhxz3O30d0Iv1PkZhum6TTPGCXNoGZTNMGLsqhfs0owByojvtX2Rj5zUk27f4dsyucyrWkd5aD_9QZajb7bdT3iOCRQ1jN0gIFe3lxdiGLopNkwf_DWrAWqvCH2N7nWvqh3lwkQignPQge4J3O6DF6Gbj65lrXUIuRuXemxje5_xRXgYVYK5w/s1579/20221214_160314.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1579" data-original-width="1184" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN6W0hIJhxz3O30d0Iv1PkZhum6TTPGCXNoGZTNMGLsqhfs0owByojvtX2Rj5zUk27f4dsyucyrWkd5aD_9QZajb7bdT3iOCRQ1jN0gIFe3lxdiGLopNkwf_DWrAWqvCH2N7nWvqh3lwkQignPQge4J3O6DF6Gbj65lrXUIuRuXemxje5_xRXgYVYK5w/s320/20221214_160314.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>It is a quilt designed by <a href="https://gailpandesigns.com/" target="_blank">Gail Pan</a> and which appeared in <a href="https://www.homespun.net.au/">Homespun Magazine </a>in 2015. When I finished the quilt in 2015 I hadn't the same experience with free motion quilting that I do today, so I had only very simply quilted the finished project as you can see from the photos below.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPOYCErWaYFCgC6RNHV1fsXZAoHty44NTUGY1upCCsKkLWME2BQ42rtTei1jElbVqk3ZgsoptSEmk-AX8o6zQKLOMj-4ilZy4fbpNejS0_xbInrg4WjkKORFY07uYbYEDFiCmLHoet257ZSF11dZPPwzps62Gaa0mxU3-yotUsWQ0RYRw3bxfi5VdEuQ/s1030/20221214_162612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="947" data-original-width="1030" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPOYCErWaYFCgC6RNHV1fsXZAoHty44NTUGY1upCCsKkLWME2BQ42rtTei1jElbVqk3ZgsoptSEmk-AX8o6zQKLOMj-4ilZy4fbpNejS0_xbInrg4WjkKORFY07uYbYEDFiCmLHoet257ZSF11dZPPwzps62Gaa0mxU3-yotUsWQ0RYRw3bxfi5VdEuQ/s320/20221214_162612.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2FgJLtyFUg3TAr1nYDieTcuY7blssKkfIylRAnpDQFSLtYZK3jmUguZsNezHT7IkDpiwPxIzA0D1bsMTDfQsnrUkN7sNx4lyzxTiay3sWJIgD4vt25fYFSnWmwcmd4BJRZjqm4QGcdT8ueUEK9uQqM7ka2rvlTgyLSm-6cCuB2DRuH-dehlG0shAyQ/s1043/20221214_162631.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1043" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2FgJLtyFUg3TAr1nYDieTcuY7blssKkfIylRAnpDQFSLtYZK3jmUguZsNezHT7IkDpiwPxIzA0D1bsMTDfQsnrUkN7sNx4lyzxTiay3sWJIgD4vt25fYFSnWmwcmd4BJRZjqm4QGcdT8ueUEK9uQqM7ka2rvlTgyLSm-6cCuB2DRuH-dehlG0shAyQ/s320/20221214_162631.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I decided that I may be able to 'fix' the creases by adding more quilting and set about free motion quilting the central section of the quilt with pebbles.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-8rU0OOMk28eGFa5op_B2NtOnYjp6cbfKHEpVhUtnYRRP10HVesfR_88ruGdxlTHUo_LRSu3dXbuKuCCuKLwKEVEs6CES-dM52XADjSZkIAGjf8fRrB4JmEgeDIMMqzKKZJa9Si_ygYm0GItn2z-v7KdcsVTThi8_gbxxUW_15jah2L7AWMXo1xA-g/s1838/20221214_161043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1838" data-original-width="1378" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-8rU0OOMk28eGFa5op_B2NtOnYjp6cbfKHEpVhUtnYRRP10HVesfR_88ruGdxlTHUo_LRSu3dXbuKuCCuKLwKEVEs6CES-dM52XADjSZkIAGjf8fRrB4JmEgeDIMMqzKKZJa9Si_ygYm0GItn2z-v7KdcsVTThi8_gbxxUW_15jah2L7AWMXo1xA-g/s320/20221214_161043.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwWu3JpaPCtw3GlwacF6eVQTxwqntMUP26zjrtgYbIOFOyiuOATWYsxRRrSFHQEXn9GMZfKtSJj_3CTXq5D_bzWumFdkboMkRraHc0CNXrtXeZvWnr3YZADvmLuRNZVrLek2vvf5Np_4-8x39dKJYH2d3BXH5y0mVWSPFBJpqPHls3dWlPcxrGp2CUw/s1904/20221214_161100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1904" data-original-width="1428" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwWu3JpaPCtw3GlwacF6eVQTxwqntMUP26zjrtgYbIOFOyiuOATWYsxRRrSFHQEXn9GMZfKtSJj_3CTXq5D_bzWumFdkboMkRraHc0CNXrtXeZvWnr3YZADvmLuRNZVrLek2vvf5Np_4-8x39dKJYH2d3BXH5y0mVWSPFBJpqPHls3dWlPcxrGp2CUw/s320/20221214_161100.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>It worked and the creases are there no longer as you can see from the photos above. Of course, now that I have started adding more quilting I haven't been able to stop, so watch this space for photos of the finished re-vamped quilt!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ewfIGMSOR1o6WxjJmEP1CerUV0ek-i5WEyooA3Qd8jwTcy0n7viBsCJbg5roif_aDS69I_jfLqpT5aU-gitZ_fwgWmnJVdg0ri1xd_D_gWsftdrgjH-6QIHAgrFhvQ4iqI5fhCtFgp9UmElZ0t9NkN9Eh1--pWywZKIz8Gw4tzhGbawTPd8vc0YKng/s1332/20221214_172351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1332" data-original-width="999" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ewfIGMSOR1o6WxjJmEP1CerUV0ek-i5WEyooA3Qd8jwTcy0n7viBsCJbg5roif_aDS69I_jfLqpT5aU-gitZ_fwgWmnJVdg0ri1xd_D_gWsftdrgjH-6QIHAgrFhvQ4iqI5fhCtFgp9UmElZ0t9NkN9Eh1--pWywZKIz8Gw4tzhGbawTPd8vc0YKng/s320/20221214_172351.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Until next time..... 😊 xx</p></span><p></p>Christine Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326291682653876227noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190246447445208491.post-28414051950168477432022-11-14T11:53:00.001+00:002022-11-14T11:53:33.817+00:00Another small finish!<p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Today I have another small quilt finish to share with you. When I unpacked after we moved house this past July, I came across a number of unfinished projects which I put aside to try and get finished. One of these projects was a small quilt which had formed part of a Quilt-A-Long hosted by<a href="https://lorikennedyquilts.com/" target="_blank"> Lori Kennedy </a>back in the Spring of 2017 to practise various FMQ motifs.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxViVttnxBlvbeAWKMoNvzZrBOID4MWXdsKQZzWx0R9ELiownQOzjZ0AAbp8nvcp_n91hD8hJahLnQWaBi45Kqd-e37IY6usU7q2dOarq2oKy945wz-8cZzzZbD_vfrC0Jofubbwn940Q-nXgUeLkLfSLtbALPn7_eJn81Obxnp6Qw1KulaXZCbOUbCw/s1477/20221108_203255.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1477" data-original-width="1107" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxViVttnxBlvbeAWKMoNvzZrBOID4MWXdsKQZzWx0R9ELiownQOzjZ0AAbp8nvcp_n91hD8hJahLnQWaBi45Kqd-e37IY6usU7q2dOarq2oKy945wz-8cZzzZbD_vfrC0Jofubbwn940Q-nXgUeLkLfSLtbALPn7_eJn81Obxnp6Qw1KulaXZCbOUbCw/s320/20221108_203255.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>All that I needed to add to finish the quilt was a line of FMQ on the two side borders and across the top border.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLZioIQ_oeECqvX1hDqwRF2BglEqEz9ZetgWRuQ0sctDITRUpSYlXQC9tPW1_Pt7vvyDPyfZVdNHmmjs8-9s_oyDt_F3YZctJria3RJOV-p5YvxNuP-Vmng63253-EZEvx1jp8bYwMDixFkebQWzKQ20sbEqDWMIXcShfRiR8hpXnLMvYUdt6hG-sQw/s1443/20221108_203350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1443" data-original-width="1083" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLZioIQ_oeECqvX1hDqwRF2BglEqEz9ZetgWRuQ0sctDITRUpSYlXQC9tPW1_Pt7vvyDPyfZVdNHmmjs8-9s_oyDt_F3YZctJria3RJOV-p5YvxNuP-Vmng63253-EZEvx1jp8bYwMDixFkebQWzKQ20sbEqDWMIXcShfRiR8hpXnLMvYUdt6hG-sQw/s320/20221108_203350.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I quickly managed to finish the quilting and then added a pretty blue print binding.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNPOt_bkAoNXvEUzxFbMlbKgMAWaZYdKG7uFsWvbD230sZzOI9LPVkwsO-o0IZKvb4aCpWS4yHKLjUahvAwwVfXd02iuAyjJ7LkPhON5rdK0vDITyzB8apdwF1BBy9C2t_i-p17VY0t2Ay71nuAz4a5jN3oIGj1QIPvDsNuXs-7r9H1rYoxTZgsen3w/s1175/20221108_203548.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1175" data-original-width="792" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNPOt_bkAoNXvEUzxFbMlbKgMAWaZYdKG7uFsWvbD230sZzOI9LPVkwsO-o0IZKvb4aCpWS4yHKLjUahvAwwVfXd02iuAyjJ7LkPhON5rdK0vDITyzB8apdwF1BBy9C2t_i-p17VY0t2Ay71nuAz4a5jN3oIGj1QIPvDsNuXs-7r9H1rYoxTZgsen3w/s320/20221108_203548.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><p>The majority of the fabrics I used were designed by <a href="https://lynetteandersondesigns.com.au/" target="_blank">Lynette Anderson Designs</a> and should you wish to have a look at the original QAL blog posts by Lori just do a search on <a href="https://lorikennedyquilts.com/" target="_blank">her website</a> for 'Spring QAL 2017' and you should find the appropriate posts.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnw1--hYmy0MI2PhrTQz_zxVVJ-EdJ4zYk5O7Pi0SW-8GQh6b5I1o6_ksUCszF3U2P2qdB2H3I2-hnEvMW7dqHONUsJleCnMYrzA1yUosNlWnWMiYTSIRK35npmdXsUEIRQ5_RSB-cchGPbySaTgpDkoK1jzdr3UYsy1h4AiDhezTSpxcBB3WOIp7V3Q/s1174/20221108_203511.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1174" data-original-width="957" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnw1--hYmy0MI2PhrTQz_zxVVJ-EdJ4zYk5O7Pi0SW-8GQh6b5I1o6_ksUCszF3U2P2qdB2H3I2-hnEvMW7dqHONUsJleCnMYrzA1yUosNlWnWMiYTSIRK35npmdXsUEIRQ5_RSB-cchGPbySaTgpDkoK1jzdr3UYsy1h4AiDhezTSpxcBB3WOIp7V3Q/s320/20221108_203511.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><p>Nice to have this little quilt finished. Have a lovely week. Until next time.... 😊 xx</p></span><p></p>Christine Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326291682653876227noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190246447445208491.post-16787038386011625092022-10-31T17:16:00.000+00:002022-10-31T17:16:59.068+00:00A finish!!!<p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Yes, I am excited to show you my finished <a href="https://www.gourmetquilter.com/products/metro-tiles?_pos=2&_sid=c4e88ddd7&_ss=r" target="_blank">Metro Tiles Quilt!</a>!! This is a pattern designed by <a href="https://www.gourmetquilter.com/" target="_blank">Gourmet Quilter</a> which I have adapted slightly. Partly intentionally and partly out of necessity!! I finished this earlier today and I am so pleased with it! It used a QAYG method which I was not familiar with and there were a few learning curves but, I am really happy with the final quilt. Here is the front....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjs3rKyEdFPJfC53U4zFM7o3kxawOOccsU2rAwkV5xMHDjedyGSUdyjuRZdO7oswZv1mmyAe0VjbFsim9rnAv2BwLDiSNLr1N1ZakaPGw7I9gEpQoBUzU5OF7egfN5Q2etAJQ4-6X3Pruq4MGCO-y32RtRI0fh-Aj4sxiIVSBkMhUngRRoURDyb_m3Q/s1048/20221031_152500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1048" data-original-width="1028" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjs3rKyEdFPJfC53U4zFM7o3kxawOOccsU2rAwkV5xMHDjedyGSUdyjuRZdO7oswZv1mmyAe0VjbFsim9rnAv2BwLDiSNLr1N1ZakaPGw7I9gEpQoBUzU5OF7egfN5Q2etAJQ4-6X3Pruq4MGCO-y32RtRI0fh-Aj4sxiIVSBkMhUngRRoURDyb_m3Q/s320/20221031_152500.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>And here is the back.... </p></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7qsO41iGQlGAs66TwoFbTRaase6AF6AiAZe4h0yG3nDHxIq5opw9zRJPuA7-Q64IEIzbEevOnZ-dDWa0WQJ0scOb17fz-hGManMhBbO5AS21bRjsXTSRMkqV6fzWLE1VCDnBTtk0FG2Zbd_s4UHfcwlcMKKqn1I2TCLkMWGoWeSDsA4p8-G0gbBZzQ/s992/20221031_152638.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="992" data-original-width="992" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7qsO41iGQlGAs66TwoFbTRaase6AF6AiAZe4h0yG3nDHxIq5opw9zRJPuA7-Q64IEIzbEevOnZ-dDWa0WQJ0scOb17fz-hGManMhBbO5AS21bRjsXTSRMkqV6fzWLE1VCDnBTtk0FG2Zbd_s4UHfcwlcMKKqn1I2TCLkMWGoWeSDsA4p8-G0gbBZzQ/s320/20221031_152638.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>Which I am pleased with too as I love all the beautiful batik fabrics. Poppy thought it needed comfort testing!! (It passed!!)</p></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0ER7wlVRZY2Z9qKlFdf0yPZQZrVXPWJHuppFFYd3cN-obIJ8oYeeUfVsizfvfrh2gEgaQU0Iw3iBpDcRa7u1HQRlvQQ4_GMjB4ykDak5K2vP0CmP26wIchkJYWJ4NQ4WHfBEnP1imBBy-99vdwHbb-YZI7ADUfoD2_WnAGSraArJuDuyHo1hi6xOxw/s1897/20221031_152708.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1897" data-original-width="1422" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0ER7wlVRZY2Z9qKlFdf0yPZQZrVXPWJHuppFFYd3cN-obIJ8oYeeUfVsizfvfrh2gEgaQU0Iw3iBpDcRa7u1HQRlvQQ4_GMjB4ykDak5K2vP0CmP26wIchkJYWJ4NQ4WHfBEnP1imBBy-99vdwHbb-YZI7ADUfoD2_WnAGSraArJuDuyHo1hi6xOxw/s320/20221031_152708.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">I thought long and hard about how to bind the quilt as I wanted to used the same fabric that I had used for the 'grouting' between the tiles but I didn't have enough of it left to make traditional binding with it. So, I decided to use some leftover grouting strips which had fusible web on one side. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1UTpIE8nmMxKDAYBdhnbqt0eJa56sDiASEQ_fW-CNjmLYaB6ZRt6zGIV1ths01s6I0_cIoS7jYv45fKeXhV-53eB7_JVUtT3Hflgs9TFvHVSSuhH563h50C1z1m1ZeoZeiwJGzS3tppJLC0Mq_D2gYpx04B30pfpcKkuf_n4yJYHmILWf6tGbh6GXQ/s1682/20221031_143348.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1682" data-original-width="1261" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1UTpIE8nmMxKDAYBdhnbqt0eJa56sDiASEQ_fW-CNjmLYaB6ZRt6zGIV1ths01s6I0_cIoS7jYv45fKeXhV-53eB7_JVUtT3Hflgs9TFvHVSSuhH563h50C1z1m1ZeoZeiwJGzS3tppJLC0Mq_D2gYpx04B30pfpcKkuf_n4yJYHmILWf6tGbh6GXQ/s320/20221031_143348.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWi_65ngEvpH54AXH0cmBqQdZziqgtc-GeFIL_t9nOwTJvkJB1xMtGb4rTy-U0Sn8v0qkSzsnbN8RmsugChObe3EqlXrzlvDg3SgE9VzDffbPsZbTyViMbG2hfDGyU3Tc46BBtTDboma-ox3RgbNAYcPuRWWC2FsDF-n0q0EOg3BS45iP5ilQBYCyJw/s1408/20221031_143640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1408" data-original-width="1118" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWi_65ngEvpH54AXH0cmBqQdZziqgtc-GeFIL_t9nOwTJvkJB1xMtGb4rTy-U0Sn8v0qkSzsnbN8RmsugChObe3EqlXrzlvDg3SgE9VzDffbPsZbTyViMbG2hfDGyU3Tc46BBtTDboma-ox3RgbNAYcPuRWWC2FsDF-n0q0EOg3BS45iP5ilQBYCyJw/s320/20221031_143640.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>Instead of trimming off the quilt top as you would when adding traditional binding, I left the seam allowances of the border blocks in place but made sure they were an even width. Then I stitched a 'grouting' strip to the back of the quilt back. The right side of the 'grouting' (ie non sticky side) was placed against the back of the seam allowance of the outer edges of the border blocks. Then I flipped it over and fused the grouting in place on the front of the quilt. </p></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUsPHHnG1ZbV4S5yZONlKdw0Gt5T1gijecwKdgWTaxy73OW9NYXKZJB3vKXdXnsMV_us_hNvm5MTsH7tgPRkUO3ebx-cn4oKL-fIY-BQqKbKgQ_hoA0rOqY4sTo5YyzFcHdtUA2nxhjnPDPFIWH4GoOJVAPDQK2eXJjCLHLlPMCGBpGS3bWxhB_5rxA/s1660/20221031_143546.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1660" data-original-width="1245" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUsPHHnG1ZbV4S5yZONlKdw0Gt5T1gijecwKdgWTaxy73OW9NYXKZJB3vKXdXnsMV_us_hNvm5MTsH7tgPRkUO3ebx-cn4oKL-fIY-BQqKbKgQ_hoA0rOqY4sTo5YyzFcHdtUA2nxhjnPDPFIWH4GoOJVAPDQK2eXJjCLHLlPMCGBpGS3bWxhB_5rxA/s320/20221031_143546.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6mi53_vsG6JYYQsM3pLnuNUo2x35K_cjs3R5YuiGHLc-ip-oaX8WrVsFFCXaqr-wuu9Usma36IQT1_N0V27VU_IwU_h6C-5942XPhnf6B3QHj8jFJadU3ydG5U_pyn_Jl_CKzu0ijlTPbr5HoZi-jMKHE1ZANhA6xvS6V6l6WZ0GOFwcrWhZ3ZJYk8g/s1523/20221031_152819.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1523" data-original-width="1142" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6mi53_vsG6JYYQsM3pLnuNUo2x35K_cjs3R5YuiGHLc-ip-oaX8WrVsFFCXaqr-wuu9Usma36IQT1_N0V27VU_IwU_h6C-5942XPhnf6B3QHj8jFJadU3ydG5U_pyn_Jl_CKzu0ijlTPbr5HoZi-jMKHE1ZANhA6xvS6V6l6WZ0GOFwcrWhZ3ZJYk8g/s320/20221031_152819.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>I then finished the raw edge with a zigzag stitch as I had for the 'grouting' in the rest of the quilt. It gave me a nice finish on the front which matched the rest of the quilt and a lovely neat finish on the back.</p></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy5fGWtCwdy9v6jZqnF9-dyi97LUizzNJhouBV1xVm_1dwJ_-xPBmn7GkWiER4dCAdA-_EMV-0QQvb0ZgFeimhc8LEBpdY3fmx33R5mA0vrDYy_gyot2Nc6cjuVD6j0_xsxc0Rn3M7kbLvOxWhBOZ47hrWs0-7kCI-JrpnrvJSjBgg_BlIXVbKcyrSDg/s1537/20221031_152240.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="1153" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy5fGWtCwdy9v6jZqnF9-dyi97LUizzNJhouBV1xVm_1dwJ_-xPBmn7GkWiER4dCAdA-_EMV-0QQvb0ZgFeimhc8LEBpdY3fmx33R5mA0vrDYy_gyot2Nc6cjuVD6j0_xsxc0Rn3M7kbLvOxWhBOZ47hrWs0-7kCI-JrpnrvJSjBgg_BlIXVbKcyrSDg/s320/20221031_152240.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>So excited to have this quilt finished!! Happy Halloween and until next time.... 😊 xx</p></span><p></p>Christine Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326291682653876227noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190246447445208491.post-47575291393153604072022-10-23T12:57:00.001+01:002022-10-23T12:57:36.854+01:00Another miscalculation and a lesson learned.....<p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">As you can gather from the title of this post, I have managed to make another mistake with the border of my Metro Tiles Quilt. I won't bore you with all the calculations that you had to read through in my <a href="https://patchworkallsorts.blogspot.com/2022/10/progress-and-disaster-saved.html" target="_blank">last post</a> but, suffice it to say that I have now learned the lesson not to try and make fabric calculations at the end of the afternoon when feeling tired!!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg20qnSQMp15ESydxwchj9Im-eukexoXZsEnhMb4PxpdvN3-56vYjhlfO3R9WAkjazSOTZ8aO9hB7ZADS7_c805HMk6OQtCm3TwhUMZoaW7Dw2iCTm6KB5HgG7c23bFTnUsm8EgfnmVvKR1vI7d3fiKM-YN_Mxy5-P1UXCmK2-VLxHdhDGkes1EWfkow/s1066/20220909_181843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1066" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg20qnSQMp15ESydxwchj9Im-eukexoXZsEnhMb4PxpdvN3-56vYjhlfO3R9WAkjazSOTZ8aO9hB7ZADS7_c805HMk6OQtCm3TwhUMZoaW7Dw2iCTm6KB5HgG7c23bFTnUsm8EgfnmVvKR1vI7d3fiKM-YN_Mxy5-P1UXCmK2-VLxHdhDGkes1EWfkow/s320/20220909_181843.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>As I showed you<a href="https://patchworkallsorts.blogspot.com/2022/10/progress-and-disaster-saved.html" target="_blank"> last time</a>, I had planned the original border for my <a href="https://www.gourmetquilter.com/products/metro-tiles?_pos=3&_sid=e67c80193&_ss=r" target="_blank">Metro Tiles Quilt</a> (a pattern designed by<a href="https://www.gourmetquilter.com/" target="_blank"> Gourmet Quilter</a>) as shown in the photograph above and had then managed to miscalculate the length of the rectangular blocks and trimmed them too small.</p></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkkY23PMfNOuU1pdmIQEdQ6VpiO927g8GY09SJiW0fnzzNArF8jQ1T4heqcBANAg2vOQlGXIzSZFbErI5lk-HmaEuYVvRLiXU8wo5VcfVd07ZHQz99DVTz1WHCsbnrHVRChLABH_bSzR47hFpaloN7tw2g364-rWrg_oBBqPBktDck0Pzq_Z9rzjkK7g/s1647/20221015_121122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1647" data-original-width="1235" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkkY23PMfNOuU1pdmIQEdQ6VpiO927g8GY09SJiW0fnzzNArF8jQ1T4heqcBANAg2vOQlGXIzSZFbErI5lk-HmaEuYVvRLiXU8wo5VcfVd07ZHQz99DVTz1WHCsbnrHVRChLABH_bSzR47hFpaloN7tw2g364-rWrg_oBBqPBktDck0Pzq_Z9rzjkK7g/s320/20221015_121122.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>As I had no more of the fabric (shown above) I was using for these blocks, I had to rethink the whole border and had come up with a nice design which I was happy with. However, as I had only appliquéd two of the new blocks, I had only laid out the border along one side of the centre of the quilt (photograph shown below).</p></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg12V49A0YN8W6rpfw3OmJabv9O8cDTJ4hl5-FhOln91ULLN3d_0kKzgEgeVh1BCGNzbhCwXR4_69FjTHYfZYY3CZ1oBqF6WnZlWjUTZxe-C7XkW_gSvBTLqkVo3_Bpp9HCKN0klMqWB2aPHhgdzqMO5V_k_1aVVUG1xukQPV6_98IzEFlD8CMimkulaQ/s1178/20221015_121422.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1178" data-original-width="822" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg12V49A0YN8W6rpfw3OmJabv9O8cDTJ4hl5-FhOln91ULLN3d_0kKzgEgeVh1BCGNzbhCwXR4_69FjTHYfZYY3CZ1oBqF6WnZlWjUTZxe-C7XkW_gSvBTLqkVo3_Bpp9HCKN0klMqWB2aPHhgdzqMO5V_k_1aVVUG1xukQPV6_98IzEFlD8CMimkulaQ/s320/20221015_121422.jpg" width="223" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>It looked like it would work perfectly but, if you count the small appliqué squares used there are five down that one side. Now count the number of those small appliqué squares from the original plan and you will see that I only have 16 in total. I am sure you can see where this is going.... five for each of the four sides makes 20 so I didn't have enough!! So it was back to the drawing board and a new design (hopefully the very last) has been decided on. Here it is...</p></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0TTxCzpK4lDGV8FVACqWM8RuJi3803dcjNDA-L16RHsicSDePk3EOq2s-ZcWjhECWD-VTpFmOz9RFIoaa0ferXa_z3Av0f6KOmy9ki8gL_txexrrmJF1YB-qV6hGvRcUYLUkyi06ugGfp-9svI-SA2GOoKMz4iFLKuRd4zUfg86wAc8eaFWDgT13bTg/s1091/20221019_171033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1091" data-original-width="1054" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0TTxCzpK4lDGV8FVACqWM8RuJi3803dcjNDA-L16RHsicSDePk3EOq2s-ZcWjhECWD-VTpFmOz9RFIoaa0ferXa_z3Av0f6KOmy9ki8gL_txexrrmJF1YB-qV6hGvRcUYLUkyi06ugGfp-9svI-SA2GOoKMz4iFLKuRd4zUfg86wAc8eaFWDgT13bTg/s320/20221019_171033.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>Actually, I think that this layout is my favourite of the three and, you will see that I was sensible enough to lay all the blocks in position this time round. As I am really happy with this last layout, I am stitching it together as quickly (but very carefully) as I can before anything else changes!!</p></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Thank you for visiting and have a lovely, creative week! Until the next time.... 😊 xx</span></p>Christine Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326291682653876227noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190246447445208491.post-76718099553717546352022-10-17T11:35:00.000+01:002022-10-17T11:35:18.089+01:00Progress and a disaster saved.....<p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">This week I was determined to get a bit more sewing done and the week started very well with me finishing off all the appliqué edges on the remaining blocks for my version of the <a href="https://www.gourmetquilter.com/products/metro-tiles?_pos=1&_sid=db5dd5f5d&_ss=r" target="_blank">Metro Tiles Quilt </a>(a pretty design by <a href="https://www.gourmetquilter.com/" target="_blank">The Gourmet Quilter</a>).</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKDuz6J-wL9ZNcj0IyazCU4o91lq39nGMdx-cpFFuQFEkgEfnr-Ww2ZwHNo5oYpuAi5xrM_me7G5_kJ_gtk2J7kjFXTqyQi3aQvgw3dCj3_1ZXMcXWp1HHmQVIF42qhqI7Pu97RecFIIoDuX5bSWn5csgJuOc7zr_r_0LdQjUSf_pbl3ETuGDO1NYb_g/s1049/20221012_144943.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1049" data-original-width="1002" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKDuz6J-wL9ZNcj0IyazCU4o91lq39nGMdx-cpFFuQFEkgEfnr-Ww2ZwHNo5oYpuAi5xrM_me7G5_kJ_gtk2J7kjFXTqyQi3aQvgw3dCj3_1ZXMcXWp1HHmQVIF42qhqI7Pu97RecFIIoDuX5bSWn5csgJuOc7zr_r_0LdQjUSf_pbl3ETuGDO1NYb_g/s320/20221012_144943.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>I then started putting the rows together. Successfully adding the next row (with five blocks)</p></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghn9K890G3em5aLk38_8N0HpLvYugmNWxqSmAVBJFS8njPjb9-prGiFRFgscOXZn4u9W5qH8NaB-VKANpu01cbHLeIqA_CO_3l4gl-0cjBaISg5Yq33zGZ4u4r0KXrZSDl-qF7DhuJCAkvZsiwj2YJ06HoIomd0gsJwbCv1ZB3ZuTpGH-Ict47czeNjQ/s1494/20221012_173528.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1494" data-original-width="1120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghn9K890G3em5aLk38_8N0HpLvYugmNWxqSmAVBJFS8njPjb9-prGiFRFgscOXZn4u9W5qH8NaB-VKANpu01cbHLeIqA_CO_3l4gl-0cjBaISg5Yq33zGZ4u4r0KXrZSDl-qF7DhuJCAkvZsiwj2YJ06HoIomd0gsJwbCv1ZB3ZuTpGH-Ict47czeNjQ/s320/20221012_173528.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>and the next (with three blocks) and then the final block in the bottom right-hand corner which completed the centre section of the quilt.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIg4Q9_4GgutZ0ownOnjfoeRT24g4QnKu03_x6dRB_0H5aOcWIu3qwBHhcUsueduFbaeGBrYx9E9X5GII37VpT6L9zl_PMDFRPFyWbaDfbiiNMToXPXKHCYWEoICnEXAGGNK-TdCHpouDmdeWceAGfL99jCB-GPtWWPLfWw_4TX-skR-vtHppiGPgo_Q/s1196/20221012_184458.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1196" data-original-width="972" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIg4Q9_4GgutZ0ownOnjfoeRT24g4QnKu03_x6dRB_0H5aOcWIu3qwBHhcUsueduFbaeGBrYx9E9X5GII37VpT6L9zl_PMDFRPFyWbaDfbiiNMToXPXKHCYWEoICnEXAGGNK-TdCHpouDmdeWceAGfL99jCB-GPtWWPLfWw_4TX-skR-vtHppiGPgo_Q/s320/20221012_184458.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><p>This is a QAYG pattern so each of the blocks has a different backing fabric and the finishing of the raw edge appliqué is the quilting as well. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6vg4fqemBaS3bYdFPeK12QnDDIe7vffaVjk3Ow6qLJnB0_4FtmMQL5xYvNGYSlFxWL4D4_AQZlXuPizM7Fn9VxSn-SqSozUAtrN-BmvWBX1nAN1lTgi2ZgWtK38JNpXbUysjRMh6j9vXzjorMU2-08RXcmk41NQPYJBixV2oew3uxTZk7cwp1BbpUdw/s1371/20221013_083030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="1029" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6vg4fqemBaS3bYdFPeK12QnDDIe7vffaVjk3Ow6qLJnB0_4FtmMQL5xYvNGYSlFxWL4D4_AQZlXuPizM7Fn9VxSn-SqSozUAtrN-BmvWBX1nAN1lTgi2ZgWtK38JNpXbUysjRMh6j9vXzjorMU2-08RXcmk41NQPYJBixV2oew3uxTZk7cwp1BbpUdw/s320/20221013_083030.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I love how the backing and the quilting look.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8Hw6aYmeOjk5eRYRcW1Aw8dfHZ4N9LAylCYOL-mnqDZQ3qLb8HwB3hZyOvuMdozVRBNHHca-6z0Bf8stLw6PI3rZwlgno6H0u_xGmxXVF0VeJXhK5axAZkjDlvGwQaK399BIx04IAeiA5tVIma_-_Q_QNXuZxXiSGbprQhtmrGN1j3BeR2m8C6zGQg/s1373/20221013_083321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1373" data-original-width="1030" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8Hw6aYmeOjk5eRYRcW1Aw8dfHZ4N9LAylCYOL-mnqDZQ3qLb8HwB3hZyOvuMdozVRBNHHca-6z0Bf8stLw6PI3rZwlgno6H0u_xGmxXVF0VeJXhK5axAZkjDlvGwQaK399BIx04IAeiA5tVIma_-_Q_QNXuZxXiSGbprQhtmrGN1j3BeR2m8C6zGQg/s320/20221013_083321.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>So far things were going very smoothly and, now that the centre section was complete, I was excited to get the border pieced and added. You may recall that I had already started planning and had finished fusing the appliqué pieces for the border of the quilt which I showed in a <a href="https://patchworkallsorts.blogspot.com/2022/09/a-momentous-week.html" target="_blank">previous post.</a> </p></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN5O_lBz6HJe2cyENNUP3UstddieV81qaUDZligA7pbvzFBExFb8CHaS2luFSyHFBFrimDzX2G_AYPQEbrV2BE9NLkZh51vKut6GkFjwKnROhv4x-QjV7LcTBaFEjmXe2DNo-Hm1fRwXoWYYFDhE2acF522MY5RGWH4VhR5K4QlqPzcV-uhoZouGdKnA/s1066/20220909_181843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1066" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN5O_lBz6HJe2cyENNUP3UstddieV81qaUDZligA7pbvzFBExFb8CHaS2luFSyHFBFrimDzX2G_AYPQEbrV2BE9NLkZh51vKut6GkFjwKnROhv4x-QjV7LcTBaFEjmXe2DNo-Hm1fRwXoWYYFDhE2acF522MY5RGWH4VhR5K4QlqPzcV-uhoZouGdKnA/s320/20220909_181843.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>When I had laid the pieces out previously I knew that some of the rectangular blocks would need to be trimmed down slightly depending on the final measurement of the centre section. So I pulled them all out ready to trim up.</p></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">I measured the centre section of the quilt across in three places and determined that the border length that I needed was 39.5 inches (excluding the corner squares). There are three appliqué blocks in each border piece (again excluding the corner squares) and, using the pattern measurements these are 4 inches square. Therefore 3 x 4 = 12 and 39.5 - 12 = 27.5. Then between the appliqué blocks there are four rectangular blocks, so 27.5 divided by 4 = 6.9 (round up to 7) so each rectangular block should be trimmed to 7 inches long.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBkJDnCZBxy4Tg2nOpbgSE5HB1sAjFz8N44wdwxd-BnB3aEqmvF3YUCovJtR_5sxhM5AVA-h40MdFR7ZzLNf8vCnzeoZ0v_OEiZYjafIryavdX3WPotrP4qOg2meWKt01sFHVqj2-BmO9bwSBxh5sWXkaigokHjT-jQpkzBi_x7C3Hmy5-_3p1nN54g/s1647/20221015_121122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1647" data-original-width="1235" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBkJDnCZBxy4Tg2nOpbgSE5HB1sAjFz8N44wdwxd-BnB3aEqmvF3YUCovJtR_5sxhM5AVA-h40MdFR7ZzLNf8vCnzeoZ0v_OEiZYjafIryavdX3WPotrP4qOg2meWKt01sFHVqj2-BmO9bwSBxh5sWXkaigokHjT-jQpkzBi_x7C3Hmy5-_3p1nN54g/s320/20221015_121122.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>I set about busily trimming all the blocks (and here please bare in mind that these blocks are cut from the background fabric shown above and which I had only just had enough to cut the border blocks from) only to remember when I had finished them all that I had altered the width of the border from that in the pattern. My appliqué blocks weren't 4 inches square but 3.25 inches square. Meaning 3 x 3.25 = 9.75 and 39.5 - 9.75 = 29.75 which divided by 4 = 7.4 (round up to 7.5) so now all my rectangular blocks were half an inch short!!! </p></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Some cussing and pondering later I came up with an alternative for my border! I couldn't cut more of the background fabric but I did have some scraps of the batik fabrics that I have been using and also of the cream fabric that I had been using for the backgrounds of the appliqué blocks. Here is my alternative....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy37um1UeLcBzVR70rPqhKZ_4zsJhmUjmwhbXmXz-Ua-yZI909KCprEmPrFGfa1mmnQ1uJzyuU-b5EAv_RoCzy89dwgEocC2RrbUQa1VpZAPS1Qya0FPoanRWxTo2UqrXHSDzuGhverdMSjp0CenmAdDCxoA0Z9gAIlEYCjUb4cw3U1WCSyNeAotixlA/s1357/20221015_125109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1357" data-original-width="1018" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy37um1UeLcBzVR70rPqhKZ_4zsJhmUjmwhbXmXz-Ua-yZI909KCprEmPrFGfa1mmnQ1uJzyuU-b5EAv_RoCzy89dwgEocC2RrbUQa1VpZAPS1Qya0FPoanRWxTo2UqrXHSDzuGhverdMSjp0CenmAdDCxoA0Z9gAIlEYCjUb4cw3U1WCSyNeAotixlA/s320/20221015_125109.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>I am actually really pleased with it as it introduces more of the colours from the tiles in the centre section of the quilt.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5cmua1zr346Q3Ojze9VBnCgcqVbRKFGljnj0rYCvM5h_zuP-b2wlKuJr0ZckfXWhxLoJFT6zH--KMS2Wcq5vUG4Q_mOP4xjU9QqCBGHIFdX6_KvcvnAryQnSWpvvHS6TQv6UvUmZt4paHu4rF_lYnl9Mceo8ov2VBgpwUR-wfjAs5x8ZfWmat8-NV6w/s1025/20221015_125130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1006" data-original-width="1025" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5cmua1zr346Q3Ojze9VBnCgcqVbRKFGljnj0rYCvM5h_zuP-b2wlKuJr0ZckfXWhxLoJFT6zH--KMS2Wcq5vUG4Q_mOP4xjU9QqCBGHIFdX6_KvcvnAryQnSWpvvHS6TQv6UvUmZt4paHu4rF_lYnl9Mceo8ov2VBgpwUR-wfjAs5x8ZfWmat8-NV6w/s320/20221015_125130.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>It does mean that there are a few more appliqué raw edges to finish off but I have been quite enjoying that process and it will keep me out of mischief for a bit longer!!</p></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Have a lovely week! Until next time....😊 xx</span></p>Christine Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326291682653876227noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190246447445208491.post-50517103472996773722022-10-10T10:46:00.000+01:002022-10-10T10:46:46.206+01:00Sometimes you need a break....<p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Sometimes it is important to step away from a project in order to give it your best. This is what I have been finding with my<a href="https://www.gourmetquilter.com/products/metro-tiles?_pos=1&_sid=64326e2bc&_ss=r" target="_blank"> Metro Tiles</a> Project. (This pattern is designed by <a href="https://www.gourmetquilter.com/" target="_blank">The Gourmet Quilter</a>).</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitr9JiE9eR0VvNwJ4kuvMPz7KYWw4d-pjCIdkfhFskPVJVPbdcsPfjJEf9UGAeazjBgD1O7kvVZ6ALvTu_DYKIIdLCpQoaOa_hx2LKXknN2RNggBWJtjc-JgFI7iZiSitTPHIu376igMH_yNO3sGVc4x3T7QwA4xKlLjglZ7fMlSxd66TAtEvjemvhPw/s1555/20221009_113949.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1555" data-original-width="1166" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitr9JiE9eR0VvNwJ4kuvMPz7KYWw4d-pjCIdkfhFskPVJVPbdcsPfjJEf9UGAeazjBgD1O7kvVZ6ALvTu_DYKIIdLCpQoaOa_hx2LKXknN2RNggBWJtjc-JgFI7iZiSitTPHIu376igMH_yNO3sGVc4x3T7QwA4xKlLjglZ7fMlSxd66TAtEvjemvhPw/s320/20221009_113949.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>There is quite a lot of work involved in producing each of the blocks. The appliqué shapes are applied using the fusible raw edge method and in the pattern it is suggested that they are finished using free machine quilting.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1oEgChdQ-abdDS0v7mvQvW1RpaMERuvPYuvd5OzLP7a8sY6nJWnLewslZW5Q1DLmDBQPq3xZIwVbI3HN67EULxk9AlIcPiZF-ZdQs4v5JudJDvWXcxjPzTu3Cf67MwNLjoTCQMnR4_EjIlMi3uEplkaT17HXziKwZMpZdwC3HZ2oGWgb32vO1ZTmoSw/s1169/20221009_114143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1169" data-original-width="877" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1oEgChdQ-abdDS0v7mvQvW1RpaMERuvPYuvd5OzLP7a8sY6nJWnLewslZW5Q1DLmDBQPq3xZIwVbI3HN67EULxk9AlIcPiZF-ZdQs4v5JudJDvWXcxjPzTu3Cf67MwNLjoTCQMnR4_EjIlMi3uEplkaT17HXziKwZMpZdwC3HZ2oGWgb32vO1ZTmoSw/s320/20221009_114143.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL2zYuaCLV6gop-zPfcLY09NX79y-EGzKfCTzPWgJdp9A1kYT3eWta4M4WkFIpGQ871mnAEQO3bhkVj3jWlZTuw1S7P56pbfXZE5coiuL3GWUXw9jzh9UnaRAnbH3lglpNr1_VImOrL5KxwtuZgX03YfMsEa7H_So69dqjjDv0pS2JaE8Cq-SnGNcyeg/s1304/20221009_114335.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1304" data-original-width="978" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL2zYuaCLV6gop-zPfcLY09NX79y-EGzKfCTzPWgJdp9A1kYT3eWta4M4WkFIpGQ871mnAEQO3bhkVj3jWlZTuw1S7P56pbfXZE5coiuL3GWUXw9jzh9UnaRAnbH3lglpNr1_VImOrL5KxwtuZgX03YfMsEa7H_So69dqjjDv0pS2JaE8Cq-SnGNcyeg/s320/20221009_114335.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I chose not to finish the edges in this way as I wasn't sure I would get the finish that I liked, so I have been finishing mine using a narrow zig zag stitch.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgISgV4NAdQJZgF5uAMG3PY-DFWuj3Vf60oz7bqsvucpcn5kRWzXJ9ZW5p00rDg2lFDnDJmycd8DVFSIpjmlPmuEYXI1kENI18eQpcK1GwA8FF29dJkieA3V-prlQXwJFFH5cgn7or-WvAF-1TN1wfASqloNMCoauapa64biMMcRgVV-rtu5KQbfb8LvQ/s1067/20221009_114416.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="801" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgISgV4NAdQJZgF5uAMG3PY-DFWuj3Vf60oz7bqsvucpcn5kRWzXJ9ZW5p00rDg2lFDnDJmycd8DVFSIpjmlPmuEYXI1kENI18eQpcK1GwA8FF29dJkieA3V-prlQXwJFFH5cgn7or-WvAF-1TN1wfASqloNMCoauapa64biMMcRgVV-rtu5KQbfb8LvQ/s320/20221009_114416.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>This is time consuming and requires a lot of patience, so I have been having breaks between finishing each of the rows of blocks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNtdwrcz6nY5Ehee0WQNZGTvCl3-BcSWNl49SU3DY4s6qGODIqY4RzXVl_rDFiYLGp4Q-_0cVk4Lngxqs2CCpuDZWV3My_qxzhmmOX6QKJ__Q8wiVbHOUruA9QYrNUtp2CwEy4-yhvbDVo9DBdN23V99F0G1I6jIIo2WWvdbu5ahMtX61A12xW8i_p4Q/s676/20221009_114442.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="507" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNtdwrcz6nY5Ehee0WQNZGTvCl3-BcSWNl49SU3DY4s6qGODIqY4RzXVl_rDFiYLGp4Q-_0cVk4Lngxqs2CCpuDZWV3My_qxzhmmOX6QKJ__Q8wiVbHOUruA9QYrNUtp2CwEy4-yhvbDVo9DBdN23V99F0G1I6jIIo2WWvdbu5ahMtX61A12xW8i_p4Q/s320/20221009_114442.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>It also means that if you have to stop and start, there are ends to stitch in, so as I hope you can see from the photos above, I have been trying to minimize stopping and starting by occasionally stitching over areas twice.</p></span><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">The alternative (where stitching over isn't an option) is creating lots of ends which need to be stitched in and looks like this.....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qg54ehqvj7oI1OdAIMsm7eWuVOLwYX_Divffe55utbWn9gx9j1QDJ_XLJiC3OGjqGwlCBQ1A4dAh5LWGozMjFIYAvYtTkJYlf09eqe3B-woxMKjHaJraKO_Pad_0z8wXGbiNz5v7kyJLQwbRzKYTs3hHnEBQ1jVi2dbQnLKjo4UHOsqrHvxk01n14g/s1459/20221009_113956.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1459" data-original-width="1094" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qg54ehqvj7oI1OdAIMsm7eWuVOLwYX_Divffe55utbWn9gx9j1QDJ_XLJiC3OGjqGwlCBQ1A4dAh5LWGozMjFIYAvYtTkJYlf09eqe3B-woxMKjHaJraKO_Pad_0z8wXGbiNz5v7kyJLQwbRzKYTs3hHnEBQ1jVi2dbQnLKjo4UHOsqrHvxk01n14g/s320/20221009_113956.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">I have now finished all the blocks for the next row bar stitching in the ends, so I am making good progress.</span></p><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Those of you who follow my blog will know that I have been keeping my creative juices flowing when I am not working on my Metro Tiles Quilt with a new to me hobby of Art Journalling. If you are interested to see my latest pages, I have written a separate blog post <a href="https://patchworkallsorts.blogspot.com/2022/10/new-art-journalling-pages.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRejeJsYrtaHBikx_2Coi2TtSbd8u5El2G0oCl6RDGcym30KqHWiLVHrVRs5SzuBXp0aThpC-M0agaJajed_qZEQDwi5y-ZpUZ6XZeAGEkB-9UBnzsYfNeb1IOjr8h8MPuWm7-K_FwWEAaKNo5zt61b3vD4dpIMzUicdFtxtabMNGLeMG5EUHm_Cr0mQ/s1963/20220930_123808.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1963" data-original-width="1472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRejeJsYrtaHBikx_2Coi2TtSbd8u5El2G0oCl6RDGcym30KqHWiLVHrVRs5SzuBXp0aThpC-M0agaJajed_qZEQDwi5y-ZpUZ6XZeAGEkB-9UBnzsYfNeb1IOjr8h8MPuWm7-K_FwWEAaKNo5zt61b3vD4dpIMzUicdFtxtabMNGLeMG5EUHm_Cr0mQ/s320/20220930_123808.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFtRq379KeHvzKtNWlnm2iabkKnW4me3yN5kZDV-pkUZxETcXR8zLgpsoQQIWd6r4Hl5ienCF1hFnMFT-pXoeC6OhF06AArD9_mMXa4bYI8MgxmgUteSXI70bCsQdKFModnn01eeuvl3yP8-XZm8__Eh8h0CxPen_GDs9BXGzEOZRJbdzuLjrp2tsCNA/s1891/20220930_123834.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1891" data-original-width="1418" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFtRq379KeHvzKtNWlnm2iabkKnW4me3yN5kZDV-pkUZxETcXR8zLgpsoQQIWd6r4Hl5ienCF1hFnMFT-pXoeC6OhF06AArD9_mMXa4bYI8MgxmgUteSXI70bCsQdKFModnn01eeuvl3yP8-XZm8__Eh8h0CxPen_GDs9BXGzEOZRJbdzuLjrp2tsCNA/s320/20220930_123834.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>In other news we picked a most enormous cooking apple from our garden.... it weighed in at 546g/1.2 lbs!! </p></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Hope you all have a creative week. Until next time.... 😊 xx</span></p>Christine Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326291682653876227noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190246447445208491.post-59753234992706807332022-10-10T10:33:00.000+01:002022-10-10T10:33:34.434+01:00New Art Journalling Pages.....<p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">This morning I have written two posts as I think not everyone wants to read about Art Journalling pages on a blog primarily about stitching. So, here are my latest pages....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig16gH-FAQM7-ZTmbU88Yy9M6R6g3zlWWEV-Gx9UFd9WDo0XRYoUjHfqKXt0Ui8l_javet3LPeZ5g1EfZKADJ2X2WV3f27W8SU05VommRUn5H3IDuDgwIUYX7WVKk86ey66y0KKQzV5c5x__BsLPoX8_HBiRXs0EqYxEmsF8Oh5BMJYqhP9OMdGLC8Yg/s1330/20220928_183807.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="924" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig16gH-FAQM7-ZTmbU88Yy9M6R6g3zlWWEV-Gx9UFd9WDo0XRYoUjHfqKXt0Ui8l_javet3LPeZ5g1EfZKADJ2X2WV3f27W8SU05VommRUn5H3IDuDgwIUYX7WVKk86ey66y0KKQzV5c5x__BsLPoX8_HBiRXs0EqYxEmsF8Oh5BMJYqhP9OMdGLC8Yg/s320/20220928_183807.jpg" width="222" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qe2soze7O0vjpBERIo09wBEUHN2rVqyLXPUjOfRtOSUSy9bjOW3NsejWE7yWQ36As6h5GUxwRzkEADNiYA40KXtnp75f_yUx3_NvVPXsg7Rf2xH16xJNcGSrRPIGU3BmYquiYIrp92YWcPwVd4xkZRU7CXRlVIQm17F1lBh0f5_NwzrEqRGclX8aGQ/s1375/20220930_143457.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="1066" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCU01uxOivvYKrFZvVCPqlM_oR12kyDtM_xAX2-dM6uXGPAvAopSG9tsYYM_IZcpBEomglwzq_MElIBipRY_oaQOYtJh9z06-JwtKQxo0ZvqyvmaKXKmMkRlCRPMuvwcdvHree5ND9QSuG4sR8TVrygVXYhMQNm7HEiNEfxpNiCb4Hwcqk079NLV7dQ/s320/20221009_081724.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>I had wanted to add a stem to the page with the pink flower shown below but unfortunately it didn't work very well and I thought I would have to throw the page away. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrceMapG0XuGGJawSznSSUmQTeqGspCgfv_ei3mrhET026ZHGWduBTMdZbinfRvCf5G1NnXyErnrZikAElGVBpIgTSEY-jm7y_ZDIUe4JdTGWLK4z4HEeQqsYjxuOg-CEvYtg5hpajv2mtA4EQxW2GCPJLrJOoaVfUYj-UOzC66CjOaZXMDAYW6sPfYg/s1493/20221001_155202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1493" data-original-width="1120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrceMapG0XuGGJawSznSSUmQTeqGspCgfv_ei3mrhET026ZHGWduBTMdZbinfRvCf5G1NnXyErnrZikAElGVBpIgTSEY-jm7y_ZDIUe4JdTGWLK4z4HEeQqsYjxuOg-CEvYtg5hpajv2mtA4EQxW2GCPJLrJOoaVfUYj-UOzC66CjOaZXMDAYW6sPfYg/s320/20221001_155202.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>However, I painted over the stem and added some new details which covered the mistake and now I am pleased with the page. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtRfnlJAGu6LzsQQ1n-KyVeUMyPh39a4CZkMzXiMnA1I0_IDWygCWu8SPxMuS_Gy2qknNq9SYM7nxKxdKrMPzKK1Y9wbupSz2bdWhemx9ZCfO0ymRmkDSO0fug3RXtxJVKPcSCpSRnDdrJZL0bcxKhVwRdnvU73IBAjfhO4LKmbn52tVb_pupfJSxiw/s1172/20221006_104337.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1172" data-original-width="879" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtRfnlJAGu6LzsQQ1n-KyVeUMyPh39a4CZkMzXiMnA1I0_IDWygCWu8SPxMuS_Gy2qknNq9SYM7nxKxdKrMPzKK1Y9wbupSz2bdWhemx9ZCfO0ymRmkDSO0fug3RXtxJVKPcSCpSRnDdrJZL0bcxKhVwRdnvU73IBAjfhO4LKmbn52tVb_pupfJSxiw/s320/20221006_104337.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Most of the inspiration for the pages comes from <a href="http://www.clips-n-cuts.com/" target="_blank">Vicky Papaioannou of Clips n Cuts</a> but some are just pages I have seen on Pinterest.<p></p></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Hope you enjoy looking at them, I have certainly had a lot of fun making them!</span></p>Christine Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326291682653876227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190246447445208491.post-83201526132075369402022-09-25T19:34:00.001+01:002022-09-25T19:34:34.142+01:00Not much sewing since last time.....<p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">It has been a busy couple of weeks since my <a href="https://patchworkallsorts.blogspot.com/2022/09/a-momentous-week.html" target="_blank">last post</a>. I was away for just over a week visiting family and was due to travel back on Monday, 19 September but as that was announced as the day of the funeral of our late Queen, Elizabeth II I decided to stay an extra day. I was pleased that I had as it meant I could watch the coverage of the day with my Mum. I did think that the various services and ceremonies were entirely fitting for such a dedicated Monarch and, I think that the Royal Family can be happy in the knowledge that they did the very best for her.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPs9jsLmRhYvYIgxM3YbuaMeO4Jyph1a8un3kpczgMax7r7-Wx4lwdB4SBtcuJ5fdpx5l72GKEyfVC5u-hUPJgE2tIE9M7Xeb1ZjKO1-iT0ZrfKoIXZSIq1jIg6ze0CqF_99ieys2kgEUeD0sg8MUFVOHbVLLAG-rFHY9hM9f8Qk3rDGt895E4q1M_TA/s3099/20220921_172047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3099" data-original-width="2380" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPs9jsLmRhYvYIgxM3YbuaMeO4Jyph1a8un3kpczgMax7r7-Wx4lwdB4SBtcuJ5fdpx5l72GKEyfVC5u-hUPJgE2tIE9M7Xeb1ZjKO1-iT0ZrfKoIXZSIq1jIg6ze0CqF_99ieys2kgEUeD0sg8MUFVOHbVLLAG-rFHY9hM9f8Qk3rDGt895E4q1M_TA/s320/20220921_172047.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>Needless to say, I didn't have much time to work on any of my sewing projects but I did visit a craft fair with my sister while I was away and added a few very helpful additions to my craft room which I have since put to use on a couple of my art journal pages.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgypUC8CY-VPbKeDd6hLwJFpc6mhRyjfzPv_IDBbplsROdkNjICsjEX3dRVQJhQwiTDZ0kk0wzc9AcCvPHbj_npA-2nHlaBSL3AJYDwkWhx75QEu0Z8lyEraFSFbqjzBsYOZm7q-RtNhEVxTf7bxBORoGgPssa38vpK_IR7eNcxa9BspUrGU12HKUpo6w/s3630/IMG_20220923_154022_415.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3630" data-original-width="2903" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgypUC8CY-VPbKeDd6hLwJFpc6mhRyjfzPv_IDBbplsROdkNjICsjEX3dRVQJhQwiTDZ0kk0wzc9AcCvPHbj_npA-2nHlaBSL3AJYDwkWhx75QEu0Z8lyEraFSFbqjzBsYOZm7q-RtNhEVxTf7bxBORoGgPssa38vpK_IR7eNcxa9BspUrGU12HKUpo6w/s320/IMG_20220923_154022_415.jpg" width="256" /></a></div></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>I have managed to complete three new pages since my return, which I am very happy with.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkn9yP7AQqMNobp8qE7VeCQ5_YHe2ySEZaJYhSQAOMOzKlmRSRtaLnRrsfFekYwJfreOPN05kdR-aPhLgBgX3198QoVlyCHbbFXutsNDMwmbAYzwufrLPImY1inY2J2y2od07GXMI7BG1xkuPUmocpurFUMDjyNYqf21cPs9aTdEz5ndm5rar2LaK6Zw/s4032/20220923_182940.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkn9yP7AQqMNobp8qE7VeCQ5_YHe2ySEZaJYhSQAOMOzKlmRSRtaLnRrsfFekYwJfreOPN05kdR-aPhLgBgX3198QoVlyCHbbFXutsNDMwmbAYzwufrLPImY1inY2J2y2od07GXMI7BG1xkuPUmocpurFUMDjyNYqf21cPs9aTdEz5ndm5rar2LaK6Zw/s320/20220923_182940.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">I also had a very nice day out at a Quilt Guild Regional Meeting yesterday where there were a couple of very interesting talks and lots of lovely show and tell projects to look at.</span></p><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Hopefully this coming week I will have some time to work on my stitching projects and will have more to show you next time.</span></p><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Until next time.... 😊 xx</span></p>Christine Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326291682653876227noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190246447445208491.post-36838413969218210832022-09-11T14:02:00.000+01:002022-09-11T14:02:27.833+01:00A momentous week....<p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">It is actually quite hard to comprehend the events that have taken place between my post <a href="https://patchworkallsorts.blogspot.com/2022/09/another-week-gone-and-new-month.html" target="_blank">last weekend</a> and today. Here in the UK we have said goodbye to one Prime Minister and welcomed his replacement and then within the space of 48 hours we were saying a final farewell to our dearly beloved Queen. I am deeply saddened by her passing. Like many people in this Country I have never known another Head of State. My thoughts go out to her family and especially to King Charles III who has some very big shoes to fill. Long live the King.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgagupqo8cvCGa7BGX_15COmN03D5hG5WPbJnuFWwmLHMRYzH9HWMCO3xulynyt-rdN8-I5BP8sc5ZtK_z6h5DH4QM_gs4pA3iCih2e8r2RIrnhWuHglDTicCF0tukJ7eBlvjj13z_amtNEEvlOVo4wy2YuPDPji4RVMDyS3rSZV-z17HyYIEJ6VdumRQ/s1103/20220904_190214.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1103" data-original-width="1033" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgagupqo8cvCGa7BGX_15COmN03D5hG5WPbJnuFWwmLHMRYzH9HWMCO3xulynyt-rdN8-I5BP8sc5ZtK_z6h5DH4QM_gs4pA3iCih2e8r2RIrnhWuHglDTicCF0tukJ7eBlvjj13z_amtNEEvlOVo4wy2YuPDPji4RVMDyS3rSZV-z17HyYIEJ6VdumRQ/s320/20220904_190214.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>So, what have I been doing in my sewing room? Well, at the beginning of the week when everything was 'normal' I spent most of the time I had in my sewing room auditioning the background and backing fabrics for the remaining 'tiles' in my <a href="https://www.gourmetquilter.com/products/metro-tiles?_pos=1&_sid=3862f5083&_ss=r" target="_blank">Metro Tiles Quilt</a> a pattern designed by <a href="https://www.gourmetquilter.com/" target="_blank">The Gourmet Quilter</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3XxgfrytLlnRwBbgSjqtMXnwmp4XzRzu2RpBIHAujHgCmfHaJW4CXqojNtiuVhMC9g7igCqru3YhrTZXg7tr2lqzFbyVosuzWxRWda0pCeqA2MXnEUAtW0iG_hvgB-6v1xw1e4sZi45u7bgiIAcpNWaywHekq3sdPRntL5b66SU40ZVGTgdT7pjMIBw/s1213/20220904_162737.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="936" data-original-width="1213" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3XxgfrytLlnRwBbgSjqtMXnwmp4XzRzu2RpBIHAujHgCmfHaJW4CXqojNtiuVhMC9g7igCqru3YhrTZXg7tr2lqzFbyVosuzWxRWda0pCeqA2MXnEUAtW0iG_hvgB-6v1xw1e4sZi45u7bgiIAcpNWaywHekq3sdPRntL5b66SU40ZVGTgdT7pjMIBw/s320/20220904_162737.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I also chose the appliqués for the final tiles by pinning photocopied pictures of them to the backgrounds I had chosen. As you can see, I did have some help!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigT2MVEzsux55Z7J1_6T8w5EOQwbAamuRDzRDx5TNNFQZXNh2QGd6SJ2pooX8UdB_HzDj1wRI0OfjgTOX1N6V0hfQn5bcLAsjAV1O3uOp9gLZsviMsMasViXsge_o6SmuTKdqsiZuyxvVoyYoGGXB2TNsVJ85clXWMFB_wJs-Rijdglrmgn9vcuu3Meg/s977/20220905_140100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="939" data-original-width="977" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigT2MVEzsux55Z7J1_6T8w5EOQwbAamuRDzRDx5TNNFQZXNh2QGd6SJ2pooX8UdB_HzDj1wRI0OfjgTOX1N6V0hfQn5bcLAsjAV1O3uOp9gLZsviMsMasViXsge_o6SmuTKdqsiZuyxvVoyYoGGXB2TNsVJ85clXWMFB_wJs-Rijdglrmgn9vcuu3Meg/s320/20220905_140100.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDm9loUfZ-Vw__xKdyVFU5yR3klwAf9MsGoNKa10jkFYp_HJt5DLXEho9ax4rq2uL7v1uPkcmuXWwpa6IvobbWtxOMEbL0FQLNvwvlGQh9bd_wKGG_k23L_gaHy73Ob7HQzVfRo0FCXLNXZVU3kQFl8PjZ5mrv6C-P95FPheMgYQ7gHs14pn8kEEIlKw/s1010/20220905_144056.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1010" data-original-width="970" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDm9loUfZ-Vw__xKdyVFU5yR3klwAf9MsGoNKa10jkFYp_HJt5DLXEho9ax4rq2uL7v1uPkcmuXWwpa6IvobbWtxOMEbL0FQLNvwvlGQh9bd_wKGG_k23L_gaHy73Ob7HQzVfRo0FCXLNXZVU3kQFl8PjZ5mrv6C-P95FPheMgYQ7gHs14pn8kEEIlKw/s320/20220905_144056.jpg" width="307" /></a></div><p>Then I set about tracing, fusing, cutting and fusing the shapes onto the backgrounds of the tiles.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmiwXAEGJa5b7YzbXWo4vHQmZ42TQun2wOzDWawCqoxzrcxszxyDNH1bQhqsAYN58Up5Ac3hCCiX2QDGaYJAPjH2X9mwpZU1Mg7c3JsTLyVN9w_7wwJw-stEBQeCW0Q6LAJA26PCzRRTz4MvcmBFoG1MxRnD1cVrMEM1U13IyvH8aPrCWVTqXr_bSAw/s1114/20220905_165111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1114" data-original-width="1087" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmiwXAEGJa5b7YzbXWo4vHQmZ42TQun2wOzDWawCqoxzrcxszxyDNH1bQhqsAYN58Up5Ac3hCCiX2QDGaYJAPjH2X9mwpZU1Mg7c3JsTLyVN9w_7wwJw-stEBQeCW0Q6LAJA26PCzRRTz4MvcmBFoG1MxRnD1cVrMEM1U13IyvH8aPrCWVTqXr_bSAw/s320/20220905_165111.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-OcAKOxHKXK_0Z_-IBrmUUM-rhmVU1aLHI2bgtOavxg0hqtQlIIkeGlp8KnLq7vGy59ygv-xITEEFYhph25BtXQD0ZFxBRuPlMOWaLGZXrdzXLImmvvBeUam06wkxuiHwWa-3Yo6WBok6IH3YAUj0ljdU70cj-ctRVGcUgPqcrQi79UcWOrAIcCkX0A/s1109/20220905_175602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1109" data-original-width="1072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-OcAKOxHKXK_0Z_-IBrmUUM-rhmVU1aLHI2bgtOavxg0hqtQlIIkeGlp8KnLq7vGy59ygv-xITEEFYhph25BtXQD0ZFxBRuPlMOWaLGZXrdzXLImmvvBeUam06wkxuiHwWa-3Yo6WBok6IH3YAUj0ljdU70cj-ctRVGcUgPqcrQi79UcWOrAIcCkX0A/s320/20220905_175602.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><p>The eagle-eyed amongst you will notice that I didn't end up with quite the same selection of appliqués as those I had originally chosen. Neither did the layout stay quite the same.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1eI7T-iZhzUD2obsuT3OEPt7JkFYodj8iofaUdcubo7Y3vOhFKMl1gRGZ9CfHFev_GucDZFRiJVwhEyFV9xBO76-ZocT6rkssiRLgS-_EwEXczaJ0ul_RkpEY8WVW_xlP0UvjzUE1Y8v9RmaNazMDMwlnKO-ruiclvU4mTYVSYw0H24zeaadb8AoLPg/s1075/20220905_185722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1021" data-original-width="1075" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1eI7T-iZhzUD2obsuT3OEPt7JkFYodj8iofaUdcubo7Y3vOhFKMl1gRGZ9CfHFev_GucDZFRiJVwhEyFV9xBO76-ZocT6rkssiRLgS-_EwEXczaJ0ul_RkpEY8WVW_xlP0UvjzUE1Y8v9RmaNazMDMwlnKO-ruiclvU4mTYVSYw0H24zeaadb8AoLPg/s320/20220905_185722.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4m2fV1IBNfRl1RFkvoS8LPD44G7c06wLvG8H1TCZPO-kJyaK8WgqbWAeBGL2ScjRe6FeAadNp2lL41BuUVP4OQoKV7TTn1zxF0U7jMZktqMi5nWhYsbSb5isjlhjhUm6OJ9pBBMeKRkqQZ5p4Pd4cufZeqsL4EKhvJO-JuTDdahAcyKCrx-_5p44OMg/s1048/20220905_212856.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1006" data-original-width="1048" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4m2fV1IBNfRl1RFkvoS8LPD44G7c06wLvG8H1TCZPO-kJyaK8WgqbWAeBGL2ScjRe6FeAadNp2lL41BuUVP4OQoKV7TTn1zxF0U7jMZktqMi5nWhYsbSb5isjlhjhUm6OJ9pBBMeKRkqQZ5p4Pd4cufZeqsL4EKhvJO-JuTDdahAcyKCrx-_5p44OMg/s320/20220905_212856.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Once I had the shapes fused onto their backgrounds the order needed to re rearranged so that the more open designs and the more solid designs were more balanced throughout the quilt top.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV51d4dKUCMxFp-XAdUYJhwub2YGNNkYbOA_YaxwBXHyUPnS6BKiYAM1ab1fgxX_BVAXCwzJdUk3gkG1ua7gwxV00RAG6SZ69Wzvi_Ld4RJV8wOXvJqoH4Vu9oFeawym_vXXxcjEQxoov5dsyEZMv0h_DAzuZcRlYi8puQag4z5DuMPHpJAoRQfKqMRA/s1025/20220905_214536.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1025" data-original-width="1025" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV51d4dKUCMxFp-XAdUYJhwub2YGNNkYbOA_YaxwBXHyUPnS6BKiYAM1ab1fgxX_BVAXCwzJdUk3gkG1ua7gwxV00RAG6SZ69Wzvi_Ld4RJV8wOXvJqoH4Vu9oFeawym_vXXxcjEQxoov5dsyEZMv0h_DAzuZcRlYi8puQag4z5DuMPHpJAoRQfKqMRA/s320/20220905_214536.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Then I had to decide whether I wanted to add a border or not. I decided that I would like to if I could but I wasn't sure if I had enough of the overall background fabric that I used for the setting triangles. I was one piece short but, I improvised, so if you look at the border very carefully you will see that one of the pieces has the fabric cut in a different direction to the rest. This is not a mistake, just the only way I could stretch the fabric to make the border! I am pleased that I have and I don't think it will notice too much!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbg0vEkyUZestY5HQLX2Sw5SYBZVmLqH9MX9hYrD5nU2xZHf8wePc3x_2_RAj30f5K6IZOihXZCYTAp-hmDsX60A0Jd52ydv5uKzwIyhEt1stGIJ95JOwzonhwY0dEGShxYDg5YPF0Vm0lBi4hWcbFk_8nPpr_uGT6RoNB_OaCt--kzk4gOTEMM6uQQ/s1066/20220909_181843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1066" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbg0vEkyUZestY5HQLX2Sw5SYBZVmLqH9MX9hYrD5nU2xZHf8wePc3x_2_RAj30f5K6IZOihXZCYTAp-hmDsX60A0Jd52ydv5uKzwIyhEt1stGIJ95JOwzonhwY0dEGShxYDg5YPF0Vm0lBi4hWcbFk_8nPpr_uGT6RoNB_OaCt--kzk4gOTEMM6uQQ/s320/20220909_181843.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Anyway, the border appliqués were fused on Friday after we had had the news that the Queen had passed away. It was a strange day marked by an overwhelming sense of loss. Tracing, fusing, cutting and fusing all those tiny pieces was a tremendously calming and reflective activity on a day of great sadness.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBrv8Ax3le-wHvIF2ZuzrS7fDIb-f7bBrdkUlN8A6fo3ZX2s_aLpXd1GGYM8MHV1vtGDkLR6bv2P8IXWRKkAGe4xnRXz-1F3-qWeWjjcq2YO1jCTI1dWjZWNS6aF6L_2lDgVvzXX2pr8xteoJ0zy2E5pza8ctIcj1-qqepZisaEWmQAQxShTPnMsI8hw/s2048/State%20Visit%2008.04.2014%20002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBrv8Ax3le-wHvIF2ZuzrS7fDIb-f7bBrdkUlN8A6fo3ZX2s_aLpXd1GGYM8MHV1vtGDkLR6bv2P8IXWRKkAGe4xnRXz-1F3-qWeWjjcq2YO1jCTI1dWjZWNS6aF6L_2lDgVvzXX2pr8xteoJ0zy2E5pza8ctIcj1-qqepZisaEWmQAQxShTPnMsI8hw/s320/State%20Visit%2008.04.2014%20002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>I lived in Windsor for a number of years. I used to walk my dogs along the Long Walk (shown above) and I remember the excitement of state occasions. It was lovely to be able to walk through the town and see the pomp and ceremony. Here are a few photos I took of one such occasion.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFvVRAi6gVNLF2zLL0MBoF4RsrciCwPOnywZ8E1XhOjHlAEX6MKecWmgury7Gl_eXrpig2t8Ux6BHoR35rmWs0E-QUTD7z7ysn01JFGtjDAnfqD2L75kabdg8NUqab64qQ_lkqRmUZXtQgpMn1t8cd8SEorzFd9WXEhJNo53YWJed685n5RrWJq9NzAQ/s2048/State%20Visit%2008.04.2014%20012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFvVRAi6gVNLF2zLL0MBoF4RsrciCwPOnywZ8E1XhOjHlAEX6MKecWmgury7Gl_eXrpig2t8Ux6BHoR35rmWs0E-QUTD7z7ysn01JFGtjDAnfqD2L75kabdg8NUqab64qQ_lkqRmUZXtQgpMn1t8cd8SEorzFd9WXEhJNo53YWJed685n5RrWJq9NzAQ/s320/State%20Visit%2008.04.2014%20012.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLieojfmPPVZpf7OmirJy7OCwYzkmfqdKoWKY0JeObpJLYfEu9IMC4qThXldgFPyGFGJRZ0caVgrwYRf10V4VSFbAlZR1U2QUcbgBZ6qgYcXyJHwyPyVSy9rhqZS3JgMSTWcHhPS_sfmC1P7m9_71oVuJVLR2Xm7xo-RJk8hTGR2NfbbjkMyNXHMLTmA/s2048/State%20Visit%2008.04.2014%20021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLieojfmPPVZpf7OmirJy7OCwYzkmfqdKoWKY0JeObpJLYfEu9IMC4qThXldgFPyGFGJRZ0caVgrwYRf10V4VSFbAlZR1U2QUcbgBZ6qgYcXyJHwyPyVSy9rhqZS3JgMSTWcHhPS_sfmC1P7m9_71oVuJVLR2Xm7xo-RJk8hTGR2NfbbjkMyNXHMLTmA/s320/State%20Visit%2008.04.2014%20021.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPOswSb1kmpLunp_7JVP1UeX0-0Ck3g6l5kOhrO1xVhcrxaX1X-oZhGbRSyS34dO2rnzla0hHICIrLbj9Ihq2dyKMk4HvsE0o0IkF3B7toIESc2gKfjXrO8H93SaUjReJM2N4fFdd4gwd4-AphtaR4lCjVVPRmKmmqhRsgqWB067BZWKuRjVCKuw18Q/s2048/State%20Visit%2008.04.2014%20024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPOswSb1kmpLunp_7JVP1UeX0-0Ck3g6l5kOhrO1xVhcrxaX1X-oZhGbRSyS34dO2rnzla0hHICIrLbj9Ihq2dyKMk4HvsE0o0IkF3B7toIESc2gKfjXrO8H93SaUjReJM2N4fFdd4gwd4-AphtaR4lCjVVPRmKmmqhRsgqWB067BZWKuRjVCKuw18Q/s320/State%20Visit%2008.04.2014%20024.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>The Queen was in the first carriage although you can't see her very clearly. I know the town (like the rest of the Country) will be in mourning now but it is there in St George's Chapel that Queen Elizabeth II will be laid to rest, may she rest in peace.</p></span>Christine Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326291682653876227noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190246447445208491.post-66598912523718230552022-09-03T22:45:00.000+01:002022-09-03T22:45:48.443+01:00Another week gone and a new month....<p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Well, here we are at the start of a new month. I can hardly believe that we have reached September. This year to me has gone incredibly quickly and I haven't got anywhere near all the projects I would have liked to get done completed.</span></p><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">I shouldn't be too hard on myself though as we do seem to have been very busy and we have moved house which is complicated at the best of times but definitely a bit more so if you are a crafter/sewer!!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYDlm8U0QCPU79efDveSdJ53NF5-tuIBfB0kPDJO1dFbhieUZTVsv06rFq2S3N3K3hmK41Py3npKS_be_x1r8I9mFs6BQuN81EGhSpno_ShmLVacClOz7qBLBuvc6jyK8WUUCvzhASkRF-UGhb9oD6-4cUQYFQWrj5n4Ri1KGWVJnUeQn2RXJP5PICg/s1017/20220831_181040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1017" data-original-width="1017" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYDlm8U0QCPU79efDveSdJ53NF5-tuIBfB0kPDJO1dFbhieUZTVsv06rFq2S3N3K3hmK41Py3npKS_be_x1r8I9mFs6BQuN81EGhSpno_ShmLVacClOz7qBLBuvc6jyK8WUUCvzhASkRF-UGhb9oD6-4cUQYFQWrj5n4Ri1KGWVJnUeQn2RXJP5PICg/s320/20220831_181040.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>This week I have been working on my<a href="https://www.gourmetquilter.com/products/metro-tiles?_pos=1&_sid=3862f5083&_ss=r" target="_blank"> Metro Tiles Quilt </a>again. The pattern is by <a href="https://www.gourmetquilter.com/" target="_blank">The Gourmet Quilter</a>.</p></span><p></p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYe-fatWy52YSlrCWYdG5L-PQFu444MgfzGy0vnzzpFIVMfu7L8oKnRrXrjPpvPeCx7Vy6KO7HPwhIhGsvEEeffUm_o-eM-CzN5iVoNeLurWLBBd9zdOa_nL7zlBMo8aKncf8PJQPQS2yYIh04qCxQ-pz0PDdIjUhIyFQAD_XmEuLC4oqhWsR11TQDjw/s965/20220831_193920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="965" data-original-width="965" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYe-fatWy52YSlrCWYdG5L-PQFu444MgfzGy0vnzzpFIVMfu7L8oKnRrXrjPpvPeCx7Vy6KO7HPwhIhGsvEEeffUm_o-eM-CzN5iVoNeLurWLBBd9zdOa_nL7zlBMo8aKncf8PJQPQS2yYIh04qCxQ-pz0PDdIjUhIyFQAD_XmEuLC4oqhWsR11TQDjw/s320/20220831_193920.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I managed to finish two more blocks which has meant that I could complete another row. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVm92oWG9g2Kj8bqRJfxBOsU_UY04F8IvtPkeiqf7xeumF-gwjtdkhyN96inBbQJM1hKIIVs_PgLb1jsar2AwhDKHYPuakEZAiDczXlSiU7injT74fob_4qXTV26A1CO0O9dsc3yMPWMDZBxOLNfQzBcubLmrZUWtZ4Ljq1fmqFuPx22_7SZeZQ4kig/s1293/20220831_154153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1293" data-original-width="751" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVm92oWG9g2Kj8bqRJfxBOsU_UY04F8IvtPkeiqf7xeumF-gwjtdkhyN96inBbQJM1hKIIVs_PgLb1jsar2AwhDKHYPuakEZAiDczXlSiU7injT74fob_4qXTV26A1CO0O9dsc3yMPWMDZBxOLNfQzBcubLmrZUWtZ4Ljq1fmqFuPx22_7SZeZQ4kig/s320/20220831_154153.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><p>I was also able to add the completed row to the quilt top so far. I love the blocks of this quilt but I am struggling to get the construction to look as neat as I would like.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7oTRkrrV2NY6d3BQPsU9DMX0OMN3Y3vBsQ1ZW8zEnmVfBw6pLZT8T_4o9_9DTESqbxvdOP8sTuoBauvWjNKAAPO12rHHWC7nsrmxZqcF5Bsg0nnjrA5L58iQCoUEH56utuYdg90Bdayopx2yHqOcpGmp7aClQUfLInUWsDXQZS-5HkXycfWmq_z2MRg/s990/20220831_193833.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="990" data-original-width="990" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7oTRkrrV2NY6d3BQPsU9DMX0OMN3Y3vBsQ1ZW8zEnmVfBw6pLZT8T_4o9_9DTESqbxvdOP8sTuoBauvWjNKAAPO12rHHWC7nsrmxZqcF5Bsg0nnjrA5L58iQCoUEH56utuYdg90Bdayopx2yHqOcpGmp7aClQUfLInUWsDXQZS-5HkXycfWmq_z2MRg/s320/20220831_193833.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I think this is mainly because I didn't have the fusible batting that was recommended for the blocks. I chose to use ordinary batting and just baste the block front, the ordinary batting and the backing fabric together with stitching. This worked quite well for the shorter rows but this longer row doesn't line up as well as I would have liked, so don't look too closely at the photo.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWDGmp6LIfkNqk9MVqUx5vC3HV5EqDBQRSnoXZ-NuwYgwMRwl2Mcsh2nxpJZKc4uN3jivnzAQEzCTre1D510rZHi3ahOfM4q6lZRFwX9uCj8-DnhteJ3zZpxtGeUKQU52S_JyWEfdtqoISHBZzy1cbxj5-04NTZMIVjlmRowZQw4m1qtsn6ZVdeNG1Q/s1008/20220831_193747.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1008" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWDGmp6LIfkNqk9MVqUx5vC3HV5EqDBQRSnoXZ-NuwYgwMRwl2Mcsh2nxpJZKc4uN3jivnzAQEzCTre1D510rZHi3ahOfM4q6lZRFwX9uCj8-DnhteJ3zZpxtGeUKQU52S_JyWEfdtqoISHBZzy1cbxj5-04NTZMIVjlmRowZQw4m1qtsn6ZVdeNG1Q/s320/20220831_193747.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I really like how the back of the quilt looks though as I have used different colour batik fabrics and the variation in colour is very pretty.</p><p>This row will be the longest row that I am adding and I will now work out again to the bottom righthand corner adding a row of five tiles, then three and then one. The quilt will end up a square which will be approximately 40 inches square if I don't add any border. I will decide about the border when the rest of the rows have been added.</p><p>I think I would like to make this quilt again but this time not use the 'quilt as you go' method but rather piece the blocks together after the appliqué has been added and then layer, baste and quilt in a more traditional way. I'll see how I feel once this is finished.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD0JOANtMM9iX21bF3X4Z_9ocjsigBngtxvepD5AV1RUFMGDohvzumeJxr2XZRxbb25kYaiCd0kQJhgsX4awhu-sv9J2AxKfkPsPPrBBby3AU3S_oJAQxuJCvPwMLT_2Q5i-ynWQ-XIJWfZGsFa9UZLJRUbEmzv8CBMCGNqHVDbkJE9EsmCmfFpA2j1w/s1242/20220828_171555.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="907" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD0JOANtMM9iX21bF3X4Z_9ocjsigBngtxvepD5AV1RUFMGDohvzumeJxr2XZRxbb25kYaiCd0kQJhgsX4awhu-sv9J2AxKfkPsPPrBBby3AU3S_oJAQxuJCvPwMLT_2Q5i-ynWQ-XIJWfZGsFa9UZLJRUbEmzv8CBMCGNqHVDbkJE9EsmCmfFpA2j1w/s320/20220828_171555.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXSt2TudG0ejJdYdLCcdeg-8g8suElMs_TWP8PFZ2Fd9WNO1DZ7g3n-Q-j_1r_oXJa5ksBltVUaOWYzxw6omOcGOsCmi4hJXSXCJvM021mxZWpKn7TY9drrlBcAwYvK4IOBIvauhe3cLmiZdu9TqhJW4fRJqBmyBHs0u0jKVYd8yftDQ63eqdlY0btTg/s1622/20220901_185952.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1622" data-original-width="1217" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXSt2TudG0ejJdYdLCcdeg-8g8suElMs_TWP8PFZ2Fd9WNO1DZ7g3n-Q-j_1r_oXJa5ksBltVUaOWYzxw6omOcGOsCmi4hJXSXCJvM021mxZWpKn7TY9drrlBcAwYvK4IOBIvauhe3cLmiZdu9TqhJW4fRJqBmyBHs0u0jKVYd8yftDQ63eqdlY0btTg/s320/20220901_185952.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I have also had time to finish a few more pages of my art journal. I have really become quite addicted to these pages.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbCJW4rfnCGY74-BXeG8skPTep9k1-R_sy7CJuhlnwE_JJvRDwDWQ28bzs4v5A7_vdK3KYI84NUvhX59Q-FQByTGxjBB38P1i2fVBjk9zPzny11DSpEtTxLUvFcDjdI7Y7ZfqHmMBiudHnOgtw1xmic2YccOxWMNUjHqmMt5O952afgG1sJh4D_VNhYA/s1576/20220901_190003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1576" data-original-width="1182" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbCJW4rfnCGY74-BXeG8skPTep9k1-R_sy7CJuhlnwE_JJvRDwDWQ28bzs4v5A7_vdK3KYI84NUvhX59Q-FQByTGxjBB38P1i2fVBjk9zPzny11DSpEtTxLUvFcDjdI7Y7ZfqHmMBiudHnOgtw1xmic2YccOxWMNUjHqmMt5O952afgG1sJh4D_VNhYA/s320/20220901_190003.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1yGFSmlcH_V24df_7Z_7OUBSe7cZsN63HereeN2vaiPuNu8FKhDJ3ehgq33SOK51CGr3Mavn9cFgczPJEPpHvCm879pTE9yjoID09RIG4f0qj8-wXsFxCFzun2oBjn3fWuDZgXQriovR4ldcTP-PVvGEBeitsSl9ZLAC4GmcK-rUGcvtZZPD7UstKwQ/s1196/20220903_111125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1196" data-original-width="897" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1yGFSmlcH_V24df_7Z_7OUBSe7cZsN63HereeN2vaiPuNu8FKhDJ3ehgq33SOK51CGr3Mavn9cFgczPJEPpHvCm879pTE9yjoID09RIG4f0qj8-wXsFxCFzun2oBjn3fWuDZgXQriovR4ldcTP-PVvGEBeitsSl9ZLAC4GmcK-rUGcvtZZPD7UstKwQ/s320/20220903_111125.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />They are such a lot of fun to plan and then work on. Very 'mindful' so a very good distraction from everyday life when you need it.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9hjAdzpreJboNLeR4a69JJRQzdeXGMTmWcNi_ac6lKb4kFAzt5XYbqXO6ukM4tWfpbi8ZIfVBW3rTGXRnl6tKIKhvyBEsBnewfYQtndUd3Ei34gaPx_sf_XwPI1JZPft_h6f5alfZ5VLfyLsRYDDF-nPkyuw3nO22EI5Ytd28ulmlEJqIQFPMqOSG1Q/s1213/20220903_111204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1213" data-original-width="952" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9hjAdzpreJboNLeR4a69JJRQzdeXGMTmWcNi_ac6lKb4kFAzt5XYbqXO6ukM4tWfpbi8ZIfVBW3rTGXRnl6tKIKhvyBEsBnewfYQtndUd3Ei34gaPx_sf_XwPI1JZPft_h6f5alfZ5VLfyLsRYDDF-nPkyuw3nO22EI5Ytd28ulmlEJqIQFPMqOSG1Q/s320/20220903_111204.jpg" width="251" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifnFBhiBq147W9sKqyoJO13So0qzf0P8IZFhfKdCxkXpkVscndv7pjiy1vZr1amcsqLa3CJx8C--79QA5cmwKw-o7Cl6JIzVHd58nt_Yt0Y8YwU2N0YzqxX9vBqSoYIUSK9HP0GAMmBZMbEkzRBfABaSTMSohqQVBZddge1NuvIR3fcDQktfdd2-m9sQ/s1365/20220903_212939.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="1060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifnFBhiBq147W9sKqyoJO13So0qzf0P8IZFhfKdCxkXpkVscndv7pjiy1vZr1amcsqLa3CJx8C--79QA5cmwKw-o7Cl6JIzVHd58nt_Yt0Y8YwU2N0YzqxX9vBqSoYIUSK9HP0GAMmBZMbEkzRBfABaSTMSohqQVBZddge1NuvIR3fcDQktfdd2-m9sQ/s320/20220903_212939.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mNXEYSVvXJ5PJRsk7k1Qt1kyhPrmlvcyaTzrDjeplazt4qtU8JOi0uOgPkWznqdKZzBQONujqJ1j-iB7D7DyvyYkgOZyX7RqVyJQ-EHQsUKDBg_s463PtE9XrXhpSfV0ykIkp4BlgXXnj8pAf2aUXaqDD_rkSJgD1A95UoCh0j5Nli5hcFzyHAfTIQ/s1319/20220903_213022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1319" data-original-width="1074" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mNXEYSVvXJ5PJRsk7k1Qt1kyhPrmlvcyaTzrDjeplazt4qtU8JOi0uOgPkWznqdKZzBQONujqJ1j-iB7D7DyvyYkgOZyX7RqVyJQ-EHQsUKDBg_s463PtE9XrXhpSfV0ykIkp4BlgXXnj8pAf2aUXaqDD_rkSJgD1A95UoCh0j5Nli5hcFzyHAfTIQ/s320/20220903_213022.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><p>Hope you are all having a good weekend. Until next time.... 😊xx</p><p><br /></p></span><p></p>Christine Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326291682653876227noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190246447445208491.post-8728963166411196072022-08-28T10:35:00.000+01:002022-08-28T10:35:31.441+01:00Another week in the craft/sewing room.....<p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">I always find it amazing at how quickly another week passes and this week is no exception! It is lovely to have my 'creative space' fully functional again and I have been able to get quite a lot achieved this week.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xrFruCTJjaNImok_WkW6K34RSLVNJlQH3nJ-GY70RECNhWPJwyzPAdR2WJcNgSNAu9pFKbZJWSdl-6yPiYn5RHqxrEuHrervUemmYg5bcEZwOQyJ0ENGTolbGZiWMTkEzU-nHtC5e-aHY3vSG8OekfHlmTfLquxykRHdAHN7yb6FmuRRHxJQ1y8POA/s971/20220826_143242.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="971" data-original-width="971" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xrFruCTJjaNImok_WkW6K34RSLVNJlQH3nJ-GY70RECNhWPJwyzPAdR2WJcNgSNAu9pFKbZJWSdl-6yPiYn5RHqxrEuHrervUemmYg5bcEZwOQyJ0ENGTolbGZiWMTkEzU-nHtC5e-aHY3vSG8OekfHlmTfLquxykRHdAHN7yb6FmuRRHxJQ1y8POA/s320/20220826_143242.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZR6W_tlCQ9Ulten8jUErYHQEyellQ0JyUGQU1Kv7bH4PjXrl9q41E7QgggruA6SgMJl_WEphqwToXQEa97rGEegiZeteFO_0Et4V11hmAECDvy25skcwq1xh5O9cYkUR0J9tfYMyrkwpvYhAZMLE5g4-TMW8HNe2z4Qzrb3Rk-v4DUjLVEFltiKfhYw/s982/20220826_161942.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="982" data-original-width="982" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZR6W_tlCQ9Ulten8jUErYHQEyellQ0JyUGQU1Kv7bH4PjXrl9q41E7QgggruA6SgMJl_WEphqwToXQEa97rGEegiZeteFO_0Et4V11hmAECDvy25skcwq1xh5O9cYkUR0J9tfYMyrkwpvYhAZMLE5g4-TMW8HNe2z4Qzrb3Rk-v4DUjLVEFltiKfhYw/s320/20220826_161942.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Firstly, I finished a couple more of the tiles for my <a href="https://www.gourmetquilter.com/products/metro-tiles?_pos=1&_sid=3862f5083&_ss=r" target="_blank">Metro Tiles Quilt</a> (pattern designed by <a href="https://www.gourmetquilter.com/" target="_blank">The Gourmet Quilter</a>) and added them to the current row.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBzuhvRR5YardSSbbRtzrMusZvY6A-2HxHGoao4JvZY8MOjMmjrEakxrp5s5BVRnqi4P-Umsq7uYHm2kXqo1wUG2XT0cwuewNWDy2-SBks2M8LKBeI0ObKqOGfiVNu7EDYxRTgO0FKLbxcqJXlAu9txwLtCGvvj6rL294bUyxgiK_PIOvR8vbzQ3uqMw/s1640/20220826_164138.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1640" data-original-width="1230" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBzuhvRR5YardSSbbRtzrMusZvY6A-2HxHGoao4JvZY8MOjMmjrEakxrp5s5BVRnqi4P-Umsq7uYHm2kXqo1wUG2XT0cwuewNWDy2-SBks2M8LKBeI0ObKqOGfiVNu7EDYxRTgO0FKLbxcqJXlAu9txwLtCGvvj6rL294bUyxgiK_PIOvR8vbzQ3uqMw/s320/20220826_164138.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I am hoping to work on the tiles needed to complete the row this afternoon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJSHtFMdJCsOkkCZuuaflEx1jeqsupzydlZyMs9rCNYWmYzGaQnYrYJ4W2tW7yagM2_8iM2ncgnPPYC1090Vbo6SCkLG7RVZyTKUCoqxm7C3_L86WC6D4CEMQxM7pLCWcpWSJr-vEvRlRvzGUCU0uNedSr_bFaMbHzjBbXNl_x0f9L0-frQ11iRXcwA/s1583/20220826_141843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1583" data-original-width="1188" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJSHtFMdJCsOkkCZuuaflEx1jeqsupzydlZyMs9rCNYWmYzGaQnYrYJ4W2tW7yagM2_8iM2ncgnPPYC1090Vbo6SCkLG7RVZyTKUCoqxm7C3_L86WC6D4CEMQxM7pLCWcpWSJr-vEvRlRvzGUCU0uNedSr_bFaMbHzjBbXNl_x0f9L0-frQ11iRXcwA/s320/20220826_141843.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I also finished another art journal page. I have been really enjoying playing with these pages and I love watching the inspirational videos by <a href="http://www.clips-n-cuts.com/about/" target="_blank">Vicky Papaioannou</a> of<a href="http://www.clips-n-cuts.com/" target="_blank"> 'Clips-n-Cuts'</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirMYzB-5og1oYYsCOUYm5I7dXlBoZNSYvNEzVks5BZo39RCnKgH46rdU0MziwYQacr0zXTd_9PYR3PQgFU2iwO8R6agtBpWTGSPNIuQD4agIqAi0CtLH8lSo-_Qc51fpQADAe9D6sZZHth63qavJ9IX3TDvUl4WJR56n69ExYQe4DlDF6S5LpbWO_-Rw/s1790/20220825_145059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1790" data-original-width="1343" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirMYzB-5og1oYYsCOUYm5I7dXlBoZNSYvNEzVks5BZo39RCnKgH46rdU0MziwYQacr0zXTd_9PYR3PQgFU2iwO8R6agtBpWTGSPNIuQD4agIqAi0CtLH8lSo-_Qc51fpQADAe9D6sZZHth63qavJ9IX3TDvUl4WJR56n69ExYQe4DlDF6S5LpbWO_-Rw/s320/20220825_145059.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I haven't only been busy in my craft room this week though as I have also been having fun hanging some of my favourite quilt/embroidery makes around the house.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ecsD7tJejGVlkUFFPDl9r-jvXxhM33ocq1jduj9x5VsgS_WKWh-sYd7l7Uv_4n5H5Hc-_8n47L_ogd9ais-0MrR3cwZ-uEADD5nrq98PHItNPDltxR6By_Q4gQh5Yym_D-y1C_n9NkJP7jD0Kjn99B4ZyK9JrCloggvIrKX8DiQNmKAzSmTbH6wqQQ/s1934/20220825_152122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1934" data-original-width="1451" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ecsD7tJejGVlkUFFPDl9r-jvXxhM33ocq1jduj9x5VsgS_WKWh-sYd7l7Uv_4n5H5Hc-_8n47L_ogd9ais-0MrR3cwZ-uEADD5nrq98PHItNPDltxR6By_Q4gQh5Yym_D-y1C_n9NkJP7jD0Kjn99B4ZyK9JrCloggvIrKX8DiQNmKAzSmTbH6wqQQ/s320/20220825_152122.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif9IcV-m7t0v3pwkx-ftvAGINh76INNDragBt3dhT-KhloLg5Dso3j78zD4pmOQd9mYT237u3a36u7B8WWtdru6-gv3fGjaRnPvdZ9bhAq09UshCh1thX06VMaVxmJlAZ7bPLCCU47Jys88gydPhdNrEXn6mq0xuZaA0gtmnRPvslzuLzGp36nbQn-bw/s2133/20220825_154454.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2133" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif9IcV-m7t0v3pwkx-ftvAGINh76INNDragBt3dhT-KhloLg5Dso3j78zD4pmOQd9mYT237u3a36u7B8WWtdru6-gv3fGjaRnPvdZ9bhAq09UshCh1thX06VMaVxmJlAZ7bPLCCU47Jys88gydPhdNrEXn6mq0xuZaA0gtmnRPvslzuLzGp36nbQn-bw/s320/20220825_154454.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />I was so excited to rediscover some of these quilts that have been hidden away until we moved.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDNsBiYdpNhSq17hi53OT_qjcTxjktSfykY60nmQr3E-pEgINXLCuYlmt7VlDfuMSTl8cX5kXwFwGeuR-0mWu6sV3YtSPAlY0_o8F8iRFx0F_buDWx_l1EE53KOtBVeGbb_4V29OO5uHE5pjAjsK0_zYum7vNBzaPXL42EJnZH4LOIqLS-zlsk38PHw/s1848/20220825_154543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="1386" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDNsBiYdpNhSq17hi53OT_qjcTxjktSfykY60nmQr3E-pEgINXLCuYlmt7VlDfuMSTl8cX5kXwFwGeuR-0mWu6sV3YtSPAlY0_o8F8iRFx0F_buDWx_l1EE53KOtBVeGbb_4V29OO5uHE5pjAjsK0_zYum7vNBzaPXL42EJnZH4LOIqLS-zlsk38PHw/s320/20220825_154543.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>It has been great fun deciding where to hang them. Of course there are probably still some more to be added and there may well be some rearranging but that's all part of the fun!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDDuMy86RTiDLEJ1B7tAO3d0_5s2qe7YpZqADuDCqPj1EhtwIsEMKLx3vkjfOKYm95jmaVxNijZ2wMEDgWoLPPCMjkmRhRY8loyd57O9LVboThvx0TOFqdZ4CfuFchnaOrd0OSATt7GPYkcRS6X-YM4hkJcJRF6IVesdgWGF_ro688Q9IQcpy2npqWA/s1727/20220825_160801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1727" data-original-width="1295" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDDuMy86RTiDLEJ1B7tAO3d0_5s2qe7YpZqADuDCqPj1EhtwIsEMKLx3vkjfOKYm95jmaVxNijZ2wMEDgWoLPPCMjkmRhRY8loyd57O9LVboThvx0TOFqdZ4CfuFchnaOrd0OSATt7GPYkcRS6X-YM4hkJcJRF6IVesdgWGF_ro688Q9IQcpy2npqWA/s320/20220825_160801.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeC2P6DHi1RB0MYREbtEPeoukXAGuj00ngX8KbSxp2VOiMMWW7A0IgmrlHlbfG5lsn0aenGWzM3C5au6v_7_SrwYMRAvnmMicKtlmTxmcJo34vOmzSuMU1UGq8kzroM3MZPcqtexk87iPpw8vEg5LTWNlPYSFBt9gM1JkP021_6v85pAG2XcaHNjvlOg/s1379/20220828_094953.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1379" data-original-width="1174" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeC2P6DHi1RB0MYREbtEPeoukXAGuj00ngX8KbSxp2VOiMMWW7A0IgmrlHlbfG5lsn0aenGWzM3C5au6v_7_SrwYMRAvnmMicKtlmTxmcJo34vOmzSuMU1UGq8kzroM3MZPcqtexk87iPpw8vEg5LTWNlPYSFBt9gM1JkP021_6v85pAG2XcaHNjvlOg/s320/20220828_094953.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><p>Hope you are all enjoying a lovely weekend! </p></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Until next time.... 😊 xx</span></p>Christine Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326291682653876227noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190246447445208491.post-46811138623500745782022-08-21T19:41:00.000+01:002022-08-21T19:41:46.511+01:00This week's crafting....<p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Since I have managed to straighten out my sewing/craft room and get the rest of the house move boxes unpacked, I have had a little time to 'play'.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQY7zKwlP6jdWMRssvZeBibjkWf0QXWpJ-eXYxXCtt7dqIAwjAIlmgiOaCQsNbOEj6TeqkB6jc5v0HaoGbM5ny6n93YvKH7k7mrG7YBjrwV1mEyOV7NEY_mrT5KvtSYgr9o3gKnjrwqfnoXM2n3OH-ViCkQYNba3ZNy9DEuAvwJaSCMFbG8ZYE7fCaA/s1220/20220810_180006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1220" data-original-width="823" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQY7zKwlP6jdWMRssvZeBibjkWf0QXWpJ-eXYxXCtt7dqIAwjAIlmgiOaCQsNbOEj6TeqkB6jc5v0HaoGbM5ny6n93YvKH7k7mrG7YBjrwV1mEyOV7NEY_mrT5KvtSYgr9o3gKnjrwqfnoXM2n3OH-ViCkQYNba3ZNy9DEuAvwJaSCMFbG8ZYE7fCaA/s320/20220810_180006.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><p>Firstly, I have been trying to complete a new 'Art Journal' page most days and I am really enjoying the creativity involved as well as the fun of working with some new media.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPcOfWpC6w_Oyca7hTORrQm8l5eTJqK2tep3Edn6sFCElr3uUBClPeY4UBne-ZPqDDctaKD9scOKaWuKUMnaq2WRwNa9PofZ9xxpCcrP4tPwdYi4MBy-lSOuzwUx8Q0n_aPbxBguMYg3EYhlGqFuCRL-WpYEnmPkBH5Mc_9FyfGohH_KaFOo7w8QJXdA/s1451/20220722_145711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1451" data-original-width="1089" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPcOfWpC6w_Oyca7hTORrQm8l5eTJqK2tep3Edn6sFCElr3uUBClPeY4UBne-ZPqDDctaKD9scOKaWuKUMnaq2WRwNa9PofZ9xxpCcrP4tPwdYi4MBy-lSOuzwUx8Q0n_aPbxBguMYg3EYhlGqFuCRL-WpYEnmPkBH5Mc_9FyfGohH_KaFOo7w8QJXdA/s320/20220722_145711.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>As well as the page I showed you<a href="https://patchworkallsorts.blogspot.com/2022/07/great-nieces-quilts-and-new-hobby.html" target="_blank"> here,</a> I have also created a couple more individual pages (shown above) and, have started working on a handmade journal. Here are the pages I have completed in the journal so far.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPXMsjgl5-aIycfrBLhWCicuykmPMX7Mey3xSYDQY4yJCPELTJuaO-2eHuvp9Uv-tjZbFDl3gBpkiPzlZeq56S6_wSyCu0Prvpti1y-1VI1tk66r9H4-Zk33JWhzKY_5m7kAwBDaxA35ZqLw3_pKnvBK6LI0KwbxBtuTUxT0ocSU2DxcB1H29hW_D-iQ/s1320/20220817_151923.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1320" data-original-width="990" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPXMsjgl5-aIycfrBLhWCicuykmPMX7Mey3xSYDQY4yJCPELTJuaO-2eHuvp9Uv-tjZbFDl3gBpkiPzlZeq56S6_wSyCu0Prvpti1y-1VI1tk66r9H4-Zk33JWhzKY_5m7kAwBDaxA35ZqLw3_pKnvBK6LI0KwbxBtuTUxT0ocSU2DxcB1H29hW_D-iQ/s320/20220817_151923.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTWj9Wt7cy_qzstXrcesezjZwOoYRXBGNx2VpLZ2dSfOEURxvr7AjgqwPCPFd93_S-_REsnM39425ZOEWtouyyi0--ZrASnuKSyWRfJ7UHAsivyYQ7tz7usJCQs7K4QdwNYebvbEd4ZMxQIIz0ps-7WhyykuGJW4-_-a73RFgtt3GjWBJ6-21i97zDpg/s1473/20220817_151931.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1473" data-original-width="1104" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTWj9Wt7cy_qzstXrcesezjZwOoYRXBGNx2VpLZ2dSfOEURxvr7AjgqwPCPFd93_S-_REsnM39425ZOEWtouyyi0--ZrASnuKSyWRfJ7UHAsivyYQ7tz7usJCQs7K4QdwNYebvbEd4ZMxQIIz0ps-7WhyykuGJW4-_-a73RFgtt3GjWBJ6-21i97zDpg/s320/20220817_151931.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Most of the pages have been inspired by a very talented artist called <a href="http://www.clips-n-cuts.com/about/" target="_blank">Vicky Papaioannou</a> and you can find her blog 'Clips-n-Cuts' <a href="http://www.clips-n-cuts.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6HitPEyohkhMq5L__QLOKbtKSLsmXIWPJCqGCZdkDlY_tjsWGqJMY1Sw5FgbufC5jZ8RL3hW4-WpN99NxYIPXHT3vdi20vXXxDvHeN9OZYNlmbUCUNxAC_sl9bumrBC4uRgw5CKC9K62ijMxye6vV-YkA5_9timRh6zy-ITbpntGNxwV1hygoY2Omg/s1463/20220817_151949.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="1097" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6HitPEyohkhMq5L__QLOKbtKSLsmXIWPJCqGCZdkDlY_tjsWGqJMY1Sw5FgbufC5jZ8RL3hW4-WpN99NxYIPXHT3vdi20vXXxDvHeN9OZYNlmbUCUNxAC_sl9bumrBC4uRgw5CKC9K62ijMxye6vV-YkA5_9timRh6zy-ITbpntGNxwV1hygoY2Omg/s320/20220817_151949.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_GuslaSgGxxZxPVIeAWlUCTJqSOgbT_xdgRejwIh9F6ExxNoq_z_0rK9jIUhHEsu2ec6HUAN2NxV_lJ4WvoKmG9R9aUUC26ZU4DMETj2DboF57Rd_uahD8bU03QmrepvYd309BwHdr01ac7coiglSbGxOGrXOaObKvKBH2-Un026jOyoI1ze0pDl6Lg/s1587/20220817_151957.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1587" data-original-width="1191" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_GuslaSgGxxZxPVIeAWlUCTJqSOgbT_xdgRejwIh9F6ExxNoq_z_0rK9jIUhHEsu2ec6HUAN2NxV_lJ4WvoKmG9R9aUUC26ZU4DMETj2DboF57Rd_uahD8bU03QmrepvYd309BwHdr01ac7coiglSbGxOGrXOaObKvKBH2-Un026jOyoI1ze0pDl6Lg/s320/20220817_151957.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I have to confess to it being a rather addictive new pastime!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I am trying to complete one tile a day from my<a href="https://www.gourmetquilter.com/products/metro-tiles?_pos=1&_sid=3862f5083&_ss=r" target="_blank"> Metro Tiles Quilt</a> (pattern designed by <a href="https://www.gourmetquilter.com/" target="_blank">The Gourmet Quilter)</a> and add it to the row that I am working on.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidS7SLPomXVl_G8LujxwictBuL1-QxdSgyNU84HrFyDWxbwvWBK5wwVk18_ZHxDjub0eVjmFP1S_UdygOGyLi43dxtUBKLJm-Ili2pinG5Ih54X8Ee-vMofIIbURHyQi6yu_vNls2nv32GbCOXj5dPVXn0ijNL2ALRe1LlshCMCyNTvxW0ZlJj0Jrleg/s1102/20220817_190439.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1102" data-original-width="1102" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidS7SLPomXVl_G8LujxwictBuL1-QxdSgyNU84HrFyDWxbwvWBK5wwVk18_ZHxDjub0eVjmFP1S_UdygOGyLi43dxtUBKLJm-Ili2pinG5Ih54X8Ee-vMofIIbURHyQi6yu_vNls2nv32GbCOXj5dPVXn0ijNL2ALRe1LlshCMCyNTvxW0ZlJj0Jrleg/s320/20220817_190439.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibsgFk3GWM-exkCVEP1n-EdOeB4HyXV8_TGM5XkANKYJiwFkufNYOGRe3ejjmZWjnU4J_EUo4GSf8LlsFUVceEjpOFsyhsiICHVy5jmpgfqHSq4U58T8xyCAaqk0vi7yE0n6_FtOHpmPCS4aglv56CWz2ONn-e0zUGAFmOt_uW2cTlYbYZx0ljfVGu1g/s1102/20220818_185653.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1043" data-original-width="1102" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibsgFk3GWM-exkCVEP1n-EdOeB4HyXV8_TGM5XkANKYJiwFkufNYOGRe3ejjmZWjnU4J_EUo4GSf8LlsFUVceEjpOFsyhsiICHVy5jmpgfqHSq4U58T8xyCAaqk0vi7yE0n6_FtOHpmPCS4aglv56CWz2ONn-e0zUGAFmOt_uW2cTlYbYZx0ljfVGu1g/s320/20220818_185653.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_pRbSPchSLgAKPs51sZTOOt4ng5yaSQeVtXu0x6j2AXzzI2wajUZQu7aCKKznTw5l95qBC3lfz1Kn-bYfSySXr_6DpAel7d6j--TkWf9fYGIDpkPkWREd9LXujyvDNSGV5mtjyb9LvjexSAwMVReAypDQAcaBTqiixF-LFrgPJRrigGUM3fCI77_mw/s997/20220819_184428.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="997" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_pRbSPchSLgAKPs51sZTOOt4ng5yaSQeVtXu0x6j2AXzzI2wajUZQu7aCKKznTw5l95qBC3lfz1Kn-bYfSySXr_6DpAel7d6j--TkWf9fYGIDpkPkWREd9LXujyvDNSGV5mtjyb9LvjexSAwMVReAypDQAcaBTqiixF-LFrgPJRrigGUM3fCI77_mw/s320/20220819_184428.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I am keeping quite well on track for the moment having added three blocks this week.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2X4dAqb2u4lJ4nMutjlSu3EU5WG8lZPqgwR6oqHCDY2MMCMZn8TYy0K-z5YQgROlkPDJHrNQM68Y7eXiGOVlGbaBhUAQHrhKfLiGXqITvtLaNqX6iHklbqgqkl7t5ZVpe5nfumxoofGqjAK5CCxb0wS8LjnJqJ1L30myveXSk4d9-N3xeBVHeGVySw/s1400/20220819_191816.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1050" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2X4dAqb2u4lJ4nMutjlSu3EU5WG8lZPqgwR6oqHCDY2MMCMZn8TYy0K-z5YQgROlkPDJHrNQM68Y7eXiGOVlGbaBhUAQHrhKfLiGXqITvtLaNqX6iHklbqgqkl7t5ZVpe5nfumxoofGqjAK5CCxb0wS8LjnJqJ1L30myveXSk4d9-N3xeBVHeGVySw/s320/20220819_191816.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Just hope that continues this coming week!</p><p>Hope you're having a great weekend and until next time..... xx</p></span><p></p>Christine Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326291682653876227noreply@blogger.com2