I don’t fancy it as a food combination but, as my next Twelve by Twelve challenge quilt may yet reveal, chocolate and pistachio is one of my favourite colour combos. I have a Sydney summer wedding to attend this weekend and, when I saw this linen skirt on sale, it called to me: When I […]
Twelve by Twelve
Dandelion Quilt Gallery
Upon my return from New Zealand, I have now been able to update the gallery pages of the Twelve by Twelve website. It’s great how the common theme unifies such a diverse group of quilts:
Dandelion Decisions
With the revelation of the dandelion challenge quilts on the Twelve by Twelve blog today, it was time to make a decision from the contenders: I like each of Make a Wish and Dandelion Meadow but Piece de Resistance prevailed.
Twelve by Twelve: New Look Blog + New Website!
In these pre-daylight savings days, I’ve been waking up ridiculously early. I’ve been putting this extra time to use developing a new website for showcasing the Twelve by Twelve quilts as we complete each challenge. Here is the result: www.twelveby12.org Check it out and let me know if you find any broken links or other […]
Never Say Never
Evidence that one should never say never. Having once sworn off shibori, here are some dandelion inspired pieces I made yesterday: I have another more complex piece that I may use for the Twelve by Twelve challenge. The only problem is that I haven’t yet worked out the best way to quilt shibori […]
The Waiting Game
At 5 o’clock this morning [bring on daylight savings so that I am wide awake at a more sensible hour!], it occurred to me that larchwood shibori-style resist dyeing that Erica introduced me to last year would make a splendid seedhead motif for the Twelve by Twelve dandelion challenge. So, despite once declaring I would […]
