tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65165578595033961422024-03-18T16:03:51.723+13:00Wendy's Quilts and MoreWendy's Quilts and MoreWendy @ Wendysquiltsandmorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199266373220519690noreply@blogger.comBlogger697125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-20016480589269844182024-03-15T20:00:00.041+13:002024-03-15T20:00:00.141+13:00Shades of Indigo<p>I'm busy finishing three new quilts for our <a href="https://wendysquiltsandmore.blogspot.com/2024/02/capital-quilters-exhibition.html">Capital Quilters exhibition in May</a>. Plus I want to enter at least one of the challenges. So I'm quilting every day but I can't show you any of that just yet. </p><p>However, in the evenings when I collapse into my chair I pick up my cross stitch and I've made good progress on Shades of Indigo by Nicole of Northern Expressions Needlework. </p><p>There's just one more border to go now.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGhEo-fNAjiyb2zfK0ayx2fh77wUC9JuEaB_tSBDsAiVqdm70nEQ8vnOz0aduGI2ya40MecT5TlVA6oR0Z_iEdxE-g0FruzQ67HbO1iVZMIQblENDRWRi8y9GVOElxW7zuqcpVT4cX0ohotJYRoiYf-CbxsXAZKMrZ8D3c-NsoPpWUnDKQnn4ifVuMVO39/s1512/IMG_7957.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGhEo-fNAjiyb2zfK0ayx2fh77wUC9JuEaB_tSBDsAiVqdm70nEQ8vnOz0aduGI2ya40MecT5TlVA6oR0Z_iEdxE-g0FruzQ67HbO1iVZMIQblENDRWRi8y9GVOElxW7zuqcpVT4cX0ohotJYRoiYf-CbxsXAZKMrZ8D3c-NsoPpWUnDKQnn4ifVuMVO39/w640-h640/IMG_7957.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnR-A-c0dXLnOGhRjFXbFre3hEmQEUKUhsxzmvdDaqxvocQOi-ijWKbiDHBjgHqJDJxS7x3aOABmQUE0YGO_vJQpMTIMfguvRuw5fWaETrO_os2RI2pPlypiYDgHIz_ZkhIO2bbmxIsvZUuMDk8Tcq8mlqgeI7YA5PjJjlNZ-Y52WsCPSkPOL3VQqSftl3/s1512/IMG_7961.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnR-A-c0dXLnOGhRjFXbFre3hEmQEUKUhsxzmvdDaqxvocQOi-ijWKbiDHBjgHqJDJxS7x3aOABmQUE0YGO_vJQpMTIMfguvRuw5fWaETrO_os2RI2pPlypiYDgHIz_ZkhIO2bbmxIsvZUuMDk8Tcq8mlqgeI7YA5PjJjlNZ-Y52WsCPSkPOL3VQqSftl3/w640-h640/IMG_7961.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Of course mine isn't stitched with indigo threads. I've chosen my favourite greens and blues. The problem is that when you deviate from the pattern you have to make all the colour decisions yourself!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNFHsGD4V6xogLWkyIFmf2MDXBqaS0ctNFaImywq5YDd6vyC6lNQc-FTHeBHRsnTHfLRPjauGz0xo7jg8q3QTWuW0HKFf-n_tFdFrVNTlhc93d5rwy5HWJyAWsFZsIBxuEazllYCzPUfD-i1gTgPqE2uaykdsXgxOV5guZt1Rn0Yngu62FFr3fdFZrO-M/s1512/IMG_7967.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNFHsGD4V6xogLWkyIFmf2MDXBqaS0ctNFaImywq5YDd6vyC6lNQc-FTHeBHRsnTHfLRPjauGz0xo7jg8q3QTWuW0HKFf-n_tFdFrVNTlhc93d5rwy5HWJyAWsFZsIBxuEazllYCzPUfD-i1gTgPqE2uaykdsXgxOV5guZt1Rn0Yngu62FFr3fdFZrO-M/w640-h640/IMG_7967.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I started off with Caron Waterlillies, but I've morphed into Threadworx, Weeks Dye Works and Classic Colorworks Belle Soie. I may have a lot of options but it's still trial and error because what looks good on the skein may not look so good on the fabric. Last night I unpicked quite a bit of the next border because it just didn't look right.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK2lep_x26QrZU2-tBThj9Kr02bpl0rbRk4o6KZHmDParUuFMOPiVSAxeyJ8uKRgsgMHPgxypart46Jh_TpGRyTV8yq20pcf9uAT5pzt4SfJWt6i4qmziz_KZDrzpxGYav8T2P0kG-65ELrcLBWnY2002Q70JOUAD8qq_7ZmLtml6VoZsFGab61pj2S4jW/s1512/IMG_7962.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK2lep_x26QrZU2-tBThj9Kr02bpl0rbRk4o6KZHmDParUuFMOPiVSAxeyJ8uKRgsgMHPgxypart46Jh_TpGRyTV8yq20pcf9uAT5pzt4SfJWt6i4qmziz_KZDrzpxGYav8T2P0kG-65ELrcLBWnY2002Q70JOUAD8qq_7ZmLtml6VoZsFGab61pj2S4jW/w640-h640/IMG_7962.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><p><br /></p><p>The end is in sight now and it may even be finished in 2024. I'm going to another cross stitch retreat in August and it would be embarrassing to bring out the same piece I worked on at retreats in 2022 and 2023. </p><p><br /></p>Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199266373220519690noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-38372319676521326932024-03-01T20:00:00.087+13:002024-03-01T20:00:00.214+13:00Pandemic Sampler<p>You probably thought you'd never see this day, but my Pandemic Sampler is fully finished and ready for framing!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXE8ghqg8s4sXu3objGTwZboBeU6U46aisjhvlm9_Ul7mPgd0F5GKczLfH2cRXdyk114pgBiMffCIvRRsphOqptG683ZYzokY91ij-kse1zkIiuf66_XwUmw2PKISbf4EHkjlo2ii7eqUX4QOdb5MNM3TSVGxOUPhlkDPDzeYukZI-RSxjFp_D6G00TrXO/s1738/IMG_7718%20crop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1738" data-original-width="1497" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXE8ghqg8s4sXu3objGTwZboBeU6U46aisjhvlm9_Ul7mPgd0F5GKczLfH2cRXdyk114pgBiMffCIvRRsphOqptG683ZYzokY91ij-kse1zkIiuf66_XwUmw2PKISbf4EHkjlo2ii7eqUX4QOdb5MNM3TSVGxOUPhlkDPDzeYukZI-RSxjFp_D6G00TrXO/w552-h640/IMG_7718%20crop.jpg" width="552" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I had most of it finished in April 2022 (almost two years ago), but I still had all the back stitching to do, plus my initials - which were the real sticking point. The back stitch took about a week of stitching just in the evenings. The pattern is 20 pages of A4 paper so there was a fair bit to work through. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8CPVxlqqVTxpcs3jEkfPzciLE72_0V0dSYmZXz7n5feeFy3STnYkE5gjbQiVdplhCu2-WIT5jomx45lLoa3vjAxysl6jLb7ybDA76SJ1_sSYHbR_sOy6CXIZUQltkZxBF92NhiEntsENkNExpC_2PsAFuvWIC8RQpqJZuktM2je5o1tBW8zWB9z5pz3J/s2016/IMG_7720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8CPVxlqqVTxpcs3jEkfPzciLE72_0V0dSYmZXz7n5feeFy3STnYkE5gjbQiVdplhCu2-WIT5jomx45lLoa3vjAxysl6jLb7ybDA76SJ1_sSYHbR_sOy6CXIZUQltkZxBF92NhiEntsENkNExpC_2PsAFuvWIC8RQpqJZuktM2je5o1tBW8zWB9z5pz3J/w480-h640/IMG_7720.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>My initials were an issue because "W"s are wide and I had to figure out how to fit them in. In the end I came up with a dainty, subtle solution that I think works well. They're there, but they don't jump out at you.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYB8FsDXp8NZNW9y_dlirtswKGlOJfztJYz6NBZhGZzcCxkZ0JOWmOulgh2AS4_RVPSRV-PLZYhIDd1SBRUH_bRkzxPGVa9C7ruPphkN5MCineFwrnBQqX5iuGw2fTUdZ5wn3p3Ny4l80mpaJdBbzsDRqGJCZMSY_6QRKbpLq3Aly89DZmhvxjdlmc-1CT/s2016/IMG_7719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYB8FsDXp8NZNW9y_dlirtswKGlOJfztJYz6NBZhGZzcCxkZ0JOWmOulgh2AS4_RVPSRV-PLZYhIDd1SBRUH_bRkzxPGVa9C7ruPphkN5MCineFwrnBQqX5iuGw2fTUdZ5wn3p3Ny4l80mpaJdBbzsDRqGJCZMSY_6QRKbpLq3Aly89DZmhvxjdlmc-1CT/w480-h640/IMG_7719.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOeDIYoNDFm0NQhQX9yYhrL-UyIjGsXDxUCCEsdA9IX-qlN6ATJzh9IKM4_cP4vFCYGlJADxqIdHlLam8Mu7C6xvVS79YMmPamhGgejpwRG4py_SlKHTgzJvzZ0sTbfDpvFbFy1GVvz90XTdexV4tSsN8PC7dhl7CYQq2V1gjJZhze1CHZoN-iXVvfefRI/s2016/IMG_7721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOeDIYoNDFm0NQhQX9yYhrL-UyIjGsXDxUCCEsdA9IX-qlN6ATJzh9IKM4_cP4vFCYGlJADxqIdHlLam8Mu7C6xvVS79YMmPamhGgejpwRG4py_SlKHTgzJvzZ0sTbfDpvFbFy1GVvz90XTdexV4tSsN8PC7dhl7CYQq2V1gjJZhze1CHZoN-iXVvfefRI/w480-h640/IMG_7721.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I started this piece back in July 2020 when Long Dog Samplers released this pattern to commemorate the COVID-19 Pandemic. <a href="https://www.longdogsampler.com/product/pandemic/">The pattern is available for purchase here if you're interested.</a> </div><div><br /></div><div>I used 28 count linen in Flax colourway because I didn't want to go blind stitching this. Or give up because it was too hard to see what I was doing. </div><div><br /></div><div>I used 2 strands of Madeira silk and it was beautiful to work with, but definitely not cheap. I possibly could have found cheaper silk alternatives, but my local embroidery shop had this in stock and ordering anything from overseas in the early stages of COVID was very unpredictable. Things that previously took weeks to arrive were taking months or were just plain unavailable. So I worked with what I could get and I'm very happy with the result. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDeK5QnD3snyy3u27peUkTYnDMy-RT9ItM7-5cuXMrkL4Rgn_ljhUyYRt24kXq0bEEzpAkiFffBFyvjiP-LEUgGAx3gDZWHVdNsUCZr-TSjjhaN0NWyd3pgZ31th19wVngd78ByYd8zTLmgnnLyr7Li9zoXp_hCnHRt2NISPPXExeQceoChx40s8yRBNti/s2016/IMG_5356.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDeK5QnD3snyy3u27peUkTYnDMy-RT9ItM7-5cuXMrkL4Rgn_ljhUyYRt24kXq0bEEzpAkiFffBFyvjiP-LEUgGAx3gDZWHVdNsUCZr-TSjjhaN0NWyd3pgZ31th19wVngd78ByYd8zTLmgnnLyr7Li9zoXp_hCnHRt2NISPPXExeQceoChx40s8yRBNti/w480-h640/IMG_5356.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>There's a lot of flurry going on in the Long Dog Sampler Facebook groups about Leap Day starts for 29 Feb 2024. I've resisted all temptations and will continue to work on my WIPs in 2024. </p><p>I have made one small new start since I finished Pandemic and I'll show you that in my next blog post. </p>Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199266373220519690noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-91670423339725755092024-02-16T20:00:00.072+13:002024-02-16T20:00:00.134+13:00Capital Quilters' Exhibition<p>I've got exciting news to share. Capital Quilters are having an exhibition in May 2024 in Lower Hutt. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5jk3JhvAfYsZ2oHvmQyYW3DaY-vP4dTtuBZsFYgz2dcMnR25vnhPiBhnbPe3n_cbOCMXeaFIaTxz9hNG7KadYDZ_pAjTgxJjoBBYxn_2VyFcB9L-nCcCLpJXsF4Xq7VI9hvIq7wpabV7HKZaqkuub9wkjZGlhDOvhMsgRWei1Zy2EZb2rSv1hew8DvUcP/s2074/IMG_8035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2074" data-original-width="1461" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5jk3JhvAfYsZ2oHvmQyYW3DaY-vP4dTtuBZsFYgz2dcMnR25vnhPiBhnbPe3n_cbOCMXeaFIaTxz9hNG7KadYDZ_pAjTgxJjoBBYxn_2VyFcB9L-nCcCLpJXsF4Xq7VI9hvIq7wpabV7HKZaqkuub9wkjZGlhDOvhMsgRWei1Zy2EZb2rSv1hew8DvUcP/w450-h640/IMG_8035.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><br /><p>It's going to be on Saturday 11 May and Sunday 12 May which is also Mothers' Day. Wouldn't be lovely to take your mum to a quilt show on Mothers' Day? You can look at the quilts together and then stop in at the on-site cafe for a bite to eat. </p><p>Of course we're going to have merchants too so you'll have to allow time for shopping too. </p><p>The Lower Hutt Events Centre is the lovely modern facility where we've held our exhibition twice before, and where the Symposium exhibition was held in October 2022.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm busy planning my entries now. Each guild member is allowed to enter as many quilts as they wish, but entries will be scaled back if too many entries are received. All quilts must have been completed since our last show in October 2020. </p><p>I've got 3 quilts that are still WIPs. Will I be able to get them finished in time? I'm not sure. </p><p>We've also got two challenges running so I'm thinking about what I'm going to do for them. I always like seeing mini quilts hung together and especially when they've got a common theme. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitNkyDQktRZKpuR6ziPKcqREzhYWAbYoqxjWghucfPakLn-3dbGXYVuVC0Zu6BbM6Oe0PxRGM7lj7SNNMj2RL0Noj6xBYUFQzaur6o3v5IunLWuf3tzVAj-owG_yIAZ4DkMV5IP8jAF_ziB23uiTydxwAuvSm-rnxKNttvAXdiV4J-ohkBuoMC0exSSmP5/s1280/IMG_2455.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitNkyDQktRZKpuR6ziPKcqREzhYWAbYoqxjWghucfPakLn-3dbGXYVuVC0Zu6BbM6Oe0PxRGM7lj7SNNMj2RL0Noj6xBYUFQzaur6o3v5IunLWuf3tzVAj-owG_yIAZ4DkMV5IP8jAF_ziB23uiTydxwAuvSm-rnxKNttvAXdiV4J-ohkBuoMC0exSSmP5/w640-h640/IMG_2455.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>So, there's a lot happening. I encourage to visit the show if you possibly can. <a href="https://wendysquiltsandmore.blogspot.com/2014/07/capital-quilters-2014-exhibition.html">The Capital Quilters exhibition back in July 2014</a> is what got me enthused about quilting. I wasn't a member of the guild then but I walked around the freezing school hall and was amazed at the quilts on display. Now I look back at those photos and I know all the makers and I am a member of Capital Quilters myself, </p><p>(PS - our venue won't be cold - it will be warm and welcoming)</p>Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199266373220519690noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-55444801196469952682024-02-09T20:00:00.100+13:002024-02-09T20:00:00.130+13:00Stone Flower<p>Hello!! I'm back and I've got a finished top to show you. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHw0RAKjpJUfUvvkeHPaaIKTkxkY0gnzsZHyVDpPGCSiCvIskpMemIJFv2WadD9S1d3ubw-LA8Lo-LgsGFE-uVJuN73Vms5Wxy01dN5w6IRUrHb6lw_0joReHIDAHVpg_JQm07gs7MKVmFWz4KOWraP2UGz4dQBG2-InKmk-quAUn9Ely0nmDa5LoWBRm/s1512/IMG_7698.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHw0RAKjpJUfUvvkeHPaaIKTkxkY0gnzsZHyVDpPGCSiCvIskpMemIJFv2WadD9S1d3ubw-LA8Lo-LgsGFE-uVJuN73Vms5Wxy01dN5w6IRUrHb6lw_0joReHIDAHVpg_JQm07gs7MKVmFWz4KOWraP2UGz4dQBG2-InKmk-quAUn9Ely0nmDa5LoWBRm/w640-h640/IMG_7698.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I'm calling it Stone Flower because the fabric in the centre is the Stone Flower wide back by Kaffe Fassett Collective. Here's how it evolved over a short period of time back in April 2023.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirx_mpld7rKh2Get7TNMTuXuR5WSRAJXQr35aXTqAC8G4JPeKIhegCR9_be8yxIoK0rvPs9lLM5RWDoU_0X-kte8IibRU3OYuNqnIXcIp9gKvFwaI2MfILdfMGMDei4iLW3md6UCsILG3eNcAhzTb8dqq_jwezrHwDKHLP8V8y9sIIVSNK-eIiAK0GWSXv/s1512/IMG_0816.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirx_mpld7rKh2Get7TNMTuXuR5WSRAJXQr35aXTqAC8G4JPeKIhegCR9_be8yxIoK0rvPs9lLM5RWDoU_0X-kte8IibRU3OYuNqnIXcIp9gKvFwaI2MfILdfMGMDei4iLW3md6UCsILG3eNcAhzTb8dqq_jwezrHwDKHLP8V8y9sIIVSNK-eIiAK0GWSXv/w640-h640/IMG_0816.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dwpERbZSS8vIMvlG4im47-p_9ZKMSfRSTvoJXyP_QYLNqPPHyc4txR074pIMYN301bdTLB6W6eW6t4_GmHRd1TwKwa-5IDmi2QnoPJdtQ0fkM3w4KyCKbj3sVVJcKKJh3Nldxke5xQR2JmcoTEyqryeNhg_hORvzJFtQDJrSDDhSA_MuJdYpcsY-cwhc/s1512/IMG_0845.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dwpERbZSS8vIMvlG4im47-p_9ZKMSfRSTvoJXyP_QYLNqPPHyc4txR074pIMYN301bdTLB6W6eW6t4_GmHRd1TwKwa-5IDmi2QnoPJdtQ0fkM3w4KyCKbj3sVVJcKKJh3Nldxke5xQR2JmcoTEyqryeNhg_hORvzJFtQDJrSDDhSA_MuJdYpcsY-cwhc/w640-h640/IMG_0845.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgex1cHHRqNIFKb5iLHGybyAHWpORjneelb5q4GHFXEtAHgs7ZQDl1n168sF-bpGf90uys11v7N9TkWIOlXJfKhwA7b9gXNporZn4CMqxPsDulWa1hQn8Y7s5zYpPXFws_WhG0pii8DjrLg0WOCUan2f9YLOb9Caam8IXAOdnkmGU_0SH8L6vXofpQ0uSxY/s1512/IMG_0846.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgex1cHHRqNIFKb5iLHGybyAHWpORjneelb5q4GHFXEtAHgs7ZQDl1n168sF-bpGf90uys11v7N9TkWIOlXJfKhwA7b9gXNporZn4CMqxPsDulWa1hQn8Y7s5zYpPXFws_WhG0pii8DjrLg0WOCUan2f9YLOb9Caam8IXAOdnkmGU_0SH8L6vXofpQ0uSxY/w640-h640/IMG_0846.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another wide back by Kaffe Fassett Collective</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYzc_x3kI-9MRxz4PwHGjqnlaDKh74CEiCeOEwR0Qi-bzPZOfaBCLPNliZgXeQLuQMhyphenhyphenlhEiP81g52N3lR7nbzZ1FIOUJT4-apj5AAayREOXhfGLoMSRolN90R535bgCk45hNqL313X2KsRbKCaLAYvNF4Ts9UYOwWhjPfOI0Vb11ZiuXj3JkK-EhwQELe/s1512/IMG_0851.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYzc_x3kI-9MRxz4PwHGjqnlaDKh74CEiCeOEwR0Qi-bzPZOfaBCLPNliZgXeQLuQMhyphenhyphenlhEiP81g52N3lR7nbzZ1FIOUJT4-apj5AAayREOXhfGLoMSRolN90R535bgCk45hNqL313X2KsRbKCaLAYvNF4Ts9UYOwWhjPfOI0Vb11ZiuXj3JkK-EhwQELe/w640-h640/IMG_0851.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mixed in with Cactus Flower in blue</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdHzKbeCCKZp7udyhgZe1xb67ceqcdMTz3J_GkTY0T0k0FABD1aBzH1dcJvMp6HOKfoI4TPgx3Obj8ZWIffb27PeCeY2_e0mlnkaMtqsveAMdymwFVhhII8BMFjMBXPPMSjb4nZIPcr3uNM-The_0958Z193VLww2V8ni-pOfZnt2Hpu9gcOyPLgTAQPg/s1512/IMG_0860.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdHzKbeCCKZp7udyhgZe1xb67ceqcdMTz3J_GkTY0T0k0FABD1aBzH1dcJvMp6HOKfoI4TPgx3Obj8ZWIffb27PeCeY2_e0mlnkaMtqsveAMdymwFVhhII8BMFjMBXPPMSjb4nZIPcr3uNM-The_0958Z193VLww2V8ni-pOfZnt2Hpu9gcOyPLgTAQPg/w640-h640/IMG_0860.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8vTRoBC3i7ZzuZoSeYKNCUX6zXk9WY52zPsemUeQnHETyZ5xkJRx-2nbr9UV0Je3Il0jOP7iS5qmX6Tg_zrULxAplYHN1MDq2_d_d5oxFq15Wv5cPsxCPLJKoRZUG-E6c7Sd3DzyaBSj8CZiwooTYT198AuFPMmYpvGDvsYKptLyd6Bto5sq_TIIyDIx/s1512/IMG_0917.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8vTRoBC3i7ZzuZoSeYKNCUX6zXk9WY52zPsemUeQnHETyZ5xkJRx-2nbr9UV0Je3Il0jOP7iS5qmX6Tg_zrULxAplYHN1MDq2_d_d5oxFq15Wv5cPsxCPLJKoRZUG-E6c7Sd3DzyaBSj8CZiwooTYT198AuFPMmYpvGDvsYKptLyd6Bto5sq_TIIyDIx/w640-h640/IMG_0917.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I took elements of the Blue Square Dance pattern from Kaffe's Quilts in the Cotswolds book and used them to expand on my fussy cut Stone Flower centre piece. But I stopped when I got to the final border because I didn't fancy the labour intensive border shown in the book. So it sat on the shelf for nine months. </div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdUvUQ94mTU1ckD1nsp2rgecZ6ccCyj9D2jkcmYhBtzX-qcVp6Au7YD1gYljiMhqFqyxsx9AJrz9fSxZ2nkbv-SRf1uWOTBo-teU8m2nTbiZ4mW2g0Tx2XDx2mkwrO2mCrkMyNNOrw7KxvBct0eQN_AcTsi70u9FgH8hkA7mZAIWeShvGqOHR2XwsnN_v/s1280/IMG_6799.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdUvUQ94mTU1ckD1nsp2rgecZ6ccCyj9D2jkcmYhBtzX-qcVp6Au7YD1gYljiMhqFqyxsx9AJrz9fSxZ2nkbv-SRf1uWOTBo-teU8m2nTbiZ4mW2g0Tx2XDx2mkwrO2mCrkMyNNOrw7KxvBct0eQN_AcTsi70u9FgH8hkA7mZAIWeShvGqOHR2XwsnN_v/w640-h640/IMG_6799.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp0I25ebMxsoKA-hGBgjwXqJoyZcy6tpzK9C2NsxaYkvhhqntIm5dzoWfOsDie_9bDDZGGleeezan9adQarYYJEHD4fXRjMgWGBKp3v2YV2jRFR1uqnGtokVZ1Y5h4DO3ckdz3kmwVs9MwYRX4PgcK28bGE94muMi0tzEwplJHQnCtmOOIcwAvwUdDN9eQ/s1512/IMG_2990.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp0I25ebMxsoKA-hGBgjwXqJoyZcy6tpzK9C2NsxaYkvhhqntIm5dzoWfOsDie_9bDDZGGleeezan9adQarYYJEHD4fXRjMgWGBKp3v2YV2jRFR1uqnGtokVZ1Y5h4DO3ckdz3kmwVs9MwYRX4PgcK28bGE94muMi0tzEwplJHQnCtmOOIcwAvwUdDN9eQ/w640-h640/IMG_2990.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Then January 2024 rolled around and I decided to finish some more WIPs. So I browsed through the book and spotted the triangle border on the Flowery Jar pattern and decided to use that border instead. I wanted to bring out the green again so I found an Alison Glass print that was just the right shade of green and I used that. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGmiPc68wxMipBsvzyhFDktJguLbaBIh6o1mYDxxorH_MeU4md6HH5RoR3dEZBwh5N9D4dJTxsJJd_1_DBcMicfITwTvXMKIBqISbpS5co2FAdmmSzoOx7hk3AWaYYC1C-flFpUSskUMIv6Fq8pIWcyG9cQL1j8-PWtqBZQK5boTamfe4OjdCgFKXcST_/s1512/IMG_7698.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGmiPc68wxMipBsvzyhFDktJguLbaBIh6o1mYDxxorH_MeU4md6HH5RoR3dEZBwh5N9D4dJTxsJJd_1_DBcMicfITwTvXMKIBqISbpS5co2FAdmmSzoOx7hk3AWaYYC1C-flFpUSskUMIv6Fq8pIWcyG9cQL1j8-PWtqBZQK5boTamfe4OjdCgFKXcST_/w640-h640/IMG_7698.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I couldn't decide if I liked the green triangles pointing in or out, but I went with my original plan and have pointed them out. It feels like there's more green showing when I point them out and that's what I wanted. </p><p>Now it's finished and ready for long arm quilting. I've already got 4 quilts in my hand quilting pile so this one is going straight to the long arm quilter. I intend to use it as an everyday quilt. It will replace my very thin Kaffe jelly roll quilt that I made about 10 years ago. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXqL34sjryr43wuw6Zzww5vcfiF9btsoEEJQkmZxC34rgbK5xRUITO1wxPmbx7UJxgMPS18pVhMI0I8QQ_r-x2ZJCzQLap4wxr7cuNd6FM1PmOFwXyu_4K09_srZtPniqZ8EWK1ZoLVEMFYWFsmSfNtP_WcCABDNy8JPtCh8eAdpTNuGyT5rb-wHEd687a/s4320/Blue%20Garden%201%20Crop.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4320" data-original-width="3078" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXqL34sjryr43wuw6Zzww5vcfiF9btsoEEJQkmZxC34rgbK5xRUITO1wxPmbx7UJxgMPS18pVhMI0I8QQ_r-x2ZJCzQLap4wxr7cuNd6FM1PmOFwXyu_4K09_srZtPniqZ8EWK1ZoLVEMFYWFsmSfNtP_WcCABDNy8JPtCh8eAdpTNuGyT5rb-wHEd687a/w456-h640/Blue%20Garden%201%20Crop.JPG" width="456" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199266373220519690noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-57911205262908405212024-01-19T20:00:00.136+13:002024-01-19T20:00:00.132+13:00Lord Nelson<p>I'm just back from a lovely family holiday in Nelson. It's such a pretty place with beautiful beaches and bays. We stayed in an Airbnb overlooking Tasman Bay and I loved watching the ebb and flow of the tide and the sea changing colour throughout the day. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAkV1knoLItLHAx0yezWSJiRC8vAICBJWV0FP9zyKgNBG2BxiTFQSaSKWw75nToCY2HAqqhzhpDwCfueWQU3Z7SX72PRDB2tahxu-HZkSHPkAzJ2vKfiKVn0I9uhoEUN64jnnq8UpcVECNQn4Wan9DS8Wip3wpMWPzTgSQIR6J_NCN1sh2GMqu7ZqTNabq/s2016/IMG_7162.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1134" data-original-width="2016" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAkV1knoLItLHAx0yezWSJiRC8vAICBJWV0FP9zyKgNBG2BxiTFQSaSKWw75nToCY2HAqqhzhpDwCfueWQU3Z7SX72PRDB2tahxu-HZkSHPkAzJ2vKfiKVn0I9uhoEUN64jnnq8UpcVECNQn4Wan9DS8Wip3wpMWPzTgSQIR6J_NCN1sh2GMqu7ZqTNabq/w640-h360/IMG_7162.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I did take some hand sewing with me, but it's hard to get going when you're away from home and the seating doesn't match your ideal setup at home. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also - I kept getting distracted by the action on the water. We saw standup paddle boarders, kayakers, people learning to sail little P class yachts, kite surfers, wind surfers, jet skiers, tug boats, the pilot, big ships - everything!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The owners kindly supplied a telescope and binoculars for the visitors. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNwUUihTAVR6QDHgiLsBVkPi0g_f0GV82Cw6_MQblwyHCoF3dfaKjwQEPlaNf0JlLFOCWWtf1fBbhtHKkkWQkL_H1tmon-rzAN-k7XpUOnhcBywnPM9TKZyrSYHQ2-yfOMYbKZSazScAAj22j3AdpRVeuSzq_4vIa_PRFTuKF8qQky4rVPIAhO0VXGl9t/s2016/IMG_7285.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1134" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNwUUihTAVR6QDHgiLsBVkPi0g_f0GV82Cw6_MQblwyHCoF3dfaKjwQEPlaNf0JlLFOCWWtf1fBbhtHKkkWQkL_H1tmon-rzAN-k7XpUOnhcBywnPM9TKZyrSYHQ2-yfOMYbKZSazScAAj22j3AdpRVeuSzq_4vIa_PRFTuKF8qQky4rVPIAhO0VXGl9t/w360-h640/IMG_7285.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I did some work on my King Charles III coronation tapestry that I bought at Liberty in London. It's almost finished now but I did too much in one day and now my finger hurts so I have to have a break. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglXAytshl5j2LBByJzDC-1ng29Da-Yjgs7sNUz14pAEjk2T8IYZHdu9iAYKkLkoLbwBYzHOHPrgJK94DyWHGWZxGBH2ih-ximSSMTAOhrD4Q-6J66iAWT7DU1JcR1BLn91lC2I7Uu1Vj_TCQj7Z6iYlmbdYoLfAlLKUziEZs8hE8NemQnQF2DtCWSEqn73/s1135/IMG_7276.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1135" data-original-width="855" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglXAytshl5j2LBByJzDC-1ng29Da-Yjgs7sNUz14pAEjk2T8IYZHdu9iAYKkLkoLbwBYzHOHPrgJK94DyWHGWZxGBH2ih-ximSSMTAOhrD4Q-6J66iAWT7DU1JcR1BLn91lC2I7Uu1Vj_TCQj7Z6iYlmbdYoLfAlLKUziEZs8hE8NemQnQF2DtCWSEqn73/w482-h640/IMG_7276.jpg" width="482" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div><br /></div>I hadn't been to Nelson before so I was interested to see all the links back to England. <div>Trafalgar Park</div><div>Stoke</div><div>Halifax Street</div><div>Richmond Ave</div><div>Hampden St</div><div><br /></div><div>From Wikipedia: <span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">Nelson was named in honour of Admiral </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio_Nelson,_1st_Viscount_Nelson" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #3366cc; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson">Horatio Nelson</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">, who defeated both the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_French_Empire" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #3366cc; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="First French Empire">French</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-size: 14px;"> and Spanish fleets at the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Trafalgar" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #3366cc; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Battle of Trafalgar">Battle of Trafalgar</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-size: 14px;"> in 1805. Many roads and public areas around the city are named after people and ships associated with that battle. Inhabitants of the city are referred to as Nelsonians; Trafalgar Street is its main shopping axis.</span></div><div><br /></div><div>Although I probably shouldn't have been surprised because most New Zealand towns and cities have a:</div><div>Queen St</div><div>George St</div><div>Princess St</div><div>Albert St</div><div><br /></div><div>The Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840 between the Maoris and the Queen's representatives (The Crown), and many settler ships arrived from then on with English, Scottish and Irish settlers aboard. They naturally named the new towns and streets after what they had at home. In New Zealand there are many towns and streets with Maori names too. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXtGbnf6dUbFnxg9KxgmVdF2RdBHYzjZ9nQ4qlzBZwlL3EtrjrGPTroDFKThmsXaIlGNATbjJEhEBG8ORa_ZHYqFfPUR6B6rL5E7WV9pMwFsYnolNiHVTzPgfOKuFhdqeu8dPe8ceisqo52zrePjYFgNa-r7UCGvWdkaZMD9LI5W1xopx7E7SC204v6a8F/s1589/IMG_7228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1589" data-original-width="1134" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXtGbnf6dUbFnxg9KxgmVdF2RdBHYzjZ9nQ4qlzBZwlL3EtrjrGPTroDFKThmsXaIlGNATbjJEhEBG8ORa_ZHYqFfPUR6B6rL5E7WV9pMwFsYnolNiHVTzPgfOKuFhdqeu8dPe8ceisqo52zrePjYFgNa-r7UCGvWdkaZMD9LI5W1xopx7E7SC204v6a8F/w456-h640/IMG_7228.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRipC_YbnmLzqXlMxBHknG9bz6t9H6Z8mWigHJGshlZDDStt624GS5Q0wNJHY5nuTMwGG4NaQttYzsgAsvYcs6x0ZujkN2ySDlH7sQ2NJG-gzZrff_YD1vLcEP0gGpu36YeJV6fCRRDwtBCSDXGGhAT-mxGxJpM3iT8BVZ-Of-TiFYG8JxEd6PgbWvNWBj/s2016/IMG_7230.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1134" data-original-width="2016" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRipC_YbnmLzqXlMxBHknG9bz6t9H6Z8mWigHJGshlZDDStt624GS5Q0wNJHY5nuTMwGG4NaQttYzsgAsvYcs6x0ZujkN2ySDlH7sQ2NJG-gzZrff_YD1vLcEP0gGpu36YeJV6fCRRDwtBCSDXGGhAT-mxGxJpM3iT8BVZ-Of-TiFYG8JxEd6PgbWvNWBj/w640-h360/IMG_7230.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel_Tasman">Abel Tasman, a Dutch explorer,</a> was the first European to visit New Zealand and he arrived in 1642. He stopped in a beautiful bay at the top of the South Island and named it Tasman Bay. Now we have Able Tasman National Park and it's a protected area at the top of the South Island. Many people go tramping/bush walking there.<div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://nzhistory.govt.nz/people/james-cook">Captain Cook</a> came to New Zealand mapped the shore line much later in the 1770s. </div><div><br /></div><div>So that's a little history lesson to go with my royal tapestry. </div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEaEgGZ4FlSi1K6LvM_PpurX4_yASphE6jLVCLi8-vn3MA0KkdwmGTCzhFz4_m9Ou4cu1Xmry9HnjIcrMbEqsBEt78GrArvcApKL3shk9Uy02kQ4yG-0Y3wqP3h1KXmnmA6oK_rDHK3X3yvlG4a7tfbxTwZ5-dcx5GDu05ie0x3ErBVlzG4AmZ0OgqY7Wc/s2016/IMG_7246.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1134" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEaEgGZ4FlSi1K6LvM_PpurX4_yASphE6jLVCLi8-vn3MA0KkdwmGTCzhFz4_m9Ou4cu1Xmry9HnjIcrMbEqsBEt78GrArvcApKL3shk9Uy02kQ4yG-0Y3wqP3h1KXmnmA6oK_rDHK3X3yvlG4a7tfbxTwZ5-dcx5GDu05ie0x3ErBVlzG4AmZ0OgqY7Wc/w360-h640/IMG_7246.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqNVVEO7BGBFLx2ptXH333PQBmyl5iqaDD8HUPBQbTVhWjf9y6vhyphenhyphen0Ka4pom62oIewH1Ji860a9hbIR-XdNEA0wumTnB1BUZDTWOElvvlw0Rt-zEnXc7_ejJiQcHygdd_SnKEyGQqkR81sG2Vg-Q1SGvmEm72LFwIhTVXhQaISb4PLqFIJXM1SlROLOZvz/s2016/IMG_7249.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1134" data-original-width="2016" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqNVVEO7BGBFLx2ptXH333PQBmyl5iqaDD8HUPBQbTVhWjf9y6vhyphenhyphen0Ka4pom62oIewH1Ji860a9hbIR-XdNEA0wumTnB1BUZDTWOElvvlw0Rt-zEnXc7_ejJiQcHygdd_SnKEyGQqkR81sG2Vg-Q1SGvmEm72LFwIhTVXhQaISb4PLqFIJXM1SlROLOZvz/w640-h360/IMG_7249.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kaiteriteri Beach In Tasman Bay</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>I'm home now and back into work, but it's HOT and I wish I was still on holiday. </div><div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div></div>Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199266373220519690noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-79475533180723312632024-01-05T20:00:00.101+13:002024-01-05T20:00:00.129+13:00A Trip Around the World<p>Happy New Year everyone. </p><p>No sooner had I dropped my mum and dad at the airport on 27 December than I started getting inspired on Instagram. Often I will start a Christmas themed cross stitch between Christmas and New Year, but this year I started a Christmas quilt and I had the whole top pieced in just seven days. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNHop4yNjQ-0PEHx3xdINtPfIbYod4L9zNRztT9kUkAlowCj2nskXj5lF6cIob0rrYs-6EgqGFDWodYW-6ILcSfXKDyiEO5AsRlt8ld6OvJ63zsLhHjLPB_ehC3D8WjVZDh7Dr6YV9-web_MjPKHA2M6aODtwVdsHBnnMGHH_6jOxNYLwLk8MRLAqEY9x/s1737/IMG_6965.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1737" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNHop4yNjQ-0PEHx3xdINtPfIbYod4L9zNRztT9kUkAlowCj2nskXj5lF6cIob0rrYs-6EgqGFDWodYW-6ILcSfXKDyiEO5AsRlt8ld6OvJ63zsLhHjLPB_ehC3D8WjVZDh7Dr6YV9-web_MjPKHA2M6aODtwVdsHBnnMGHH_6jOxNYLwLk8MRLAqEY9x/w558-h640/IMG_6965.jpg" width="558" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I was inspired by this photo on Instagram:<div><br /><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw8m2sw9A3Ld1yHCPK3HEeofjeCBuJm0nJtYaJrh2dWJefKFCwsAjChfrq8dbGIWyqVDxFLH8CcwsKPi4x795Ar1j54dCWGv7q74DljzYuBK_FRwJZHSohdmutAx26a5eJ3NbwSB5QxqjrTwqX_X-YA2RLlL0fqwHQqWxXPYs9BMMhEZq4Nh7BDoE1N7_x/s895/IMG_7839.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="895" data-original-width="674" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw8m2sw9A3Ld1yHCPK3HEeofjeCBuJm0nJtYaJrh2dWJefKFCwsAjChfrq8dbGIWyqVDxFLH8CcwsKPi4x795Ar1j54dCWGv7q74DljzYuBK_FRwJZHSohdmutAx26a5eJ3NbwSB5QxqjrTwqX_X-YA2RLlL0fqwHQqWxXPYs9BMMhEZq4Nh7BDoE1N7_x/w482-h640/IMG_7839.PNG" width="482" /></a></div><br /><p>But I used the brighter colours from this Christmas gift bag:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjklTR018GEnCclWFT9FRayb_MZMtxB-uESrNNhWNVodaE_FPh1eyS9Y72Wn4wJnD697AqSlejC_EGR4Fpox8OjXoipvY8QNoSwqzfxIWslTOP7KPQ6LF7VzZd01eTgaG1vEmEl0j3NCPecwvI_39aNJ9O5i6mu326gcRLDI0f5Cy9uP6ioYBVyaqQzMz2/s1018/IMG_6902.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1018" data-original-width="968" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjklTR018GEnCclWFT9FRayb_MZMtxB-uESrNNhWNVodaE_FPh1eyS9Y72Wn4wJnD697AqSlejC_EGR4Fpox8OjXoipvY8QNoSwqzfxIWslTOP7KPQ6LF7VzZd01eTgaG1vEmEl0j3NCPecwvI_39aNJ9O5i6mu326gcRLDI0f5Cy9uP6ioYBVyaqQzMz2/w608-h640/IMG_6902.jpg" width="608" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The photo I liked was by Edyta Sitar so I used her<a href="https://www.laundrybasketquilts.com/online-store/Trip-Around-the-World-PDF-download-p573293382"> Laundry Basket Quilts PDF pattern for a Trip Around the World quilt.</a> I watched<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ksKiQFzQO8&ab_channel=LaundryBasketQuilts"> her video first </a>and I liked the sound of her method, so I purchased the pattern and made a start.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKhZCwtGrzGSd8BbP8gNc4di8VoHRlFnqMvEicmLF_7un7rpyUiY40CTnqyKvGt43d38LrL6iTegXqxmXzgt0tOkcHzuvyRM8vx9StIy4MIijQxLacePWI-UsRRWI7qQskA8mHsHjHIJ895iAZE2nbXdsfhFf0f5w3IrqA0nd0lI5r6j5dbNkLoLK4RWn/s1708/IMG_6915.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1708" data-original-width="1134" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKhZCwtGrzGSd8BbP8gNc4di8VoHRlFnqMvEicmLF_7un7rpyUiY40CTnqyKvGt43d38LrL6iTegXqxmXzgt0tOkcHzuvyRM8vx9StIy4MIijQxLacePWI-UsRRWI7qQskA8mHsHjHIJ895iAZE2nbXdsfhFf0f5w3IrqA0nd0lI5r6j5dbNkLoLK4RWn/w424-h640/IMG_6915.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikFC4ZlGvTFf4aispyBid3qzqsQ5JoqtZvnPGFHgZXGGm74mvrg8rjywZH4MdGeC6h8XF_jasBzXJDDY6mpP9ainDDbSGTZ8A4w7V_NgH2BlhvhWtX0cujwMUdtoX66dPV3VX55vMu5i9KNPLfRF8c5RirtMkgOJYxTQ5w6WqGurkN3_uPlKGZcrgEvmSQ/s2016/IMG_6926.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikFC4ZlGvTFf4aispyBid3qzqsQ5JoqtZvnPGFHgZXGGm74mvrg8rjywZH4MdGeC6h8XF_jasBzXJDDY6mpP9ainDDbSGTZ8A4w7V_NgH2BlhvhWtX0cujwMUdtoX66dPV3VX55vMu5i9KNPLfRF8c5RirtMkgOJYxTQ5w6WqGurkN3_uPlKGZcrgEvmSQ/w640-h480/IMG_6926.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I did consider making the quilt larger, or enlarging the size of the squares, but either option would have meant that I would need more than a fat quarter for the 4 consistent colours that run through it. I wanted to make it all from my stash, so I stuck to the instructions. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbO3grsMMt3sqLxLaflvCCy6qu2v1atVtHBfpr_w4c0QDGdDc-2FxmsL8R68vbRoEbvZKRQ4Zd65WcQKoKa66ltF9CBoT7Lyrx4AXGOzncboyahvbWeGG3BwVZmKC12iotB6Z6odsCIPfNuHePGdfoWlJw05iCuhNGWExMouv0OCbe4B7PiOb1ha5MUnlk/s2016/IMG_6951.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbO3grsMMt3sqLxLaflvCCy6qu2v1atVtHBfpr_w4c0QDGdDc-2FxmsL8R68vbRoEbvZKRQ4Zd65WcQKoKa66ltF9CBoT7Lyrx4AXGOzncboyahvbWeGG3BwVZmKC12iotB6Z6odsCIPfNuHePGdfoWlJw05iCuhNGWExMouv0OCbe4B7PiOb1ha5MUnlk/w640-h480/IMG_6951.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWAXKLC8dgYZc1zx4EM3iW59lEe6BsZ95MKe_UWTDxScMVMUvtjuiM7B_WP-Pu0wTs_y9ghrAjhEa-b2HQ4Yf-sHwH_lP8y71s8CkjiZ0hUsDbjscFBpbfLiJgDFAgpTbIKt4DQcQtT2d6kQV0ZGWuPg8EHzlbG4AQ2QluCE4-NW_cwqXlq7-CaQrfBRo/s1786/IMG_6954.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1786" data-original-width="1481" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWAXKLC8dgYZc1zx4EM3iW59lEe6BsZ95MKe_UWTDxScMVMUvtjuiM7B_WP-Pu0wTs_y9ghrAjhEa-b2HQ4Yf-sHwH_lP8y71s8CkjiZ0hUsDbjscFBpbfLiJgDFAgpTbIKt4DQcQtT2d6kQV0ZGWuPg8EHzlbG4AQ2QluCE4-NW_cwqXlq7-CaQrfBRo/w530-h640/IMG_6954.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I used scraps of fabrics on many of the rows but if you're going to do that, just be careful to space them evenly when you're sewing the columns together. I like how my scrappy fabrics are evenly spaced out in the final design. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwxYmTIeb3RuEn8gSJuHLi3ZtAnwYBuFv0cR-tP_iCadZS-CEMd4DOYck8cqksdmklPipOzyG2xpSDfKQn3LnzltN6KngmOmd0pszbLrwuW0r3gL-lWgsN8yqMvgtXh5mk4mo6nXOqGbK7kpekmFudKFnEp0LOWe4gQfL2_foyJy5-zwdU8teUO4DUOvq/s2016/IMG_6963.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1134" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwxYmTIeb3RuEn8gSJuHLi3ZtAnwYBuFv0cR-tP_iCadZS-CEMd4DOYck8cqksdmklPipOzyG2xpSDfKQn3LnzltN6KngmOmd0pszbLrwuW0r3gL-lWgsN8yqMvgtXh5mk4mo6nXOqGbK7kpekmFudKFnEp0LOWe4gQfL2_foyJy5-zwdU8teUO4DUOvq/w360-h640/IMG_6963.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /> <br />While I was in the mood I even pieced a quilt back using one of my precious Cotton+Steel fabrics from 2017. I do love the ski jumpers, but if I haven't got around to using it yet, it's best to put it on the back of a quilt and at least I will get to see it sometimes. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0tVxnuNsnpLo6-KdIx0bm3LtGfRrjFrkapjBoPF385AQ1580orJlDfNsTYrMDMDM3eIJwN-WZszFGfK8kFHa3X_3fMo_csQHUI5G9Q3Mn_HhQDHkJRLUPsO4VEktO3RamyuiRRxxGCwfl11JPRnLwpsp-ko_AAPJ2mNUbPxndFe4LZJUl5lbRdENXd-2/s1816/IMG_6975.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0tVxnuNsnpLo6-KdIx0bm3LtGfRrjFrkapjBoPF385AQ1580orJlDfNsTYrMDMDM3eIJwN-WZszFGfK8kFHa3X_3fMo_csQHUI5G9Q3Mn_HhQDHkJRLUPsO4VEktO3RamyuiRRxxGCwfl11JPRnLwpsp-ko_AAPJ2mNUbPxndFe4LZJUl5lbRdENXd-2/w532-h640/IMG_6975.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>So now I have a lovely Christmas quilt ready for hand quilting with sparkly threads when the weather gets cooler. </div><div><br /></div><div>Finished size is 54" x 62"<br /><p>2024 is off to a good start. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div></div></div>Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199266373220519690noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-50220844569345910292023-12-22T20:00:00.096+13:002023-12-22T20:00:00.130+13:002023 - My quilting year in review<p>Well, it's almost the end of 2023 and it's time to look back at what I've achieved this year. </p><p>My biggest achievement this year was my 5 week trip to Europe. I loved every moment of it, but it did mean that I didn't make as many quilts as usual. </p><p>That's OK because my goals for 2023 were to<span style="background-color: white; color: #343434; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">:</span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #343434; text-align: left;"><ul style="background-color: white; color: #343434; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">finish what I'd already started</span></li></ul><ul style="background-color: white; color: #343434; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">use what I already had</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I think I did quite well on both of those goals. Here's what I made in 2023.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6fVJJan6NJ-w4iYZPlzJFV86sC990J2_BB2KdqfEuBhTUClTiV3nx9DBGgWIyVSHkzR0jZdD05MmHcAlov9M1NbABNzAs3P_bDSEFX2mzPD_ZPIhaqhYtbJLJy2qID4hH31ic0wlgwc3dMuXJYQsWptSUd_ORFDvz2X5oXobhwkvRyKd68G6Cwc3Fwxs/s3465/BF39075A-3755-46D8-A770-AAF1F4BECF16.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3465" data-original-width="3465" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6fVJJan6NJ-w4iYZPlzJFV86sC990J2_BB2KdqfEuBhTUClTiV3nx9DBGgWIyVSHkzR0jZdD05MmHcAlov9M1NbABNzAs3P_bDSEFX2mzPD_ZPIhaqhYtbJLJy2qID4hH31ic0wlgwc3dMuXJYQsWptSUd_ORFDvz2X5oXobhwkvRyKd68G6Cwc3Fwxs/w640-h640/BF39075A-3755-46D8-A770-AAF1F4BECF16.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. <a href="https://wendysquiltsandmore.blogspot.com/2023/05/good-fortune-revisited.html">Good Fortune - Bonnie Hunter Mystery quilt from 2018</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. <a href="https://wendysquiltsandmore.blogspot.com/2023/05/hand-quilted-sampler.html">Kaffe Fassett Hand Quilted Sampler</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">3. <a href="https://wendysquiltsandmore.blogspot.com/2023/04/dear-john.html">Dear John - Jen Kingwell's Dear Jen</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>4. <a href="https://wendysquiltsandmore.blogspot.com/2023/01/a-pretty-baby-quilt.html">A baby quilt</a></div><div><br /></div><div>5. <a href="https://wendysquiltsandmore.blogspot.com/2023/11/pretty-in-pink.html">Pretty in Pink</a></div><div><br /></div><div>6. <a href="https://wendysquiltsandmore.blogspot.com/2023/11/spooky-darlings.html">Spooky Darlings</a></div><div><br /></div><div>7. <a href="https://wendysquiltsandmore.blogspot.com/2023/05/club-tropicana.html">Club Tropicana</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Four of these quilts were started prior to 2023 so they fit the goal of finishing what I had already started. </div><div><br /></div><div>The three new quilts were all made from fabrics that I already had on hand so they meet my other goal of using what I already had. </div><div><br /></div><div>I can't promise I'll be so frugal in 2024!</div><div><br /></div><div>I also finished three more quilt tops in 2023 and I will show them again when they are finished in 2024. They are Licorice Allsorts, Don't Leaf Me and a mystery one. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidC8sT1UhwikxHh0x6UdvI9VAJe9HVidYNyHnipJtSPs-6NAMyUg3oXfy99ODCjPmIRj-JOZdxnzr3Wf4zLGKUuH7dpF1fJN73avz-SkwammEI6W-f5YIwzZ-m5ISKGR835m04KUo92szCC8fvqOesZncINX1a6av3TdY5VdjbtaWzjSToe1Nw-LggEarx/s1512/IMG_0820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidC8sT1UhwikxHh0x6UdvI9VAJe9HVidYNyHnipJtSPs-6NAMyUg3oXfy99ODCjPmIRj-JOZdxnzr3Wf4zLGKUuH7dpF1fJN73avz-SkwammEI6W-f5YIwzZ-m5ISKGR835m04KUo92szCC8fvqOesZncINX1a6av3TdY5VdjbtaWzjSToe1Nw-LggEarx/w640-h640/IMG_0820.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Licorice Allsorts - pattern by Wendy Williams</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOsTgEnQDjuY0puQ5lONbCx_PXQyKjK2lmDwb7q3KGjgbPavHx5toZgvEg7NrGeNXAIU-6c5J_RCi_ucx0mrJokR4esGX__LrgX9a0z1lKzF9kqYMpKSRr3h-A7ITCA9C6qY6ANn9JlxTF-6gGRsGmNUpTPXdGsCMpmH_G0a22frE8YnTPJLPSZNVdJB3/s2597/IMG_5836.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2597" data-original-width="2597" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOsTgEnQDjuY0puQ5lONbCx_PXQyKjK2lmDwb7q3KGjgbPavHx5toZgvEg7NrGeNXAIU-6c5J_RCi_ucx0mrJokR4esGX__LrgX9a0z1lKzF9kqYMpKSRr3h-A7ITCA9C6qY6ANn9JlxTF-6gGRsGmNUpTPXdGsCMpmH_G0a22frE8YnTPJLPSZNVdJB3/w640-h640/IMG_5836.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don't Leaf Me - pattern by Wendy Williams</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfxnAj_Llw2DQtos6Se-mRJZVoXUTjX3S00b0dibber1_N08cRgclpPmMFT8qx5VPTw4FKWzK-yIlBrbihxDVAyR2DTSeVO3lhISD019HInIj_cqT606oThUdLQ9y5UcWz_g6IEZWerGL64Csv2qY-aWkDt_sjQM5vcsyoLfnq5I7jZWtRw9qJF2vq4hz4/s1673/IMG_5042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1135" data-original-width="1673" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfxnAj_Llw2DQtos6Se-mRJZVoXUTjX3S00b0dibber1_N08cRgclpPmMFT8qx5VPTw4FKWzK-yIlBrbihxDVAyR2DTSeVO3lhISD019HInIj_cqT606oThUdLQ9y5UcWz_g6IEZWerGL64Csv2qY-aWkDt_sjQM5vcsyoLfnq5I7jZWtRw9qJF2vq4hz4/w640-h434/IMG_5042.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>My Summer in Tekapo bags were also an important part of 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div>It feels funny to be signing off without opening the Peacock Party, but as I said last week, I've decided to retire the Peacock Party of five years of hosting. Thank you for all your kind messages and understanding. </div><div><br /></div><div>Merry Christmas everyone and Happy New Year too. I'll be back in January. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #343434; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"></p>Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199266373220519690noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-61717398551428962502023-12-15T20:00:00.127+13:002023-12-15T20:00:00.139+13:00Happy 10th Birthday to my blog<p>I can hardly believe this, but I started this blog 10 years ago today. <a href="https://wendysquiltsandmore.blogspot.com/2013/12/welcome.html">Here's a link back to my very first post. </a></p><p>I started my blog because my friends and relatives had told me that they really looked forward to receiving my Christmas letter and seeing photos of the things that I had made during the year. And also because I wanted to keep a personal record of what I had made. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2SmTXjP2IMJJ3eyZP7vMk7y4dz8D1EbfexZiTLLbZHDO-s6yioufW_s44HaDCV-nuz4M-nvybx3jsNSPstusQcVN3og6Kf_MzPmOYG22AeJnfKzct0I7bmisw7Q4LZJ7SdzYWSwsGKC-apjAG0cHRWbKaLUFcZ8oHNRkNGJKj-x-uEfAMs9w2QrYI1on0/s1440/369C758D-506C-4880-84E1-B79B955064A2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2SmTXjP2IMJJ3eyZP7vMk7y4dz8D1EbfexZiTLLbZHDO-s6yioufW_s44HaDCV-nuz4M-nvybx3jsNSPstusQcVN3og6Kf_MzPmOYG22AeJnfKzct0I7bmisw7Q4LZJ7SdzYWSwsGKC-apjAG0cHRWbKaLUFcZ8oHNRkNGJKj-x-uEfAMs9w2QrYI1on0/w640-h480/369C758D-506C-4880-84E1-B79B955064A2.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some pears I finished last week</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>I've made 689 blog posts since 16 December 2013 - that's at least one a week, every week for 10 years!!</p><p>Five years ago today I started the <b>Peacock Party</b> - a weekly link up party for fellow bloggers to share what they have been working on. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKRyUSvhNhmMw0EBzp9bUsvTe9Apnq-T_7Tfbl6iT2cJJ6554YkHdOuPoCFSZO2fKvOhSpL_PS5r-awjmyWEWfUjDh1459VO3C_B4627W0VychP8tnowyLNylPYu6dErdyIoSpF0kVhyphenhyphenJhMmzs5uXEgbNJ9Mst-pPopjbTOx2uL25gKyV3lx6Wu7xnw0G/s1606/Peacock%20Party%20widget.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1606" data-original-width="1536" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKRyUSvhNhmMw0EBzp9bUsvTe9Apnq-T_7Tfbl6iT2cJJ6554YkHdOuPoCFSZO2fKvOhSpL_PS5r-awjmyWEWfUjDh1459VO3C_B4627W0VychP8tnowyLNylPYu6dErdyIoSpF0kVhyphenhyphenJhMmzs5uXEgbNJ9Mst-pPopjbTOx2uL25gKyV3lx6Wu7xnw0G/w191-h200/Peacock%20Party%20widget.jpg" width="191" /></a></div><p>Since December 2018 I've blogged and hosted the Peacock Party every Friday. When I've gone away I've scheduled posts in advance. I'm really grateful to all the people who link up to the Peacock Party week after week, and to all the people I meet who tell me they look forward to reading my blog. </p><p>But hosting the Peacock Party has been a big commitment so I've decided that this will be the last Peacock Party for the foreseeable future. </p><p>BUT, I will still continue to blog on Fridays when I do have something to share, so please continue to check in, and you can always follow me on Instagram or Facebook because it's easier to share a quick photo there.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNWggdpplS76OZ6yA4mI705FDi0kp7cwQpTmFmvpHhYQNr5dXSV228BgxxvL45Sjlt9xo7abKKp1DzcBw0W8e93lD-PXJZXV4DE-gN07V8eIHb8wosWRNkrkKqKzi3Vh3j-hGzEc7U-qwaGDUzSGbe0TaHaalJYGOwcjGZD9krrW48hawE1A0k48S-uU21/s4032/IMG_6729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNWggdpplS76OZ6yA4mI705FDi0kp7cwQpTmFmvpHhYQNr5dXSV228BgxxvL45Sjlt9xo7abKKp1DzcBw0W8e93lD-PXJZXV4DE-gN07V8eIHb8wosWRNkrkKqKzi3Vh3j-hGzEc7U-qwaGDUzSGbe0TaHaalJYGOwcjGZD9krrW48hawE1A0k48S-uU21/w480-h640/IMG_6729.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another decoration I finished last week</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I've been working on a at least three secret quilts this year and it's hard to find things to blog about when all my time has been spent on projects I can't to share yet. Some of these projects are secrets because they are Block of the Months and we are not allowed to show anyone yet, and some are my own quilts that I want to keep a surprise until they are shown in exhibitions. </p><p>So there's going to be plenty of eye candy on my blog in 2024 when I'm finally allowed to share these secret projects. </p><p>I will not let my blog die - it's been a great way to connect with so many people, and it's also my own personal record of what I make. I'm still going to do my recap of 2023 before the end of December because I like looking back before we start another year.</p><p>So, for the very last time, feel free to link up a recent blog post below. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBiytHMaS3RjwjNCab3BJBPe-3LlcLhfWKqiJE8DVtlopuQGqi6hncYWdNTwSsDJ_DJSNqJSJq-lfDX06GNP4eQGZooTH3Ltwh_iPUSoBPUS-q1mJDZTw7vepbY_GInPQqSo2ze1enZs0efVOMjZiA0bvwBC6Fg8eEGycKSTXQ_p9QiW87B7lb5nM7nkty/s1606/Peacock%20Party%20widget.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1606" data-original-width="1536" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBiytHMaS3RjwjNCab3BJBPe-3LlcLhfWKqiJE8DVtlopuQGqi6hncYWdNTwSsDJ_DJSNqJSJq-lfDX06GNP4eQGZooTH3Ltwh_iPUSoBPUS-q1mJDZTw7vepbY_GInPQqSo2ze1enZs0efVOMjZiA0bvwBC6Fg8eEGycKSTXQ_p9QiW87B7lb5nM7nkty/w191-h200/Peacock%20Party%20widget.jpg" width="191" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Thank you to everyone who has linked up over the past five years. <br /><div class="inlinkz-widget" data-uuid="609e31ec23e34e7cb8ce235b5cffaabe" style="background-color: #eceff1; border-radius: 7px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 30px 0px; text-align: center; width: 100%;"><div style="padding: 8px;"><p style="margin-bottom: 15px;"><br />You are invited to the <strong>Inlinkz</strong> link party!</p>
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It usually only takes about an hour to stitch that week's filler pattern. </p><p>The best bit is that there are so many variations amongst the finished pieces because Clare also releases about 20 different layout designs. A few are free, but the best ones are the ones you pay a few dollars for and they really are worth it. </p><p>The 2023 stitch along is finished now, but the 2024 version is open already. It costs nothing to join, and just a few dollars to buy the different layouts. There's a lot of support in the Facebook group for people who are uncertain about their colours, or are just interested in what everyone else is doing. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3LeXSH0HEieZQvu7_QCmZn5ILTQZ_8q6kSarGlHipxybeFHnWtijuUdBY9ptspZ9-dCWE-kGLybzIUJ8RrA42oFL6wtBIidL87LK89fTydPXIbTSMYk7tht7l34_pXDFUNCPruYSPJMCTL9NNkqFmq0zlheuznWjC84KwLcIlA2kfZbomWonuNOxlZ3g8/s1512/IMG_6488.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3LeXSH0HEieZQvu7_QCmZn5ILTQZ_8q6kSarGlHipxybeFHnWtijuUdBY9ptspZ9-dCWE-kGLybzIUJ8RrA42oFL6wtBIidL87LK89fTydPXIbTSMYk7tht7l34_pXDFUNCPruYSPJMCTL9NNkqFmq0zlheuznWjC84KwLcIlA2kfZbomWonuNOxlZ3g8/w640-h640/IMG_6488.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I used hand dyed linen from Cath at<a href="https://countrystitch.com/index.php?route=common/home"> Country Stitch in New Zealand </a>and one strand of some variegated DMC that I had left over from something else. </p><p>I've really enjoyed this stitch along and am very pleased to say that I both started AND finished something in 2023! 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<!--end InLinkz code-->Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199266373220519690noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-36332597939721808872023-11-24T20:00:00.072+13:002023-11-24T20:00:00.139+13:00Spooky Darlings<p>It may be Thanksgiving where you live, but I've just finished my Halloween quilt! I've called it "Spooky Darlings" after the fabric range that I used. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVbC4r4ja4bF3yVzYrSfC0N4fZYjzICiKAsPkFdBP6cioxIfp0wsmNEd00Z3gd4rLwetdLZet0QeakOBeUJUDnFrFkkf92NjJ5m_Gdd1lXRykIe8AVV-jCRMFXto_ihqanUgMxG-Vg8Kt-tIUEYHy-qEnlJLPfhoQsGR6dr5UoTIg4vFGIzJl-EQx8W6lt/s2016/IMG_6217.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVbC4r4ja4bF3yVzYrSfC0N4fZYjzICiKAsPkFdBP6cioxIfp0wsmNEd00Z3gd4rLwetdLZet0QeakOBeUJUDnFrFkkf92NjJ5m_Gdd1lXRykIe8AVV-jCRMFXto_ihqanUgMxG-Vg8Kt-tIUEYHy-qEnlJLPfhoQsGR6dr5UoTIg4vFGIzJl-EQx8W6lt/w480-h640/IMG_6217.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The design is very simple 60 degree triangles, but what makes it special is all the hand quilted spider webs and the quirky fabrics. I used a stencil to mark the spider webs and hand quilted in three different shades of grey Aurifil 12wt. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjiZ1EZrOlOheJ2GwWLtGccn7nBLIl7xKleXX7YGNNBftilqCyTcvy5cKdT0xvQwnvxWbW336SJgPS_s__0IdeOTD_ejQBc43sIN_qF6PrSc1thOKbhgVj4If4jWncBdlvcr3xUpBfEy9L-lV7nV8WsngHrXy1Gd40TnQnOq08TYm-9GXbpDsaFppK15Wa/s2016/IMG_6224.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjiZ1EZrOlOheJ2GwWLtGccn7nBLIl7xKleXX7YGNNBftilqCyTcvy5cKdT0xvQwnvxWbW336SJgPS_s__0IdeOTD_ejQBc43sIN_qF6PrSc1thOKbhgVj4If4jWncBdlvcr3xUpBfEy9L-lV7nV8WsngHrXy1Gd40TnQnOq08TYm-9GXbpDsaFppK15Wa/w480-h640/IMG_6224.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I only had a fat eighth bundle to play with so I made the biggest triangles that I could and combined them in alternating dark and light rows. </div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw1ozal2BRFW8HqSafh-hXFqrQMsRWWsl8eLbLw33V3Y5WeKgLcIfpYQpAKNSsZoucAgMQ62rBgx-PdkHTn7IC4mE0nF-LDgYd8ufb_v5s7RLgRrumI_AOrWN33C2ofq5JIWxsYhwDAeGpCeTN1HUQ7BDyf6KS-EU5I-HcEzbVF64Mu4ZUZbZvLugg6skx/w480-h640/IMG_6219.jpg" width="480" /></div><br /><br />The selvedges on these Ruby Star Society fabrics are so cute and too pretty to throw away so I included as many as I could on the back. <br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRmlpZauNLNj6TUsggQHIVYkIcZPvJRTdjZGjgDN4SVFqyjOoiiPJVnUWgRYI-TNM_FLrceRKJv7m-jV5huxznx4CrP2LCEy_ekXGU2Z7Qlwc4ZRCcsP7fkwHM_r4Ywib9mdastl1dw2MUZnfwrU0t2Ws9TUjm6hJSPKOPaD4Rn7fV4Z9W1RDAmUPKM8D/s2016/IMG_6246.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finished size is 48" x 66" so it will be good as a throw quilt for winter evenings or on a single bed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVMc-lWiZVsqnYPxMyw4Ajy45X9KVSjhqWZb6YVxL6K4pSg6Ofy6opM30DCpeabY_gD2kdpri9_gH7IdPoHO0_jz4b1G3yMgNDUpFBY6UAN0oiOj8OrWO8sPkA2nPp-HgmLURw1W4DPId-YJYEVt8ukTLwKe_0M2qtZKmYJJfUGqK5UbjWsgWN-Od8Vmx/s2016/IMG_6225.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVMc-lWiZVsqnYPxMyw4Ajy45X9KVSjhqWZb6YVxL6K4pSg6Ofy6opM30DCpeabY_gD2kdpri9_gH7IdPoHO0_jz4b1G3yMgNDUpFBY6UAN0oiOj8OrWO8sPkA2nPp-HgmLURw1W4DPId-YJYEVt8ukTLwKe_0M2qtZKmYJJfUGqK5UbjWsgWN-Od8Vmx/w480-h640/IMG_6225.jpg" width="480" /></a></div></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Now it's time for the Peacock Party. 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<!--end InLinkz code-->Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199266373220519690noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-77978560345592382822023-11-17T20:00:00.087+13:002023-11-17T20:00:00.131+13:00Pretty in Pink<p>Here's my latest finish - Pretty in Pink. As I said last week, I had to rescue my Tilda fabrics from a plan gone wrong. There's little snippets of Tilda in this quilt, but they seem to have been over taken by Tula Pink!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ5WoLsYhscL5JqqlPl-clY57zZaNnJ_Jsa8kH9w-FHZKNliEBSfKUGHPyz1kBdYVCrV6yVEgBpbedDOUVRv5nK7LVpELrb_bFO-a4x4fL4tWv8GBSaXAX0OYkitSUNnYlLBMVIrJ6SknKv_jP_88Zhae4PR-gqUmesG63sk2BeoT0x1ddVWH2Yq7ITB-q/s1865/IMG_6230.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1865" data-original-width="1511" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ5WoLsYhscL5JqqlPl-clY57zZaNnJ_Jsa8kH9w-FHZKNliEBSfKUGHPyz1kBdYVCrV6yVEgBpbedDOUVRv5nK7LVpELrb_bFO-a4x4fL4tWv8GBSaXAX0OYkitSUNnYlLBMVIrJ6SknKv_jP_88Zhae4PR-gqUmesG63sk2BeoT0x1ddVWH2Yq7ITB-q/w518-h640/IMG_6230.jpg" width="518" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqi5pgDba5mRUXCIyjp0mdqQrC25WbJBr4TwKlm2s_srpy6LrcHfvvPKiqZuoAm_ncVJZ6EwbJ5TkxkBJ73HLXKOijd29dVIJhx_8pVzJmSBANhbZJQF1miXRRyIzmLYfj5DU6ec2Eb0DNihyphenhyphenOtOXt1QQTB1uw1cpq88g2yWQM7GbMTZ81nhTUfztcwsB/s2016/IMG_6233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqi5pgDba5mRUXCIyjp0mdqQrC25WbJBr4TwKlm2s_srpy6LrcHfvvPKiqZuoAm_ncVJZ6EwbJ5TkxkBJ73HLXKOijd29dVIJhx_8pVzJmSBANhbZJQF1miXRRyIzmLYfj5DU6ec2Eb0DNihyphenhyphenOtOXt1QQTB1uw1cpq88g2yWQM7GbMTZ81nhTUfztcwsB/w480-h640/IMG_6233.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWKWsisHXPy2T1YcI_SuBzjhmsURL1-U5GsTiFwl6V3oFQZFh1C9N8S2deTc1TcNQ7oqdn-9S5GgGU-42vEKLrPCUXtOlyR2DBrvtxMvMaykqHxbidc3N0tmBHCY6qJNxUZGQ0kX9qWVr6WL6fcggDW1jjeBYvb1Od41yhgVkYHutF5xId_m_I_qqlWjSQ/s2016/IMG_6231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWKWsisHXPy2T1YcI_SuBzjhmsURL1-U5GsTiFwl6V3oFQZFh1C9N8S2deTc1TcNQ7oqdn-9S5GgGU-42vEKLrPCUXtOlyR2DBrvtxMvMaykqHxbidc3N0tmBHCY6qJNxUZGQ0kX9qWVr6WL6fcggDW1jjeBYvb1Od41yhgVkYHutF5xId_m_I_qqlWjSQ/w480-h640/IMG_6231.jpg" width="480" /></a></div></div><div><p><br /></p><p>I enjoy watching Tula Pink's videos each week on Instagram (or Facebook) and she often talks about how all of her collections are designed to work together. I've used fabrics from three of her collections here and they really do all work together.</p><p>The Lazy Stripe pink sashing and Dragonfly border are both from Moon Garden. </p><p>The bright green border is Tower 7 from Zuma, and the Tent Strip Karma binding is from True Colours. </p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAg-7drgNRvFz1Rml0bDXo9XPaZtMORN7MR1TEJ2pTUSISwCKaZD_F_SDPjTlzN4V4S-Cl-lU1iZryphRG-DTkQrj3ySGjx-teKCk94zMjRjfXFM85c0T1d_vMgdlxWAXcNMbbplrSeV8cyLIuIJLUVIL_dneN4R-UXWGNnQF5Aw3xnOg7QOQ-zvcy2no5/s2016/IMG_6236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAg-7drgNRvFz1Rml0bDXo9XPaZtMORN7MR1TEJ2pTUSISwCKaZD_F_SDPjTlzN4V4S-Cl-lU1iZryphRG-DTkQrj3ySGjx-teKCk94zMjRjfXFM85c0T1d_vMgdlxWAXcNMbbplrSeV8cyLIuIJLUVIL_dneN4R-UXWGNnQF5Aw3xnOg7QOQ-zvcy2no5/w480-h640/IMG_6236.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>I've called it Pretty in Pink because it is pretty and it is pink. I loved the movie Pretty in Pink when it came out in 1986. The lives of American teenagers looked so much more exciting than our ordinary lives here in New Zealand. We walked to school every day in our school uniforms while American teenagers whizzed around in cars and wore mufti every day!</p><p>I especially love the main song from the movie - "If You Leave" by Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark. Here it is to save you looking it up. Enjoy a blast from the past. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/fDFmRETqKTs?si=dSOuZ7w1DeNI_rPi" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fDFmRETqKTs/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I had this quilt machine quilted at Busy Bee Quilt Shop in Wellington. The pattern is "Maze e2e a" from Sharon Perry of House of Creations.</div><div><br /></div><div>The pinwheel blocks at 10" finished and the finished size of the quilt is 60" x 70".</div><p class="MsoNormal"><u5:p></u5:p><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEbCuiVpUI5QvoCkWRx19O0zKhtYXoHw8AhVTH8fhUoqPNwFP9jPf2L_k6M7LrTjC-iTOCMxwxEN-NMlsHPDmjRvyln8A_oe87aavYr5k55a7f0zOncS1I7o7Q9DXMcdHKYuUbPnRnUY_S3XewFokjSLVw2Qj1dHW0V-8O51Z9TYjciO0BQu7lNhF-hwg/s1606/Peacock%20Party%20widget.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1606" data-original-width="1536" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEbCuiVpUI5QvoCkWRx19O0zKhtYXoHw8AhVTH8fhUoqPNwFP9jPf2L_k6M7LrTjC-iTOCMxwxEN-NMlsHPDmjRvyln8A_oe87aavYr5k55a7f0zOncS1I7o7Q9DXMcdHKYuUbPnRnUY_S3XewFokjSLVw2Qj1dHW0V-8O51Z9TYjciO0BQu7lNhF-hwg/w191-h200/Peacock%20Party%20widget.jpg" width="191" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Now it's time for the Peacock Party. 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Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199266373220519690noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-64144825031211416492023-11-10T20:00:00.053+13:002023-11-10T20:00:00.144+13:00Pretty!<p>I've just picked up this quilt from my long arm quilter at Busy Bee Quilt Shop and I love it.</p><p>I don't want to post a photo of the whole quilt yet because I'm going to put the binding on this weekend and it will be worth the wait.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBGjJ56FpNuUcQ9eNqtc9muHV5XtdSSIsD-hjr9dzQo2V_S-P3_l_XibN9JsuCMvOeZfgWSd2XS3xwmPun6UyjsHXoTzC9fswYWBUkbWK7jUQt3bU8R0RJNWBSaTQMGGR21QP2nTddeO8zWIvqNQluOdSvSbGDSUCGPsAuBVb-8I82mzBU6apz24_GuKk/s1387/IMG_6130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1387" data-original-width="1387" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBGjJ56FpNuUcQ9eNqtc9muHV5XtdSSIsD-hjr9dzQo2V_S-P3_l_XibN9JsuCMvOeZfgWSd2XS3xwmPun6UyjsHXoTzC9fswYWBUkbWK7jUQt3bU8R0RJNWBSaTQMGGR21QP2nTddeO8zWIvqNQluOdSvSbGDSUCGPsAuBVb-8I82mzBU6apz24_GuKk/w640-h640/IMG_6130.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6harbgGyBZx5N3r-IZV77oCMldrCygsOLiKw-EBLW_UpuR_2maZBGw3O4pp6WH8jG9dnfcC23D35ZMJ6aSCtAxQT7ievmxld__tqCZ12KIYvcnD9WpfYCZ5PVL6hnYhp27ak8bBz8EGK4MtSgWyD36JXlhe2e4nRlsAkGIBFAHONVSnhw0rRkvffjUsg/s2016/IMG_6132.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6harbgGyBZx5N3r-IZV77oCMldrCygsOLiKw-EBLW_UpuR_2maZBGw3O4pp6WH8jG9dnfcC23D35ZMJ6aSCtAxQT7ievmxld__tqCZ12KIYvcnD9WpfYCZ5PVL6hnYhp27ak8bBz8EGK4MtSgWyD36JXlhe2e4nRlsAkGIBFAHONVSnhw0rRkvffjUsg/w480-h640/IMG_6132.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tilda meets Tula</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>I didn't set out to make a pretty pink quilt, but now that I have I'm really happy with it. </p><p>You may remember that a few weeks ago I started puddling around with some pretty Tilda fabrics. I rushed in to making a foundation paper pieced pattern, but then I started to doubt myself - even though my blog followers expressed great confidence in me to turn it into something good. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdF8uTkK6TlagdbsqPDVenbF8DcwOMtV0mMwgsA_wwV3jH2qEpK6jkx3quW2sfZc-EGcbhEcFPWd1BCwzpEfJi9NKncwv8zDM9lS18M8E1nPRisbkI1_T1XeyEW_SAnYIekPUCT-2QDzwWvoxVyYhqzwO7GQRkSgVGP_kjh9Pi3Xr2NbrISOVlGp2D_ifI/s2016/IMG_5399.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdF8uTkK6TlagdbsqPDVenbF8DcwOMtV0mMwgsA_wwV3jH2qEpK6jkx3quW2sfZc-EGcbhEcFPWd1BCwzpEfJi9NKncwv8zDM9lS18M8E1nPRisbkI1_T1XeyEW_SAnYIekPUCT-2QDzwWvoxVyYhqzwO7GQRkSgVGP_kjh9Pi3Xr2NbrISOVlGp2D_ifI/w480-h640/IMG_5399.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>At our guild meeting someone held up a lovely pinwheel quilt and I thought, "That's an idea - I could make some pinwheel blocks to break it up". So I started to make pinwheel blocks, but then I decided that I liked the pinwheels better than original idea so now I have a pinwheel quilt. And there's minimal Tilda fabrics in it because they are still in the blocks that I don't like any more. I only bought fat quarters so I'll have to rescue some of the fabric soon because I really do like the Tilda. </p><p>Anyway, I'm going to put the binding on this quilt this weekend and take photos of it along with two (yes two!!) other quilts that I'm in the process of finishing this weekend. After months of not a lot of action I'm now going to finish three quilts in November. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Nqky1AL_fniK3vl1ylraJds34PR5zJ7NTA7QVmo7GQXbyRR3yJ9U72_EUfIqWLYLU7EkbxUbEfGbHihhpL5Cq3kNiGZCQUsBzcON_kX-XBNivMOLtqPwqYOqpDgdx1hvCbO6YKz1Hz76TfwbI1lCKFxdfajrTyioHXNe8qXmrcxQRLJb9Vn8ZlddbBiw/s1606/Peacock%20Party%20widget.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1606" data-original-width="1536" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Nqky1AL_fniK3vl1ylraJds34PR5zJ7NTA7QVmo7GQXbyRR3yJ9U72_EUfIqWLYLU7EkbxUbEfGbHihhpL5Cq3kNiGZCQUsBzcON_kX-XBNivMOLtqPwqYOqpDgdx1hvCbO6YKz1Hz76TfwbI1lCKFxdfajrTyioHXNe8qXmrcxQRLJb9Vn8ZlddbBiw/w191-h200/Peacock%20Party%20widget.jpg" width="191" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Now it's time for the Peacock Party. 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It was great to open the box and have the centre panel already pieced and waiting for me. I took it in to Busy Bee Quilt Shop to be basted on the long arm so I can hand quilt it during January and February. </p><p>While I was there I picked up a quilt that I've had custom quilted by Sue B at Busy Bee Quilt Shop. I walked out of the shop very happy because were really pleased with how it had turned out, and I am too. I'm going to get the binding on as soon as possible and take it to Capital Quilters final guild meeting of the year on 25 November. I'll post photos on my blog before the end of the month. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfe2k6vWbfauzq5Zj8T_2SudK-Vn9A2F74llBifAd5GQyggodQ1Kwte4kh81QTWd2UIdSmg1XjywLTRfTd805FESHdubhVvKZ5i-bR5wC23HkT0PQNSzJ7zvyLY4BG3wapJ3dO-Og-HEc7NUvkXEl0yqbF0V_7ZX1ibnl9YTInY5k6Gv9zgHVjaB-ocfFY/s2016/IMG_6054.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1134" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfe2k6vWbfauzq5Zj8T_2SudK-Vn9A2F74llBifAd5GQyggodQ1Kwte4kh81QTWd2UIdSmg1XjywLTRfTd805FESHdubhVvKZ5i-bR5wC23HkT0PQNSzJ7zvyLY4BG3wapJ3dO-Og-HEc7NUvkXEl0yqbF0V_7ZX1ibnl9YTInY5k6Gv9zgHVjaB-ocfFY/w360-h640/IMG_6054.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><p>I've only got 8 more blocks to hand quilt on my Spooky Darlings Halloween quilt and I'm not going to put it away until it's done. It's my top priority at the moment.</p><p>I hope to get quite a bit of it quilted this weekend because I've decided to skip the Auckland Festival of Quilts this year. 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Halloween is still viewed as an American tradition in this part of the world, but more and more people are getting in to trick or treating each year. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTVFfJQqQ0gH2rMCB45lVi-9EvqPzuR5yNIR3d6Bwe1DMP07S9yGPlnRA0Hujl7f3tSRYN41TOEdLfB-usfMALhnORn0it1H-oIszQwweF9u6tS0h5_SzC8UkxSIsROQCUUf7aiQhrHqeOarpecWBKT1J_2Ylv3zOnmTVbXSuqvT5DLTsbM-0dGtRltTL/s1512/IMG_5794.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTVFfJQqQ0gH2rMCB45lVi-9EvqPzuR5yNIR3d6Bwe1DMP07S9yGPlnRA0Hujl7f3tSRYN41TOEdLfB-usfMALhnORn0it1H-oIszQwweF9u6tS0h5_SzC8UkxSIsROQCUUf7aiQhrHqeOarpecWBKT1J_2Ylv3zOnmTVbXSuqvT5DLTsbM-0dGtRltTL/w640-h640/IMG_5794.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Spooky Darlings quilt won't be finished for this Halloween, but it is progressing well. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I live on a street that is well known for Halloween because it's wide and straight and a safe place for kids to trick or treat. It's Spring in the southern hemisphere and it doesn't get dark here until after 8pm at the moment, but the kids can't wait that long so they start about 5pm. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgERP3uHqd3SAbWOSoYxVv8omBl961DIjQuJoYSVeATj_bBZRQ9rL1zUr43rYoMbJR0evxJagBWhBNGOe-MOcvUhLd5zoD0qDFHSX946IfpDI4h-gI3BXU6giRXPF2MSx92ftZchLF81NxGK9hTiBH2kKXfWxP6-2m2SpktI5Zltyogghc8mnZZeOgbY9aM/s1280/IMG_2119.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgERP3uHqd3SAbWOSoYxVv8omBl961DIjQuJoYSVeATj_bBZRQ9rL1zUr43rYoMbJR0evxJagBWhBNGOe-MOcvUhLd5zoD0qDFHSX946IfpDI4h-gI3BXU6giRXPF2MSx92ftZchLF81NxGK9hTiBH2kKXfWxP6-2m2SpktI5Zltyogghc8mnZZeOgbY9aM/w640-h640/IMG_2119.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7WWjdq9h1-00GVewjsITiJ0KQrqjOtnmfXoj21D8ctFbW6y3EZo0CpNTbJhrD0cZ-Ewq2Lh06pRTaA4x80PvvfzEA5cgOozCJj_ydbcmFgnAuAjYPhxVj9DCdF288nIbtRVidXFLYCZiabGp7oIPvlkfFmcb72vHtdmDshrdhtff-bPFC7CfbS71hz4Yr/s1632/Wendy%20New%20Hexagon.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7WWjdq9h1-00GVewjsITiJ0KQrqjOtnmfXoj21D8ctFbW6y3EZo0CpNTbJhrD0cZ-Ewq2Lh06pRTaA4x80PvvfzEA5cgOozCJj_ydbcmFgnAuAjYPhxVj9DCdF288nIbtRVidXFLYCZiabGp7oIPvlkfFmcb72vHtdmDshrdhtff-bPFC7CfbS71hz4Yr/w640-h480/Wendy%20New%20Hexagon.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I need to get my Haunted House out again and enjoy looking at it before it's time to get out the Christmas decorations. Help!!!</p><p>It's been a while since I've shown my Haunted House so if you're after more information you can find all my notes about the Victoria Sampler Gingerbread Village on the <a href="https://wendysquiltsandmore.blogspot.com/p/gingerbread-village.html">Gingerbread Village tab here on my blog</a>. And more specific information about the <a href="https://wendysquiltsandmore.blogspot.com/2015/08/haunted-house-is-finished.html">Haunted House here</a>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8kZYLQORZBaQd0lxp42-jWHzaGrEakimWxjd_odtmLbmqpMBE6nTEb9_LTQCujP-n6TZnBp1yNIQ5wVscmbT56Q-qdFsxpvl9f95e4erl7Rlmkr5Yl99XKhbDL5Oya2Hg3JRITPOmboS_DdgV9wwG4QfaTLYze_6CXB_iIBp69heVsHkmtu-pCsUJV1p/s1908/HH2%20crop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1733" data-original-width="1908" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8kZYLQORZBaQd0lxp42-jWHzaGrEakimWxjd_odtmLbmqpMBE6nTEb9_LTQCujP-n6TZnBp1yNIQ5wVscmbT56Q-qdFsxpvl9f95e4erl7Rlmkr5Yl99XKhbDL5Oya2Hg3JRITPOmboS_DdgV9wwG4QfaTLYze_6CXB_iIBp69heVsHkmtu-pCsUJV1p/w640-h582/HH2%20crop.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEFLfdi7qnV6kH3R8-O93rA5GbzTsMUroXXL91kWm77eJpGDue75NGbiDlAxx-43-H1ENiupqD8JfbB-S14YwOw2HBfeR2BXi6l7e5QvAm42rl63_dHJKh7kuVhdmOffO7LNhU7ZpSwgmVp0xIPBVOtwPrTwOYVmGe6sdCe705SkBFmcggnVrP1VBuf5Be/s2263/HH4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2140" data-original-width="2263" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEFLfdi7qnV6kH3R8-O93rA5GbzTsMUroXXL91kWm77eJpGDue75NGbiDlAxx-43-H1ENiupqD8JfbB-S14YwOw2HBfeR2BXi6l7e5QvAm42rl63_dHJKh7kuVhdmOffO7LNhU7ZpSwgmVp0xIPBVOtwPrTwOYVmGe6sdCe705SkBFmcggnVrP1VBuf5Be/w640-h606/HH4.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Now it's time for the Peacock Party. 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<!--end InLinkz code-->Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199266373220519690noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-39673491575933653132023-10-20T20:00:00.064+13:002023-10-20T20:00:00.130+13:00Tauranga visit<p>Well, I went to Tauranga and it is a small world because I met my friend Helen who I first met 10 years ago when our kids were at school together in Wellington. </p><p>I had a great weekend in sunny, warm Tauranga. There were 15 people in my wool felt applique class on Saturday, and 17 in my big stitch hand quilting class on Sunday. </p><p style="text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGj71RuJUu9dsskOVLBdyhJ03-6IwsWNeWvJT68GOWroAjWQGVsBmSqTREK399idfz885rm9a5el139PAIydR1M6j8LIzaz9SYaqTKAzzEy8IbZ5vnX0st5I9PqzScMR9qLtfYBF_0nV_5LrFYO-VchoLU8UWYf4cRIqYm1XQLmwnZa0iIjtTicsYWplDh/s1307/IMG_5669.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="1307" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGj71RuJUu9dsskOVLBdyhJ03-6IwsWNeWvJT68GOWroAjWQGVsBmSqTREK399idfz885rm9a5el139PAIydR1M6j8LIzaz9SYaqTKAzzEy8IbZ5vnX0st5I9PqzScMR9qLtfYBF_0nV_5LrFYO-VchoLU8UWYf4cRIqYm1XQLmwnZa0iIjtTicsYWplDh/w640-h616/IMG_5669.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div><br /></div>We had a great time and everyone learnt new skills. Belinda from Stitch Makers in Greerton was there with a stand filled with Wonderfil threads and wool felt. I think everyone found an excuse to buy something. I stocked up on wool felt because the bright pink is hard to come by. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGjbv5HxN-Icd_C6qOurQ1igT3UiP4BS8uDwr4PREpEuzManpi_hDXC1zOFMPJ0VmBMJf3MJVbr2p5dtIS8naH8zll6RXqWhVb2cTJpe4bWHt9_FQLkjGYhKg5KigQf6PynImqYUyUb8R8Xv3FMEuNyH0yYBMQRmjiX5vl9901smc4qJsUodj0QWbSFkV/s2016/IMG_5681.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1134" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGjbv5HxN-Icd_C6qOurQ1igT3UiP4BS8uDwr4PREpEuzManpi_hDXC1zOFMPJ0VmBMJf3MJVbr2p5dtIS8naH8zll6RXqWhVb2cTJpe4bWHt9_FQLkjGYhKg5KigQf6PynImqYUyUb8R8Xv3FMEuNyH0yYBMQRmjiX5vl9901smc4qJsUodj0QWbSFkV/w360-h640/IMG_5681.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>When I mentioned using stencils for hand quilting designs they pulled out a huge pile from the library cupboard. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicOqnxWgwDmRi57TtHReHlhqQgDY2bkfHxGggqRBSLPZ6gn0MXxkaUrvDujAMBtf-klYs0_0xQPdMAzJw7K3Qc7EJQi_q2LwSi_GrxsceWtMiOEXYeuejHdtA4Yzr5GxhIrztwF3KexLGjotOlI5oYjKaQpqqij2neXfFm_fOj4704T69ZO2c5G2ZfqjAf/s2016/IMG_5718.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1134" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicOqnxWgwDmRi57TtHReHlhqQgDY2bkfHxGggqRBSLPZ6gn0MXxkaUrvDujAMBtf-klYs0_0xQPdMAzJw7K3Qc7EJQi_q2LwSi_GrxsceWtMiOEXYeuejHdtA4Yzr5GxhIrztwF3KexLGjotOlI5oYjKaQpqqij2neXfFm_fOj4704T69ZO2c5G2ZfqjAf/w360-h640/IMG_5718.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>I was fortunate to be hosted at an avocado orchard - and the harvest occurred the very weekend I was there. These big bins are ready to be taken for packing and export now. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi89It6m2NxFrTsJopMPjb-nBR9CWguMiYVtVYNZ3IcowaUgbtBGZ3shhSmAqbtzVJT0RPuc1M44fmR8fH50q2JU8VnJDljLRKWJDls3uB03c3HakURaKeaVYQOQXidY4eHkPKBZ7mTfdF-8t3UC3Zx8THs6YhW4dX5MXjRdbWray-Eu2MOm2HzO9TNbDc0/s2016/IMG_5700.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1134" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi89It6m2NxFrTsJopMPjb-nBR9CWguMiYVtVYNZ3IcowaUgbtBGZ3shhSmAqbtzVJT0RPuc1M44fmR8fH50q2JU8VnJDljLRKWJDls3uB03c3HakURaKeaVYQOQXidY4eHkPKBZ7mTfdF-8t3UC3Zx8THs6YhW4dX5MXjRdbWray-Eu2MOm2HzO9TNbDc0/w360-h640/IMG_5700.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>And then, when the classes were over I had a brief stop at Mt Manganui before I had to go to the airport and fly home. Nothing says summer like the white sand and surf at the Mount. If you've sailed around New Zealand on a cruise ship you will have sailed along this Bay of Plenty coast. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOx-zdT8YmYPqrybaFu7GktRUYHBFKcLbYoDwBWv_R4OP3y0kBjTj0InBplKJJoRhvpk4ER-ql3Riqu3xWYri-70kMOmwCfxunyifmleaJJHSGNGDubBBUwgAQULAjIKAcAFGzpOuRoMHP_4ukICtNp7_zm63wrVXC035PeXnk64uW4iSNqz-Y-Jwd9UQk/s2016/IMG_5728.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1069" data-original-width="2016" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOx-zdT8YmYPqrybaFu7GktRUYHBFKcLbYoDwBWv_R4OP3y0kBjTj0InBplKJJoRhvpk4ER-ql3Riqu3xWYri-70kMOmwCfxunyifmleaJJHSGNGDubBBUwgAQULAjIKAcAFGzpOuRoMHP_4ukICtNp7_zm63wrVXC035PeXnk64uW4iSNqz-Y-Jwd9UQk/w640-h340/IMG_5728.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As a final bonus I got to see a beautiful sunset from the plane. It made up for the slightly bumpy landing at Wellington. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieHvViCy94Ali7UJPj2lyDdQDsrTx3Z0zfbF4V02EZmkzjNPvf2KJjxTF8Y7kQMULZv7-EfMo9a-iYsQv3p9hZRtRImeO6qcIjcpBzO0M_GVaojhsnR-_M7sXAmJu7hYtCNT6GP_EV_-0myQtBklWACOQw-Dy3GVau3IPancfmOhtMMstNrTmm708cIvcX/s2016/IMG_5748.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1134" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieHvViCy94Ali7UJPj2lyDdQDsrTx3Z0zfbF4V02EZmkzjNPvf2KJjxTF8Y7kQMULZv7-EfMo9a-iYsQv3p9hZRtRImeO6qcIjcpBzO0M_GVaojhsnR-_M7sXAmJu7hYtCNT6GP_EV_-0myQtBklWACOQw-Dy3GVau3IPancfmOhtMMstNrTmm708cIvcX/w360-h640/IMG_5748.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLHbxIr7hyf4uEKiSjYMiLhX8hw3WWdRL1Ge3zmeRIEQPTLg64XIPs3tcDeZseIfxmi-n0w4q2H8rF6LvxXnvp4WBV2h0pcyu89j9-A393hC5oqNpc4hMB6ceaP0r2bhJooBHSxMFydqCoE6nCluXddBew2_8xWrRkEVhtAaiO3XRGqXsXPCK80RGFbn2/s1606/Peacock%20Party%20widget.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1606" data-original-width="1536" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLHbxIr7hyf4uEKiSjYMiLhX8hw3WWdRL1Ge3zmeRIEQPTLg64XIPs3tcDeZseIfxmi-n0w4q2H8rF6LvxXnvp4WBV2h0pcyu89j9-A393hC5oqNpc4hMB6ceaP0r2bhJooBHSxMFydqCoE6nCluXddBew2_8xWrRkEVhtAaiO3XRGqXsXPCK80RGFbn2/w191-h200/Peacock%20Party%20widget.jpg" width="191" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Now it's time for the Peacock Party. 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We can usually find a connection in common with fellow New Zealanders. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIzv5OWExNVKKAEKdDrsAW9dQq52d5YnADbvPkLbT-gHdj4tPWuAXzWoNBb4PQ-ECaSoYS3DPkFk-ZzjF9dSBElMVPNuY83XAe-zwp2wtq-SMG2e6GPaDlTNaxt-ime5y78zGyZHhfkYvC_xhjoboaHxoCBx63pl_sPE8B15qzLLApOsOA34YdIRBaiaS/s2994/a%20IMG_2143.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1952" data-original-width="2994" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIzv5OWExNVKKAEKdDrsAW9dQq52d5YnADbvPkLbT-gHdj4tPWuAXzWoNBb4PQ-ECaSoYS3DPkFk-ZzjF9dSBElMVPNuY83XAe-zwp2wtq-SMG2e6GPaDlTNaxt-ime5y78zGyZHhfkYvC_xhjoboaHxoCBx63pl_sPE8B15qzLLApOsOA34YdIRBaiaS/w640-h418/a%20IMG_2143.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>I'm off to teach some classes in Tauranga this weekend and I'll be interested to see how many connections are made over the weekend. </p><p>I'm taking My Small World quilt along with me because it's a good illustration of both wool felt applique and hand quilting. I did enjoy making his quilt. There are so many different elements within it. 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<!--end InLinkz code-->Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199266373220519690noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-20805708658913407982023-10-06T20:00:00.009+13:002023-10-06T20:00:00.145+13:003 years later...<p>Wow! It appears to be about three years since I last worked on this quilt!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBDJijJQn6UphyphenhyphenJyC6zr4nvsZY7qX1hWeR1MdJB4yaN-2F-s9sNnVbOePUEe5kbfDjDu3zb2OTePTRW4P4dFePfXEnS9OohFYn3WJClLbA9Nu_TDQ9_LD564f2uVjC51QqHMZ5MvmwIzYVJ6jc_ScdrBZC_8bAvJxWkeCSCNekIWjQVzbuNItvr-XS9m8X/s4032/IMG_8280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBDJijJQn6UphyphenhyphenJyC6zr4nvsZY7qX1hWeR1MdJB4yaN-2F-s9sNnVbOePUEe5kbfDjDu3zb2OTePTRW4P4dFePfXEnS9OohFYn3WJClLbA9Nu_TDQ9_LD564f2uVjC51QqHMZ5MvmwIzYVJ6jc_ScdrBZC_8bAvJxWkeCSCNekIWjQVzbuNItvr-XS9m8X/w480-h640/IMG_8280.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>And it's quite close to being finished. So today I chose my leaves for the second panel and glue basted them down so I can hand applique them when the mood strikes. </p><p>I did enjoy making the wool felt applique flowers. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPUEJBJ9mw_qLGo6HJTvuvPJFGF8uz4XqDVWYC7WkQdnXwN1g-dDx5Qj11ixEC4KTk6wavzF1cFc8GvexuXljg9CqMcnNLuBQZhYsHDrfjRx_is3jQuO98QG9GF2VxBxSUZgFBEBGLwCrdqO4vrypWO7dbgOOFc_m4IY2asQNpFWS5BKYD8jxVBpg97i3O/s1512/IMG_5586.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPUEJBJ9mw_qLGo6HJTvuvPJFGF8uz4XqDVWYC7WkQdnXwN1g-dDx5Qj11ixEC4KTk6wavzF1cFc8GvexuXljg9CqMcnNLuBQZhYsHDrfjRx_is3jQuO98QG9GF2VxBxSUZgFBEBGLwCrdqO4vrypWO7dbgOOFc_m4IY2asQNpFWS5BKYD8jxVBpg97i3O/w640-h640/IMG_5586.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPFXZ1GwgNBQ1HBBMkRS5JcufkkYJERNpmi5YcUUKSV-NoiXGslQrVk8nBaVFVVOrGNaG2T6vvGOtKntkyxJ4U1zqJrzF0E7hCXb3hj3Mcp2Bw03ZSOZ-ojI9zQj6O1F3ebS17cHD3w3ytXloC4EwU0Yxsbw6CB9Kq36haewf-GiBarDxJMHRdxxU1YZ8/s1512/IMG_5578.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPFXZ1GwgNBQ1HBBMkRS5JcufkkYJERNpmi5YcUUKSV-NoiXGslQrVk8nBaVFVVOrGNaG2T6vvGOtKntkyxJ4U1zqJrzF0E7hCXb3hj3Mcp2Bw03ZSOZ-ojI9zQj6O1F3ebS17cHD3w3ytXloC4EwU0Yxsbw6CB9Kq36haewf-GiBarDxJMHRdxxU1YZ8/s1512/IMG_5578.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi690s5hCtfGe2OHa3ln-xkZ4pGwQaUVsX9sxhJ2LS_b-dEuveAmkc46YxdyaPGTpxhuF_TOWqIcKF0_m9-rN8LPQKs6vIAmatRCRkXkogjx4blmVuZJ1r2nlqk-KVSQbO63gGurRI-0K3OZRTuJnA956E-vLSSu3ov4jF9MGVwOuJI0i8p2WBNK5NMf0fg/s1512/IMG_5583.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi690s5hCtfGe2OHa3ln-xkZ4pGwQaUVsX9sxhJ2LS_b-dEuveAmkc46YxdyaPGTpxhuF_TOWqIcKF0_m9-rN8LPQKs6vIAmatRCRkXkogjx4blmVuZJ1r2nlqk-KVSQbO63gGurRI-0K3OZRTuJnA956E-vLSSu3ov4jF9MGVwOuJI0i8p2WBNK5NMf0fg/w640-h640/IMG_5583.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPFXZ1GwgNBQ1HBBMkRS5JcufkkYJERNpmi5YcUUKSV-NoiXGslQrVk8nBaVFVVOrGNaG2T6vvGOtKntkyxJ4U1zqJrzF0E7hCXb3hj3Mcp2Bw03ZSOZ-ojI9zQj6O1F3ebS17cHD3w3ytXloC4EwU0Yxsbw6CB9Kq36haewf-GiBarDxJMHRdxxU1YZ8/w640-h640/IMG_5578.jpg" width="640" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjstGkzWcxO4cC-bqEupEcyjAgvWIM6lRmX9F4utWyYLCLFA3VfRSA99P-_PioT9IyWEPpnhAhvZevGZO2aGFtoNSphqxdLxaWkTVNI-rofCzXwRlh5AeKlMyUjIlwj58kE4QWZ6jR8B3bSSe5Gkx3lknMXAAl67O66eRxqwYV5QkH5JVxnCdSuBTmZI0P5/s1512/IMG_5579.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjstGkzWcxO4cC-bqEupEcyjAgvWIM6lRmX9F4utWyYLCLFA3VfRSA99P-_PioT9IyWEPpnhAhvZevGZO2aGFtoNSphqxdLxaWkTVNI-rofCzXwRlh5AeKlMyUjIlwj58kE4QWZ6jR8B3bSSe5Gkx3lknMXAAl67O66eRxqwYV5QkH5JVxnCdSuBTmZI0P5/w640-h640/IMG_5579.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF6n3OyoW3SrAg1TfJpA4VPXVpd1AGjMTXHQ3GK2Gs7jeWjJavZOq7lS0drUBXZB5W3SrA-vcz5KwamadI0jAXnXut1URBlFZ7fSGyRVQarObxtzFBeMuMOr-NBJfCyKl5V14erGLWH4vhEiMes-To9qImIsX_2uhIwqoi_1iAqxI6b066uFIO3iYYjG3_/s1512/IMG_5582.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF6n3OyoW3SrAg1TfJpA4VPXVpd1AGjMTXHQ3GK2Gs7jeWjJavZOq7lS0drUBXZB5W3SrA-vcz5KwamadI0jAXnXut1URBlFZ7fSGyRVQarObxtzFBeMuMOr-NBJfCyKl5V14erGLWH4vhEiMes-To9qImIsX_2uhIwqoi_1iAqxI6b066uFIO3iYYjG3_/w640-h640/IMG_5582.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>I'm hoping to get this top finished before Christmas and then I can add it to the hand quilting pile because I already have ideas of how I want to quilt it. And as I mentioned a few weeks ago, our guild is having an exhibition in May 2024 and I want to have some new quilts to enter into that. </p><p>The pattern is Don't Leaf Me by Wendy Williams and I bought my pattern from Material Obsession in Sydney, Australia. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmU9GAMTkFVfpMEOVcvO8AEu8M4l2MZzyljhnktydEqa3U8709LYL0ymIo2skrnwkWP0vNtPdI2qhLIhBjUKVbdyPVMhv_w-JJMmfgN2Q45IbKY_E3uw2XmEI-H741pCBtrDQZ2vtEhEiGESCtSQEqwlaM3cjg6GFKnLr7X-G-2SF-JwmyUCrk7peNTKDa/s1606/Peacock%20Party%20widget.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1606" data-original-width="1536" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmU9GAMTkFVfpMEOVcvO8AEu8M4l2MZzyljhnktydEqa3U8709LYL0ymIo2skrnwkWP0vNtPdI2qhLIhBjUKVbdyPVMhv_w-JJMmfgN2Q45IbKY_E3uw2XmEI-H741pCBtrDQZ2vtEhEiGESCtSQEqwlaM3cjg6GFKnLr7X-G-2SF-JwmyUCrk7peNTKDa/w191-h200/Peacock%20Party%20widget.jpg" width="191" /></a></div><p>Now it's time for the Peacock Party. 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<!--end InLinkz code-->Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199266373220519690noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-64767970955694824482023-09-29T20:00:00.039+13:002023-09-29T20:00:00.135+13:00Puddling around<p>When I got home from Tekapo I had a sudden desire to sit at my sewing machine and just sew. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmRzgV4EqhFXdkDzKKbtdZUIM39EoXqWX4wsyai2et4oXhVFnAakifOD7Y84jsrRuaf5pVIa6TuyDcIvDt_925zSSZy3ADXCiDbcq9Muwpd_bVRfcKk7zqQcC9azBJrs6YyoG_ymGalTGA-93wDHGLDlaDNxzxtchNr-GMnFZVNsBYrr7fgNP-_TiNqYNc/s1512/IMG_5323.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmRzgV4EqhFXdkDzKKbtdZUIM39EoXqWX4wsyai2et4oXhVFnAakifOD7Y84jsrRuaf5pVIa6TuyDcIvDt_925zSSZy3ADXCiDbcq9Muwpd_bVRfcKk7zqQcC9azBJrs6YyoG_ymGalTGA-93wDHGLDlaDNxzxtchNr-GMnFZVNsBYrr7fgNP-_TiNqYNc/w640-h640/IMG_5323.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I bought some lovely Tilda fabrics at Fairlie on the way to Tekapo, so I cut into them before they could even make it into my stash. </p><p>Now I'm not sure if I even like where this is heading. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3uQAd-mHoT-bp_jQ_CzyPBGxORST6x3lRnzGuqUK7gut4kKuwyaXY7Su1LQdtnmNhLqvRibkxyKhuZpKgij8JTSE62sqn9aGURAXpC1hoA2GvgCgcBh-EFI4Wb12Iy44qZ-wpUC-KqZ3tdLTz-P2X-TJOwbecqJzbA-2wRCqp_45XcVkuCoCEQYQJUcz_/s1848/IMG_5330.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1386" data-original-width="1848" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3uQAd-mHoT-bp_jQ_CzyPBGxORST6x3lRnzGuqUK7gut4kKuwyaXY7Su1LQdtnmNhLqvRibkxyKhuZpKgij8JTSE62sqn9aGURAXpC1hoA2GvgCgcBh-EFI4Wb12Iy44qZ-wpUC-KqZ3tdLTz-P2X-TJOwbecqJzbA-2wRCqp_45XcVkuCoCEQYQJUcz_/w640-h480/IMG_5330.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rUUb0WzubppAF-i0KJvMp1DPj_Dy2x1hszlzDTDNSoEJ1Xt6_Vbyoa3jPxPwiPgECxE-zrzXkW2F-hrgV0JvuRrq5xVSyputwDD1kE-EE80E1okAlxaPjBstt33aAR3ejhslL564Oy-uBpSKJoLy0Dgumj7K15INWy-5gLq9PO4VozO_HyHRvHUiNamg/s2016/IMG_5399.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rUUb0WzubppAF-i0KJvMp1DPj_Dy2x1hszlzDTDNSoEJ1Xt6_Vbyoa3jPxPwiPgECxE-zrzXkW2F-hrgV0JvuRrq5xVSyputwDD1kE-EE80E1okAlxaPjBstt33aAR3ejhslL564Oy-uBpSKJoLy0Dgumj7K15INWy-5gLq9PO4VozO_HyHRvHUiNamg/w480-h640/IMG_5399.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>I thought I could be spontaneous and just put random blocks together like in the book, but I much prefer it when I place them carefully. I've even considered adding sashing to this to separate the blocks, but I'm not sure how to progress yet. I guess the answer is to make more blocks and see where it leads me. </p><p>I'm foundation paper piecing these blocks to stop the triangles stretching. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgWxk7fzFblrgvje_7YbHMDCNwGIml5v7mSHPm2m4M7tJFCEoBqDhniU8YjUVptm2sSRNZjzsVwpYF0WrDtXvvSJSeGa40ul68Lu5NAa054Kor4-XT9De5wc6cw1UblkeyiG0URr4WKb8U3RFhBlC2pF_0YIKmbPGDniupZPWX_3lxaO_QqI3mAVUggY1/s1606/Peacock%20Party%20widget.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1606" data-original-width="1536" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgWxk7fzFblrgvje_7YbHMDCNwGIml5v7mSHPm2m4M7tJFCEoBqDhniU8YjUVptm2sSRNZjzsVwpYF0WrDtXvvSJSeGa40ul68Lu5NAa054Kor4-XT9De5wc6cw1UblkeyiG0URr4WKb8U3RFhBlC2pF_0YIKmbPGDniupZPWX_3lxaO_QqI3mAVUggY1/w191-h200/Peacock%20Party%20widget.jpg" width="191" /></a></div><br /><p>Now it's time for the Peacock Party. Feel free to link up a recent blog post below.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>
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This week I'll show you what we did at the retreat. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUsx1xkdZVbYyd_clULFrRKHz7WmVjxiRGcuFp8q61ys4hOTV1rf2JMvNU_pzPhdpDleIFgnKYomFi27mPWj5TulvFkpIwAGPjTZ872N9DaT0T3FvYUvEcT0uW-uxyuUGpnxuFFUxIYi5srhRT5CHSAcdKWYgvuho1N5JnSsCpHAa5_7HYtYCdG4c354nO/s1673/IMG_5042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1135" data-original-width="1673" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUsx1xkdZVbYyd_clULFrRKHz7WmVjxiRGcuFp8q61ys4hOTV1rf2JMvNU_pzPhdpDleIFgnKYomFi27mPWj5TulvFkpIwAGPjTZ872N9DaT0T3FvYUvEcT0uW-uxyuUGpnxuFFUxIYi5srhRT5CHSAcdKWYgvuho1N5JnSsCpHAa5_7HYtYCdG4c354nO/w640-h434/IMG_5042.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLaMk0pzXuJlWidXQeRmd02O_1Whbd44pZN0RvuaXHFvQz1iP67xlCx9nHHVl9-3becUT8Gwwt-ogwZVcFNLyBX0ZyRMUgUso4WKvzwuix1C8j9YeEwzk5r1gkk64lo8CRB3kVdEjOknqJu_OIoQSDGZejchpirKdqrDg2B1XYstcFpKsMP7Rd7AXEl_U3/s1512/IMG_6701.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLaMk0pzXuJlWidXQeRmd02O_1Whbd44pZN0RvuaXHFvQz1iP67xlCx9nHHVl9-3becUT8Gwwt-ogwZVcFNLyBX0ZyRMUgUso4WKvzwuix1C8j9YeEwzk5r1gkk64lo8CRB3kVdEjOknqJu_OIoQSDGZejchpirKdqrDg2B1XYstcFpKsMP7Rd7AXEl_U3/w640-h640/IMG_6701.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgASo8dtfN8sPx2DLFDRTKJukq9yBud5w4f6FTP3B0IkTTMF8OPGeb2WclAjrztaPQpQ3md8qRW4T-Y1Mh2jXRfmlCwbca9dBU4wky1BS6W3e3mh_QL32bqYUCR-vBuK1p8dg92juHGTp2Xh0WErrVWuDafjZ4WK2tOy1uYdwrP_BV6UBiFOVz7WQtoA6qs/s2643/IMG_4955.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2643" data-original-width="1820" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgASo8dtfN8sPx2DLFDRTKJukq9yBud5w4f6FTP3B0IkTTMF8OPGeb2WclAjrztaPQpQ3md8qRW4T-Y1Mh2jXRfmlCwbca9dBU4wky1BS6W3e3mh_QL32bqYUCR-vBuK1p8dg92juHGTp2Xh0WErrVWuDafjZ4WK2tOy1uYdwrP_BV6UBiFOVz7WQtoA6qs/w440-h640/IMG_4955.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I taught 14 ladies how to make my Summer in Tekapo tote bag. We had a great time experimenting with wool felt, Perle 8 threads and ombre fabrics. Everyone's bags are going to look so different because they applied their own artistic flair to the design. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalaQJbToc9y_fgP3A-fRhgy2E__XauL9wWY4WUb0fC2eqqOpFJZ1hRF1TUXOjTRZ0f65OOF9G6M4ZF4FBTkJtvyzetya7_E0mLZptJ8z-Qs3FWZfxKQsZxVRrTDeLTx5P1rhOPxhpxby3QZ3QJ1UWLAZhLyjLTcRoefa5o9vkMNM3Z0tGhVM8j5V6Nfeq/s1521/IMG_4952%20crop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1521" data-original-width="1134" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalaQJbToc9y_fgP3A-fRhgy2E__XauL9wWY4WUb0fC2eqqOpFJZ1hRF1TUXOjTRZ0f65OOF9G6M4ZF4FBTkJtvyzetya7_E0mLZptJ8z-Qs3FWZfxKQsZxVRrTDeLTx5P1rhOPxhpxby3QZ3QJ1UWLAZhLyjLTcRoefa5o9vkMNM3Z0tGhVM8j5V6Nfeq/w478-h640/IMG_4952%20crop.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVFquzhOlOQVbHvXScLTVS0ncWjEIrpm1o2jHdFUFJGaC2M1IBqCuxEzvMcNTWyfCOiDdaKAEZ0aeDms_Z1OUy5jB0fHFLOZQqS1sxVD2mzZl2RUP8DrkZAD0obMZhI_1N0plpRbFJ-e3euQz4cVN8n_-kCooTvQkF3z17OX1YlnAvsoN7FA0QxRTI-xsu/s1277/IMG_5052%20crop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1277" data-original-width="1134" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVFquzhOlOQVbHvXScLTVS0ncWjEIrpm1o2jHdFUFJGaC2M1IBqCuxEzvMcNTWyfCOiDdaKAEZ0aeDms_Z1OUy5jB0fHFLOZQqS1sxVD2mzZl2RUP8DrkZAD0obMZhI_1N0plpRbFJ-e3euQz4cVN8n_-kCooTvQkF3z17OX1YlnAvsoN7FA0QxRTI-xsu/w568-h640/IMG_5052%20crop.jpg" width="568" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi26afl_OFd0dJT92VOxDalmIK8klLkDfLLjxpzx5AVM4Hu6TGQtPVbCGPH--hq8UuDdLZIxsneG5-hyUSJVXUKazCnOYjM_Xe-khyvqfoKYXO97_ZTxND7tl9SH69LFOK1ysn4MFbuyYUDCMnmpiyfmY914HdnAEEV-Hq027mmu4mBZVOsLdGlogj-Lg45/s2016/IMG_6694.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi26afl_OFd0dJT92VOxDalmIK8klLkDfLLjxpzx5AVM4Hu6TGQtPVbCGPH--hq8UuDdLZIxsneG5-hyUSJVXUKazCnOYjM_Xe-khyvqfoKYXO97_ZTxND7tl9SH69LFOK1ysn4MFbuyYUDCMnmpiyfmY914HdnAEEV-Hq027mmu4mBZVOsLdGlogj-Lg45/w480-h640/IMG_6694.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tula Pink lining</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>It was a great weekend with good people and very good food. And of course the scenery was gorgeous with all the snow on the mountains. I definitely hope to return to Stitching in Tekapo again. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwX8dFMCAeLTkWhocE2dvXlymEe4fQGBC8zWmW8Q04V7ntuSK-XHK8jcxrOGg0z787ecQenynG86g6ijh4MRo9TfpsZnFubRkoWZCBw0nTtQ9Q4smMWs7HjQyAC-EJ94pFO8So8Kq81UChyJ9afG32GrMq3P1IrjD_uHX4QTk3os8cNlvEVfdxICTMUTGQ/s1606/Peacock%20Party%20widget.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1606" data-original-width="1536" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwX8dFMCAeLTkWhocE2dvXlymEe4fQGBC8zWmW8Q04V7ntuSK-XHK8jcxrOGg0z787ecQenynG86g6ijh4MRo9TfpsZnFubRkoWZCBw0nTtQ9Q4smMWs7HjQyAC-EJ94pFO8So8Kq81UChyJ9afG32GrMq3P1IrjD_uHX4QTk3os8cNlvEVfdxICTMUTGQ/w191-h200/Peacock%20Party%20widget.jpg" width="191" /></a></div><br /><p>Now it's time for the Peacock Party. 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I'll blog about the stitching retreat next weekend when I have more time.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXzSAuwuPSV_6g0PO4vbXiqVrtcy7nNDll0byxQInQPe-_jhZiaiuBb-znWWQ-UzpN43ZH_DKTb8O7mgqNmLELQgOkwK3GGAuzC6AT-n5ptdbBqU8aP9sZZ1fpMMBhVQe7jHuFic4gsuuDTe9hEkYJ_pPZ0MWnbws5dh7LagsXOBVuXdCkL2UY4xScJPsJ/s2016/IMG_4971.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1134" data-original-width="2016" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXzSAuwuPSV_6g0PO4vbXiqVrtcy7nNDll0byxQInQPe-_jhZiaiuBb-znWWQ-UzpN43ZH_DKTb8O7mgqNmLELQgOkwK3GGAuzC6AT-n5ptdbBqU8aP9sZZ1fpMMBhVQe7jHuFic4gsuuDTe9hEkYJ_pPZ0MWnbws5dh7LagsXOBVuXdCkL2UY4xScJPsJ/w640-h360/IMG_4971.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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I loved it all.</p><p>While we were in London I had to visit Liberty - even though I don't use a lot of Liberty in my quilts. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRLSd_Gt1HblHKI7VxB5c4APRo2JNmGMM7ZSuxsx0K4b8zsvKtldRTNYU2v_globjA-rMqARtDwMulkj-Gz_b8-3WdDa3VKHfgRIhYQBBjuTxeUoCfftYtfaBo3mq6w-zSPf-LRxlF3phZpXXxpqn8Hhc0dNbci7h7TyF7UZSY2rlqjCxQ6FLjWop9toP/s4032/IMG_3941.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRLSd_Gt1HblHKI7VxB5c4APRo2JNmGMM7ZSuxsx0K4b8zsvKtldRTNYU2v_globjA-rMqARtDwMulkj-Gz_b8-3WdDa3VKHfgRIhYQBBjuTxeUoCfftYtfaBo3mq6w-zSPf-LRxlF3phZpXXxpqn8Hhc0dNbci7h7TyF7UZSY2rlqjCxQ6FLjWop9toP/w640-h360/IMG_3941.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIh6JA-iwMDkKPOvWEP_CR_BVxmL83i0Xg7GtHTaSI7ln-gDZW16qxbzQlr_1_LpALsVPUc7enY-yGB4DC6nIGoan1kg8PUOL94QNYf44j6nci-SX1hUKrFVlXxw1jxqyYLUpqnbyFeL0NLKf2M0p2h4RGHCwuTOLQREdWF3Fkl_vSaoklYYLgtBpDCrdt/s3287/IMG_3940.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3287" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIh6JA-iwMDkKPOvWEP_CR_BVxmL83i0Xg7GtHTaSI7ln-gDZW16qxbzQlr_1_LpALsVPUc7enY-yGB4DC6nIGoan1kg8PUOL94QNYf44j6nci-SX1hUKrFVlXxw1jxqyYLUpqnbyFeL0NLKf2M0p2h4RGHCwuTOLQREdWF3Fkl_vSaoklYYLgtBpDCrdt/w442-h640/IMG_3940.jpg" width="442" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was hot on the day we visited and the store doesn't have air conditioning. It's such an old building that we didn't even think to look for a lift, so we hiked up to the top floor to look at the fabrics. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1jzTlr2GMQcZwVswK8-b2TOKxkafA0mG651OytnxOyXcTnz7JCgb7fs32vBAhmPMQGAzj3LssPspSZZe6zJSYz-nT8fqYv2OMr18Uzg-DA-dqRex-oyPJcTyMmuI6LvrgoEDt8-m02wFpbc35Mwp4hrLQw-B_11TSR8IPSWem6MoNGLlgqAKb-qnIBgeq/s4032/IMG_3947.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1jzTlr2GMQcZwVswK8-b2TOKxkafA0mG651OytnxOyXcTnz7JCgb7fs32vBAhmPMQGAzj3LssPspSZZe6zJSYz-nT8fqYv2OMr18Uzg-DA-dqRex-oyPJcTyMmuI6LvrgoEDt8-m02wFpbc35Mwp4hrLQw-B_11TSR8IPSWem6MoNGLlgqAKb-qnIBgeq/w360-h640/IMG_3947.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYviLVrYaczt9iPd3nVGUiuGQJwrXL0BPngSOiZFfr5iw8ExflzuHVcqXi0tRisi7dNlgn4kr8yVT25dJj6nIOIh81yToueKT5Kx6pCSKAKEs5vCt9mgdzFjoYgzIt3agbMDceDYvSTOiCV_pDz-Hn8XLKuX-obXuNL8qr-aSh-SBmqrAm5zY2G7D38Qpk/s4032/IMG_3948.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYviLVrYaczt9iPd3nVGUiuGQJwrXL0BPngSOiZFfr5iw8ExflzuHVcqXi0tRisi7dNlgn4kr8yVT25dJj6nIOIh81yToueKT5Kx6pCSKAKEs5vCt9mgdzFjoYgzIt3agbMDceDYvSTOiCV_pDz-Hn8XLKuX-obXuNL8qr-aSh-SBmqrAm5zY2G7D38Qpk/w360-h640/IMG_3948.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Fortunately I knew what I was looking for because it was busy and we were hot. 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<!-- end InLinkz code -->Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199266373220519690noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516557859503396142.post-42915397551422432342023-08-18T20:00:00.035+12:002023-08-18T20:00:00.134+12:00Shuttles<p> I'm on my way back to New Zealand today but here's one more blog post prepared in advance. this is my Shuttles quilt that I made to showcase some of my beautiful Kaffe Fassett fabrics. <a href="https://wendysquiltsandmore.blogspot.com/2019/10/shuttles-quilt-and-peacock-party.html"> You can read all about it here. </a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYK-R6bfwiQQpoEYuS2GuoMc4lQzTZMsp-7-OnPBqFA22wMSw4ZqZUULLja4cFkR-TEmhGKVhP6k5uASMFydi0m1tHDwr-KXKfHff1hDCR8m8-w-6ZFOC2M5OGp7cRkfTeHnvCVdBoUcWmJeBNBUNJmAQrxh-grfwa7VVo52TIWNw6YFSkw-ZOroDLtO3m/s1512/a%20Shuttles%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYK-R6bfwiQQpoEYuS2GuoMc4lQzTZMsp-7-OnPBqFA22wMSw4ZqZUULLja4cFkR-TEmhGKVhP6k5uASMFydi0m1tHDwr-KXKfHff1hDCR8m8-w-6ZFOC2M5OGp7cRkfTeHnvCVdBoUcWmJeBNBUNJmAQrxh-grfwa7VVo52TIWNw6YFSkw-ZOroDLtO3m/w640-h640/a%20Shuttles%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The pattern is the one on the cover of this book. My version looks so different because I chose to us a consistent background fabric - Aboriginal Dot in brown. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8z7XtPJ5KeAqfBj_JEXiM_CxLwCg5fZfIpJvnyICiJ9qwUeNLPt8rRcsPAcspmHE7__v8mgRfc5Bpp7r2x0Xwd2Yf0bOmlTz4vPHMenT-uYsufN0AtPUxbYvanEIiB54SNFSEnBfU1hIITCH-q-XP749kaS56PtHp-NHGUsM7usUz57-J4pkPN9GLyJK5/s1280/IMG_0356.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8z7XtPJ5KeAqfBj_JEXiM_CxLwCg5fZfIpJvnyICiJ9qwUeNLPt8rRcsPAcspmHE7__v8mgRfc5Bpp7r2x0Xwd2Yf0bOmlTz4vPHMenT-uYsufN0AtPUxbYvanEIiB54SNFSEnBfU1hIITCH-q-XP749kaS56PtHp-NHGUsM7usUz57-J4pkPN9GLyJK5/w640-h640/IMG_0356.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM6pOvk7Av24FLXOJLsDmTK-blRHxz4ZZFDXICSbaYqV1UDtspG3CfLyA_bebEOZft6oeXDMudaMDPEGyOR6naNLzj4p3aL8nqlFQWofc-PpcBuZFUsrti89UGke1cUJRNgackgvd1bRX5_6qNrltbl9xFAWtaIFLLm736Qd0J-hdrEgjk_9_MpBgBOGI8/s1632/IMG_0364.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM6pOvk7Av24FLXOJLsDmTK-blRHxz4ZZFDXICSbaYqV1UDtspG3CfLyA_bebEOZft6oeXDMudaMDPEGyOR6naNLzj4p3aL8nqlFQWofc-PpcBuZFUsrti89UGke1cUJRNgackgvd1bRX5_6qNrltbl9xFAWtaIFLLm736Qd0J-hdrEgjk_9_MpBgBOGI8/w640-h480/IMG_0364.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And I hand quilted it with bright yellow Aurifil 12 wt. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1las1ucWp5_hGQ6Jp2zyzw8-AGs3j7J-UcUABcUbqAVTVElV6ZL7suDIcinTa0fBC1QIFu8RWGQV0AteVf7Fi5N2dQuLvCVZq46hEogPg6O_j6K5_3yZCCI7_wjcF8dI3k8svPXMKKe3anJkVW1cnZA6V4cgYcNBrrgVrUDWBew9eWDMvVu1lD7ZgP9r/s1632/IMG_2057.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1las1ucWp5_hGQ6Jp2zyzw8-AGs3j7J-UcUABcUbqAVTVElV6ZL7suDIcinTa0fBC1QIFu8RWGQV0AteVf7Fi5N2dQuLvCVZq46hEogPg6O_j6K5_3yZCCI7_wjcF8dI3k8svPXMKKe3anJkVW1cnZA6V4cgYcNBrrgVrUDWBew9eWDMvVu1lD7ZgP9r/w480-h640/IMG_2057.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqKPuT41e2xD-qB9dBu5gHNU2m2tKUAVIfwAdCttYA24kYMj8az6hUIeOwBAiRBIVqjqxnSWKvnLq7-xr6N2vd6CqupWYlnI0PnDFbFIX9sx0i3v1VgYMs2pIrS5aEkRXHK9wW2omP9ycOX-nkOeGt_hDUVXiwjVNyzlyMQlHrV4UAM0Rq4zBYiGZLKmgo/s1632/IMG_2061.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqKPuT41e2xD-qB9dBu5gHNU2m2tKUAVIfwAdCttYA24kYMj8az6hUIeOwBAiRBIVqjqxnSWKvnLq7-xr6N2vd6CqupWYlnI0PnDFbFIX9sx0i3v1VgYMs2pIrS5aEkRXHK9wW2omP9ycOX-nkOeGt_hDUVXiwjVNyzlyMQlHrV4UAM0Rq4zBYiGZLKmgo/w480-h640/IMG_2061.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Now it’s time for the Peacock Party. Feel free to link up a recent blog post
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