Sunday inspiration

I went shopping yesterday and brought the new Marie Claire idees back home.
This issue is really, and I mean really beautiful. It's packed full with the most wonderful inspirational idees.



I've taken some pictures to show, so you can see for yourself.



I love the paper made ornaments.
They look so simple and yet so very pretty.



Cute deer ornament.



And don't you just adore this sweet crochet pink teacozy!!



There's so much more. I better hide this magazine from 'moi' before I start making more and more ufo's! I'am the queen of ufo's, you know!
 I start machine quilting the Christmas quilt. And as you probably see it looks terrible. So I removed all the stitches and decided to hand quilt.



But I make large stitches with a large needle so that works real fast!This way I hope to be on time for the contest.


Groetjes,
ps. If you like 'speculaas' go over to my sisters blog. she is holding a yummie giveaway!

touches of red

The border is just about done and I found the right
fabric for the back that matches perfectly.



I made another gingerbread heart.
This one is a larger version of the ones I made last year.



It so much fun to create something new out of old stuff! The brown piece was originally a small table cloth with four embroidered corners. It came from a triftshop. I'm making  the last heart from the last leftover corner.
So, that was one small, old tablecloth well used, I would say!



Because of a few days off from work I can get a lot of sewing done.
Here is another red angel bag. The same as last years angel bags, only this time I used a pink and red roses fabric for the lining and added a silk rose.



To end today's post I show you what came in the mail yesterday.
It has nothing to do with today's post title but I'm so happy with this Mary Engelbreit 2010 calendar. I bought this at Amazon.



I'm off now, have to get my Mexican flu shot this afternoon, brrrr!

A contest, a box and another log cabin

When I got the quilting gallery newsletter from Michele,  
I read about the Holiday Traditions Quilt Contest. I love to enter this contest but to make a quilt on such short notice!?? Still working on the fall quilt.



But then it came to me. I have a quilttop, almost done, hidden somewhere.
This will be a perfect opportunity to finaly get this one finished.
So I took a dive into the cupboard and found this box



Bits and pieces Christmas fabric, most are from the the eighties and nineties.
Probably also the last time this box was opened.



Here's after I neatly folded the fabric swatches.
Isn't that a lovely pile?



Here is the quilttop. It's a log cabin (again). I stitched the stripes on a background for this one. It needs borders, a back and quilting.
Final submissions to enter the contest is December 7, 2009



I think best thing is to use the machine for quilting.
So I can hopefully finish just in time.
Keep my fingers crossed!

Monday's quick post

Just a quick post today. I spotted these yummie fabrics over here.
'Lorenza' from Alexander Henry fabrics.



I played a bit with this site photoscape, just to see how these lovely ones would look in a design.



Yes, just as i thought...these fabrics would look lovely indeed.
I put them on my wishlist.
- Better write a note to Sinterklaas!-



Have a good start of the week!

thinking Christmas

The top is almost done.
I try to find matching fabric for borders and the back...



Meanwhile, despite my best efforts to avoid...
I have Christmas on my mind!



What shall I make this year..



I love to make ornaments..



And I love making these angels..



Well, first things first. Back to my fall quilt!
I go for the red flowery fabric and the solid brown for the border



Groetjes,

under construction

My house is having some renovations done, new window frames, new plaster, new ceiling. So my weekend was filled with all kind of other non quilting work. -Wipe off grey concrete dust is not one of my most favorite jobs to do-. Let's just say it's all for a good cause!

But today the dust is gone and there are no workmen in the house.
So, I can quietly withdraw myself back into my cozy room upstairs
where the fall quilttop is still waiting to get finished.
I hope to show some pictures of it soon.
Have a good start of the week you all!

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!

small weekend pleasures

I've got the flowers....



I got me a project to work on.....



I've got to figure out how to make a proper angel nose???



I got the new issue to browse through.....



And while taking these pictures I've noticed
I've got to do some dusting as well!



Wish you lots of small weekend pleasures too!

update

I just thought I would give you an update on my log cabin fall quilt.
I'm using every free minute to sew stripes into blocks.



Each block has a brown, orange and red diagonal on one side and on the opposite a green and blue green side.  So far I've managed to sew 16 blocks. Still 20 blocks to go!



The other day I saw a lovely quilt in a hoop right here.  And you know how things are..seeing a quilt in a hoop works sooooooo... contagious. I made this quilt using fabric from moda. The fabric is called 'recess', I used a 5" squares charm pack. I added orange/ white checkers and red/ white polkadot fabric. For the back I used polkadot also. Quilting in a hoop...nothing can beat that!



What do you think of these two for an audience?


Aren't these two cute ?
Happy stitching!