Monday, 3 October 2011

Bossiness? Moi?

Apparently Men Quilt Too!


My bloggy friend Giles is a bloke, and he is a quilter.  Giles blogs at Touch and Sew, so titled because Giles is legally blind.


He's not just an inspiring guy - he's also a down to earth, bargain hunting, cat loving, joke cracking good blogger and really nice guy.  He's just joined a massive quilty group with 150 odd old ladies!  He's soon to be interviewed by our lovely bloggy friend Rhonda for her Quilter in the Gap Podcast!  He's also taking part in  Pigtales and Quilts "Men Quilt Too" Quilt Show.  You can find out more about Giles here.


Now, I'm not telling you that you HAVE to go and vote for him.... but...  pop on over, have a nosey, and Vote Giles!  Its his first ever quilt, which he pieced by hand.  It's number 14, entitled Owls all Around.  You can read about every step from start to finish on his blog.  And I think its a worthy winner!


Owls all around by Giles @ touch and sew




I had a very sleepy day on Sunday, but I managed to stay awake to watch Downton Abbey, and make cookies in the ad breaks!  No' bad eh?  Today, if I'm getting sewing time, I have plans...  


I shall be scheming and plotting with this.



Japanese Fabic Sraps from Eternal Maker.



And hopefully a wee bit of playing with this!



5 " Squares from every last scrap of solid I could find!
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20 comments:

  1. AnnaPrasad3 October 2011 at 06:25

    Oh wow, thanks for sharing Giles' blog, his quilt looks amazing. I'm also looking forward to seeing what you've got plans with the solid squares.

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  2. Unknown3 October 2011 at 06:53

    Hmmm... what could you be making with the solids? I'm excited to find out!

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  3. Canadian Abroad3 October 2011 at 07:05

    Giles sounds amazing. Thanks for the introduction to him. now what are you planning with those solids?!

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  4. Sheila3 October 2011 at 08:16

    Wonder what all that cutting will produce..........

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  5. Nicky3 October 2011 at 09:00

    Thanks for the intro! What are you up to? Blogtoberfest seems to be going well!

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  6. Rhonda the Rambler3 October 2011 at 12:08

    I am so excited about my interview with him and of course I have already cast my vote. He is so much fun!!

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  7. Marie3 October 2011 at 12:35

    Your friend's quilt is inpirational for so many reasons...I might just have to pop over and vote!

    Your plans look pretty tasty too!

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  8. Giles3 October 2011 at 12:43

    hehe, bossy, you? ... no, not at all!

    thanks for mentioning the competition. It's quite a fiddly process to vote - if you want to look at the gallery of entries then you follow the Competition Album link on the main page, and then when you've decided that quilt number 14 "Owls All Around" is what you want to vote for you look back on the main page for the email link to send in your vote!

    Hello to your followers who have already come and followed my blog - I'll get around to following you back as quickly as I thump and thwack Blogger into cooperating with my screen reading software! It really helps if you leave me a comment and let me know the name of your blog :)


    Happy voting!

    Giles

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  9. Julie3 October 2011 at 16:08

    Wow, I'll be off to look up Giles shortly.

    I love Downton Abbey too - but its past my bedtime at the moment so I'm having to watch it on itv player! Juliex

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  10. Catherine3 October 2011 at 17:34

    amazing! I am going straight over to his blog to have a read.

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  11. Archie The Wonder Dog3 October 2011 at 18:23

    Amazing - off to read Giles' blog! Love the look of all those solids!!

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  12. **nicke...3 October 2011 at 21:18

    off to check him out!

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  13. Mrs Flying Blind...3 October 2011 at 22:08

    I cannot wait to hear Rhonda's interview x

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  14. Judith, Belfast3 October 2011 at 22:10

    Voted for Giles! What an inspiration! Looking forward to seeing what lovelies those scraps and charms turn into. Wasn't DA just brill! Jxo

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  15. Katy Cameron3 October 2011 at 23:37

    Fab quilt by Giles, and obviously a very brave man to join quite so many little old ladies (my gran, incidentally, takes great exception to the term 'little old lady' of late, as I suspect she thinks it's derogatory, but really, what else do you call a vertically challenged 87 year old? ;o) )

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  16. Inspiredbyfelix4 October 2011 at 00:06

    Great quilt from Giles, and you seem to be holding good on Blogtoberfest...I wanna know what you're making from those solids, they're luurvely!

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  17. Fiona @ Poppy Makes4 October 2011 at 00:43

    I'm off to go an read about Giles. I'm intrigued by your solids too :)

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  18. Robin Norgren, M.A, R-YT, Spiritual Director4 October 2011 at 01:21

    Quilting is something I have always wanted to try! Popping over from Blogtoberfest!

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  19. Unknown4 October 2011 at 08:19

    Gorgeous quilt, thanks for sharing :)

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  20. Shaz4 October 2011 at 09:52

    I've just dropped by with Blogtober, and it is nice to meet you. This should be fun and hopefully I'll get to know lots more online friends! I will certainly drop bu Giles blog after this, and I will be back to go back through your blog later. Thank you

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