Carrie & The Breakaways

Sunday, 27 February 2011

Breakaways 16th Feb or thereabouts....

Jane hiding behind another new picture

..and another

and another!


This is the back of Libby's quilt which I think I like more than the front, if that's possible. Apologies for the out of focus pic

And the front -looks fabulous in real life

Kim is a very innovative quilter - this is her roosting robin

she has been experimenting with 3d hearts and now 3d circles, held down with the stitching

This is a closer look at her roosting robin centre - she did it using Ester Aliu's back basting technique and it looks wonderful!

Mine the bias is pinned as not sure whether I want it there or in that way. The colours are off; it is actually screamingly bright

This is Steph's. I sneaked a pic when she was looking at someone else's quilt, which is why it's upside down

This is Linda's. She has been beavering away and has put her own spin on these blocks. It's a great quilt!

Sarah's roosting robin

Sarah added this little piece of fairy fabric and framed it

Jane is making this for someone. Here she is experimenting with the layout....

Wednesday, 9 February 2011

Ricky Tims - Rhapsody Quilts - The Quilt Show

I've belonged to The Quilt Show since it began and enjoyed watching the videos which generally speaking have improved immeasurably since the early days. Every so often there is the chance to watch something for free, apart from any little videos on their daily Blog.

Ricky Tims is offering the chance to watch 2 episodes free on how to make a Rhapsody quilt. You need to sign up for the basic membership (free) but worth it for the chance to see what he's about.
The offer runs out on the 13th February.

https://www.thequiltshow.com/os/create_account_2.php/alias/803/coupon_number/144177408217

Colouricious - free videos

http://www.colouricious.com/

If you click on the above link and sign up for the newsletter you will receive some free videos. Colouricious are a UK company and did some free programming not so long ago. They are now selling dvds and trying to get funding for more series. They are British, contemporary, innovative and their how-tos are informative. Worth signing up just for the videos. And if you like, you can buy their dvds as well.

No affiliation here, but there is so much stuff from the USA that is is nice to be able to promote something British!