'afternoon chickadees, it's a cold sunday afternoon here in lzilulu's part of the world. the sunday roast is cooking, the dogs are sleeping, the chook is still not laying, mr lzilulu is tinkering with the tractor....it doesn't get much better than this.....or does it???
i know it's a long time since we were in touch, but i have been busy...true story!! bernie bernina and i have been spending some quality time together over the last week or so......
first of all, i had in my hot little hands a bundle of mary engelbreit's friends and flowers....so what would you do???...wip up a simple quilt wouldn't you?? ok...so that's what i did too.....i was keen to use the "new to me" bamboo wadding so i needed a quick project and this fit the bill perfectly. my verdict? the wadding is D.E.L.I.C.I.O.U.S......it really does drape like silk, is easy to work with and has a slightly higher/softer loft than cotton....i will certainly be using it again.....
...a close up of some of the freehand meandering quilting to show the loft....
...with the colder weather i have had the knitting needles moving...have been hearing lots about the "magic loop" method of using circular needles so i was keen to try it. i knitted a few beanies in the round for practice....am now totally in love with the method and despite EVERYONE telling me how easy it was, i found it REALLY frustrating until i managed to get my head around it ......and yes it really is super easy.....
....with all this mojo happening i decided to "do some thrifting" and visited my local st. vinnies store. i found a beautiful pure silk skirt and jacket and spent no time turning it into a scarf....
.....a man's woollen jacket came home with me too, and inspired by Elizabeth,and using her WONDERFUL pattern, i made this clutch purse. Elizabeth's pattern is excellent and i can see lots of my friends getting a little purse for christmas this year :>)
....while all this was happening, a pile of selvedges was beckoning to me, so i had a little play and using Heather's free tutorial i made a pincushion......
....so, as you can see, i haven't TOTALLY wasted my time while i was away from blogging!!
must away now and pack my suitcase....yes, i hop on the big silver bird in the morning and wing my way to Tasmania to visit my sister and her family......AND.....i get to MEET a member of an online quilting group....this will be so exciting. she is worried that she won't recognise me, so i sent her a recent photo.......
....come to think of it, it is a few years since i have seen my sister too so perhaps this photo will come in handy for her when she picks me up from the airport....at 5PM TOMORROW!!!!
...until i catch up again, keep well and be kind to each other
sloppystuff, lzilulu xox
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