The truck has delivered another shipment of Liberty...the Spring 2010 collection.
We are all abuzz with ideas and projects that we can create.
I have popped it all on the website also...
happy today
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
Lots and lots...
Julie McAllister is a lots and lots of kind of girl. She has been busy making lots and lots of quilts of late.
Julie even bought herself a longarm quilting machine so she can do lots and lots of quilting...
presumably so she can get back to doing lots and lots of the creative side, being designing and piecing.
Julie even bought herself a longarm quilting machine so she can do lots and lots of quilting...
presumably so she can get back to doing lots and lots of the creative side, being designing and piecing.
(This image is a little skew, Julie's quilt is not)
Phew...
I am exhausted just thinking about it, but delighted enjoying the eye candy they present.
Another very talented customer - thanks for sharing
Saturday, February 20, 2010
we have added a cot load of fabric to our sale as we continue our mini clean out to enable our shelves to cope with the many new fabrics arriving.
all fabrics in our cot are $12.00 metre
buy all of the fabric remaining on the bolt and pay only $10.00 metre
minimum cut 50cm
look forward to seeing you soon
Monday, February 15, 2010
i before e
'Calico' has stocked a book named Flea Market Style for a while now, it is one of those visually inspiring books that always delights me when I flick through.
Heidi Steinmann (see title) bought Flea Market Style some time ago and this book then went on to became her inspiration after finishing a Learn to Crochet class here. We helped Heidi to make an initial selection of yarns and she now visits regularly to buy add ons for the continuing growth of her crochet squares blanket. I need add not much more to this story, as it unfolds...
Heidi is using Cascade yarn in an off white as the background (100gm - $12.50) and a mix of DK yarns from Debbie Bliss and Cascade for the colour highlights.
You should be so proud Heidi, your blanket is spectacular.
Heidi Steinmann (see title) bought Flea Market Style some time ago and this book then went on to became her inspiration after finishing a Learn to Crochet class here. We helped Heidi to make an initial selection of yarns and she now visits regularly to buy add ons for the continuing growth of her crochet squares blanket. I need add not much more to this story, as it unfolds...
An image extracted from Flea Market Style by Emily Chambers...
...and Heidi's version
Heidi is using Cascade yarn in an off white as the background (100gm - $12.50) and a mix of DK yarns from Debbie Bliss and Cascade for the colour highlights.
You should be so proud Heidi, your blanket is spectacular.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Silly Billy
We had a little visitor while in Mandurah, and he presented us with a few dilema's, you see he was a little bird, and we have a little cat.
The story goes....
Mama and dada bird expelled little Billy (as he became known to us) from the nest, as they felt it was time he took to the skies, but little Billy had other ideas, and chose to be a ground dweller for a while. No amount of coaxing from mama and dada was going to get Billy to make his maiden flight.
This little scenario was being played out just outside of my kitchen window, and I became very aware of the situation by the somewhat shrill and distressed cries from his parents, as they became aware he could not get back to the safety of the nest, and dark was descending. Eventually they manouvered Billy to they safest place they could find which was a dark corner by the trunk of the tree that held the nest, and they retreated for the night.
Being very aware that my Lily cat would enjoy the delicious morsel that Billy presented, it was time to take over. We rigged a box up to the pergola rafters and placed a makeshift nest inside of it for Billy's comfort, and up he went.
It was a mighty blowy night that night, and I ventured out at around 3am to see the box swinging wildly in the wind, but all was well.
Next morning we placed Billy back where he had been left, and began a rotation system of Billy in the house in his nest, and cat outside for a bathroom break, and vice versa.
We found that Billy's problem was that although well developed, his tail feathers had hardly emerged, thus affecting his balance. Now to cut a long story short, we kept cat from bird for four days, while mama and dada continued to work on Billy's flight abilities.
None of these tiny birds seemed at all unhappy with our human interference, they just had a job to do.
Darling Billy took to the skies and hopefully a happy bird life much to the relief of the by then three carers who had become completely besotted by him.
Now this little story may seem a little removed from Calico and Ivy, but no...
Here you see little Billy in his makeshift nest... yes, I had crocheted it after a lesson from Anthea from assorted shot cottons, and padded it out with fine slivers of Liberty. A fine pad for a sweet bird.
If you have been considering doing the crochet basket course with Anthea, I now feel I have put forward an argument for you all to attend...
you never know when a silly Billy will come knocking
The story goes....
Mama and dada bird expelled little Billy (as he became known to us) from the nest, as they felt it was time he took to the skies, but little Billy had other ideas, and chose to be a ground dweller for a while. No amount of coaxing from mama and dada was going to get Billy to make his maiden flight.
This little scenario was being played out just outside of my kitchen window, and I became very aware of the situation by the somewhat shrill and distressed cries from his parents, as they became aware he could not get back to the safety of the nest, and dark was descending. Eventually they manouvered Billy to they safest place they could find which was a dark corner by the trunk of the tree that held the nest, and they retreated for the night.
Being very aware that my Lily cat would enjoy the delicious morsel that Billy presented, it was time to take over. We rigged a box up to the pergola rafters and placed a makeshift nest inside of it for Billy's comfort, and up he went.
It was a mighty blowy night that night, and I ventured out at around 3am to see the box swinging wildly in the wind, but all was well.
Next morning we placed Billy back where he had been left, and began a rotation system of Billy in the house in his nest, and cat outside for a bathroom break, and vice versa.
We found that Billy's problem was that although well developed, his tail feathers had hardly emerged, thus affecting his balance. Now to cut a long story short, we kept cat from bird for four days, while mama and dada continued to work on Billy's flight abilities.
None of these tiny birds seemed at all unhappy with our human interference, they just had a job to do.
Darling Billy took to the skies and hopefully a happy bird life much to the relief of the by then three carers who had become completely besotted by him.
Now this little story may seem a little removed from Calico and Ivy, but no...
Here you see little Billy in his makeshift nest... yes, I had crocheted it after a lesson from Anthea from assorted shot cottons, and padded it out with fine slivers of Liberty. A fine pad for a sweet bird.
If you have been considering doing the crochet basket course with Anthea, I now feel I have put forward an argument for you all to attend...
you never know when a silly Billy will come knocking
Monday, February 1, 2010
Getting to know the Calico and Ivy teachers - Kim Holland
Kim Holland teaches knitting for calico and ivy and happily moves from our beginners through to our more experienced girls looking for a new challenge. Her fair isle class last term was challenging but well received.
I thought you might be inspired by seeing some of her work, albeit that many are 'blasts from the past' (Kim's own wording), they exhibit amazing craftsmanship and you can feel the love that has been knitted into every stitch.
I thought you might be inspired by seeing some of her work, albeit that many are 'blasts from the past' (Kim's own wording), they exhibit amazing craftsmanship and you can feel the love that has been knitted into every stitch.
A closer inspection demonstrates the quality of Kim's knitting.
Whenever anyone questions the validity of the time we spend on handcrafted goods I feel disinclined to debate the topic as I always feel these people just don't 'get' it. I think I would be better served carrying a journal with me full of images as those above to simply demonstrate the skill, and soul hours filled with satisfaction that make us the wonderful creative people we are.
Yep you're right, they still wont 'get' it.
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