a wierd idea

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September's word

And the word for September is 'history'....mmm, that can mean many things can't it?!

Finally!!

Here is August's quilt. My 'frugal' is I have used bits left over from other quilts, I had the blue triangular corner pieces left over from a quilt and the light apricot squares were from another quilt, the rest of the materials, wadding and back were scraps from my stash,and I didn't quilt it... there was a saving of cotton!!

I love both of your quilts and I am constantly amazed at how differently we think!!

I had finished my 'Music' quilt but am not happy with the result so will put it on here when I have fixed up what I don't like!

can you see Michele the Queen and Charles?

My Frugal

My quilt kind of lost its way.I was looking for frugal things to counteract the recession......(Thinking how recession today means no new plasma or o/s holiday where recession years ago meant no dinner???) Somehow I found a new article about the queens vege garden at Buck house and another on Michele Obama starting vege gardens at schools in washington. And then Liezza's class started a vege garden.
Also in WW2 vege gardens were encouraged via posters as a way to keep the population healthy.
So somehow I ended up with this.Oh and I used quilt as you go and joined the blocks on the front using old pieces of bindings...to try the method really.
And the back and indeed all the bits and pieces came from the sewing room...nothing was purchased!

Frugal

This was a great word - conjures up lots of ideas and then I had a light bulb moment when I saw the selvedges that I had collected (and been given , thanks Bev) . They were they grounds for my quilt - frugal is using something you have for some other use. The back of my quilt was Ryan's old shirt - hence the buttons and pocket are still on it. The wadding was some I already had and the binding was a wider selvedge. Quite pleased with this one and it does lookbetter in real life!!

Jan must be working double time so she can post 2 quilts!!! Aye???

oh no

Has anyone seen the DATE!
Where has those three weeks gone........

Publilius Syrus said: "Frugality is misery in disguise"

“He neither drank, smoked, nor rode a bicycle. Living frugally, saving his money, he died early, surrounded by greedy relatives. It was a great lesson to me.”

John Barrymore quotes (American stage and film Actor. 1882-1942)

"Being frugal does not mean being cheap!
It means being economical and avoiding waste."
Catherine Pulsifer

Surfing for ideas

"Frugality gets a bad name because people associate it with cheap," Scott, 31, said. "It's not. It's really about making savvy financial decisions so you can reach your goals."

Is it Sunday today?

I know it is Sunday, and really late (for Jan). So, we are expecting an absolutely humdinger of a quilt!!!! We are ready & waiting!!!!

dont forget

The 12 x 12 group that started this all off is revealing today..their topic was Passion and their work is amazing! http://twelveby12.blogspot.com/

Linda

Thats so nice Linda....and the quilting looks fine.This is a great way to try new things and so easy when its only 12 inch size.
Well done..Bring it on wed for all the goirls to see!

My music

I thought and thought. Googled and googled again. Wikki'd and widdi'd. And it really didn't help!!! My quilt is all te different sorts of music - represented by cd's. I give up on my family though, none of them could see them as cd's. I'm adopting Ryan's friend - he knew what they were!!!! It was a change as you go quilt. The cd's started as squares. Cut them to circles, which looked a bit bare so put the buttons on. then quilted each circle - which wasn't easy with the buttons in the middle. I should have quilted them first and it would have been easier. At least I'm trying things and it is way easier on little quilts!!