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modern patch
Thursday, December 6, 2007 – 11:09 am | 2 Comments
modern patch

I have been making a few new things just in time for Christmas!

I’ve made some lovely cushions - fabrics used are a combination of designer cottons and fabrics handprinted by me, backed with a sturdy …

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baby floor quilt
Sunday, September 30, 2007 – 10:31 pm | 4 Comments
baby floor quilt

Today I made a floor quilt for my newest neice, baby Mackenzie:

It didn’t photograph so well but I am in a rush tonight! The colours in the photo are a bit off but take my …

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patchwork apron
Thursday, May 24, 2007 – 10:58 pm | 5 Comments
patchwork apron

Remember this from yesterday? I wasn’t too sure what it would become…

Well, it became an apron!

I used two tea towels (dish cloths) that are taupe with a red stripe and attached the patch piece on …

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little houses
Wednesday, April 25, 2007 – 6:58 pm | No Comment
little houses

Yesterday I received this cute little house patchwork book (ISBN 4834764427) from superbuzzy so I thought I would show you some photos:
 
Sorry, that shot of the cover is a bit out of focus.  This book is …

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fabric strips
Thursday, April 5, 2007 – 11:24 pm | No Comment
fabric strips

Today I spent many happy hours cutting some of my newer fabrics into millions of strips, in varying sizes - all around 2, 3 and 4 inches wide and a fairly standard length of 10 …

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fabric stamping
Sunday, March 18, 2007 – 4:33 pm | 3 Comments
fabric stamping

I have been having fun with these:

and these:

and this:

Stamping your own fabrics is fun!

Stamping your own fabrics is addictive!

Stamping your own fabrics is easy!

All I did was get some stamps (foam, mounted or unmounted - …

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Aunty Lola’s Quilt and Mum’s Patchwork Cushion
Wednesday, February 1, 2006 – 1:28 am | 7 Comments

I have Quilting on my list of things to do this year… it’s a long list!
Inspired (of course) by many of you crafty bloggers, Denyse Schmidt and blogger’s pics from Machine …

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Patchwork Pictures
Friday, January 20, 2006 – 11:35 am | One Comment

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Patchwork pictures, originally uploaded by thistletown.

These are patchwork stretched over a frame, from Oshare Koubou …

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