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Rose Coloured

A little inspiration

Having a break from my research for a future blog post which has proven both time consuming and informative.

My copy of Kaffe Fassett’s Quilt Romance came from Amazon.com today. Kathy devoted a blog post to the book here. ….her post has photos of the projects too! I adore this book because it is photographed in Portmerion....where my favourite china originated. It is a village in Wales where quaint cottages and buildings are painted in the most glorious colours.

a little break

I popped out for a while to get fresh veggies for dinner and on the way popped into Vinnies where I found the cute sewing basket. While it is a tad small for my sewing needs its perfect for my evening beading. It will be perfect for my pliers and findings and wire etc. I also found the as new skirt which was exquisitely hand tailored…you know with the seams sewn with a top stitch not a zig zag. Pity to cut it up…but don’t worry I won’t lose any sleep over it…it will be perfect for my LibertyV Quilt. I need masses of blues for that and also it will be good for the mosaic one below….still looking out for Liberty fabrics for that one!

half hex coming together

Okay off to watch television for a while..then more research!

POTW Rainy day quilt

rainy day quilt - done!

This week’s POTW  [photo of the week] on FPAQ on flickr is by rOssie. The way Rossie has photographed this quilt is sublime…the shades of colour in the background…in the branch…echo the subltey of the colours in the quilt.

This quilt really has to be seen large to appreciate the detail. The quilting is exquisite, as is the use of the itajime resists which Rossie sells in her etsy shop. Rossie learned about this process from Malka of a stitch in dye.

Rossie actually has this quilt for sale here in her etsy shop rossie.etsy.com where she explains a little more about the dye process.

She also started the flickr group Fresh Modern Quilts where many hours of inspiration is to be found.

Mix and Match Teacups

Found today at Vinnies for three dollars a trio!

Whoops …will have to practise if I want to  continue to use the mosaic quilt as a centre piece for these photoshoots…ever so slightly crooked as you can see below!

I was really excited to find these Japanese trios as they go so well with the three Lustreware ones I found late last year. Those were ten dollars each…the story of how I found them is here.

Thrift Tuesday and the Unwanted Lustre Ware

So now I can have mix and match tea parties!

New Magazine…International Style

 

International Quilt Festival: Quilt Scene was launched onto the world today …

with a quilt by our very own Sarah Fielke on the cover!.

This is a part of the Quilting Arts range of magazines and I am told it went worldwide today.

As you can see it is exquisitely photographed…although the above photo was deemed too country for the first edition…how times have changed since I first started quilting nine years ago…country reigned supreme then! And you guessed right…that is a quilt by Brandon Mably and Liza Prior Lucy!

 

Read for yourselves the background to the photoshoots here on Pokey’s blog...its really worth the effort!

Can’t wait to get this magazine!

All photo’s are the intellectual property of Interweave and Quilting Arts, thanks so much for the use of them.

Kotomi and Project Revamp

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Kotomigd Yamamura makes gorgeous jewellery.

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My favourite piece [above] for Winter 09. Her work is exquisite and original.

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A lot of her pieces are made using pieces rescued from old and rare jewellery pieces from the past…..

the one above was sold in a cancer charity shop in London.

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One of my favourites…I adore her crosses. Kotomi is involved with Project Revamp which upcycles old clothing and jewellery donated to charity shops etc and turns them into wonderful new artisan made works…fit for a queen or…..you and I!

I am so excited because The Ted Noff’s Foundation ..the wonderful youth empowerment charity here in Sydney is starting something very similar for young designers. So far it is for clothing but I imagine it could extend to jewellery if there are enough talented young jewellers and artisans out there. BTW I did send this information to the relevant person at St Vincent De Paul some time last year but as usual they did not even acknowledge the email or anything to do with it…very close minded I thought…and rude…wonder what manners were taught in the homes of these top sales executives? Or maybe they just decided they were above answering pesky emails from staff members wives..who knows? Their loss!

Kotomi’s work can be found here on flickr and here on etsy and here is her website. Thankyou Kotomi for your committment to upcycling and to saving the wonderful jewellery of the past…something that is very close to my heart.

On October 24 and 25th Kotomi’s work will be on display at St Joseph’s Pastoral Centre, New Molden, Surrey. In aid of La Quila Earrthquake appeal.

21st and 22nd November there will be an exhibiltion and sales event at Visage 56, Surbiton.

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