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[Blackrocksrock 40]

Finished at long last - must admit it looks much better than I expected it to be!!

 

 

[Olly 9]

 

Wow! That looks beautiful.

[Luvachicken 509]

That's fab.

Well done

[Cat tails 923]

Very pretty! Love the cats

[Valkyrie 392]

Ooh gorgeous quilt! Well done you.

 

Er don't know where the famous people came from - I don't know any! I wonder why you can't see the bun?

 

I've finished the quilting - binding to do now but I'm also decorating and gardening so it'll have to wait it's turn again! It looks a bit better now I've ironed off the marker pen. I can see some awful stuff on there but some not quite so awful stuff too, but when I stand back and look at it as a whole piece then the bad bits seem to disappear. Lots of knotty bits on the back - I don't know quite how to stop that - I seem to run fine for ages and all of a sudden it skips. The bobbin seemed fine - plenty of thread on there. Bobbin area cleaned out regularly, tension seems OK. It's a mystery! To me anyway!

 

I had to rescue the bun from my mum when I showed her - she wouldn't stop playing with it!

[Plum 97]

Wow beautiful quilt and lovely points It's a really good quilt especially with that border

 

Scarf is pretty as well Catstails and Valkyrie wow your bunnies are adorable. I'm so impressed.

 

What a treat logging on here tonight!

[Blackrocksrock 40]

Pat Archibald kit done in metallic thread - first time of using was pleasantly surprised - picture does not do the colour of the gold thread justice. Sequins to be sewn on now only to finish

 

[Luvachicken 509]

That's pretty

Did you do it by hand or on a sewing machine ?

[Valkyrie 392]

Ooh it is pretty. Love the Celtic style wings.

 

I'm going back to the alpaca place on Wednesday to "help" - probably more like hinder - with the shearing and the sorting of the fibres. Figure that's the only way I'll learn is by feeling the difference.

[Blackrocksrock 40]

It is machine thread painted and then the sequins sewn on - the dots are gold foil dots for glitter.

 

Val you will be an expert very soon

[Plum 97]

Looks complicated, what are you going to make it into?

 

Have Alpaca fun Valkyrie

[Blackrocksrock 40]

Plum - took all of 40 minutes from start to finish and was the easiest kit I have done. A wee picture for me. She had lots of lovely little kits at the show.

[Cat tails 923]

Made this rose for my mom for Mothers day.

She loved it!

[Blackrocksrock 40]

The rose is so very pretty - I cannot manage to do the crochet - did a class at the knitting show and made a pansy brooch and cannot remember how to do it now!!

[Cat tails 923]

 

At least you know how to knit! I never mastered that... This rose was asking more of my not so skillful sewing skills putting it together. Luckily you can hide a lot between all those petals!

[Valkyrie 392]

Oh that is just beautiful. Well done.

 

I have a suri fleece drying off in the greenhouse! It was given to me while I "helped" out with fleece sorting today. Loved it. But a lady brought in her 3 boys to be sheared, all suris, and they are flock guards. She hasn't lost one lamb to foxes since having the alpacas, but she didn't want the fleece! So Mary-Jo said I could have one to play with. Awesome!!!! I'm so grateful. Although now I'm going to have to get some carders!

[Valkyrie 392]

Fleece dried nicely so it's bagged ready for picking at. I do need to wash it - the alpaca was white - the fibre is er grey! So a little on the dusty side. I've just bought some hand carders off ebay. Oh dear - hubby said "heyyyy you are shopping!" It was another accident!

[Cat tails 923]

[Valkyrie 392]

Mystery quilt bound and finished. Currently pinning the layers of the old log cabin. Hopefully the weather will be nice and I can take a photo of it laid out on the grass.

[Blackrocksrock 40]

You have been very busy - cant wait to see your quilts. I am on a go slow - frozen shoulder here which is very painful - trying to exercise it better!.

[Luvachicken 509]

You have been very busy - cant wait to see your quilts. I am on a go slow - frozen shoulder here which is very painful - trying to exercise it better!.

 

Try and get some physio to help you and some nice strong painkillers to help you sleep and if you need to, an operation sooner rather than later.

I went through it last year and only the operation was what saved me after a year and a half of agony.

[Blackrocksrock 40]

It has just started - on the painkillers and hoping someone will inject it for me as I have had that done before - I have exercised on and off all day and its a lot better tonight but in the mornings its dreadful. Have the doctors tomorrow and see what she comes up with - 2 weeks till my holiday!!!

[Luvachicken 509]

It has just started - on the painkillers and hoping someone will inject it for me as I have had that done before - I have exercised on and off all day and its a lot better tonight but in the mornings its dreadful. Have the doctors tomorrow and see what she comes up with - 2 weeks till my holiday!!!

 

I really hope it gets better soon for you.

Make your self a cocoon to sleep in with your poorly shoulder cushioned with a pillow wedged underneath your shoulder and one of those triangle support pillows helps too.

[Blackrocksrock 40]

It has just started - on the painkillers and hoping someone will inject it for me as I have had that done before - I have exercised on and off all day and its a lot better tonight but in the mornings its dreadful. Have the doctors tomorrow and see what she comes up with - 2 weeks till my holiday!!!

 

I really hope it gets better soon for you.

Make your self a cocoon to sleep in with your poorly shoulder cushioned with a pillow wedged underneath your shoulder and one of those triangle support pillows helps too.

 

 

Thank you I will try that.

[Valkyrie 392]

I've been side tracked somewhat. Decorating aside, I've carded some wool. Whoohoo, it worked and wasn't too bad. And then I've been cutting fabric for making more blocks like the one I made a little while back as a tester. I dunno, suddenly the light went on and it was ooooh now I get it! And then my stupid finger seemed to get in the way of the rotary blade. Oopsie! Not too bad, luckily it's mostly just thick skin there but I'm sporting a plaster to make sure it doesn't catch on anything.