Showing posts with label Portugal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Portugal. Show all posts

Thursday, March 26, 2009

tricotadeira...

(knitter)..is the nickname of another new friend.

It was through her that I got to Tita (last post). This lady organises knitting meetings in Porto.

Xana is a lovely lady who has agreed to meet (very last minute) me when I was last at home. She has even got me a present

Some handpainted wool, with fantastic colours, by "maos de sapo" (another portuguese crafter);

and a lovely teddy knitted by her the night before. Don't you all just love to make last minute presents? I do! Or at least is my excuse the have a sewing room full of stuff I 'MAY' need.

Thank you very much XANA, you are fantastic and it's great to have met you!!!

xxx

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Quilting - aplique

I have started a new set of quilting and patchwork classes. I have decided to dedicate myself to different techquines. The panel below is based on 'applique'...basically applying different layers of fabrics.


I got the little cages in Portugal.
We used to have them when I was little to hold crickets...Weird, I know...
But now I find them so cute!!! Don't you agree?