Thursday, July 31, 2014

Some days

Some days 
I just want to make something...





So I did.

Sunday, July 27, 2014

I love hand sewing

 
I love hand sewing 
so why do I hate sewing up my knitting?
 
 
I did it though.
 

Sunday, July 20, 2014

Love what you do

I find it hard not to be weighed down by all the sad things this week.
So I decided I would get back to what I  love.



 Making little things.... do what I can control.





While I was sitting at my table this came on the tellie.
It's the new "branding" for our public broadcaster, ABC.

I hope you can open it.
I was cheered up to the point of tears.







Thursday, July 10, 2014

Darkness

I have been sewing a lot the last few days.
Believe me, it has been the weather for it!
I am pleased to say my new quilt, "darkness", is in one piece.

 
I am not very happy with the photos.I am not sure why I have trouble with the dark colours.


The fabric may look like denim but it is actually old Japanese fabric from futons
and I suspect it was used for kimonos before that.
Recycled recycle.



I buy them in one piece and unpick them and wash them.
Had to dry them inside though.
I enjoy the challenge of  designing
 to make the most of these fabrics when I only have one colour.

Friday, July 4, 2014

Dark Blue

It's dark early here these days.
Too dark to tell one dark blue from the other.
So I thought I would show you what I have been working on.



They don't look that dark in daylight.



I haven't decided quite what I am going to do yet.
I am making a stack of these 5" blocks and playing with them.