tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23637919966761418582024-03-06T10:30:14.168-04:00Fleur's placeQuilting makes me happy!Fleurettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02504846889462256010noreply@blogger.comBlogger127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363791996676141858.post-12842321629883380932017-04-13T10:02:00.000-03:002017-04-13T10:02:04.124-03:00Barn Dance <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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72" x 72" (180 x 180 cm )<br />
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I am seriously considering attempting to hand quilt it. I have tried before on a smaller quilt and eventually gave up as I find a hoop uncomfortable. I am thinking of trying Suzanne Marshall's method of hoop-less quilting or big stitch.<br />
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Friday 10th March 2017<br />
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I thought I'd never finish! forty four, six inch needle turn blocks for the final border all done. I hope to put these together and finish the top this coming week.<br />
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As much as I love summer, the heat has been too much,...hard to do anything. Yesterday we had lovely rain and a heavenly cool breeze and its cool again today so I am going to do a bit of weeding, much easier to weed after soaking rain.<br />
I have been waiting for my guavas to ripen. Early morning a troop of monkeys arrived, we had not seen them in ages.What a noisy commotion. My husband went out and shooed them away, then returned indoors and said," here, they left you one"<br />
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With all the Christmas prep done, I had time to enjoy a little stitching.<div>
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A cute pattern from <a href="http://kathyschmitzstudio.blogspot.com/">KathySchmitz</a><br />
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I am experiencing problems with outlook...I cannot send emails and will ask my son to fix it. Excited to have my children home tonight, cant wait!</div>
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Fleurettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02504846889462256010noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363791996676141858.post-51865607764354828972016-12-03T09:32:00.000-04:002016-12-03T09:32:07.145-04:00CATCHING UPGosh, I can not believe its December. The year has gone by too fast.<br />
My Circa top is done and ready for quilting.<br />
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Circa 2016 Sew along was fun. Thanks to Sheryl Johnson from <a href="http://temeculaquiltco.blogspot.com/">Temecula Quilt Company</a><br />
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Barn Dance - applique panels are all done.<br />
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I am working on these applique blocks. I have to make 40 - 6 inch blocks.<br />
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And, I did some charity knitting<br />
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I am home after six weeks in the western cape looking after my daughters dog while she was away on business. Suzi was happy to see Bella again. They had fun on their daily walks to the dog park. My sons graduation ceremony was postponed from December last year to June due to two months of student protests about fees at UCT. Finally its all over. Then we all went to the George Benson concert. We love his music, everyone dancing and singing along. It was great!</div>
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Before I left, I prepared three applique blocks and pieces, popped them into plastic bags. So much easier when its all prepped. Then everyday sitting in the sun, sewing away. </div>
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Yesterday,I used a sponge and water to remove the blue marking and this happened. I quickly put it in the machine with a Dylon colour catcher and chucked the sponge never to be used again..<br />
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I am doing Barn Dance by Robyn Falloon of Bon Bon Designs<br />
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Those circles drove me round the bend ...I have since seen a lovely tutorial on<a href="http://quiltsalott.blogspot.co.za/2009/07/going-round-in-circles.html"> Quiltsalott</a> blog. This pattern has lots of circles. Forty more to make for the first border.<br />
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Despite all the circles I am enjoying this project<br />
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I have two more 30" blocks to prep and several weeks of Circa blocks to catch up on.<br />
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I am doing Circa 2016 by Temecula Quilt Co. These cute 3 1/2 inch little blocks are such fun to make and I have finally caught up.<br />
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My Granadilla vine is growing rampant and strangling my shrub. When the fruit has ripened its going to get a good pruning. They are delicious, high in Vitamin C and potassium.<br />
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December and January visited my children and now that my husband has retired there is no need to rush back home and we always take Suzi with. Its just a short two hour flight.<br />
Summer is always extremely hot so I have mostly spent more time reading.<br />
We had a severe hail storm a few weeks back causing a lot of damage. Heavy rain, strong winds and hail like I have never seen before - it was very scary, and... we had an earth tremor 3.1 the same day as the earthquake in Taiwan...hmm strange. My son is home for three weeks holiday. I cant believe Easter has come and gone. This year is going by too fast for my liking.<br />
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lunch bag. Tutorial from Ayumills<a href="http://ayumills.blogspot.co.za/2010/08/tutorial-lunch-bag.html"> blog</a><br />
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Tablet holder for my sister<br />
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The above links can be found on my Pinterest project board<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/fleuretteellis/projects/"> here</a><br />
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and a warm jacket - pattern from the book Stylish Doggywear by Annien Toukes and Joke Kahler<br />
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A pet throw, from Sew4Home..link<a href="http://www.sew4home.com/projects/furniture-covers/protective-pet-throws"> here</a><br />
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Guild members were asked to make a paper pieced Protea block - here is my block.<br />
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The top is finished and its big, 87 1/2" by 85". I will quilt this next year.<br />
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This morning I cut more fabric for EPP - still working on the stars as and when I have the time. I have 18 more to make. I need a total of 203 stars.<br />
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Can you believe there are only 7 more weeks to Christmas. My sister arrives on Tuesday for a whole month, so happy!<br />
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Part four is done - one more border to go....prairie points!<br />
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I am so glad I set the alarm for 3am on September 28 to see the lunar eclipse. I drew open the curtains, sat on the edge of the bed and watched the show. From big and bright, to red, was amazing. The next time we get to see another supermoon total lunar eclipse will be in October 2033.<br />
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I made this cushion for my daughter - she has a brown miniature dachshund named Bella. When I saw this pattern I had to make it for her. I used a faux suede. <br />
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I love this shrub, I have several in the garden and they are flowering at the moment - Mackaya bella. Its also known as the forest bell bush. Its a larval host plant for the Blue Pansy butterfly.<br />
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Fleurettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02504846889462256010noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363791996676141858.post-68067544457128788022015-08-01T15:00:00.000-03:002015-08-02T06:16:26.347-03:00A Finish and A MysteryFestival was awesome!.. KwaZulu-Natal quilters guild hosted the 18th South African National Quilt Festival from 3rd to 7th of July - 5 days of classes, lectures and vendors, with 6 international teachers, and 25 national teachers. The quilts on show were incredible. We had visitors from around the country and overseas. Kearsney College in Bothas Hill was the perfect venue. We get to host every 11 years, so It was something to look forward to and it exceeded my expectations, I loved every minute. Last week we had some rain and already I have seen new growth, soon we will be mowing again. I have quilted, bound and labeled my Life of Plenty quilt.<br />
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Aloes flower in midwinter, dripping with nectar just when the sunbirds and bees need it most<br />
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I trust everyone had a wonderful Easter. We spent the day at this quaint hotel in Bothas Hill.. The Chantecler Hotel. We had lunch in the Zebra room, delicious food, and we were entertained by a lovely singer Sandy Lawrence. The kiddies enjoyed a Easter egg hunt. Will definitely visit again.</div>
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Lancaster Co by Christy at <a href="http://cburdy.wordpress.com/">Sycamore Hill Quilts</a><br />
Oma's Blues by <a href="http://estheraliu.blogspot.com/">Esther Aliu</a><br />
Past Reflections by Wendy at <a href="http://legendsandlace.blogspot.com/">Legends and Lace</a><br />
Bountiful Baskets by Pearl at <a href="http://p3designs.com/">P3Designs</a><br />
Be Happy by Erin at <a href="http://erinrussek.typepad.com/">One Piece at a Time</a><br />
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Made more EPP stars and a long 17 1/2" heat pack, love these for relieving tension in the neck and shoulders. I have made several over the years. In Summer when its very hot I put them in the deep freeze, perfect for cooling down. I filled the bag with 1kg of barley. Wheat or rice can also be used. <br />
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Visit some of my favourite blogs -<br />
Beth at <a href="http://snipehunter1.blogspot.com/">Notes.. </a>- she is a wonderful quilter, photographer and adventurer and she does beautiful thread painting.<br />
Astrid at <a href="http://grandmasredneedle.blogspot.com/">Grandma's Red Needle</a>- she makes lovely tablerunners, mug rugs and quilts, she loves hiking and shares photos taken around her beautiful island home of Mauritius. <br />
Marelize at <a href="http://marelize-ries.blogspot.com/">Stitch by Stitch</a> - she makes lovely quilts and bags and hosts a link party - Anything goes Mondays.Fleurettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02504846889462256010noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363791996676141858.post-89427705602136588232014-09-07T13:22:00.000-03:002014-09-07T13:22:16.212-03:00Well, Hello Spring!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Nine patch churns - done!<br />
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Here are the fabrics that I have chosen to use in Pam Buda's Market Day Sal.<br />
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Blocks that I have made so far - not long to go - pinwheels up next.<br />
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I have a backlog of blog reading to catch up on.<br />
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year, is a raised walkway called the
Centenary Tree Canopy Walkway - informally called the Boomslang... (in English, the
tree snake.) as it was inspired on the form of a snake skeleton. It is situated in the Abortium part of the garden, also
known as the Enchanted Forest. A lovely snaking meander through the trees to the canopy with stunning panoramic views overlooking 450
southern African tree species, the mountain, and Cape flats in the
distance. And it moves. Its
designed to gently flex back and
forth to mimic the movement of a snake I guess. Not an unpleasant feeling. We
loved the motion and views, and walked up and down its 130 metres several times. <br />
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Here are some photos of the boomslang courtesy of Adam Harrower, horticulturist at Kirstenbosch <br />
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After that long walk, we were parched... it was tea time anyway so we went to the tearoom at gate 2. They always have delicious cakes. Here's what we had - I had the baked cheesecake, yum! <br />
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I found a fabric shop and happily added these to my stash<br />
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More about Kirstenbosch here http://www.sanbi.org/gardens/kirstenbosch <br />
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