TV Week 7 Dec, 1963
Well, this week we were going to attempt some blocks to use up scraps from this quilt but -we got sidetracked looking at our final quilt construction, quilting techniques and finishing. That's all good but you're probably still wondering what you're going to do with your scraps! So here are some ideas for blocks that use strips, triangles and other fabric scraps. There has been a trend over the past few years towards improvised blocks . I bet you'd never thought you'd be looking at quilting trends when you signed up did you? This image of 2006 Gees Bend Commemorative Stamps from is taken from this website. A great example of the improvised block style are the Gees Bend Quilts and this modern look has been taken up by many quilters and designers like Denyse Schmidt. In fact, you can attend day long workshops with Denyse to learn how to make your quilt blocks look random and unstructured! Many quilters aim to use up all our scraps, sometimes it's the only time we practice frugality. And whilst we may think that fabric is a pricey luxury today, historically it was a precious commodity and nothing was wasted. Clothing was recycled into bedding, ribbons pieced together to make tablecloths and bedcovers, old blankets cut up, pieced together and embellished into a new blanket or drapes. Here are some of my favourite scrappy blocks: 1. The log cabin block, perfect when you have many left over strips. They don't need to be the same width and colour. A wonderful effect can be achieved by mixing colours, tonal value and size. If you have lots of strips you may also want to try a Stacked Block. 2. Spider web block. The neat thing about this block is that you sew the scraps onto a foundation so you can use up even your tiniest scrap, this is called string piecing. Here's a great tutorial on this technique at Sew, Mama, Sew! 3. Improv block. A real beauty, anything goes! Work with a solid or neutral fabric as a base and piece scraps randomly till they are pleasing and the correct size. The Sometimes Crafter has a great post about piecing these blocks. 4. Blocks using tiny squares eg the Postage Stamp block, Sashed 9 Patch and C12 Family Reunion from the Dear Jane quilt. There is a whole section of the quilting world dedicated to scrap quilting, I can't wait to get my copy of Scrap Republic by Emily Cier later this year. Try Amy at Badskirt and Mari at The Quilting Edge for some inspirational photos. PS Don't worry, I haven't forgotten about the quilt layout dimensions you asked for. I'll have to upload those tomorrow! Lorena x
TV Week, 7 Dec 1963
Another batch of pics of those moments when
June 9, 1979: Bee Gees were at the top of the US music chart with "Love You Inside Out." “Love You Inside Out,” the Bee Gees’ final #1 single, peaked on the charts a few weeks before the Chicago Disco Demolition Night, the event that at least crystallized the long-brewing disco backlash. Bee Gees 1979 (sign up to follow by email) The Bee Gees had been around before disco, and they’d proven themselves capable of putting together non-disco hits, but it didn’t matter. Presumably thanks to Saturday Night Fever, the Bee Gees had come to represent disco in the public imagination. When disco fell, they fell too. So “Love You Inside Out” goes down in history as the very end of a historic hot streak. Read more: Stereogum June 9, 1970: Johnny Winter And Rick Deringer recorded "Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo." "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo" was initially recorded by Johnny Winter in 1970 with his band "Johnny Winter And", which included Rick Derringer and other former members of the McCoys. According to Derringer: The first song I wrote for Johnny was 'Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo'. 'Rock and Roll' to satisfy the rock 'n' roll that I was supposed to be bringing into the picture, and 'Hoochie Koo' to satisfy the king of blues sensibility that Johnny was supposed to maintain. And it worked out great." Read more: Wikipedia June 9, 1973: The Spinners scored their second R&B Number 1 of the year with "One Of A Kind (Love Affair)." The Spinners recorded the song at Philly's Sigma Sound Studios, with the studio's house band MFSB providing the backing. Released as the third single from their 1972 self-titled album on Atlantic Records, "One of a Kind (Love Affair)" was the group's third consecutive Number 1 on the U.S. R&B Singles Chart. It also reached the Number 11 position on Billboard Pop Singles chart. Read more: Wikipedia June 9, 1984: "Sister Christian" by Night Ranger peaked at Number 5 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. Rock of Ages has extended its off-Broadway run 14 weeks (through January 14, 2020), meaning hair metal fans can now sit back and take tequila shots in their Harley Davidson T-shirts in New York City for a little longer. One song prominently featured is Night Ranger’s “Sister Christian,” a power ballad that cemented itself in the hair metal cannon since its release in 1984. Drummer and vocalist Kelly Keagy wrote the song after visiting his teenage sister Christy in Eugene, Oregon, and was amazed at how fast she had grown up. His bandmates heard Keagy sing “Sister Christian” instead of “Christy,” and the title stuck. Read more: Rolling Stone June 9, 2001: Uncle Kracker made it to Number 5 with "Follow Me." “Follow Me” is the very first single recorded and released by American singer-songwriter Michael Shafer or more popularly known by his stage name Uncle Kracker. Uncle Kracker revealed in a 2007 interview the song: Uncle Kracker “...takes on a couple of different meanings. I’ve heard some people think that I’m talking about drugs, or some people think I’m talking about cheating. I guess it’s kinda both. I would never want to say anything that would get myself in trouble, being married with a couple of kids. That song is like a dirty picture painted with a pretty brush.” Read more: Country Thang Daily Love You Inside and Out Bee Gees
Try not to die of cuteness from watching these four fluffy puppos strutting to "Stayin' Alive" on an airport autowalk. I don't know the full story here but this is…
The musician had intestinal surgery over the weekend.
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Celebrities like Lance Armstrong, Carrie Underwood and Kris Jenner paid tribute to the Bee Gees legend, who passed away at age 62 Sunday
The pained expression on her face spoke volumes as she left the private hospital in Chelsea, West London
