Wednesday update

So what have I been up to this week?  Well, I'm making sure it's spring inside as well as outside :)

On Friday I took out a project I started a few months back and finally made some headway on it.

My oldest son gave me 10 fat quarters of fabric for Christmas two years ago that he himself had picked out. True to his personality there were lots of graphic fabrics with forks, cows, zebras, butterflies and you name it and to be honest I had no idea what to use it for. You gotta love that he made an effort though so I really wanted to make sure it got used in a good way.  I finally got the idea to make a pieced background in black 'n white and and place colourful rainbow color pops on top of that - very much inspirered of some of Kathy Doughty's quilts..

Last week I wasn't sure about the project, but now that its coming together I have to say I really like it. It's different but lots of fun and I'm on a steep learning curve with dresdens and appliqué. That's always fun.

So it might not look like a lot of progress since Friday, but this week I managed to sew quite a bit and now I only have 5 flowers left and of course the centres.

I'm linking up to Lees Wednesday WIP.

It's a good thing I like hand stitching...

Because there's plenty left for a couple of days of fun :)

Flying low

This quilt has been flying kind of low on the radar recently but I'm determined to make some progress by throwing myself on to unfamiliar territory and face making bias steams for the flowers. Today we're of work. If that doesn't call for some quilting time I don't know what does.

A little progress...

Time goes by so fast these days and with lots of work and teachers on strike for 3 weeks now (the kids have not been to school since before Easter and we still have to keep up with our work)  crafting must take a step back. I do manage to make a few blocks here and there, so luckily there's a little progress to report... Though not much.

I made this wonderful bag in just two evenings. It's based on Stehanie @ loftcreations latest pattern Caity Did! I love how big it is and especially the little criss-cross feature on the front. Such a fun little detail I wouldn't  have thought of in a million years.

It's perfect for me - I'm a true shoulder-bag-kind-of-girl - always carrying lots of stuff around. It will be great for quilting supplies, shopping - even a fun addition to my normally quite classic work wardrobe.  I will start putting it to good use already tomorrow morning that's for sure :)

There was supposed to be a lovely button too, but I skipped that part. Busy little me never closes my bags anyway. Would have looked awfully cute though. This is a little more simple...


Another project I'm working a little on I's my EPP project I started last summer. With the new job time was suddenly very limited and I couldn't see the project finish anytime soon. So I decided to start adding borders. I selected a block from Modern Blocks and are halfway now. I've asked the members of my Bee to each make a block for me. When I get the last ones I should have enough to finish it and then start thinking about the next border.



This will be great... I can just feel it in my bones :)

Linking up to Lee's Wednesday WIP

From my design wall...

Post are regrettably few and far between these days. Productivity peaks at work and not so much in my quilting room. Here's a little view of what is currently at my design wall though...

I started this EPP project this summer but haven't gotten further so now I feel its time to wrap up the project and add some borders. April is my month in the Bee Europa and it's a perfect opportunity to make some headway on this quilt...but I'm undecided about what border to make.

I really like the two modern blocks  you see next to the centre... The top fits the somewhat bulky look 'n feel. I adore to bottom block to be honest and would love to pick that, but it seems a little fragile to the rather massive centre. On the other hand it might look better when I get more blocks? I have to decide by tomorrow. Ah... decisions, decisions. What would you do?

UPDATE: I did a little palying with the picture in PowerPoint and all of a sudden the choice was obvious :)

A few more updates. For Bee Europa im March Gabriella asked us to do the sweet Granny Squares. 


As usual I also whipped up a little bag with the same design as an extra gift - a tiny Granny square. The bag measures 8,5"x 8,5" when its closed. So cute  :) Here's the back


And here's the front



And then I'm making Dresdens to my heats content whenever I have the opportunity. These will go on the black/white background and it looks stunning when I lay it out on the floor (no photo of that though). I'm making it all in rainbow colors and so far it looks really promising. The red is a biggie - the wedges are 8,5". Bold and very beautiful!



So that's what's on my design board these days...