A finish

Today I had to finish the gift for my new nephew/niece as my sewing machine had to get to the dealer for a check up in my vacation and well it is finished.

After that I brought my sewingmachine to the dealer to pick it up after my vacation.

This is all for now. You will see me back in 3 weeks.

Received two exchanges

I hope to show a pic of a finish tomorrow when it is really finished, but now I want to show two beautifull exchanges I received. First a beautifull bag from RoseMarie which was in a perspnal exchange and I can say it will travel with me the coming 3 weeks with my stitching and quilting things in it.

Than today I also received the spring house and garden exchange of SBEBB. It came from Tuula and it is also gorgeous. She made this beautifull pincushion.

Yesterday I started the gift for my new nephew or niece and I am sure it will be gorgeous. Pic will follow later. Also after my vacation I will have a ton of exchanges to show.

A finish and an exchange

I have been sick all weekend and still my stomache is doing strange things, but after such a time I really had to show you block 24 of Nature's Home afghan, only 5 more to go. Hope to finish it after my vacation.

Than saturday I got this beautifull exchange from Heather, I wanted to show it as soon as I received it, but than the toilet and me became very good friends, but here it is. I just love it.

block b 1

Here is yesterdays block of silvia's bridal sampler. I loved making this one. It wasn't that diffcult and I always love to do a bit of applique. Now I have to get my act moving on today's block (b 2).

I also had some good stitching time on Nature's Home afghan, I will probaly finish the next block tonight or tomorrow, it needs a lot of filling stitches here and there and doesn't really go that fast.

Silvia's bridal sampler

I finished a-10 yesterday, maybe I will unpick it and will redo it as I am not totally satisfied. Next is block b 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 as I am abit behind and as I will be on vacation for three weeks, I should be doing b 7, 8 and 9 too and why not than 10 too, so that a new row will be finished. Now I just have to find the time to do them. I love working on sampler blocks/quilts. When I was looking at Vicky her blog I was very tempted to also do the patchworkparty 2008, but well I survived the temptation.

Question which I hope someone can help with

I am going on vacation in two weeks to the Czech Republic. We will be there for 3 weeks. One week in Kutna Horna, than one week in Praque and than one week in Trebon. The first and last week will be on the bike. Now my question is if there are any quilting or stitching store in the Czech Republic.

Another top done

I just finished the top of Cat's Paw. It was a BOM at quilthome lieselotje my local quiltshop. Only one month left in which we will get the backing and some quiltdesigns. I changed it a bit as I hate paperpiecing I changed both big blocks. One block I did almost the same, but than just another technique and one is totally different.

Now I am going to make something special for someone and than back to the 1930's quilt.

Here's to Ewe exchange received by.....

Simone just let me know she received her exchange. I stitched her the sheep of "Learn to count" from LHN, yes the same one as from which I stitched the house for Katrina's NRR. I made a little pinkeep out of it and I am very happy with how it came out.

Good mail day

Yesterday was a good mail day for me. I received two lovely gifts in the mail. The first one was a give away I won at Becky her blog. I have to say I just love it very much. I will treasure it.

Than yesterday evening the mailman came to our door to give another package. This one was from Myrna. It was the Here's to Ewe exchange. She made me a beautifull flatfold and added some beautifull goodies.

Today I also made sure Erin and Carol will also have a good mail day soon as I send the rr's from Annemarie and Katrina to Erin and the RR from Connie to Carol. Hope all will arrive safely.

I have been doing a lot of quilting and patchwork lately as I try to do an hour a day of patchwork and well I have another top finished, but pic will follow later.

Box for RoseMarie

Well I heard RoseMarie that she finally was home to open her package. Due to the death of her mother she wasn't home for 5 weeks andthe package was waiting all the time. But now as a welcome home present she could open it.

I have made her a victorian sewing box. I am glad to know she likes it. Today I received a lot of mail, but that will have to wait till tomorrow for the blog.

Started a new quilt

Just wanted you guys know that I have started my new quilt wednesday and I just love it. I have finished 6 blocks now and I really like the diversity in how big the blocks are. The ones I made now are 3"x3", 6"x6", 9"x9" and 12"x12" They will come in the quilt as how they are pictured in this pic. Hope to make some more blocks tomorrow, but first I will go and finish the Here's to ewe exchange and the spring house exchange, so that they both can get in the mail next week.

Am busy stitching the garden exchange and than the birdie exchange has to be stitched, floss already organized for that one too. 3 weeks till vacation and everything has to go in the mail in the last week before my vacation.

Also found a pattern for a bag to make my new nephew/niece which also has to be finished before my vacation as my SIL is due in our vacation. I am also making him/her the bear/bee quilt, but that will be given a few weeks later.

Neighborhood round robin

Here is Katrina's RR. I just finished it. I have stitched part of the counting house from LHN and I have to say I always love stitching their designs very much.

Yesterday I received the other fabrics from Fattquartershop and now I would love starting the 1930's quilt, but first I have to restart Susan's rr. Well the middle block is drawn so I can start the applique.

Also today I have to do some quilting on Lentekriebels as otherwise I won't get it finished ever.

A new finish and some stash

Today I finished this pinkeep for the finishing challenge of this month. The design is stitched by someone else and I received it as a rak to make something beautifull out of it. Well I decided on a pinkeep and when I heard the challenge for March was making a pinkeep well one and one is two.

Than the stash, well the pattern on the right I bought a few months ago and the fabbies next to it I bought ;ast week at fattquartershop, there will be following another envelope this week as it was send in two as it was to much for only one envelope. Than I will start this new quilt soon.

Tea time exchange

Today I received a beautifull exchange from Nela in Venezuela. The cup is to put your timble in and the plate for your needles. In the cup is a little magnet, so it stays together very well. It is really beautifull made.

Today I heard some bad news about a lady in our quilt round robin, she really is vanished, to friends of mine in the UK tried to get in contact, one went to her house and it was dark and neglected. She asked the neighbor and she was gone for a some time now and only checked the house now and than. Looks like we have to start two rr's over.

At the moment I am stitching on Katrina's neighborhood rr and also quilting away on my bog starquilt. The middle star is now on to do the rest. Hope to finish the quilting this year, I am doing it by hand.

Been quilting a lot

I have been working on two quilts this week. One was for my quiltingclass and that is now finished. Now I have to go and quilt it and put on some eyes. Wednesday I will get some felt for the eyes. I loved the class very much and also have learned some new techniques that I can use on other things, like an Round robin I have to work on.

Today I have been stitching on my Here's to Ewe exchange and it is finished. I really love how it ended up.

Also I have been busy with this pillow. I had two charm packs left over from the nature's trail quilt that I am doing and well I thought let's make also a pillow for it. I just love how it came out. The corners aren't perfect, but I can live with them.

Now I am going to stitch on Katrina's Round Robin which came in the mail yesterday and I already choosen the house, it will be another one than my first time I was stitching on it. Hope she doesn't mind. This time it will be an LHN design.

I have been signing up for a bit to many exchanges as a few deadlines are in my vacation, so I will have to finish a few more in April. So there will be a lot of secret stitching going on. I will also be making a little babyquilt for my new nephew/niece with the Giggles fabric from Moda I bought last weekend.

Tea time exchange

Just heard that Myrna got my tea time exchange.

Sometimes it is good to clean your sewingroom. I was storaging all my charts differently and well this design from Debbie Mum came into my hands and as we were doing an tea time exchange. I thought lets well stitch it and than go and think about how to finish. Well it became a little teabox. I still had pruple tulip fabric left from 2 years back and here is what became of it. I have to say the pic isn't perfect. I also included a pack of all kinds of tea.

I am back and a finish

The quilting retreat was great. You can see pics here . I have done a lot on the retreat I have basted my Lentekriebels quilt and finished sewing all the blocks of Journey of a quilter. Now I have to go and do the stitcheries on 7 blocks. Will place a pic of the sewed blocks later this week.
Yesterday I finished Michelle's Round Robin. I just love it.

Gone for the weekend

I am gone till sunday. I am going on a quilting retreat in the middle east of the netherlands with 50 other quilters and I am looking forward to it.
Michelle her Neighborhood round robin isn't finished yet, I didn't have enough time to stitch, but I hope it can go in the mail next wednesday, only have soe things to stitch around the house.
I am very far behind in my blogreading (1000+ feeds).

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Also am doing some stitching

As a lot of people asked me if I lately only do quilting I will show you I also have been stitching.

First I have done a lot on block 24 of Nature's Home afghan, but all the flowers are always a lot of work, so it is slow progress. Than Michelle's Round robin came in and I started that too as I have to send it out the 15th of this month. Lucky me is that I have all other deadlines finished. There went a box to RoseMarie and a box to .... . For Michelle I am stitching Halloween Alley or at least a part of it. Also going not really fast as Sjors, our cat, only wants to hug the whole day when I am home.

This morning I had my quiltcourse again and it was drawing and cuttingtime. Well you now can see how it will look at the end. Only one wing left at the right goose, but I didn't have enough fusible web. Lucky me is that I will be there again tomorrow, so I can pick some up to do also that last wing and than with the next lesson we will put a small band of fabric around all pieces, my fabric is a bright yellow one and it looks so great. Looking forward to doing some more on this one.