Love Enwine as it is this morning on my bed another step closer to been able to work the flowers inside these borders but these little pieces are all yet to be appliquéd down they are just basted or pinned at present except for the bottom section which is appliquéd down and finished.
Exciting links on Esther’s WIP’s blog this morning. This week I have been working mainly on making all the zigzags and Dutch Pixies for Love Entwines first border. I have almost completed making them all just a few Zig Zags left to make then it is all appliqué for the next few weeks. To day will see those last few zig zags made I hope.
Thursday I found several lovely wee blocks (I think the designer of them is Bronwyn Haye’s of Australia) while hunting for some thing else (sound familiar) I was in a Red-work online swap in 2009 with 11 other ladies and I choose to work in a DMC dark blue thread instead of red, these are 5 of those blocks and I think they are perfect for the top of Annabelle’s quilt. So at the top I will add these and at the bottom some lambs I had fun making in felt. It was Esther’s quilt Little lamb that made me think of Lambs.
Blue-work blocks top and felt lambs at the bottom of Annabelle’s quilt. My hubby thought they looked like prehistorical rock drawings so much for my art????????
A dear friend of mine (85) makes these wonderful cotton reel holders for me, he gave me another one on Saturday and it is full all ready, it is so easy to see my threads at a quick glance. He varnishes each prong so the reels slip on and off so smoothly. Base has velvet on them so no scratching of surfaces!!!!! I’m very spoilt.
Yesterday I had to visit a Dr about my arm, on the floor of the waiting room was a huge floor mat about 4 metres square all in greys, I loved it, it looked like a great patchwork!!!! then I realised it was made up of 1 inch strips of some thing not a whole cloth, on closer inspection I realised is was a animal skin of some kind, I was sitting at a edge so bent down for a closer look and flipped the corner over and it had a tag made in India 100% leather!!!!! WOW this was a patchwork rug, my guess it has been made out of left over leather pieces as all the strips where no longer than around 18″ and ranged from almost white right through to almost black. Strips where joined flush no seam with a flat zig zag stitch so it lay very smooth and looked like one piece of cloth. Next time I will take my camera so I can share this amazing quilt with you all. My guess it is made out of Brahman skin. What puzzles me is that in India the cow is a like a god to them and only in 2 states are they aloud to be killed so how did these skins end up in this rug here in Australia ???????
Some lovely old doilies that came in to the shop, I have washed and ironed them but these ones need a little repair work done on the lace. All the others have gone back to be sold. Whats so nice about these doilies is the large amount of crocheted lace instead of just a few rounds.
No Beach today we have had heavy rain all night and I was not able to get down the range this morning as there has been an accident on the range and it is closed. SO no beach photo’s or garden photo’s today. I have my fingers crossed no one was hurt in the accident.
Up date:- I found a lovely wee site this morning while blogging instead of visiting the beach it is Called Blue and White and is a little shop in Tokyo Japan, this site got me thinking of some lovely quilt as you go blocks I have been making on and off for >>>>>>>> don’t know how long. Made from wool kimono fabric and silks from old kimono’s. 
You start with a 14 1/2 inch square of Kimono fabric why 14 1/2 inches because that it the width kimono fabric is woven. It’s a little like a cathedral window block. I have made many quilts like this over the years I have been quilting and never stop enjoy the making of them. Best part the quilting is done as you go. I will take photos as I make them so I can share how they are made next week.
Quilt as you go finished 6 1/2 inch blocks, only the centre 12 are sewn together, I have decided to have a rest from appliqué after pulling these out and make a few more of these may be for this week any way LOL. My fine Japanese silks I’m using in the windows is limited so they are displayed so well in these dark frames of Karsuri fabric. which I have a lot of.
I’m off to link with Esther http://www.estheraliu.blogspot.com now as my computer keeps dropping out there is a cyclone forming off the coast so lots of rough weather around us so I need to link before we loose power .
Happy sewing ALL Glenda
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