That was this afternoon and now it is Friday Night and I am settling down to watch Jonathan Creek and do a little stitching on my Bric-a-brac block.
Check out the other FNWF stitchers HERE
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Have a great weekend!
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- Cath
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- Wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, great-aunt and friend....and fur-kid mum I love Quilting, stitching, photography, cooking, baking, gardening, blogging and making new friends...stop by and say hi!
Saturday, 3 May 2014
FNWF......all Afternoon
It is a bit of a wet day here today in South East Queensland and it doesn't look much like improving anytime soon.
So after a quick trip to do some errands and stopping to smell the roses, I thought it would be nice to start Friday Night with Friends......this afternoon.
It made sense to start with the Teddy Bear Tea Party as it is already taking up all the space on my cutting table and nobody can get anywhere near the iron! I still haven't found the fabric for the missing noses but I can add those later as they are just fused on and then I add some Teddy Bear Nose Shine to make them stick some more and look nice and shiny so I can do that at any time.
After I got the last block on the third row I had to decide what to do with the borders. I decided to continue with the sashing as the first inner border and then I added a 1" pink border but how wide to make the final outer border?
Enter Mr Fibonacci. If you don't know about the Fibonacci Sequence.....well it is really difficult to explain so I will have to redirect you to Wikipedia and let them deal with that but I do know that the Fibonacci sequence can be found everywhere in nature from the number of petals of flowers to the number of scales of a pineapple.....it is all about the ratio of balance. I have a Fibonacci cheat sheet for quilting and it shows what width of borders will work well with each other. I would love to share it with you but it is, unfortunately, not mine to share. I did a class with the Crafty Lady and it was amongst the handouts.
So following the chart, I worked out that an outer border of 4 1/4" would be a good measurement as I didn't want a really wide border.
And there you have it, by the time dinner rolled around I had a quilt flimsy all done and dusted (except for the missing noses - don't let me forget them)....Yahoooo!
That was this afternoon and now it is Friday Night and I am settling down to watch Jonathan Creek and do a little stitching on my Bric-a-brac block.
Before I go, would you like to see another gorgeous rose?
Check out the other FNWF stitchers HERE
Have a great weekend!
That was this afternoon and now it is Friday Night and I am settling down to watch Jonathan Creek and do a little stitching on my Bric-a-brac block.
Check out the other FNWF stitchers HERE
Have a great weekend!
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You were very productive Cath. Your flimsy looks wonderful. As does your stitchery.
ReplyDeleteYour flimsy looks great Cath. I did a workshop with Amanda Daly last year that focussed on the Fibonacci sequence (among other things) but had forgotten about it. Thanks for reminding me as I will check to make sure I put an appropriate width border on my friend's quilt.
ReplyDeleteYour stitchery is lovely too & the photos of your flowers are beautiful. Enjoy the rest of your weekend. Cheers, Tracy.
Oh my goodness. Your productivity amazes me! And it is gorgeous to boot.
ReplyDeleteHi Cath,
ReplyDeleteLove the stitchery and hey, very cool photo's!!
Cheers, Anita.
your bears quilt top is just delightful..... and some lovely stitchery and roses.... yes got cold hasn't it....
ReplyDeleteHugz
Your Teddy bear quilt is just beautiful
ReplyDeleteLove the roses and your stitching is pretty good too
Lovely work Cathy,well done.xx
ReplyDeleteWell! All my favourites...cute teddies, a tea party and gorgeous roses...just delightful. Your fabrics are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful view you have. So lush and green.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is just precious. Great job.
Rose
Beautiful roses, I discovered the first one opening up on mine. Your teddy bear quilt is adorable and your stitchery lovely. Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteWow you did a wonderful job with your adorable teddy quilt.
ReplyDeleteYour flimsy is just awesome and your stitchery is lovely but I have to say who knew there was such a thing as nose shine . Loved the photos of the roses .
ReplyDeleteThanks for the visit!! Nose shine?? Sounds gorgeous!!! Your roses are beautiful and the teddy quilt is perfect
ReplyDeleteGorgeous top and your stitchery is beautiful.....
ReplyDeleteNever heard of nose shine lol, beautiful stitching Cath!
ReplyDeleteGosh I never knew that figuring out border sizes could be so complex!! I love your quilt and your other stitchery. Beautiful work.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt top looks great well done. Good luck finding those noses.
ReplyDeleteLove your quilt top. Congratulations it looks great.
ReplyDeleteGreat arvo...and nice stitchery worked on at FNWF!
ReplyDeletehi Cath, beautiful stitching and lovely flowers. It's always great when you can make an afternoon as well as an evening of it.
ReplyDeleteWow... you had a really productive day. Love your teddy bear quilt.... giggled at the thought of shining up their little noses! :o) Gorgeous stitching too... so perfect.
ReplyDeleteit looks wonderful, even without the noses! Well done for getting so much done
ReplyDeleteLove your quilt - it is so cute! But don't forget the noses!
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