Working on my 1930’s crazy panels 18th Feb 2015

Morning every one  not a lot of sewing to look at as I have been just picking up my 1920 crazy patchwork panels this week.

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^ Panels of the 1920- 1930’s crazy patchwork quilt I’m restoring and doing herringbone stitch around each piece of fabric.

I have been working on restoring and embroidering around the patches this week on the 1920 crazy patchwork panels, I have taken it with me when I have had an appointment, and on Monday I sat on the range for 1 1/2 hrs while they cleared a huge tree that had blocked the road, I have never known the time to fly so quickly in a traffic blockage LOL.

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In this block I had to replace several pieces of fabric the long dark navy piece is from a silk tie, I added this just for fun it is not an antique piece of fabric as you can see LOL. ???????

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I liked the clean white and blue dots of this piece of fabric but it is quiet badly  marked with brown spots so rather than complexly cover it I have added some appliqué, large one was my first centre for my LE compass I think I made 5 before I was happy LOL

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In this block the two pink fabrics are silk which I added this week.  One is a sateen and the other crepe both Japanese antique silks.

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One block completely finished the Herringbone stitch around each piece of fabric really stabilises the blocks and brings the block alive.  Block on the right needs 3 of the light pieces of silk fabric replaced and the top left hand red wool piece also as it is full of moth holes.  So lots of restoring on this block before I can do any embroidering.

I managed to complete 5 of the blocks in this panel this week so very happy with that.  Last two need around 7 or 8 pieces of fabric replaced  so will take a while to complete these two.

I went down to the beach this morning, finally it has stopped raining so far this  month we have had 589.5 mm of rain?????

I stopped at the look out at the top of the range

I stopped at the look out at 7am this morning on  top of the range on my way to the beach,  it has stopped raining after several weeks of constant rain but there is still a lot of rain hanging around the sea looks very dark and moody. I’m standing about 900feet above the sea level.

My girlfriend and her mum we walk for an hour along the beach front and it is so beaut

My girlfriend and her mum we walk for an hour along the beach front and it is so beautiful.

This is where we sit over a coffee that ties us an hour to drink LOL

This is where we sit over a coffee that takes us an hour to drink LOL

Dogs playing in the water below where we were sitting

Dogs playing in the water below where we were sitting

When I arrived back home DS who has been away building the last 3 weeks had been cleaning up the yard he is now mowing the orchard below our homes this area runs down to the tourist railway-line and the Barron river which is in flood now.

Helicon's love the wet season.

Helicon’s love the wet season.

Just a touch of colour here and there.

Just a touch of colour here and there.

There is not a lot of colour in the garden this time of the year.

There is not a lot of colour in the garden this time of the year.

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Orchard just been mowed grass was very long.

Taken just before it started to rain again!!!!!

Taken just before it started to rain again!!!!!

Off to link with Esther now.

http://www.estheraliu.blogspot.com

Cheers every one Glenda

glenda-jean@bigpond.com

 

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11 Responses to Working on my 1930’s crazy panels 18th Feb 2015

  1. Karen says:

    I just love seeing the photos of your area – your walking area looks so lovely with the beach so near. Your yard with all your plants look so beautiful – the work you are doing on that crazy quilt is so wonderful the stitches so neat!

    • glenda says:

      Thanks Karen we are only 30 mins drive to the beach but we are over 1000 feet above sea level so much much cooler than the lowlands where the city is built. Down there through the wet air-con is a must to get you through the nights as it is just as hot as night time as the day time often and 100% humidity as well. We usually only need fans to make it liveable. But this year the rains did not come till 2 weeks ago and it was our hottest Jan since we moved here 18 years ago and for two weeks I used our free standing air-con often when it went over 35C and 90%plus humidity. Now the water table is only about 8 inches below the ground so very very soggy every where. Hugs Glenda

  2. Plum Cox says:

    The work that you are doing on your vintage crazy patchwork is amazing! So neat – it’s lovely to think of an old piece being worked on like this and given a new life. I always love to see the pictures of your area too. Thank you for sharing them!

    • glenda says:

      Hi Plum it always amazes me when I chat to you, we could not be further apart in distance but we chat like we are just down the road, quilting and the internet shrinks the world to seconds now days. Thanks for the comments on my work, stem stitch and herringbone stitch are my two favourite to use, I use to do all my dress hems in another life with herring bone LOL.

  3. Jenny says:

    Love how you are giving those vintage panels a new life, beautiful work.
    I always enjoy your photo’s, the beach looks magical and I have googled the railway and surrounding area, it looks amazing – maybe one day!!!!
    Hugs Jenny

  4. I’m looking at your crazy quilt again and just wanting to go right to my sewing room and start on the one I want to try to make with those Christmas fabrics.

    • glenda says:

      Marsha they are such fun to make. I made one myself years ago and just pulled fabrics from a basket beside me at the sewing machine and watched the blocks grow. This one has all been hand sewn though. I would hate to see these panels washed as so many of these synthetic early 1920 and 30 shrunk when washed. I’m saving it for the unknown quilter more than to use it. Cheers Glenda

  5. Esther Aliu says:

    I’m always struck by how lush and scenic your part of the world looks Glenda. I would love to be on that train that passes your house, I bet it would be a beautiful journey. You know what? You just reminded me that I don’t have a crazy patchwork quilt, but I do have a pattern for one in my folio and now I’ve got the itch to get it done (or at least release the pattern!).

    • glenda says:

      Hi Esther at present it is very very lush so much so we have to go out every few days and cut down seedlings before they grow in to giant trees and swallow the house and us up like Jack and the Bean Stalk. LOL I hope I see your version of a crazy quilt I know it will be different. Cheers Glenda

  6. glenda says:

    Morning Jane, We both live on the opposite side of the globe in 2 beautiful pieces of paradise, but oh so so different. I always enjoy YOUR photos as they remind me of where I spent my childhood in the country in New Zealand; my dad was rearing sheep, pigs, and had a large dairy heard of Jersey cows how I loved those beautiful cows they were so gentle and had the most beautiful eyes ever. Hugs Glenda

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