More Fabric Postcards

I had a lovely surprise parcel today from Catherine in New Zealand.  I joined her in a PIF and this lovely pincushion arrived today with some pins and needles.  Thanks Catherine, I love it.

Several people have said they are looking forward to seeing the quilt I'm working on for my daughter.  It's not ready to share yet but here's a quick teaser:

Over the past couple of days I've made a set of fabric postcards for the November swap at BQLPC.  The theme was "Something Black and or White" and as I have been working at the cloth weaving online workshop with Jude Hill  I decided to use that technique for the cards.

I'm pleased with the results.  I used a pair of wool trousers and a linen shirt, both from Oxfam, for the fabrics and added buttons and large handstitching.  They were fun to do (except my machine decided to throw a wobbly when I was stitching the edges).

Have a great weekend everybody and enjoy the fireworks.  I'm off to the Autumn Quilt Show at Chilford.

2010 City Quilts Blog Tour

From SewCalGirl is news of this great blog tour:

C&T Publishing is pleased to announce the 2010 City Quilts Blog Tour! Beginning July 12th and running through July 23rd.  The tour will include lots of giveaways, including 12 chances to win a copy of City Quilts, a fat quarter bundle of Kona Cotton Solids, and many other surprises.  Here are the blogs that are part of this tour:
July 12th - Cheryl Arkison
July 13th - Amy Lobsiger
July 14th - Stefanie Roman
July 15th - Pat Sloan
July 16th - Spool
July 17th - Robert Kaufman
July 18th - Fat Quarterly
July 19th - Emily Cier
July 20th - Sewer Sewist
July 21st - Jaybird
July 22nd - Vickie Eapen
July 23rd - Jessica Levitt

PS
I signed up for a PIF (Pay It Forward) earlier this year and recently sent one parcel off.  Pop over to Emily's blog to see what she thought of what I made for her, she's got a great set of photos!