is looking very square isn't it?
Despite feeling that I'm totally over brown I'm keeping going with the granny squares. If you're a lover/maker of granny squares you might like to join in with this.
Also square...
Lovely fabric picked up at the Ocean Grove Op Shop. I got a lovely big bag full of goodness for next to nix. Out of town Op Shops really are the best.
Thanks for playing nicely while I was away last week.
Pop in and add your link if you're playing along this week.
I had a bit of a play around with this yesterday morning. I was just using scraps from the music box making. No measuring required...just your eye.
I'd seen something utterly magnificent in an antique shop & was trying to recreate it.
I really love how tactile it is.
paid too much!
But it is so beautiful.
I admire a geek (of any kind).
This fabric picked up at the Op Shop tickles my fancy. I'm old enough to remember Commodore 64 & Apple IIe.
Just look at that seam joining the panels - can you even see it? You might need your specs. Clearly I'm not a sewing geek - I couldn't be fagged with that effort.
On the seam front...have you been following Liesl's Seamalong. She's super good.
Yesterday while I was waiting for all the muffins to cook I spent some more time in the pool room trying to sort everything out.
I love to fold. The pillowcase collection looks magnificent but the other set of shelves is looking a bit sad.
I've seen a bit of sorting & folding going on around the place & this morning I popped in here. It made me want to rush out & buy lots & lots of lovely new fabric. (contradiction?) Then I remembered...I don't do that.
So, I got to work with the vintage sheeting. This little exercise required the use of my maths brain as well as my very rusty dramatic skills...OK so I totally got stage fright & the video is pretty awful but I had fun with the logistics. I set myself up a ghetto rig for the flip & away I went.
How to fold a fat quarter...the video.
This may or may not be an original way to fold squares of fabric. I was trying to hunt down a folding technique last year as I seemed to remember this sort of thing from Patchwork House when I learnt to quilt (about a million years ago). But Mr Google turned up nothing. I combined my memory of nappy folding (which I also loved) with my idea of how I remembered the fat quarters at Patchwork House.
Formula: width of shelf (w) x 4 is the size to cut your squares.
So...if you're a collector of fabric & your shelves are six inches wide you need to be buying 24 inches of fabric to make them fit snuggly on your shelf.
Amy likes to fold too...check her tute out here.
& a bit the same.
This year I'm trying to focus on a couple of my favourite crafty past times & really hone my skills rather than leaping around all over the place.
This is the beginning of a bag made from vintage "Reverse Ripple" fabric...yep it had the selvedge attached.
Thrifted Tuesday hosted by Leah.
Thrifted recently...magnificent barkcloth from my super special little Op Shop (20 cents)!
Just enough to make one bag.
Yesterday I went to Mixtogether organised by the blogger formerly currently known as 62cherry & Nichola.
It was a lovely afternoon held at Amitie - Yikes that place is exquisite! If you're anywhere even remotely close to Amitie (or even 1/2 a days drive) get your butt over there - you won't regret it.
I was totally spoilt - I got the bag full of handmade loveliness made by the gorgeous KittyB. It was full to overflowing with beautiful, magnificently crafted goodness. My absolute favourite is the neck warmer - it's stunning Kitty I love it.
We worked on our signature blocks for the Mixtogether quilt & drank & ate. It was a gorgeous afternoon. Thanks girls.
are almost as good as pillowcases.
I think it's 10 different vintage sheets.
with Allan Robison
So I know I've raved on about the new beginnings obsession about a million times before. I just love the "honeymoon faze" of a project. It's interesting...once mastered it loses its appeal.
The spark, discovery, thrill & ultimate satisfaction are what it's all about.
It's lucky I met the date when I did because with this current obsession he probably wouldn't have lasted & I can tell you he's a keeper!
I've had 5 new beginnings this week. Any craft project that involves a date with Allan Robison fabric is bound to be a winner.
So I lied the other day when I said that Pillowcases are no good sitting on a shelf.
I absolutely love my little set of shelves full of pillowcases. It is actually very hard to choose one to use for pillowcase crafting.
You'd be proud of me though - I've used three this week.