Sunday 30 March 2014

Free motion quilting

I've been patchworking and quilting (I use the word loosely) for just on four years now and I'm ashamed to admit that I had my first go at free motion quilting at my Wednesday classes only two weeks ago....

I had to borrow a friend's free motion foot as I realised my Janome did not come with the required footer. Next stop: Art of Sewing, Riccarton, to put in an order for one! I had no idea what the term "dogs" were until now, duh!

So, for my appliqued chickens on my lap quilt I have ironed on a few, but they will have to wait for my purchased footer. I took up sizing up my scraps at last week's session. You know, that really boring task you know you need to do, but for the life of you, you can't be bothered until it's too late.... and you really need 152 strips of blue or whatever!

Little black hen
Little brown hens, legs yet to be stitched

 My latest fabric purchases

Purchased at Away with the Fairys, Cust
 

Purchased at Cottonfields, Christchurch


The beautiful Hurunui - my home

State Highway 1 leaving Amberley
 

Back of Culverden, Kaiwara Road


Follows a long, winding metal road
Past the Greta Valley
 

Homeward bound through the Waipara vineyards

Tuesday 25 March 2014

New fabric + my home town

I couldn't resist buying this interesting fabric... I have no idea what I'm going to do with it, but I couldn't leave it in the shop!!





Now for some un-quilting stuff. Christchurch as it was in November 2011.


This building is no more...
Shipping containers come in handy
People are walking where buildings used to be

Re: Start Mall, Cashel Street

Time stood still... 12.51