I am reminded of when I first encountered Pam Holland on the first list I was on. She was an accomplished quilter and held forth at her shed with her quiting group, where they did most marvellous quilts. And shooed the chooks(chickens) out of the door. She lives in South Australia when she is not teaching around the world. Pam is an interesting lady and you can find out more about her just by typing Pam Holland into your search engine.
http://countryjunktion.com/2012BOM.html> Block of the month #2 for February- free for this month. January's block is still there but it isn't free any more. They are just free for the month they are depicting. Actually they are little wall hangers. Keep tabs on this site if you want to catch each month as sometimes I may not recall them or may not be available to put them on the blog.
I had a call from my specialist Dr.Vortel today and he said that based on Dr. Bowie's advice he will be taking me off the antibiotic. Whenever I have been off them I have ended up in the hospital as the infection just takes over. I guess they need to see what will happen once they take me off it, but Dr. Vortel said he was not going to keep me on it for the rest of my life. I sure hope they have a plan B. LOL
I am knitting a hat right now and I bought this huge ball of yarn that is driving me nuts because it is loosely packed and keeps slipping and sliding off the ball. It is so frustrating-and the pattern is keeping me bobble eyed. All in all not too good an experience. I think I'll go back to knitting dish cloths, don't even need to look when I knit those LOL. Maybe I should reach deep down into the ball , find the other end and start to wind it all back into a tighter ball.
Still thinking of what to use for sashing of my ballerinas, I have some lovely turquoise batik but am afraid it may overpower the girls. I think I'll have to go to the store for some assistance. And I need to cut the threads at the back and remove the stabilizer. Lots to do yet before it becomes a quilt.
These two pictures show the fabrics I have that might work. If you have any suggestions make a comment and if you can suggest some other colour comment on that too.
Lots of rain today, a good day to stay home but of course we didn't ))))
There was some discussion on one of my lists about Charm Packs, Jelly Rolls and the 10 inch square cuts, Layer Cakes they call them. It was said that those particular cuts could hide some bad cuts, such as selvages, half the charm instead of a whole piece, off the grain to name a few things mentioned. Then there is the cost.
I personally love them but then I just handle them and do not use them. At least so far LOL.
Time out ! Have a great evening.
Kalispera.
1 comment:
Nan use all kindss of prints for the sashings. That is what I do at times. I think 30's would be gorgeous with solids as the cornerstones. If you need some let me know - I have plenty of 30's I will share with you.
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