I had my Friday Night Lock-in at the Local Quilt Shop with Polly, which was a great laugh. Anyone who falls about laughing at Jewellery fixings is fine by me. (Ball ends.) Polly made a bag, start to finish one night. I managed 2 quilt blocks... Still, there was pizza and cuppas AND chocolate. Bet you wish you could come too! I managed to get out without taking half the shop with me again (sorry Polly!) but I did spy a must-have notion I'm going back for...
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| Pre Fused Piping Cord! |
How clever is that! Shall be cheating a bit during a certain someones bag-along...
Since I cant show you the blocks I've been making (more secret stuff, sorry) I CAN show you the wonderful blocks that have come in so far for my long long awaited Spiders Web Quilt! Check these beauties out.
How lucky am I? I am getting so excited about these blocks!
My mans leave at home will be coming to an end sometime soon, which I'm preparing for by having unfinished sewing projects lying around waiting for me wherever I look. (Thats the excuse anyway!) Given that the kitchen and dining cupboard are one room really, all I need to do is put a project in the bathroom and I'll have occupied every room in the house... All lavvy project suggestions on a postcard... I think I might be due an almighty crash when he goes, I'm getting more dozy by the hour. Hope I can hold if off for a week or so! Already in the last week I've had hallucinations, falling asleep whilst talking, and have apparently offended someone online with my god awful memory. At one point the other day I was sitting on the sofa with my man chatting then in my head I was utterly convinced I was back in the house I grew up in with my brother, accusing him of eating all the christmas cake. My man is used to such nonsense, but honestly, when I came round I was gutted! Almost cried cos my brother wasn't there. (no christmas cake either...) So, take note, if you are dealing with me and I ask the same thing repeatedly, or seem blunt, or dont show up for skype dates, or forget to reply to an email, or forget your real name / screen name etc I am apologising now. Its nowt personal, and really, I'm not that bad a lass, just a tired one!
There's a wonderful article in the Guardian (click here) which, if you have time to look, will tell you all the same stuff I tell you about. I cant begin to tell you how much of a relief it is for me to read it, even if only to hear that all the crazy crap happens to other people too! However, I would advise you not to look at the comments on the article. I wish I hadnt.
I have some of the cheaty piping stuff too - it's super easy to use :o)
ReplyDeleteLoving your spidey blocks! Off to read that article - take care of yourself lovely x
EPP in the lavvy, obviously!
ReplyDeleteYou are going to have an amazing quit with all those spider web blocks
ReplyDeleteOh those spider webs look fantastic. Its going to be an amazing quilt
ReplyDeleteI made my own cheaty piping with trouser hem bondaweb, looks like the same principle, but waaaaaay cheaper!
ReplyDeleteWe don't mind you being a bit bonkers xxx
The spider blocks look fab. I think you're very brave even thinking about zips! In my head I can do them, but in my head I can draw animals and I know how that comes out! Sorry to hear you're heading for a crash, hope it picks up again soon after!
ReplyDeleteAMAZING spidy blocks. This is going to be a fabulous quilt. Hope to post mine today :)
ReplyDeleteAw bless, get to bed and stay there until you have enough energy for the visit to me. Love the spidey blocks though. Suppose I should make mine for you!
ReplyDeleteLove the spidey blocks, they're fab! Hope you manage to ride over the bad stuff and are back on form soon :o). Maybe for a toilet project you could make one of those nice toilet roll covers that had space for a doll in the middle, so it looked like she was in a big dress, lovely! ;o)
ReplyDeletePhew that was some article! Imagine a whole family!!
ReplyDeleteLove the Spidey blocks and I think Noodlehead did a bonded piping article a while back.xi
Who are the pillows for? Why not go with an envelope closure? I can't bear zip closures and much prefer envelopes and nothing to do with being easier. Anyway, rest up and enjoy those beautiful spider blocks - off to read the article :)
ReplyDeleteWoaaaah! Spidery blocks are fab! Might have to rethink my yr 3 plan! Lol Read the article, very interesting, as we're some of the comments. Still wish you were closer, so do as Susan says, build up those energy levels for your visit, I can't wait! I think you're gonna need lots of cushions :)
ReplyDeleteIt will be a pretty quilt Sarah! Maybe you need to move to Spain?? Though falling asleep in the sun might not be such a great idea with your fair skin!
ReplyDeleteFab spidey blocks, will be a great quilt. Hope your tank tackles the zips better. Like the look of your piping stuff. Fascinating article, hopefully the research will be able to help one day. Juliex
ReplyDeleteOoh I'm now coveting a spiderweb quilt!
ReplyDeletewe had a man come round and talk soffits and fascias at me last week (yawn!). He mentioned the ball end of my fascia - I sniggered for about half an hour and got "pull yourself together" looks from laughing boy :)
ReplyDeleteIt's going to be a wonderful quilt! The article was really interesting (although I didn't like the tone of the first four 'paragraphs') and I hope that the research helps scientists discover medications that can help while they find a cure. It's very easy to think that narcolepsy 'just' means that people fall asleep a lot and I salute you for sharing some of your more frightening/distressing symptoms. Take care - you know where I am if you need me xxx
ReplyDeletefnarrrrr! you said "ball ends"
ReplyDeletethat quilt is going to be amazing!
fab blocks- but I am afraid I am off to phone the trade discriptions bods asn you clearly are no longer keeping to your perported cupboard so can no,longer claim the NIAC title. I think you need to rename the blog, more "Narcolpetic all over the house" given your current rate of distribution teehee. Very oddly worded article by the way - tend to agree with Wonderdog here though. keep well xx
ReplyDeleteThose spider blocks are so fab. I seriously want a spiderweb quilt!
ReplyDeleteLove those spidey blocks and also have a big fat aversion to zippers :)
ReplyDeleteYes, those spidey blocks are great! And thanks for giving the link to the article, know a bit more about narcolepsis now. Take care of yourself!!
ReplyDeleteYou could also test drive attaching a zipper by hand. I used to sew all of mine by hand, to clothes and everything, until I got the hang of zippers' ways and started to sew them by machine. Controlling that both sides are attached the same way is simple by hand, and it doesn't take all that long either. Just an idea.
ReplyDelete"Narcoleptic all over the house"!? Bua-ha-ha!! Your spiders are beautiful - great idea for a bee block!
ReplyDeleteRe: the Guardian comments. I think it's helpful to remember that there's a lot of the same people repeatedly gobbing off and that many more people called them out on it. Some folk are just iggerant feckers - the sort that think if you have depression you should just pull yourself together. Or that think I'm selfish and vain for only having 1 child (I shit you not). Ignore and move on, wee dude!
"Narcoleptic all over the house"!? Bua-ha-ha!! Your spiders are beautiful - great idea for a bee block!
ReplyDeleteRe: the Guardian comments. I think it's helpful to remember that there's a lot of the same people repeatedly gobbing off and that many more people called them out on it. Some folk are just iggerant feckers - the sort that think if you have depression you should just pull yourself together. Or that think I'm selfish and vain for only having 1 child (I shit you not). Ignore and move on, wee dude!
Aw chick! Don't be pushing yourself too hard! Sounds like your body is trying to tell you to take your foot off the gas a bit! I'm not going to read the article cos I love you just the way you are! Jxo
ReplyDeleteYou can sew the zipper by hand if you like or an envelop closure is usually what I do. I did use my walking foot to sew a zipper on a pouch too and it worked so maybe try that? I love the blocks, I put mine to you in the mail today on the way home from work. Interesting article and interesting times at your house, you have a most interesting and I bet annoying condition, maybe the Italian research will be helpful. Anyway, you shall not annoy me no matter what you do.
ReplyDeleteSarah, why not do a pillowslip back instead of putting in a zip? You can do the underlap in something very simple, and then put a button, or a popper on if you feel the need. That way you can ditch the zip, and stop the tears!
ReplyDeleteLove the cheery spiders!
Thank you for a smashing FNLI. Ball end indeed. Fwahahaaaa !!! So what we gonna eat next time ??
ReplyDeleteAww, lass, I'm so happy to be a part of your spiders web quilt. The blocks look so cool together.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry about the crazy crap happening to you, hope you get a bit of rest. And thanks for talking about it, you know I like you very much no matter what, but it helps to understand what you have to deal with.
Keeping my fingers crossed for you winning the zipper battles.
Sorry, not been keeping up with my reading! The spider blocks are awesome!
ReplyDeletecheaty piping! awesome.... x
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