Welcome to the final round of the 2014 New Quilt Blogger Blog Hop. I hope you have been enjoying it so far. I know I have, I have met a number of new friends and learned so much about blogging and quilting. A big thank you goes to Beth at Plum and June who organised this blog hop.
Let me introduce myself. My name is
Cynthia Woodham and I live with my husband Ian and 4 cats Cisco, Ponchee, Saffy and Denim in the small
country town of Mallala, South Australia.
I am a long time crafter. I have tried
lots of needlecrafts, I started with knitting, cross stitch, tapestry etc but it
wasn't until 2006 that I tried quilting and it was all to a friend who
suggested I sell fat quarters on my craft stall. I resisted at the start saying
I didn't know anything about patchwork/quilting but that didn't stop her. So I
added them and after a few months of selling them and of being asked quilting questions I thought
I should learn the basics, so I joined a beginner class. Just
to learn the basics was my attitude as I had very little machine sewing
experience.
While doing my beginners classes I met
Kate, one of the other teachers teaching there. Kate was teaching a hand piecing class and
after seeing her Sunburst blocks I wanted to learn. So I took her class and
discovered I love hand piecing even more than machine piecing. What do
you prefer machine or hand piecing? I would love to hear your thoughts.
My first hand pieced project.
You will always see a mix of machine
piecing and hand piecing here on my blog as I always have multi projects on the
go including block of the months, sew alongs, my latest crazy creations and who
knows what else I will get up to.
The other thing I love is
batik fabrics I always have something going in batiks and I love showing others
how to use batik fabrics with the mainstream quilting cottons and how different
a batik version of a pattern looks. You can always find a great range of batik
fabric plus loads more on our website Cynthia's Ark .
Jasper's Trail
My Lone Star Quilt is my favourite.
My favourite quilting tip at the moment is I use bandage tape on the back of my rulers and templates as it has a
rough texture to it, it helps grip your fabric when cutting and we all know how
important cutting is.
My blogging tip has probably already been
mentioned but it is important. Take Good photos! Do the best you can when taken your
photos (I take more than one), as a good picture can often say more than words.
It is an area I am still working on, not all my photos are as good as I would like.
Until next time
Keep Stitching
Cynthia
Make sure you visit the other wonderful
quilters participating in this blog hop. I know I will be.
Sharon @ Fabrics and
Flowers
Serena @ Sew Giving
Carmit @ Quilting Rainbows
Jehn @ Jehnny And The Boys
Jenny @ Jack's Room
Deborah @ Sunshine Through The Rain
Jennifer @ A Quarter Inch From The Edge
Jane @ Where Jane Creates
Carla @ Granny Maud's Girl
