I am using this blog to chart my journey as I get involved with stitched textiles again after a gap of twenty odd years. I've tried once or twice recently to get started, but time - the lack of it - got in my way. Now seems right though, and this online diary will be my reminder not to let it slip through my fingers again.
Wish me luck.
Good Words
Someone, whose professional opinion I hold in high regard, said this year -
" Marion is a great colourist and talented designer"
That meant a whole lot to me and it is here to remind me not to waste what talent I may (or may not) have.
The Welsh Quilt Centre
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The Prince of Wales Feathers 82 x 82 inches, Llanrannog, west Wales, 1880
I visited the Welsh Quilt Centre in Lampeter, Wales on August 10, 2024.
The exhi...
SCRAPBOOK - simple stories halloween
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Halloween designs are everywhere in the shops right now, so today I'm
highlighting a collection from Simple Stories that features all the classic
motifs, c...
It's Been a While...
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It's been a long time since I last blogged - life got in the way and then
I couldn't seem to be able to access my blogger account. I've been
using...
Back to Blogland :)
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Tools of the trade - adding brass eyelets to my gift tags :)
I'm not sure if people blog in the same way as they used to? There's so
many social media p...
Garden Report: A New Found Bed is Planted
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[image: permaculture design planting a garden between 2 edges]
A Found Garden Bed
Found garden beds are ones that are not in the original Backyard Project
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stormy coast--an old friend returns for a visit
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Sometimes I get the chance of revisiting an older quilt which I had almost
forgotten about. In this case, the quilt had been safely tucked away in a
closet...
Day 3
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Hello everyone! Today's offering is from our walks around the
neighborhood. The garden colors are so vivid this year, due to the late
rains and probably...
moving after the divorce
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i'm divorcing blogger because it's too hard to use
so here is my new residence:
wake robin at the square
i'm incapable of tolerating blogger's continuing iss...
Bye, bye...
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Finally...
This blog and the shop both will be closed by the end of
the month. It has been a long time, and times have changed.
A few fabric packs are st...
Winter
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Rather fun collecting little bits of dried up stuff from the ground
and my son's yard and photographing them
against an old cookie tray.
Some leaves ...
City Views, Country Dreams
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Good afternoon from a very hot and humid New York City.
Yes, for a variety of reasons, it has been a while since my last post.
During hot days like this S...
12 months of embroidery
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I am very excited about this......a full year of embroidery, of stitched
papers, of embellished cloth, beads, ribbons, buttons, sequins.
To register go he...
Art journal quilt: Reflection
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Continuing the theme of what gives my life meaning, having time and space
to reflect is a necessity for me, not a luxury. Inspiration came from
thinking a...
Love Stitching Red
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I haven't posted here for a while and after a lot of thought I have decided
to take a little break from Love Stitching Red. This, I hope, will be a
tempor...
Catalogues Revisited
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I don't hang out here much these days as I write most of my news on my Chez
Grey website www.workshopontheweb.com/chezgrey.
There's has been some reminisce...
Hello, my blog has moved, will you follow me?
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Hello, my blog has moved and you can reach me
through a new *doorway*.
The blog is now linked to my new *website*.
The door is unlocked and you are ...
2013 Finish-a-Long!
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My goals for this year are to free motion quilt a finished top each
quarter, finishing 4 quilts this year, plus 1 to be hand quilted. So far I
have finish...
Seams as a design guide
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So, I was asking what if I outline the seams of a simple patchwork to form
designs, and I have just started to investigate that... I will be back with
some...
Funded PhD Opportunity - textile design, UK
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‘Thinking Through Textiles’
Applications are invited for a PhD studentship offered by the School of the
Arts, English and Drama Loughborough University w...
Thank you all for your comments. Emma, you're so right - you have to grab the time. Instead of moaning about the lack of it. Watch this space - new book just bought for inspiration and there's light at the end of the tunnel workwise....
Your work look so colourful! I'm looking forward to seeing some more - and thankyou for following me!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and lush!
ReplyDeleteLove the texture on these
ReplyDeleteHi there! This all looks lovely. :o)
ReplyDeleteMoira
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Such lovely color combinations
ReplyDeletea delight!
You never will have the time; it doesn't seem to be given to us, you have to go & take it!
ReplyDeleteGlad the trade fair went well for you, I don't miss that at all ;) Love those colorful pieces below.
Thank you all for your comments. Emma, you're so right - you have to grab the time. Instead of moaning about the lack of it.
ReplyDeleteWatch this space - new book just bought for inspiration and there's light at the end of the tunnel workwise....