Friday 25 January 2013

Fabrics From Half a World Away

Last night I sat and watched TV and finished hand sewing the binding onto Stained Down Under (which should really be known as The Australian Quilt)  it has taken a year to finish as it spent several months in the I'm-fed-up-with-this-quilt box, but I'm really pleased its finished - I love it!

HUGE Thank You to Sarah who came up with the design and encouraged and cajoled several of us to make our own versions, and to my lovely Sister in Law, Lisa, who took me to every fabric shop within a 100 mile radius of their home in Sydney, and waited patiently while I bought the fabrics.

This quilt is now on the sofa waiting for me to finish on the computer and snuggle under it watching something decent on TV.

I was finishing the binding while I was watching the Arctic Ice Hotel being built on Channel 5.  I've seen it before but I was especially interested in how the workers were dressed, how they were keeping warm  . . . next month himself and I are off to the Arctic circle, and will then have 6 nights on this ship
sailing down the west coast of Norway.  I'm slightly excited!

12 comments:

  1. Hope you have some lambs wool knickers - and take your lovely quilt to keep you warm. x

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  2. Think you will need lots of quilts for your trip, sounds wonderful!

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  3. Yay!! So pleased for you that its finally done, hope you really enjoy it!

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  4. Woohoo for the finish, and that cruise looks amazing!

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  5. Great to be finished, I'm sure! Sounds like you will be having an amazing holiday! Is this an anniversary trip?

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  6. It looks a lovely quilt! Full of memories. Finding something decent on the TV is quite a challenge though.

    The trip looks fantastic. I keep trying to convince John we need to go up and over but it means no car and he struggles a little with that!! lol

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  7. Excellent Aussie quilt, best start on the quilted anniversary onsies for the trip!

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  8. The quilt looks fab Benta, well done on getting to it to soon after the meeting!

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  9. Hi Benta! That quilt became so beautiful and I love those unique fabrics! Wow - you are going to have an exiting travel! Have you read Lori's (www.loritimesfive.blogspot.com) beautiful photo-posts about her trip to Alaska? Just amazing beauty of nature! x Teje

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  10. Not long until your epic trip! Very excited for you. Brilliant quilt too - another lovely finish!

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  11. Congrats on the finish, Benta. This is a wonderful quilt. Hope you take your camera to the arctic :)

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  12. What a fabulous holiday!! Enjoy

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