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Maddy in NZ/OZ

Nightmares From Down Under

September 19, 2019 Vicki8 Comments

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Hi! I'm Vicki. I began blogging at knitorious in 2004! I knit, sew, dye, garden, and cook. I'm a daughter, sister, aunt, wife, mother, and grandmother!

Tiny little lilacs blooms on the top… what?? I’ve never seen that before. Really small & the y don’t have much scent. It will be interesting to see what’s in store this spring. Besides going to vote (early) 🗳️ & making a stop at the hardware store, I spent all day sewing!! I’ve worked on my quilt for a few hours on two of the last three days, so I was primed! Today, I finished sewing up all those blocks, pressed & trimmed them, arranged the whole quilt + this border on the floor, sewed up & pressed the border, made pinwheels for the corners & sewed everything all together (complete with pressing)!! I didn’t imagine that I’d get that far! I have a few more borders before I call it a finished top, but I’m so happy! It seems doable now, and we might have a new quilt on the bed before winter (is over). 😂 🇺🇸 VOTE EARLY IF YOU CAN!! 🇺🇸 It’s been a while since I worked on this quilt, but it’s been percolating. Construction of the blocks using half-square rectangles was messing with my brain. 🤯I’ve figured it out (in my own way, using many aids) and now I just need to try to streamline the process… but take it slow. (It’s still a mind bender.) The cutting is done (for this part), so it’s all sewing & trimming now! I’m really slow… super super slow! But I (usually) keep at it(s). Between all the other things (not just making things… there’s cleaning things & cooking things & shopping for things, etc., and even working 😂). It sometimes take months, or even years. I’d really like to use this project bag, though, so trying to keep this at the fore. The hibiscus at my sister’s house is still going strong—arguably, better than ever! A huge & annoying barberry was removed earlier this year, so there’s more opportunity for the hibiscus to shine. And long-dormant, very invasive Japanese lantern has also emerged. I managed to kill that (& raspberries) in my own yard many years ago without even trying, so there’s hope. After we save some lovely lantern branches. The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show. 55. Need more. No rhyme or reason to the layout, just roughly measuring up against an existing garment. Crochet away!Felted Tweed is a little fuzzy, but OMG the color play. Teetering tower o’ granny squares. I can stop whenever I want to. 😜 What a time to be in Nashville. ❤️🎸🎶❤️

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