Deep Breath - Start again

Now that I've got that off my chest I'll explain.

I found "Dear Jane" right back when I first started using the internet and started quilting (they are symbiotic to me). Did the internet start me quilting or was it the other way around? Guess I'll never know. But I still love the first quilt I made. No rulers, no rotary cutters, no cutting mats, a very basic ,very old sewing machine - lots of guess and rip, lots of near enough is good enough! But all the girls (and some of the boys ) argue about who get s to snuggle under it! I was brave enough to enter it into the local Guild show. I got a third prize and was told I might have done better if I'd quilted it a bit (Lot) more. I have learnt a lot but I still love my first quilt!























Ok here goes! When I found "That Quilt", I promised myself that when I gave up smoking (yes I'm a smoker and if I was buying cigs I couldn't afford all the bits I needed - a hey what a reward - years of torture!!!) I would buy the book and the software and give the quilt a good go!

My room mate in Sydney for the Scquilters retreat in 2005 was a Dear Janer and I saw and touched her quilt - awesome! I thought to myself - never in a pink fit could I do that - well now I think I can but......

Guess what ------ Drum roll!!!!!!!

Pause!

I have been smoke free for 3 weeks 2 days! After smoking for 37 years! And I haven't killed anyone yet! I've cried a lot and sulked a bit (well - maybe a big bit ), I think I even spat a dummy last night but all is good - so far!! I know I can be strong!


So should my DJ numbers be 2.0.0.31 - 0,0,3,2?

By the way my dj blocks so far are A1 and A3

OMG Dear Jane

What Have I done! I have started a Dear Jane!!!!!!!!! No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My numbers are 2,0,0,31.

I must be mad.

Peru Quilt

I had fun with this block. Firstly I painted the black farbric with bleach to lighten it up a little. I ended up doing this 3 times till I got the colour I wanted. I was going to paint it but I had just bought a book on thread painting so I thought to self "have a go! Experiment" So I did and I think it worked.
















This is the block that started the whole thing. As soon as I saw the photo that Jenny gave us I could see cathederal windows. So I have ended up with 4 peruvian ladies sitting in a circle.

The fish were the most challenging block. I had no idea where to start. In despiration I started to look through my cookbooks! Mark thought I had gone stark , raving, mad! An then I found it - a tiny picture of 4 fish on a bench with a bunch of bay leaves! "OK" I said to my self. "Can you paint?" The only way to find out was to try and this was the end result. It took me two days but it was worth it I think.