Finished Animal Shelf

I just put in the last french knot a few minutes ago. Now for the drawing. Just send me your name in an e-mail to judiromi@orange.nl with your e-mailaddress and I will draw a name from a bowl next weekend.

Game

A little game will be coming on this blog soon. As my nephew doesn't care for bears anymore I have been thinking of getting animal shelf in a little drawing. I have to thank how I will do it. If I will let you call numbers or just let you e-mail me and I will draw a name after a period. You will see later.
I want to wish everyone a happy easter. I have a long weekend. I was off from work like every week yesterday noon and won't be back there till tuesday. I am intedning to stitch a lot this weekend. Finish animal shelf, sandwich the quilt for job and start quilting that one, maybe work on one of the mysterie quilts, sew some cloths and try to decide what to stitch for the ABC exchange which is due at the end of this month. I have just to much ideas. I found a cute freebie, but no idea how to finish. I found some nice designs in my stash, but I am doubting if I will have enough time to finish it. The two next weekends are very busy for me as the 14th I will be having a quiltingbee and the 21st I will have a stitching/craftingbee, both will be the whole day, also the 22nd my parents will come to take a long bikeride in our province together with us.
For the pinkeep I have already an idea for very long as soon as I knew who my partner was :-) Also the Garden Themed exchange and the may flower exchange aren't a problem as for the garde themed exchange I knew what to stitch when I saw my partners name and for the may flower I already had a good idea and now I can go and make it, but the ABC one stays a bit of a problem.
This past two weeks I finished reading cross country quilters and the runaway quilt and loved both a lot. Now I am busy in the quilt legacy if I am not mistaking.
Yesterday I pieced the first block of a quilter's journey from Leanne's house and I am busy with the stitchery and just love it. Pic will come when the block is finished.
I am still keeping my fingers crossed that my "Our love of needlework exchange"will arrive at it's new owner soon.
Speak to you all later. It is really time for some luch now.

I am sewing like crazy and...

I just love doing it here. Here is the shirt I made second, but now in my body and the new project I made the pants. I am very happy with how it turned out. Now I have to decide what to make next.

Yesterday I got the first BOM from Leanne's house "A Quilter's Journey", which is block 6 and I a already looking forward of starting it, maybe thursday afternoon. I had a question for that and I hope you all will be reading still. What is weaveline? She says to put it behind your stitcherie, but me and also not my LQS/Sewing store don't know what it is. So if anybody can telle me please do so. Maybe we have something similar here.

some progress and fabrics

Today I cleaned up my fabric boxes and put them on two shelfs as they were to much for the boxes. I have been going through all the fabrics and it just gives you so much energy.

Here is a pic of the victorian sewing box till now. This is the outside box.

Than here also a pic of the animal shelf, don;t know when I last worked on it, but hope to work on it the coming week to get it finished. Here you ca find a pic of it when I made the last pic what was in september.

sewing project two

Here is a pic of the shirt I finished just a few minutes ago. Next to sew is some pants. I hope to choose some fabric this weeken.

My mom and me are a busy couple

Today I finished the Nantucket Pincushion from Indigo rose and I just love how it looks. Also love doing specialty stitches and there are a lot in it. Here is also a pic from a side. It is little. There is also some over one stitching in it.

Today I also got the fabric for the victorian sewing box, it is a workshop I will do next tuesday. The yellow fabric is for the whole box and you will see the cats on all the side and the top.

I just got this photo from my father from the pillows the made for my aunt, who has her 48th anniversary this weekend and this is their present from my parents. I bought this fabrics 2 years ago in Canada

and now my mother has used them. Off course my dad has done the cutting again.

Yes I did it.

I am so in awe as I just finished the stitching chair. Getting everything prepared was simpler, but making it into a chair is a little harder. Well I love how it turned out.

Now I started a little one from Indigo rose, son't know the name.

Nice mail day

First I want to thank everyone for the nice comments lately. It makes me always very happy to know so many people ready my blog and like what I make.

Today finally my birthdaypackage for Robin's Nest arrived on my doorstep. Natty made me a nice bellpull. Now I have to find some bellpull hardware for it. When I made the photo I found out why my pic of the quilt is so blurry the camera was standing on the wrong installment.

Also just a few minutes ago our mailman Wim (who always brings our big packages in the evening as he knows we aren't home in the day, we really have to keep him :-)) brought my book package with 4 novels of Jennifer Chiaverini. I bought them in English as I hope they take me a little longer to read.

Back again

Since last night I am back from my retreat and had a great time there. Lots of chatting with old and new friends and also got some great sewing tips as I was making some difficult blocks for my mysterie. I decided a name and it will be called "lentekriebels", don't know how to translate it to english, but something like "spring is coming" says the same. On the pics you see that I don't have that much to do anymore (sorry for the blurry pic) and I hope to have it finished soon. I did do the midlestar en the roundblocks at the weekend and got some great tips from two ladies as those blocks were really hard. Yesterday I started doing the round corners and as youcan see I finished two of the outer rounds. I hope to do some more today as I just want to have it finished.

I had my camera with me, but forgot to stick in a memory card so no pics were taken by me on the retreat :-(

Beds were fine only I didn;t sleep on mine a lot the first night as I stayed up till 2.30 am and was up around 7.30 am. The second evening I was so tired that I went to bed already 10.30 pm and I even didn;t notice the other 5 ladies coming in as I was in some sort of coma :-) I woke up the next dat very well rested.

Finished Summer Snapperland

Here is finally the pic of the finished summer snapperland. I really love the look of the snapperlands. Now only Autumn is left to stitch, but that one has to wait at least a month as I have some other things to stitch.

Next to stitch is the stitchingchair. Now I am really gone to pack my bags, but before I forget thanks for the nice comments on my first shirt.

My first sewing project

Here is my first shirt I made on my sewingclass. I love making this kind of things a lot and so cheap compared to bought cloths. Now what will be my next project????

I am still alive

I know I am a bit silence, but Iam busy preparing for my quiltingretreat this weekend. I will leave friday around lunchtime and come back sunday afternoon. I have cut a lot of blocks from the mysterie that is solved now. Just have to do still a lot of sewing. I hope to cut some more the coming day and than I am sure I will be finished soon with the whole mysterie and I can start quilting it.
Yesterday I have finished summer snapperland and there will be a pic later this week or next week, just when I have time to take the pic. I am in a hurry right now as I have to go to my sewing class in a few minutes.
Today we had some beautifull weather and I love it very much. Finally some sun.
Bye for now and see you all soon.

Exchange received and birthday package

Today I first had to open the door for the mailamn which brought me my redwork exchange from Myrna. She made me a beautifull pinkeep and included some beautifull goodies, you can see now that I feel very spoiled.

Than an hour later I hear the mail fell on the doorstep and there was a nice birthday package from Danielle with Britty Kitty III and Hrvest blessing in it.This morning my mother called for my husband as it is his birthday today, but he was already gone to work, but she told me she finished the quilt for their bed and here it is. Isn't it beautifull. My dad did all the cutting and my mother did do the machinesewing and handquilting on it.

Finished TrickORTreat box

Well I also worked on the FAL weekend on focus on finishing this weekend. Don't have a wordpress acount yet, so can't post it there.

I just did the last finishing on the trickortreat box and I am totally in love with it. It did cost some time, but I am happy now. The lid was the most difficult, but it looks great too. Still have to add the pumpkin, but that will have to wait a while.

Also had another finish, but can't show it as it is for the our love of needlework exchange on SBEBB. But I am sure my partner will love it. At least I hope she will.

Charts for trade

You can find the charts I have for trade at my wishlist blog. Link in the sidebar.

Another DJ block

I just finished h8 and also finished this one in a row with the rest. The yellow/pumpkin one is the new one.

A few minutes ago I read the finishing for the trickortreat box and I think I will manage.

Biscornu exchange received

I just received the most beautifull biscornu from Karin . She stitched me a beautifull biscornu and she first made herself the glass button in the centre and than made the design around that and it looks simply great. Thanks very much Karin.

I also got the biscornu chart from Cat Whiskers and Dinkey Dyes and two GASTBubblegum and Punchberry and some piecemaker needles.

Later today or tomorrow I can show you the next dj block I have finished, only left to do are 3 corners.

Sorry keeping you busy

With the last post being totally stitchy, this one will be totally quilty. Today I finished dj block f8 which wasn't a very difficult one, but very nice to do. I have now 7 of my big quilt finished and I am now going to work on h8 which is a lot more difficult to do.

Also I decided I am working around the middle and I will sew the blocks together when I finished a strip or round around the middle. You will know what I mean when it grows. So here is already a little sewn together and I really like it. Only g6 and h8 to go and than I can sew the 9 together and starting the next round.

Also I wanted to thank everyone for the nice comments on my quilting and stitching lately.

This week I also decided what to do for the patterns for the Sun Bonnet calender quilt and you will see later what I decided.

3 finishes

Yesterdayevening I finished Starlight sampler from Little house needleworks. I loved stitching it every minute. Due to the exchanges you see more down this post I couldn't finish it sooner. I am thinking of now starting the stitching chair, but also doing some hours on summer snapperland.

I got the word that my redwork exchange arrived at Paulaher place yesterday. I made her a needlebook. As she is the celtic stitcher I thought of stitching her a celtic design and when I was busy I decided on 3 celtic knots.

I also got the word my Biscornu exchange arrived. I had Vonna and I didn't know, but green is her favorite color. It is stitched in DMC 502. Now I have to go and get a start on the our love of crossstitch exchange as that has to go out at the end of this month.

Yes!!

Well my great news of today is that I just got a phonecall from my LQS that is also a sewing store that as off monday of next week I can come and take sewing lessons with them. Already looking forward to next week a lot. It is from 7.30 pm till 9.30 pm and around a half hour drive, but I don't have worries for that.

Also today I got another great gift. It was a giftcertificate from Vicky Claton and I already spend it on silks for my stitching treasures from Jeannette Douglas and silks for Tocata number one from Drawn thread.

My birthday stash

I am on two yahoo birthdaylist and the list beneath is from all the stash I got from both groups and I am still waiting on two packages. There are a few that I am going to stitch soon after I have finished starlight sampler in a few days and stitchind and finished the peacock chair and finished trickORtreat box into a box. The Just Nan pieces are calling my name laudly.

4 wishes and winter in a square from Just Nan with beads and embelischments.
And a little kit from Bucilla
A thread cutter pendant
Some DMC and a skien of Carries creation
Some project cards
A piece of hand dyed linen from Polstitches designs
And a four season design
a few skiens of DMC
Christmas Flip-it from Lizzie Kate with a piece of fabric to stitch it on.
Thisbe's Needleroll from Shperd's Bush.
The four seasonal samplers from Pine Glen designs
From Mystic stitch Believe (she wants me stitching a BAP).
Some beautifull self stitck notes .
Some white linen
From Waxing Moon designs Sugar and Spice
Some skiens of DMC and fabric.
Some six strand sweet strands.
Noah's Ark from JBW designs
Butterfly welcome from Cross my heart
A piece of handdyed linen,
And a chart called Marine mates
Evening sampler Sheperd's Bush
Spot of summer and spot of winter from the drawn thread
Good news from Margaret Sherry
3 skiens of Caron Wildflowers
Midnight Serenity from Linda Connors
Heirloom Treasure from Designs from the needle.
Fether and Friends - Butternut Road
Green Old Gardens - Elizabeth designs
Bee Keeper's Cottage
Bee buttons
18ct Aida English Mist
Britty Kitty Christmas Cottage
Fabric for the stocking and needles.
Some aida fabric
Some DMC skiens
Eight Immortal people from Pinn stitch
Some beads and floss from my wishlist

Finished another DJ block

I just finished F6 for my DJ.

Well the applique in this one isn't perfect, but hey in a big quilt with these little blocks you won;t notice ;-)

Also I opened my birthdaypackage today as tomorrow I won;t have time with visitors all day. You can see all the fatquarters I got of 2 quiltingclubs here.

Also I got a lot of stitching stuf. But I haven't taken a picture of that.

Today and yesterday I made some nice progress on Starlight sampler. I can start now to do the alphabeth and the rest that is under the house.

Gift and update

Yesterday my ineternet connection was very very very bad and also the day before so I decided I could better work on some quilts to get them out the way and so here you can find my harvest time quilt finished with binding and everything. All left to do was my binding, but I couldn't find time for that and like a lot of ladies that is the less fun part of making a quilt.

Here is my progress on Little Red riding hood. I have now finished 3 and a half page. Next to stitch is Starlight sampler as I want that finished soon. Also I really have to go and finish animal shelf now. I also want to start the stitching chair which I received yesterday in the mail and I just found out I have the perfect fabric for it. Just the color they asked for I think or it is very next to perfect. I am sure the stitching won't take that long, but the finishing will take a lot of time.

I just got this beautifull fob from Carol in the mail. I just love how it looks. LOL now I will have to buy an extra pair of scissors for this.

I am very very spoiled

As some may know that read my blog earlier I have been the owner of a group that made/makes quilts to comfort sick people or people that just need a little comfort. I ended my ownership last year in fall and someone took over. I am still very happy with that decision.

Today I got a big envelope from all of them filled with stash as a thank you. I am still in shock.

I got from them Britty Kittie charts I, II and IV. Signs of summer, atumn and winter from Bent Creek and Frosty Hopes from Just Nan.

LOL with all this new stash that came in lately I really have hard decisions when I want to start something new.

About yesterdays post. A Jellyroll is 40 strips of fabric that are 2.5" wide and the full lenght of the fabric. I already have some ideas, but I also there is somewhere an american strip club for these jelly rolls, but haven't find that yet. Maybe I will do a Rail Fence block, or just all squares, really don't know yet, so all ideas are welcome.

My new stash

I just came back from the crafting show and here a pic of what I bought.

One kit for kartonnage a 1001 things box

A Jelly roll from Moda fabrics from the Folklorique line by Fig Tree

The Lavender Rose Sewing Case from Fancy Works

English Garden Pocket - The Drawn Thread

Autumn Sewing Roll - The needle's Content

HEAD progress

Here is my progress on Little red riding hood which is a heaven and earth design.What you see on the pic is curtains or at least the beginning of the curtains. I have done now two pages and am busy with the next two as page 3 is very boring I do it stitch by stitch and page 9 is what is going on in the left bottom corner.

For the people that askedabout the stitching chair here is the pic of it. Just heard yesterday that it is on it's way.

Tomorrow I will go to a dutch crafting market or show, not sure how to call it, the whole day and I am sure I will need the weekend to rest. So I will stitch my biscornu for the exchange and work on little red riding hood some more.

Birthday exchange for Natty and sal idea

Here is the birthday gift I made for Natty. I made her a bag with on the front Bug Collector from Jeannette Douglas and used also for this one fabrics from my stash, which are the tulip fabrics. I loved making this one for her a lot as it is my favorite designer. I did try my hand on a bit of crazy quilting for the back as that looked perfect for it.

By the way I have been a naughty girl as I ordered the stitching chair and probaly will get in in a week or two, so if anyone is up for a sal than just let me know.