WOW or WIP’s Wednesday 9th Oct 2019

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Have to start the blog off with some thing positive so will share this beautiful palm with the sun kissing it. With our beautiful blue sky behind it.

Plus Jennys Beautiful Quilt:-  This is Jenny Henry’s (from NZ) beautiful quilt called NZ Bridal Quilt, which is Jenny version of the Civil War Bride by Corlisse Searcy; it won first place for Traditional quilts at the Quilt symposium 2019 in Auckland last week.  Jenny added all animals, flowers, and birds you would find in NZ Image may contain: indoor

This week has been one of endless visits to specialist, Drs and Physio’s One I would like to forget.  SO very little sewing been done. More unpicking than any thing????

My brain has kicked into gear if nothing else has the last two days LOL

I had this lovely kimono fabric that I stacked and slashed several years ago to show students how it was done.   Then some time later finally made one lot up and showed you All, but never got much further as I was not happy with the way it was going?   This is where I was up to??

Just was not happy where this was going too. Just did not excite me?

Just was not happy where this was going too. Just did not excite me? You can see the original design top left hand corner, bottom left hand corner how I was going to make these slashed pieces up!!!   Top right hand corner two sets sewn together to make in to blocks?  Bottom right hand corner 5 or 7 sets to sew?

While sitting in bed yesterday my design brain started to tick,  it meant unpicking all the sewing I had done on these pieces so yesterday and today Tuesday has been unpicking day?

I need to unpick all these pieces?

I have unpicked  all these pieces?

Trying to put the slashes back in order to the original lay out

Trying to put the slashes back in order to the original lay out

Finally back in place but some hVe been cut shorter how will I solve that problem? Was thinking 1/4 circle but that will be too solid?

Finally back in place but some have been cut shorter how will I solve that problem? Was thinking 1/4 circle but that will be too solid?

Now I have this Ta Dummmmmmmm!!!,!!

Who says YES??? Less is best???

Who says YES??? Less is best???

I think I will make up blocks by doing iron on fussing and try invisible thread to machine applique the slates to the black back ground.  I could end up with 9 blocks this way?

It was a great end to a endless day of unpicking?

A lovely HH slipped through the mail a couple of days ago, that I’m going to share all though I was not going to keep showing them, this one has to be shared as I’m sure many of you will use the lace that Sue made on my HH???   Thank you so much for All those tiny stitches you did Sue, I love it and it arrived when I was having a blue day too!   I wrote Valerie instead of Sue,  so so sorry Sue I had you in my mind but wrote Valerie for some reason unknown??????   I’m talking about our dear Sue Taylor!!!!!

Look at that lovely soft blu e lace

Look at that lovely soft blue lace?

See close up NO lace but tiny stitches in back stitch to give the ellision of lace then the random

But look up close?    See NO lace but tiny stitches in back stitch to give the illusion   of lace then the random Lazy Daisy stitches. How incrediably beautiful is that ???  Sue you have the patience of a Saint????

No photo’s of the garden I’m house bound to day, leg was very sore yesterday so have to behave to day no gardening????  or even wondering around the garden????

Thanks for dropping by. Cheers Glenda who is still sleeping 1/2 the days away!!!!! another 5 weeks and I should be up and running????

 

 

 

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6 Responses to WOW or WIP’s Wednesday 9th Oct 2019

  1. chris says:

    That ‘Lace’ certainly is lovely! And I guess you do not need your legs to unpick stitches now, do you?

    • glenda says:

      Hi Chris and thanks for the laugh, no you don’t need legs to unpick stitches LOL. I’m still in awe of how Valerie made that lace on my HH. What patience she has? Now to remember for the future is the difficult partLOL. Cheers Glenda who is still in bed at 9am

  2. Sue Taylor says:

    Hi Glenda, I think you might have gotten the cards mixed up. This lacy blue heart was made by me, I didn’t sign it as I wasn’t sure where. Glad you liked it.
    Hope your recovery improves.
    Hugs Sue Taylor

    • glenda says:

      Ohhh Sue I’m so so sorry I was thinking you when I wrote my blog but for some reason had written Valerie????? I have fixed up my mistakes now. Thanks you so much for letting me know so quickly. I’m going to add your name to it right now LOL I just have to much on my plate this morning or on my computer may be LOL Did you learn to make lace like this from some one or is it something that just grew one day???? Many of mine just grow??? Hugs Glenda

  3. The heart is lovely, the embroidery detail just makes it beautiful! I like the new idea for the older quilt blocks, you must be awake more to be able to think it through. Happy healing!

  4. Karen says:

    we finally got home last week and I realized I had not heard from you in ages and thought I better check in your blog and see how you are doing – at least you are home from the hospital now – how is it all going for you know – are you able to walk now? can you see good again? I hope it was just the medication that was causing the problems with your eyes

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