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As you can probably see, this blog is not currently active!

I still have plans for getting it up and going, and now that Made With Pheness is getting somewhere, I can see where I will use it more.

In the meantime, please come and check out what I am creating and where I will be on Facebook, at www.facebook.com/madewithpheness

Cheers, and hopefully I'll see you at a market sometime soon!

The First Ever Quilt

I'm the sort of person who perceives that they have the ability to do anything they put their mind to.  Sometimes the realisation that, just because I CAN do anything, it doesn't mean I SHOULD do EVERYTHING comes a little harder!

But despite this fact, and despite the fact that I have a million other projects already started, I decided that it was high time I had a go at making a quilt.  Why not?! I have a sewing machine.  I can work out how to cut in straight lines (I think - though how straight is actually critical in quilting?).  I once made a paper pieced patchwork cushion cover made from Mum's old pillow cases.  Surely this means that I am perfectly competent at Quilting!

Hmm, we shall see...

I fully expect this to be a long term project as I create around my kids, my work, my garden, and whatever other distraction takes my fancy.  Also having to move everything off the dining room table when I want to cut something or get the sewing machine out doesn't help too! But I'm happy to have something ongoing in the background.

Over the last couple of months I have been collecting fat quarters and scraps of fabric from various shops locally, so unfortunately I am not going to be enlightening you with which fabrics I have used for this quilt.  And it really had no rhyme or reason as to which fabrics I bought, as long as they suited the general "jungle" theme of my son's bedroom.

I've mostly worked out the rotary cutter, though still have to think hard about which bits i'm lining up with what marks!  And no blood either!

This past weekend I finally had enough fabric to lay it out (excuse my lounge room floor and lighting please!) and decide on a random pattern.

As you can see, I'm not TOTALLY idiotic, I have gone for a fairly simple pattern.  It is the Amy Butler "Amy's Lotus Brick Path Quilt", downloaded from the Amy Butler Design site.  There are some great patterns available!  I have modified the size of the quilt to fit a single bed, so same length but a bit narrower.

And for the rest of this week, this project is on hold as I try to organise last years school 'stuff' before the beginning of this year.

Have a great week.

V

New Year, New Opportunities

I started this year with all the hopes of being more organised, more creative, more focussed on myself and my family, and here it is, 2 full weeks into the new year, and I still am only just starting this blog!  Oh well, can't change your whole life on the promises made to yourself on New Years Eve!


So to help others like me get a kickstart into the New Year, I have created a printable from a post I read from Recyclart titled Welcome 2012.  I just prettied it up so i can stick it above my desk and remind myself everyday that the little steps are just as important as the big ones.

For those that are not familiar, Recyclart is a website community sharing ideas for creative and artistic ways to reduce waste - "The goal of Recyclart.org is to bring you good products that are made from recycling, reusing, upcycling, etc. We will not bother you with a lot of text or details, we prefer to give you inspiration through pictures and the links where you can find more informations. The goal is to be a kind of portfolio based on  ideas in which you can brainstorm your sustainability creativity."


Enjoy your journey through 2012, and wish me luck with my blogging journey.