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Saturday 2 January 2021

Happy New Year!

 Lets hopethat 2021 will be a much better year for us all.

Its been a quiet Christmas period here with plenty of sewing, some reading and of course lots of TV.

I finished the Anni Downes block which you can see in my previous post and I have been slowly working my way around the Irish Chain border on my Red Manor House quilt. Its slow going but I am almost halfway now and itching to get on to the next border.

However, the big news is that I have finished the applique on my scrappy basket tablecloth and it is now ready to be layered up for quilting - I just need to find the right backing fabric.



Not brilliant pictures but the weather is not conducive to fancy outdoor shoots! The colours of the applique batiks is not zinging as much as it does in real life.

I have also been working in my sketchbooks and the recent purchase of a Gelli plate means that there is going to be lots of mono printing going on for a while. Hopefully some pictures soon.

Yesterday it was good to catch up with Chookyblue and friends for an hour or so via Zoom - lovely to see faces new and not so new. I managed to pull out a few hexies to baste while chatting and good to see what others were working on.

So I wish you all the very best for the coming year and look forward to seeing lots of lovely new projects around blogland!

18 comments:

  1. Yes, may 2021 be better than last year. It shouldn't be too hard to accomplish. All the best to you. Cheers! ;^)

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  2. Such a beautiful tablecloth, Lin! 2020 was actually pretty good to me. I’m sure my liking to stay at home anyway made it not seem such an order. I only miss eating out occasionally. But many have suffered long and hard. A better year is a necessity. I pray it will be.

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  3. Gorgeous work as always! I missed you on the Zoom call-time change makes it hard to visit with everyone. I was probably sleeping while you were chatting!

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  4. Your tablecloth is gorgeous. Sorry to have missed you on the Zoom meeting. Hugs, xx

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  5. Your tablecloth is just beautiful Lin. Happy New Year to you - yes lets hope for a better year indeed. xx

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  6. I just love your basket applique quilt. It is just perfect. The colors love each other and the swirly floral motif around the baskets creates a lot of flow.

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  7. Your tablecloth is fabulous! Best wishes for the year ahead.

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  8. Great work on the tablecloth. Good meeting you on Zoom.

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  9. The appliqued quilt top is beautiful! Did you complete it using the needle-turn technique? I have one of her patterns but have yet to complete it. You have something to be proud of there.

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  10. I so enjoyed meeting and visiting on the Zoom call. My first experience with quilters meeting that way and I though I was a bit apprehensive, it was a delightful time!
    I've read back through your December and November posts and find your sketchbooks work fascinating.
    Oh, I really like the little Anni Downs stitched piece.
    And the tablecloth in this post is beautiful. I love the colorful explosions from the baskets in the centers, and the lyrical vines and flowers of the border.

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  11. Those applique baskets are beautiful and the vine of flowers and leaves skipping around the outside are amazing. Your have some amazing pretties that you are working on. Yes, let us hope that 2021 is kinder to us all. I am looking forward to visiting your lovely place throughout this year, Lin.

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  12. That applique is amazing. I can't wait to see better photos.

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  13. Yes, pretty much all 2020 was fit for was hiding away with a good book, or some stitching. Much as I love both, I hope 2021 will allow for a few more variations!

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  14. your scrappy tablecloth is looking great.....onto the quilting now.........
    lovely to have you join in with us on zoom.........

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  15. Your table cloth is beautiful, nothing better than zinging batiks.

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  16. Beautiful work... all the best for 2021
    Hugz

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  17. Your scrappy basket cloth looks great, well done and Happy New Year to you too.

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  18. Your tablecloth is gorgeous Lin. You must be so pleased with it! Your Gel plates sound fun. Looking forward to seeing how you get on.
    Happy New Year Lin xx

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