tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541083431029092303.post276015259634703310..comments2024-02-14T12:40:57.415+00:00Comments on A New Life in Wales: Sewing for SquaresPamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406981075860636289noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541083431029092303.post-58057005121035668112015-01-18T14:49:19.810+00:002015-01-18T14:49:19.810+00:00It is fantastic, I am having a glorious time. Mind...It is fantastic, I am having a glorious time. Mind you the dining table has disappeared for the duration of this project. There is hardly any waste, just the selvedge edges and the sliver trimming. Anything bigger than 1" is going back into the box ready for the next session, there will be more I am loving it.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406981075860636289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541083431029092303.post-61083241959127191842015-01-16T23:22:07.875+00:002015-01-16T23:22:07.875+00:00Lovely way to use up your fabric, I really need to...Lovely way to use up your fabric, I really need to do the same before the boxes of fabric take over!Chickpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010543012720394937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541083431029092303.post-72972212464905745622015-01-16T07:25:34.013+00:002015-01-16T07:25:34.013+00:00Basically sewing all your scraps together in a ran...Basically sewing all your scraps together in a random manner then cutting the resultant length of fabric into big squares (on the diagonal looks really good) and then sashing together with a really strong colour. The lady doing it hasn't thrown anything away scrapwise in her 30year patching career. she was hoping to make a dent in the resultant heap. No such luck.buttercuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306948153281164640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541083431029092303.post-85369602422935002352015-01-16T06:26:21.948+00:002015-01-16T06:26:21.948+00:00I read somewhere that the light and dark sides rep...I read somewhere that the light and dark sides represent day and night and that the centre square is the heart of the Cabin, which is the hearth and therefor should always be red. I have made the blocks using wider strips but love the skinny ones here, they finish at 1" wide. It is a fantastic way of using the last little bit of fabric.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406981075860636289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541083431029092303.post-53499057796629875492015-01-16T06:22:53.318+00:002015-01-16T06:22:53.318+00:00I like log cabin but am a bit OTT about straight l...I like log cabin but am a bit OTT about straight lines being straight, I square up after every seam. I did more pressing on those two than I sometimes do in a week. I also like thin logs so have to grin and bear it. We have rain and wind for the next few days, lots of sewing time. Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406981075860636289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541083431029092303.post-48068768410246561952015-01-15T23:17:12.061+00:002015-01-15T23:17:12.061+00:00It is soooooooo neat! I think this is my favourite...It is soooooooo neat! I think this is my favourite pattern of yours that I've seen x Rachel Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875808936389030446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541083431029092303.post-2325147596782059412015-01-15T23:10:35.726+00:002015-01-15T23:10:35.726+00:00We have had ice then snow dusting early today, win...We have had ice then snow dusting early today, wind came up but thank goodness was not bad. Hope we do not get the chance of flurries tonight called for. Ground is sponge. Need to get to our storage shed this weekend! Lovely logs!andsewonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217697598519788982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541083431029092303.post-54034233557139331042015-01-15T22:44:16.689+00:002015-01-15T22:44:16.689+00:00Well, who knew it was called that. I just looked u...Well, who knew it was called that. I just looked up mile a minute and I do that sometimes, my really little scraps I piece onto paper in much the same way. I use <br />copier paper cut in half lengthways, I keep a few by the machine and run one up every now and thenPamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406981075860636289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541083431029092303.post-82264597650598586902015-01-15T22:39:03.152+00:002015-01-15T22:39:03.152+00:00We have had some mighty fierce blows, it is going ...We have had some mighty fierce blows, it is going for it now, but at least it has stopped raining.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406981075860636289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541083431029092303.post-66526800270862883862015-01-15T22:37:08.770+00:002015-01-15T22:37:08.770+00:00Never heard of it, do tell me more. The only Mile ...Never heard of it, do tell me more. The only Mile a Minute that I know of is the plant.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406981075860636289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541083431029092303.post-82572069891393958482015-01-15T22:35:49.453+00:002015-01-15T22:35:49.453+00:00Thank you.Thank you.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406981075860636289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541083431029092303.post-37544641138078943772015-01-15T22:35:32.974+00:002015-01-15T22:35:32.974+00:00I have a knitting WIP that I could have launched i...I have a knitting WIP that I could have launched into orbit, it is festering under the sofa waiting to be resurrected and dealt with. I have never made a Bears Paw block correctly the first time, it will happen one day and shock me rigid.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406981075860636289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541083431029092303.post-17513793782682373482015-01-15T22:31:58.373+00:002015-01-15T22:31:58.373+00:00I know, I have everything planned and then a thoug...I know, I have everything planned and then a thought wiggles into my head and I am off, full pelt in the opposite direction.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406981075860636289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541083431029092303.post-44493853640053826242015-01-15T22:30:04.790+00:002015-01-15T22:30:04.790+00:00I had forgotten that, I think that given Tiggers a...I had forgotten that, I think that given Tiggers age Jimmy must have borrowed it from him.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406981075860636289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541083431029092303.post-69917930040385503372015-01-15T22:28:51.139+00:002015-01-15T22:28:51.139+00:00Thank you froogs, I thought much the same about yo...Thank you froogs, I thought much the same about your dinner. I like lots of colour on my plate, I aim to eat a rainbow every day.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406981075860636289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541083431029092303.post-69637831749907117882015-01-15T22:13:19.654+00:002015-01-15T22:13:19.654+00:00I love log cabin, it stitches up so fast and is so...I love log cabin, it stitches up so fast and is so economical. The "Mile a minute" technique mentioned by Buttercup, above is another great way of using up scraps. I love your colours too.<br /><br />My OH had to dash madly across to Wales on Saturday as they rang to say our caravan awning had blown down - it was a real heavy duty one - supposedly! Anyway, it isn't ripped just the joints have buckled, it must have been a terrific wind you had. We've got it now- you aren't missing much! LxxxLynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15385150635938870512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541083431029092303.post-30220057598845569392015-01-15T21:50:30.609+00:002015-01-15T21:50:30.609+00:00Have you thought of using the 'mile a minute&#...Have you thought of using the 'mile a minute' technique for using up odd bits and orphan squares etc? One of the ladies at the group I attend is making one by this technique and it is stunning. Have actually finished a PhD (project half done) today. Segmented balls are a tad trying and this is the eighth I have made. One more to go and then somebody will have to push very hard to get me to make another one!buttercuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306948153281164640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541083431029092303.post-2360801598370695242015-01-15T21:28:40.249+00:002015-01-15T21:28:40.249+00:00You are very clever. Looks great! You are very clever. Looks great! Frugal in Buckshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03637007004041752433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541083431029092303.post-7059718443020820222015-01-15T21:11:35.716+00:002015-01-15T21:11:35.716+00:00Successful morning at the 'meet the groups'...Successful morning at the 'meet the groups' morning for the U3A. I came home and started to sash the play mat I am making for my GGD due next month......wish I hadn't so far I have sewn the sashing on the wrong way round and sewn the wrong bits on, sorted that and started to put the long strips across the middle, sewed the wrong bit on again....gggrrrrr blessed thing was upside down. My unripper has been doing sterling service. I feel like throwing the blooming thing in the bin. I need a medal for ripping out!!<br /><br />Do I really need to teach 12 newbies to quilt?????? I think I need to go back and start again myself. It has not been a good afternoon. I gave up in disgust, will go back and have another go tomorrow.<br /><br />I had made up 10 bag kits for the first quilting meeting, have to do another 2 there are 12 in the group.......sweet blondie blue eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10415902997410295811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541083431029092303.post-44173889214555617352015-01-15T20:57:16.438+00:002015-01-15T20:57:16.438+00:00Nice looking log cabin, its funny have one thing l...Nice looking log cabin, its funny have one thing leads to another and before you know you have gone off on a tangent to what you have planned to do. :-)Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05213759909336433460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541083431029092303.post-86050679096510860862015-01-15T20:51:07.380+00:002015-01-15T20:51:07.380+00:00Love the latest colour combinations, particularly ...Love the latest colour combinations, particularly like the contrast of light and dark colours. TTFN is also a favourite catch phrase of Winnie the Pooh's mate Tigger. Lisa S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07771477560117580643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541083431029092303.post-91665086210495164722015-01-15T20:25:49.191+00:002015-01-15T20:25:49.191+00:00Your piecing is beautiful, such a clever blends of...Your piecing is beautiful, such a clever blends of coloursAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10555001676886354389noreply@blogger.com