I used to be indecisive but now I'm not so sure!

Well as you can see nothing to show from the course this week either, so you get another piece of the hearts are all around, those with eagle eyes will notice the bottom part of the panel is not complete, picture looked a bit boring with out it.  However work has progressed on the course and I have changed my line drawing artist to William Morris.  I spent a lot of the week looking at various artists and they just were not hitting the mark some how and I started to get a bit dispondent about it all.  Then I remembered William Morris fabrics and wall papers and went onto the SST facebook page and asked if it would be OK to use William, I got a yes from Marj Rutter whoop whoop. Have strarted to look at a "potted history of his work" having to look at a lot of stuff as he wrote and was into politics and generally seems to have had a very full life, going to have to pick my way through to find relevent things, have found a V and A book on him so will look into that.  Also had an e-mail from my course tutor this week introducing herself sounds like a nice lady, she answered a question and was really helpfull.  I got Beryl Burton anyone else got the same tutor?  

Whoops look what fell into my Amazon basket when I was getting printer paper!  Takes a bit of reading but is very clever.  It's on the bucket list.

  Going to do a cut and cut again workshop with my local group.  These fabric were chosen by my children (with some help) so I can make cushions for their bedrooms.  I managed to get to The Sewing Studio in Redruth (never been before) as the children had a teacher training day and my minded children's mum took the day off.  Wow lovely shop.

And this is for the Mariners compass workshop in March, could you tell it was payday?  Have to be organised as fabric shops are a way away and I don't get a chance to go often, oh dear this is turning into confessions of a fabric shopper.  That's it for me this week.

Week 1



Hearts are all around.

Well here we are at the end of week one, still buzzing.  The first thing I've had to do is my own definition of line with pictures to illustrae what I mean.  Can't really show what I have done so far as it's still WIP although I think I have all the information.  Possiably going to use Henri Rousseau to do my line drawing exercises from, so the next thing I have to do is a "small potted history".  Have bought the recommended pencils and sketchbook for the next drawing section, which if I am honest is the bit that worries me the most I did A level art 25 years ago but I was not very good even back then and only scraped a pass, hey ho would be boring if it was easy.   I am going to collect all my information and do all the exercises then put it all together at the end of the module. 
Along side this I have finished an online child protection training refresher.  Rather odd, I found this more distressing doing it on line than I did last time in a class, back to the classroom next time it is due I think.  I am due an Ofsted inspection any minute also so am making sure all my paperwork is tight and up to date which is the very boring part of the job.
As I had nothing to show you from the course I have put a picture of the block I completed last night for the hearts all around wall hanging I showed you some of in an earlier post.  It is ment to have suffok puffs between the four hearts on the bias strip but having done a few for other blocks I have found I am not that keen on how they look so have left bare at the moment may find some buttons when I get to the quilting stage.  That's it for me this week Line Portfolio here I come......

Its here!

Wow look what arrived yesterday morning.  Soo excited got confused with the Amazon parcel which arrived at the same time but after reading the course paperwork it all became clear dohh.  Itching to start.

Work in progress

Whilst I wait I thought I would work on some UFO's this is something the group I go to did last year from the magazine Popular patchwork.

The waiting is killing me.

Well I applied for the course on the third of January 2013.  Have been told to expect the first three moduals in ten days.  Well if that is ten days including weekends that should be Monday 14th but you know it never is, so I hope for some time before next weekend.  Groan the waiting is killing me.