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Lizzie-in-the-loft: June 2012

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I love reading other people's creative blogs - hope you enjoy mine. Friday, 22 June 2012. Old Wives get it right -. When my mum died, thirty-four years ago this month, her home was. Packed up by Pickfords and everything - including the coal box below -. Was shipped across the country to us. Today it sits next to our coal-effect gas fire, still. Full of the nutty slack my mum dug out of the. Coal house all those years ago. You're probably thinking I'm 'Nutty Slack' for keeping coal. Links to this post.

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Lizzie-in-the-loft: February 2013

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I love reading other people's creative blogs - hope you enjoy mine. Sunday, 24 February 2013. Wonders will never cease! Two UFOs reached a significant stage this week -. This is one of them! After many months, the hand-quilting on my. Quilt is finally complete. My daughter's delighted - she's waited patiently. For this moment for quite a while. My own feelings are very mixed. I absolutely love this quilt and don't want it to go! The inspiration for this project was the Art Deco Odeon. Links to this post.

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Lizzie-in-the-loft: June 2013

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I love reading other people's creative blogs - hope you enjoy mine. Saturday, 1 June 2013. Quilt fabrics and cupcakes in Saltaire - oh dear! Oscar Wilde famously said. I can resist everything except temptation'. Not sure he was talking about quilt fabric or cupcakes,. Just spent a very happy Saturday in Saltaire. Ready for its grand opening on. Stash-wise, this is very bad news . . . Lesley has several lovely things that are sure to end up. In my over-stuffed fabric drawer -. KFC on Bingley Road, Saltaire.

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Lizzie-in-the-loft: September 2010

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I love reading other people's creative blogs - hope you enjoy mine. Monday, 27 September 2010. First Quilt - driven by the arrival of a cute little boy. Nearly five months old in this pic - and very cute. Seen here admiring his new quilt at close quarters and making a few helpful suggestions. The stitching's a bit uneven in parts, Grandma.'. Cleo posing near her picture - and not a bad likeness, though I say it myself. Quilt designed using Electric Quilt software - marvellous! Hand-quilted by Yours Truly.

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Lizzie-in-the-loft: August 2012

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I love reading other people's creative blogs - hope you enjoy mine. Monday, 6 August 2012. Ee, by gum - there's nowt so queer as folk. But if you're not from Yorkshire, say -. My goodness - people are strange! We celebrated Yorkshire Day. In grand style this year! From t' left: Hannah Hauxwell, Compo, Hardcastle, Norah Batty, an offcumden. From over t' border, and Reg Mellor, world champion ferret-legger. Reg does a nice bit of dry-stone-walling for t' middle ot' table. That's reet grand, Reg! Top spot f...

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Lizzie-in-the-loft: Foundation piecing with EQ7

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I love reading other people's creative blogs - hope you enjoy mine. Monday, 28 January 2013. Foundation piecing with EQ7. Lots of fun, but fiddly. Electric Quilt patchwork design software and foundation piecing -. A fantastic combination for creating all sorts of lovely things! Love it, love it, love it! Sounds complicated, but a bit of time playing around and. Getting to know the programme really helps. After a bit it all starts to come together . Planned this little block for Plantlife's. Top spot for ...

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Lizzie-in-the-loft: September 2012

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I love reading other people's creative blogs - hope you enjoy mine. Sunday, 30 September 2012. Constant change is here to stay. I finally get my head round Windows Vista and my laptop dies! To the eyes in muck and bullets,. Grappling with Windows 7. Hey've got a fight on their hands. To make Windows and Office. And not the other way round! This card from my 'New Man' card range sums it up. I do feel like booting the thing into space sometimes. Life imitating art, or what! Just an example -. Patchwork Chi...

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Lizzie-in-the-loft: April 2012

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I love reading other people's creative blogs - hope you enjoy mine. Monday, 23 April 2012. Last weekend, in a spur-of-the-moment move,. I hauled my patchwork across the. Border into Lancashire for the. At the Pendle Heritage Centre. Many thanks to Karen and the lovely ladies. At Patchwork Chicks for. Not only taking my quilts after the deadline. But for being so encouraging and helpful. I'll read your newsletter properly next time! Me and my chickens in the. Centre barn - seems appropriate! Links to this...

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Lizzie-in-the-loft: Previous projects

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I love reading other people's creative blogs - hope you enjoy mine. 2011 - The Chicken Quilt. Made using the 'stack and whack' method -. A Jackson Pollock approach to quilting. Rides rough-shod over basic patchwork principles. Great fun - but definitely off-piste! Adapted from a pattern by Buggy Barn. Minick and Simpson 'Nantucket' fabric, I. Saw one like this on a wall in New England and just loved it. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Quilting fan living in Yorkshire, England - God's Own County! Esther bough...