BLOG 459

Blog 459

 I’m sure you know Edvard Munch’s painting ‘The Scream’; well that’s just how I feel this week! Not because I am depressed or bothered or at the end of my tether, but simply because my studio is being revamped. I feel displaced and upheaved … if there is such a word!

 

         The Scream

 

 

            Studio 1

 

              Studio 2

 

 

I need to throw out a filing cabinet that is all but empty and taking up space. I have a small cutting table which is a bit on the high side so that needs to go too. I am sorting through my vast library of quilting books and discarding the ones I don’t need any more.  There are quilting supplies that I haven’t used for years and fabric that I am never going to use. Everything really needs sorting out and it is a job to know where to start!  Instead of piling all my fabric baskets high, they will be in a long line and Himself is going to build a two-tier storage/working surface over the top. Watch this space as they say.

Last week we were staying in Easingwold in Yorkshire with my daughter and husband. We had a lovely time exploring the area; it’s such a lovely county with big skies, rolling moors and plenty of space. In Thirsk we were delighted to see knitted characters mounted on bollards around the town square. These are such fun and make people laugh and smile as they are going about their business. What’s not to like eh? You will see Red Ted on some of the pictures. He is beloved by my Granddaughters and he goes off on adventures and reports back to them.

            Peter Rabbit

 

         Wallace 

 

 

          Rapunzel

 

           Stickman

 

          Princess and the Pea

 

On Friday I attended the Great Northern Quilt Show. It must be 14 years since I have been there and I really enjoyed the experience. I went because I had entered quilts, again for the first time in 14 years and I was glad that I did! I won Best Sampler quilt for ‘Logs in the Sampler’ and Best Art quilt and a Judge’s merit for ‘Cat with Flower Pots’ and I am delighted. My Dolphins caused a lot of interest as well which is always good to see. The Group Quilt also won a Judge’s Merit and there was a lot of laughter from the ladies surrounding it; a quilt making fun of the menopause always has a captive audience at a quilt show!!

 

            A Sampler in the Cabin

 

 

          Cat with Flower pots

 

 

             Dolphins

 

 

Here are some other quilts from the show for your interest. The serviette box will start next week.

 

             13 Elaborate hexagons

 

 

 

          14 Bargello

 

 

              15 Double wedding ring plus

 

                16 Tessellations

 

                17 Sampler quilt

 

               18 Painted surface

 

             19 Log Cabin

 

 

           20 Fabric collage

 

 

             21 A year in houses

 

              22 Dynamic Flying Geese

 

              23 Painted surface

 

             24 Kaffe Fassett fabrics

 

 

              25 Clarice Cliff inspired

 

 

         26 Christmas Sampler

 

 

           27 Optical illusions

 

               28 Child’s quilt

 

            29 Hexagons

 

             30 Machine quilting