Plaudereien aus dem Nähkästchen
Looking forward to Canada – that was the title of my blogpost a year ago. My husband had just booked our flights for August 2020 and to celebrate that I had stitched the first block of our anticipation wall hanging.
Continue reading “Deferred is not cancelled”
For 25 years we have been avid players of the gorgous „Settlers of Catan“, we were hooked as soon it was released. Two shelves in our cupboard are full of all variants of this game. By now we have infected also our children.
Continue reading “Fans of Catan”
For my first block of the ragtime quilt I combinded four big squares of 8inch sides with a cross of nin small squares of 4inch sides. Now for the second I wanted to try another layout.
Continue reading “Shabby chic ragtime quilt – block 2”
Even though we are already a couple of weeks into the new school term a first grader was very happy about her late schoolstart present.
Continue reading “First grader”
Because I like sea gulls so much I am doing a bag with lots of sea gull designs. And a bag needs charm, of course.
Continue reading “Loving sea gulls”
Last week my machine did not want to stitch anymore after having done the third block of Flowerdog Design’s starry night quilt. But after a very intense cleaning and oiling she is working again luckily.
Continue reading “Starry night sew-along – week 4”
To Sweet Peas mystery christmas quilt there not only corners to do as I showed last week but also borders.
Continue reading “Mystery christmas sew-along – week 4”
Our latest addition to our car pool is a chic brown Vespa – not new but as good as new as it was handed down in the family.
Continue reading “Equipped for driving”
Yesterday my daughter came and asked me to do a present for her friend’s birthday today, something embroidered.
Continue reading “Just like magic – making a present”
Thanks to my shabby chic Kurt I know already that in order to create that look you have to cut the lapping edges in regular intervals. And when I did that with my small pair of fabric scissors it was a pain. It was so difficult for my hand. How would I stand doing that with such a big project as my shabby chic rag time quilt?
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