I’ve moved…

Well at least my blog has

http://kaleidoscopicvistas.blogspot.com/ 

This is where I’ll be doing most of my posting from now on, but may occasionally pop back to my tumblr account to say ‘hello’.

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A scene from our summer ‘staycation’

A scene from our summer ‘staycation’

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9-patch update

Currently over half way in making the 9 patches and one day ahead on the one a day target. Pleased with my progress so far! It’s most definately a challenge, but I can imagine the end result which is keeping me going.

Once I’ve completed the 90 9 patches that I need, its a matter of cutting and sewing on the white border fabric which will surround each 9-patch; then i need to baste, quilt and bind.

(edit and update: I’ve just done a recalculation to ensure that the quilt is the same as a queen size quilt - that means that I have to complete 120 9-patch sqaures and means that all my calculations are now out…. I think my adapted design means that I am approaching midway - and the advantage is that I’m still one day ahead as the final date of 9-patch completion will simply shift as its one a day. 30 extra days to calculate, and some more fabric cutting to do…)

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An animation made by my brother - a picture of Dorian Grey

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“A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.”
St Francis of Assisi
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Cutting and Chopping A few days of chopping up fabric - these squares will make up the 90 9-patch squares. A few more hours of chopping should complete the grey squares but all colourful ones are done (subject to me changing my mind about a couple of colours that may not fit the overall scheme). Chopping up the white fabric that will hold it all together will have to wait. In the mean time, I can’t wait to start sewing. 

Cutting and Chopping

A few days of chopping up fabric - these squares will make up the 90 9-patch squares. A few more hours of chopping should complete the grey squares but all colourful ones are done (subject to me changing my mind about a couple of colours that may not fit the overall scheme). Chopping up the white fabric that will hold it all together will have to wait. In the mean time, I can’t wait to start sewing.
 

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We’ve just painted our living room and I’m dreaming of new decor to match and complement. Etsy is far too tempting! Vase by taylorceramics

We’ve just painted our living room and I’m dreaming of new decor to match and complement. Etsy is far too tempting!

Vase by taylorceramics

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travelhighlights: Kubideh Kitchen (Conflict Kitchen) “Conflict Kitchen is a take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries that the United States is in conflict with. The food is served out of a take-out style storefront, which will rotate identities every 4 months to highlight another country.  Each Conflict Kitchen iteration will be augmented by events, performances, and discussion about the the culture, politics, and issues at stake with each county we focus on.” Pittsburgh, PA, USA

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Kubideh Kitchen (Conflict Kitchen)

“Conflict Kitchen is a take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries that the United States is in conflict with. The food is served out of a take-out style storefront, which will rotate identities every 4 months to highlight another country.  Each Conflict Kitchen iteration will be augmented by events, performances, and discussion about the the culture, politics, and issues at stake with each county we focus on.”

Pittsburgh, PA, USA

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Photo from Frogdancer Craftiness Its been a while since I’ve done anything crafty. I recently finished my first ever knitting project (a scarf) just in time for a heat wave! Perfect timing. This photo is my inspiration for a quilt that I want to make. Again, this is my first real attempt at quilting. The aim is to make a quilt cover for a double bed. I’ve used Excel to chart out a plan for my quilt. I will use the same solid colour (grey) for the 4 squares in an attempt to tie everything in a bit more, and will use the white borders as in the photo above. I’ve worked out that I will need to make 90 ‘9 patch’ squares to complete the middle section and a ridiculous number of odds and ends to create a patchy border. Tutorial found at crazymomquilts

Photo from Frogdancer

Craftiness

Its been a while since I’ve done anything crafty. I recently finished my first ever knitting project (a scarf) just in time for a heat wave! Perfect timing.

This photo is my inspiration for a quilt that I want to make. Again, this is my first real attempt at quilting. The aim is to make a quilt cover for a double bed. I’ve used Excel to chart out a plan for my quilt. I will use the same solid colour (grey) for the 4 squares in an attempt to tie everything in a bit more, and will use the white borders as in the photo above. I’ve worked out that I will need to make 90 ‘9 patch’ squares to complete the middle section and a ridiculous number of odds and ends to create a patchy border.

Tutorial found at crazymomquilts

“Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.”
Oscar Wilde
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Remembering my holiday via Heaven’s Gate (John)

Remembering my holiday

via Heaven’s Gate (John)

“Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.”
Mark Twain
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Doesn’t everyone have a penguin join them for Christmas dinner?

Doesn’t everyone have a penguin join them for Christmas dinner?