Op een zonnige dag

Hi, let me tell you what is going on here.

Today I started a new tile block. I have a love/hate affair with this project. I LOVE the technique. I cut the shapes free handed. When I start a block I don't know how it is finished. I just let it grow. It is fun to search in a scrap bag for the color and the shape you need. Freedom!
But I don't know if I will like the quilt when it is finished. It is so busy...

Look what's under the block. I'm using this book as a 'lap table' It is a very nice book. Let me show you a peek inside. (my daughter is using my lap table for her laptop :-/ So now I'm side tracked by this book :-)

Wish I had bedrooms like this, including quilts :-)

What's more on my garden table. A dishcloth project. A perfect project to take with you. A new color yarn is waiting for me. You can find the pattern at the drops site. (thank you Martine).

Ohh no, I have more on my garden table. I started this cross stitch during our trip to Texas. (not that I had time for it ;-)

And what do I have inside my house..
Look, next to my cycling shoes. Yes there is still my 'almost finished' quilt. If I'm going to work at it it will be finished soon.. yes,if..

On top of this basket is my secret project. I hope it will be published and before that I can't show it you.
If you take a good look you see a part of a quilt I want to work on as soon as my 'almost finished' quilt is finished :-)

and yes... in between all my projects. (Looks like I'm out of control) I'm doing my chores, like the laundry etc.
Think I don't have to tell that there are living 3 daughters who love pink in this house ;-)

Lucy


Lucy's 365 days

Quilting

The end is in sight for this quilt. Trying to stay motivated to finish, I just have to keep going!

Lucy

Spring is in the air and a clothespin bag

Spring is in the air, finally. The weather was beautiful today, I was happy to hang my laundry outside for the first time. That means Spring to me and what else do you need more than a new fresh sewed clothespin bag :-)

It was fun to dig in my closet for just the right fabrics. So many inspirational fabrics for so many projects..

Ohh, what a dust on my baby. I have neglected her too much lately... when I was busy with this (<-click.)

I sewed and ironed,
sewed the inside and the outer bag.

Turned it inside out.

When it was all sewn together I placed the coat hanger inside.

I bought some new pegs :-)
and Ta daahh.. I'm ready for spring!

Lucy

Baby hats for Nepal

Mirjam from the blog Hand, Have a nice Day wrote about the need of warm baby hats in Nepal. Well I thought if can knit Christmas balls I can knit baby hats too :-)

I had some left over yarn from this project (actually, I bought too much because I'm not an experienced knitter/crocheter and I have no idea how much yarn I need for a project)

I found this pattern on the Drops site. I love this site, they have very nice patterns!

and voila!...

Three baby hats.

It is so nice to discover at the age of 46 that beside knitting christmas balls, crocheting ducks, cycling very fast and competing men and winning , I can knit baby hats too :-)

If you want to donate to this project you have to be fast. It is closing at the end of february.

Lucy

A coat and a bag

You have an old woolen coat (which is now way too big since you lost weight ;-)
But the fabric is so beautiful, what to do..



Yes, some cut,cut, snip,snip, measure, sew and...


Ta daaahhh, there it is! A bag which you take with you to work, groceries, fabric shopping, yarn shopping. Or you can carry your knitting-, crochet- or quilt projects with you. In other words you can use it for everything :-)



Lucy

Done

The binding is on and this doll quilt is done :-)

Lucy

Crochet

Ai, I have a quilt blog and now I'm into crocheting :-)



I taught my daughter how to crochet....


I made these key ring ducks in different colors since everyone likes it and would love to have one by me..


I bought some lovely yarn. (believe me being in a yarn shop is the same as being in a quilt shop I'm drooling over the yarn, at the colors and the feel of it. I want to buy everything *sigh* I wish I wasn't that crafty and want to do it all!)

Well I choose a 100% alpaca wool from drops in a natural color. It feels so soft.
I want to make a small lap size blanket of it.
I will use this pattern. (click) For my english readers click here.

Though.. I'm not experienced with crocheting and there is a difference in the pattern and how it is crochet at the picture. The description of how to crochet the grannies together is minimal and I think it is for someone more experienced
I found out that I made a mistake and I have to crochet the last row of the pile (left hand at the picture) of grannies over....

But I'm still enthusiastic about it. It is so easy to pick up.

I will keep you up posted about my progress...

Lucy

Inspired by an antique doll quilt

After weeks of recovering Ihave a bit of my spirit back to make a little quilt.
One of my favourite quilt books is Childhood Treasures by Merikay Waldvogel.

You can find lot of very cute doll quilts in it. Actually every quilt in
this book is an inspiration. Kathie has already reproduced a few of the
doll quilts. Take a peek at her blog and you will be amazed!

I made this block maybe a year ago inspired by an antique quilt I found on the web. ( don't remember exactly where). I wanted to use it for this center. It is not my intention to reproduce this quilt exactly. I just want to achieve the same feel.

It’s is so good to play with my fabrics again, searching for the right piece, to feel them, and cut them into the right size is just fun!

Love the sound of my purring baby..

This looks nice..

and then OOPS.. wrong size. Why was I thinking that 6 x 7 = 45 ??????

Ok, I could cut them smaller with the correct math. Only then it doesn't have the look what I want.

I’m sidetracked: Who made this little heart on my pincushion for me :-) ?

Back to my doll quilt. I hear Gwen saying if it is to short add a piece, if it is too long cut it off. I love this quote, it makes everything so much easier. So this time I add a little. Thanks Gwen :-). Top is finished. Now the backing.

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Every time when I clean up my stash in my closet I have the intention to keep it that way. Seriously I do!!!! But somehow it doesn't happen. I have too much fabric and little space to store it. How do I find a nice backing in this closet?

Ahh found.

Ahhh too short..

I offer this beautiful red piece for the backing. To me it is hard to use a nice red for the backing. I want to use them for the front. I love red. I need to find one more piece .

Back to my closet. It’s really hard to dig through the fabrics.. Need to clean up this soon.

I putt my hand in a pile and this came out. HUH bears.

Hé you cutie..Yep, nothing for me but I'm going to fill the last space with this fabric.

Nice cup of tea..
I’m sidetracked by this quilt on the other page of the book. Beautiful border!

Backing is finished. Ready to baste top, batting and backing together.

Basting pieces of an old fabric on the border so the quilt fits in the hoop.

I’m going to quilt the center with a clamshell pattern. Easy to draw and easy to quilt.

What’s left is a nice color of quilting thread.

Let's go quilting!

Lucy