tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81631703359288389712024-02-07T12:47:21.987+10:00An Ordinary LifeI tend to think of myself as an "ordinary" person living an "ordinary" life. On the other hand, I believe there are no ordinary people or ordinary lives. Every person and every life is unique and worthy. This is a bit about my ordinary life.SueBKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484316295832915889noreply@blogger.comBlogger233125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163170335928838971.post-34941381289711423182016-10-22T21:10:00.000+10:002016-10-22T21:17:06.988+10:00Wee-little backpack for a wee-little manI did not take photos as I progressed this bag, mainly because I am primarily a sewer not a blogger. I may want to make another one, so why not try to transcribe the process? If the instructions don't make sense - apologies.<br />
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I looked at photos and descriptions on:<br />
<a href="http://craftbits.com/project/make-your-own-kids-backpack/">http://craftbits.com/project/make-your-own-kids-backpack/</a>
- this is the same style backpack, with a flap closure,
outer pocket and adjustable straps. I think there are some variations in the method, but the end result is the same.<br />
<a href="http://www.made-by-rae.com/2009/03/finally-here-toddler-backpack-pattern/">http://www.made-by-rae.com/2009/03/finally-here-toddler-backpack-pattern/</a>
- this is a completely different style of backpack, with a top zipper
and piping, but very importantly I got an idea of the dimensions to work
with from this page.<br />
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This is a very simple backpack, with a flap closure, one external pocket, and adjustable webbing straps. I used a mixture of fabrics, thread, iron-on light-weight pellon, D-rings and webbing.<br />
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I used the pellon on the flap, the outer pocket, the sides and the base. I didn't use it on the back or front pieces.<br />
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For the pocket: cut two pieces of fabric 10 inches wide and 6 inches high. Iron a piece of pellon onto one of the fabric pieces. I cut my pellon slightly smaller so it doesn't bulk up the seams and add some light quilting to hold it in place, but sewer's choice. Seam the two pieces of fabric together along one long side. Set aside for a moment.<br />
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For the flap: cut two pieces 10 inches square. I had a left-over block from a quilt that I wanted to use, so I edged it to fit. Seam the two pieces together on three sides. Set aside for a moment. <br />
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For the front and back outer: cut two pieces 10 inches wide and 12 inches high. Set one aside (this is the back). Pin the pocket to the right-side of the other piece. Line up the raw edges of the pocket with the raw edges of the front piece. Pin or baste in place.<br />
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For the sides: cut two pieces 12 inches high and 4 inches wide. Iron on pellon to both (and quilt in place). Sew the sides to the front, making sure the sides of the pocket are caught in the seam. Stop the seam short of the bottom of the side by the width of your seam. That is, if using a 1/4 inch seam, stop 1/4 inch before the end; if using a 1/2 inch seam stop 1/2 inch before the end. I still haven't worked out how to do this on the overlocker (I overlock/serge all bags for strength), so I unpicked.<br />
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For the base: cut one piece 10 inches long by 3 inches wide. Iron on pellon (and quilt). Sew to the bottom edge of the front piece, again making sure the pocket is included in the seam, and stopping a seam width short of the ends.<br />
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For the back:<br />
For the lower straps: cut two pieces of webbing 3 inches long. Thread two D-rings on to each length. Pin the ends to the sides of the back piece about 2 inches up from the bottom edge.<br />
Sew the sides (sewn to the front piece) to the back piece, ensuring the straps are included in the seam. be careful sewing over the bulk of the straps. As for the front, stop short of the end of bottom edge. Sew the base piece onto the bottom edge of the back piece.<br />
Sew the bottom edge of the side to the end of the base piece of each side (this is why you stop short of the edges).<br />
(Alternatively, you could cut the sides and bottom as a single strip, and sew them to the sides and bottom in a single seam, pivoting at the corners, to both the front and back pieces.)<br />
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For the top:<br />
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For the handle: Cut another piece about 5 inches. Pin each end either side of the centre line of the top edge of the back piece.<br />
For the top straps: Cut two lengths of 25 inches pin about 2 inches in from the edges on the top edge of the back piece.<br />
Pin the flap sewn earlier to the top edge. Check everything's pinned to turn out to the right side - straps inside the bag aren't very useful.<br />
Sew the top edge of the bag.<br />
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For the lining: cut two pieces, 12 inches high by 14 inches wide. Sew the side (12 inch) seams. Sew the bottom seam in from each side, leaving a gap in the middle about 6 inches wide. So the lining fits inside the bag, the corners are 'boxed'. This might be tricky to explain without diagrams: Fold the bottom corners of the bag so the side seam and bottom seam are lined up, on top of each other. This forms a point. With your ruler perpendicular to the seams, rule a line where the folds are 4 inches apart. See http://www.sew4home.com/tips-resources/sewing-tips-tricks/how-box-corners for some lovely photos and explanation of boxing corners.<br />
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Sew the lining to the outer bag along the top edge. I always have to check and recheck I've put them together the right way for it work, but I think it was: Lining is inside out, outer is right-way out. Put the bag into the lining - make sure the flap and straps at the top are on the correct side. Turn the bag out through the bottom of the lining.<br />
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Top stitching: I top stitched a couple of seams as I went - the pocket top edge, the side seams, the flap, the top edge of bag and lining.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front of bag. Flap is sitting over the top of the pocket, so you can't see that the pocket is a different colourway of the same fabric as the front. The sides are a different fabric in the same range. The applique car on the flap is based on the cars in the original fabrics, but is not part of the original range.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back of bag showing straps and handle. The front is the same green fabric.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bag open to show the grey lining and front pocket.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bag hanging. I added fabric tabs on the ends of the cotton webbing to stop it fraying. </td></tr>
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From the dining room</div>
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Looking out the window</div>
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Looking into the pantry</div>
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The old pantry corner</div>
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Looking back towards the dining room</div>
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The before is before we had the idea of creating a pantry. The after is the pantry.</div>
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<br />SueBKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484316295832915889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163170335928838971.post-8026845808528563502016-08-28T12:28:00.001+10:002016-08-28T12:28:21.910+10:00Kitchen Part 7 - The finished productSo, aside from a few minor touches—what to do with the rubbish bins, how to store potatoes, where can find hooks that match those I've had for years that Bunnings no longer stocks—the kitchen is finished. And, after using it for several weeks, I have to say - I love it. I say it every day. I say it when I cook dinner, I say it when I load and unload the dishwasher, I say it when I'm baking, I say it when we've had four or five friends around for dinner. Our kitchen is now an enjoyable space to work in. The old kitchen was functional (to a point), this one is more than functional. But enough words, more pictures:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view from the dining room</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">moving around the corner</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">further around</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sneaking into the pantry</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pantry - working side</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pantry wall doubling as storage</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pantry wall and hanging storage</td></tr>
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The pantry wall needed to be reinforced so it wouldn't fall over. We looked at a couple of
options, including making an L shape around the fridges, which are on
the other side. We settled on this option, of a lovely timber beam all
the way to the ceiling and then across the ceiling. We were able to put
large hooks in the beam to create hanging storage for our frypans and wok. There's plenty of space in the cabinets, but I love having these hanging. I've always wanted a big country kitchen with the pots all hanging over the stove. This is close enough for jazz.<br />
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I'm pretty keen on hanging. I hate digging through utensil drawers, stabbing myself on the stray roasting fork or grabbing the cheese cutter by the blade. In the old kitchen I used lengths of curtain rod with plastic ends for my rails. To match our black handles and shelf brackets, I found black rods at Ikea. I have compromised and used the old silver hooks. I already have them, the Ikea hooks are expensive, and they also have a 'knob' on the end, which would stop me using them for a lot of utensils. I have/will use Ikea hooks for some larger items - the cutting boards, and tubs and baskets for--stuff--under the overhead cupboards.<br />
The blue stein by the stove full of wooden spoons has been our spoon holder for decades. No idea where Daniel got it from, but somethings are just family tradition.<br />
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The shelves in the pantry are moveable rail-and-bracket system. We had them in the old kitchen (with old pantry doors cut up to make do as shelves). I like the flexibility of the adjustable system. Underneath the shelves, I've added the spice baskets from the old pantry. I don't need them for spices anymore, which live in the pantry wall, and I almost gave them away. I'm glad I didn't. They're very handy for packets of stuff.<br />
I've tried to set the shelves up by theme - sugars (how many sugars can you have!), flours, fruit, etc. The baskets hold related (sometimes loosely related) packets under the shelves.<br />
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Under the sink was tricky. Our sink is very deep, which means the drain pipe is quite low. In the hold kitchen the rubbish bin hung on the inside of the sink door, but that won't work here. And none of the pull out bins will fit either. So, I've given up on the idea of putting the bin in this cupboard (my only cupboard - everything else is drawers except the lazy Susan in the corner).<br />
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Last weekend I bought a set of plastic drawers, which hold sponges, gloves, steel wool and the like. I'm quite surprised by how much more effective the space is used with that simple change. I also hung a tension rod towards the back under the sink. This lifts the spray type bottles and creates more space in the cabinet.<br />
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My only other non-drawer cabinet. The lazy Susan is a 3/4 circle, spinning continuously--no spinning one way only to realise you needed to go the other way, and the heights are adjustable. When designing the kitchen, I loved the idea of the system. However, if I had my time over again, the one change I'd make is to install this instead:<br />
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Corner drawers. I love these. They hold so much, compared to the lazy Susan, they're easy to access and don't look as ugly as I thought. (I initially didn't consider them because the ones I'd seen looked cluttered when closed. Perhaps the wrong size handles for the size?)<br />
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All the bits and bobs for our food processer fit into one drawer and all easily accessible without reaching over something or knocking something else over.<br />
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The shelves that got moved. As you can see we've set out microwave on a slight angle, which makes it easier to access. The toaster oven at the top doesn't get a lot of use, now that we have a brilliant oven. But with a small step it's completely usable, particularly by those in the family taller than me (everyone).<br />
In this photo you can also see our brackets. These were custom made for us. A friend commented, "Oh, they're chunky", but they're bit of a fairy tales and pink princesses type. I love them. They look solid and reliable. The 'up' design was so they didn't run down into the glass splashbacks.<br />
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Open shelves on the other side of the rangehood. These are narrower - so you don't bump into them while using the countertops.<br />
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The only overhead cupboards in the kitchen. We still need to cornice where the bulkhead touches the ceiling. My request of Matt was for the overheads to have no open top. Although I have open shelves everywhere, my experience with cupboard tops is that they get ignored and become filthy.<br />
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Last, but not least, the sink. I wanted a BIG sink. If the dishwasher was taking care of most things, the sink would be for baking pans and roasting racks. I wanted a sink that was big enough to take a whole pan, and deep enough to not splash me when I was washing the said pan. The pull out tap was a bit of a luxury items, but with the big sink it is really very handy.<br />
And that's our new kitchen. I will do a side-by-side photo comparison with the old kitchen later.SueBKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484316295832915889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163170335928838971.post-31458470522687519612016-08-28T11:55:00.002+10:002016-08-28T11:55:57.522+10:00Kitchen - Part 6 and a bitThe kitchen was just about finished. On the Saturday (about the middle of July) Matt and Daniel finished off the last bits of the cupboards before the splashbacks went in. I walked out Sunday morning and stood looking. Nope. It just wasn't going to work.<br />
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In my original design, I had a line of shelves down the outside wall. In talking with Matt, we thought perhaps putting the microwave in the corner wouldn't work. Microwave are all hinged on the left, which would making opening it difficult. I agreed to move the end shelves around the corner to gain functionality.<br />
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When I looked at those shelves after they were installed I just didn't like them. When we put the microwave in place, we found that the looked-for functionality wasn't there either. The door banged into the rangehood. I lost my streamlines and didn't gain functionality.<br />
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We called Matt. He agreed to come out and change the shelves when he had time. I was perfectly happy to live with them for 6 months if need be—if they were going to be changed eventually. It wasn't a straightforward job. The plaster had to come down, reinforcements put in the wall to carry the weight safely, and new plasterboard put up, refinished and painted.<br />
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About three weeks ago Matt had a spare day to move the shelves. I was right. The shelves look much better where I originally planned them to go. And while the microwave is awkward, it's not annoyingly awkward. Mainly because I'm the only shorty in the family and I rarely use it. I am on the look out for a kitchen step that will live in that corner.<br />
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<br />SueBKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484316295832915889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163170335928838971.post-32094226600796268662016-07-04T19:58:00.001+10:002016-07-04T19:58:18.657+10:00Kitchen Part 6 - Day 4, 5 & 6 of the real renovationsThursday the benchtops came (that was the last post).<br />
Friday the plumber and electrician came back. We had the electrician do a bunch of work around the place while they were here. A whole new board installed on the front of the house, the long promised heat lamps in the bathroom and the kitchen stuff. Our kitchen has 12 double power points, plus a single for the fridges, which run through a double surge protector. I'm hoping its enough ;-)<br />
Saturday Magic Matt installed our larger shelves, the trim boards to fasten my hanging rods to, and the handles on the doors. I suspect they leave the handles off until it's safe for you to use the cupboards.<br />
Saturday and Sunday we painted and moved in. There's still shelving in the pantry to go in - so food is still in the dining room. And the hanging rods have to wait until the splashbacks are in. So utensils are a bit of a mess.<br />
Two small hiccups with the entire project. We looked at taps and said, "We want that one." The appliance company ordered and delivered a tap, which we carefully put in the corner for the plumber. I went to try my new 'pull out' tap on Friday night and found it didn't pull out :-( I checked the order form and the tap installed in my kitchen was the tap on the order form, but it wasn't the tap I asked for in the store.<br />
This morning Daniel spoke with the store. We have no proof of a mix up, but they accepted that the tap wasn't the one I asked for. They are sending someone out on Monday to uninstall the unwanted tap and install the one I wanted. The one I wanted was quite a bit more expensive than the one we got, so we're paying the difference. I am very impressed with the service. Although I'm unlikely to be renovating a kitchen again in the near future, they will be my first port of call if I need larger appliances, and I will be recommending them to anyone who asks. So - if you need fridges, stoves, oven, sinks, taps, laundry tubs, washers, dryers - try <a href="http://www.winningappliances.com.au/" target="_blank">Winnings</a>. We went to the Indooroopilly store, but I'm sure they're all great.<br />
Second issue was the microwave shelves. I envisaged a wall of shelves, broken by the rangehood. There was concern that the microwave would be awkward to access if it was in a the corner. I agreed to have the shelves in the corner turned 90 degrees. Once the shelves were installed we realised that the microwave door only opens about 75 degrees and bangs into the rangehood. Hmmm, so I sacrificed a visual aesthetic for functionality, which I didn't get. Again, Daniel spoke with Magic Matt this morning, and the shelves will be moved. As the ad used to say, it won't happen overnight, but it will happen. I'd be happy to live with it for six months, now that I know its going to be right in the end. Heck, I lived with the kitchen as was for 14 years.<br />
And so, some photos.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daniel hard at work painting. These are the shelves that are moving 90°. Blue sticky notes were my planning of what goes where. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sticky notes to determine what goes where. The piece of pine under the shelves is painted wall colour (pale yellow), and is for attaching my utensil hanging rods. I have about three and half metres of hanging rods. Pretty sure it'll be enough. We used to have about one and half metres, and it wasn't enough.<br />
And a message on the wall of the next renovators.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Message on the wall behind the splashbacks for whoever next renovates the kitchen.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking like a kitchen. The old kitchen looked like a kitchen too, but this one looks like a really functional and lovely kitchen.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking into the kitchen from the dining room.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walk into the kitchen, turn at the end of the fridges, and there's more.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And still more. These two walls will have open shelving. The short wall separates the lounge room, so the shelves visible above it will be for display items - vases, large platters, fancy plates etc.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My can rack that I just love.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last night I cooked a roast. Tonight I cooked biscuits. I didn't often cook biscuits in the pizza oven. It cooked great biscuits, just in small batches. With a full size oven, I can cook a week's worth of biscuits in one go.</td></tr>
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Still to come:<br />
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<li>dishwasher goes in on Wednesday (YAY!)</li>
<li>splashbacks will be about two weeks</li>
<li>shelves in the pantry</li>
<li>move the microwave shelf</li>
<li>new tap</li>
<li>work out under sink storage (waiting for the dishwasher to see what room there is)</li>
<li>hanging rods and hooks for utensils</li>
<li>hooks in the ceiling frame behind the fridges for hanging pans</li>
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SueBKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484316295832915889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163170335928838971.post-3742582183393581212016-06-30T21:30:00.001+10:002016-06-30T21:30:26.223+10:00Kitchen Part 6 - Day 3 of the real renovationsThere's been a week's hiatus from updates while we waited for the bench tops to be made. They were installed this morning. Tomorrow the plumber and electrician return. Tomorrow night we should have a working sink, stove top and oven. Woohoo. Saturday, Matt the Magician, returns to install shelves and (I'm hoping) handles so I can open drawers and move in. I'm guessing we can't move in completely until the splashbacks are installed. But a working sink and stove will be wonderful.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pantry area. The toaster and coffee machine will live in here.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sink looks tiny in that vast expanse of benchtop, but it's actually quite large.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The green is just tape marking where the handles are to go.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One 'cupboard' I have been allowed to fill up. Looks so good. I'm so very pleased with it.</td></tr>
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SueBKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484316295832915889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163170335928838971.post-73644778598795032722016-06-23T17:43:00.003+10:002016-06-23T17:44:25.703+10:00Kitchen Part 6 - Day 2 of the real renovationsThe vision I have had in my head for the past two years or so of a walk-in pantry has been almost completely realised; just wall-shelves and 'making pretty' to happen. I am so pleased. It looks just like I thought it and I know it will work wonderfully, just like I thought it would.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pale wood will be oiled and look beautiful. Functionally, it stabilises the wall AND the top piece will have hooks for hanging large pots and pans on.The fridges go against this wall, hence the wires for a new powerpoint.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A token can to demonstrate the purpose</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New overheads. In this corner we had two shelves, and an old bookcase on its side on the over-deep counter-top. These cupboards will be the glassware cabinets. I'm told I'm allowed to put stuff in these.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View into my pantry. Can rack to the right, open shelving to the left and at the back. Wall shelving and counter-top still to happen</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can rack</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Panorama of the kitchen from the corner. Makes it looked a bit curved,but hey whatever.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View into the kitchen from the dining room. Tape on the cupboards marks where handles will go.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Overheads have doors. The 'filler' board at the top will be painted wall colour and have cornices.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Open shelving in the pantry</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can rack (I LOVE THIS!)</td></tr>
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<br />SueBKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484316295832915889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163170335928838971.post-62546704386781551992016-06-22T19:43:00.002+10:002016-06-22T19:43:28.560+10:00Kitchen Part 6 - Day 1 of the real renovationsAnd now the real work begins. This is so stonking exciting.<br />
Step 1 - remove the sink cupboard and the stove<br />
Step 2 - rip out plaster board, add solid supports for new wall shelving, replace plaster board. <br />
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Step 3 - build in the baseboards<br />
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Step 4 - add cupboards<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pantry shelving, shelving also goes on both walls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Overhead cupboards go on the wall to the right</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shelving goes where to the two new bits of plasterboard are</td></tr>
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Step 5 - hope excited customer keeps mitts off everything. Not a chance, I've opened, poked and pried. And this is my favourite bit (until the dishwasher goes in). It's lying on its side taped to the cupboard behind so it doesn't fall over, but this is my new wall for the pantry.<br />
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<br />SueBKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484316295832915889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163170335928838971.post-43444363612628061422016-06-22T19:28:00.005+10:002016-06-22T19:34:26.856+10:00Kitchen Part 5DI don't know if the panorama shots are worth it. But the first shot shows the pantry gone. I took them to try out Facebook's new 360° gadget. <br />
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<br />SueBKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484316295832915889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163170335928838971.post-64848368667718254752016-06-22T19:28:00.004+10:002016-06-22T19:31:29.533+10:00Kitchen Part 5CContinuing the adventure of kitchen diving. The Sunday of the same weekend. (I was pretty knackered by the end.)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New kitchen in the old kitchen, feeling right at home because we haven't removed the lino yet.</td></tr>
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<br />SueBKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484316295832915889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163170335928838971.post-74895640532496227162016-06-22T19:26:00.001+10:002016-06-22T19:26:03.936+10:00Kitchen Part 5BPhotos from our clearing out of the kitchen. It took a whole weekend to empty the kitchen and set up a temporary kitchen in the dining room, which used to be the kitchen. The advantage of having a jig-saw puzzle kitchen is that the pieces come apart and are reusable elsewhere.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fridges moved to the dining room revealing the pantry behind</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A set of crockery I'd forgotten we even owned</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Those white shelves? That's an old bookcase on its side. It gave us shelves and helped make the old breakfast bar feel a little shallower</td></tr>
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<br />SueBKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484316295832915889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163170335928838971.post-37009744612342770542016-06-22T19:22:00.002+10:002016-06-22T19:22:22.624+10:00Kitchen Part 5AThis is where the photos really start to get crazy. Finally we are getting a new kitchen. If you look at the photos, you might notice that most of our kitchen is a pale apricot colour. If you look closely, you might notice that there's at least four other colours. It was functional, and I'm grateful that we have a kitchen, but its really quite ugly. Our new kitchen will beautiful, and even if its not (but it will be) it'll all be the same. No gaps, no different heights, no weird depth benches because we've shoved a breakfast bar into a corner. All the same kitchen.<br />
But there's a process before we get there. First the floor plan of the to-be finished product. It's not very to scale, the bench behind the fridges actually meets the new wall.<br />
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These photos were taken in March this year and are pretty similar to the photos from <a href="http://suebk.blogspot.com.au/2016/06/kitchen-part-4.html" target="_blank">2014</a>.<br />
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<br />SueBKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484316295832915889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163170335928838971.post-83659125058092566102016-06-22T19:10:00.003+10:002016-06-22T19:10:55.311+10:00Kitchen Part 4About two years ago, wandering through Ikea, I started wondering - why is it that an Ikea display kitchen, which is about the same size as mine, can fit a table or a big island bench or... And then I saw it: a display kitchen with a wall through the middle. Storage on one side, kitchen on the other. Revelation.<br />
I came home and said, "I'm moving the fridges out to the middle of the floor." Daniel, showing the wisdom of long years of marriage, said, "Whatever you want, honey."<br />
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After about six weeks of the fridges in the middle of the floor, we put in shelves on the walls, and so was born our walk-in pantry.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Difficult to tell from the photo, but this is the fridges pulled forward off the wall.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fridges where they 'belong'. On a wall.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Although we swapped the rooms around, the kitchen still spilt out into the dining room, because there just wasn't enough counter top space to keep it all in one room.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fridges pulled forward</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking in behind the fridges. The brown cupboard was moved from the dining room.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Narrow, but plenty big enough for a pantry</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking out from the pantry</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Minimal spill over into the dining room</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shelves added to the pantry</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The old pantry. Big cupboards look like they should be fantastic, but they're a disaster. I found four bottles of soy sauce when I cleaned it out.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The second pantry cupboard lost its doors; they became the shelves in the new pantry.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wide-angle of the new walk in pantry.</td></tr>
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<br />SueBKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484316295832915889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163170335928838971.post-64894130920458581382016-06-22T18:50:00.002+10:002016-06-22T18:50:49.401+10:00Kitchen Part 3In 2005 we finally starting moving bits of the kitchen into the dining room, and started to actually refer to the rooms by the different names.<br />
Renovations during 2005 included:<br />
- moving the big pantries the kitchen into the dining room<br />
- wall up the opening between the dining room (new kitchen) and the lounge room<br />
- removing the wall between the kitchen (new dining room) and the lounge room<br />
- moving the L-shaped sink cupboard into the new kitchen<br />
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<br />SueBKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484316295832915889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163170335928838971.post-66086916221473029312016-06-22T18:14:00.001+10:002016-06-22T18:14:17.566+10:00Kitchen Part 2In early 2003 we were given a stove that didn't fit in the kitchen, so we put it in the dining room.<br />
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The two openings on the bottom of my carefully drawn plan lead into the lounge room and onto the front door. The door in the top left is the back door, and the hallway to the bathroom and bedrooms leads off the bottom left. Wherever you wanted to go in the house, you went through the <br />
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The kitchen, on the other hand, was not so much the hub of the house, as
the round-about of the house. All traffic flowed through the kitchen. Then we (that's a royal we) had the bright idea of moving the entire kitchen into the dining room. The dining room (as was) was a 'dead-end' room, which made it much safer as a kitchen (and easier to hide the dishes from visitors).
SueBKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484316295832915889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163170335928838971.post-75688180397380049002016-06-22T18:09:00.000+10:002016-06-22T18:09:27.900+10:00Kitchen Part 1I want to put photos 'out there', but I don't really want to spend a lot of time finessing words. Just working out whether finessing had an 'e' or not took too long. So I'm going to add a whole bunch of photos that hopefully will tell their own story.<br />
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This was our kitchen and dining room pretty much straight after we moved in 2002.<br />
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<br />SueBKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484316295832915889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163170335928838971.post-62914046969436185992016-03-18T15:52:00.001+10:002016-03-18T16:00:16.758+10:00Star struck<br />
I've been pondering the mysteries of being a fan this week. I've never really understood the whole celebrity culture. In the main, I'm guessing because we didn't have a TV or a whole lot of choices for movies when I was going through the teenage crush stage. But last Friday night, at nearly 50 years old, I got a taste of what it means to be a teenage-like fan.<br />
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Alan Alda, of MASH fame, was in town. He was here for the World Science Festival (#WSFBrisbane), a program to bring science and scientists to the people. A great initiative, and one that he is obviously very passionate about. We attended a play reading that he had written, called 'Dear Albert'. It was a fascinating insight into a scientist I've never paid much attention to. Sure, Einstein's theories have had life-changing impacts, but I don't understand them; I've never needed to understand them; so I've never really taken an interest in Albert, the man—the rather flawed and very human man.<br />
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After the play, we were told (Daniel coerced the usher) that we might be able to meet Alan Alda at the stage door. When we got to the stage door foyer, he was sitting with Brian Greene, a scientist. (Prof Greene is another scientist I don't understand. Eleven dimensions! I'm not sure that the fourth isn't just a man-made construct.) I'm sure they were having a quiet chat and enjoying being away from the crowds. There was no-one else there! Thank you, Brisbane, for being too polite to barge in. I know we weren't the only fans in town.<br />
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For about five minutes we chatted, he graciously signed our MASH DVD box and one of his autobiographies, and then we left. What did we chat about? I can't tell you. What I can tell you is that it was probably not articulate or intelligent. It represented neither my abilities nor personality. I remember aiming for 'polite' when I asked for his autograph. I suspect I may have missed the mark and hit sycophantic. He would never have guessed that I spent five years as a professional communicator, that I have a science degree, or that I have a Masters in wordsmithing. So many intelligent things I could have said, but didn't.<br />
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I've always held that all people, are not just created equal, but are equal, regardless of their current 'status', simply by virtue of them being people. I have high regard for many individuals, but never felt that anyone warranted special attention based simply on their celebrity status. But meeting Alan Alda was not a literary, but a literal, adrenalin rush—I was shaking when we walked away. Ridiculous! I met a man, I shook his hand, I uttered a few idiotic phrases, and I felt like a giddy teenager.<br />
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On a more logical level, I have an even higher regard for the man than I did before the WSF. I listened to his speech to the National Press Club after meeting him. For nearly six years, I tried (often in vain) to teach scientists how to 'write good'; how to communicate scientific principles and findings with integrity, but in a way that Joe Public could understand and relate to what they had to say. It often felt like an uphill battle, and I was just working with a small group of specialists in one company. I am thrilled to know there is a whole university school that teaches them before they hit the real world. This week I have purposefully avoided watching MASH. It feels almost like a betrayal to all that Alan Alda has achieved in the past 30 years to relegate him back to 'merely' being Hawkeye. (I'm sure I'll get over it.)<br />
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Logic aside, my brush with fandom has bemused me. There are no benefits, short-term or long-term, to meeting Alan Alda, but a week later, the memory still brings a smile to my face, and I have an understanding of why we call it 'star struck'.SueBKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484316295832915889noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163170335928838971.post-22870442254072937272015-12-07T17:32:00.001+10:002015-12-07T17:32:27.686+10:00Christmas menu planningEvery year we have the same menu for Christmas Day. We don't always have Christmas on the same day, but we have the same menu. Last year I got organised for this year.<br />
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I bought a small plastic sleeve photo album.<br />
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I printed out everything I need to get Christmas Day meals on the table:<br />
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<li>Recipes - for everything, including the cut up vegetables for the dips</li>
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<li>Shopping list - one for each shop with like shops grouped on one page, so I can send different people in different directions</li>
</ul>
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<li>List of dishes required for serving</li>
</ul>
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<li>Cut up tags to put in each dish – this way I don't suddenly realise I need particular dish after it's got food in it</li>
</ul>
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<li>Timetable for preparing the food</li>
</ul>
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The idea behind the photo album is that it's small enough to take to the shops; I change information if I need to (I may one day find a better recipe for crepes or potato salad. I doubt it, but anything's possible); I can use a whiteboard marker to cross things off, then start again next year.<br />
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I printed everything on photo paper, because it's nice and sturdy. If I hand hubby a shopping list, I want to know I'm going to get it back in a decent state.SueBKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484316295832915889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163170335928838971.post-10083144199606387132015-03-29T13:21:00.000+10:002015-03-29T16:42:18.496+10:00By wisdom a quilt is builtA number of years ago I saw a pattern for a quilt that I knew would be
perfect for my sister-in-law, except that just about everything was
wrong for her. The quilt was a block of the month. Each block featured a
house and a scripture verse about homes. My sister-in-law is the
original home maker, so I knew she would love the concept, but she wouldn't love the technique or the colours (and they didn't do much for me either). It was shabby/naive design, which
wouldn't appeal. The
quilt was dark country colours, which don't appeal to me and would
appeal to her even less. So, I adapted.<br>
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Step 1 was to move the blocks about
to suit the Australian calendar. Instead of winter blocks at the start
and finish I wanted them in the middle. Each block is a different shape
so I had to work how to rearrange 'blocks of blocks'. If you look at the original pattern you'll notice there's essentially three large "blocks" - a strip of three on the left, a set of two rows at the top and two rows plus a large double sized block at the bottom. My arrangement ended up with vertical strip on the left and the two others flipped, and then a few rearrangements within each of those three sets.<br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blank, sashed blocks finally fitting together (tags to remind me which block was which)</td></tr>
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Step 2 took me
several years. The original pattern had the background for the appliqué
houses appliquéd to a second background. I decided to
turn the second, larger background into sashings. Each block of the
quilt is a different size with different size sashings. I very carefully
put all the measurements through Excel. Centre piece dimensions taken
off the outer piece dimensions and divided by two, and add seam allowances. That is, if the centre piece was 6 inches x 6 inches, and the outer piece was 10 inches by 10 inches the TOTAL sashing width would be 4 inches, each sashing would therefore by 2 inches.<br>
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Unfortunately, left/right and top/bottom dimensions for most blocks were different, and I swapped them around in my calculations. After I'd sewn each block I
realised my mistake. I had to unpick and reset half the blocks. Totally
screwed my head in the process. I wanted all the sashings finished
before I started appliquéing so I could use left-over sashings in the
houses to create visual ties.<br>
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Finally, about two years ago, the blocks were all the right size.
For my sister-in-law I chose to use pastel colours in keeping with her
tastes. The houses slowly came together. None were particularly onerous,
I just had to find time. <br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished blocks</td></tr>
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I also changed the stitcheries. The
original text looked like it was written by a petulant teenage boy. I
chose to use my own handwriting. I matched thread colours to the sashing colours, just not in the same block (i.e. I had green sashings and green thread, but not necessarily together). I simply aimed for a balance of colour
across the 12 blocks.<br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My interpretation</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Original block</td></tr>
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Finally, I changed the quilting. The original
quilting was a single squiggle through the middle of each block. I had
originally thought I'd cross hatch each block's background, but I
realised that would mean sewing over the stitchery, which I didn't want
to do. Instead I decided to simply outline each house and
stitch-in-the-ditch each block.<br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My interpretation</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Original block. <br>
I swapped the verse on this block with another, so I could keep this verse with my Christmas/December block.</td></tr>
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Instead stitching in the ditch between blocks, I used an 'S' stitch on my machine. I love this stitch for not-quite-stitching-in-the-ditch. When you stitch in the ditch you have to be exact to ensure the stitching doesn't 'slip' and ruin the look. With the 'S' stitch, there's no issue - it's supposed weave across the centre line, not sit perfectly on it.<br>
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The quilt was finished late 2014 and delivered to very happy sister-in-law who loves it.<br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished quilt</td></tr>
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My advice if you see a pattern you like, but it doesn't suit your decor or the intended recipient's style, just change it. There is no law that says you have re-create a pattern exactly as the designer imagined it. It's your creativity, your art, your choice.SueBKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484316295832915889noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163170335928838971.post-63475962970339018332015-03-25T19:29:00.002+10:002015-03-25T19:29:55.502+10:00Let it go - The story of frozen (or not) foodIt's somewhat amazing that certain individuals in our household have survived as long as they have. In fact, it's amazing the rest of us have survived with them.<br />
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Last Tuesday the switch to our full-size freezer was accidentally turned off. We left town on Wednesday afternoon and didn't realise until Sunday night. A costly accident, but more annoying than anything. I'd been doing so well with double-batching meals that we were looking forward to a month of minimal cooking :-(<br />
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Rubbish collection is Thursday morning, so the decision was made to switch the freezer on until then rather than have the food sitting in the late-summer heat (which is more like mid-summer) in the bin.<br />
<br />
Tonight I've been fielding questions:<br />
"What about ...?"<br />
"Can't we keep ...?"<br />
"Some of it should be okay, right?"<br />
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NO! NO!! AND AGAIN, NO!!! (I think the extra exclamation marks are warranted.)<br />
<br />
Let it go, let it go<br />
Can't hold it back any more<br />
Let it go, let it go<br />
Turn away and slam the door!SueBKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484316295832915889noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163170335928838971.post-38736736153138102132015-03-15T16:40:00.003+10:002015-03-15T16:40:59.722+10:00365 Challenge RebootedIn the sidebar of my blog there is a "I'm making something 365" badge. Hmmm ... I was. Life happened. Perfectionism happened. Creativity stopped happening. The 365 creative challenge is simply to make something creative every day for a year. To help, Noah put together a book with 365 ideas. The problem was, I started adding rules. <sigh> Naturally, it all got to hard, so I quit.</sigh><br />
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This year I rebooted. My 'rules' are simple -<br />
- design a quilt, or other sewing project, every day<br />
- by design I mean - scribble, describe, stick-figure type drawing, full blown pattern. It really doesn't matter - just something on paper. I do not have to intend to ever develop the idea. I do not have to intend to actually make the object. I just have to put something on paper in response to the prompts given in Noah's book<br />
- use the book as an point of inspiration only. If it suggests building something out of clay, I don't have to actually use clay - as in, get my hands dirty sort of clay. I just use the word 'clay' to give my thoughts a direction.<br />
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I did really well in January. Then I had to go back to work. Carting my sketch book on the train every day was just that little extra weight I didn't want to carry. I've gotten a little slack and side-tracked. I'm still working out how to overcome that. And that's okay because life as a recovering perfectionist is about recovery every day.<br />
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At the moment, I have nearly 50 designs/scrawls/scribbles. Some of them I know I'll never ever make. Some of them I have made in the past - which was one of my 'rules'. Past creations were allowable. They're my creative effort (I rarely follow someone else's pattern, preferring to make my own glorious mistakes and triumphs). There are few that I really want to make. There are a few that really inspire me.<br />
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Just a couple for your amusement:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day 31: Make a path for people to follow and invite people to try it out.</td></tr>
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One of my more structured designs. I actually was aiming for paths that cross over and under each other. But I got sidetracked by trying to make my blocks simple half-square-triangles. I probably won't be making this one.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day 21: Write a 10 word love story. Illustrate it.</td></tr>
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The Teen wants me to make this one :-) It's a long story, but essentially, not long after we first met, in the midst of any apology that was supposed to involve bunches of flowers, husband-to-be offered to buy me a bunch of carrots instead. Tip for all the males out there: when you're apologising for something - try to keep your mind on the apologies, and not the conversation being conducted by the person sitting next to you! The 10 word love story is, "He asked me out with carrots. I eventually said yes."<br />
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This is an example of my rule to use the book as inspiration only and not the 'rules'. We were road-tripping, so instead of using 'inside the car', I chose to use outside the car.<br />
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I have a number of favourite animals, but I do love fairy wrens. This is planned a set of placemats, which I am thinking of making at some point. The plan would be to deliberately make them all different. There are seven species, so more than enough to do a different one on each placemat.<br />
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One of the interesting things I've found about this challenge is the attitude of other people. Although I'm currently struggling to form a habit that sticks, I am determined to complete all 365 designs even if not in a single calendar year.<br />
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I happened to mention what I was doing to a quilting storekeeper (thankfully, not a local store). She all but scoffed, "Well, good luck with <i><b>that</b></i>!" And let me say - it was not a positive, uplifting wishing of luck! I was a little taken aback. She didn't know me from Adam (or Eve). For all she knew I could have already been a well-established designer. And whether I am or not, and I'm not, that's beside the point. It was pretty flipping rude for her discredit my ambition. I don't care who you are. I don't care what the dream is. Don't allow anyone - ANYONE - to pull it apart. And don't do it to anyone else.<br />
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There a great line in M*A*S*H, where Col Potter says, "If I had a horse who thought he was Man O' War, I probably wouldn't want to dissuade him. If you get my drift?" (probably badly paraphrased) His point was - if we dream bigger than we can achieve, we will achieve bigger than if we don't dream. (Of course, Frank Burns didn't get it ;-) )<br />
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Dream big, and "phft" to all the naysayers.SueBKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484316295832915889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163170335928838971.post-59809462829332238732015-03-03T17:23:00.002+10:002015-03-15T16:41:34.615+10:00Blog planningI've been so busy trying to juggle a j-o-b (bit of a dirty word at the moment), commuting (oh to live in a small town), a Year 12 student (I remember how dreadful it was), life, house, blah-blah-blah, that fun things have taken a bit of a back seat. I really want to blog on a regular basis. As an editor, I know that good writing comes with practice, and I'm sadly out of it (practice and good writing).<br />
Last night I was tossing up ideas of what post about this week. I couldn't settle one idea because a) I have a heap of them buzzing around my brain and b) they all seem like hard work right now. I thought I'd cheat and simply list all the things I plan to post about ... soon. That is, I'll list them now, I'll post about them soon ... ish. If you check back occasionally I might have gotten around to which one interests you. I'll try to remember this post is here, and update it as I go with links to the finished post.<br />
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Pantry - the new walk-in pantry is progressing. We have shelves on the walls. Last weekend we were slated to build the new internal, divider wall/can rack, but it was postponed. (Previous posts <a href="http://suebk.blogspot.com.au/2014/10/kitchen-update.html" target="_blank">here</a>, and <a href="http://suebk.blogspot.com.au/2014/09/thinking-outside-box-or-inside-box-if.html" target="_blank">here</a>).<br />
FMQ extravaganza - last year I mentioned to my online quilting group I wanted to improve my free motion quilting. One very proactive lady set up the "FMQ Extravaganza" - a challenge to FMQ something twice a month and post photos. I'm yet to actually start :-( BUT I will.<br />
Zoo - over January, as part of our road trip to Victoria, we spent the night at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo. We had the best time and I wanted to share our experiences.<br />
<a href="http://suebk.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/365-challenge-rebooted.html" target="_blank">365 Challenge</a> - I've rebooted my 365 challenge efforts. This year I'm aiming for 365 designs or ideas. They don't have to be complete, worked out patterns or designs. I don't have to ever make them. I just have to draw a rough sketch and make a few notes on my thinking and ideas.<br />
Cheryl's quilt - last year I finished my quilt for my SIL. During our holidays, it was on the wall in our room. I kept looking at it, thinking, "Man, that is some quilt!" I was just so impressed, and simply amazed that I'd created something like that.<br />
Wardrobe modifications - I recently spring cleaned my wardrobe. I'm in process of 'renovating' some outfits that never get worn. I thought I might share some of my success stories.<br />
Cooking roster - due to the j-o-b we've implemented a cooking roster in our house, which seems to be working out okay.<br />
Plan to Eat - I love this website/app. <br />
Bullet journalling (or not) and Toodledo - my latest attempts to be organised, efficient, and get everything done.<br />
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I think that's all for the moment. I might add new topics to my list as time goes by. First new post due next week (according to my schedule). Still, not sure what I want to write about yet. Maybe I should just put them all in a hat and pick one out.SueBKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484316295832915889noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163170335928838971.post-29145936785048044172015-01-01T13:21:00.004+10:002015-01-01T13:21:57.200+10:002015So, this is the New Year. Funny, it doesn't feel all that different to the old one. That's the thing about New Years that I don't get. People pin such high expectations on it, endow it with almost magical abilities to transform their lives. But at the end of the day, it's just day, like every other day. The ability to transform our lives lies within us, not in a day.<br />
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Anyway, enough of my New Year's bah-humbugging. What have I got planned for 2015? Oo, lots. I started looking at my goals in November. Looked at the ones I missed in 2014, considered why I missed them. Looked at the ones I hit and gave myself a pat on the back, because I think it's important to see what you've achieved more than seeing what you missed. Considered the year ahead and what I want to achieve, and how I plan to do that.<br />
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<b>Goal Types</b><br />
My goal setting process has multiple methods. It's all very well to say, "You should set SMART goals", but some things I want to achieve don't fit the SMART mould. And some things I want to achieve are not goals as such, they're habits I want to develop. My goal setting methods are:<br />
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1. <b>Set a specific SMART goal</b>: run a 5km fun run some time after August (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timely). These goals then get broken down into monthly chunks and then weekly chunks and then daily chunks. Every month I look at my yearly goals, consider what I need to achieve in the month. Then each week I look at that monthly chunk and work out what I need to do this week on a day-by-day basis.<br />
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2. <b>Set a "list goal"</b>. I have a lot of projects I want to finish, for example a dozen or more quilts. A list goal is to focus on one project every month from the list that I keep with my goals. My lists grow as the year progresses, as new projects are added. Each month I choose the focus from my list, and decide how much I want to achieve, which depends on what stage that focus project is at, and what sort of a month I have ahead of me. Project lists include quilts, other sewing, holiday scrap booking, house renos, garden projects. I also have a list of people to write to (the goal being one per week); friends to catch up with (one per month) and similar activities.<br />
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3. <b>Set a "percentage" habit</b>. Habits are tricky goals to set, particularly for perfectionists. We feel if don't hit them 100% of time we're failing and (more often than not) might as well quit. This year I've come up with the percentage target. I want to develop a habit of taking my vitamins every day. The perfectionist me would say 365 out of 365 days is goal achieved, anything less is not. Reality me knows that just isn't going happen. I track every day that I take my vitamins. Each week I record how many days I 'hit'. Over three months I calculate my percentage hit. My habit goals are to hit 25% in the first three months, 50% in the second three months, 75% in the third three months, and 90% in the last three months. This gives a stretch goal, it gives me a target, and it keeps me realistic.<br />
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<b>Putting it on Paper</b><br />
I mind-map my goals. This year, I've gone back to Stephen Covey's concept of 'roles'. I have four roles: artist, community, care-taker, worker.<br />
I have the year in the centre and a branch for each role. Each 'sub-role' is on a smaller branch. Under 'caretaker', for example, I have 'finances', 'spirit', 'body', 'house' and 'garden'. At the end of each sub-role I list my goals, whether SMART, list or habit.<br />
I keep this yearly mind-map in my diary. Once it's created, I scan it and remove the goals at the end of the branches and the year from centre. I print out the remaining basic structure and use it each month to set my targets for the month.<br />
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In addition to setting goals for the year, I picked up an idea from a fellow quilter a couple of years ago, of assigning a word to the year. The word I've chosen for 2015 is "harmony". I want to develop as a musician, I want to find balance with all my pursuits, not focussing on any to the detriment of others, I want to develop strong, healthy relationships with people who are important to me. Using a tool I found on-line (<a href="http://www.wordle.net/create">http://www.wordle.net/create</a>) I created a word cloud (also kept in my diary).<br />
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That's a basic overview of my goal setting process. Although, at the end of the day (even New Years Day) I think there's just three things that are important for reaching a goal:<br />
1. Write it down. Research shows if you write it down, you're more likely to hit it.<br />
2. Review it. If you write it down and ignore it, you won't hit it. Review each month and each week, "What do I need to do in order to achieve this goal?"<br />
And then, the third important step is simply "Do it".SueBKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484316295832915889noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163170335928838971.post-19202268209504878132014-10-24T15:07:00.000+10:002014-10-24T15:07:19.977+10:00Kitchen UpdateI had an unexpected day off today, so I rearranged the kitchen. Except for possibly the first six months, this is first time in the 12 years we've lived in this house, all of the kitchen is in the kitchen. I moved things around to mimic the planned, new layout (<a href="http://suebk.blogspot.com.au/2014/09/thinking-outside-box-or-inside-box-if.html" target="_blank">original post</a>). In simple terms, I moved the fridges out from the wall, put the long, narrow(ish) cupboard behind them (yes, behind them), and moved one of our small, floating cupboards. Maybe some before and after photos might help (or maybe not).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the before. The photo is taken from the dining room looking into the kitchen. The stove is just off-shot to the left.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And after. Taken standing back just a little further. The fridge are in exactly the same position - just pulled forward about a metre (3 foot).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before. The fridges in their corner, pushed back against the wall.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After. The same corner, with the fridges pulled forward and the brown cupboard pushed in behind.<br />The cupboard is significantly deeper than the planned shelves in the final layout (about 45 cm compared to the planned 30cm).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before, looking from the sink to the back door. Note the brown cupboard, microwave, blender and coffee machine all sneaking into the dining room space.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After, looking towards the back door (somewhat obscured by the fridge). What I can see (even if you can't) is that there is no 'kitchen' in my dining room.</td></tr>
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<br />SueBKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484316295832915889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163170335928838971.post-82932716582261782152014-10-03T14:45:00.000+10:002014-10-03T14:45:40.347+10:00Job Hunting IroniesFor every job interview I prepare thoroughly. Research the company; if a recruitment agency I check their website for clients or industries they work with. I have a list of questions to ask, my references on hand. I dress up - skirt, heels, make-up, hair. I leave myself at least 1/2 hour more than I think I'll need for travel time.<br />
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Today is Friday. Hubby's day off, school holidays. My de-facto dad asked if I could track down a grave site for him and take a photo. Something to do with tracing ancestors. We planned the outing for this morning. Not being sure how much trekking through the cemetery would be required, we prepared for walking - shorts, sneakers, hats, t-shirts. Thankfully, being spring, I wasn't sure if it was going to be a shorts sort of day, so I wore long pants.<br />
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After hiking all over the cemetery and finally deciding the grave site didn't have a marker, we headed for home. On the way, the phone rang. It was a recruitment agency who I had applied with about a month or so back. They have a 6-week temp position, starting on Tuesday. Would I be interested and could I come in for an interview?<br />
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"Um ... I'm actually 5 minutes from your office, but I'm not really dressed for an interview." (Hot, sweaty, trackie bottoms, sneakers, old company t-shirt, no make-up, hair doing who knows what.) <br />
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"No problem. Come in anyway."<br />
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Went to the interview, sat an Excel test, started for home. Got a phone call on the way home. As long as my references check out ('cause I didn't have their details on me) the position is mine.<br />
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All that wonderful advice out there on how to impress in an interview and land a job? Well, it's all great, I'm sure, but at the end of the day, life will be what it is, and sometimes it just wants to mess with your mind.SueBKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484316295832915889noreply@blogger.com0