My name is Charlotte, sometimes known as Ms Lottie, occasionally as The Slightly Mad Quilt Lady. This is my blog, where you'll find me writing a lot about my quilting and textile arts and a little about my family's life in a small seaside town in New Zealand. Haere mai!

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Wassup?

Now we are back into the swing of things, I've been pondering a blog post for a few days.  But what to focus on?  I've been doing a bit of this and a bit of that with nothing particularly driving me to write it down.  So I thought I'd just do a conglomeration post, showing my thisis and thats and maybe that will encourage me!


I've made a bag - and loved it so much and had so many positive comments that I'm making another one (sitting flat on the chair) and writing a pattern.  (And by crikey, I admire people who churn out pattern after pattern.  Those things are a drag to write!)


A close up of the quilting on the other side of the bag.


I've recovered from two weeks camping and I've started exercising to combat the Christmas/New Year's/Summer/Just Because bulges.
 (Truth:  the sum total of my exercising was a half-hour walk this morning.)


I've climbed and conquered Mt Washmore (the nickname I have fondly given my washing pile).


I've laughed at the cat.


I've started a new night-shift project with some of my favourite prints.  These squares are cut to finish at eight inches to show off the fabrics.


I've oogled the ducklings (anyone want a pekin duck for their pond - I've got a few spare!)


I've played with organza and tui and low-volume strips (no you are not seeing double, I've just offset the organza overlay).

And I've firmly tried to ignore the urge to write a list of resolutions as long as my arm.  In fact, the best New Year's list I've seen is here, on Terri Grant's blog, And sew it goes...

7 comments:

  1. What cute ducklings...I only have a pool and I don't think my kids (or neighbours) would be very impressed if they got up one day and found live stock swimming in it LOL! and your kitty is too funny hehe.

    I love your projects...especially the tui/flax. Very nice!!

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  2. Welcome back, love those ducklings, but seeing as we have a fussy neighbour who doesn't like our chook's noise, I doubt we'll be getting ducks!

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  3. I love your Mt. Washmore -I must adopt it.How is the sight from above there? Ha ha. The cat is not afraid of water which someone might turn on.
    . Greetings from Germany.

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  4. I too love the bag - you are very clever. I still use the one you made me a couple of Christmas's ago every day. It is my favourite!! Very brave and funny cat.

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  5. Lovely bag!!! Loving those furry babies too!
    Good luck with the pattern writing!

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  6. Your comglogerate post is great Charlotte - nice to see what people get up too!! I would have laughed at the cat too! Your bag is lovely - hope you've conquered the pattern writing!

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