So, I've been looking around, seeing what the blogging world is like these days. Things are different! Bloglines appears to be dead, I've been using Google Reader for the past 18 months or so, I suppose most people do. Flickr seems HUGE, or maybe I was just slow to pick up on it before.
I had a long break, even from reading blogs, and lots of people who were blogging when I was around seem to have stopped, although there's still plenty of familiar faces on Ravelry.
These days I'm doing a lot more sewing than knitting, so most of the blogs I'm reading are sewing ones. I've been lurking around, gathering inspiration for a year or so and now I'll try and be a bit more active I think.
I finished off the top for a baby quilt I'm doing for my sister. She's living in Melbourne and I've never been to her house, so I feel a bit in the dark as to whether she'll like it or not. I know she's my sister, but the last house of hers I went to was her student flat in Cambridge, which probably isn't representative of her taste now. We had a bit of a pinning session on Pinterest and I came up with this colour scheme.
Now it's all sewn together I'm thinking it's kind of bright, but bright is good for a baby right? I think the quilting will calm it down a bit as well. The baby's not due for a few months yet, so there's always time to do something else...
Yes, bright is good for a baby, and I love the colours you've chosen. Lots of people have taken to The Twitter and Facebook and Flickr and they think blogs are old hat now.
Posted by: 2paw | June 11, 2012 at 12:40 AM
Nice to see you again! I came via Ravelry today.
The quilt is nice and colourful!
Posted by: Mary de B | June 11, 2012 at 12:53 AM
I'm also sewing more than knitting at the moment.
I've moved my blog but am still at it.
Also love your quilt top, brights are definitely fabulous for babies!
Posted by: blueadt | June 11, 2012 at 12:57 PM
Great to see you blogging again and I love your quilt colours.
Posted by: Andsewtoknit | June 12, 2012 at 08:59 AM
You're back! It was a pleasant surprise to see your posts -- I know just what you mean about everything being different, as I took a long break too, and still haven't quite adjusted, either to the changes in out there or those in myself.
I think the baby will love the quilt -- bright but not hectic, with its occasional dash of pattern mixed with the solids. Nice to wake up on after a good nap!
Posted by: Jeanne | June 23, 2012 at 12:31 AM