Stay tuned.
Wednesday, 19 March 2014
Saturday, 11 January 2014
Birthday Sewing
The Old One has gone to the OAP lunch hosted by the commune so I'm celebrating my birthday by having the house to myself and sewing, sewing, sewing.
Only one more row to go and then I think we have a flimsey.
Do the Gees Bend quilters quilt their quilts, tie them, or leave them?
More soon.
Only one more row to go and then I think we have a flimsey.
Do the Gees Bend quilters quilt their quilts, tie them, or leave them?
More soon.
Friday, 3 January 2014
Progress Report
It's looking good!
Just got to make sure I don't run out of the black.
Think I'll have to pinch a pair of TOO's trousers!
More soon.
Just got to make sure I don't run out of the black.
Think I'll have to pinch a pair of TOO's trousers!
More soon.
Wednesday, 1 January 2014
For Your Consideration
How does white denim look?
Oh - and Happy New Year! May 2014 be everything you wish for.
More soon.
Oh - and Happy New Year! May 2014 be everything you wish for.
More soon.
Tuesday, 31 December 2013
Got the Gees Bend Bug
Long time - no post!
I've been busy doing other things, most of which cannot be shown.
I've also been cutting up shirts, corduroy and denim and once the corduroy was cut up got itchy fingers to start putting a quilt together. Black and pink - yummy!
As most of the pieces were very oddly shaped, I immediately thought Gees Bend.
So here is a record of my progress.
Unfortunately I've now run out of the dark pink and it doesn't look the same with just the pale pink and black so I've sidelined it until I can find some more dark pink.
In the meantime, I've got the denim bin out and am about to start playing with that.
Watch this space!
More soon
I've been busy doing other things, most of which cannot be shown.
I've also been cutting up shirts, corduroy and denim and once the corduroy was cut up got itchy fingers to start putting a quilt together. Black and pink - yummy!
As most of the pieces were very oddly shaped, I immediately thought Gees Bend.
So here is a record of my progress.
The first 2 blocks
the next 2
and yesterday's progress.
Unfortunately I've now run out of the dark pink and it doesn't look the same with just the pale pink and black so I've sidelined it until I can find some more dark pink.
In the meantime, I've got the denim bin out and am about to start playing with that.
Watch this space!
More soon
Thursday, 29 August 2013
Summer is Coming to an End
and I'm feeling really guilty at not keeping my blog up to date.
What a summer it has been!
It started in April with TYO deciding she wanted to go to the ECE in Lyon so we had to spend a night and a day in Bordeaux so she could sit the entrance exam.
When the results came through about a month later she had been accepted on the Liste Principle! Top marks!
Huge celebrations!
Then she decided it wasn't for her and opted for a place at Bordeaux Uni 2 reading Sociology. About turn!
So how she's going to Bordeaux. Luckily one of her best friends is going to the same Uni so they've found a stunning flat in Meriadeck, which is really centre ville, and us parents have been getting together and deciding who buys what and who is going to pay for the various bills.
Then, of course, France being France there was the paperwork. Days and days spent on the computer filling in grant forms online,waiting for them to be sent to various email addresses so they could be printed off, attach the numerous attachments (don't ask!) and sent back to the office by snail mail.
Then wait. And wait. And wait. Biting finger nails syndrome!
Bingo!
And so TYO starts at Uni on 9 September. We move all the furniture in to the flat next Sunday and the girls move in the following Wednesday.
I've also been cleaning holiday homes which involves massive cleaning on a Saturday, followed by mega washing of bed linen and towels, followed by ironing Every Thing!
After all of that I may, just may, be able to get back to my sewing machine. I walk through my sewing room every day to get to the computer and I'm missing it.
Lets wait and see.
A+
What a summer it has been!
It started in April with TYO deciding she wanted to go to the ECE in Lyon so we had to spend a night and a day in Bordeaux so she could sit the entrance exam.
When the results came through about a month later she had been accepted on the Liste Principle! Top marks!
Huge celebrations!
Then she decided it wasn't for her and opted for a place at Bordeaux Uni 2 reading Sociology. About turn!
So how she's going to Bordeaux. Luckily one of her best friends is going to the same Uni so they've found a stunning flat in Meriadeck, which is really centre ville, and us parents have been getting together and deciding who buys what and who is going to pay for the various bills.
Then, of course, France being France there was the paperwork. Days and days spent on the computer filling in grant forms online,waiting for them to be sent to various email addresses so they could be printed off, attach the numerous attachments (don't ask!) and sent back to the office by snail mail.
Then wait. And wait. And wait. Biting finger nails syndrome!
Bingo!
And so TYO starts at Uni on 9 September. We move all the furniture in to the flat next Sunday and the girls move in the following Wednesday.
I've also been cleaning holiday homes which involves massive cleaning on a Saturday, followed by mega washing of bed linen and towels, followed by ironing Every Thing!
After all of that I may, just may, be able to get back to my sewing machine. I walk through my sewing room every day to get to the computer and I'm missing it.
Lets wait and see.
A+
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