Newfoundland is full of unusual people of exceptional tenacity and remarkable problem-solving ability. You need only look at places like Grate’s Cove, where people farmed a land which had no topsoil. They made their own, making compost, hauling seaweed and grazing sheep for the manure created. They also used their primary resource (rocks) to build…
Category: Restoration Work
What floats your boat?
She’d been high and dry for four years and needed scraping, recaulking and paint. Lots of scraping, recaulking and paint! First stop: the Winterton Boat Building Museum for information on recaulking and general boat construction. A caulking demonstration on a rodney at theWinterton Boat Building Museum. The stuff hanging off is oakum. The Winterton museum…
Repairs made…
Finished off the repairs on the baby quilt last night. The quilt as it was initially presented to me is below and below that is a photo of the repaired quilt. I added a new binding (over the old – nothing was removed), stiched down the sashing, repaired a couple of major tears in the…
Repairs made…
Finished off the repairs on the baby quilt last night. The quilt as it was initially presented to me is below and below that is a photo of the repaired quilt. I added a new binding (over the old – nothing was removed), stiched down the sashing, repaired a couple of major tears in the…
Interesting sidenote
Occasionally a project comes along that is more of a nod to my quilting abilities than my artistry. I don't actually make "quilts" all that often anymore. Most of my friends and family already have a bed-covering of my making and besides, my head and heart are generally elsewhere. That said, Katherine has been hinting…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 