Monday, 7 October 2013

Build up your library...

I'd love to write a book.



Lynne and Kerry have a book coming out.  Laura Jane has a book coming out.  Lucie Summers has a book out.  The fat quarterly team could fill a wee shelf...  but I think the day I manage to write anything other than the odd blog post is about as likely coming as the day I win the lottery and get my dream house in Edinburgh with the quilty studio in the garden, the border terrier and the new hip...  Anyway.
I'm sure I'm not the only one looking forward to the release of Lynne & Kerrys and Lauras books, and I'm sure we'll hear a great deal more about them in the run up to Christmas.   However.  Today I thought I'd take a little time to look at some less well known additions to ones library, courtesy of an afternoons browsing on Abe Books.



For the quilter who's hubby rolls his eyes at "yet another quilty book", see how long it takes him to spot this one on the shelves...

Still Stripping After 25 Years

Eleanor Burns




For the knitters out there who tire of socks and scarves and what not, this beautifully written book is GENIUS.  



For the stitchers amoungst you, get your needles out as there's something for everyone... 


And my favourite embroidery book, which covers the arty, the beautiful, the subversive, and the sublime



For the toymaker, and those who'd like to have a lifesize nylon granny sitting in the corner of your livingroom...  seriously, check it out...  




For the baker who never had time for that Degree in Modern Art they'd always dreamt of...

Modern Art Desserts

Caitlin Freeman






For the crafter that turns her hand to everything....


And for the crazy catwomen who didnt much fancy the 30 day shred...











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3rd Quarter Round up 2013

Round up!
3rd Quarter Finish Along list
First Quilt top to need finishing is California dreamin.
DONE!




Second quilt top that needs finishing is my wonderful Spidey bee top. I'm looking forward to some hand quilting here.
Nope.


This lovely pile of precut bits?  Secret !!
Its a quilt top now, but not finished. 



The PB&J HST quilt.  Bit of a nightmare but should come good!
DONE!


An oldy but hopefully still worth finishing...
Its a quilt top or back, but not finished.




Another texty one, you're going to like this one....  
DONE!



Carried over from last time, cushion cover in the making.
Ooh so close, its quilted and the back is cut, but not finished.



Carried over from the last time, the good old stripey quilt...
Believe it or not I've done loads on this one, but its not finished.




Carried over from last time, my brit bee blocks.  Got a lot to do here...
No, not touched this one recently :-( 



Some Linus quilts to finish for others.
Blimey, forgot I had these...




Two quilt as you go panels, maybe a tote?
DONE!


Feels  a bit disappointing, but when I remember how much of this quarter has been spent asleep or puking... I think I've done pretty bloody well!
 
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Friday, 4 October 2013

(my) Precious... tote



I finally got around to doing something with the two quilted panels I'd made during the last Mouthy Stitches Tote swap!  Woohoo!  It was awffy sad to have them rolled up and loitering at the bottom of a box when I'd made them using so many of my most precious favourite scraps.  There's loads of bits of Japanese import (from when I did the Japanese charm swap) some Anna Maria Horner voile.  A handkerchief lady!

Its a large roomy tote, with a simple large pocket on the inside in a pink print from Anna Maria Horner's Innocent Crush. (Another precious print!)

I've decided that this tote shall be donated as a prize for one of Rhondas games at my baby shower.  Hopefully it'll go to a good home!
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Wednesday, 2 October 2013

A Wordless Wednesday


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