As I travel around the city often something will catch my eye and make me laugh. Of course I never have my camera! Yesterday I spotted one of our City Council Parking attendants, sporting a bright yellow coat. On the back in black capital letters was 'PARKING CLAMPER, CORRUPTION IS EVIL'!!
One of my husband's aircraft is being serviced at a small airport called Orly in Kitengela. This is the sign at the entrance gate!
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Friday, 23 May 2014
Thursday, 22 May 2014
I have been so frustrated! I left my lap top charger at our camp in the Masai Mara! My biggest achievement was finishing my sampler quilt! I am very proud of this quilt and it looks wonderful on my bed. It was a good exercise in patchwork & quilting discipline! As an art quilter I can become impatient and often try to cut corners. With this sampler quilt ' more haste less speed' is definitely true! It is entirely quilted by hand using my own designs. All ready for our winter weather!
Friday, 4 April 2014
This weekend we are at our camp in the Masai Mara (www.maraedensafaricamp.com), time to do some maintenance on the tents before the high season. What a paradise! While taking tea on the balcony of our tent this morning I saw zebras, gazelles, warthogs, impalas, and 3 jackals! We heard lions in the night. Yesterday a group of banded mongoose came to the mess door- very curious creatures. Watch this space for pictures!
I was also able to lay out the blocks for a new quilt, ready for sewing together when I get back home.
I was also able to lay out the blocks for a new quilt, ready for sewing together when I get back home.
Saturday, 29 March 2014
QuArKe Challenge
While on our quilting retreat Charu set a challenge. We each began with a 17'' x 24'' piece of fabric and a bag containing 10 instructions that we had to pick out, one by one at random, and follow- no cheating! I found it immensely liberating because when I make a quilt I usually have the finished piece in my mind and work towards it. This time I had no idea what I would create! I was very pleased with the result and then I picked instruction No 9- CUT IT INTO HALF!!! Well worth finishing I think....
Friday, 28 March 2014
Monday, 24 March 2014
A couple of weeks ago I participated in a class given by Ragbhir using a wedge shaped ruler to make a curved table runner. It was a challenge as Ragbhir had never taught before but she did a wonderful job and the result of my efforts produced something I am proud of. My fabric selection worked so well and I was also able to practice my machine quilting!
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