Sue Griffiths wrote a new post, Threading in the tails – the easy way 2 weeks, 6 days ago
One of the jobs I’m not overfond of is the dreaded tails. Every time you start a quilting path there’s another two threads to tie in. And I do like to do custom quilting, so I always have lots of tails.
Now, I try…
Sue Griffiths posted a new activity comment 5 months, 3 weeks ago
They really are, aren’t they. It’s surprisingly difficult.
Sue Griffiths wrote a new post, Christmas Quiz Number Two! 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Happy christmas! I hope you have got out your favourite tipple and a few mince pies, and you are looking forward to quiz Number two!
Quiz Number Two is a bit more challenging, but that’s ok, we’ve got all day. The…
Sue Griffiths posted a new activity comment 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Thanks Denise, there’s a lot more to come. I’ve really loved reading everyone’s stories. It’s really special.
Sue Griffiths wrote a new post, And so this is Christmas …… 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Revenge of the tree decorator – Teresa Barrow
Just remembered that I shrink wrapped the fake Christmas tree last year …. genuinely ….. after years of have you done it yet? (equivalent to toddlers in the back s…
Thank you ladies, these stories made me smile, laugh and cry (good tears mind you).
Thanks Denise, there’s a lot more to come. I’ve really loved reading everyone’s stories. It’s really special.
Sue Griffiths wrote a new post, Baby Starfish Quilt 7 months, 1 week ago
I’m so excited about my latest pattern. I have designed a row by row quilt for beginners to teach techniques, which is still in progress. But I just thought the starfish are adorable and would make such a cute baby q…
Sue Griffiths posted a new activity comment 8 months, 1 week ago
I’m glad it brought back happy memories Abigail. It seemed like it was a weekend for quilt shows, though I missed the one in Wellington – I could have gone, but the traffic getting back out is horrendous, even leaving at 4.30 we crawled down to Kapiti, (the plus side was getting some good photos of the island). It’ll be good when the new road is…[Read more]
Sue Griffiths posted a new activity comment 8 months, 1 week ago
Corinne, you are so right. The light is so different and so is, I think, the colour perception. I think New Zealand has a very saturated palette with the blues and greens, whereas Australia often has a dustier palette, more olive, dark teal and rust. I noticed Switzerland tends to have a clear clean palette, whereas England has a very soft…[Read more]
Sue Griffiths wrote a new post, New Zealand quilt shows 8 months, 1 week ago
I’ve just had a week of holiday in New Zealand visiting family and enjoying old haunts. I also got lucky enough to go to two quilt shows and a couple of shops. (I mean quilt shops of course, the rest don’t cou…
Thank you for sharing your trip and the pictures. Brings back a lot of memories for me. There is something quite special and different too about quilting in the antipodes – I suspect it is a bit like NZ regionalist painting – the light is different, and so the way light and colour is used in quilting is quite different too.
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Corinne, you are so right. The light is so different and so is, I think, the colour perception. I think New Zealand has a very saturated palette with the blues and greens, whereas Australia often has a dustier palette, more olive, dark teal and rust. I noticed Switzerland tends to have a clear clean palette, whereas England has a very soft palette. These are generalisations of course, and I know we all pursue our own particular tastes. Did you like my pic of Ruapehu?, so lucky to get it so clear from a plane window.
Loved reading this Sue. Rose City Quilters was the second quilt show I ever went to – after helping out at Kowhai Quilters Quilt Show in Feilding. Ruapehu looks magnificent – such a great road trip head up or down SH1. This has bought back so many memories and is all located in our patch of NZ – thanks!!
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I’m glad it brought back happy memories Abigail. It seemed like it was a weekend for quilt shows, though I missed the one in Wellington – I could have gone, but the traffic getting back out is horrendous, even leaving at 4.30 we crawled down to Kapiti, (the plus side was getting some good photos of the island). It’ll be good when the new road is finished. The Horowhenua quilt show was at Nga Tawa and the rose city one at PNGHS. I was so pleased with that photo of Ruapehu, I got Ngauruhoe, Tongariro and Mt Taranaki as well. Amazingly lucky.
Sue Griffiths posted a new activity comment 8 months, 1 week ago
Thanks Ruth for your kind words. It’s much appreciated.
Sue Griffiths wrote a new post, Holidays, aeroplanes and sewing supplies 8 months, 2 weeks ago
Well, firstly, yay for holidays. I’m off to visit family, which is nice, but I need to make sure I’m well prepared for waiting at airports, and have small things to do while relaxing with family. I fly bec…
Some great ideas Sue. I love your home made EPP book – can work for other things as well I think.
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Thanks Ruth for your kind words. It’s much appreciated.
Sue Griffiths posted a new activity comment 9 months, 1 week ago
Thanks Jenny. I’m glad you like it. The universe can be a bit weird, can’t it, You never hear of something and then it crops up again and again. I never understood British row houses in children’s fiction – how you could see people on the street from inside the house, and talk to neighbours over the fence so easily. Postmen knocking and train…[Read more]
Sue Griffiths wrote a new post, Dunedin in the Snow A row inspired by winter in the South Island, New Zealand 9 months, 1 week ago
The brief we were given for the Sew a Row was ‘ice’. Now, I live in the subtropics in Australia and it’s a long, long time since I’ve been in the ice and snow. In fact the last time I was in the snow was …. aroun…
This was an interesting read for me this morning. My daughter’s friend who moved from Northern Ireland many years ago to live in the South Island is currently holidaying here with us in Cornwall where we now live. We were talking last night about the type of houses in her area and to see photos of what she was describing this morning before I get out of bit is a bit freaky. Love your patchwork.
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Thanks Jenny. I’m glad you like it. The universe can be a bit weird, can’t it, You never hear of something and then it crops up again and again. I never understood British row houses in children’s fiction – how you could see people on the street from inside the house, and talk to neighbours over the fence so easily. Postmen knocking and train carriages with lots of doors were also a bit of a mystery. Then, as an adult, when I visited my sister in London, a lot was explained!
Sue Griffiths wrote a new post, Fusamat for applique: A new product for fusible or raw edge applique 10 months, 1 week ago
I was lucky enough to go to the Sydney Quilt Show and meet Sharon Bradley who was demonstrating her new product ‘fusamat’. I’d seen the product advertised but was a little unclear on how it worked. So I stopped for a…
ordering one, that looks great!
Sue Griffiths posted a new activity comment 10 months, 3 weeks ago
I just find them so different from anything we get. They have such a clear aesthetic value. I love them.
Sue Griffiths posted a new activity comment 10 months, 3 weeks ago
thanks Alison, I really enjoyed just being there.
Sue Griffiths posted a new activity comment 11 months, 2 weeks ago
I asked the blogaratti….. https://ukqu.co.uk/members/susiana/blog/ should list all my blogs
Sue Griffiths posted a new activity comment 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Hi Suzanne. The search engine only seems to search titles in the blogs. So I think I need to add something to my titles that will make it easy to search. In the meantime, if you search ‘Sydney’ ‘Australasian’ ‘English paper piecing’ ‘storage’ ‘sids’ you should get most of mine. I also have my personal blog under Duckcreekmountainqu…[Read more]
Sue Griffiths posted a new activity comment 11 months, 2 weeks ago
You are right, it’s so hard to search. Most of mine have been tagged ‘quilting” . At least a lot if mine come up if I use that tag. Everyone’s name is at the bottom of their blog, so you can see who you are reading. The only other thing I can think of to do is copy the links and paste the message in a reply. I’ll try that.
Sue Griffiths posted a new activity comment 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Thanks Gini, African fabrics are hard to get here, so it’s nice to be able to order direct from Miriam in Nigeria. They are amazing prints.
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5 months, 3 weeks ago
Got me thinking… some are tough!
5 months, 3 weeks ago
They really are, aren’t they. It’s surprisingly difficult.