A schnibble show

Well the year of schnibbles is over and I thought let's show all the quilts I made for this year.

September 2009, Winter white or for me "Roman White"

October 2009, Cindy Lou Who

November 2009, Picnic

December 2009, Tuffet

January 2010, Madeline

February 2010, Sunday Best

March 2010, Roundabout

April 2010, Tagalong

May 2010, Four Corners

June 2010, State Fair

July 2010, Joy Luck

August 2010, Short Story

stashbusting and a finish

Bad bad bad week for stashbusting as a lot of stash came in and nothing went out, but I hope to bust some today. There came in 6 different fabric lines from each 2 charmpacks, which makes 12 in total and also a jellyroll of awesome.

Also I have to show a finish. State Fair made with Cherish Nature, quilted by my mother by hand.

Fabric in 2010: 113.10 meter

Fabric out 2010: 131 meter

Fabric busted in 2010: 17.90 meter

Long story

Well the pattern is short story, but as I made it with a jellyroll and the quilt became a bit big for a schnibble (4 times as big), but I love it, am thinking about an extra black border as the last border to make it maybe even more stunning. We will see, will decide later, but for now it is finished.

St Nick

Just wanted to show you a pic of St nick with one page finished.

I know I am a bit quiet, but I have big problems with non-allergic rhinitis, air will not go much through my nose at the moment and it makes me very tired. I have it already for a few years, but I was ready with it and after a trip to the doctor I am now going to the throat nose and ear doctor the 17th of september and I hope he can help me. This weekend I hope to finish short story, but as it is a bit big (made it with a jellyroll) I call it long story.

stashbusting august 15

Good week. Nothing came in, only fabric went out. Binding for the cherisch nature quilt. Pic will come later today.
Fabric in this week: 0 meter
Fabric out this week: 0.45 meter
Fabric in 2010: 102.8 meter
Fabric out 2010: 131 meter
Fabric busted in 2010: 28.20 meter

short story

Here you can see what I am busy with.

stashbusting 8 of august

It was a not so great week, but lucky me I used some stash too. I have used a 12 days of christmas jellyroll and some black backgroundfabric for the next schnibbles "short story", but also fabric came in from Martinique and Awesome.

Fabric in this week: 6.30 meter
Fabric out this week: 4.10 meter
Fabric in 2010: 102.8 meter
Fabric out 2010: 130.55 meter
Fabric busted in 2010: 27.75 meter

Schnibbls top finished

I just finished the schnibbles for july. I was so happy with the longer deadline as my pattern came in very late due to the postal system. I have made it with alliance from Moda.

And what is this going to be? Well the schnibbles for august. Think black and 12 days of christmas.

august 1 stashbusting report

Well it is good and bad week. First last week I didn't do a stashreport as I wasn't at home and I had nothing to report.
This week a lot of fabric came in. Yardage and a jellyroll from Park Avenue and the pattern for Joy Luck came finally in. So this thursday I could finally start cutting the fabric for the schnibbles for July. I haven't finished it yet, but we have a week longer for this one. Lucky me.

Fabric in this week: 9.70 meter
Fabric out this week: 3.40 meter

Fabric in 2010: 96.50 meter
Fabric out 2010: 126.45 meter
Busted in 2010: 29.95 meter

Next week there will be probaly come some fabric in and I hope there will also go lots out.

stashbusting report

It was a good week. I have bought some fabrics for a hexagonquilt, but I am using them right away. Also busted some fabric for the backing of the june schnibbles.

Fabric in this week: 1.25 meter
Fabric out this week: 2.15 meter
Fabric in 2010: 86.80 meter
Fabric out 2010: 123.05 meter
Fabric busted in 2010: 36.25 meter

St Nick

Today the tour de france takes a little bit of our route. We also biked from Aouste to Alixan, but than the other way around. It was part for us of a 93 km day from Hauterivers to Aouste and a tough one.

I wanted to show a pic of St Nick. This one is from before the weekend, I haven't stitched on it since last week thursday.

I hope that next week the pattern for the new schnibbles comes in, so that I can finish it on time.

Miniquiltbee

This weekend my mother and me were in Belgium in this beautifull bed and breakfast in Veurne. I have been here alone in 2008 when I went a few days earlier to the belgium quiltweekend. I love it very much and the breakfast is really special. Every day there is something different and when you can get to have hosttable in the evening, that is really a treat. This time we had quail for diner and it was delicious. Now I have it in my freezer too, to make it some time soon and I know how to make it now.
When we drove to Veurne we went to this quiltshop and I have bought some beautifull fabrics there. I am making 1/2"inch hexagons with them. which I started at the mini quilt bee in Poperinge.

On saturday we did a nice bikeride to Poperinge where Hilde organized a little quiltbee in the garden with Inge , Katrien , Gudrun and Jose. It was very nice to meet them again. In October I will see them again at the belgium quiltweekend. Pics can be seen at their blogs.

The rest of the weekend was also lovely.

stashbusting

Did I do some stashbusting or not? Well I didn't bust anything only added a jellyroll from 12 days of christmas from the jellyroll club of the month. But I am still good in not ordering anything. I hope to stay strong next friday in Woudrichem at the quiltshop.

Fabric in: 2.50 meter
Fabric out: 0 meter
Fabric in 2010: 85.55 meter
Fabric out 2010: 120.90 meter
Fabric busted in 2010: 35.35 meter

Yes, yes yes yes I am happy

The dutch are through the semifinals of the world cup soccer. LOL but that is not why I am really happy. The part I am the most happy about is that Little red riding hood is finished. I started it 1 august 2006 and now it is finished. Isn't it beautifull.

Today I started a new one and it is ...... drumroll...... St nick in his study.

which one to stitch next

I have an poll in my sidebar. Please help me decide. Here are pics from the charts you can choose between.

Snowwhite














St nick in his study













Three little pigs dancing






















Wizard of oz

Year of schnibbles

Just a little note to show you Four corners and State Fair for the year of schnibbles

stashreport

Due to Little red riding hood I haven't done a lot of the quilting front, so nothing in nothing out.

Fabric in 2010: 83.05 meter
Fabric out in 2010: 120.90 meter
Fabric busted: 37.85 meter

Blogpauze

Ik heb even een kleine blogpauze op de stashreports na, want ik ben druk bezig roodkapje aan het afmaken. Ik hoop begin volgende maand de affe foto te kunnen laten zien.

I have taken a little blogpause. Only I will do the stashreports as they focus me on getting fabric out and not in. I hope to be back the beginning of july with a finished Little red riding hood.

stashreport

A good stashreport as nothing came in. I used the backgrounds for both of my schnibbles, so there is fabric out.
Fabric in this week: 0 meter
Fabric out this week: 1.80 meter
Fabric in 2010: 83.05 meter
Fabric out 2010: 120.90 meter
Fabric busted in 2010: 37.85 meter

stashreport

Well I didn't do a stashreport for awhile due my vacation, but now I am back. There came in a jellyroll and the last bom block.
There went out the last 3 bom blocks and 4 charmpacks. 2 from breath of avignon for the schnibbles for May and cherish nature for the June schnibbles.

Fabric in this past weeks: 2.75 meter
Fabric out this past weeks: 3.35 meter

Fabric in 2010: 83.05 meter
Fabric out 2010: 119.10 meter
Fabric busted in 2010: 36.05 meter

Pics of vacation

Pics of vacation can be found here
http://community.webshots.com/album/577883712ZrAuUm?vhost=community&start=0

Back home

I just came home. We did a total of 820 km and now I need a rest. I will put some pics up tomorrow.

We have made it

Tuesday at 5 in the afternoon we reached our goal. St Marie de la Mer. The last day was very hard as it was very windy and it came from the side. I got tears in my eyes when I reached my goal. Now we are in Dijon and tomorrow we are gone and collec our car.

My first week of vacation and almost my goal done

As you have read I am n vacation in France and makig a bicycle trip from Besancon to St Marie sur Mer (at the mediteranai (700 km in total). I have done now 603 km and am close to the sea, should take us only one day. The weather has been great all days, only this morning started a bit rainy, but when the mistral came it blowed all the clouds away and now it is sunny, but windy outside.We have climbed aroun 100 km for sure and the longest climb was 8.2 km, which was over de col de lauzun at 504 meter high. Like always the food in France is great and not expensive, the hotels and bed and breakfasts we had were marvelous, only the one camping we had was bad, but we were happy we had a sleeping place after all as we were very tired.
I took 2 books with me and I hope I will also use the second book as I haven't done that much reading yet, but on thursday we will be in the train for 5 hours. The longest ride was 93 km and the shortest, maybe 63 km or something like that. Two days we had big troubles with flat tires on John his bike.

Top finished

Monday the last block of the mysterie designer bom came in, so I could go and finish the last 3 blocks and finish the top. And off course it worked out perfectly and this morning I did the last few stitches on it. I loved making this one very much, not one thing wrong with the instructions and also they were easy to follow.

It will go on my pile of "I need to quilt this biggies one day".

Judith on the road

As I am very busy on my bike, I started a new blog to show you my journeys. Judith on the Road I just put in the pics of my trip to my parents house last week and the text is a bit lower, but at the moment only in dutch, but when I am in France, I will do it also in English.

stashreport

Nothing in, Nothing out. I left on wednesday by bike to my parents and arrived there on friday. No time to sew all week.

A finish

My mother finished the handsewing part on the binding of my quilt. Started it in 2006 and now it is finished.

stashreport

Well last week I didn't do a stashreport, but there was nothing to tell.
This week a jellyroll from Rural Jardin came in and fabric for my 1930 quilt went out, border and backing.

Fabric in this week: 2.5 meter
Fabric out this week: 7 meter

Fabric in 2010: 80.30 meter
Fabric out 2010: 115.75 meter

Fabric busted in 2010: 35.45 meter

Still alive

I am still alive, just very silent due to my coming vacation. It needs a lot of planning and searching on the internet. I have made reservations at the first 2 bed and breakfasts. Have looked for train information in France. Our longest trip will be a bit more than 80 km, which is very far by bike. I am sure my legs will be hurting by than and I will hate my saddle by than. LOL lucky for us most part of that ride is downhill out of the jura. Hope the weather will be better by than.
Today I have to work on my 1930 quilt to get the border on, as my parents will come visit tomorrow (like my mother said she will come eat on mother's day) and she wants desperately quilt my 1930 quilt. Showed it 2 weeks ago without the borders to her to ask her if she wanted to quilt it and she would love to do it.
For diner we will eat lamb cooked for 5 hours with vegetables, wine and some other things by Jamie Oliver.
Also I really need to tell you how my little vacation was last weekend. Hope to do that today.

stashbusting 25 april

This week was a nice week. Nothing in, but fabric went out. I started a new quilt named Stepping Stones. I make it with a Whimsy jellyroll and 8 fatquarters.

Fabric in this week: 0 meter
Fabric out this week: 6.10 meter

Fabric in 2010: 77.80 meter
Fabric out 2010: 108.75 meter

Fabric busted: 30.95 meter

Little red riding hood

This month I finished 3 pages. Only 5 more to go. Really hope to have it finished soon, but in the next two months there won't be lots of stitching time, but we will see.

Yesterday I bought myself two new glasses, new sunglasses and new normal glasses. The pair I have now is 7 years old, so it was time for something new. They will arrive probaly in 2 weeks. So in time for my vacation.

stashbusting 18-4-2010

Well it was a good and a bad week, but when it hadn't been such a good week, than the bad part was even worse.
First the good thing. Fabric went out like crazy with borders, backing and binding for turning pink and backing for the round robin quilt. Both backings were pieced form fabric from my stash. I made a ditch is my red fabrics.
Than there came fabric in from Martinique, Cherish Nature and Rural Jardin and also the new mysterie designer bom block. I have to say this bom block isn't my favorite so far.

Fabric in this week: 8.10 meter
Fabric out this week: 7.85 meter

Fabric in 2010: 77.80 meter
Fabric out 2010: 102.65 meter

Fabric busted in 2010: 24.85 meter

Turning Pink

Last night I finished the top from Turning Pink. I loved making this one very much as I just love working with jellyrolls. What will be next?

Turning pink and stash

Margeeth asked for a pic of my stash and off course I am always listening to questions, so here it is. About this first pic. These are the jellyrolls, fq-bundles, charmpacks and layercakes I owe. Behind the fqbundles there is also a jellyroll and you see a bit of fabric from astor manor.With the fqbundles, jellyrolls and layercakes I have already planned which quilts I am making of them.
Layer Cake Gypsy Rose - Ridley
Astor Manor fq bundle - Opening Day
Garden Party bundle- Summer Rental
Roses the noel fq bundle - Summer Wind

Than the next pic is the rest of the stash minus 15 yards black and 15 yards Ivory bella solids who are in front of the closet. The lowest blue box isn't with fabric, but with batting. The rest is sorted on color. And you see a bit of a small green box which is filled with 2.5 inch strips. The highest blue box is filled with fabrics that match the bundles, etc of the other pic.

I also wanted to show you a pic of turning pink as far as I am now.

Next to it is a row of boxes with stitching stuff. And at the other ends there are also two rows of boxes, but than with sewing fabrics for cloths.

stashbusting week 15

I just love stashbusting and I am really seeing my stash go down.

This week some fabric came back in the stash from the carolina christmas mysterie as I didn't like the outcome of the mysterie and because I wasn't that far yet I could stop easily. 3 meter in from the fabric that were leftover.

Than the fabric that went out. First I have busted fabric for the backings and bindings from the schnibbles quilts Sunday Best and Tagalong. I also busted fabric for the binding of the mysteriequilt on the pic. My mother called me wednesday that the quilt was finished. I think I gave it to her in september to quilt it by hand. She loved it very much and asked if she could quilt it. She wanted to finish it before it gets warmer (I said that she also could quilt on it next winter, but she wanted to finish it now) and so she did. So I made the binding and as soon as the quilt it home again I will finish the binding.

I also busted fabric for a new quilt. I started a new one and I call it turning pink. It is done with a Candy Kisses. Already going great with putting it together and hope to have it finished this weekend. I will also need some fabric from my stash, but don't know yet which piece and how big it will be.

Fabric in week 15: 3 meter

Fabric out week 15: 6.20 meter

Fabric in 2010: 69.70 meter

Fabric out 2010: 94.80 meter

Fabric busted: 25.10 meter

I have to say there is an envelope on it's way with fabrics, but I am sure they will get all used this year LOL.

2 finishes

These past days I have been very busy. First I needed to make some kilometers on my bike for training. Since tuesday I already done 45 km. Than I wanted to have the schnibbles I had laying around to be finished. First I started putting together the top from Tagalong, this months schnibble. I have done it in Bar Harbor and I just loved making it. I also learned a lesson, always clean your desktop first before you start to quilt, because maybe you will otherwise end up with a piece of other fabric on the back.

Than I also wanted to finish Sunday Best and so I quilted it to. Yesterday it was binding time and now both of them are finished.

stashreport

A good week for me. I busted fabric for the backing and binding of Roundabout and also fabric for the top of Tagalong the new schnibbles of the month. I am doing it in Bar Harbor.
No fabric came in and also nothing was ordered.

Fabric in this week: 0 meter
Fabric out this week: 2.90 meter

Fabric in 2010: 66.70 meter
Fabric out 2010: 88.60 meter

Fabric busted: 21.90 meter

A finish

Today I finished roundabout. Quilted it already this weekend, but it was just wanting for the binding and today I was up already very early 7.00 am on my day off and after doing some housecleaning I did do the binding.

This week I also have been working on the mysterie designer bom and now put the top together as far as I good do.

stashreport

It is time for the weekly stashreport. It is a good one as I finished all the blocks from the 1930 quilt, that is 6 meter out of my stash. This was an oldie from for the stashreports, so I decided with myself that for the oldies I can count the stash when I finish the top.

Also the monthly jellyroll came in, so 2.5 meter came in. It was a jellyroll from Martinique and a quilt is planned already.

Fabric in 2010: 66.70 meter

Fabric out in 2010: 85.70 meter

Fabric busted: 19 meter

All blocks finished..

And the quiltttop put together. Now just have to decide on the borders. Probaly will be one of the green colors or a piece of all the colors that are in it, but I think I will do that for the binding.

I can't do any applique for a week or more as one of my fingers is really hurting. Well lucky me I haven't planned any applique soon.

With this top finished I may start two new quilts as the box from 40 T is still empty and waiting for a new project. Also have to decide about the carolina christmas as I am not really liking the outcome of the mysterie.

I am back

Well I was already back sundayafternoon, but since than I was just to tired to do anything, but do a bit of applique on my 1930 quilt. I hope to have the top finished soon. The 3 total white blocks are places where only appliqueblocks will come the other empty places are blocks that are pieced and appliqued.

I have done the bottom half blocks of the quilt this weekend and some of the upperhalf. I have done 40 blocks, little ones and big ones. Only 6 more to go, from which one will be finished tonight.

stashbusting week 12

Well a very good week. I had a very big bag with quiltfabrics on my attic that was used for donationquilts a few years ago, I still had a lot left and a friend makes now Little quilts of Love and I decided to donate the fabric and give them to her and so a lot of fabric went out, but also a lot came in. I was out of backgrounds fabrics and so I bought 15 yards of ivory bella solid and 15 yards of black bella solid and a bit of yardage from Bar Harbor. And off course the new bom block.

Fabric in: 29.50 meter
Fabric out: 60 meter

Fabric in 2010: 64.20 meter
Fabric out 2010: 79.70 meter

Fabric busted in 2010: 15.50 meter

On quilting retreat

I will be gone till sunday. I will in the east-middle part of the Netherlands for a retreat with 60 other ladies and I am sure we will have lots of fun. Everything is packed and tomorrowmorning I will leave and probaly will go and first visit my parents who live in the neighbourhood of our retreat place and maybe visit a quiltshop too.
Yesterday I have been very busy with the mysterie designer bom and now all the sashing strips are ready and when I am back home, I will finish the top as far as I can with still two blocks missing.

Mystery designer BOM 2009

Yesterday and today I have been sewing up a storm on the 5 blocks I still needed to make. This week or next probaly block 10 will arrive. Now I will go and work some more on the finishing kit.

And I wand to sandwhich 3 quilts to get them quilted and finished.

stashbusting report week 11

Nothing came in. Lucky me. Don't want to talk about the 4 envelopes that will come in probaly next week, but I didn't have any background fabric anymore.
Fabric was busted this week. I was very behind in my mysterie designer bom and made the 5 blocks I have laying around in my sewing room, so now I am up to date again.

Fabric in week 11: 0 meter
Fabric out week 11: 1.25 meter

Fabric in 2010: 34.70 meter
Fabric out 2010: 19.70 meter

Fabric busted 2010: 15 meter

Updates

Last month I forgot to take my monthly pic of Little red riding hood, so now it was really time to take one.Sorry I was to lazy to take of my q-snap for the pic. Only 8 pages to go.

This week I have been working on the march schnibbles and I have finished the top. I really loved this one very much. It is roundabout and it is made with Astor Manor and the background is from Winter. I hope to quilt it this week.

Thursdayafternoon I will go to my quiltretreat and now I have to go and think what to bring and I already have some good ideas what it will be.

stashreport week 10

Well don't really want to talk about this week as 2 envelopes have landed, 7.90 meter. What was in the envelopes, 3 meter of Whimsy yardage, a whimsy jellyroll and a bit of yardage from breath of avignon.
But the positive thing was that there also went a bit out for the schnibbles, 2.20 meter.

Fabric in 2010: 34.70 meter
Fabric out 2010: 18.45 meter
Fabric busted 2010: 16.25 meter

So there has to be busted something soon.

I won!!!

Got a letter today in the mail that I won a weekend trip of two nights to this hotel in Venray. Last weekend we went to the biking and walking expo in Amsterdam and my DH filled in a lot of cards for things to win including this hotel and my name was picked out of all the names. Lucky us. Now just have to see which weekend we can plan to go there. I have so many vacations from april till september that that is the hardest to do. Think it will be in July probaly.

I am busy with the march schnibble, it is roundabout and I am like Sherri using Astor Manor. Everything is cut, I only have to sew everything together.

Also busy cleaning the houseas saturday my family will come and visit and we will have a nice diner together for my DH his birthday.

Little red riding hood is growing, have to take a pic soon as I forgot my monthly pic for february.

Sunday Best

Well that was some last minute sewing, but I finished it on time. Curious to see tomorrow what will be the new pattern.

stashbustingreport

Bad bad week, but well I knew that. Hope it will come well soon. Probaly in the next two weeks.
There came fabric in for my Summer rental quilt and another quilt I have in the pipelines with a jellyroll.

Also included a pic of sunday best.

Fabric in: 6.65 meter
Fabric out: 0 meter

Fabric in 2010: 26.80 meter
Fabric out 2010: 16.25 meter
Fabric busted: 10.55 meter

A quiet birthday

Tomorrow I will have a very quiet birthday as I have to work all day and even will be a lot longer on my work for a meeting that will last till 9 pm with diner inclusive. Also it will be quiet as the past (5 or even more birthdays I always was involved in birthdayclubs from quilt or stitchinggroups and this year I am in none. I have to say I miss the envelope happiness that always arrived before my birthday. But it was my own choice to quit with all of the birthdaygroups and also other exchanges. The only one I will do every year is the sscs as I just love that one.
My vacation was great by the way, forgot to tell you. We had great weather and enough snow.
I am busy with the schnibbles of february "Sunday Best" and I am doing it with the "Eva"line from Moda and it is getting more beautifull. Hope to show a pic soon of the finished top.

stashbusting

Due to me being in Austria on vacation there is nothing changed in my report. I am sure there are envelopes in the postbox, but that will be in next weeks report.

Fabric in: 20.15 meter
Fabric out: 16.25 meter
Fabric busted: 3.90 meter

stashbusting

Hmpf bad bad week. Nothing out and a lot in.
Charmpacks from a breath of avignon, bar harbor, martinique and cherisch nature came in and also a blush jellyroll.
Also ordered a few yards from Garden party and Blush. Both quilts that I make from that lines are already known, so that makes it a bit less hard ;-)

fabric in: 20.15 meter
fabric out: 16.25 meter
Fabric busted: 3.90 meter

In a few weeks I will be in the positive again. I have a lot of plans.

stashbusting report week 6

Nothing in, which off course is very good, but a lot of fabric on it's way to here.
Fabric used is 2.20 meter for Sunday Best, the february year if schnibbles pattern.

Fabric in 2010: 12.45 meter
Fabric out 2010: 16.25 meter
Fabric busted 2010: 3.80 meter

stashreport week 5

Nothing gained, nothing lost. Just was busy sewing cloths, but next week I will have a bust as it is time for the new schnibbles, looking forward to see which one it will be.

Fabric in 2010: 12.45 meter
Fabric out 2010: 14.05 meter
Fabric busted: 1.60 meter

Finshed another shirt

Finish number 6 for this year. I am very happy with it. I made it with a stretch fabric and it is made with the pattern Svea from Farbenmix.

stashbusting report week 4

It was a good week, only my new bom block came in. And there went 2 meter out for the bindings on Nature's Chorus and Sweet Escape.

Fabric in week 4: 0.25 meter
Fabric out week 4: 2 meter

Fabric in 2010: 12.45 meter
Fabric out 2010: 14.05 meter
Fabric busted in 2010: 1.60 meter