Hey . . . another swap well done everyone!
We missed you Louey!
Blocks above made by Lisa, Wendy S & Lizzie
Love them all!
This one below made by Jenn . . .
Thanks again Jenn for hosting us last night!
We love your flowers in the grass!
Was also wonderful to meet little Scarlet . . . 9 weeks & perfect skin!
&
Did you see the great big pile of blocks that are appearing!
We'll each soon have a quilt to go!
Come Feb 2010 we'll be looking at starting
another Swap so if anyone would like
to join in on the fun contact me!
artwendy@bigpond.net.au
Its so tempting when you bring home a NEW, wonderfully treasured fabric . . . . fresh, virgin, tactile, brimming full of expectation & possibilities . . . it's almost terrifying! . . . so tempting to just leave it as it is!
So Lara . . . . I promised it wouldn't end up in my stash!
These didn't make it past the ironing board!
isn't everyone's ironing bo
ard their design table???
And a new toy - the darning foot . . . oh how my world has changed . . .
You see, yesterday Oscar & I with no car, set out for "The Show" - the stitches & craft show of course! A Bus ride & a few trains later . . . a great adventure! Great to briefly meet some of the faces behind the wonderful blogs such as "ink & spindle", "cheeky beaks" & "aunty cookie" . . . chats as brief as they were . . . . & mostly of course to see their creations in real life . . . touch & feel etc
Oscar & were both exhausted last night but it was a great day . . . think he loved the movie documentary "Handmade Nation" the best, as I let him crawl & 'furniture surf' his way about the rows of seats! Came home with dirty feet!(Oscar that is, not me!) Oh what a wonderful life it is. My cup runneth over!
"Handmade Nation" created by Faythe Levine is an excellent comment on the re-newed craft movement in the USA. It still applies here. The change in the populations attitude towards owning something handmade, something unique that no one else has. Something with personality. I have stepped away a little from my own ideas on making to be individual & it has been excellent timing to find myself gravitating back to what I know to be a huge part of my personality! Yay to find that spark again. Stepped out of that vacuum!
Blocks above made by Lisa, Wendy S & Lizzie
Was also wonderful to meet little Scarlet . . . 9 weeks & perfect skin!
