Sunday, October 17, 2010

stashreport

Deze week was een erge goed week qua stash opmaken. Allereerst 3 biesjes voor turning pink, 40T en mysterie designer BOM, ze zijn allemaal gesneden, maar nog niet aan de quilts, misschien vandaag. 1930 stofjes voor mijn moeder, die gaat er een babyquiltje van maken. Een charmpack voor een cadeautje. En stof voor Summer rental die inmiddels helemaal gesneden ligt moet hem alleen nog in elkaar gaan zetten.Het enigste minpuntje was een meter stof voor mijn hexagonnenquiltje die ik in Woudrichem had gekocht.
This week was a very good week concerned the stashbusting. 3 bindings, 1930 fabrics given to my mother for a little babyquilt, a charmpack for a little gift, and fabric for summer rental. The only stash that came in was some fabric for my hexagonquilt.

Fabric in this week: 1 meter
Fabric out this week: 15.10 meter
Fabric in 2010: 121.10 meter
Fabric out 2010: 158.45 meter
Fabric busted in 2010: 37.35 meter

Saturday, October 16, 2010

cooking workshop

De kookworkshop bij Miele was echt heel erg leuk en het uiteindelijke resultaat was ook fantastisch. We hebben gemaakt,
Carpaccio di tonno
Pasta a la patunesca
Kalfshaas in Prosciutto met een balsamicojus en caponnata
Koffieijs met een gelei van aperol.
Ik vond de aperol niet echt lekker maar de rest was heerlijk. We zaten in een groepje van 3. Onze kookgenoot maakte de carpaccio, John de pasta en ik de kalfshaas en de caponnata. Het koffieijs werd door de koks bij Miele zelf gemaakt.
Morgen mijn stashreport met hele goede resultaten.

The cookingworkshop was great we made a full italian meal. I made the main dish with veal rolled in Prosciutto and caponnata. John made the pasta a la patunesca and the person which cooked with us made the carpacio di tonno.
Tomorrow my great stashreport.

Friday, October 15, 2010

Some new cabinets

Zoals jullie misschien gemerkt hebben ben ik deze week erg praterig, dat klopt ik wil mijn blog wat vaker gaan gebruiken dan dat ik deed en ook meer nederlands. As you maybe have noticed I am very busy on my blog this past week, yeas you are right. I want to use my blog some more and also want to do some more in dutch, the english version will always be at the end of the post.


Een paar weken geleden hebben we nieuwe kasten voor in de woonkamer gekocht, howel je over 1 kast kan discussieren of hij in de keuken of de woonkamer staat. De IKEA in Haarlem was vast erg blij met ons. Ik kon er met de trein goed komen, aangezien de trein echt voor de deur stopt, maximaal 500 meter lopen vanaf station Haarlem spaarnwoude. 1 vitrinekast is door John in elkaar gezet en de rest heb ik gedaan in mijn eentje samen met 2 tafels die we ook nog hebben gekocht. Ja het ziet er hier weer uit als nieuw.  Ook kregen we veel meer ruimte in de keukenkasten omdat daar het servies wegging, dit was ook de bedoeling, want we hadden hier beneden een tekort aan kastruimte. De voedselvoorraad kan nu ook gewoon in de kastjes. Dingen die ik altijd op voorraad heb zijn
Gepelde tomaten - kun je een hele snelle tomatensaus mee maken voor de pizza met basilicum en knoflook
Tomatenpuree in kleine en grote blikjes - altijd handig voor pastasaus of stoofvlees
Knoflook - we halen altijd grote voorraden in Frankrijk
Verschillende soorten pasta
Allerlei olie's, azijnen en oosterse sausjes (lichte sojasaus, oestersaus, chilisaus, etc)
Allerlei kruiden zowel voor de italiaanse, indiase als oosterse keukens
Allerlei bouillonblokjes waarvan de bospaddestoelen het snelst gaat voor de risotto
Verschillende soorten rijst (jasmijn, basmati, arbori, zilverlies, pandan)
Tortilla's voor een snelle makkelijke maaltijd als ik niet zo zin heb om te koken en nog wat restjes in de koelkast of vriezer heb
Bloem, Gist, Bakpoeder, Poedersuiker en cacaopoeder als ik een keer snel iets wil bakken.
Wat ik pas heb ontdekt is dat je geroosterde paprika ook in kan vriezen en op de markt kun je hier altijd een zak van een stuk of 10 paprika's kopen voor 1,50 euro en die koop ik dus en gooi ik in de braadslee en daarna in de oven voor een poosje en als ze zwart zijn gaan ze terug in de plastic zak waarin ik ze kocht en laat ik ze lekker zweten en afkoelen voor ik ze kan ontvellen en ontzaden en dan in zakjes en invriezen en daarna kan ik een heerlijk simpele pastasaus maken met weinig ingredienten en  veel smaak als ik daar zin in heb en alle ingredienten heb ik in huis. Ik vindt de geroosterde paprika uit een pot niet zo lekker, altijd een beetje zurig. Ook heb ik altijd vlees in de vriezer op voorraad, wij kopen namelijk het vlees via Waterland's Weelde en daar krijg je het netjes ingevroren thuis per 2 personen verpakt. 1 keer per 3 maanden koop ik vlees en dat gaat bij ons boven in de vriezer en ik haal er per week uit wat ik die week wil eten en dat gaat beneden in de vriezer en daar maak ik dan mijn menu voor die week mee. En soms eten we dus luxe door de week qua vlees omdat toevallig de eendenborst eruit kwam. Ik ben niet zo iemand die biologisch moet eten, maar ik moet zeggen het vlees smaakt nog lekkerder dan het vlees van onze normale slager. Aleen de kip en vis haal ik gewoon bij de poelier en visboer hier vlakbij. Nu weten jullie wat er bij ons zo'n beetje op voorraad is en ook waarom.
Morgen naar een italiaanse kookworkshop bij Miele, ben benieuwd hoe het zal zijn. Morgen meer daarover en het recept van de geroosterde paprika pastasaus.

A few weeks ago we bought some new cabinets for our livingroom as we didn't have enough cabinets, now we have enough space for all our things and as the plates are now out of the kitchen, we have now more room in the cabinets in the kitchen to put all the food supply away. Things I always have on hand are peeled tomatoes, tomato paste and lot of sorts of pasta and off course herbs and spices (indian, italian and eastern). Also 2 cabinets are filled with baking dishes and other things you need for baking and cooking. Yes a big love of me is cooking. I am very bad in cold dishes, but as soon as there is some cooking involved I am a good cook.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Binding hell

Today I quilted the designer myterie. It looks very good the big pic will follow when the binding is on. Now about the title of my post. I just heard from my mother that my 1930 quilt is also quilted and now I have 4 quilts waiting for binding which makes around 30 meter of binding in total. The bindings for 40T mysterie designer Bom and turning pink are cut and I am putting them on the quilts tomorrow (the machine part) the hand part I am not sure yet, maybe I will do it by machine after all. We will see.

Longarm quilting


At my Local quiltshop they have a longarm which customers can learn to use and a few weeks ago I had the workshop and today I quilted my first own quilt on it. It is 40T and when the binding is on I will show a whole pic of it. Hope to do the binding this week. Tomorrow I am going to quilt the mysterie designer BOM.

Monday, October 11, 2010

What did I do...


on retreat well a lot of chatting and laughters with the rest that were there. I am sure you will find pics of it on other blogs too. Like Shirley, Miranda, Berna, Katrien, Hilde, Ingrid and Inge. I had a great weekend, short nights and great food. I also finished a quilttop "stepping stones" it is made with whimsy and started a new one, but I will show a bit about that one later.
Miranda is the one you see holding the quilt.

2 finishes

Well after a very nice retreat I can finally show you the finished pics of Four corners and Joy Luck. Both are quilted with King Tut thread which I really love for machinequilting. I hope to show another finish this week when I have corrected a little mistake.



Thursday, October 07, 2010

St Nick and fabrics

Here is st nick with two pages finished and as you can see the third page is also progressing well.

Yesterday I was with her at the fabric market here in Hoorn. There are mostly fabrics for cloths, but I needed them too as I want to make a few cloths for myself again.Now I am going to leave you all alone for a long weekend and in a hour I will leave for this b and b , but I will stop here for the quiltshop and a lunch.

Sunday, October 03, 2010

stashbustingreport october 3

It was a bit of both these week. A jellyroll came in and two bindings went out which makes the following:
Fabric in this week: 2.50 meter
Fabric out this week: 1.55 meter
Fabric in 2010: 120.10 meter
Fabric out 2010: 143.35 meter
Fabric busted in 2010: 23.25 meter

Friday, October 01, 2010

2 finished,....


but can't show them as I want to keep a bit of a surprise at the belgium quilting retreat, but I can say both are schnibbles that weren't quilted yet. Now I am busy with the next quilt, which I also hope to finish on time.
My nose is going great, I am smelling and also have a lot of air. I am a very happy person at the moment.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Finishing things


Yes I am busy making finishes, but can't show them yet I want to wait till the quilting retreat in Belgium which is from october 8th, but I will be leaving on the 7th and sleep close to the place where the retreat is, but not at my normal place in Veurne, it is now even closer. A simple not to expensive bed and breakfast, also I will stay there on sundaynight, otherwise I will be just to late at home. After that I have a week off till the 15th and from tuesday the 12th till friday the 15th I will be at my local quilt shop behind the longarmmachine to quilt surely Long Story, my round robin and 40 T and maybe when I still have time left also the mysterie designer bom 2009 and when before the retreat I will get my other 3 quilts finished, I don't have any quilts in the closet anymore to get quilted, than I really have to make some new tops.
The ornament is an oldie.

Sunday, September 19, 2010

stashbusting

I haven't done a stashbusting report for 3 weeks, but here it is now.
Fabric in the past 3 weeks: 4.50 meter (fabric for binding and backing)
fabric out the past 3 weeks 10.80 meter (all backings)

Fabric in 2010: 117.60 meter
Fabric out 2010: 141.80 meter
Fabric busted: 24.20 meter

Monday, September 13, 2010

Was away on vacation

I was a week away on vacation in France. To start the right way first a message to my SSCS. I am very easy. I like everything, but I am really crazy about bags and other things I can use. Colors I am very easy going. I have to say I wouldn't mind something christmassy.

Well now for the trip. It was a very easy going trip. We had fun in the swimming pool, she pics above, I am the one in the dark swimming suit and the sunglasses on, because with my glasses there was a chance that I wouldn't hit the ball for sure. And as you can see Robbie Williams was there too. LOL, just kidding, it is John from the shetland islands, at least he told us he was. I still think it was Robbie and I played Volleyball with him and we won.
Only biked 200 km in total over 4 days, 3 short ones and one long one to Vaison la Romain. We also went one day by car to Marseille and when we were driving we came in a little flooding, see the pics.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

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

Sunday, August 29, 2010

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

Thursday, August 26, 2010

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.

Friday, August 20, 2010

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.

Sunday, August 15, 2010

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

Monday, August 09, 2010

short story


Here you can see what I am busy with.

Sunday, August 08, 2010

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

Wednesday, August 04, 2010

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.

Sunday, August 01, 2010

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.

Sunday, July 18, 2010

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

Thursday, July 15, 2010

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.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

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.

Sunday, July 04, 2010

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

Friday, July 02, 2010

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.

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

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

Sunday, June 27, 2010

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

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

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.

Sunday, June 20, 2010

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

Friday, June 11, 2010

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

Saturday, June 05, 2010

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.

Thursday, June 03, 2010

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.

Monday, May 31, 2010

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.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

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".

Monday, May 17, 2010

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.

Sunday, May 09, 2010

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

Saturday, May 08, 2010

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.