Paperback

I am thinking of my new book as a paperback

so I thought I should make a slip case to protect it.

So

back to YouTube.

The site I found suggested I would get better at this with practice.

Who knew?

 

So I had a practise with my little travel journals I made last year.

Worked out well.

I think cereal boxes are just the right weight.

 

 

So then I started on the main project.

Failure.

I didn't have enough "seam allowance" in my cardboard

and it was way too thick.

Back to the Office Supplies shop.

Aren't they fun? So many distractions.

 

More graffiti to cover it and a good result in the end.

 

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Slow stitch

I seem to have been doing so much s-l-o-w stitching lately

that I have very little to show.

I wanted to make a book for a special occasion

but I just couldn't remember wher to start.

Enter: YouTube.

The cover is a print of photos taken of graffiti round Fitzroy.

Very suitable don't you think?

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Mostly quilting

I have been mostly working on my quilt

Hand quilting definitely can be described as Slow Stitch.

I love the feel of a hand quilting.

 

 

 

I have been for a drive in the country.

Dry, isn't it?

 

And a walk down some back lanes in South Melbourne.

I love this stonework: nice house blocks.

 

 

 

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O Canada

Here is a moving song for today.

There is more about  Missy here

In one piece

Have you seen me on Instagram?

If so you would have seen that the house quilt is in one piece.

It's quite big so hard to get a good photo.

Maybe an uncropped one is better.

Look at that ironing board:

only just ironed the quilt.

 

I thought these colours might suit this post...

I went for a walk in the bush the other day in preparation for next BIG walk.

Who thought I would see an echidna just on the path!

And the bush is own kind of dramatic.

 

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Borders

Borders....isn't that the topic of the decade?

I have been working on mine.

They are pieced in 2 1/2" squares. A good way to use the small pieces.

 

I have shaded from dark to light and pieced them along with the blocks.

Nearly done.

 

 

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A word on the roof

The instructions for this pattern read:

cut and piece 59 houses.

I guess back then we made templates.

At first I thought the roof and sky would be "flying geese".

But it turned out to be a bit more complicated.

You could just make photocopies and foundation piece

or

play with the maths as I have done 

 I have added a bit of extra and cut out 2 rectangles (4 1/2" x 5 1/2")

Placed wrong sides together and cut diagonally.

That way I ended up a piece and its reverse for either side.

And then I trimmed to the pattern measurements.

If you are as keen as me to have some of these old books here is a good source

and keep in touch if you have decided to make one of these.