tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11915147640862634542024-02-19T03:32:42.051+01:00Live, love, quilt... - never underestimate the power of a woman with a sewing machine.Cillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15908121685579749451noreply@blogger.comBlogger215125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191514764086263454.post-88166121834642930102018-09-18T12:22:00.003+02:002018-09-19T06:12:34.967+02:00Quilt Festival 2018 - BOM quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm one of those, who grew up never thinking I would ever sew or be crafty. It wasn't until I was in my late 20'ties that I saw a New England style quilt in a magazine, that I dared to venture into the quilt world. As a newbie... what do you do? I turned to Youtube and blogs and started picking up techniques and instructions from our community. It was awesome and soon I was complelety hooked.<br />
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Back in 2012 there was a Bloggers BOM and I joined in because I knew I would be forced to learn some new techniques. The QAL was hugely popular and there was lot's of talented designers, which each made their block. I ended up making two of each and finally had a decent amount of blocks at hand. I just had no idea of what to do with them. There wasn't enough for a large quilt.<br />
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It wasn't until end of 2017, where I pulled the block out of hiding and finally got an idea of what to do with them. I added strips as a background to really make the center stand out. The BOM blocks are mostly modern, but the placing makes this quilt feel more traditional. The strips frame them in a more modern way. It's simple, but effective.<br />
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This quilt was finished in spring 2018 and ended up at 80x80. I didn't want to ruin this quilt with my lousy own quilting, so I sent it to <a href="https://dianes-quilting.blogspot.com/">Diane</a> for a professional quilting. She made an awesome all over quilting, that I think emphasises the modern light feel.<br />
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Finnaly added a simple striped border, that makes the colors pop before handing it over to my sister as a gift, where it's being treasured, used and loved just like all quilts should.</div>
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This is my second entry into the <a href="https://www.amyscreativeside.com/2018/09/17/bloggers-quilt-festival-fall-2018-edition/">Bloggers Quilt festival</a>. Though I only had a brief glance at the other quilt entries so far, I can't wait to dive in and see what everybody has made. I' know I'm in for a treat.
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This quilt has been a long time coming - the blocks are from no less than 3 different projects, that I never finished:<br />
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<li>The center is my very first quilt crush - it's the bird from Sara's Fielkes ' Quilting from Little things'. I always admired her quilt and started the first bird in high spirit, but just never got round to make bird #2,3, or 4.</li>
<li>Same story with the blocks that makes the first frame. It's a pattern the UK quilting magazine 'Love Patchwork and quilting' issue 28. I made lot's of blocks, but never enough for a whole quilt, before caving in.</li>
<li>The second frame is just simple big blocks. It's a John Adams pattern in the 'Color workshop' book by Fat Quarterly. I even threw my very best Joel Drewberry fabrics at this project, but the magic just never happended, and all the cutted blocks went straight into the cuppoard for a long time.</li>
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A Saturday night in the spring, I was feeling restless and not at all like a quilt-ninja. I had a glass of wine and went into my sewing room, where the bird was still hanging on the design wall. Ottis Redding was playing on Spotify and I starred at the bird feeling slightly annoyed. Then suddenly I saw the other blocks on the table - realising it was made in similar color schemes. Finally an idea started to take shape. I played around adding blocks next to the bird and finally remembered the blocks from the closet too... and many songs later, the last frames were added on the design wall.<br />
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Even though the process was a bit of a nightmare and full of lost promises to myself, I love this quilt. It's fun, vibrant, not what you'd expect and the colors are my all-time favorites. I've mixed lots and lots different fabrics. The center is hand quilted and the borders are machine quilted. It measures 70x70 inches. I Finished it in August 2018 and was really happy to give it to my best friends birthday the same day. <br />
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(sorry - only close up was just after I finished the handquilting, and before ironing - it looks a bit crincled here).<br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">When making it I compared it to making a puzzle. Every bit of fabric had to be placed right to ensure the balance. I didn't plan it when cutting so I just had a big pile of prints that had to create a certain balance. It was fun... In fact f</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">un, exciting and playful pretty much sums up making the Kaleidescope quilt.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">This is my quilt for the fantastic Bloggers Quilt Festival Fall 2014 in the modern category. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">This quilt is a bright and happy modern quilt made up of four different types of blocks. Overall it has a very crisp and modern feeling to it - improv piecing, paper pieced stars and geese with straight line quilting in the negative spaces. 5 of the 6 stars came from the 3x6 Quilt Bee back in 2012-13.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tuaiCp25AMI/VE1UzoL_jEI/AAAAAAAAGpc/aN3sl9tDR4E/s640/blogger-image--714262445.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tuaiCp25AMI/VE1UzoL_jEI/AAAAAAAAGpc/aN3sl9tDR4E/s640/blogger-image--714262445.jpg"></a></div></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">I showed it to my friend Linda, who cleverly suggested using a bit more white and square shapes so after a few tries I ended up with the square blocks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The blocks was QAYG allowing for some different lines in the white spaces. I used some the softest, thick, luxurious fleece background, so it is very thick, warm and soft - almost duvet feeling. </span></div>
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Cillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15908121685579749451noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191514764086263454.post-46894366708368347062014-09-28T21:01:00.001+02:002014-09-28T21:01:29.533+02:00Quilt bug<div><br></div>I had an idea about a quilt and couldn't sleep Friday night. Ended up in my sewing room instead and skipped sleeping all together.<div><br></div><div>It started out as some improv blocks with lots of fabrics lines</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdSLGSH2hGl3fzONC7woz3-Ldyq8WVAo7dpnFa3Xl13hegveYlokJoX6fqHx1hNQo8OyuXLmHrgCEy6w40LJL9EPf4pZTWlNCZ5jaRUBuVjOF8qKNoRxeW9K_qRx-xtU53KJNREH4CHE8/s640/blogger-image--1875294854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdSLGSH2hGl3fzONC7woz3-Ldyq8WVAo7dpnFa3Xl13hegveYlokJoX6fqHx1hNQo8OyuXLmHrgCEy6w40LJL9EPf4pZTWlNCZ5jaRUBuVjOF8qKNoRxeW9K_qRx-xtU53KJNREH4CHE8/s640/blogger-image--1875294854.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My old orphan bee blocks from fitted perfectly</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-LLM1UYprkAc/VCha3_QYflI/AAAAAAAAGk4/oiz_3y3SbZ0/s640/blogger-image-1177712454.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-LLM1UYprkAc/VCha3_QYflI/AAAAAAAAGk4/oiz_3y3SbZ0/s640/blogger-image-1177712454.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Then I added some geese</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-lh0b2ys10S0/VCha619gjAI/AAAAAAAAGlA/hWru4yZgLV0/s640/blogger-image--149245383.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-lh0b2ys10S0/VCha619gjAI/AAAAAAAAGlA/hWru4yZgLV0/s640/blogger-image--149245383.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And one by Sunday night it looks like this</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-2_qcYXjX36k/VChbB0W0rwI/AAAAAAAAGlQ/GCGbjzXFxIE/s640/blogger-image--844767736.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-2_qcYXjX36k/VChbB0W0rwI/AAAAAAAAGlQ/GCGbjzXFxIE/s640/blogger-image--844767736.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Now I'm trying to figure out the next step. think I may have caught the quiltbug again...</div><br></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div>Cillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15908121685579749451noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191514764086263454.post-70379952280020424902014-08-31T13:57:00.001+02:002014-08-31T14:34:43.439+02:00A finish<div><br></div>I finished the Kaledeiscope quilt. It deserves an outdoor picture but it's raining cats and dogs so this will have to do. It was lots of fun to make this - it's from Stephanie's book 'Uncommonly Corduroy'. I enlarged the pattern slightly so the quilt ended up at 74x74 inches.<div><br></div><div>It's made in Anna Marie Horner and Amy Butler fabrics - lots of color, lots of movement.<div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ly4CfYz2XJw/VAMNmiHcRFI/AAAAAAAAGkA/cyOP08iTi8U/s640/blogger-image-1124437960.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ly4CfYz2XJw/VAMNmiHcRFI/AAAAAAAAGkA/cyOP08iTi8U/s640/blogger-image-1124437960.jpg"></a></div><br></div>The background is dark grey fleece and the binding is polka dot</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-wF5XzvArk8s/VAMWV83KnsI/AAAAAAAAGkQ/zN764cdy64A/s640/blogger-image--1209744602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-wF5XzvArk8s/VAMWV83KnsI/AAAAAAAAGkQ/zN764cdy64A/s640/blogger-image--1209744602.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I love it....</div><br></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div></div></div>Cillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15908121685579749451noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191514764086263454.post-42566345635484336042014-08-25T08:33:00.000+02:002014-08-25T08:39:49.686+02:00FWQ<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: small;">My friend Heidie and I agreed to make our own little Farmers Wife QAL - and to use the same color palette in blue, red and white. 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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I have a feeling that although we use the same pattern and the same coclors, the quilts will come out very differently.</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Though dragging my feet at first, I'm becoming more and more excited about the project. I've pulled an eclectic mix of fabrics - modern, 30'ties, Japanese and traditional,Tilda etc. I was quite surprised that I had so many reds. Maybe that's because I rarely use reds?</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Now the fabrics are all washed and ironed. I've planned the first eight blocks and made the templates. The rest I will make as I go along. At least 4 small blocks a month, that's doable, right?</span><br />
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Cillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15908121685579749451noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191514764086263454.post-35562145755480686562014-08-24T09:56:00.001+02:002014-08-24T16:05:23.915+02:00Morning tea<div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">I'm having my morning tea while doing some enjoyable binding. I still need a bit more quilting in the small bits but this quilt has been glue basted for so long I was afraid it would start to come apart. So I secured the bigger lines and got started on the binding. This is of course a total no-no so please don't tell the quilting police.</span></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUVO47lC4CpnFKCpM32KE7T6CkcNSwQrGnVXv3k4Isc_Tcwj0JCGrtfFKVBP7pL1nYTwYNxQT7KmNazVRl_gCRU4326zun3HGnaZ6deGcJTu-NZoE2Oyf80g64nHTDFgX9kJgAJ8RPx3w/s640/blogger-image-491638241.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUVO47lC4CpnFKCpM32KE7T6CkcNSwQrGnVXv3k4Isc_Tcwj0JCGrtfFKVBP7pL1nYTwYNxQT7KmNazVRl_gCRU4326zun3HGnaZ6deGcJTu-NZoE2Oyf80g64nHTDFgX9kJgAJ8RPx3w/s640/blogger-image-491638241.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Of course it's all wrinkly from the handling and in badly need of a iron, but still.. Almost beat a sunrise, doesn't it?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYbWqhBOBX-SiUTiaiLNrjYBlEieB1wrf5VGPyFigEGwaYDjSiLOd34CUzUhCzBenlEzZ1_mrziG6alUWtnfWO0j-r8CXNV-4U9uAumHYuZkDpEdjsLp-bhLswaIfDJS51u3ry3Gq_BQw/s640/blogger-image-1195266634.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYbWqhBOBX-SiUTiaiLNrjYBlEieB1wrf5VGPyFigEGwaYDjSiLOd34CUzUhCzBenlEzZ1_mrziG6alUWtnfWO0j-r8CXNV-4U9uAumHYuZkDpEdjsLp-bhLswaIfDJS51u3ry3Gq_BQw/s640/blogger-image-1195266634.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Cillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15908121685579749451noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191514764086263454.post-87282131499953827292014-08-11T22:36:00.001+02:002014-08-11T22:36:11.976+02:00A fair warning...<div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">As a friend I recommend you forget about going to the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham... It's highly addictive and can be very, very expensive. To top that off there's also a serious number of mind blowing fantastic quilts at display that is guaranteed to mess with your mind and make you dream of long quilting days and no work. Seriously, if you still insist on going its on your own risk ;) I </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">just went though my spoils of war and are trying to estimate the damages. </span></div><div><br></div><div>Some great books:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kyuYYGMlsvc/U-koubPoy0I/AAAAAAAAGhc/g16l-iau_Vc/s640/blogger-image-1480138993.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kyuYYGMlsvc/U-koubPoy0I/AAAAAAAAGhc/g16l-iau_Vc/s640/blogger-image-1480138993.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Some nick-nacks and notions:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mVQvTpT_YsY/U-kor8JGLaI/AAAAAAAAGhU/CzbWmRaCysk/s640/blogger-image--164624863.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mVQvTpT_YsY/U-kor8JGLaI/AAAAAAAAGhU/CzbWmRaCysk/s640/blogger-image--164624863.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And a bag to carry it all in:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtQCXdCkSu9UDmamNPzkwGRYxdX6vxOaphyphenhyphenj5BL6dy0IkzynyjNoAbX-M9XWD5DeXtj359sZm6SP3NlCMVkZknoS-uhI-LF4sn3UhqEsWgmeUv_UP5X7brnxSaLav0ifbgwFRo5wRY8A/s640/blogger-image-1234114023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtQCXdCkSu9UDmamNPzkwGRYxdX6vxOaphyphenhyphenj5BL6dy0IkzynyjNoAbX-M9XWD5DeXtj359sZm6SP3NlCMVkZknoS-uhI-LF4sn3UhqEsWgmeUv_UP5X7brnxSaLav0ifbgwFRo5wRY8A/s640/blogger-image-1234114023.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Fabrics of course - here's the pile with the larger pieces - all between 1 and 3 yards:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-naWG2dPJ1SQ/U-ko-5RkufI/AAAAAAAAGiM/90Oemf5GPCE/s640/blogger-image-1942817588.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-naWG2dPJ1SQ/U-ko-5RkufI/AAAAAAAAGiM/90Oemf5GPCE/s640/blogger-image-1942817588.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Some red and blues - my friend Heidie challenged me to a Farmers Wife in blue, red and white. I feel slightly petrified, but who am I to turn down a challenge. Well be making one each. Do you want to join in?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Ki5J6qJVtVo/U-kolRl1BaI/AAAAAAAAGg8/Ir9vzV75GI0/s640/blogger-image-787687257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Ki5J6qJVtVo/U-kolRl1BaI/AAAAAAAAGg8/Ir9vzV75GI0/s640/blogger-image-787687257.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here my perhaps favourite purchase - the most surprising of them all. New to me, Kim Porter's worn and washed fabrics. Fantastic coordinated fabrics - mostly cotton, but also flannel and cordouy. Such treasures...: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitc15zE_NKBe-MWO2DjfLy4Jn5HW_Ji18FfsbkizlqQiqdsNuxGZ1ybPhP8I3bmScHKAYcty79M8HirTL5YaMx8DZcOO-JqW5nPo5DwBCV23d0aTe4gGlo6odlSDbRtTJ5fhBygiPAuV4/s640/blogger-image--36327193.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitc15zE_NKBe-MWO2DjfLy4Jn5HW_Ji18FfsbkizlqQiqdsNuxGZ1ybPhP8I3bmScHKAYcty79M8HirTL5YaMx8DZcOO-JqW5nPo5DwBCV23d0aTe4gGlo6odlSDbRtTJ5fhBygiPAuV4/s640/blogger-image--36327193.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>And finally some small FQs that was just to yummy to pass:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-TW6N5gRViSQ/U-koncTd_HI/AAAAAAAAGhE/aCt7-rQugSk/s640/blogger-image--2029997742.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-TW6N5gRViSQ/U-koncTd_HI/AAAAAAAAGhE/aCt7-rQugSk/s640/blogger-image--2029997742.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div>There was lots of quilts on display - too many to really study them all even if we spent the better part of a day to just browsing. My favourite quilts were all in the traditional and contemporary section:</div><div><br></div><div>This one looked a bits 'messy' from a distance but once you got closer each and everyone of the little hexies were pillars of skills. Wow... I can't even begin to imagine how many little pieces of fabrics went into this Australian quilt by Zinzia White:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FxUGWtpBRRY/U-koiO4Jk6I/AAAAAAAAGg0/FM-vn5Y4PgY/s640/blogger-image-835916582.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FxUGWtpBRRY/U-koiO4Jk6I/AAAAAAAAGg0/FM-vn5Y4PgY/s640/blogger-image-835916582.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mPNKxIvzOs8/U-kpOYUIpHI/AAAAAAAAGi8/yOB5YIVsdCE/s640/blogger-image--1709548423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mPNKxIvzOs8/U-kpOYUIpHI/AAAAAAAAGi8/yOB5YIVsdCE/s640/blogger-image--1709548423.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-JpIxqEmtBc8/U-ko0ICjpRI/AAAAAAAAGhs/_s9WdhEcq_Y/s640/blogger-image-559072186.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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You might have caught the Quilt Festival bug. If so, maybe I'll see you there next year.</div>Cillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15908121685579749451noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191514764086263454.post-1929403992886361482014-08-09T11:28:00.001+02:002014-08-09T11:28:18.578+02:00Ups...This weekend im at the Festivals of Quilts in Birmingham, England. Lots of fun, lots of fantastic quilts and lots of new purchases. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Here are the results of the first day. Two more days. If my husband asks most of it is stuff that I've had for ages. 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I love it :) Today we hit 32 degrees and at the same time I hit the limit for quilting. Basting in the heat, yes sir, not a problem but sitting with a warm quilt draped over my lap while quilting was definately a no go even if I'm itching to get started on the kaleidescope quilt.<div><br></div><div><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Kg74xNfsCsw/U96PJFWXaOI/AAAAAAAAGgQ/UA9AYdL9__A/s640/blogger-image-335241344.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Kg74xNfsCsw/U96PJFWXaOI/AAAAAAAAGgQ/UA9AYdL9__A/s640/blogger-image-335241344.jpg"></a><br><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Basting on the dining room table... This is as far as I got and before Jens and I decided to hit the ice cream bar in town for some cool indulgence instead. He seems awfully happy for a off-duty quilt holder, don't you think?</span></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-a7vskDhKrQc/U96PGoEi7aI/AAAAAAAAGgI/yVJZQBPpHvs/s640/blogger-image--300802916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-a7vskDhKrQc/U96PGoEi7aI/AAAAAAAAGgI/yVJZQBPpHvs/s640/blogger-image--300802916.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></div><div><br></div></div></div>Cillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15908121685579749451noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191514764086263454.post-76054376752018927792014-07-27T12:19:00.001+02:002014-07-27T12:19:41.586+02:00The top is done..<div><br></div>Well, eventually it became too big to hang on my design wall so it had to come down. 71"x71" of pure bohemian, vibrant goodness is ready for basting and quilting:<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Wg9lgFMIwMc/U9TSL845AfI/AAAAAAAAGfw/0wco0C6XgFQ/s640/blogger-image--1858761627.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Wg9lgFMIwMc/U9TSL845AfI/AAAAAAAAGfw/0wco0C6XgFQ/s640/blogger-image--1858761627.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-sOM8kebYROs/U9TSOaKANcI/AAAAAAAAGf4/uIhKzxThtN4/s640/blogger-image--1755556979.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-sOM8kebYROs/U9TSOaKANcI/AAAAAAAAGf4/uIhKzxThtN4/s640/blogger-image--1755556979.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br><div><br></div></div>Cillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15908121685579749451noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191514764086263454.post-43644096645640582702014-07-26T16:19:00.001+02:002014-07-26T21:54:36.835+02:00Last quilt ?While adding borders, I'm thinking this will be the last quilt i ever make - it looks too good on my wall and totally brightens up my sewing room, so I don't want to ever want to take it down again :)<br />
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Pattern: Saltwater Taffy from the book Uncommonly Corduroy by Stephanie Dunphy.</div>
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Cillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15908121685579749451noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191514764086263454.post-45891585508683151382014-07-23T10:53:00.001+02:002014-07-23T18:26:48.382+02:00Colour explosionUpdate: Auch... I'm being hit in the head by Mr. Nemesis, for assuming I didn't misplace the pieces. Looking at the pictures below I realised that I did manage to screw up despite my perkiness and the needle. Second last block buttom row from the right. See it? Happy to say the grey in now in the right place. Funny how you see things in a picture that you don't notice when standing in front of the real piece.<div><br></div><div>I'm totally wind up and excited this morning... I finished piecing the blocks for the centre of <font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Saltwater Taffy fom the book Uncommonly Corduroy. </font><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">What a colour explosion, right?</span><div><br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-j__eqpYBJYY/U893_sBHkgI/AAAAAAAAGfM/0ckAnck4r1Q/s640/blogger-image-955965851.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-j__eqpYBJYY/U893_sBHkgI/AAAAAAAAGfM/0ckAnck4r1Q/s640/blogger-image-955965851.jpg"></a></div><div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">It went together smoothless and I didn't have to unpick anything, which is good considered I misplaced my seam ripper and my LQS is closed this week. A little trick I used to make sure I added the right corner triangles was to place a needle in the top wedge. This way you can twist and turn and still be sure what's up and down, left and right. I don't know if it's so obvious that everybody is already doing it? I think it overall saved me a lot of time .</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-WdO7uXmUKWc/U8936Yjk03I/AAAAAAAAGe8/49j3af-wUsY/s640/blogger-image-987577796.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-WdO7uXmUKWc/U8936Yjk03I/AAAAAAAAGe8/49j3af-wUsY/s640/blogger-image-987577796.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">I enlarged the template a little so the blocks ended up 10 3/4"</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-0IW-1nIfkto/U8939N5-7tI/AAAAAAAAGfE/ylmrYR2WUNI/s640/blogger-image--703871688.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-0IW-1nIfkto/U8939N5-7tI/AAAAAAAAGfE/ylmrYR2WUNI/s640/blogger-image--703871688.jpg"></a></div><br></font><div>Now on to piecing the blocks and consider options for the borders.</div></div></div></div></div></div>Cillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15908121685579749451noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191514764086263454.post-43141207568917940732014-07-22T10:42:00.001+02:002014-07-22T10:42:27.882+02:00A small finishI made the lavender bag - or rather lavender pad - with linnen. Inner fabric and lavender bag is AMH fabric. It's 6x6 inches so rather big and flat, closed with a single lavender blue button. It's filled with lavender from the garden in Provence. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The embroidery pattern is an old Swedish print.</span><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">It's been a long time since I did any embroidery - it was fun :)</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Now I'm going to pack it up and send it off to France with a little 'thank you and hope to see you again' note.<br></font><div><div><br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WWcf0RZwGGY/U84j8efbbeI/AAAAAAAAGes/Urtz8vn6hCg/s640/blogger-image--1670467267.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WWcf0RZwGGY/U84j8efbbeI/AAAAAAAAGes/Urtz8vn6hCg/s640/blogger-image--1670467267.jpg"></a></div><div><br></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-aS175AFQBHg/U84j5qaLftI/AAAAAAAAGek/mqsOyi3O9-o/s640/blogger-image--1417544194.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-aS175AFQBHg/U84j5qaLftI/AAAAAAAAGek/mqsOyi3O9-o/s640/blogger-image--1417544194.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br></div></div></div>Cillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15908121685579749451noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191514764086263454.post-30239048212213340002014-07-21T18:00:00.001+02:002014-07-21T18:07:24.950+02:00Back and fourthToday I'm working on two projects - back and fourth as my temper pleases :)<div><br></div><div>A lavender bag which will go to France as a little thank you to the sweet and helpful Madame who rented out the gite we stayed in in France - we made good friends. Just before we left she asked me to take some lavender with me home from her own garden and I'm going to return some in a pretty little bag:</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-yLXqj1HR4q0/U805GB4Y-YI/AAAAAAAAGeI/OmYDgsPHqKc/s640/blogger-image--1900294583.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-yLXqj1HR4q0/U805GB4Y-YI/AAAAAAAAGeI/OmYDgsPHqKc/s640/blogger-image--1900294583.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And of course the kaleidescope Saltwater Taffy from <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Uncommonly Corduroy - piecing blocks so I can free up some space on my design wall for the last two columns:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-s7yb-Q82mTo/U806uLW6cwI/AAAAAAAAGeU/4Xx-YisYOLc/s640/blogger-image--825415476.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-s7yb-Q82mTo/U806uLW6cwI/AAAAAAAAGeU/4Xx-YisYOLc/s640/blogger-image--825415476.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><br></div>Cillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15908121685579749451noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191514764086263454.post-10611590745420073642014-07-20T16:12:00.001+02:002014-07-20T19:42:58.712+02:00Back from vacation<div><br></div>Ah... We've been in South of France for two weeks enjoying life, drinking good wine and just relaxing. The wi-fi didn't work and there was no TV in the gite we rented, so it was quite literally a change fom the normal life. Lovely none the less...<div><br></div><div>My view at our rented house from the shade, while the pool was being cleaned by the robot. I wish cleaning at home felt as good as this...</div><div><br></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAsMLSZie-5ztwPmAvJunh8pSTK9Rg8TtrdJ72KPiJJEyqvaU1xGghoXjciIOK6Ba7YHaNyxFrWh7g3H2-sjbDzuDJEzQGSnMI79hMJLtRGwBZ0OAA8sFtYt4B8qg0jO9nxLVER7zgO8/s640/blogger-image--982181326.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAsMLSZie-5ztwPmAvJunh8pSTK9Rg8TtrdJ72KPiJJEyqvaU1xGghoXjciIOK6Ba7YHaNyxFrWh7g3H2-sjbDzuDJEzQGSnMI79hMJLtRGwBZ0OAA8sFtYt4B8qg0jO9nxLVER7zgO8/s640/blogger-image--982181326.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Dinner at the local (nice) restaurant - everybody is eating outside under the trees. We were in the heart of the Rhone wine district so finding excellent wine wasn't the biggest of our problems:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-YhLeVhG5mbI/U8urP3-JIgI/AAAAAAAAGc4/ahnYQOvqibk/s640/blogger-image-288435075.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-YhLeVhG5mbI/U8urP3-JIgI/AAAAAAAAGc4/ahnYQOvqibk/s640/blogger-image-288435075.jpg"></a></div></div><br></div></div><div>One if my birthday gifts from DH was tickets to Camina Burana in the old roman theatre in Orange. Simply fantastic! The music, the scenography, the French people enjoying the night. The orchestra gave three encores... Did I already use the word fantastic? Cause it really was...</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUL0h873j2oLvg1UXryqg5X4KOcw2MfqAP9tfZ5FhUyCrP3MrtV4BZpBg-d990mdGjQy5LInFqXf6sYD2rS8ovKNyATUtVQZ30TTA43IjBravm42gyWHDdsFLdyiyKXBfB47f9R30s-zQ/s640/blogger-image--726788886.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUL0h873j2oLvg1UXryqg5X4KOcw2MfqAP9tfZ5FhUyCrP3MrtV4BZpBg-d990mdGjQy5LInFqXf6sYD2rS8ovKNyATUtVQZ30TTA43IjBravm42gyWHDdsFLdyiyKXBfB47f9R30s-zQ/s640/blogger-image--726788886.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The boys had fun with the so called animals on site (I prefer the term creeps). Here is a small lizard on my oldest arm. The boys didn't even miss TV :)</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-2mthRcpA7jA/U8urTH7ZttI/AAAAAAAAGdA/heanHtM3kHE/s640/blogger-image--1747280648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-2mthRcpA7jA/U8urTH7ZttI/AAAAAAAAGdA/heanHtM3kHE/s640/blogger-image--1747280648.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is how we got news from the outside world - a paper from the local Tabac picked up in the morning while getting fresh bread and croissants. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWg5XqF-HkvUQLHAhVSc9hyOq9eAeK668Q6oiJBO5hVqNogTz6Yi-MuJtyIJ-Pwy8rBRLH0ntF02Mr7lbw3GcYMIbDgzAslVSXmIUbbTxISGNHNqO05hklSLHdrDrCjCEAgwQUAkGewoQ/s640/blogger-image-1589081393.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWg5XqF-HkvUQLHAhVSc9hyOq9eAeK668Q6oiJBO5hVqNogTz6Yi-MuJtyIJ-Pwy8rBRLH0ntF02Mr7lbw3GcYMIbDgzAslVSXmIUbbTxISGNHNqO05hklSLHdrDrCjCEAgwQUAkGewoQ/s640/blogger-image-1589081393.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And finally a picture of our lovely terrace - perfect shaded by a climbing rose bush. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4oSwFyjkgpI/U8urVYcxRvI/AAAAAAAAGdI/TJqwS-3_gEc/s640/blogger-image--133684319.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4oSwFyjkgpI/U8urVYcxRvI/AAAAAAAAGdI/TJqwS-3_gEc/s640/blogger-image--133684319.jpg"></a></div><br></div>I hope we can go back to Sablet some day... What a great holiday. Now I have a week at home before work starts again. Looking forward to catching up on blogs and of course dive into my kaleidescope which is waiting for me :)</div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWKniFBncsN918wspZJHuIBGRRsPQECsqq974bCh38RsOUju5sLDfLdD8EqXp7BCJ4ts7RdDpBMIGt88rO9Bvj3ZHEtIgBVoUXV2O2DB7Jgpy53Pa1JqQ6rCPM3gEG5wo3Cp63QQduOa8/s640/blogger-image-1523518351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWKniFBncsN918wspZJHuIBGRRsPQECsqq974bCh38RsOUju5sLDfLdD8EqXp7BCJ4ts7RdDpBMIGt88rO9Bvj3ZHEtIgBVoUXV2O2DB7Jgpy53Pa1JqQ6rCPM3gEG5wo3Cp63QQduOa8/s640/blogger-image-1523518351.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div>Cillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15908121685579749451noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191514764086263454.post-81028542971582445702014-07-01T19:18:00.001+02:002014-07-01T19:19:26.167+02:00Design wall and contrastsHaving learned my lesson from the previous quilt, this time I'm taking the time to play a little on the design wall before making even one stitch...<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-49TkWxq1FuE/U7LtYfsZ4eI/AAAAAAAAGck/Mh8wDnSTUk0/s640/blogger-image-568739759.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-49TkWxq1FuE/U7LtYfsZ4eI/AAAAAAAAGck/Mh8wDnSTUk0/s640/blogger-image-568739759.jpg"></a></div><br><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Still moving fabrics around. I'm having fun :)</span></div></div>Cillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15908121685579749451noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191514764086263454.post-44222780910601018752014-06-27T20:36:00.001+02:002014-06-27T22:26:01.821+02:00Kaleidoscope quiltFor a long time I've wanted to make a kaleidoscope quilt - even bought a special ruler a while ago - but never really dared to take on the project. That is until I read the pattern for Stephanie's Saltwater Taffy from Uncommonly Corduroy. The way the pattern is written suddenly make kaleidoscopes seems easy :)<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-hbTo6sCLg4c/U626Gg64HZI/AAAAAAAAGcQ/EFAzss2Vc_Y/s640/blogger-image--2095424848.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-hbTo6sCLg4c/U626Gg64HZI/AAAAAAAAGcQ/EFAzss2Vc_Y/s640/blogger-image--2095424848.jpg"></a></div><br><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Now my AMH fabric is sorted into bundles mixed with leftover Lark fabric and I'm ready to start cutting. Just need to figure out the neutral background. Maybe grey-grey, maybe linnen?</span></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div></div>Cillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15908121685579749451noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191514764086263454.post-42408463084134116212014-06-25T19:03:00.001+02:002014-06-27T22:23:05.793+02:00Done...<div><br></div><div><br></div>I finished Jens quilt today... Happy to report he's now a 11 year old happy camper with a quilt warm enough to replace any duvet even in the wintertime :) You know, they say everything is a phase. I'm wondering if this heavy-fleece-quilt is too. Maybe some day my kids will want to use a normal cotton quilt again?<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0N-x9cV_0Fw/U6sA0rSFVVI/AAAAAAAAGb0/oFuD_yflWak/s640/blogger-image-1231430114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0N-x9cV_0Fw/U6sA0rSFVVI/AAAAAAAAGb0/oFuD_yflWak/s640/blogger-image-1231430114.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This picture is just from when I finished the binding - it's a bit wrinkled and needs ironing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-u574GQznwbY/U6sA2ua2PBI/AAAAAAAAGb8/fVDLnXeqlJ8/s640/blogger-image--589450531.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-u574GQznwbY/U6sA2ua2PBI/AAAAAAAAGb8/fVDLnXeqlJ8/s640/blogger-image--589450531.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br></div>Cillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15908121685579749451noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191514764086263454.post-83494915486252994142014-06-24T07:33:00.001+02:002014-06-24T07:33:18.908+02:00UpsA whole new bunch of Anna Marie Horner fabrics has arrived.. A full fq bundle of True Colors, Field Study, and Dowry as well as 1 yard pieces of the last four Lou Lou Thi fabrics in stock. Oh, they are lovely!<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-BtxBnmlpud0/U6kNnNSSUQI/AAAAAAAAGbk/L6bxRnkE8Xs/s640/blogger-image-604662645.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-BtxBnmlpud0/U6kNnNSSUQI/AAAAAAAAGbk/L6bxRnkE8Xs/s640/blogger-image-604662645.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Cillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15908121685579749451noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191514764086263454.post-243586483540807082014-06-23T18:37:00.001+02:002014-06-24T07:26:07.011+02:0015 day challenge... YeahThe quilting is improving the overall look and feel. I'm going to make two more lines in each of the grey waves, but already now, the overall impression is slightly better. <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-DQ4Ms6c7B8o/U6hX1D1PZlI/AAAAAAAAGbE/QjDfLT__vHc/s640/blogger-image--1605092773.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-DQ4Ms6c7B8o/U6hX1D1PZlI/AAAAAAAAGbE/QjDfLT__vHc/s640/blogger-image--1605092773.jpg"></a></div><br><div><br></div><div>Time is going to be an issue though. Tonight is midsummer - the longest day of the year. We celebrate with bonfires and staying up late, so quilting time is limited. I need to have this finished by Wednesday.</div></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MH-GkEaiZu8BXpej3CtyW7XxCatQOiSOviMoltx-sQt27-PmCDzG7_-UZum8z3wQf6QjoJ8cdW7Qi_8NnCsw_-f_wRy8Zca7u4NkzCotMa7HRDXcAvQMy3S7HCeUiLGizaUqA8ipKzg/s640/blogger-image--812239044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MH-GkEaiZu8BXpej3CtyW7XxCatQOiSOviMoltx-sQt27-PmCDzG7_-UZum8z3wQf6QjoJ8cdW7Qi_8NnCsw_-f_wRy8Zca7u4NkzCotMa7HRDXcAvQMy3S7HCeUiLGizaUqA8ipKzg/s640/blogger-image--812239044.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Cillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15908121685579749451noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191514764086263454.post-63862332580553814492014-06-22T12:34:00.001+02:002014-06-22T12:34:04.763+02:0015 days challenge...3 days left.The quilt is basted and I'm ready to start quilting. I still am not happy about my fabric choice and layout at all, but it isn't hideous - just really messy.<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-SR81Wzo3DaA/U6axDdUKW0I/AAAAAAAAGas/RlwpJWcMELg/s640/blogger-image-143020654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-SR81Wzo3DaA/U6axDdUKW0I/AAAAAAAAGas/RlwpJWcMELg/s640/blogger-image-143020654.jpg"></a></div><br><div><br></div><div>Out of frustration I played a little with the left over hst's and realised that had I taken the time to use the design wall, things would have been better. Oh well, it's done and I feel too detached to my seam ripper to engage in a long term project like taking it all apart.</div><div><br></div><div>Lessons learned the hard way - I promise never, ever to skip the design wall again.</div><div><br></div><div>Here are the same colors set up a bit more clever...still a melange setting, but definately better.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-A9AK9rWS-oA/U6axGc7CD_I/AAAAAAAAGa0/iQKv2W1o4ZM/s640/blogger-image--823533670.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-A9AK9rWS-oA/U6axGc7CD_I/AAAAAAAAGa0/iQKv2W1o4ZM/s640/blogger-image--823533670.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div>Cillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15908121685579749451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191514764086263454.post-90341800120142414282014-06-21T23:17:00.001+02:002014-06-22T01:19:44.615+02:0015 days challenge updateWell, 5 days before deadline it suddenly dawned on me that I was in a kind off hurry. Like seriously kind of hurry. Work load didn't drop as expected and I also had a huge work presentation for a large external audience on Thursday (which went well, thank goodness). But all work things are now checked off my list and <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">today I dived into the pile of fabrics and finished the top. </span><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">I'm not very happy about it to be honest. The colors doesn't really work their magic. I should have paid more attention to light/dark and not only greens and greys. This is what happens when you don't put much effort and thought into planning. Lesson learned! I think the quilting will help accentuate the pattern and outline the waves there is (though hard to see in the pictures) - fingers crossed - if not I may just have wasted a whole lot of fabric and Jens won't get his quilt on his birthday.<br></font><div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Anyways, enough rambling... This is what it looked like at noon today</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mX8VgJ3kwdM/U6X2LF8tmYI/AAAAAAAAGaU/uDQkNR7B108/s640/blogger-image--1334967611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mX8VgJ3kwdM/U6X2LF8tmYI/AAAAAAAAGaU/uDQkNR7B108/s640/blogger-image--1334967611.jpg"></a></div><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">And how it looks now</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEincvjWaEhmaR30suHU0dCQxoBhQa5Jx_tIzJttht2KMuj5-zxhZTn5TH5jSc1V8O_1lMGhPEsft1OsUL2EVwM7XiFfMpQyLXrJbSv9ZUU-GzOVuT3KJYE2b4r5iwkfTNaHgCzCGXjOnas/s640/blogger-image--42968034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEincvjWaEhmaR30suHU0dCQxoBhQa5Jx_tIzJttht2KMuj5-zxhZTn5TH5jSc1V8O_1lMGhPEsft1OsUL2EVwM7XiFfMpQyLXrJbSv9ZUU-GzOVuT3KJYE2b4r5iwkfTNaHgCzCGXjOnas/s640/blogger-image--42968034.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It measures app 60x80. </div></span></div><div><div><br></div><div>Tomorrow I'll baste it and start quilting, I got Monday night to finish the quilting and Tuesday night to do the binding. That's doable, right?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div>Cillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15908121685579749451noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191514764086263454.post-89524913244402950552014-06-08T20:46:00.001+02:002014-06-08T21:37:24.160+02:0015 days challenge acceptedSorry I went off the grid for so long. I had a huge work project and has literally been working non-stop for the last two weeks - literally night and day. Meanwhile my poor Pfaff has been badly neglected and has been all covered up on my sewing table with an empty design wall as background. <div><br></div><div>However, there's light at the end of the tunnel and the worst is over. The launch went well and the project was well-received. So having slept most of yesterday away and catching up, t<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">oday I counted the days until my youngest 11th birthday... 15 days! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">And I realised that he really wanted a quilt to match his brothers </span><a href="http://my-quilts.blogspot.dk/2014/01/i-finished-longjohn-quilt-week-ago-and.html" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">http://my-quilts.blogspot.dk/2014/01/i-finished-longjohn-quilt-week-ago-and.html</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> (which literally has replaced a duvet since January and is contantly being dragged to the sofa as well). Seeing the love Sven-C has for his quilt, how can I not grant Jens the same gift. He's really into very few colors right now and quite manly quilts. He keeps telling me he's NOT a princess... Like I don't already know *big sigh*.</span></div><div><br></div><div>So it all comes down to this... I got 15 days to create something big, soft, boy like and wonderful for him. </div><div><br></div><div>Challenge accepted. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">I'm going for waves in grey and greens... I</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> started off with a pile of HTS - still to be trimmed. </span></div><div><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></div><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-g--1w6Yfhng/U5SykeZOiSI/AAAAAAAAGZg/hO6pJC_Xz5o/s640/blogger-image-134975323.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-g--1w6Yfhng/U5SykeZOiSI/AAAAAAAAGZg/hO6pJC_Xz5o/s640/blogger-image-134975323.jpg"></a></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">A lot of squares have been cut.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vV78rn-Fmes/U5Syfvd8jXI/AAAAAAAAGZY/1wCoTYu-p48/s640/blogger-image-718415091.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vV78rn-Fmes/U5Syfvd8jXI/AAAAAAAAGZY/1wCoTYu-p48/s640/blogger-image-718415091.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><br></div><div>And I'm going with this pattern but bigger of course. Waves from Modern Neutrals by Amy Ellis.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-vPJQeipjBZs/U5SzRobPEmI/AAAAAAAAGZo/ppHk907XPrE/s640/blogger-image--1104140877.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-vPJQeipjBZs/U5SzRobPEmI/AAAAAAAAGZo/ppHk907XPrE/s640/blogger-image--1104140877.jpg"></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div><div><br></div><div>Definatly a do-able project I think. I personally would have preffered a bit more playfulness and less strictness... But this one is for Jens and I think he will love this pattern. My littlelist little man :) </div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Cillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15908121685579749451noreply@blogger.com7