Eloise Leeson is a CrossFit-oholic, food enthusiast, skilled barista, blogger, bad joke connoisseur and lover of all things shiny. She was born on the south coast of England, but moved to Edinburgh wh
Oh how work has been getting in the way of my quilting! This week for my paper piecing post I'm sharing some beautiful paper pieced quilts by other quilters so I can have another week to get some more of my own paper piecing done before I share! This first quilt is from the 2010 Tokyo Quilt Festival Next is a different approach to the traditional flower garden quilt, the flowers were appliquéd onto this quilt and finally, the last quilt I'd like to share this week is a more traditionally pieced grandmothers quilt with a not-so-traditional quilting job - the quilt was machine quilted after being hand pieced. If you'd like to read about why the quilter decided to machine quilt the hand pieced quilt you can read about that here http://pananani.wordpress.com/tag/grandmothers-flower-garden/ Hope everyone has a fabulous week and I promise not to disappoint with next weeks post I'll be quilting away all week!! xo Em
This post may contain affiliate links, that if you make purchases through, I will earn a small commission. My carb-oholic streak continues. And for that I feel no shame. A couple of weeks ago I took a bread class and dove right into the wonders of yeast and artisan bread. Every carb-oholic’s fantasy. But after […]
A skein of yarn holds so much possibility for creativity which is just one of the reasons I love yarn! Yarns on sale at Maggie’s Crochet include: Di Vinci by Lion Brand, Vanna’s Color by Lion Brand…
Tablet woven belt made from 100% natural undyed wool. Suitable for various viking age reenactment projects - could be used as a bag strap, decorative trim, belt or clothing trim. Widht: 2.2 cm / 0.86 " Length: custom Here you can find more ready to ship tablet woven bands: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ForestsAndMeadows?section_id=17626386 Custom made tablet woven bands: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ForestsAndMeadows?section_id=20241900 Handwoven wool for reenactment projects: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ForestsAndMeadows?section_id=20241900 Back to shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ForestsAndMeadows Taking care: I recommend handwashing only: soak for an hour or few in a bucket of cool water with neutral liquid wool/silk detergent, keep agitation to a minimum (prevent felting) rinse cold, squeeze and pat dry - do not wring; reshape whilst damp and dry flat on a towel. If you want to carefully iron it once dry, use a warm-only wool setting and, for best results, place the iron on a damp tea towel.
Book L of "Metaphysics" touches upon what Aristotle calls the "Unmoved Mover." In short, this is Aristotle's conceptualization of God, which is worthy of our attention.
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Ted Bethune, 1963, thanks to Bob Caruthers Cats are such good looking, funny and familiar animals. So it's no wonder that most, if not all, the best commercial artists have used cats to promote anything from shoes and fabrics to home appliances and spark plugs! Herbert Leupin, Enkalon Donald Brun, Zwicky, 1953 Lucian Zabel, ca.1912 Tadeusz Gronowski, Radion, 1926 Two Puss in Boots posters, thanks to the Picasa Vintage Poster album by Pignouf René Gruau, 1961 Dutch poster for Philips Tv, 1951, thanks to paul.malon Hanns Lohrer, 1955, thanks to Mid–Centuria Jacques Auriac Jean Colin, 1950s Two posters by Walter Grieder and a 1960 cover illustration of a mailing piece for Sanforized products by Irving Miller/Bernard Vincent, thanks to mid-century collector extraordinaire Sandi Vincent
