Round Robin

Yesterday I have been working on a round robin, I had to do the pieced border. I first thought about flying geese, but well that isn't my favorite thing to do and when I received this one in my mailbox I decided to the same pieced border. This was my favorite quilt so far as I love blue very much. I am very happy with the result.

For this next one I have to do an applique border which I will do with flowers and butterflies.

Than I have been busy with a quilt for my

quiltworkshop, on this piece there will be dancing geese. wednesday I have the next lesson.

I am also very busy with block 24 of NHA, so that I can start Michelle's RR very soon.

What have I done in February

February was a very good month with finishes and progress.
- I finished block 23 of Nature's Home afghan and I am half way block 24, so that will be finished soon too.
- On the 6th I started Sylvia's Bridal sampler and I finished 9 blocks this month, would have loved to finish block a 10 too as than I would have the first row done.
- On the 9th I finished Annemarie's Neighborhood RR.
- One the 13th I started a quilt for my new nephew/niece and I have done 5 blocks so far, still 7 to go.
- Than I decided I will try to do one block of Journey of quilter per month and this month I have finished one, so I am on a roll with that one.
- 24th I finished the finishing on my teatime exchange and well I love it very much. Hope .... does too.
- I also finished a beautifull block for RoseMarie in a personal exchange

For March I want to do the following:
- A block of Journey of a quilter
- Finish Michelle's RR by the 15th and send it to Erin
- Finish Connie's RR by the 15th
- Finish the stitcheries for quilt for my niece/nephew
- Begin the birthdayexchange for crazyexchange (beginning of april it has to go in the mail)
- Begin the Here's to Ewe Exchange due 8th of April

The jellyroll from the zaza fabric just came in a minute ago, yeah now I can begin to design.

Fabrics

This week I received thse beautifull fabrics. I bought them as a birthdaypresent for myself. There also has to come a jellyroll, but that is probaly in another envelope and is taking a longer way :-)

Some asked if my dad did again all the cutting on the quilt that my mother made and yes he did.

Today I got in Carol's Quilt Round Robin and well inspiration came instantly and I know what to do on it, it will be an applique round this time.

Quilt that my mother made

I have a learned my mother a few years back how to quilt and it looks like I learned her very good. Isn't it a beautifull logcabin.

6 march we are going to baste it at my LQS. She will be handquilting it.

I learned her quilting a lot through phone as we don't live close, she never followed a quiltingclass, so yes she is my perfect student.

This one comes from the magazine magic patch.

Had a great birthday

Yesterday I had my birthday and I am really spoiled, more pics will follow later this week, but this is what I received from Chris for the stitching bloggers birthdayclub. I just love the bag she made very much. I will love it forever.

fabrics

This evening I received a envelope from webfabrics with the fabrics I ordered for my Strawberry lemonade quilt. It is the yardage for the borders. I already have a few charmpacks.

The flower one will be a wide border and the other one will be a smalle one and maybe also the binding.

SBS A 9

And here is another block. Only one more block till this first row of blocks is finished.

A 8

Here is another SBS block. This morning I had a quilting course and I will be making gooses, but well a pic will have to wait for a few weeks as there is nothing to see yet.

Received some mail

well already a few days ago. First I think even more than a week ago I received mail from Anne with two charts in it. I did know the package was coming and love both of them. I won both in a draw. Than a few days ago I received a birthdaypackage from Carol and I wasn't feeling very well these past days I decided it was opening time. I received the kit for Mother's love needleroll from Sheperd's Bush.

Thanks to both you ladies.

Leanne's Journey of a quilter block 4

I finished the stitcherie on this one last night and I have to say I just love this quilt very much. Block 7 is already sewed, so I can work on that one next month.
Now I am back at stitching on Nature's Home Afghan block 24 if I am correct.
Our neighborhood rr had a glinch due to Lauren not sending any pieces anymore and not responding to e-mails she has two pieces in her pocession that are'nt hers Katrina's and Michelle's. Now they both have to make up another round robin and I will be getting Michelle's in two weeks and will hae to send in 3 to 4 weeks from now and the deadline falls together with my quiltingretreat, so well that will be tight. She has a halloween/harvest theme if Iam correct and that will be lovely to stitch as that is one of my favorite seasons.
Katrina's will than come around the time I need to send Michelle's to Erin and that needs to be finished the 15 of April, I am hoping than Erin won't mind if I send Annemarie's a long as the sending date for that one is in the middle of my vacation. Lucky me it is already stitched.

Horrible day

I just had a horrible day due to my hormones going crazy as it is almost that time of the month. I am stitching busyly on block 4 of Journey of a quilter and will finish tonight. I also traced all the bees and bears stitcheries, so that I can work on them the next days, but NHA also needs some stitching time, I want at least another block finished, probaly some tree.

Here is a quilt I have been making lately, now only find time to quilt. It was first for a friend, but I decided it was for me instead. I have some charmsquares left and also some yardage, so that will be probaly be used for another bigger quilt also for me.

Yesterday I bought some yardage for my strawberry lemonade quilt, I had already some charmpacks. Today I bought some charmpacks, a jellyroll and some yardage from Zaza fabric line from Moda. I already have an idea in my head for that fabric.

Some more stitcheries

Yeah I am busy with them, but now I first have to trace the next one, which I will do tomorrow by daylight.

Oops I now I see I cut of the left part of the pic.

Enjoy.

Another new quilt

In May I am getting a new nephew or niece and I am going to make a quilt for her/him. It will be with 11 stitchries and put together by ninepatches. These are the first two stitcheries.

I am also busy with block 4 of Journey of a quilter. Hope to show that one this weekend. Also I will be sewing A-8 of SBS, start the box for RoseMarie and maybe even do the finishing on the teatime exchange.

Annemarie's rr and a-7

Here is Annemarie's Round Robin. I stitched her Bent Creeks autumn snapperland the last two pieces. I loved stitching on this one very much. I like her Round Robin very much.

Than today I also worked on A-7 from Sylivia's Bridal sampler. Loved making this block very much. This week I will be cutting for the next block probaly, but first I decided I will do the stitchery of block 4 of Journey of a Quilter. I plan to do one of those blocks a month and than in 8 months I will have all blocks done. When I have time left I will work on the BOM from my LQS and a mysterie I am still busy with. Yes I have made some plans for the coming months. This month I also have to finish a box for someone and I am busy stitching my tea time exchange which looks lovely already.

I received the chart as a gift more than 5 years ago and now saw an oppertunity to stitch it. Hope my partner will like it.

A4 finished

Today I finished the applique on Sylvia's Bridal sampler block A-4. I know there has to go another more smaller round on the red one, but well did like it this way and maybe I will stitch something as the middle. I think I only will decide in the end.

Next block to make is A-7 I will make that one tomorrow as I have a full week in front of me and I will just gladly sit on the sofa when I am home.

Annemarie's Round Robin is also finished, will make a pic tomorrow and put it than on here together with a-7.

Than I will be stitching on the tea time exchange.

2 other blocks and a wip block

Well yesterday I have been busy with the SBS and now I have finished A 5 and A 6, on A 4 I still have to do a bit of applique, which I will do tomorrow. Now I have to go and cut the pieces for A7 and than I can go and work on it next week.

A4:

A5:

A6:

Silvia's Bridal Sampler

Well yesterday I stopped with my DJ, didn't have a lot of blocks yet, so not really damage is done yet. With the same fabrics I am going to do Silvia's Bridal sampler along with my friend Jacqueline. She has already done 6 blocks, so I have to go hurry and finish 6 of them. So we can start next week with block 7.

Here are already the first 3.

a1a2a3

Some finishes and some mail

Well first I received a beautifull fob from Shelley. I just love it, but I can't get a proper pic f it. It is Queen Anne's Lace from The cats Whiskers, she changed the colors. I also received the chart Queen of the needle from Just nan from her. I will be stitching hopefully this chart soon.

Yesterday I finished block 23 of Nature's Home Afghan so I could finally make a pic of the 3 blocks I stitched already this year. Only 6 more to go from which wo are big and 4 small.

Now I am busy with Annemarie's Neighborhood Round Robin. I am stitching part of Autumn snapperland from Bent Creek on her Round Robin.

This weekend I also got fabric for a quilt I am going to make with Roman Holiday fabrics, I already had bought some charmpacks and I also bought now to fabrics with it.

From a for me new shop and well I have to say excellent service.

Also decided that the Nature Trails quilt will stay at my place. I already basted it. Now I have to go and quilt it. Pic will follow probaly when it is finished in a few weeks.

Mailman was busy

My mailman got a load of mail for me. I heard him doing it in three time in my mailbox otherwise it wouldn't fit.

There was already a second envelope for my birthday and I have put it away till the 25th. Than I had to decide what to open first. Well one I felt at the envelope and I knew that was my winter doll quilt, so I just had to open the package from Cathy as that was something I didn't expect and when I opened it I found the Gratefull heart exchange. This exchange was run already at the end of august beginning of September, but I never got something, my original partner never send, so Cathy made me a replacement. She made this gorgeous Hardanger Heart and also a few lovely goodies which I like all. The fabric is gorgeous also the chart and floss is very yummie. Thanks Cathy for this beautifull exchange. I have to say I felt a little emotional, because sje thought of me. A few big kisses for you.

Than I really had to go and open the other package. As I said I was almost certain that it was the winter doll quilt and off course it was. I got a beautifull quilt from Paula. Love the look of it very much. It is totally my thing. Also got a pattern to make aprons and a bunch of DMC which I always can use. I already am thinking about making the apron.

Today I also got my name for the "Here's to ewe" exchange, already received the tea time exchange a week ago so I can go and work on both of them soon, but first I really have to finish my NHA block and it is really almost finished. Thank only 6 more to go.

Fob exchange

Today I heard from Dawn that the scissorfob I stitched for her arrived at her place. It is butterfly fob from The needle's Content. I love stitching her designs. Also included some silks that can be viewed on Dawn her site and a postcard of my city.
Yesterday evening I had sewing class and my skirt is almost finished. Also I hope to finish my next block on NHA tomorrow or maybe even tonight.

Here is something

Yeah just to show you I really am doing something, this is an Round Robin and the last corners are from me, after the dark fabric small border. I had to put in off point and now I have to do the peieced border on this one, already decided what to do, just have to go and sew.

Tomorrow evening I hope to baste a another quilt, so I can quilt it and send it out, it will be late at the receiver, but as she doesn't know she will be receiving anything it won't be a problem.

Today I heard my first birthdaypackage was send, so I have something to look forward to the coming weeks. Also the doll quilt is in the mail to me and I will also be receiving a scissorfon from the exchange, so my mailbox will be loaded. And yesterday I bought two fabrics from Roman Holiday from Moda to make another charm pack quilt, maybe for me, maybe for my mother, maybe for someone else.

new patterns

Well I am working very hard on a quilt and am stitching like cray on Nature's Homae Afghan, when this block is finished I will make a pic to show them. Also got my teatime exchange partner and now I have to choose what to stitch. This week also Annemarie her RR came in the mail and I decided what to stitch, now I just have to go and stitch it. Also decided what to do on Connie's quilt RR and hope to work on that one this weekend. All 3 have a deadline in the first two weeks in March, so I have to spread it a bit, set some priorities.

On the pic you see two patterns that I bought here, when you clcok on-linestore you can read it in english and french. They are two miniquilts, "Flowerfestival" and "where in my body". They are planned to work on some time soon.

Winter doll quilt finished

Today I totally finished my winter doll quilt. I have been stippling in the background, put the binding and label on it and I hope to send it out friday. I loved making it and hope my partner will like it too.

Lucky me yesterday the LQS was open again, she was closed for 3 weeks for her vacation, but now she was back. I received part 5 of the BOM (it can also be part 6, not totally sure. Made an appointment to bast "Lentekriebels" on february 7. February 6 I will have a workshop at the shop, just don't know the english name of "Glas in Lood" , but it is like the windows in churches.

I also purchased fabrics for the Round Robin I have here (the blue and white pile of fabrics in the picture. Backing fabric for the Nature's trail fabrics quilt (the brown fabric), also batting, so I will be basting that one this weekend.

And fabric for the binding of "Lentekriebels" and quilting thread. The fabric is for the same serie as the Kaffe Fassett that is in my quilt. It looks very good with it.

When I saw she didn;t have that much batting anymore I asked if she could already cut my batting for the big quilt and with the piece I needed for the other quilt, she is now totally out of cotton batting.

I know now what the problem is!!!

I had a problem with my craftingroom for a few years now, but never could figure out what the problem was. Well I finally figured it out. When we moved here I only had one hobby which was stitching and now I have 3, which is two more hobbies and both are getting bigger and bigger. I have now emptied one closet and organized all the charts that were in that one in another sytem, so it could go with the rest in the other closet. Now the other closet will be the sewing and quilting closet. Still busy with that one. Hopefully after the weekend my room looks great again with only my sewingmachine and ironing board outside closets and the rest in it.

The pic is Romeo and Juliett for TW whc I stitch years ago and as I hate posts with no pics I just had to put a pic in.

Received a RAK and a question

I received a beautifull RAK from Debbie . Thank you very much.

Today I have been finishing the scissorfob for the exchange. I am very happy about the result and it will go in the mail this week hopefully.

Also I have been working on my winter dollquilt and here is a pic of it so far. Still have to do the label and the binding, but that will be finished tonight. It is a quilt being me in modern spirits.

I still stitching on block 23 of NHA and well it is going great. Hopefully this block will be finished in the weekend and than on to the next large one.

Also a question. I am looking for 30's quilt fabrics, where is a good store to find lots of them online. I want to make a quilt of Lori Smith in 30's and I need a lot of them.

You make my day

I received the "You make my day" award from Susan and well I am very happy to receive. I just wanted to say I am giving it to everyone that reads my blog now and than. I am always very gratefull for everyone that looks at my blog and I like the ones commenting also very much. Than you know your blog has really some readers.

The stitching is an oldie that I never showed on my blog. It was finished 5 years ago as a present for my SIL for her mariage.

Thanks all for the nice compliments on my quilt. Yesterday at the store where I have my sewing lessons I bought the backing for my quilt. All the other people there were shocked with the beauty and I told Hennie our teacher that when the quilting is ready on time I will let it hang on their exhibition at the end of april with the flowerfestivals in Anna Paulowna. I won't be seeing it myself haning it there as I will be than on my vacation.

I am so happy

Tonight I finished "Lentekriebels" (english it will be something like the feel of spring).

I will do some applique on the backing when the quilting is ready with a bee and flower for the lable. Just have to think how to design that, but I will find something. The top is around 94" square.

I started working on the top january 8th 2006, so it took me a bit longer than 2 years.

Now which top to finish next. I am thinking of Journey of a quilter.

SSCS and a finish

I heard from Hazel that she has received my little present.

It is from the same designer as the one for Barbara, this time it is a dog you can recognise. I don't know if you know the saying a wolf in sheepscloths, well the one for Barbara was a pig in sheepscloths.

Here also a pic from my secret santa exchange, I love everything. Jessica really spoild me. There is still one exchange I never received and that is one that was due in september, so I am a bit said about it.

I just read a positive not that SBEBB will remain open. Yeah I am now a very happy camper, but I am not going to do as many as this past year.

There also came in some fabrics I bought for 3 quilts. I am thinking to make the strawberrie one for myself, the roman holiday for my mom and the trail adventures will be for a friend.

First time I am going to use charmpacks, so I will see if I like them or not. The Trail adventures will be a simple one as it has to be ready in 2 weeks.

Also a pic of another finish I had, a tape measure cover.

SSCS

My SSCS gift arrived here yesterday. I would love to show a pic, but due to the computer crash somehow my photoprogramm isn't working, hope to fix it soon. Thanks Jessica http://www.meandmystorey.blogspot.com/ for the beautifull exchange. I love it all.

Another 2007 finish

I made this little wallhanging for Barbara her new baby. It is from nennedesigns, which is a dutch designer. Also the present that went to Nic is from her, but still no word if that exchange arrived, so can't show it.

By the way can anyone see a pig in it? I and my mother and my DH only see a sheep in it, but it is really a pig.

I need some help.

I had a big computer break down. Could someone please send me the link to the crazyexchange forum. I don't have it anymore and I really need to contact Karen for my birthdayexchange partner.

Why?

Why does nobody tell me I forgot to include my quilty goals for 2008?
Here they are:
Finish the big star mysterie "Lentekriebels" at least the top, the quilting will take some time as it is very very big.
Finish Journey of a quilter top or also quilt.
Finish Cat's Paw quilt top or also quilt
Work on my other quilt wips.
Doing some quilty exchanges like the fourseasons ones and maybe something like the secret santa exchange.

Kathy's Round Robin

Here is Kathy's Round Robin. I have stitched Maryse's July house for the beach theme, added a few birds and changed the width a bit of the whole design. The lighthouse was done by Michelle and for the rest there is nothing on this Round Robin yet.
Now I decided to start the next block of NHA as I really want to have it finished in 2008. I only have 9 blocks to do and 4 of them are 3 so easy to do.
Goals for 2008:
1. Enjoying some more exchanges, but less than 2007.

2. Stay on track with the quilting and also with the stitching Round Robin

3. Finish NHA

4. I wanted to write now Finish Little red riding hood, but well that seems a bit to much, but I want to finish 20 pages, which comes to 1 page per two weeks. Than there are in the end only 20 pages left to do, so it will be surly finished in 2009. By the way I have choosen the big print of the chart as that is a bit easier to do.

5. Maybe when I have time left stitch some things for myself.