I've been doing the whole 'lurking' thing for a teensy while now, and have been toying with the idea of creating my own little piece of blog-space.
Soooo, I took a couple of deep breaths - but not too many as one does not want to hyperventilate, does one? - and jumped right in with both feet ;) whheeeeeeeeeeeeee!
I guess the blog will be a word-torial journey through my crafting successes - but also the trials and tribulations which seem to beset the best of us!
A bit about me...
Name: Kylie...as if you haven't already guessed that from the blog name ;)
Age: *coughs* Impertinent young pup. One never asks a lady her age! All I will say is this: I am as old as my tongue and a little older than my teeth.
Where am I: Right now? On the couch. Under a quilt. Oh, you mean my 'location'. Perth, Western Australia.
My current crafty undertakings: Weeeeell, how long have ya got? Lets see....knitting. Cross stitch. Occasional dabbling in other embroidery. Scrapbooking. Folk Art. Card Making. Jewellery. Beading. Quilting.
What 'new' crafts do I want to experience: Oh. My. Word. Well, tomorrow I am off on a trip to Spotlight to pick up some fabric and notions for some softies that I am planning to make. For the first time ever. So that will be fun. Will probably also hit the op shops to see what treasures I can unearth. I also want to dabble in collage, screen printing (on fabric and paper and stuff!!) more embroidery such as hardanger and those cute transfer thingummies, apron making (have also got a simple one of these lined up for the weekend), bag making, and so, so, so much more stuff!!
In my spare time (HA!) what other things do I like to do: Gardening. Reading. Jigsaw puzzles (great, now I sound like someones great-aunt Ermintrude). Cooking. *blushes* cheesy and implausible romance novels. Triathlons (yep. That last one fit right in there...)
How many UFO's do I currently have: Umm. Let's see. Twelve-eleventy. Yup. Precisely.
So, over the course of the weekend I will potentially have some hilarious craft out-takes for you to see. Hopefully the softies turn out good as I am searching for a suitably cool and cute gift for one of my nieces who is turning 5. If all goes well, she will be the inaugural lucky recipient of One Of Auntie Kylie's Creations (note extensive capitalisation. Like God. Or The Queen). Others will then follow (it's sooo easy when they're that age!)
In any case, to keep you going until then, please find following the last quilt that I actually finished (as averse to all the half done ones hanging in my craft room) for my Darling Dad's birthday. Last year...
Soooo, I took a couple of deep breaths - but not too many as one does not want to hyperventilate, does one? - and jumped right in with both feet ;) whheeeeeeeeeeeeee!
I guess the blog will be a word-torial journey through my crafting successes - but also the trials and tribulations which seem to beset the best of us!
A bit about me...
Name: Kylie...as if you haven't already guessed that from the blog name ;)
Age: *coughs* Impertinent young pup. One never asks a lady her age! All I will say is this: I am as old as my tongue and a little older than my teeth.
Where am I: Right now? On the couch. Under a quilt. Oh, you mean my 'location'. Perth, Western Australia.
My current crafty undertakings: Weeeeell, how long have ya got? Lets see....knitting. Cross stitch. Occasional dabbling in other embroidery. Scrapbooking. Folk Art. Card Making. Jewellery. Beading. Quilting.
What 'new' crafts do I want to experience: Oh. My. Word. Well, tomorrow I am off on a trip to Spotlight to pick up some fabric and notions for some softies that I am planning to make. For the first time ever. So that will be fun. Will probably also hit the op shops to see what treasures I can unearth. I also want to dabble in collage, screen printing (on fabric and paper and stuff!!) more embroidery such as hardanger and those cute transfer thingummies, apron making (have also got a simple one of these lined up for the weekend), bag making, and so, so, so much more stuff!!
In my spare time (HA!) what other things do I like to do: Gardening. Reading. Jigsaw puzzles (great, now I sound like someones great-aunt Ermintrude). Cooking. *blushes* cheesy and implausible romance novels. Triathlons (yep. That last one fit right in there...)
How many UFO's do I currently have: Umm. Let's see. Twelve-eleventy. Yup. Precisely.
So, over the course of the weekend I will potentially have some hilarious craft out-takes for you to see. Hopefully the softies turn out good as I am searching for a suitably cool and cute gift for one of my nieces who is turning 5. If all goes well, she will be the inaugural lucky recipient of One Of Auntie Kylie's Creations (note extensive capitalisation. Like God. Or The Queen). Others will then follow (it's sooo easy when they're that age!)
In any case, to keep you going until then, please find following the last quilt that I actually finished (as averse to all the half done ones hanging in my craft room) for my Darling Dad's birthday. Last year...
Circles on squares with a little very tight machine zig-gagging to secure
The top - half sewn together...
Aah, the Quilt-Pro. My baby. Oh, yes...and the quilt top mostly made up :)
The final product. No square background colour repeats in any rows. No circle colour repeats in any row (Pedantic? Moi?). Cream inner border. Green outer border quilted with a 'feather' design using my chalk-puffy thing which I <3.>Last words were that he loves it. Has it on his armchair. Score another one for Kylie, Favourite (and only) Daughter...
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