{"id":577,"date":"2012-09-22T21:52:26","date_gmt":"2012-09-22T09:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sevilo.co.nz\/blog\/?p=577"},"modified":"2012-09-22T21:52:26","modified_gmt":"2012-09-22T09:52:26","slug":"my-signature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sevilo.co.nz\/blog\/2012\/09\/my-signature\/","title":{"rendered":"My signature"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s no secret that I love to create and place a high priority on carving out creative time in my schedule.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>My sewing machine is often used to create colourful quilts. While I enjoy the process of making them, the process of giving them to the recipient is actually more fun:<\/p>\n

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I made a quilt for my niece, using lots of different cat fabrics. This was so she could have cats on her bed even in the university hostel!<\/p><\/div>\n

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The first quilt that was entirely of my own design was a play-quilt (again featuring cats), made for my great-niece. Seeing her move the cats around their various homes on the quilt was such a thrill.<\/p><\/div>\n

I have also enjoyed making albums for non-scrapbooking friends to easily show off their baby photographs (this one is based on a template shared by Angie Lucas in the Nove\/Dec 2007 issue of Simple Scrapbooks<\/em>):<\/p>\n

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As well as making gifts, my enthusiasm for hand-made items has led to work with children to create colourful art and crafts. There is something almost magical in children’s enthusiasm for learning and enjoyment in their finished product:<\/p>\n

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After a holiday craft session at the library, the children happily posed with their decorative kites – look at the wide smiles (but mine was probably wider!).<\/p><\/div>\n

Through this reflection I have learned that I am happy to have ‘handmade’ as a signature trait. I have also learned that I am grateful for the photo organisation system DH has imposed on the photo files in the computer – I can find what I am looking for!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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