'Wot RoTT' exchange

[Margo C.]

Who are we suppossed to send recipes to? Thanks, Dixie

Dixie, you might just want to post your recipes here: http://forum/friendship-triangle-exc...-the-tqs-forum

[Dixie H.]

Thanks Margo

[Dixie H.]

Here is the place for recipes. I don't know if it is for the Wott only though

http://forum/friendship-triangle-exc...-the-tqs-forum

Karen

[Brenda H.]

Jane, It is sad for me to relate to you that there are only two place in Dublin city now where your friend will be able to get fabrics - and neither of them is great! One is the Dublin Woolen Mills which is across the Halfpenny Bridge from Temple Bar. Upstairs they have a small collection of quilting fabrics with a larger section of haberdashery downstairs. The other is Hickeys which is in Henry Street, which is mainly unholstery and bridal fabric but in the basement they have a small collection of quilting fabrics. They are not cheap at all and the selection is very poor. The only other place in Dublin is Fabric Matters in Rathfarnham which is about 30 minutes from the centre but she would have to book an appointment as it is run from Wendy Huggins home. :roll: http://www.fabricmatters.ie

Other places of interest: Trinity College - the grounds are lovely to walk around and the library houses the Book of Kells; Dublin Castle is right in the centre of town and worth a visit; behind it is the Chester Beatty Liberary which is really a museum and it's my all time favourite. It has a very pretty little garden at the front and it is so quiet you would never know you were in the city. It has a restaurant too. If she is interested in seeing what a Georgian redbrick Dublin house was like then Number 29 Fitzwilliam Street is open to the public. The Royal Hospital in Kilmainham which is a 17th Century building and houses the Irish Museum of Modern Art is also a lovely place to go and only a short taxi ride from the centre; The Casino in Marino is an 18th Century neo-classical building which is perfectly formed but on a tiny scale and again only a short taxi ride from the centre. The National Art Gallery in in Merrion Square is lovely too. Another favourite of mine is the War Memorial Gardens in Islandbridge where the gardens were designed by Sir Edward Lutyens. It is a memorial to all those Irish men who served in WWI. The gardens and the beautiful architecture have been renovated and it is now open to the public. We used to play around there when I was young and it was completely overgrown so I am particularly pleased that it is back to its former glory. There are two little houses that list the names of all those who served and died.

Dublin is a very small city so everything is within walking distance - but it depends on your health I guess. All museums etc., are on a small scale (not like the V&A or the Louvre) and most places have a coffee shop to rejuvenate the spirits!
I have included a few websites for these and various other places that might be of interest in Dublin. I hope your friend has a pleasant experience.
http://www.heritageireland.ie/en/
http://flyingbookclub.ie/
http://www.visitdublin.com/See_and_D...Top_10_in_2012

Rita, thanks for this post. I will probably never make it to Ireland, but I did learn another word from you and from this forum ...
A haberdasher is a person who sells small articles for sewing, such as buttons, ribbons, zips, and other notions.[1] In American English, haberdasher is another term for a men's outfitter.[2] A haberdasher's shop or the items sold therein are called haberdashery. (I never knew this word before today)
I love this forum!
Bren

[Dixie H.]

Thanks, Karen

[Dixie H.]

Oh my a lot of posts since my trip but I think I'm caught up. :P

Rita, Beautiful voice and talent. You are truly blessed. Prayers are sent for your upcoming eye surgery. You'll love your new eyes. My DH will be having cataract and corrective lens surgery on Monday. He can only have one eye done and then wait one to two months to have second eye surgery. His father had cataracts at a young age too, so it's hereditary. I'm excited for him to think of all he will be able to see clearly and no more glasses. He just thought his vision was getting worse. I knew there was a reason he couldn't see details like I could. It will be very nice to have those youth eyes again. 8)

Toni, hope you are feeling better now. Also, thank you for making a second set of reels when the first set was lost by parcel service.

It's good to be home and back with my quilting machine!

[Dixie H.]

Bren,

I remembered you had asked about the size of cathedral window. Here's the measurements Mother used...

The starting muslin square is 8.5". Once sewn and folded the "window" finishes at 4.25". Mother is working on 285 windows. She has them all cut, sewn, ironed and ready for the print fabric to hand sew in each window. Wow! I couldn't believe the system she has in making the cathedral quilt. I'll attach pictures later when I'm on my desktop computer to show you the sizes. (The forum set up won't let me attached pics from my iPad). I may start a cathedral window just to make a pincushion like Maree. If I'm really brave, I'll venture onto a rectangle pillow. Depends on my staying power. 

Also, you asked about my Tree of Life quilt and if the HST were swapped or from stash? All HST were from my stash. I have a lot to use up. I would love to be in a batik swap, too.

Hope your branding went well!

[Brenda H.]

Jeanne, Thanks for the info. That is a pretty good sized Cathedral block. I just measured mine and it is 3.5" finished. I think I might try this bigger size...WOW 285! that is a lot of blocks, it sounds like she has a system figured out!

Our branding got canceled because of 2 inches of rain. You just cant brand wet hair and no one wants to get down in the mud... go figure...

I did make it to the neighbors branding and after the first pen of calves I took off for TX...

Kind of strange to leave in the afternoon to go to TX from SD. The whole trip was about 2500 miles I got to spent part of Sunday, all of Monday, all of Tuesday and part of Wed. with our son, daughter in law and our grand children... Got home Thursday night, ready to cook Friday for the branding but it didn’t stop raining so I sleep and caught up on driving/jet lag (TB)... wish I could have had a few more days in TX but I did get to see a really cool quilt shop... will post photo...

I love your tree of life

[Frances L.]

Bren,
Where in TX were you? I live in Austin. Glad you had family time.

frances

[Frances L.]

Bren,

I’m attaching pictures of the cathedral window quilt in progress. Mother is making the windows in sections and then will sew the sections together. It’s easier to handle the huge amount of quilting. I couldn’t possibly make 285 windows. I might push myself to make a rectangle bed pillow.
Sorry your branding was canceled. I’m guessing each weekend a fellow rancher has branding and the ranches that had to be delayed, will be back in rotation when the rest of the scheduled weeks are complete? It throws off the schedule but great to have fellow ranchers helping. It makes the process more fun and less work to be surrounded by friends. Hope it dries out enough to keep on schedule.
TX is a wonderful state. We visited San Antonio and Houston two years ago. I was going to Houston International Quilt Fest. What a treat! DH went with me. DD flew out to visit San Antonio with us. She’s not a quilter, yet and didn’t go to quilt fest. I wish I had known about all the quilt shops in San Antonio but I felt like I was pushing it with my family by attending the quilt fest. It’s beautiful area. Glad you were able to zoom down to TX to see your family.
Thank you for compliments on my tree of life quilt. I’ve got to make another. I fell in love with the colors and applique when I saw it online. Now I have several of Edyta’s books. Talented lady.

Love the roundup picture. Beautiful!

[Jane R.]

Good grief, that is beautiful. I've never learned how to make the cathedral window but would love to someday. Don't think I could make anything much larger than a pilllow, or maybe a wallhanging, but love the look of it. Your mother must have the patience of Job

[Brenda H.]

Jeanne, I really like this size block and I never thought about doing a big one in sections. That is great idea. Thanks for sharing this info. Your moms hand work is really good. I was in Killeen and Ft Hood TX. that is where our son is stationed. He works with our wounded warriors. Thank you for posting the photos. They are really good shots. I like to click on them and they get bigger and I can see them better. I think I have sewers eyes. LOL!

[Rita C.]

Jeanne, your mother's work is just beautiful! Please pass on my compliments. I made a cushion cover once for my mother and that was enough for me. This is such a labour intensive pattern but I know there are ways of doing it now that are a lot easier. Here's the cushion I made. This was back in the days when I used any fabric I could find so the border fabric is poly-cotton and the sky through the windows is cotton batiks. I don't know if my mother has ever washed it but I don't fancy it's chances. ops:

[Rita C.]

Rita, It's beautiful.....Doreen

[Rita C.]

Doreen, you are too kind! I don't think it's beautiful but it was nice to try it.

I have just spent the past 15 minutes chasing a mouse around my kitchen floor. Ginger, the cat, keeps bringing them in to play with them before she dispatches them to mouse heaven! So I put the cat out of the way and then proceeded to chase the mouse from corner to corner - it's times like this I wish I was a minimalist :roll: - I used a mop to scoot it about. At one point it ran up my leg as far as my knee before I shook it off :shock: but eventually I got it to run out the door and bolt for freedom. :mrgreen: Oh the excitement :!: