Monthly Update

I almost forgot to take my monthly pic. So it is a few days later than a month ago. 3 pages finished and only 10 pages to go (if I counted right). I didn't have a lot of stitching time this month due to Christmas and other things happening around here.

Also a few people asked how I have quilted Sweet Escape so here a close up pic of a little part.

Now it is sewing time, tomorrow I am going to make a few cloths (well I hope I will make more than one thing). And tomorrow stashbustiong report, it is surely not a bad report.

Another finish

Yes I have been busy quilting and binding this quilt. I am so in love with the colors. It is made with 2 gobble gobble layer cakes and a bit of yardage. The patterns in Sweet Escape from Miss Rosie designs.

What is next I think a bit of sewing cloths.

quiltathon sunday and another finish

I am on a roll these days. I just finished the binding on the snowballs and ninpatches quilt. It is made from Nature's Chorus and the pattern from a book from which I don't know the name at the moment as it is my mother's book. Only 3 more quilts to quilt and than my pile of quilts to quilt is gone, than I need to get on with the quilts that waiting to be finished in to a top. Just have to decide from that pile which is first in line. From the to quilt pile Sweet Escape will win.

stashbusting week 3

This has been a great week for busting stash, but there also came some in, well more than there went out. A fatquarterbundle of Garden Party came in. When yardage arrives at the fatquartershop I will order a bit and from this collection and than I will make Summer Rental from Miss Rosie from this collection. It doesn't happen very often that I already know which quilt I will make from it, but this is one I knew immediately when I saw the collection. Still have two bundles to decide which quilt to make from.

Than about the fabric going out. Well backings and bindings for all 3 quilts I finished this week.

Fabric in this week: 9.10 meter

Fabric out this week: 4.50 meter

Fabric in 2010: 12.20 meter

Fabric out 2010: 12.05 meter

Fabric busted: 0.15 meter

I am sure I will be in the positive again next week as I have big plans.

Quiltathon

This weekend is the quiltathon and so I am very busy working on quilts. I have finished another one. It is the babyquilt in which I was working. I have added a few appliques, just ready ones and quilted it.

Also Jantine asked for closeups to see the quilting on Picnic and Madeline.

Next to work on is the mysterie designer BOM or quilting on sweet escape. You will see what I have choosen tomorrow. Also my stashbustingreport looks great tomorrow.

2 schnibbles finished

It were a busy two days. Monday I started quilting Picnic, but as I had a very short night as I had a call from my work that I was needed there sundaynight, I just wanted to go to bed early. Yesterday I finished the quilting on Picnic. I have done freestyle feathers on it and I have to say with the darker binding on it I like it a lot more.

Than today I had as a goal to quilt Madeline and bind it and so I did. I have done stars and kringles on it. I have to say love wuilting with the King Tut thread and also the quilting needles. Only on Picnic I had a lot of breakage of my needles as some points are a bit thick and the needle had big problems with it. Next to quilt is ninepatch and snowballs. Just a few flowers and than the binding can be put on, maybe it will be finished tomorrow (don't think so).

Only 5 more quilttops to quilt (snowballs and ninepatches, 40T, Sweet Escape, round robin and a babyquilt). Hope the batting will come soon that I have ordered.

stashreport january 3 till 9 january

Well I used a backing and that is all. Nothing in, but there is a fqbundle on it's way.

Fabric in: 0 meter
Fabric out: 5 meter

Fabric in 2010: 3.10 meter
Fabric out 2010: 7.55 meter

Fabric used in 2010: 4.45 meter

I am ready with the snow

Since the 17th of december we have snow and since than I only dared 2 days to go by bike to my work, the rest of the days I just had to go by car as our street has not even snow, but the hole road is ice, you can skate on our road without any problems. I just want to go y bike, but just can't and I hate it. Please give me some warmer weather, so that the snow melts and I can bike again. We are also sleeping under two quilts as otherwise it is just to cold in the bedroom.

Today I have sandwiched the gobble gobble quilt or sweet escape from Miss Rosie designs. I already decided how to quilt it, but first I will finish the quilting on my ninepatch and snowball quilt. Tomorrow I also will sandwich Picnic and Madeline and those two will be quilted before I will start quilting sweet escape, so I can get in the quiltingswung again as somehow I always need to get my hands and arms loose. So the coming week will be for quilting only as I off course also have to finish a few quilts, otherwise will my pile of unquilted tops be getting to high.

Top of Madeline finished

This morning I finished the top and I love it , I am very happy with my color choice. Now just have to double it and go quilt it.

designwall monday

Well not a lot to see as I still have to start working on those blocks. Hope next week I can show a finished top.

stashreport

It's the first week of the year and yes I did use stash and also some came in. charmpacks from Astor manor came in and some yardage. Does look like a nice package or not?

Than what did I use. Well I used a bit for a front and backing, to help me to decide what to quilt on a few quilts. Also I used charmpacks and a bit of yardage for Madeline.

Fabric in 2010: 3.10 meter

Fabric out 2010: 2.55 meter

Fabric used 2010: 0.55 meter

A finished little top

Quilts are keeping me busy these days. First on the last day of the year I have worked on this little quilt. It is for the baby of my colleague. Just have to quilt it, but don't ave the right color in my stash. Will have to go and shop next weekend, just have to decide to which store I will go. To Amsterdam where there are two shops next to eachother and I am sure I will find the right color or I can go to a shop closer where they have some demonstrations of Husqvarna sewing machines and also nice offers or I can do both as the demonstrations of Husqvarna are o

n friday and saturday and I have the friday also off from work and go to Amsterdam on saturday. Will really have to think about that.

Yesterday we got the schnibbles for january and it is Madeline, one of the newer ones and I am already very busy cutting as you can see. I am doing it will old primrose inn. Hope to do some more on it today, but not sure if I will feel up to it.

Also really have been busy with trying to decided how to quilt 40T and Gobble Gobble. Gobble Gobble will be quilted with leaves, 40 T I am not sure yet.

Goals for 2010

Well here I am again, now for the goals for 2010
1. Finish Little red riding hood ("only" 12 pages to go LOL)
2. Do all the schnibbles in the year of schnibbles and finish all of them, which also means quilting and binding them.
3. Finish the top if the mysterie designer BOM and probaly ask my mother to quilt it.
4. Finish the top of the 1930's quilt
5. Make 24 SBS blocks (which means 2 a month)
6. Finish Nature's Chorus (ninpatch and snowball quilt)
7. Finish Sweet Escape Gobble Gobble quilt
8. Finish 40T
9. Finish Picnic
10. Work on Journey of a quilter
11. Work on tisket a tasket
12. If I finish LRRH start another HEAD
13. Read 12 books
14. Finish some other miss rosie quilts.
15. Cook some more new dishes, the first new kitchen is chinese that I am going to try.

Happy new year

I just wanted to wish everyone a happy new year and I hope all your wishes for 2010 will happen.

How I did on my goals for 2009

Goals for 2009:
1. Bind Lentekriebels
This one is done
2. Bind Cat's Paw
This one is done
3. Finish the last round robin for the quilting sisters
This one is done
4. Finish the top of Journey of a quilter
Not done at all, also haven't worked a lot on it.
5. Make a few strip quilt and other WIM's in my closet
Well done, I used a lot of charmpacks, jellyrolls and even a fatquarterbundle.
6. Work on all the WIP quilts
This one is done
7. Finish at least 10 pages of LRRH (1 page a month)
More than done as I finished this year around 16 pages or more, not sure.
8. Finish English garden sampler
Done
9. Stitch some things for myself
Done as Little red riding hood is for myself.

Tomorrow I will give my goals for 2010, have to think a bit about them.

Finished a quilt top and the stashbusting report

I have finished 40T finally this weekend. I am thinking about a good name for it. I loved sewing on it every minute and do love the look of it.

Than on to the stashbustingreport, the last one of this year. I busted fabric for the backing of 40T and I busted a bit for a quilt for my colleague. Nothing came in.

Fabric out in week 52: 7 meter

Fabric in week 52: 0 meter

Fabric out in 2009: 153.85 meter

Fabric in 2009: 145 meter

Fabric busted in 2009: 8.85 meter

sscs

Well thursday early in the morning I unwrapped my gift as I was going away until today and I just love what I received, a beautifull crochetted and felted bag. I am surely going to use it.

Thanks Annie.

Than today I did send an e-mail to Dawn my exchange pattern to see if she had figured out what it was she received, well she didnt, just see her e-mail:

"After I had cleaned up, and we still had visitors, I then said, look what I have received from the Netherlands and went and obtained the box from the tree. I opened the smalller of the two parcels first and was absolutely estatic with the materials - just LOVE the tonings - you got it very right., then the bigger parcel - yes this did have us all intrigued as we went from discussing what it would be used for - well you can imagine , we tried every which way but couldnt work out the "final" use - we had tried to make it into casserole holders, shapes, but you had us all miffed. I think it was the gorgeous Xmas fabric which made us all think it was a Xmas themed product, hence why we were trying think it was a "kitchen" themed idea!!!! I can say that i too just LOVE the fabric - in fact have one of the "dot" ones and also the candy cane ones which I purchased in New Zealand earlier in the year, so that is absolutely amazing.

Now - a Sewing Machine cover - let me go and see.......................................
oh you are amazing - how on earth did you know it would fit???? Do you have the same machine????
Thanking you - it is lovely and looks great - have it on there now - cant wait to show the visitors as to where it belongs!!!"

Yes I saw this machinecover on the modabakeshop and just fell in love and immediately thought about Dawn and that I would make it for her from my "Winter" Jellyroll. I asked on an onlinegroup I belong too if someone had a machine like hers and if they could meassure it for me and someone could do it. I am very gratefull that she was so helpfull. That is why it looks a bit strange on my machine as a Bernina has a table on it and not mine. I am glad she likes it so much and they had so much fun to find out what it was for.

I have to say I loved making it and will probaly make one for my own sewingmachine too as soon as I have a few things I must finish have finished.

Stashbusting report week 51

The new block of the mysterie designer bom came in. I used a charmpack for the fabric wreath and a bit for the tuffet.
Fabric in week 51: 0.25 meter
Fabric out week 51: 1 meter

Fabric in 2009: 145 meter
Fabric out 2009: 146.85 meter

Busted 1.85 meter

2 finishes and Little red riding hood

What shall I show you first LRRH or my finishes. Well I think the finishes.

First I finished a tuffet, which is a pincushion and also a schnibbles pattern from Miss Rosie. It is made from leftovers from the november schnibble.

Than I also made another fabricwreath, now for myself. I love how this one came out too. You can find a tutorial here, but I have to say I make the little bags a bit different so that I have the opening onthe back, I also don't close that little hole as it is real small and also on the wreath itself.

And than off course the monthly update on Little red riding hood. Another 2 pages finished and a lot done on the next 3 pages.

I am also very busy with 40T, all the stars are finished and am now busy with the ninepatches. Hopefully it will be finished the coming days.

Dear Santa

Dear Santa,


The fatquartershop has said that I should post my letter to santa here. Now what to wish for was very hard and I decided on the essence fattquarterbundle. I just love the colors.
I hope you will see my wishlist.


Judith

SSCS ornament

I just read that my package arrived at dawn and she is happy with it. I am always worried if a package will arrive or not. I stitched her an ornament as about my stitching I am sure it is beautifull. It is from LHN from an ornament issue( don't know which one for sure.)

Now she has to wait for 2 weeks before opening the rest of the packages.

stashbustingreport and the winner of the giveaway

Well what shall I do first, decisions, decisions, decisions. Well let me first do the winner of the giveaway. That is Jeanne from luv2stitch . Please contact me with your snail mail address and the angel will come your way.

Than the stashbustingreport.
Nothing came in and I busted 1 meter, I already busted it last week, but forgot to include it in my report.
Fabric in week 50: 0 meter
Fabric out week 50: 1 meter

Fabric in 2009: 144.75 meter
Fabric out 2009: 145.85 meter

Fabric busted 2009: 1.10 meter

Busy bee

I am very busy with work at the moment and some private stuff and almost can't find anytime to blog myself or read blogs. Hope the coming weeks will be a bit better.
This week my brother was in Winconsin and well as some of you know there was a lot of snow there. I am so jealous as I just love snow. Today we finally have had a cold night and I just love it. John is , like last saturday, working, so I have the house for myself all day. Today I will be cooking Cassoulet. The beans are already soaking for 10 hours. I hope it will taste nice in the end.

This week I received my sscs package and you see here a pic of the ornament on the package, isn't it a beautifull ornament? Annie is my partner and my so curious what is in the package. Can't almost not wait to open.

This week I worked on 40 T as I would love to have it finished this year. I still have 12 more of these stars to do and than if I am corret 13 ninpatches. I hope I can make it in that time.

Than how am I doing on my goals for december

- Work on the caroline christmas mysterie done
- Work on the mysterie designer bom (finish block 5,6 and 7 and work a bit more on the finishing kit).
- Work on 40T done
- Make two blocks for the sbs quilt.
- Start quilt for my colleague
- Finish 2 pages of LRRH done

A finish

When I was at my parents my mother gave me the quilted Cindy Lou Who. She handquilted it for me. I just love what she did with it. There is a flower in each snowball block.

I tried to make a detail pic of it.. Didn't work out to well, but I hope you can see it.

Tomorrow I hope to make a pile of tuffets.

stashbusting report week 49

Last week I got some fabric as presents and also my price from the schnibbles. And after a bit of debating I decided to count it after all as fabric in. Also today came an order from fatquartershop. I had to order the year of schnibbles pattern "tuffets" and because only an envelope with one pattern is a bit to empty I also ordered two charmpacks from alliance and some yardage.
Also fabric went out. The charmpack for the christmas wreath in my last post and some more background fabric for the carolina mysterie.

Fabric in week 49: 6.55 meter
Fabric out week 49: 3.35 meter

Fabric in 2009: 144.75 meter
Fabric out 2009: 144.85 meter

Fabric busted: 0,10 meter

A fabric wreath

This is for my parents. I made it today and just love how it came out. Now have to make another one for myself, another 40 cushions need to be sewn. It is made with a charmpack of Moda "Winter"collection.

Than I still needed to show my schnibbles prize from last month. Isn't it beautifull.

Don't forget the giveaway in an earlier post

carolina christmas

Don't forget my giveaway.
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I am busy with the carolina christmas mysterie and I just love working on it. I am almost finished with part 2, so I hope part 3 will come soon. For the year of schnibbles we will do the tuffets from Miss rosie.

Answers and Goals

A lot of people ask why I am giving angel of summer away. Well that is an easy one to answer for me. I am with everyone that she is beautifull, but she is not my style and just don't have room to hang her and she is already finished for some years now and for the girls saying that it must have taken me very lon to finish, that is not true, she was finished in about 6 weeks I think.

I decided to give myself a few goals per month again as it motivates me a bit better. Here are they for December:
- Work on the caroline christmas mysterie
- Work on the mysterie designer bom (finish block 5,6 and 7 and work a bit more on the finishing kit).
- Work on 40T
- Make two blocks for the sbs quilt.
- Start quilt for my colleague
- Finish 2 pages of LRRH

stashbusting report week 48

Don't forget about my give away.

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It was not a bad week, but also not a good week. Fabric went out and fabric came in.
First what came in. It were charmpacks from Old Primrose Inn and some yardage and some yardage for binding on a quilt I will be making one day LOL.

Also I received a prize I one with the year of schnibbles, now my question is do you also count the fabric you win or get as a gift?



Than Fabric went out also. I have busted 8 yards for the Carolina Christmas mysterie from Bonnie, already started the quilt and like it so far.

It looks like I will stay in the positive numbers till the end of the year.



Fabric in week 48: 4.45 meter

Fabric out week 48: 7.20 meter



Fabric in 2009: 138.20 meter

Fabric out 2009: 141.50 meter



Fabric busted in 2009: 3.30 meter

Give Away!!!!

Here is my Give Away, it is Angel of Summer of Lavender and Lace and it is already stitched. The only thing you have to do is getting it framed.

There are some easy ways for getting more entrys to win this:

1. Just leave an comment in which you tell me, how long you are reading my blog and which finish you think was the most beautifull.

2. When you are a follower of my blog (see sidebar) than you will get another entry to win it,

3. When you talk about my giveaway on your blog and let me know, where your blog is, you will get another extra entry

4. And when you have your own giveaway between now and 12 december you will get another entry. Off course you will have to let me know you are having a giveaway, so I can see it.

It will run till 12 december when I will pick the winner through random number generator.

Good luck

November schnibbles

Yesterday evening I finished my november schnibbles, as soon as I finished the october one, as slow I am with the november one. It wasn't my favourite, not totally happy with the result as it is very red (I think). May be I will add another border to it when I have looked at it very long and can decided which fabric will look great with it, but maybe I will leave it this way.

SSCS and more

Well my sscs gift is send and here is the pic of it.

LOL that is all I will be showing of it till after christmas. Loved working on the gift.

I decided to partipate in Bonnie's next mysterie, the carolina christmas. I already picked out my fabrics, very scrappy, had big problems finding the right colors gold and big enough pieces. Looking forward to see how it will look like when finished.
Than I am also busy with the november schnibbles, which I only have to add the sashings too and the border, won't do it according to the pattern. A pic of the finished top will follow later this week.

stashbusting report week 47

The new BOM block came in and for the rest nothing. There is an order on it's way, but not a big one, a bit of yardage and charmpacks from old primrose, probaly come in next week.
Nothing went out, am very busy with picnic and the last thingsfor the sscs gifts.

Fabric in week 47: 0.25 meter
Fabric out week 47: 0 meter

Fabric in 2009: 133.75 meter
Fabric out 2009: 134.30 meter

Monthly update of lttile red riding hood

She is growing fantastic. This month I have finished 2 pages, but I also have stitched on another piece, so two pages is not bad at all. And do you she HER, there she is little red riding hood, showing her face.

Also in the coming month there will be a giveaway on this blog as I am up to 700 posts and also I am posting here for 4 years next month. If you are on my follower list on the left of the page you will get one more entry on winning, but I will explain more in the coming weeks. It will be a big stitched piece from me (no not little red riding hood), one that I finished a few years back, only left for you to do when you win it is framing it.

Yesterday evening I finally started on my picnic quilt and I did already do all the pieces for the baskets, now I have to cut the sashings and the border and than start to do the assembling.

stashbustingreport week 46

Well I used some fabrics. Lucky me. I am busy with the new schnibbles and my sscs gifts. And still nothing in. So I am now in the positive, more out than in.

Fabric in week 46: o meter
Fabric out week 46: 8 meter

Fabric in 2009: 133.50 meter
Fabric out 2009: 134.30 meter

Both the babysets

Well like you can see I have been very busy. Later I will change my sewingroom back into a quiltingroom. I am not totally happy with the light blue one, so that one maybe will change or I maybe I will make two dark blue ones.

But first it is time to work on my sscs gift.

stashreport week 45

Nothing in , nothing out as I only worked on cloths, hope something will go out this week.

Fabric in 2009: 133.50 meter
Fabric out 2009: 126.30 meter

I am still busy

I am very busy with making cloths. Here are two sweaters and a little two sided panties. I just love making these little cloths. I am now busy with a shirt and two jeans. Pics will follow soon.

I am a winner

I am a very happy girl. I read on Sherri her blog from the year of schnibbles that I won a prize, it is a panel from Fabulous fall with coordinating fabrics. I will show the prize when it will arrive.
Than today when I was at my work I saw on our webpage from the hospital that there were tickets for the musical Chigaco, two for the price of one and as we are married for 9 years this weekend. I decided to do it and order them. So we will have a nice evening in two weeks.
Hope it will be as good or better than Mamma Mia, where we were at the end of September, also with tickets from my work.
I really have to go now and work on the cloths.

Two baby jackets

Did you see the parade of schnibbles. I just love the look of them all. Next one is Picnic. I have the pattern and the fabric line that is in line to get used is Winter. Looking forward to see how that one will look when finished.

Today I have been working on both these jackets. They went together very fast and also I think they came out very nice. Next to make are two sweaters. Fabric is cut already, now only the sewing is there to do.

stashbustingreport week 44

Well nothing came in this week and nothing went out this week. Isn't that great, lol well at least that nothing came in. There will be a bust the coming week for sure.

Fabric in 2009: 133.50 meter
Fabric out 2009: 126.30 meter
Fabric busted 2009: 7.20 meter

The perfect jeans....

or at least "Knip magazine" says so and I have to agree with them. Only the front is not perfect, a bit leftover fabric there, but that can also be my sewing and not the pattern. Done with my lockmachine and sewing machine.

Next is sewing cloths for two babyboys. Pics will probaly follow tomorrow.

stashbusting report week 43

A very good report for this week. Only the new bom block came in and I used 5 meter of backing for my gobble quilt, which I should be quilting soon.
There are no orders coming in, but this week will also not be filled with quilting stuff as I plan to work on some cloths. So probaly not will there be a lot happening on the stashbusting front. But I plan to make fabric selections for my sscs gift that has to be made soon and for a quilt for my colleague.

Fabric in week 43: 0.25 meter
Fabric out week 43: 5 meter

Fabric in 2009: 133.50 meter
Fabric out 2009: 126.30 meter

Little red riding hood

I had big problems to take it out of my q-snaps to make the picture as I am just addicted, but had to do my monthly update. I have finished 4!!!! pages this month. I think I am crazy for sure to stitch that much. Am curious how many pages will be finished next month.

a new top finished

I finished the top of my gobble gobble quilt. It is by the pattern sweet escape from Miss Rosie and uses 2 layer cakes and a bit of yardage. I did it with Gobble Gobble. I love how it came out.

Next is to finish the top of 40T.

Stashbustingreport week 42

Here is my stashbusting report. Not a lot happened. Only half a meter for binding and that is all.

Fabric in week 42: 0 meter
Fabric ot week 42: 0.50 meter

Fabric in 2009: 133.25 meter
Fabric out 2009: 121.30 meter

Fabric busted in 2009: 11.95 meter

A finish

Due to my mother Good Fortune was finished last weekend. She has hand quilted it for me and also put the binding on it. I love my mother very much. Thanks Mom!!!. I love how it turned out very much. She has done a really good job on it and now Cindy Lou Who is with her to get quilted. I am sure I will get it back soon. She is a very fast quilter.

Than another quilt which I think I will not finish totally as my cat loves all quilts that have no binding on it. The quilting is already finished for a few days, but my cat never lets have it to put on the binding.

Tomorrow I am almost sure I will show a new top as my gobble gobble quilt is going really great. I think it is now 3/4 finished. Also Little red riding hood is growing fast, 3 pages finished for this month already.

stashbusting report week 41

Oops don't want to talk about it, but most of it is for backings, also a quilt for my colleague and some charmpacks with yardage.
But when I get lots of sewing time, I will be able use lots of yardage for backings in the coming weeks.

Fabric in week 41: 13.15 meter
Fabric out week 41: 0 meter

Fabric in 2009: 133.25 meter
Fabric out 2009: 120.80 meter

Fabric busted in 2009: 12.45 meter

Oktober Schnibbles

This weekend I took the fabric for the oktober schnibbles with me to Nieuwkerke to cut everything, so that I could sew it when I came home. But Lutgart was so nice to let me use her sewing machine and so the top was finished on Saturday already. Now just have to see how to quilt it. It is done with two charmpacks from fig and plum and some yardage.

The Gobble Gobble quilt is also going great. Yesterday I finished the first 3 blocks.

stashbusting report week 40

Great week. I did use a lot and only a bit came in. I received fabric for the backing for a quilt and the binding. And used fabric for the year of schnibbles and my gobble gobble quilt.
Fabric in week 40: 3.60 meter
Fabric out week 40: 11.05 meter

Fabric in 2009: 120.10 meter
Fabric out 2009: 120.80 meter

Fabric busted in 2009: 0.70 meter