textile groupie

Well done

2011-05-30T16:53:00.001+01:00

Kirsty completed 10K bupa race today, it was very warm but she did very well.
So proud so far she has raised £360.

that should read

2011-05-30T08:19:00.000+01:00

My mistake it should read cancer research. Any way hope she raises lots.

10k run

2011-05-30T07:23:00.002+01:00

Just wanted to wish daughter Kirsty , good luck for the Bupa 10k run today, she is running
for cancer relief . So proud of her.
Go Kirsty xx

daughters a hooker

2011-05-17T07:12:00.002+01:00

Please go and marvel at daughter Ashlies crochet marvel.
ashliesky.blogspot.com see my sidebar. She has taken to it like
a true hooker, I am very proud. Please pop by and take a look.

font

2010-04-05T08:27:00.001+01:00

pants

2010-04-05T07:26:00.002+01:00

Yeah, I know I am pants at posting, but will be back soon.
Meanwhile check out this new blog on my side bar.
http://ashliesky.blogspot.com

2009-06-21T14:58:00.001+01:00

2009-06-21T14:51:00.004+01:00

this is Burton Bradstock beach
On this beach is the Hive cafe - highly recommended
by me and Lucy Attic 24. Both daughters came down for a few days which was nice
and we only had one rainy day - for us thats a miracle.
Seem to have got the posts wrong way up just read from the bottom up and this will make sense?
Well it does to me!!!

2009-06-21T14:46:00.001+01:00

These are the chickens

Doesn't get much better than this

2009-06-21T14:36:00.002+01:00

Just returned from a week in Dorset ( chideock to be precise) Had a house with neighboroughing
chickens cockerel and pigs. Beautiful part of the world. Really want some chickens, they are facinating creatures. This is the view from the back of the house.

crochet thingys

2009-02-12T07:19:00.003Z

This is what I have been doing lately. The pattern can be found at attic24 blog see my
favourite blogs. I have also started on her Garden granny throw. Sorry for quality of picture.
Must see if I can improve my photographic skills!

lovely blog

2009-02-06T10:34:00.001Z

Just thought I would let you know about this fabulous blogger Lucy,
check out her blog for lovliness, crochet, receipes and all manner of nice things.
She is so cheerful. www.attic24.typepad.com/weblog

art van go

2008-10-20T16:48:00.002+01:00

Just a quick post to let you know Art Van Go now have their own blog. See link on right of this post.
Pass it on to anyone you think may be interested.

link

2008-09-28T08:08:00.001+01:00

This is the link to the bag tutorial

2008-09-27T12:24:00.002+01:00

Ok I have tried several times to post a link so that it works when you click on it. It post OK
but then when I click on it says blog not found. The blog does exist, url was correct, so what am I doing wrong. ( it was the bag link.) any help gratefully accepted.

bags

2008-09-27T12:02:00.003+01:00

Ok... posted piccies in wrong order , the green one is the napkin one and the bright dotty one is the tea towels. Hope thats as clear as mud. Better go now, just off to help daughter to hang her exhibition as mentioned before at Art Van Go www.artvango.co.uk.

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These bags are made from 2 teatowels from a tutorial posted by http://whatsthatgonnabe.blogspot.com really easy if both teatowels are same size ( ask me how I know!) the second one is my adaptation using napkins which are square so you get a small oblong.

TT Bags

2008-09-27T11:56:00.000+01:00

thanks

2008-09-24T11:11:00.001+01:00

Thank you to those who commented on Ashlie's sucess - have passed on your comments.
Nice to know others read my blog.

baited breath

2008-09-23T08:35:00.002+01:00

For those waiting with baited breath ( yeah right, apart from Gina and Gill not sure if anyone reads this ) I had forgotten I did not post the results of my daughters Uni course. my daughter Ashlie was awarded a High 2.1
BA degree in Photography. She has an exhibition coming up at Art Van Go 1st- 30th October.
See Art Van Go website www.artvango.co.uk for opening times. Will put up more details later.
I am very proud of her needless to say.

beading

2008-09-22T14:26:00.004+01:00

One of my other hobbies is beading. Went to a beadfair at Hatfield House with Gill (sorry haven't figured out how to create link) had a lovely day, spent too much but heyho you can't take it with you. Out of all the kits I bought, chose this one last night and voila it got finished. Ignore wrinkly arms I tried to take picture without showing toooo many! Yes I know its not C&G homework, but I have done some.

new blogger

2008-09-18T07:26:00.001+01:00

Welcome Gill to blogland have added Gill to my favourites.
Started City and Guilds Macine Embroidery yesterday with Gina, had lots of fun.
Will try and post more in future.

blatant nepotism

2008-06-03T11:23:00.001+01:00

Just added a link to my daughters website. No apologies. She has just finished Uni and awaiting her degree results. Her photography is amazing, even if I do say so myself. Please take a look.

New blog

2008-01-25T08:26:00.000Z

Have just added another blog site which is amazing, she also has a technque link where she has put up all her methods of doing stuff. Take a look.

2008-01-20T16:05:00.000Z

Just realised I scanned this upside down. It is in fact leaves on the front, the back is very similar.

2008-01-20T15:52:00.000Z

Cannot believe the last blog I posted was mid December,

anyway I am posting a piccie of the book I made with Gina Ferrari at our local Embroiderers Guild on Saturday. Had a lovely day, and, as always in Ginas classes , we all came away with a completed book. It has made me want to do more as before was feeling a bit post Christmas.

Bizarre

2007-12-12T16:45:00.000Z

Ok this is bizarre - just checked my blog on my laptop - guess what all the piccies are there
How can they be there on on computer but not on another...... answers on a postcard please..
seriously this is weird.

goblins

2007-12-12T16:13:00.000Z

Can anyone please explain why my older pictures do not show up on my blog?
If I right click and show picture some show up but others don't???

new blogger

2007-12-12T15:55:00.000Z

Just added Stephanie as a blog link - welcome to blogland.

2007-11-22T07:34:00.000Z

I am off tomorrow to Harrogate for Knitting and stitching show. Hopefully will have a good time.
Going with three friends. Managed to mess up the return trains, instead of stopping at Stevenage it goes to Kings Cross. Had a mighty row with GNER but said they cannot do anything, although its their fault as I swear I asked for return to Stevenage - so when we get back will claim back the fares from K.X Grrrrr I am so angry I usually am very thorough and check everything twice!!!
Didn't this time until yesterday pm. Will let you all know what purchases I make.

2007-11-07T17:18:00.000Z

Just wanted to say welcome to blogland to Annette Morgan see link in my favourite blogs list.

2007-11-05T17:27:00.001Z

And another - not from original quilt - an odd bit I had over from another project but treated the same way. Note to self - must turn pictures and take better photos!!!! As a bye the bye, went to see Ross Noble with daughters Saturday night - brilliant if you get the chance go see him
I ended up in tears it was so funny. But then again I do have an odd sense of humour.

2007-11-05T17:24:00.001Z

This piece also needs viewing sideways - from same original quilt wallhanging its A4

2007-11-05T17:23:00.000Z

This is actually sideways on if you turn your head to a jaunty angle(left) you will see it as meant to be!

2007-11-05T17:19:00.000Z

This is one of the results from the Annette Morgan workshop mentioned earlier - due to having orrible cough have not felt like doing much. As I am doing a workshop with Isobel Hall at AVG tomorrow , thought I'd better practise with new machine.

2007-11-05T17:14:00.001Z

This is the new addtion to the family of sewing machines, Janome Jem 720 - really lightweight does free machining like you would not believe also bought small table that just sits around machine. Really pleased ( like I need another machine)

nothing new

2007-10-25T07:47:00.000+01:00

Just thought I would say sorry to those I have not replied to. Have had the mother of all coughs and cold since Saturday. Hopefully on the mend will post some more later.

2007-10-20T07:38:00.000+01:00

Had a really nice day on a workshop at Art Van Go, with Annette Morganon Thursday.Painting old textiles with emulsion paint. Won't go into too much detail as she has an article in the next Quilting Arts ,will post some photos later of the work in progress.

2007-10-20T07:36:00.000+01:00

After posting the last message, the photos are all back. Weird.

2007-10-20T07:34:00.000+01:00

Have just logged onto my blog only to find all my photos bar one have not appeared
Does anyone know why? Have checked other blogs and they all seem fine.
Mystifiying.

2007-10-10T15:25:00.000+01:00

Have been playing with images and Picasa collage. Printed this onto a card then smaller images onto Print on Cotton - backed with felt, stitched then applied to card. Have more ideas on this theme, but will be working the rest of the week. Then Ally Pally on Sunday. Must make sure to get out loads of cash.

2007-10-04T16:49:00.000+01:00

By the way - I scanned this in rather than photographing it.
Don't know if it makes any difference. Seems quite pale on blog
It is actually slightly darker.

2007-10-04T16:40:00.000+01:00

This is all I have achieved today whilst waiting for the return of my laptop from HP.
It seems to have taken forever because of trying to find things in my workroom mess
It is based on the Quiltwow workshop - Postcards from the Edge. Not from the same image as previously posted. It is great fun playing with Picasa. Have loads of ideas - but then I'm good at ideas. Just need to put them into practice. Try it , its a free workshop and the picasa program is a free download.

2007-09-30T11:35:00.000+01:00

Just created this using Picasa - a free download from Google. It was suggested by the new Quiltwow - Quilters version of Workshop on the Web- free workshop Postcards from the Edge bty Carol Dowsett. Will print it out as she suggests later and then stitch. Had a lot of fun
doing this could become another great time waster. I think the addy for this is www.quiltwow.com but I am not sure.

2007-09-19T11:20:00.000+01:00

The picture has come out very pink/purple-but it actually has more brown/dark orange
All I need now is to figure out how to upload to fibreandstitch group photos.
Also cannot seem to get photos on blog and words to line up?

2007-09-19T11:19:00.000+01:00

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This is my attempt at Lutradur and Lace

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and the outside!

2007-09-19T11:10:00.000+01:00

This is the inside of another padfolio

2007-09-08T16:51:00.000+01:00

Gina was mentioning in her blog RAKs - random acts of kindness. Today I was the recepient
of a RAK. Annette Morgan gave me a copy of her CD book - Gltzy Quilts. I was so pleased, it has really made my day. So thoughtful. I have had a quick browse and it look really good.
It can be ordered from www.rainbowdisks.com
Also today got the new book from Fibrefusion (Pauline Verrinder's group) called On Form.
It was the book launch at Art Van Go today. This also looks very good.
You may have gathered by now, I am a bit of a bookaholic. Try a random act of kindness
it makes the recepient feel sooo good.

2007-09-06T15:50:00.000+01:00

Picture not that clear although I had camera on macro. Need to learn how to use properly. Especially as younger daughter is doing a photography degree! Hope she doesn't see this. Thought it might make a nice cord to wrap around a small padfolio. Small being the operative word. Its quite time consuming but as I said,
mindless.

2007-09-06T15:34:00.000+01:00

Whilst looking for something else, came across this yesterday - its so easy to make a cord/braid just jump two threads , tun clockwise. Thats it.
Mind less really. Used stranded cotton in two colours 4 of one 3 or the other comes out like this.

2007-09-05T09:12:00.000+01:00

Have had a few goodies delivered, new book ,Bags with paper and stitch - Isobel Hall, have also booked onto her workshop at ArtVanGo.
Rust-Tex cd and a piece of evolon. All of which look really good, just need time to sit and look now. Watch this space for review etc.

2007-08-29T16:57:00.000+01:00

Have just been looking at the new online magazine Fibre and Stitch.Really good articles
will be having a go at some of them soon I hope.Welldone to all concerned.

2007-08-28T22:23:00.000+01:00

Thank you for all your kind comments wasn't sure if anyone would actually read it
Nice to have joined such a talented community. Will post more now I am more sure of what I am doing.

2007-08-27T16:29:00.000+01:00

Finally success - this is the padfolio

2007-08-27T16:27:00.000+01:00

Tried a photo - no go will have to try again

New blog

2007-08-27T15:30:00.000+01:00

I am new at this game, this is my first post. One of the reasons for starting this having seen so many other blogs in the textile area, which are inspiring and very helpful in motivating me to get on with something. I am very good at prevarication. Loads of ideas no action! I am hoping that by putting myself out there, I will get on with something and yes, finish it. I have been making padfolios inspired by the instructions on Sue Bleiweiss web site and cannot wait for the new online magazine that her and others are doing. First issue due soon! www.fibreandstitch.com I will try and upload some photos.