interesting maps

http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/worldmapper/index.html

is fascinating. It's a collection of maps that shows the areas of the world based on their importance in different aspects. For example the population map shows the most densely populated countries as large and the less densely populated countries as smaller. There is a collection of over 50 maps showing population, birth rates, population of elderly, tourist destinations, air travel, rail travel, ownership of private cars, imports of alcohol and tobacco, etc. Each map can be printed as a poster. Also thankfully each map has a link to a standard map to remind yourself of the true geographic sizes of the different countries.

starting new quilt!

This is a first for me, since this is the first conventional quilt I started since I got the scanner.

I cut the pieces and laid them out together on the scanner just to see which looks better, more cream or more print fabric.

I decided for this quilt that more cream will give more of the look I'm looking for, romantic without being too sugary and girly.

"butterfly"

Serendipity, Serendipity!

This was created by happy accident when I used a not-very-successful chef's cap to mop up spills when dyeing fabrics. This is the hatband when cut off and opened up. It had previously been ironed to a knife-sharp edge and that's how come this looks so symmetrical.

Now all I need is a project to do justice to this. I've had printed fabrics that were intimidating to cut, but this is even more so!

Suggestions?