So I decided to lay out all the little teeny tiny blocks I’ve made to see how big it is. It’s not very big. Only 80cms on the long side. I’m beginning to feel like I’m going to have to make all 501 blocks in order just to make a lap blanket. Seeing it all […]
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So I may have gone back to Spotlight and bought the Maggie Holmes Open House Project Life core kit for $10 as well. Who wouldn’t?! So now I have even more cards to use up. Ok, so I only used three cards this time too, but I used a super old Kaisercraft rubon, so that
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This block is called Corn and Beans. I wonder if they mean green beans or baked beans? Right now after being on Michelle Bridges 12WBT for 10 weeks, I am a little over both types!
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I was at Spotlight and I’d been looking at getting a Fine and Dandy Project Life core kit for a while and I saw it on clearance for $20, so I grabbed it. I get to the checkout and they took another 50% off clearance items so I ended up getting a full core kit
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This week is brought to you by the Amish Diamond. Nope, still no better with the points. Oh well, in the overall scheme of things, I don’t really care.
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I haven’t scrapbooked in what feels like ages. Needless to say, it was a real struggle to get going. So then in the end, I cut the background down to 8.5×11 and it seemed a lot more manageable. Hmm, I probably should have used a ruler when gluing the journalling down.
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Another week, another block to share. This week is the Turn About Variation. This was an easy block to make and yet none of my points match! Oh well, I’ll try a bit harder on the next one.
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While I enjoy making these blocks, I find it difficult each week to come up with something interesting to say about each one. This week’s block is called Rolling Pinwheel. So, what can I say about this one? It’s pink and cream. Yep, that’ll do.
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This week is brought to you by the Rolling Pin block. All I can say is this block was so fiddly. I ended up doing a seam wrong and threw my hands up in the air and went to bed as I had enough (and also because I couldn’t focus on anything close up so
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This week’s block is called Album. I dropped into the quilting shop at Wagga and picked up that gorgeous dark green fabric. You know, I’m still unpicking at least one seam on these things still. Sometimes my brain can’t work these things out.
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Annie’s Choice is this weeks block. If Annie really had her choice she would have told me to use a bolder coloured fabric. Too late now and I’m not redoing it. But otherwise, this was actually quite a nice block. Shame I messed it up, really.
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This week is the Devil’s Claw. Another very time consuming, small and fiddly block. I would not like to know how many hours I have put into making this quilt thus far. And because the back is a little bulky with seams, no amount of ironing would make it sit nice and flat.
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I have no idea where they get some of these names from. The block this week is called “54-40 or Fight”. Whatever is that meant to mean? I guess it kind of looks like a ninja star? If you squint?
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Technically I’ve been sharing these blocks for half a year! That’s probably the longest I’ve ever lasted at anything. The block this week is called Storm at Sea. I kind of like how it looks round, but with all straight-ish lines. I call them straight-ish because some of these blocks are quite dodgy.
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Because it’s actually really easy to make soap, I decided to make another batch. This time I wanted to try a milk based recipe. I found one over at HubPages, thanks Pinterest for allowing me to find all these really cool things. Ingredients: 800g olive oil 200g coconut oil 320g coconut milk 138g lye 150g
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I love this block so much! Although I’m going to subtract points for the 2 1/2 hours it took me to complete it, so my love is sitting at around 75%. The block is titled Blackford’s Beauty. Hopefully the next one won’t take me as long to make.
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So Steve gets home from work and says ‘who dumped the rubbish up the side of our house?’ That’s not rubbish. That’s going to be a chicken coop. Eventually. I have a lot more to collect before I can make a chicken house, but it’s a start. Now I’ve just got to pull them apart.
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Sarah came for a visit the other week. It was so good to see her. We went to the licorice factory. And we made freckles. Then we went home and decided to try our hand at making some soap. I found a recipe and instructions over at Lovin’ Soap Studio. It consisted of: Coconut oil
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Ok, so I am back up to date and in order again This week is the Hovering Hawks block. I think the green isn’t strong enough for my choice of neutral fabric. Oh well, it’s done now and I have so many blocks to go that there’s no way I’m redoing it!
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I love Mother’s Day. The kids gave me a gorgeous new teapot. I love teapots. And tea. And the kids, surprisingly. This year Steve asked if for Mother’s Day I would like a new sewing machine. I looked around to see what I could get and I didn’t really want to replace my existing 419S
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