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4x5 Bee, November 2013
Colors: Red, Maroon, Pink, Orange, Yellow. My favorite so far.
**The block is based off a terrific quilt I saw by Rita of Red Pepper Quilts, her blog post is here. I think she's coming out with a pattern early next year. I reverse engineered it knowing the block was 12" finished (the little squares are 1.5" finished, and I drafted a simple paper pieced template for the other units).
It's only an 10.5" block... if I had more patience, I probably should have made more hexagons :D
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Karlyn sent out packets of scraps in either yellow, green or pink, and asked us for wonky strip blocks inspired by Aneela's tutorial in the first issue of Fat Quarterly. So much fun, I made 2!! Finished 12.5" square.
Stopped by Longniddry again last month to have another go at the WW2 anti-tank defences.
Each time I go down here the tide and weather is always different, so something new always presents itself!
Love this guy! I wonder what he thought of me taking his picture? I guess I'll never know. Incredulous?
Even in the communist era design did not die! This is one of a series of five (I recall) concrete blocks that have something a little daring about them and are a bit different from the usual concrete box fare. I liked the details on this and the megalithic plinth level decked out in shops
Part of: Augen Borgen - Borrowing Eyes.
Merged:
DMC-G2 - P1300175 Wolle auf Spindel NHM 5.2.2012
DMC-G2 - P1040334
Melbourne is well known for it's pretty Victorian architecture, however the city is also home to thousands of 1970's/1980's blockish, small apartment buildings. Although not as conventionally pretty, they still have charm. This is an on going project which will highlight some these 1970's block like Melbourne buildings. Carlton, Melbourne. Nikon F5, taken on really grainy iso 100 Indian Kodak Colour (not really a fan)
Day 13 of 365 Toy Project
Bought these vintage blocks for my niece, but since she is at the stage when she will put everything in her mouth, I happily put them in my toy chest.
I love these blocks.
Cell Block Tango from the musical Chicago
Sets and costumes by Adriana Dellago
The dresses and lingerie are on sale at
Adri De Luxe Market Place
When I'm in the crowd, I don't see anything, my mind goes a blank, in the humid sunshine when I'm in the crowd
Photo taken in church basement through a glass block window showing vines growing up the exterior wall.
Today over 90 homeless folks were feed in the basement of this inner city church. While the sanctuary displays elegantly crafted stained glass windows inspiring worshippers and feeding their souls, the basement with its simple light diffusing glass blocks creates a different vibe but for an equally holy event.
Some places the sun just can't reach, always for the better. This was a cloesup shot of a frozen gate in Narusawa Ice Caves. The cave is actually tiny, at least for a big ol' American like me, there's one segment that requires you to get down and crawl, which I guess isn't completely out of the ordinary for most cave explorers but it was for me. Since the tunnels were small, I tried to get up closer for this shot to highlight that small space just a bit more clearly.
What's fascinating is parts of this lava tube aren't just blocked by natural ice, there's a larger reason this gate was here. Some of these tunnels go on for miles and miles, some reaching as far as other islands (most popular theory is Enoshima Island in the east).
The tour itself is still rather small, only around 4 rooms before going back to the surface so it is a self guided tour, and if you plan on going, remember that this is an ICE cave. It doesn't matter how warm it may be outside, you will feel the temperature drop in a drastic way when you descend.
And to make things a bit more mysterious, this cave lies within the acursed Aokigahara Forest, which I am not brave enough to talk about in detail, at least not today.
The Sugar Block Club BOM
2013
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Like the tower at Sheffield, the Nottingham building was designed by Renton Howard Levine. The Architecture Department used to occupy the upper floors. Refurbished 1974-76.
Last block for the year. I'm already looking forward to next year's challenge.
If anyone is thinking of joining the next challenge, please visit cqjp2013.blogspot.com
to read the rules and to register.
My first photo for the International Black and White Challenge - Dead End Edition.
Ice blocks on the frozen Lower Lake Rudan. This is how thick the ice was a couple of days ago. I didn't dare to test it today so I stayed on the pier.