It is my pleasure to launch the fresh new logo for my Serendipity Patchwork & Quilting website and blog. I designed the basic logo/layout and selected the title font but I am indebted to Terry Grant for her expertise in tweaking the spacing; taming the tails of WorstveldSlingExtra; preparing graphics in all sorts of useful […]
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New companions
One thing I noticed while I was travelling without continuous access to the internet is that even merely reading blogs is a time consuming process. I’d check into a wifi hotspot and before I knew it, my allocated time was up and I’d only quickly scanned my e-mails and scrolled through the latest posts showing […]
A hint of things to come
After studying fonts and tweaking colours, my new logo is nearly ready for the world. Watch this space… In the meantime, have you signed up for the next issue of the Serendipity Studio Newsletter?
Blue Shibori Blues
After reading an article about “extreme shibori” by Sue Cavanaugh in the December/January 2010 issue of Quilting Arts magazine, I was keen to experiment with some mokume (woodgrain) stitch resist shibori in blue and white, the current Twelve by Twelve colorplay challenge palette (with a dash of black). So I spent several evenings stitching. Then […]
Tail Wagging
Blogging experts often refer to the concept of the “long tail“. For example, ProBlogger remarks: That killer super-dugg post is great . . . for a day or two. Granted, the super-dugg post is sometimes great for added readers, linkbacks and helping your blog grow. It’s the long tail, however, that keeps your blog alive […]
Silver Lining
This blog has barely hinted at the havoc wreaked by a two minute thunderstorm, although I know if could have been much, much worse. This interlude has highlighted how integral technology and connectivity is to our seachange life. It’s also reinforced that sharing some computer resources with the Laundry King isn’t optimal for either of […]