Monday again...

Hoi, thank you so much for all your lovely comments on last post.
So good to know I'm not forgotten!
My apologies for (still) being way, way behind on visiting your blogs.
I love to read all about your creative adventures.
July past by so quickly, just 14 days and I will be free for 3 weeks!!
Holiday!! Can't wait.



July page of the birthday calendar by "tesselschade arbeid adelt"





Today I made a new bird, a summer bird. I used light/ bright colours and for the bird's tail I used vintage lace. A few finishing touches before it will be ready for the store.



And three single hearts on a string...
I love making these hearts!



Have a wonderful week...
Groeten,

Free as a bird in June...

June already..... it's hard to believe we are almost half way through 2010!!

It still is a bit quiet here on my blog, sorry for that...
Just hope you haven't forgotten me by now!



Update on last post...I was still thinking abc and numbers for the new baby quilt when I spotted this gorgeous fabric. With Heleen I was in this lovely quiltstore in Zoutelande. And there they were...cute little birds.




I immediatly had a vision on how to use these cuties in the baby quilt. I had the perfect pattern made up in my mind. This pattern didn't included abc or numbers, so they have to wait for a future project.
I bought the fabric with the larger birds (above) and this pretty stash (below).
 I did cut out all the birds and only used the blue ones for the quilt.
       

The pastel colored checker fabric is also the fabric that's used as liner for the baby crib.



The finished top is on the hoop and ready to quilt.
Hope I'll be back soon to show you the result!


Groeten,

Oops..

...May is almost past, just in time for this months calender page!!



Thank you'll so very much for your congratulations
and sweet words on last post good news.
I didn't start on the baby quilt yet, but I have a plan for the pattern..and that counts as half the work is done, right!!

(picture from patchwork book)  I'm thinking ABC, alfabeth, numbers....And here are most of the fabrics I'm gonna use.

 Because my daughter wants to re-use the crib they are almost similar as the ones I used for Luca's babyquilt.


Enough babyquilt update..
A few weeks ago I saw this lovely tin at AH grocery store and I couldn't resist buying it.



I quicly went up my mothers attic (again) and filled it up with beautiful wool.

 Since I crochet my first granny square I'm hooked.I can't help myself...crochet grannies is one of my favorite things to do right now!



I'm using Lucy's wonderful methode.

 This is it for now, I'm off. Hopefully I'll see you again soon.I'm sorry for neglecting you. I'm so, so behind reading your blogs to see what's keeping you'll busy.I believe there are more than 650 posts waiting in google reader for me!!Oops..that's a lot!! Groeten,

March

I turned over a new calender page.
March, the month of early spring, lambs, birds nesting and also the month where fresh green start showing in the garden.



"The March wind roars
Like a lion in the sky,
And makes us shiver
As he passes by.

When winds are soft,
And the days are warm and clear,
Just like a gentle lamb,
Then spring is here."
- Author Unknown

Hello Friday

The first day of a wonderful weekend ahead,
the first weekend of February.....


Here is this months calendar page
and ofcourse this months saying...
Really soon I'll be a year older and wiser !!

 News from the crafting front..Only a very slowly progress. You probably noticed I didn't finished the quilt on time for OPAM January.Well, now my goal is to get it done this month!


SWAP NEWS
Heleen and I opened a Flickr group for the swap. Here is the link. We would love it if you joined us! Please, remember its a surprise, don't show pictures before your partner received her package!!

Some of you mailed us about not receiving the partner information mail...Check your spam folder. Sometimes mails end up in that folder



Have a lovely weekend everyone!

Welcome 2010

Hello everyone, how are you all! Did you survive the holiday season?

Well we did alright, although I only have to will eat low calorie food

for the next few weeks or so!

A new year calls for a new calender.

 

This new one is hanging in my craftsroom. It's actually a birthday calender.

It contains beautiful cross-stitch sampler patterns

and a farmers saying for each month.

The calender is published by Tesseschade-Arbeid Adelt

Don't ask me to translate January's saying in English.

I'm sorry I don't think I can.

However if one of you can, please sent me the translation

and I'll be happy to add it to this post.

Besides all the eating I did this past two weeks

I also managed to squeeze some crafty time in.

A new doll. She asked me for some polkadot shoes....

And who am I to say no...



Have a good start of January's first week!

this and that

Is it really December already?? I can't believe how fast this year has flown by. This is also the last page of my 'Lot van den Akker' calender. Next year I'll come with a new calender and new pages.



I had a small leftover block from the red and white quilt and turned it into a pincushion. I think by now I have more pincushions than pins!
Notice the two vintage fabrics, aren't they lovely?



A few weeks back I told you about a small renovation going on here.
Well, the plaster and ceiling are done.
Now all we have to do is paint the walls and do the floor.
(And do the laundry!! )  To be continued ...



And before I go ending this post I happily put some flowers on the table. Specially for you,  hope you love roses!



Thanks for all the nice feedback about my angel pattern.

a new "what's in the box"

Boy, it's hard to believe... November already, time past by fast....to fast! Again time to show some pretty drawings from the calendar by Lot van den Akker.And besides these drawings, so sweet don't you think, I have no other subject for this post....




So lets do another "what's in the box".
a) Because I don't have anything else to show here and
b) because I have many, I mean many boxes stuffed with WIP's. Lifting the lid once in a while reminds me there's still work waiting! Big question to myself; why always start new projects???



But I must be honest with you The contents of this box is not mine.
It's not my WIP. It's mom's. It ended up in my craftsroom because mom didn't felt like finish it anymore. I said maybe I would but I'm not sure.



When finished it should look something like this.
Sorry for the blurry picture, it was taken from another picture.



The different shapes and figures are glued to the background fabric by using double Sided iron on stabilizer. And then sew buttonhole stitches all around.I love mom's color choices
 It realy looks lovely and it would probably be a lovely work to do also,but you know how things work with WIP's.Usualy they sit for a long time in a dark box are a closetwaiting for someone who comes along and kindly helps them to a good ending.Today it's just not this wip's time.
 So the lid is back on, the box is closed. Maybe this wip has more luck next time!