• Challenge ahead

    Posted on October 14, 2013 by in Challenges, Uncategorized

    Lizardsview has for a few months been monitoring a mole on her shin, she was very aware of what it was. So on 9 October, went to the GP to have it cut out and was confirmed that it was a melanoma the following day, so currently it has not been stitched up as an […]

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    Next Project

    Posted on September 1, 2013 by in Challenges, Quilts, Uncategorized

    LizzardsView is pondering next project, ok I do have an assessment due on 9 September, but the thought processes are happening on that. LizzardsView does have a number of WIPs in progress as well as a year long quilt happening with the quilt group. Block OneBlock TwoBlock ThreeBlock FourBlock FiveBlock SixBlock SevenBlock Eight LizzardsView also […]

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    Quilt costing to sell

    Posted on August 25, 2013 by in Challenges, Quilts, Uncategorized

    People often wonder when they make a quilt how to cost it to sell the first time. Lizzardsview has put this little tutorial together to show you how to cost a quilt for selling. It is very simple in the approach.  So lets say I wish to sell the below quilt that I recently completed. […]

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    Wooden pegs

    Posted on August 24, 2013 by in Quilts, Uncategorized

    LizzardsView recently remembered that there was a container of 20 small wooden pegs 35mm in length. These pegs had been purchased to hang Christmas cards up, but at the time had not been used. So LizzardsView thought what a good idea it would be to use them to hold the binding of a quilt in […]

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    Quilting

    Posted on August 10, 2013 by in Quilts, Uncategorized

    With the passing of Mary Ellen Hopkins, my quilt group this month have a quilt from her book Connectors Collection #4 11/12, 2000, p.26-27 ‘Double Spools’. This quilt uses Kansas Dugouts and Loose Goose. I have used red in this quilt as a dedication to Mary Ellen. Loose Goose Kansas Dugouts The Kansas Dugouts joined […]

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  • 30 day squat challenge update

    Posted on August 4, 2013 by in Challenges, Uncategorized

    Ok, LizzardsView has fallen off the squat challenge as it is, but am attempting to manage 60 squats per day instead.

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  • 30-day squat challenge update

    Posted on July 18, 2013 by in Challenges, Uncategorized

    So 30-day squat challenge Day 4 was a rest day but I just wanted to do more but I followed the rule Day 4 rest day. Day 5 was 70 squats now I understand the rest day, it was a breeze up to 58 then the strain was felt but I continued on and did […]

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    30-day squat challenge

    Posted on July 15, 2013 by in Challenges, Life, Uncategorized

    LizzardsView has decided to partake in the 30-day squat challenge and to be honest about it by writing about it. Starting point: Day 1 – Sunday, 14 July 2013 – 50 squats have been accomplished with no side affects to speak of in the 24 hour period after doing squats. Day 2 – Monday, 15 […]

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    Mary Ellen Hopkins – Quilter

    Posted on July 11, 2013 by in Quilts, Uncategorized

     Lizzardsview received the news that on the 9 July 2013 Mary Ellen Hopkins passed away after a stroke a week earlier.  I had met Mary Ellen Hopkins only a couple of times in lectures held via Oatley Cottage. Mary Ellen Hopkins was a vibrant women who turned the quilt world around with her way of quilting […]

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    Adult Kina

    Posted on July 10, 2013 by in Knitting, Uncategorized

    LizzardsView over the last couple of days has been able to advance in knitting the adult kina started some months ago. LizzardsView is extremely happy how this is progressing now, it seemed to be taking for ever to get to the sleeve castoff.

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