tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87279271314912465692024-02-12T00:44:54.442+01:00Carpe QuiltemAnnemiekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891179217078987717noreply@blogger.comBlogger242125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727927131491246569.post-87101777495068114582023-10-08T18:41:00.002+02:002023-10-08T18:41:23.096+02:00Top done!<p>I had this done a fortnight ago, but got distracted( again) ánd I am/was doing quite a few odd jobs around the house.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_KO3qA4nHnNfIH0adv0TnS9qk2y07JN-2utfMFf2QUM8LnIrxX61W5hHKxVOhaoTQTLtLVNaYXtwQnFP4nyxr37tYM-YPspWF1tt3nMCeCMV3_SUOUDo4KwoO6uUM8xrZERwl4hu9vCAGq6kAUhM6fhX0EBMl6vtQ9nARfX0Fbag143b90qGCiUyDWRc/s4032/IMG_4135.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_KO3qA4nHnNfIH0adv0TnS9qk2y07JN-2utfMFf2QUM8LnIrxX61W5hHKxVOhaoTQTLtLVNaYXtwQnFP4nyxr37tYM-YPspWF1tt3nMCeCMV3_SUOUDo4KwoO6uUM8xrZERwl4hu9vCAGq6kAUhM6fhX0EBMl6vtQ9nARfX0Fbag143b90qGCiUyDWRc/s320/IMG_4135.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5mRPVO-mUTsMMv3hTGrldSZITKW6eR5vpf5c2u5b4-mzcnC8i2xkp04FkdZzpwfJLAeMQL5grz33UpLuXhdagnbanRPkptocW-vdYScR80jjQWls0M30t1sPmNHuOvXlFMONxT8kSI9kcH9uF3I5N4Hl9tZUD8ciPdg-dKUYlKVCtOw5CfiupGGBHgQ/s4032/IMG_4129.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5mRPVO-mUTsMMv3hTGrldSZITKW6eR5vpf5c2u5b4-mzcnC8i2xkp04FkdZzpwfJLAeMQL5grz33UpLuXhdagnbanRPkptocW-vdYScR80jjQWls0M30t1sPmNHuOvXlFMONxT8kSI9kcH9uF3I5N4Hl9tZUD8ciPdg-dKUYlKVCtOw5CfiupGGBHgQ/s320/IMG_4129.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The black outer border is sewn on too, but after that, it did get too big for my wall, so no pic.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now C has to get her bolt of batting from her attic and then we can layer/baste/pin some quilts; this one and one C made.</div>Annemiekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891179217078987717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727927131491246569.post-19951973259480024762023-09-08T13:05:00.003+02:002023-09-08T13:05:32.203+02:00Squirrel!!<p> I put the red/white aside, ‘cause I got bored by all those square in a square blocks. Instead I picked up the scrappy stars, my “on the go” project. But then…: squirrel!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJ2vvLBIQTKjPJKBpWbOCw4nI8KDPvOcwY48zm_WYbVeeAMrr1kMvRPu8iE8qYm8z5VSWk2qs3cZsL2vwXolij6mEFBDkjlw0-5Ev8cx9WuiXDwA4lrvzgDFOO5gpmJn1tMNOZyNRu_Bx8TP6mcQcYexCGctINov0ISrkXdziLh8390MMQ-GpyaZMaaU/s4032/IMG_4096.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJ2vvLBIQTKjPJKBpWbOCw4nI8KDPvOcwY48zm_WYbVeeAMrr1kMvRPu8iE8qYm8z5VSWk2qs3cZsL2vwXolij6mEFBDkjlw0-5Ev8cx9WuiXDwA4lrvzgDFOO5gpmJn1tMNOZyNRu_Bx8TP6mcQcYexCGctINov0ISrkXdziLh8390MMQ-GpyaZMaaU/s320/IMG_4096.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AUadH2nDEHWjSUwPV2c491rCOd0cbKmRBQ2xgwmnD3kHg6QCz7nOD_hxgU21pcC2ifl_DpcQin3xwIpE0RkJ1K0mUBzMlU_QxGp1re_yGk1PCJkRL8VE0juK1EfL_gNLup2qmoBR6UEXS2Vv-rj7RGf5Ova20-Dl2p4i6kvgJM3KRUJJmyYA8cuZRoo/s4032/IMG_4098.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AUadH2nDEHWjSUwPV2c491rCOd0cbKmRBQ2xgwmnD3kHg6QCz7nOD_hxgU21pcC2ifl_DpcQin3xwIpE0RkJ1K0mUBzMlU_QxGp1re_yGk1PCJkRL8VE0juK1EfL_gNLup2qmoBR6UEXS2Vv-rj7RGf5Ova20-Dl2p4i6kvgJM3KRUJJmyYA8cuZRoo/s320/IMG_4098.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Something completely different, and easy to sew. The correct measurements took me a while, I found I had nót printed the template at a 100%. My printer is the most simple one available and instead of fighting the thing for that 100%, I simply drew a template on old fashioned inch paper. Faster and accurate!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdggPywiRMDV04VCPx8OHehdoEuxa8-HI22BIDREjygEDRCxcaaR5z6FZZCg9qahS6ycHjRNGUond4w_dP4TqmqvTn37qPznokVO_JGnlOqolz0w27yut6_-NcSNsTXiKCFZmT9yDnT5I5k70BDtWZmTcfQ3sUVg_iJzJvP0BOasc8wjTF_hJplP7tv2Y/s4032/IMG_4099.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdggPywiRMDV04VCPx8OHehdoEuxa8-HI22BIDREjygEDRCxcaaR5z6FZZCg9qahS6ycHjRNGUond4w_dP4TqmqvTn37qPznokVO_JGnlOqolz0w27yut6_-NcSNsTXiKCFZmT9yDnT5I5k70BDtWZmTcfQ3sUVg_iJzJvP0BOasc8wjTF_hJplP7tv2Y/s320/IMG_4099.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I put the newest addition to the family to the test and she most certainly did not disappoint. She sews beautifully, even with the thin 60/3 Precensia thread.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don’t think that the recipient of this project reads my blog, so this is what I’m doing:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3hF9VrH4NnUBV0EjI7OtUpcV-CKgWTXiLzRbFJvLyHH0BS_yGLdWG6cMLGX4VfJIx7IaTe849RzQjXA8IfYrxv8i_lJRPYwfTKFGAsvS0dT3L6MjYAE4y4n3oklFYLjY2FybDKTwEPxTo7OeVK4-BWBgSMd6mmG928JSBWB_WO6a4D5Z3OaUsYyREmPA/s3840/53473E87-9F76-4434-8B33-B763B68F75A1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3hF9VrH4NnUBV0EjI7OtUpcV-CKgWTXiLzRbFJvLyHH0BS_yGLdWG6cMLGX4VfJIx7IaTe849RzQjXA8IfYrxv8i_lJRPYwfTKFGAsvS0dT3L6MjYAE4y4n3oklFYLjY2FybDKTwEPxTo7OeVK4-BWBgSMd6mmG928JSBWB_WO6a4D5Z3OaUsYyREmPA/s320/53473E87-9F76-4434-8B33-B763B68F75A1.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8MzOv1IycRkFB3LB9T5Ud9-GvxTfdZyw8WyfK5ek8Cu248v46GhKHsfBM3WVKxTc8eej44_cCXCpRXX6kVwCBpBDtC8kbYeVwZnkLkULFj8kTUSSP3JVcgQ-xy95Bl4lOwGGVuMMniG2_2tA5-aTgGnh2Ywc3AA5qr421iHkefZ7bXTrso2yJw3ZbCYI/s3840/B73A69B9-827C-4920-8FE9-970A8BC87559.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8MzOv1IycRkFB3LB9T5Ud9-GvxTfdZyw8WyfK5ek8Cu248v46GhKHsfBM3WVKxTc8eej44_cCXCpRXX6kVwCBpBDtC8kbYeVwZnkLkULFj8kTUSSP3JVcgQ-xy95Bl4lOwGGVuMMniG2_2tA5-aTgGnh2Ywc3AA5qr421iHkefZ7bXTrso2yJw3ZbCYI/s320/B73A69B9-827C-4920-8FE9-970A8BC87559.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>What’ya mean different styles? LOL<div>And who says you can’t do 2 or 3 projects at the same time?<br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Annemiekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891179217078987717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727927131491246569.post-83987439512494809452023-08-28T14:43:00.007+02:002023-09-23T19:11:22.379+02:00Stamping<p> Quite a while ago, C gifted me a stamp and a inkpad for my birthday. Every now and then, especially when I needed a project `on the go`, I filled a tin with needle, thread, scissors and a pile of fabrics I stamped and cut beforehand.</p><p>Now it is stamp time again, since I`m a bit bored by making the endless amount of tedious square in a square blocks to finish my red and white Beast.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglwixSJ_iaXS8wLSeWBjNYrfRhZ8d-ZeS9urI35vbaYE1dRYjeHMt9UrvTEObYyxfRDAjae2GLUyiGGWbRUSQzffcO16E3P5Wck8Z-uPwWW902FLlcErIYStTs7uEaPSHxKgXUItK1meShUtIaCnWViwCRH5PzU5hL54A_UcIllDiG6VL-eoK5xPDw66Y/s4032/IMG_4071.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglwixSJ_iaXS8wLSeWBjNYrfRhZ8d-ZeS9urI35vbaYE1dRYjeHMt9UrvTEObYyxfRDAjae2GLUyiGGWbRUSQzffcO16E3P5Wck8Z-uPwWW902FLlcErIYStTs7uEaPSHxKgXUItK1meShUtIaCnWViwCRH5PzU5hL54A_UcIllDiG6VL-eoK5xPDw66Y/s320/IMG_4071.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsdH6DMA03z__a5aMSJccAOsMXGsyqh81_lqTCmkExc4Xtxq614wosKN9tEo-wKa3fvtecqheFrs-qYaa5x-LYyzWn9Hpuf9dyrsJOextZMboRj1A7bvmxrum6N3GpD-1lvgwOw7adzPMh7nODt4OIuU3N7h_CjV-GCkyb6qzFPM1zmqdZMYgjp8IJLxM/s4032/IMG_4072.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsdH6DMA03z__a5aMSJccAOsMXGsyqh81_lqTCmkExc4Xtxq614wosKN9tEo-wKa3fvtecqheFrs-qYaa5x-LYyzWn9Hpuf9dyrsJOextZMboRj1A7bvmxrum6N3GpD-1lvgwOw7adzPMh7nODt4OIuU3N7h_CjV-GCkyb6qzFPM1zmqdZMYgjp8IJLxM/s320/IMG_4072.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>Some turned out perfectly fuzzycut<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1a1geqtoMrNEScYbv9j4aFsu_GnZpXWMT1pWsdt3SNRiUFB3ZxYhw4EvFZfbiMn3gxOCoqMHQC8S29l4OJPffjkDwqeXS8RMvtL7YVOS5BqPf0F5_wqiEwIIiUh3EtshhYPEJTgvzZMvFcqp9OsDPFcFuto5b-TNsie6kEtNy9hm8VHhzVtR_-0f7ANk/s4032/IMG_4073.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1a1geqtoMrNEScYbv9j4aFsu_GnZpXWMT1pWsdt3SNRiUFB3ZxYhw4EvFZfbiMn3gxOCoqMHQC8S29l4OJPffjkDwqeXS8RMvtL7YVOS5BqPf0F5_wqiEwIIiUh3EtshhYPEJTgvzZMvFcqp9OsDPFcFuto5b-TNsie6kEtNy9hm8VHhzVtR_-0f7ANk/s320/IMG_4073.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>Others didn`t<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKm4VeYxauhrQ1Ru6AEA3e0gYNLh6PMTqRFqZYUbX85L3rsToeylWE54zXSRcclPx_l9F_4RU7vjfBluv1Zv4VunWxZ58iin-TZA8I9mNTtJ1R-XUiYydVnnbGJJCeqNKyFfeTkqhr1Vi9CSCXfxoxdDrBzDimLsz24UvwhTQ947JtTd_S_m7ifo8oVmc/s4032/IMG_4074.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKm4VeYxauhrQ1Ru6AEA3e0gYNLh6PMTqRFqZYUbX85L3rsToeylWE54zXSRcclPx_l9F_4RU7vjfBluv1Zv4VunWxZ58iin-TZA8I9mNTtJ1R-XUiYydVnnbGJJCeqNKyFfeTkqhr1Vi9CSCXfxoxdDrBzDimLsz24UvwhTQ947JtTd_S_m7ifo8oVmc/s320/IMG_4074.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiPP8jAmGaTJFh9tx5_ne5SxGJi-ei0-KgF3HmBvWtA0wR38fFC6gZJqrXj00VDaGVutWKphZtdjJbo1X8HWFPAe9Urto87v9XzNgQbl1hlAmIbIEAdhoCPtCbc6IlouuArWCUzK1-6qIskWsvatraVYsmlK1XXauqm6DB7bKOogv6ATeza3c6DopPzos/s4032/IMG_4078.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiPP8jAmGaTJFh9tx5_ne5SxGJi-ei0-KgF3HmBvWtA0wR38fFC6gZJqrXj00VDaGVutWKphZtdjJbo1X8HWFPAe9Urto87v9XzNgQbl1hlAmIbIEAdhoCPtCbc6IlouuArWCUzK1-6qIskWsvatraVYsmlK1XXauqm6DB7bKOogv6ATeza3c6DopPzos/s320/IMG_4078.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>But all in all<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTfGzZz0URjaa2pAPQSPWL7MefFlaiQfb5yJ0ZIyInL1tUtQANWtt3lV40Kz-QTz4j39zo0tsGU9GjOw04Ejdziai6gZN3ubo13DjF_lmV3E8bhGgZP0mbtrYFurJSMKjn2-YxCuGPy3PWxEu2qPhgLD2nXj4p1egiUmFeJi_2f91RY1SQspc84w8NA1c/s4032/IMG_4079.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It has been a while, for those exhibitions are mostly small with only a couple of shops and frankly; we were dissapointed the last few times.</p><p>But now, the Guild celebrated it s 40th anniversary and they certainly lived up to the expectation!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvDnvTHGsTlDN_ZNFOOuCV5XPm1jThTm90qAm8cm2JszpMVxeZztA3Vr5cHffWrgZr50zTogaVZxgIxs2lZMoEQnn2bEkeVofyESvbm80gc68gX6D-Nw5zqQG5efcJ03o5lNN9JLCwzsjZytBOwaQmlL-KTmVIyS7Xqe0LjG19a7I_qKgrTTDEpYsU5A/s4032/IMG_4049.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvDnvTHGsTlDN_ZNFOOuCV5XPm1jThTm90qAm8cm2JszpMVxeZztA3Vr5cHffWrgZr50zTogaVZxgIxs2lZMoEQnn2bEkeVofyESvbm80gc68gX6D-Nw5zqQG5efcJ03o5lNN9JLCwzsjZytBOwaQmlL-KTmVIyS7Xqe0LjG19a7I_qKgrTTDEpYsU5A/s320/IMG_4049.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>There were gorgeous quilts I forgot to photograph….<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Apparently they visit the fancy next door hotel? I don’t know.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7M8AaIWl1QqKapdceGPXskrYT22T2KrLKGleUwuyx2X8usVzajBfr71ce_LNRmhISmeNpTXzE1Cel0Vfik_Uwbx0uqD1FtwF-KHNOWCjhzSgdOJ1Pt_N4xqdeIUQMuUkUMyzLU455uDBNZjooRKayuAWI5JoxCdQn_GRvIPNna8mpxUcZl8G7RQllM1I/s4032/IMG_4047.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7M8AaIWl1QqKapdceGPXskrYT22T2KrLKGleUwuyx2X8usVzajBfr71ce_LNRmhISmeNpTXzE1Cel0Vfik_Uwbx0uqD1FtwF-KHNOWCjhzSgdOJ1Pt_N4xqdeIUQMuUkUMyzLU455uDBNZjooRKayuAWI5JoxCdQn_GRvIPNna8mpxUcZl8G7RQllM1I/s320/IMG_4047.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>Too bad C refused to relocate her car there. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFU7ieUoaJBTMq7okOFy7sGLzjNizH_ghVCvy5CieZ9d-qKTdGvrHM1tb4vmYtWztMRrdJ3xaKyjQ03KpE3G_qtGB6N9LSpphyVRhRQhiQpUPXEccytm_m1YwmC0wPPAEpsTn1Zh30yaCl1ymvsnVZ8JdPLHJe2R5m5VTj8rP85072a-wI3g_EF_BeEYg/s4032/IMG_4048.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFU7ieUoaJBTMq7okOFy7sGLzjNizH_ghVCvy5CieZ9d-qKTdGvrHM1tb4vmYtWztMRrdJ3xaKyjQ03KpE3G_qtGB6N9LSpphyVRhRQhiQpUPXEccytm_m1YwmC0wPPAEpsTn1Zh30yaCl1ymvsnVZ8JdPLHJe2R5m5VTj8rP85072a-wI3g_EF_BeEYg/s320/IMG_4048.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Annemiekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891179217078987717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727927131491246569.post-50580879215135716802023-08-09T19:29:00.005+02:002023-08-09T19:29:38.964+02:00The Beast<p> After months of doing everything but not anything quiltwise, I finally found my mojo again.</p><p>So, grandchildren’s drawing off the wall and a quilt on.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMkjr1pbwYGC9UBPTUDvToiEhhX1nhIIPd5QF8EAnBLWXjHHZ7x5CgdOZn_qAWlh4JCND5-dTzaLDs6oaYaRszrOQEC99Ts4FvUw-z9B2ufmqmqbCiCxkdpxEdaecQanIceCTtIP3e02qWu5iGdpfiyXTuHRQ1ik22EgeFixu6XKotE1S4AeX0aHTouc/s4032/IMG_4020.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMkjr1pbwYGC9UBPTUDvToiEhhX1nhIIPd5QF8EAnBLWXjHHZ7x5CgdOZn_qAWlh4JCND5-dTzaLDs6oaYaRszrOQEC99Ts4FvUw-z9B2ufmqmqbCiCxkdpxEdaecQanIceCTtIP3e02qWu5iGdpfiyXTuHRQ1ik22EgeFixu6XKotE1S4AeX0aHTouc/s320/IMG_4020.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>The “ it takes two”! Now, where was I. Just as I decided to sew the square in a square parts for the border by hand, I found loads in a basket. Hmmm, all machine made,so, let’s proceed with those.<div>Then I “ lost” 2 packages of 8 yards each, red fabric. My sewing room is small so where could it be hiding??</div><div>Found it eventually in a drawer that I already opened 3 times…..</div><div>Then prewashed the load with Retayne, dried it, ironed a yard and started cutting squares.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiMHI2QAJddMBEzI17e5P5VG81hH6YrSzmNht7fh4svPTfSBKtNkUUiBSVA8gtM6w1R_76Ov2YqR300760V1Xeg7KNiCVeCPNqa2a-LeXpOe9O3ww3PlihdTVOr-_fd7PDxjUMzt7d1FPMffiT9sIHZu4RSy58uU6AaXnhsCaZNNJc-_3EDV0MzwCz0HY/s4032/IMG_4022.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiMHI2QAJddMBEzI17e5P5VG81hH6YrSzmNht7fh4svPTfSBKtNkUUiBSVA8gtM6w1R_76Ov2YqR300760V1Xeg7KNiCVeCPNqa2a-LeXpOe9O3ww3PlihdTVOr-_fd7PDxjUMzt7d1FPMffiT9sIHZu4RSy58uU6AaXnhsCaZNNJc-_3EDV0MzwCz0HY/s320/IMG_4022.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikoG1p0nGhulxRWcJtSR_j99Ih9Vz5Zlcz3kSogbQOB7qgnW2CHxmRosa98bLYwt2mLdTysfsOm9DHxKq3dBGr7eSQO54ytQPEvHX1b0gzaWtJZFilJREyOqcZ6-SV6S7Pd_c4pffzI-K_gaqtrqTSvNAGFkJRFSzUsvF6uKLBMKOZ3sswD94rCQ4I4rQ/s4032/IMG_4023.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikoG1p0nGhulxRWcJtSR_j99Ih9Vz5Zlcz3kSogbQOB7qgnW2CHxmRosa98bLYwt2mLdTysfsOm9DHxKq3dBGr7eSQO54ytQPEvHX1b0gzaWtJZFilJREyOqcZ6-SV6S7Pd_c4pffzI-K_gaqtrqTSvNAGFkJRFSzUsvF6uKLBMKOZ3sswD94rCQ4I4rQ/s320/IMG_4023.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>It was only then I realised how humongous this quilt was going to be with the borders sewn on!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPyo9XK7UMIqvOqOCWLLXXkam59WzzGtrWsx3qyR-_LPWUGMOYOEcR0egwAoPNEUuT9aAOvOdXFCA_aoCeZLj48kPl5Ko8Cqyzuw2Y5wL89jRoLyBmmnuv5Jr5eDX8vVrMkDfJ6qfDbarSwmxBIHJL4W7nY4DDCj-DH6nITKqfCiSs9Y3mpyf7Bfthkow/s4032/IMG_4021.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPyo9XK7UMIqvOqOCWLLXXkam59WzzGtrWsx3qyR-_LPWUGMOYOEcR0egwAoPNEUuT9aAOvOdXFCA_aoCeZLj48kPl5Ko8Cqyzuw2Y5wL89jRoLyBmmnuv5Jr5eDX8vVrMkDfJ6qfDbarSwmxBIHJL4W7nY4DDCj-DH6nITKqfCiSs9Y3mpyf7Bfthkow/s320/IMG_4021.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>92”x110”. Wow that s impressive. I am creating a monster quilt in red and white.<div>I think it’ll be named The Beast.</div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Annemiekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891179217078987717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727927131491246569.post-47167077312615972132023-08-07T16:05:00.001+02:002023-08-07T16:05:21.821+02:00Oeps!<p>Last week I saw an advert for a lovely Singer Featherweight 222. This was on my `wish list`, but 222`s are always waaaaay to expensive. Mindlessly I put in an offer, thinking it would never be accepted.</p><p>But to my utter surprise it was and I had to inform my DH that we were going on a road trip to collect a Featherweight I accidentally bought..LOL</p><p>Arriving at the seller`s house we were in for another surprise: the man owned a genuine sewing machine museum!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjydZ71j29yCkAgWOZELBpOWAQ9IY2q0gYiTboI125n4CjKE6DGawwkY_96QiIpgF5SsF0wpH3yRoBS3S-1z9HwS3QIMR58QCY9ydEBnwsalgOq9v7k4fu4yuErUQ70mCjipSZ2rN1_GcnJJxeMT4h_lQJSD6NTXmLTaTL7Y2SRdxSyWqO3SxSgiiGOEWU/s4032/IMG_3993.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjydZ71j29yCkAgWOZELBpOWAQ9IY2q0gYiTboI125n4CjKE6DGawwkY_96QiIpgF5SsF0wpH3yRoBS3S-1z9HwS3QIMR58QCY9ydEBnwsalgOq9v7k4fu4yuErUQ70mCjipSZ2rN1_GcnJJxeMT4h_lQJSD6NTXmLTaTL7Y2SRdxSyWqO3SxSgiiGOEWU/s320/IMG_3993.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I already dropped the screw once and ofcourse it rolled under the fabric cabinet, `cause why not…pfff<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhe_Z7RGyFDRl1IA0LhMlNSvKeIl52Ip-YKQN53xF7dFXE-MmOE-zrBiUVF9LbBhkHeTLcnGt04wZ3f9JLVad18gFkvj1vlBF17uPvNP2ERIfsFYqoeN6my1uCrs-PL8T-BiF09JXXLByuhiU3Q3D0fLnDqZlkHVlrEURxpR2YSqZElM_3FuO397OJfk/s4032/IMG_4017.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhe_Z7RGyFDRl1IA0LhMlNSvKeIl52Ip-YKQN53xF7dFXE-MmOE-zrBiUVF9LbBhkHeTLcnGt04wZ3f9JLVad18gFkvj1vlBF17uPvNP2ERIfsFYqoeN6my1uCrs-PL8T-BiF09JXXLByuhiU3Q3D0fLnDqZlkHVlrEURxpR2YSqZElM_3FuO397OJfk/s320/IMG_4017.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>Ofcourse I informed my children about my spontaneous purchase.:)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I crocheted the kitty 3 times, for each one of the girls, the Gabby doll once. It was too much of a hassle to make 3. Happy it is done!<div><br /></div><div>DH, meanwhile, was/is busy getting bikes for the 2 eldest. He bought the bikes secondhand and is fixing them up. I do the styling….Bike one ( of 2) is ready.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepnmt3kYYeNzPO3DtzSUOcSa77UcOblwtciHNeKk_eTgLF30_n0S1sC9Gx4z2znn3WeMI9xwfUIC4xW-m88sBKHXGsQugnuruT3SEqoN0YY3OWPBvDVncvQuYCET-uMTw4vGygcdDV35IsGadCFS6_S9oQFQ-ovEJnmLYV0Am7V4rQ1LrOoNf9iLh/s4032/7F4EBF25-E1B5-4612-A584-9D126122C917.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepnmt3kYYeNzPO3DtzSUOcSa77UcOblwtciHNeKk_eTgLF30_n0S1sC9Gx4z2znn3WeMI9xwfUIC4xW-m88sBKHXGsQugnuruT3SEqoN0YY3OWPBvDVncvQuYCET-uMTw4vGygcdDV35IsGadCFS6_S9oQFQ-ovEJnmLYV0Am7V4rQ1LrOoNf9iLh/s320/7F4EBF25-E1B5-4612-A584-9D126122C917.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div>Since I had the needles and cotton at hand, I made them keychains ( free pattern here <a href="https://www.mariskavos.nl/free-cat-amigurumi-pattern/">https://www.mariskavos.nl/free-cat-amigurumi-pattern/</a>)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoY2wDYBaO5O9zo0imvO6lWoFeHwkmmkWCtXWHWiD9Ue6UugbvlJduPQbpotqWTgfShG9TIw3XTJjhe7akopjQnA4EyFG5w-Kg91_Tw5UyF12sKanVdihbfTdj6j8nppQ_PU4mgZPyxYhkKKofzuWKlcWVAosB_AU6T4yoRW-EMK_jQPXdLDsu9E2c/s4032/384B2E78-0B44-4C10-B68E-ABB164B23842.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoY2wDYBaO5O9zo0imvO6lWoFeHwkmmkWCtXWHWiD9Ue6UugbvlJduPQbpotqWTgfShG9TIw3XTJjhe7akopjQnA4EyFG5w-Kg91_Tw5UyF12sKanVdihbfTdj6j8nppQ_PU4mgZPyxYhkKKofzuWKlcWVAosB_AU6T4yoRW-EMK_jQPXdLDsu9E2c/s320/384B2E78-0B44-4C10-B68E-ABB164B23842.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div>After all that was finished I sat drumming my fingers in a “ now what” mood. I had no quiltproject immediately at hand, only a sewingmachine project.</div><div>So…..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL49jMtaMLRMWD9LjcvgGJE6juuUhWpnWURE5LUoVL8611G69o2G6EsRsc_iWlJ4yJ9joTj8RNxL_RjbCZN4R58MdKznaEAQGod09vaZtLDtftN2E6_RtKrwp1zXwbQoZazoEtE5MYjnXexi2jvBMypzeowd6Cs_wKGh0ciCdNKCJt9iLDaXhBuiHu/s4032/0B688FB2-3B27-4F5C-9808-13C9DAEE07F1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL49jMtaMLRMWD9LjcvgGJE6juuUhWpnWURE5LUoVL8611G69o2G6EsRsc_iWlJ4yJ9joTj8RNxL_RjbCZN4R58MdKznaEAQGod09vaZtLDtftN2E6_RtKrwp1zXwbQoZazoEtE5MYjnXexi2jvBMypzeowd6Cs_wKGh0ciCdNKCJt9iLDaXhBuiHu/s320/0B688FB2-3B27-4F5C-9808-13C9DAEE07F1.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Annemiekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891179217078987717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727927131491246569.post-83433328913090586462023-03-19T13:50:00.001+01:002023-03-19T13:50:49.506+01:00Crochet project<p> At a request of my DD I tackeled an Avatar crochet project. Not the blue creatures from that movie, but air, fire, water and earth benders. My grand ladies watch cartoons I have never heard of and this was one of them.</p><p>I watched it while crocheting ( and found it extremely boring LOL) so now I know what the girls are talking about. The middle one has a birthday coming up and she really lóves the cartoon so I decided to make these characters for her as a bd gift.</p><p>I made the water bender and her brother</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFsV5ztyxnmIofpp612t-ifh08Bu2o_kJOCx5NJsNywSnt003H6EyJvm-dgM9H4dnKaexDPWuHrnw1383wYJHCQ5FcgC_2W1wPBVBS5d29Rrr81HiCyG1OYor3Qoh3SI9eOWdBgQVTBG7Mgc1p5ZDQ3ieOLD-XTvjnIKmFuISa2746rOlRf4e0_GVI/s2048/FDE4E6D9-27E5-43B0-BCD2-5D499E040A71.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFsV5ztyxnmIofpp612t-ifh08Bu2o_kJOCx5NJsNywSnt003H6EyJvm-dgM9H4dnKaexDPWuHrnw1383wYJHCQ5FcgC_2W1wPBVBS5d29Rrr81HiCyG1OYor3Qoh3SI9eOWdBgQVTBG7Mgc1p5ZDQ3ieOLD-XTvjnIKmFuISa2746rOlRf4e0_GVI/s320/FDE4E6D9-27E5-43B0-BCD2-5D499E040A71.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Fire benders</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQUQL9zIRmHCIBROf3NzurauOcnEFGXWHMKXxBSyht2Eg9MUi8A2qTH07SBsdWIeJOxpLOQmMdqp-6cuu5R2oeynR7ClJI3jkQHOh0ZW8-TZ5AjmIYbTnDCY5N8eoclJZgNsmREt6ISC4rjqq5JLlMf-gkB-JtAeATKl21raooKUYL1aDsRML16US/s2048/93D55966-E154-4525-BE4E-E0AA4F130379.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQUQL9zIRmHCIBROf3NzurauOcnEFGXWHMKXxBSyht2Eg9MUi8A2qTH07SBsdWIeJOxpLOQmMdqp-6cuu5R2oeynR7ClJI3jkQHOh0ZW8-TZ5AjmIYbTnDCY5N8eoclJZgNsmREt6ISC4rjqq5JLlMf-gkB-JtAeATKl21raooKUYL1aDsRML16US/s320/93D55966-E154-4525-BE4E-E0AA4F130379.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>Friends…<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWagVHDzSzt-a4g_ZhEdfFSt80Q7mZpg14utaCsna_cleOYYoLwhb9Y3Mu3teLP0xunK6trv3wd7jwQ17B8aVfyaIRQHoGt4Q41fjfN2-iSAJ3I8NM3exDFBbnv7oA-dSj0pIDNl4LpiSe6dVzlbseYHFXEllLvNTRiyfyjGmVSaiF7uT-nimFRY0/s2048/68A30244-F207-48AF-9086-C0D2E81E8480.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWagVHDzSzt-a4g_ZhEdfFSt80Q7mZpg14utaCsna_cleOYYoLwhb9Y3Mu3teLP0xunK6trv3wd7jwQ17B8aVfyaIRQHoGt4Q41fjfN2-iSAJ3I8NM3exDFBbnv7oA-dSj0pIDNl4LpiSe6dVzlbseYHFXEllLvNTRiyfyjGmVSaiF7uT-nimFRY0/s320/68A30244-F207-48AF-9086-C0D2E81E8480.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br />And the Avatar himself<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5bvYqk5c3hfFv44Xe3GOid_H_SeHVWAccvgzw_epwuMz1RfemuopRG5DqOZken4CnKM5-qwOj08ExMmD5Xaar99OEpFin-48jeCA3i8z2__CHiswdRIpgOYD0BppQWiYx5Td2sMv6xjMkw6xNDVkV15OFWjydz3fFC7mqqyl1nF2vE1Cd4XLrGtVJ/s2048/D0A4694B-D8A2-4423-B076-66AEF9277947.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5bvYqk5c3hfFv44Xe3GOid_H_SeHVWAccvgzw_epwuMz1RfemuopRG5DqOZken4CnKM5-qwOj08ExMmD5Xaar99OEpFin-48jeCA3i8z2__CHiswdRIpgOYD0BppQWiYx5Td2sMv6xjMkw6xNDVkV15OFWjydz3fFC7mqqyl1nF2vE1Cd4XLrGtVJ/s320/D0A4694B-D8A2-4423-B076-66AEF9277947.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div>The patterns were fiddly and had a number of typos. Not for an absolute beginner, but the designer has loads of very recognisable characters.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirStT415kv56o-ilj13xzNVJACALi22NGa-nJrdWFfVqyBPn9ZwrlNYGQHM6Tl8yIDgNDSey82Zs0p5zvdbp_n9ysMTUQtql98VTNZ7XUEdKp26njy83wP2TqQtNYpY6ERPCro8PaWmNwMjWAzKBqOv07P1ZUeAr3hxFJ-uOVuMHCCJnUaALJ4OgmU/s2048/C0449E68-DEB2-4DAD-902F-3B00C04A21B0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirStT415kv56o-ilj13xzNVJACALi22NGa-nJrdWFfVqyBPn9ZwrlNYGQHM6Tl8yIDgNDSey82Zs0p5zvdbp_n9ysMTUQtql98VTNZ7XUEdKp26njy83wP2TqQtNYpY6ERPCro8PaWmNwMjWAzKBqOv07P1ZUeAr3hxFJ-uOVuMHCCJnUaALJ4OgmU/s320/C0449E68-DEB2-4DAD-902F-3B00C04A21B0.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>Perhaps I will crochet myself a small Freddy Mercury….</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq_u6wQ375cUbWyDU8IRfx8iT4-CzF_rsSKLzkR2IY8GGSvL1trEmrhqUQCwQxiBP0AFA7zsYeW3keN_F-XOihwA09buljvIIxqo8OK1kmuMM9XEK3qpSNTG4EL-Xx1JIsOzm4gz4e18m-Q0nrBuTaaiEA0Sqyzr7z1jUAHzl97S76c8KnulqbObAY/s854/D18B5014-68F6-431A-AFC5-1445F5F90832.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="854" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq_u6wQ375cUbWyDU8IRfx8iT4-CzF_rsSKLzkR2IY8GGSvL1trEmrhqUQCwQxiBP0AFA7zsYeW3keN_F-XOihwA09buljvIIxqo8OK1kmuMM9XEK3qpSNTG4EL-Xx1JIsOzm4gz4e18m-Q0nrBuTaaiEA0Sqyzr7z1jUAHzl97S76c8KnulqbObAY/s320/D18B5014-68F6-431A-AFC5-1445F5F90832.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><p><br /></p></div>Annemiekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891179217078987717noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727927131491246569.post-40485637729590552302023-02-23T12:43:00.002+01:002023-03-05T12:43:25.047+01:00Something else….<p> The third granny quilt was signed, sealed and delivered. Time to put my It Takes Two red and white in the wall and start with the borders. So I thought…</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzyr2rZGK2XD3zgM0OhH0O2LN_n0y1qOcXODqAhVS-JBPE2G5fJnAgFsU4kzUz4ml25zsDeICwGAupHobPKWU4MsUR8scAk3nokv7cizuYXvHK-r-bULQqtIJdtYYFiwdqOO__ypm8_YuIjALPw52dkfht2v7S3etfBvcTQNIpqdGEIERl-COz2X4d/s4032/3962C878-C3BF-4E0E-9173-BB54D1846918.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzyr2rZGK2XD3zgM0OhH0O2LN_n0y1qOcXODqAhVS-JBPE2G5fJnAgFsU4kzUz4ml25zsDeICwGAupHobPKWU4MsUR8scAk3nokv7cizuYXvHK-r-bULQqtIJdtYYFiwdqOO__ypm8_YuIjALPw52dkfht2v7S3etfBvcTQNIpqdGEIERl-COz2X4d/s320/3962C878-C3BF-4E0E-9173-BB54D1846918.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p><p>Quilting DD had another suggestion: middle grandgirl is apparently very fond of a Netflix cartoon called Avatar. Not the blue characters, but another series. Quilting DD found some amigurumi patterns online and could I, would I, but only if I feel like it! </p><p>So C and I went off on a field trip to a nearby huge wool shop to gather the crochet hook I needed (2.75) and some yarn colours I didn’t have.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggmPvuphNB7NVWKu4YLbHq405kIkEOJ_uGQyTK4g4FOVAcQTTGWUKWmprxcPvjVIkJID_-iaaWk1bKDhNZnju0G_sOQpGwdnAV4Dm3KPJsnXaHNXXszA7HHlmU796Nhy0w0dLMwl5huSbzm9tXrssG4aZ_6riui_p1hLi0_wnSNzfASlB0HCX7P6Wd/s3840/EAAC1635-EF74-4BD2-A463-6E0ACF793F2B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggmPvuphNB7NVWKu4YLbHq405kIkEOJ_uGQyTK4g4FOVAcQTTGWUKWmprxcPvjVIkJID_-iaaWk1bKDhNZnju0G_sOQpGwdnAV4Dm3KPJsnXaHNXXszA7HHlmU796Nhy0w0dLMwl5huSbzm9tXrssG4aZ_6riui_p1hLi0_wnSNzfASlB0HCX7P6Wd/s320/EAAC1635-EF74-4BD2-A463-6E0ACF793F2B.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The amigurumi s are very tiny. This is a leg e.g.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjwYwxq74Z3MAI9ha2yZc_DUwequVWnMZmAu4b6R7z9OEOWIDqhLqOfRrqtg63_LoKw1-erhUDHZdbzMYIb7zIY3daKb4To4aaH5TNZ0T6QG-Hnf1fbP0O7YvH4-4g4vgxUmM2t6XVY9lsfgA2yJ6oYhKYN4QQodskbU_8tRUVj0QkCqF_k7xOVUSF/s3840/D58B61AE-E78E-47DA-9573-C527EEA5A251.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjwYwxq74Z3MAI9ha2yZc_DUwequVWnMZmAu4b6R7z9OEOWIDqhLqOfRrqtg63_LoKw1-erhUDHZdbzMYIb7zIY3daKb4To4aaH5TNZ0T6QG-Hnf1fbP0O7YvH4-4g4vgxUmM2t6XVY9lsfgA2yJ6oYhKYN4QQodskbU_8tRUVj0QkCqF_k7xOVUSF/s320/D58B61AE-E78E-47DA-9573-C527EEA5A251.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But we’ll get there!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz6JcIVI8l-EAq0JuPJfPeKhDppQGiLCX2dnMj_tLqNgD4S-lBK6FqemMAMIVparQrp9df8vtuPMvWjie8s46g_FQnJCurEE-ACX5F2xcbYFBu0qJDe-c5n-BGxoS268yO8UydQnstg5S60hmz-lxf3PRE68wYhQ5PRSkpbG41GAlbjJlCm0ObKvs7/s3840/05FD1002-53A7-4C05-BF96-D3264765DA9C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz6JcIVI8l-EAq0JuPJfPeKhDppQGiLCX2dnMj_tLqNgD4S-lBK6FqemMAMIVparQrp9df8vtuPMvWjie8s46g_FQnJCurEE-ACX5F2xcbYFBu0qJDe-c5n-BGxoS268yO8UydQnstg5S60hmz-lxf3PRE68wYhQ5PRSkpbG41GAlbjJlCm0ObKvs7/s320/05FD1002-53A7-4C05-BF96-D3264765DA9C.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One down, 4 to go!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Meanwhile I celebrated my 67th birthday with an annual visit to a museum. Van Gogh this time. It has been 3 years since I was there and enjoyed it very much.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-gbDsiI3ZfEeajg68lvQBrA1Q7MZv3VtQ9bq5SSQscjXKpcFRNf8WY3HsDzGiTUU8jXV-kndS0UUplsQT-v58GlPLQ34VudsO5oXG8CWKAtK4hrSzm0FNwHhhbZ-G9kLldahdlTmdr8o9PQAsKGQnGL0G4cX2w3ATUyB6c5kQWpBWB0u5sxM9SUXc/s2048/CBFCD203-0542-40F8-A409-9CDA4F94303C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-gbDsiI3ZfEeajg68lvQBrA1Q7MZv3VtQ9bq5SSQscjXKpcFRNf8WY3HsDzGiTUU8jXV-kndS0UUplsQT-v58GlPLQ34VudsO5oXG8CWKAtK4hrSzm0FNwHhhbZ-G9kLldahdlTmdr8o9PQAsKGQnGL0G4cX2w3ATUyB6c5kQWpBWB0u5sxM9SUXc/s320/CBFCD203-0542-40F8-A409-9CDA4F94303C.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>Another visit to Amsterdam is planned for March 13th. I managed to get a ticket for the big Vermeer exhibition in the Rijksmuseum. Looking forward to that one!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeaqHsKdr8VUqtr8acsNThkuR6NVH54WBwfvtC7XeXFI_rk1YT2_Ryi2B1SG8U-95vghgwK5RvsJ6AdG_dH_bMlP2HT9TAd3yJsX_9SBgpypsuHnkX775pt4VGfA8AaE3tuaQdq0XoAlCcARz4N2IgLYQ02d-QTEUAUwy44_XCMeQovbhCYPKuQBa5/s2048/C3307A7C-087F-4FF2-BCF3-95E5EBBDE403.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeaqHsKdr8VUqtr8acsNThkuR6NVH54WBwfvtC7XeXFI_rk1YT2_Ryi2B1SG8U-95vghgwK5RvsJ6AdG_dH_bMlP2HT9TAd3yJsX_9SBgpypsuHnkX775pt4VGfA8AaE3tuaQdq0XoAlCcARz4N2IgLYQ02d-QTEUAUwy44_XCMeQovbhCYPKuQBa5/s320/C3307A7C-087F-4FF2-BCF3-95E5EBBDE403.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What annoyed me, were the “ influencers” flocking the streets of Amsterdam. One couple even tried to block a narrow alley because “ they were doing a reel for insta” and if everyone could wait for “ let ‘s say 10 minutes” Uhhh: no</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Stopping in the middle of the road, bike lanes, etc to make pics, walking around while holding selfie camera/phone and only looking at yourself constantly… that sort of thing 😩</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">67 is a perfect age to finally turn into a CrankyOldWoman 😠 LOL</div>Annemiekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891179217078987717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727927131491246569.post-85878651436928733862023-01-09T13:46:00.000+01:002023-01-09T13:46:05.137+01:00Three is a charm!<p> Granny Square 3 is sewn, doubled and pinned</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHZfi-LEgWCJnfc9HZ9FGrZzEafhNXQDJ_oa8iTj7JEI-TAuRLprHuPMjxocZxh2T9NjIDxE-MUrdBRPQihUzBGIxEZt9pt8YLle_X9HRuqMO4GgBbiCXb7GB8Aoc2P_-ZkoiTG4x1F3ae5aQjHzpsLY41-X4FRuMYSMOv-fMjwGcXItBmfjAz_ZX/s2048/80E2BD9D-A1E8-4817-9BC9-A6D2A8537C79.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHZfi-LEgWCJnfc9HZ9FGrZzEafhNXQDJ_oa8iTj7JEI-TAuRLprHuPMjxocZxh2T9NjIDxE-MUrdBRPQihUzBGIxEZt9pt8YLle_X9HRuqMO4GgBbiCXb7GB8Aoc2P_-ZkoiTG4x1F3ae5aQjHzpsLY41-X4FRuMYSMOv-fMjwGcXItBmfjAz_ZX/s320/80E2BD9D-A1E8-4817-9BC9-A6D2A8537C79.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>Threaded needles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jIjscjOoq4mqgjXiTY0pC2r5kG3ZDf0I4OINP5uHLzZ4fYpbQ0AiCA2sTvhSGk_KklK1_Oh3uaocP1_u38rFIpldmtYcCZ5auHW0z7IihIKaFSe7rzj7MmP2xyFb5ZoTBPKDxPTLQrbobi3c-QflBmq_ab1UNdTEakmjm6WGkdNZU2CuB_ev0-Qy/s2048/00A5148C-450C-4B2A-8775-33D076802B6E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jIjscjOoq4mqgjXiTY0pC2r5kG3ZDf0I4OINP5uHLzZ4fYpbQ0AiCA2sTvhSGk_KklK1_Oh3uaocP1_u38rFIpldmtYcCZ5auHW0z7IihIKaFSe7rzj7MmP2xyFb5ZoTBPKDxPTLQrbobi3c-QflBmq_ab1UNdTEakmjm6WGkdNZU2CuB_ev0-Qy/s320/00A5148C-450C-4B2A-8775-33D076802B6E.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqeX7yNZuZyAtLkpwUnfL2M1Z2LTVumflyEjoGPPKkMnrb9P2--zD5xjWG7afVcyVEjw40mYLsj9jqcOL7_tY1eEpzDVeS_6iT2H62InCc3ST-BE6VUAsSNCcPLqprlvo_IjzUUpm-Q7oTJv2N8Lp4zC_71NI3xdVYGWor_t0lH3y30T3xUCAMXqs/s2048/38B0D822-06E8-426B-9014-3A74F6770352.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqeX7yNZuZyAtLkpwUnfL2M1Z2LTVumflyEjoGPPKkMnrb9P2--zD5xjWG7afVcyVEjw40mYLsj9jqcOL7_tY1eEpzDVeS_6iT2H62InCc3ST-BE6VUAsSNCcPLqprlvo_IjzUUpm-Q7oTJv2N8Lp4zC_71NI3xdVYGWor_t0lH3y30T3xUCAMXqs/s320/38B0D822-06E8-426B-9014-3A74F6770352.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div>And the first stitches are in!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTcW1o9zoCwHw17v0xjVdW9EoyrGYt5ELDj1FE33fpnRucTjnb0Tf98cSUNp1vMe8S1wnS6wkvoPGh2Q-P8m7J74Vgog7cimaQhGhbkzFs5YgCW0qV0VuJTkALHlHeFSD_e3TGxyVFkGSEOxiIRwV3lr6P570G6b9ao55cGoiyioXNusfpcE4Fl9P/s3840/FCB1DF30-81C5-4BD6-B79A-E3A0B928D13F.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTcW1o9zoCwHw17v0xjVdW9EoyrGYt5ELDj1FE33fpnRucTjnb0Tf98cSUNp1vMe8S1wnS6wkvoPGh2Q-P8m7J74Vgog7cimaQhGhbkzFs5YgCW0qV0VuJTkALHlHeFSD_e3TGxyVFkGSEOxiIRwV3lr6P570G6b9ao55cGoiyioXNusfpcE4Fl9P/s320/FCB1DF30-81C5-4BD6-B79A-E3A0B928D13F.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div><div>Got to hurry, youngest granddaughter has a “big” bed now and she’s waiting for her quilt!<br /><p><br /></p></div>Annemiekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891179217078987717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727927131491246569.post-72582253205288311872022-10-30T11:43:00.004+01:002022-10-30T12:10:27.751+01:00Keep calm and quilt on<p> I finished the binding of the second Granny Square in the car, while driving to the recipient. Wednesday was granny daycare day and I had just over a meter left to do and just over an hour to do it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZcNZLSdZ77byVWplRQIDMgMS7RSh1veuJwLYjGuZpYtg3J6a2pHDCk7MGSmsJkh3rxzm1IhX-mXDZbHsPGqsnz9TPEGIs8KbnEB3HysfOcdhXohJgvHcGqsxEb30jpQq2RyvAAdZQ3y7ik7_xBv7e7mFVZfW739RSTfjMTbhPtWuYJvFRpbeLPC6/s1068/EACD6113-9443-4757-BEF1-9D6DB8693134.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="570" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZcNZLSdZ77byVWplRQIDMgMS7RSh1veuJwLYjGuZpYtg3J6a2pHDCk7MGSmsJkh3rxzm1IhX-mXDZbHsPGqsnz9TPEGIs8KbnEB3HysfOcdhXohJgvHcGqsxEb30jpQq2RyvAAdZQ3y7ik7_xBv7e7mFVZfW739RSTfjMTbhPtWuYJvFRpbeLPC6/s320/EACD6113-9443-4757-BEF1-9D6DB8693134.jpeg" width="171" /></a></div><p>I got it done with a few minutes to spare. Granddaughter was very pleased with her quilt and after a very active day, I tucked her in with the new asset on her bed.</p><p>Next day, or I should say evening, I wondered what to do next. I usually sew by day and quilt in the evenings while watching some serie/movie/film. I took out the Gossip in the garden, but I had no backing that was big enough ( so that’s on a shoppinglist).</p><p>While I looked for backing material I came across an almost forgotten project: the Midnight at the Oasis!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPzgKz6UAxk4ce1bPgtyOPYdFt5Lrk87F4j1pkRoo71R7GfFlo41wMlkkHn9QqOkcJg_vtOBnA3uWoY6uuN3rb4Oj51hjRQsFoyapBo0CUWwBYuFPI0x4fA9CMk0guu_g9nlXqus7fo3eQztVL6XLrV41-OQ_51kXMz1mMp9_kH2rgyATGc4B5COCh/s4032/407F1C1F-7D10-4812-A796-C10DA8B52126.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPzgKz6UAxk4ce1bPgtyOPYdFt5Lrk87F4j1pkRoo71R7GfFlo41wMlkkHn9QqOkcJg_vtOBnA3uWoY6uuN3rb4Oj51hjRQsFoyapBo0CUWwBYuFPI0x4fA9CMk0guu_g9nlXqus7fo3eQztVL6XLrV41-OQ_51kXMz1mMp9_kH2rgyATGc4B5COCh/s320/407F1C1F-7D10-4812-A796-C10DA8B52126.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p>It was layered, pinned, all set to go…so why did I abandon that one? First it is not a bedsize quilt, so it has only a decorative function, same as the Gossip. And however fun and nice to sew, those quilts end on the rack with no immediate need to quilt and finish. </p><p>Upon further inspection I remembered another reason why I put it aside: I was not happy with the quilting I already did. Since I just cannót sit with idle hands, I took a breath, unpicked all the previous stitches and started over</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiv251t7ngrcsRdYMZOocmcHWf3OWbr0fVGAd7OxYVJPL3Mfw3PvZNABSuMnydFY7FmOZUOqYzWjqVXT5Guqvsnvb2OAAWO6dJQrUanaHyGMbfNOkRH31bk3GVkAXMkAxE9Omq9QBld3lOW_LGBlQY7ehHrECMtS-jhP6DuKcR8kD63d3Al4XXXeq2/s2048/71ED44B4-238A-48D3-A237-9A206F5E24FE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiv251t7ngrcsRdYMZOocmcHWf3OWbr0fVGAd7OxYVJPL3Mfw3PvZNABSuMnydFY7FmOZUOqYzWjqVXT5Guqvsnvb2OAAWO6dJQrUanaHyGMbfNOkRH31bk3GVkAXMkAxE9Omq9QBld3lOW_LGBlQY7ehHrECMtS-jhP6DuKcR8kD63d3Al4XXXeq2/s320/71ED44B4-238A-48D3-A237-9A206F5E24FE.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p>My choice of the day, being a Nordic thriller serie, was not helping. Very suspenseful, but if you don’t speak the language ( Norwegian and Danish) you have to constantly watch instead of watching/ listening.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0FJpc-G6CD_lBzqqUPrBL673gIrQf8Kj51yNs675F4W5tVlD5-354JjoYCEnVUu6kuvHKQwcaAyc_JvU1p9pd8BayDfxIFQMDWwvxSOLvLvFhWUBv9kNLWY9289XAFL2U52r8X-_yXJy2HifavGhQo8ctC8IB2A5Pi4gyA-UahpwpmwTfLQAvLPZO/s2048/7D5F6D50-B6C5-4A2E-9230-AAFBD6530DEB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0FJpc-G6CD_lBzqqUPrBL673gIrQf8Kj51yNs675F4W5tVlD5-354JjoYCEnVUu6kuvHKQwcaAyc_JvU1p9pd8BayDfxIFQMDWwvxSOLvLvFhWUBv9kNLWY9289XAFL2U52r8X-_yXJy2HifavGhQo8ctC8IB2A5Pi4gyA-UahpwpmwTfLQAvLPZO/s320/7D5F6D50-B6C5-4A2E-9230-AAFBD6530DEB.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p>For today I will add, hopefully, a few more blocks to the third and last Granny Quilt and pick something to watch later, in English….</p><p>(Omg, just found that I sewed the Midnight in 2013…… I think, hope, it is the oldest ufo in my collection. I did find a small box labelled “ ufo’s”. I don’ t want to open it…..</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPydNo8DFGRgqBLGaiIreugFqoUMxXvsIalcLch55bakpHLHOPXjshcpxG1jaVEpJ76BAE92F8dYzDiQJO-ZEvxSzNs1udJmMBy2kBECQMpo20Xg4rqohEVSTQDpQTiXbo2LXGVGK_qomOod-wwD9AJ79ho38090gEa4VirMwffixPW6qknM5kmvMK/s4032/3806CB5B-FF89-4B55-8502-BBCFC5F8CF21.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPydNo8DFGRgqBLGaiIreugFqoUMxXvsIalcLch55bakpHLHOPXjshcpxG1jaVEpJ76BAE92F8dYzDiQJO-ZEvxSzNs1udJmMBy2kBECQMpo20Xg4rqohEVSTQDpQTiXbo2LXGVGK_qomOod-wwD9AJ79ho38090gEa4VirMwffixPW6qknM5kmvMK/s320/3806CB5B-FF89-4B55-8502-BBCFC5F8CF21.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Annemiekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891179217078987717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727927131491246569.post-56576738199761243552022-10-22T14:34:00.003+02:002022-10-22T14:34:29.078+02:00Stitching together again!<p> For the very first time since the start of the COVID pandemic, C and I got together Friday afternoon to sew, quilt, chat, gossip and láugh again. I, and I presume C as well, had a lovely time. It had been too long.</p><p>C was planning and cutting fabric for her Farmer’s Wife quilt, and I stitched up some blocks for the Granny Square 3.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq3kuAaQUOWQpWeUk_xS5MxEf38sM0RTh1vce9bsitFA95Nx4XXnzzpv2G2uw877cWw9MDoS2Ykog4Ax6ysjnRqb32wpVie_zQCZKMiUXfqr1Fs0wa4-KNd7DGC0AuZK7PdCKEVDPHegGNOR6dgHUZXMj-KZ6gpO7oWzJCezg6is-xPhOnjXqgyD7F/s4032/316CC89D-1A95-4126-A10E-6817364F20B9.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq3kuAaQUOWQpWeUk_xS5MxEf38sM0RTh1vce9bsitFA95Nx4XXnzzpv2G2uw877cWw9MDoS2Ykog4Ax6ysjnRqb32wpVie_zQCZKMiUXfqr1Fs0wa4-KNd7DGC0AuZK7PdCKEVDPHegGNOR6dgHUZXMj-KZ6gpO7oWzJCezg6is-xPhOnjXqgyD7F/s320/316CC89D-1A95-4126-A10E-6817364F20B9.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>For comparison I pulled my Farmer’s wife from my bed. C is doing hers with mainly Fasset and Tula fabrics. Mine is completely different and we had trouble to identify my blocks compared to hers. </p><p>Since mine was on the floor anyway, I took some pictures</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDwikcTdMkpxm2vUtq-ftILrh3lc_JzNHi5ncYLSuV55Ww3cQ5OJc63RpBEODwnAYJJkG7S9cGBPj3QYrNUkdYljrnyF5N08dh_IyOm_lXBfJz7DE6HbolawA2yuh2GeibyNt9gdznrZQnp4ZK1k9d8eUa9kzsXAC4JJAV9keNtbQY7-5hnatJuit/s4032/51E4D03B-A29B-4DCC-9DA1-3D76171B3D2F.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDwikcTdMkpxm2vUtq-ftILrh3lc_JzNHi5ncYLSuV55Ww3cQ5OJc63RpBEODwnAYJJkG7S9cGBPj3QYrNUkdYljrnyF5N08dh_IyOm_lXBfJz7DE6HbolawA2yuh2GeibyNt9gdznrZQnp4ZK1k9d8eUa9kzsXAC4JJAV9keNtbQY7-5hnatJuit/s320/51E4D03B-A29B-4DCC-9DA1-3D76171B3D2F.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>Still love my signature block!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFkJwBm_2GGJp_shSsWW6Wbo7j9fWAK1Ogy0nISWXDljwm2y9G8uhzEi9CYg30i_me6DQ2XYIKQ6vJj9IWeEimvYXLZxbp-l3k7KdyJjgwgmb0YAPytDhmLDgBzlvCNRg-yEcoNAo8nkOT7q34RST6YBVtP5pvbby2B-4Nr1J1Qc-pGlvQEXhfWNi/s4032/4C4D0CD1-2E5B-443F-84C4-297453D0F9FF.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFkJwBm_2GGJp_shSsWW6Wbo7j9fWAK1Ogy0nISWXDljwm2y9G8uhzEi9CYg30i_me6DQ2XYIKQ6vJj9IWeEimvYXLZxbp-l3k7KdyJjgwgmb0YAPytDhmLDgBzlvCNRg-yEcoNAo8nkOT7q34RST6YBVtP5pvbby2B-4Nr1J1Qc-pGlvQEXhfWNi/s320/4C4D0CD1-2E5B-443F-84C4-297453D0F9FF.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>It took us a while to get going again btw. C didn’t sew or quilt for, I might say years and I haven’t sat behind the machine all summer. It was too hot to do anything. We spent a lot of time gathering our supplies back together. But after today, we will plan more and frequent quilt-get-togethers again. We also made plans for days-out-to-go-to-quiltshops. Looking forward to those too.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Granny Square nr 2 is almost done: the border is halfway done and I’m quilting every evening now. I’ve been told that the little recipient has a duvet that is a little thin, so she’s in need of an extra layer aka gran’s quilt. </div><div>I understood the assignment.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFAlMzhc9NIQAmr3dYC1JB9biych6QinaNgD2wDHcihR3xvptideNgycoDbmGrg94ZkPAJyk0kflK_xFMnGtIv41fRhqBPVdXVVGGdQXvmTJHyftmMQeICVxutUzwvEKsIPvPrm2Yky6aiIM_wWTOuiTuH6ooZmPPyBRtNZGl7Jed1a9nAXN_0JKkJ/s4032/A3409A86-595E-4CB4-9F5C-4BAB04C40150.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFAlMzhc9NIQAmr3dYC1JB9biych6QinaNgD2wDHcihR3xvptideNgycoDbmGrg94ZkPAJyk0kflK_xFMnGtIv41fRhqBPVdXVVGGdQXvmTJHyftmMQeICVxutUzwvEKsIPvPrm2Yky6aiIM_wWTOuiTuH6ooZmPPyBRtNZGl7Jed1a9nAXN_0JKkJ/s320/A3409A86-595E-4CB4-9F5C-4BAB04C40150.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Annemiekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891179217078987717noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727927131491246569.post-22894035516592474162022-10-10T16:09:00.001+02:002022-10-10T16:11:01.572+02:00Bringing out the tea towels!<p> There are a few moments while hand quilting, that I love best. After your quilt is sewn, layered, pinned or basted…you put your quiltring on, draw the pattern on the fabric and then you put in that first row of stitches….. ahhh pure bliss! I also love the sound of the thread knot `plopping` through the top layer of fabric when you start a new piece of thread and when you finish it. Ofcourse the moment when it`s all finished and you can finally attach a binding.</p><p>I`m now in the middle of things, at another `milestone`: putting on the tea towels!! This means that the middle part of the quilt is all done and I can move on to the borders! Yeey!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYe4-hHA-OrDytgPuqAi1qegfZy_UsRTagh4qSKT7baC9n_dawUznYT9rcJEvg-yFTaM0zIlcM81vfhILWfk5ulrHXXUhVxW22eXn6yK8dtiy0wfTv6-NbsBmVB71R3qc1ZGUWohC_NfMVGKWOTCc00Th6bNoPN8V56BCxTg9W5XMko9ZkgNLB-P1/s4032/8750B1BA-DB09-4EB0-B8DF-F30AAE807397.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYe4-hHA-OrDytgPuqAi1qegfZy_UsRTagh4qSKT7baC9n_dawUznYT9rcJEvg-yFTaM0zIlcM81vfhILWfk5ulrHXXUhVxW22eXn6yK8dtiy0wfTv6-NbsBmVB71R3qc1ZGUWohC_NfMVGKWOTCc00Th6bNoPN8V56BCxTg9W5XMko9ZkgNLB-P1/s320/8750B1BA-DB09-4EB0-B8DF-F30AAE807397.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p>When you`re doing the borders, you can only put half of your quilt into the quiltring and that simply doesn`t work, hence the towels.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxUhONnAwObAZz7RHnh1kI7bhWYejHtMa4vP8YDyWDOFvjDjcGkVSqeQ8P-LazwkGAjZ4AqW_roRygJ0w0wSqufPWjJW32twrIJ-z_IXiVehhia0ZybVnS3I08CydqsGwVwkPmM8fIsEPwasRLFWeM1T0V3QpNhXo-EGZSNzsBN8kbCwPl4zu1Ojn/s4032/58524E49-1624-45C9-8E94-40F9482B9C97.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxUhONnAwObAZz7RHnh1kI7bhWYejHtMa4vP8YDyWDOFvjDjcGkVSqeQ8P-LazwkGAjZ4AqW_roRygJ0w0wSqufPWjJW32twrIJ-z_IXiVehhia0ZybVnS3I08CydqsGwVwkPmM8fIsEPwasRLFWeM1T0V3QpNhXo-EGZSNzsBN8kbCwPl4zu1Ojn/s320/58524E49-1624-45C9-8E94-40F9482B9C97.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>Mine have a waffle structure and the are rectangular, so when folded in half they are fairly long and because of the structure, they are as thick as the quilt itself. Now, how do I use them?<div>A picture says more than a 1000 words…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQ3B9gq6m3DF00x5hBPb850fk14hzAt2U-o7Kul88wDI72fHnsQQhvp0HKbJ9C6q9LdDe2IZx4CAl23dxXFVlaEmbQDlH9ITYwnLBWEMuzsa0Ui5BXOOBQ5z4vGHj__6PuJ7rhnNiNu6ltCzeHHJrcj14hj0hHu6_XM7w4eHLbpG40bQx5G-Pr3LQ/s4032/719F683C-B080-492B-B46D-62411F51B4DF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQ3B9gq6m3DF00x5hBPb850fk14hzAt2U-o7Kul88wDI72fHnsQQhvp0HKbJ9C6q9LdDe2IZx4CAl23dxXFVlaEmbQDlH9ITYwnLBWEMuzsa0Ui5BXOOBQ5z4vGHj__6PuJ7rhnNiNu6ltCzeHHJrcj14hj0hHu6_XM7w4eHLbpG40bQx5G-Pr3LQ/s320/719F683C-B080-492B-B46D-62411F51B4DF.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3Bi_7FEoW6sVS6P-B6z67snWrDw9e9egjxydlEpIZ6xupX1RdKMiZYT73MbLVYiFLojaZ6Di51tJRwZEjG82cfwIMWXCPyKhrU-rQL7hMVb6rNa0yHWh6ggvk10WGf4Ikc_29dshWQOsGghV593q5lVJlj8jvRiiPJW1gwfr75MOjHqAY-i3uNrP/s4032/FC6D4133-3192-422D-916E-26BD0A7B9F9C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3Bi_7FEoW6sVS6P-B6z67snWrDw9e9egjxydlEpIZ6xupX1RdKMiZYT73MbLVYiFLojaZ6Di51tJRwZEjG82cfwIMWXCPyKhrU-rQL7hMVb6rNa0yHWh6ggvk10WGf4Ikc_29dshWQOsGghV593q5lVJlj8jvRiiPJW1gwfr75MOjHqAY-i3uNrP/s320/FC6D4133-3192-422D-916E-26BD0A7B9F9C.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQK_f6qRTrz6RU7kHiF5HovALnGvAsNJj4cp4Arpb9bvsrQMjeUwqI6P5cFdDaCqNvN2i_REmvdOktmb2y_hopBHkMF0TaIcv6TfxLj_HyOpMFJJpQeX2Ml8pqvxljEzzsVSKAEZHwb8EOlGGky-pFAjVJfq4qujPg-jwLu19EpcAoCiEBhmxr_Qb5/s4032/BE54EF16-4CF3-4D30-8F76-DD94D260D822.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQK_f6qRTrz6RU7kHiF5HovALnGvAsNJj4cp4Arpb9bvsrQMjeUwqI6P5cFdDaCqNvN2i_REmvdOktmb2y_hopBHkMF0TaIcv6TfxLj_HyOpMFJJpQeX2Ml8pqvxljEzzsVSKAEZHwb8EOlGGky-pFAjVJfq4qujPg-jwLu19EpcAoCiEBhmxr_Qb5/s320/BE54EF16-4CF3-4D30-8F76-DD94D260D822.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwDcFQTGBy5DE93D1qu8RKGilNQ9fxCHFHj0ZBcoGDU37rUh-x9Q-5gMc16y8um9-7BgTJsKpNBzlSAqHWsZ8WXLEnY4UA1IXLYNasOSWNs6ZZDViQwJGvL5zLkFmAPPekCHgxDyzdiUjg_fAV4kuHyE8PLxUyQnaOiwYjRJN4AaHWCR4yngUjCwaW/s4032/256671E9-ED26-4543-8242-C95A336B8020.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwDcFQTGBy5DE93D1qu8RKGilNQ9fxCHFHj0ZBcoGDU37rUh-x9Q-5gMc16y8um9-7BgTJsKpNBzlSAqHWsZ8WXLEnY4UA1IXLYNasOSWNs6ZZDViQwJGvL5zLkFmAPPekCHgxDyzdiUjg_fAV4kuHyE8PLxUyQnaOiwYjRJN4AaHWCR4yngUjCwaW/s320/256671E9-ED26-4543-8242-C95A336B8020.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>(Oops, upside down..)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72lyVx2O_ZShV3zT2FWqoBM0xO3FgK_Xh5RKI-2VcA733HebLYk7jN8ZuE8kTkauHnwhVCEMCpV1uKBBowdaTJrfRHJlUujpFmQY05cjLTzKmCfmU-iZg_LOaKbLDvaxbQYJo4-Wfrdo74KTp8k5uDtA7M4xcZzSluGW7bLXs6GOrwyXpkav2vbVD/s4032/9342BE8D-7FE5-43FC-A185-78BFE5228DE1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72lyVx2O_ZShV3zT2FWqoBM0xO3FgK_Xh5RKI-2VcA733HebLYk7jN8ZuE8kTkauHnwhVCEMCpV1uKBBowdaTJrfRHJlUujpFmQY05cjLTzKmCfmU-iZg_LOaKbLDvaxbQYJo4-Wfrdo74KTp8k5uDtA7M4xcZzSluGW7bLXs6GOrwyXpkav2vbVD/s320/9342BE8D-7FE5-43FC-A185-78BFE5228DE1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>And you` re ready to quilt!</div><div>I will start a little above the corner, so there`s room to attach a label later on. I like to quilt through the label, so it will never get loose and lost.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeWLxCyui2Y13Gv2WvRBhKmRjEywEIcri3C75SCxW1j2DGwba0icz9ldK2uPMvEV6uozmJZcHAxHtUzQW2ElTViMoxg-oRZ7GVHXxAD-zD6B_pTiVUtNB2rfdFWSDJaj6ErbvkCqxa62u6RacnsqlKA1I-WP-6iS1ACC2SiQMkWJTOE2yh1I3DFGXR/s4032/1878D86E-D452-411D-BDE5-53F789B84784.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeWLxCyui2Y13Gv2WvRBhKmRjEywEIcri3C75SCxW1j2DGwba0icz9ldK2uPMvEV6uozmJZcHAxHtUzQW2ElTViMoxg-oRZ7GVHXxAD-zD6B_pTiVUtNB2rfdFWSDJaj6ErbvkCqxa62u6RacnsqlKA1I-WP-6iS1ACC2SiQMkWJTOE2yh1I3DFGXR/s320/1878D86E-D452-411D-BDE5-53F789B84784.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div>Ofcourse you can start at any corner you want, but neighbour friend C has this rule; she calls it `quilt psycology`:</div><div>When quilting a rectangular quilt, always start at a longer side. Spirits are up, energy flows, yeey borders.</div><div>Then you reach a short side, all good. </div><div>After that the second long side: am I done yet, how much more must I do, I`m fed up, this is never ending…</div><div>Then: ahhh only one short end to go, I can do this, I`m nearly there, it`s DONE!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>So, I will start at a long side……:)</div>Annemiekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891179217078987717noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727927131491246569.post-24010171690088837122022-10-03T15:25:00.005+02:002022-10-10T16:11:19.063+02:00Tools of the trade<p> I am a hand quilter. I tried doing it by machine, practised, got lessons online and in real life ( which was a very disappointing experience: to many people next to each other, hence no room for your bigger machine table and a teacher that did not know one answer to any question…) After that I stopped trying and sticked to hand quilting. Yes it is painstaking slooooow and it takes forever to finish a quilt, but that`s the way it goes.</p><p>Since I`m in the midst of quilting the second Granny Square quilt for granddaughter 2, I thought to share the tools I use.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOObGXrHugy1fFWsHcsjUL8h3vDDhYPA3latq8pN7XzdFltfOohLVHrZBqiKB4lbx_C6UmJuyBNkvuyk47zmHCijC2lbuQGEGbrxWWGTtpOtQdzc6tlXuBrJiMu88sG4A0GnT4mIi8nW631ewxCxH4uIroAyMyhXGGHapEvxrzsihWyOjZQbAJWKO/s4032/147A828B-7277-4FDC-9C20-E8BBFF3718C5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOObGXrHugy1fFWsHcsjUL8h3vDDhYPA3latq8pN7XzdFltfOohLVHrZBqiKB4lbx_C6UmJuyBNkvuyk47zmHCijC2lbuQGEGbrxWWGTtpOtQdzc6tlXuBrJiMu88sG4A0GnT4mIi8nW631ewxCxH4uIroAyMyhXGGHapEvxrzsihWyOjZQbAJWKO/s320/147A828B-7277-4FDC-9C20-E8BBFF3718C5.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Thread, obviously: Coats and Clark has been my number one choice from day one. A pair of scissors, a quiltring and </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59s6ACW-7yHaduwZmv43x8tYlsYuO5d6cyBDTKFQrlbHAB3-vdqcs4aRTQULVqN7dVO9XnPLn6u6SgQgUnKllVpjj894QaFA68cJ_qeUiyB1BX_5P6of-ClAjTm5dcRQe3WSYiul6ZuG51VLi6zV-9oqXED5ljrCz8C9-Gh-RfdN2g31aL54sQdsq/s2048/50D8B00A-3836-433A-AACB-0AE7DA19E7A2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59s6ACW-7yHaduwZmv43x8tYlsYuO5d6cyBDTKFQrlbHAB3-vdqcs4aRTQULVqN7dVO9XnPLn6u6SgQgUnKllVpjj894QaFA68cJ_qeUiyB1BX_5P6of-ClAjTm5dcRQe3WSYiul6ZuG51VLi6zV-9oqXED5ljrCz8C9-Gh-RfdN2g31aL54sQdsq/s320/50D8B00A-3836-433A-AACB-0AE7DA19E7A2.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p>This ruler. I had it for ages. It is a bigger version of the one everyone uses at school here in e.g. geometry.</p><p>Can`t do without! I use it to draw my templates, a patchwork pattern, quilting lines etc.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21lDSaPzvmFMLdrqLW3AbFAfQvPbYc9ZqFhIP7BVDnhYo4k8an5IHtEOibqo2TBSGGulzkE8en59cgCREIDrqmVKfsfeZ4FLHoWXRc5TdY_f8O5viwcevx4UFKB7CaY3vj5Q-_u1wqe_cPGzmUfQWUTboMe9l87U4YwxvQKu83vHlYk9iY08iJmLy/s4032/6993E9DC-377B-4A98-91DB-EDA4AD469047.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21lDSaPzvmFMLdrqLW3AbFAfQvPbYc9ZqFhIP7BVDnhYo4k8an5IHtEOibqo2TBSGGulzkE8en59cgCREIDrqmVKfsfeZ4FLHoWXRc5TdY_f8O5viwcevx4UFKB7CaY3vj5Q-_u1wqe_cPGzmUfQWUTboMe9l87U4YwxvQKu83vHlYk9iY08iJmLy/s320/6993E9DC-377B-4A98-91DB-EDA4AD469047.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>A somewhat better picture… A Sewline pencil. I have a black one, a white one and this with all of the above.. Used all kinds of chalk pencils, powder but once I saw these, I never turned back. The sorry part of what once was a genuine fabric eraser, erases the pencil lines if needed.</p><p>Roxanne needles nr 11 and thimbles. I use a modified sashiko ring thimble and a `normal` one. Since my finger joints act up every once in a while, I can`t push a needle through the fabric with my fingertip, I push it through with the side of my finger. My hands look like this:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQ0hvPTCXcKR3iU7cQGt5wEdjQ2dHq7dFG7y_yBwDJbYiaISPlhmMso8ZPjYFKiSBzVWeQJdwRKxNTdhA81ei3ttA6qsOLSqBopdkYq0wtrPBzF3AmDuvLeoMi0qzm199N0kHJbaT4xuURlvD5MwksPZAweOb1Xba5sQMz2eBgR4Ev3SVtzncX_ax/s2048/93D6B2BE-F3FC-44D5-9BC1-DF3AF56CB582.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQ0hvPTCXcKR3iU7cQGt5wEdjQ2dHq7dFG7y_yBwDJbYiaISPlhmMso8ZPjYFKiSBzVWeQJdwRKxNTdhA81ei3ttA6qsOLSqBopdkYq0wtrPBzF3AmDuvLeoMi0qzm199N0kHJbaT4xuURlvD5MwksPZAweOb1Xba5sQMz2eBgR4Ev3SVtzncX_ax/s320/93D6B2BE-F3FC-44D5-9BC1-DF3AF56CB582.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1taEowbd0-KyX_9VVeKDVFSbu12wdtMh1OZR_xRxPe0FWcJ2a1lfZCX0FOzxXAVoy18XKlzsXdJ_kRxqonI34QPgtcc1x6o3qZxuDjdYtGhzPsjVHFUplnfbRlSNSq6vgyRTxRzvxBw2C_Kdrky74N10R080P72R_W1YsQyDcTO7GQi2oW_V1wG9z/s2048/E219BC66-BF78-419B-8114-6C347F8045B5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1taEowbd0-KyX_9VVeKDVFSbu12wdtMh1OZR_xRxPe0FWcJ2a1lfZCX0FOzxXAVoy18XKlzsXdJ_kRxqonI34QPgtcc1x6o3qZxuDjdYtGhzPsjVHFUplnfbRlSNSq6vgyRTxRzvxBw2C_Kdrky74N10R080P72R_W1YsQyDcTO7GQi2oW_V1wG9z/s320/E219BC66-BF78-419B-8114-6C347F8045B5.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>The finger`condom` is to easily grab the little point of the needle easily when there are 4 to 5 stitches on it. I buy a cheap box of latex gloves and cut the fingers of for my quilting needs :)<div>And last but not least: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBhnt1kpRsFkmw_8aLw5gfQxf0JXqF7pZEG5l9Epejj7uaQsmTvRL3tidKp4IKqNCO6xlFLrqDoeL9WFqvYgIwppdt7BaYfJx8qIlQJ7-VsMY6cbrmoUWZSY2lwLMlZ6mksJVKA2oAKom4F7932-KNab2cYLPQxis-6G2FBU4Jj1SRp6TUgDfgMnUj/s3024/C13E277C-66CB-4317-9DF0-6AA5E85A2AAD.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBhnt1kpRsFkmw_8aLw5gfQxf0JXqF7pZEG5l9Epejj7uaQsmTvRL3tidKp4IKqNCO6xlFLrqDoeL9WFqvYgIwppdt7BaYfJx8qIlQJ7-VsMY6cbrmoUWZSY2lwLMlZ6mksJVKA2oAKom4F7932-KNab2cYLPQxis-6G2FBU4Jj1SRp6TUgDfgMnUj/s320/C13E277C-66CB-4317-9DF0-6AA5E85A2AAD.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><p>I once picked up a piece of wood in the shed, put my ring on it and drew a cirkel. I cut it out and there you have a wooden board that fits precisely in your ring. Why? When the quilt is in there I slide the board in and I have a sturdy flat surface to draw the quilting lines! </p><p>Now I don`t know if all this makes sense to anyone, but it does to me LOL…</p><p><br /></p></div>Annemiekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891179217078987717noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727927131491246569.post-8456499487459805992022-09-16T16:01:00.004+02:002022-09-16T16:01:36.588+02:00Odd jobs<p> Every now and then my quilting space serves another purpose. Craftroom when the ladies are here, storageroom for plants that need to move for a short while, and a place to put your tools when doing odd jobs.</p><p>My space is separated from the livingroom with a sliding door. The railing is covered by wooden boards. We renewed those 2 years ago and they were still not painted…</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikcpHaClXL8K8Copf4Zn9PASGoaJNroXA76YFoKUwb6PWvntCCEZ0OvJZb07xFCV8lzzHs2OujD3h9l-Or0E3xyRpaJIVhQYLGAnerifLRa8oMJdcg4Tw4MX9iUF-bxKpYZchoYdmkU80OZoAklEkIAEAMjp7vxKu5fm5nD-ATuAI-5SFLOjFyh5aD/s4032/960FC4C1-8D66-4D29-970C-B681A67D3E54.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikcpHaClXL8K8Copf4Zn9PASGoaJNroXA76YFoKUwb6PWvntCCEZ0OvJZb07xFCV8lzzHs2OujD3h9l-Or0E3xyRpaJIVhQYLGAnerifLRa8oMJdcg4Tw4MX9iUF-bxKpYZchoYdmkU80OZoAklEkIAEAMjp7vxKu5fm5nD-ATuAI-5SFLOjFyh5aD/s320/960FC4C1-8D66-4D29-970C-B681A67D3E54.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwvbDzRDNtSjPgAKsyfMzLlcVq8u6a9PrI51ZMUuZkui11NrHUieLGTCTRWF_Gd5fq-Qp4J2n7Q9aVymfCXbjcrLEeW3srJwWW9mkFsp46r18J6nx1SgQvVc4ErRWvGSqmRNPsny5gwQbnvcnqVPQKvbtiqxQFR2bXU4irLYUIKxwYG0DPAamatg0d/s4032/C7C66B93-693E-450E-81A0-71A251E5366B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwvbDzRDNtSjPgAKsyfMzLlcVq8u6a9PrI51ZMUuZkui11NrHUieLGTCTRWF_Gd5fq-Qp4J2n7Q9aVymfCXbjcrLEeW3srJwWW9mkFsp46r18J6nx1SgQvVc4ErRWvGSqmRNPsny5gwQbnvcnqVPQKvbtiqxQFR2bXU4irLYUIKxwYG0DPAamatg0d/s320/C7C66B93-693E-450E-81A0-71A251E5366B.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Oq78Cizr0decbZMO4KWBJOOIA8wD88YbnHnrrfyPx8skt7ToYLq-PKu1uQhm00YT1yaoMq3iDaB0pTxWmPavpt90z1ihulJs1x8UM8BjlIneTmCXvidWKQ0gPWl4M7UWtpOochR4u5Cg3NMtUMn1XOnmMAqnRTLaGjbuPW3N6sx71FX8JEKz_U-d/s4032/E5EF8B21-91DB-4256-B054-3A6CEC363D15.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Oq78Cizr0decbZMO4KWBJOOIA8wD88YbnHnrrfyPx8skt7ToYLq-PKu1uQhm00YT1yaoMq3iDaB0pTxWmPavpt90z1ihulJs1x8UM8BjlIneTmCXvidWKQ0gPWl4M7UWtpOochR4u5Cg3NMtUMn1XOnmMAqnRTLaGjbuPW3N6sx71FX8JEKz_U-d/s320/E5EF8B21-91DB-4256-B054-3A6CEC363D15.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Yesterday I painted the first layer outside, but now, with frequent showers, I moved indoors.</p><p>Opened the window in my room en closed the sliding door to reduce paint smells. Don’t you hate it that you have to wait hours and hours before you can add the next layer of paint? </p><p>Ah well, I better use those hours to quilt then. On the sofa ofcourse…..</p>Annemiekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891179217078987717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727927131491246569.post-71523094363055204052022-09-11T18:14:00.004+02:002022-09-27T18:30:17.836+02:00Reporting back for duty :)<p> What a summer is was! Blazing hot, extremely dry. Certainly nót the weather in which I thrive…..and absolutely not suitable temperatures to quilt.</p><p>The 5 and 6 year old ladies came to stay for a couple of nights, at the beginning of the summer holidays and came back with their 2 year old sister, at the end of it. Ofcourse, they completely took over my sewingroom. The 5 year old had fun in decorating the design wall with meticulously cut out little pieces of paper.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRV47XWdMV838SPuBsUHzl--5oxKK0fxvqhXR0MWWOv0yWVcIF4nmoqgnOaoMDCkLJzX2-DNhqmAdQTp18gizEp2nSLPuAKkfKO3BEq_HFaMRvB9XMmHR6yT6ST2jrfxQuyddWfmGPEUtHD7tPtccMjHtbmIsAa61OUYQprqc3r2g-o2OBbas5FXzm/s2048/48B5AF27-5B6C-473B-91B0-B2E7F2F3AF26.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRV47XWdMV838SPuBsUHzl--5oxKK0fxvqhXR0MWWOv0yWVcIF4nmoqgnOaoMDCkLJzX2-DNhqmAdQTp18gizEp2nSLPuAKkfKO3BEq_HFaMRvB9XMmHR6yT6ST2jrfxQuyddWfmGPEUtHD7tPtccMjHtbmIsAa61OUYQprqc3r2g-o2OBbas5FXzm/s320/48B5AF27-5B6C-473B-91B0-B2E7F2F3AF26.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRfqR0IjUkId9iLSlSMp2ziZ8Ih9191_iAmupQLWbmhTBgmk3PgTKDlkU9vZj8jtOLQAeSQpfX84m9P0BjMlZK_NIW7QHrIcD8OxKWftfDVnwdIs8MITWcMHOPSRYe15kP5j8pf3xCs9iPMJRl5ZQL1D9oy0e6mchHRv5h6fGbL0VNinnXXb5lZ9x/s2048/B1F7CE7D-3281-404F-8824-DF97837F18D8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRfqR0IjUkId9iLSlSMp2ziZ8Ih9191_iAmupQLWbmhTBgmk3PgTKDlkU9vZj8jtOLQAeSQpfX84m9P0BjMlZK_NIW7QHrIcD8OxKWftfDVnwdIs8MITWcMHOPSRYe15kP5j8pf3xCs9iPMJRl5ZQL1D9oy0e6mchHRv5h6fGbL0VNinnXXb5lZ9x/s320/B1F7CE7D-3281-404F-8824-DF97837F18D8.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilq8_RzvsbPXJYVO4vasKSomMFnlQILsFC-uMT1eKiRU6etXmFgzrStTV5cGsHTM3DsmxwmS7tIZ9h-OSbOyFy7nnw2WdtpAu1iVXXgEtBCXjekD0Zi5StoY67wwz0nBb0zDSEHuNkg4YgbG4VS5UNtvDv5lVyX9D3wIy-GMM-67nLxz4CPFbJdzkg/s2048/59A71D96-A03B-4845-9D36-5B108227157E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilq8_RzvsbPXJYVO4vasKSomMFnlQILsFC-uMT1eKiRU6etXmFgzrStTV5cGsHTM3DsmxwmS7tIZ9h-OSbOyFy7nnw2WdtpAu1iVXXgEtBCXjekD0Zi5StoY67wwz0nBb0zDSEHuNkg4YgbG4VS5UNtvDv5lVyX9D3wIy-GMM-67nLxz4CPFbJdzkg/s320/59A71D96-A03B-4845-9D36-5B108227157E.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>Bigger artwork had to be displayed too, ofcourse!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpS3ZNDYZwko2GFB-0EQsRLI3TfhF5hv-2MSPkvAGYP4txKtpdg9WjDhQzp6CSbFUyO3jhjPHhomoH7lZ46bmnbnWzOx4aJ99ICuut-0RpTW68RtJjFgwRA0x4RJ6TbnkFX5szfSIZyh5yinXfB2CMbgl3nMwbSgf18IWAhnXd13F-MAVFYAfqYIMk/s2048/D59D9D93-EDE4-4DD1-83F4-D206B6188E3B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpS3ZNDYZwko2GFB-0EQsRLI3TfhF5hv-2MSPkvAGYP4txKtpdg9WjDhQzp6CSbFUyO3jhjPHhomoH7lZ46bmnbnWzOx4aJ99ICuut-0RpTW68RtJjFgwRA0x4RJ6TbnkFX5szfSIZyh5yinXfB2CMbgl3nMwbSgf18IWAhnXd13F-MAVFYAfqYIMk/s320/D59D9D93-EDE4-4DD1-83F4-D206B6188E3B.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p>But now that autumn is descending and thunderstorms bring the much needed water, temperatures going down to a much better 21 C , I háve to go back to quilting. I only finished 1 GrannySquare; I have one more to quilt and a third ….you can see some blocks for that scattered amongst the artwork….</p><p>So I picked up where I left,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCyMvd3ct3P4Gw_kLiOiiCRvBYLiSr95g24QcK1DjWQ1dT50ftydKGEZw1_7brQ9LkwzgZ6iKc_C2pt830EQdlYwMBDqDSlT4gaXpFIDmF6m3mD3__G1sYYVO7pYOLM9Sj1c3kRQYbcAg4Vzxa969GmuN3cAvdmLudM_3LkmUn9lHvFwJ3AFOY4RIr/s2048/A76EB135-C6C4-46D9-BEB5-3A06E8FBB101.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCyMvd3ct3P4Gw_kLiOiiCRvBYLiSr95g24QcK1DjWQ1dT50ftydKGEZw1_7brQ9LkwzgZ6iKc_C2pt830EQdlYwMBDqDSlT4gaXpFIDmF6m3mD3__G1sYYVO7pYOLM9Sj1c3kRQYbcAg4Vzxa969GmuN3cAvdmLudM_3LkmUn9lHvFwJ3AFOY4RIr/s320/A76EB135-C6C4-46D9-BEB5-3A06E8FBB101.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>…working my way to the fav block ( pink ánd unicorns, I couldn’t go wrong here)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwp8iT77sBUiiZjoGVZySCHIFJSxDSoiW5G_-eG-10py0gp8B2R917NhSGYLzLd2hE0rwr1zE4c4Kpau-26vWZRIvYJywj1Ha4aNBjMnFuurA7zqoIwm7m0jObYBPnGHVcnDp1Z6sHQduvKG80JwYv0W06LirDhmu1gCPA_HacefidZyAF-7eRU2o3/s2048/EF9B7175-475F-4013-B5C1-E4FF01A41F62.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwp8iT77sBUiiZjoGVZySCHIFJSxDSoiW5G_-eG-10py0gp8B2R917NhSGYLzLd2hE0rwr1zE4c4Kpau-26vWZRIvYJywj1Ha4aNBjMnFuurA7zqoIwm7m0jObYBPnGHVcnDp1Z6sHQduvKG80JwYv0W06LirDhmu1gCPA_HacefidZyAF-7eRU2o3/s320/EF9B7175-475F-4013-B5C1-E4FF01A41F62.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>While watching the first part of the Queen ‘s final journey on my iPad next to me.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXYjaVfk5yOV-Y0n-rZIyGJQ36G91PxEuNi_20fLcQlHIDCC30wwhAy3bW_fueTsQGEPIBr5GaQsoLyanxdxxTwYwQ6U5kAQ065qF2l3lQkjtzZZ_JyzQn3b38D03D7HDDEfMQ88rpCzCUmGdERUufNH20V-rDb_gP416JIlPpM8cr5LUALxZN0Im/s2048/FF5737A8-0524-4CDA-BAB3-9982DF8798D4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXYjaVfk5yOV-Y0n-rZIyGJQ36G91PxEuNi_20fLcQlHIDCC30wwhAy3bW_fueTsQGEPIBr5GaQsoLyanxdxxTwYwQ6U5kAQ065qF2l3lQkjtzZZ_JyzQn3b38D03D7HDDEfMQ88rpCzCUmGdERUufNH20V-rDb_gP416JIlPpM8cr5LUALxZN0Im/s320/FF5737A8-0524-4CDA-BAB3-9982DF8798D4.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>Annemiekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891179217078987717noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727927131491246569.post-43802569249707548782022-09-09T11:59:00.001+02:002022-09-09T13:50:49.882+02:00End of an era…..<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip72SX5bT7gqypD-Hw1TUJCXWBx9_ZDgWUqtoZUrW4wVOzJwoMKPR7L4iRp2iQCW_zYXA7QQb7uqtfQAumEYiUw9ZzGbRavxfpbJCC89VImwJm9maegxLITPFxh5L4ILr-IwCu9Ye1wFiiGUI8PkhmTMPxbD_-9HSMP8_RjLTSnE9fgD6SxdPNYCHY/s1545/389EBE4E-D179-42A2-8650-C28944DFB866.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1014" data-original-width="1545" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip72SX5bT7gqypD-Hw1TUJCXWBx9_ZDgWUqtoZUrW4wVOzJwoMKPR7L4iRp2iQCW_zYXA7QQb7uqtfQAumEYiUw9ZzGbRavxfpbJCC89VImwJm9maegxLITPFxh5L4ILr-IwCu9Ye1wFiiGUI8PkhmTMPxbD_-9HSMP8_RjLTSnE9fgD6SxdPNYCHY/s320/389EBE4E-D179-42A2-8650-C28944DFB866.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Annemiekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891179217078987717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727927131491246569.post-55460277939167915962022-06-11T12:33:00.019+02:002022-06-11T12:38:39.959+02:00I give you: the finger :p<p> I know: I`m waaay behind on posting. I had (and still have) discomfort on my right ring finger. </p><p>Diagnosed with a so called `trigger finger` I first went to the handtherapist. After 6 weeks of fruitless exercises and massages (on what turned out to be the wrong spot) my doctor sent me to a plastic surgeon.</p><p>Two weeks later I had a `trigger finger release operation` Ah the medical phrases you learn. What hurt the most (and I mean really hurt) was the numbing injection. When the nurse removed the cloth they cover you up with, I was sent home with this..</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdq_RoCv2k1B_Zj7DakW74cvEDz1EGqmdgHCNBkP5Kpz9LG1l4P6oCD2O6XLKv_O9VDF_l6taRZ2OSiZZXOdrRuDSebRiHLofUpNX-ExiyEWKWksJ41Dgaw-Jc2bpHk0VFGZMLxkqEzJxEotQgqt4qPJGrU5cH7P_KZkAOOEDAZhnngHA3m_7fLXC/s4032/9A5033B0-5313-496A-86B5-F569D8290787.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdq_RoCv2k1B_Zj7DakW74cvEDz1EGqmdgHCNBkP5Kpz9LG1l4P6oCD2O6XLKv_O9VDF_l6taRZ2OSiZZXOdrRuDSebRiHLofUpNX-ExiyEWKWksJ41Dgaw-Jc2bpHk0VFGZMLxkqEzJxEotQgqt4qPJGrU5cH7P_KZkAOOEDAZhnngHA3m_7fLXC/s320/9A5033B0-5313-496A-86B5-F569D8290787.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>I thought they must have sliced my entire hand open. A little anxious i removed all this after 2 days and found a lightning shaped little cut that could easily be covered by a cheerfull green plaster. I guess they like a bit of exaggeration at the local hospital.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuyEdV0Mgf3xStsTLiPM4Xio8EX0ll6lOZtkWz63al9OTf7N3RunGzr3RLHwVWlO17gVx7wKuTziih-7w6PYgar4AmEXszg3DgtWeeAmk7oQz_nc1uRF27gh5lGPCnyFlS7wbRjPyWafhg7cOl5XNfn8m1zgJwVBQd-yGVgiGsZyRe5Z5q0aKODGKG/s3840/2EE07BA5-A1B0-4058-9C1E-1246EB1BCBA1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuyEdV0Mgf3xStsTLiPM4Xio8EX0ll6lOZtkWz63al9OTf7N3RunGzr3RLHwVWlO17gVx7wKuTziih-7w6PYgar4AmEXszg3DgtWeeAmk7oQz_nc1uRF27gh5lGPCnyFlS7wbRjPyWafhg7cOl5XNfn8m1zgJwVBQd-yGVgiGsZyRe5Z5q0aKODGKG/s320/2EE07BA5-A1B0-4058-9C1E-1246EB1BCBA1.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div>After another 2 weeks the stitches were removed, it took about the same amount of time for all the dead skin to dissapear and now I have this<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PjZIqYL9dSvMusqRptoKYe5tbaJK8j8taJVWdLonlyKL025qJjbSiB9dsgv-LPbD78mfOhZmeEx5RFEd9QPcli4qyAh6aIFm27lAkse-j-WbS-6lAHrEe7BFXk0FW9L9Cpv78UuqkHdvGoCNID65S6tFvo7I3VFOLkxXl84c5rfYxLkPkKZnP006/s4032/EC4541B1-9AA8-41F1-A112-CA7C7491B124.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PjZIqYL9dSvMusqRptoKYe5tbaJK8j8taJVWdLonlyKL025qJjbSiB9dsgv-LPbD78mfOhZmeEx5RFEd9QPcli4qyAh6aIFm27lAkse-j-WbS-6lAHrEe7BFXk0FW9L9Cpv78UuqkHdvGoCNID65S6tFvo7I3VFOLkxXl84c5rfYxLkPkKZnP006/s320/EC4541B1-9AA8-41F1-A112-CA7C7491B124.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div>Looks all healed but: my finger is still rather swollen, it hurts when used. Can`t bent it properly and the scar itself hurts rather a lot when touched.</div><div>So here we are: can`t cut fabric and although I can hand quilt, I have a speed from 10 stitches/hour.</div><div>I read, I played internet games, I took several walks, went to Ikea, got bored.</div><div>According to the surgeon it can take another 6 to 8 weeks (aaaaaaagh)and if not better by then: back to the handtherapist (aaaaagh)</div><div>Oh, and she (the surgeon) found a similar obstruction at my index finger. I think the phrase f….ing hell is indeed appropriate here.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>(I noticed that it is hardly possible to react on my blog. I read somewher how to fix that, but I forgot where… If someone really wants to contact me: carpequiltem@gmail or hop over to my carpequiltem insta.</div><div>Dianne: your lovely comments just popped up: thanks and sorry I missed them at the time)<br /><div><p><br /></p></div></div>Annemiekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891179217078987717noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727927131491246569.post-13493984923642216892022-04-12T15:40:00.001+02:002022-04-12T15:44:52.383+02:00Girls day out again<p> Finally we got another day out. C, DD and myself went to a small quiltmarket and exhibition last sunday.</p><p>Less booths than we were used too at this location; it seemed that store holders are not as keen as they were pre-Covid. Maybe because we all got used to shopping online?</p><p>The exhibition was nice, but I`m not into art quilts that much and I get an overload of that quickly. The `old fashioned` bed quilts appeal to me the most. </p><p>A pleasant surprise were the quilts of a Russian(?) lady called Galla Grotto. She makes, in short, faces. It`s not the actual faces I like, but I was stunned by the technique and the craftsmanship. Amazing!!</p><p>However: we enjoyed ourselves and I got everything on my list. Yes, I made a list because I tend to forget things I said I needed to buy. So I got that thimble and those sewing machine needles. A bottle of Best Press was on the list too, but we couldn`t find it. DD had one at home she didn`t use as well as handquilting needles nr 11. Ofcourse I needed fabric too! 3 Bindings for 3 Granny Squares and some fq`s for the Granny quilt 3. Not that I ran out of fabrics that I used in 1 and 2, but some fresh, new ones spike the creativity. Let `s keep it at that:)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVcSegPGx7CzNG9lfSU7AiWMjHc3q52yONQK3_MX7Vllx7ZrfqMQ-xjhJIaw3TTw_VBwCeeb6pFVy0e5MoMJBGHS26HcjCsdyERlkOeCyyxQkj4dsvnhjp6rM_guO80FakB0MfrVYIGr-lFVTLMetCu94aBzjpD5e-szMOgTmKL7jQ4Oe5RqiVCFc/s2048/28AD1CD5-0234-4AD0-A6CD-40992CB00175.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVcSegPGx7CzNG9lfSU7AiWMjHc3q52yONQK3_MX7Vllx7ZrfqMQ-xjhJIaw3TTw_VBwCeeb6pFVy0e5MoMJBGHS26HcjCsdyERlkOeCyyxQkj4dsvnhjp6rM_guO80FakB0MfrVYIGr-lFVTLMetCu94aBzjpD5e-szMOgTmKL7jQ4Oe5RqiVCFc/s320/28AD1CD5-0234-4AD0-A6CD-40992CB00175.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>I pre washed the new haul yesterday (with retayne;I had a bleeding quilt once and I am still not over that)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOuEijSU9iYpYjtYH-1rkJwHqQPiaHhEzC-XEoI3imCIr_IkN3VQhxWxo6TXVsIhy6H_UbjL1RQacZzAeX6LG1mnq-HL5TAmplUs-WwzkG303LvmwAWIbII3AnZ3729FZY8lVwuRvqzmJipKMp23RbP3X9VKq2N_KEIPD-Zzai8N0Ky4TxqvRAaeP/s2048/8001DE83-7E26-4F64-8903-FA81B96B7F54.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOuEijSU9iYpYjtYH-1rkJwHqQPiaHhEzC-XEoI3imCIr_IkN3VQhxWxo6TXVsIhy6H_UbjL1RQacZzAeX6LG1mnq-HL5TAmplUs-WwzkG303LvmwAWIbII3AnZ3729FZY8lVwuRvqzmJipKMp23RbP3X9VKq2N_KEIPD-Zzai8N0Ky4TxqvRAaeP/s320/8001DE83-7E26-4F64-8903-FA81B96B7F54.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>Then I ironed and folded to make a pretty pile: fq`s on the left, binding fabric on the right.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy3HzYszS-iD3eH03VyPfEDH6p3uIcvRhGdkyqxW6zu-fqPi3wAX9R7sSi8bVksAbFdgWLG8tAoYz6GCZsw2aiNZVLmRYNdYx_q0sUf9TFwGQJVLPsfKjDmUx6JgzVQxtCD-43KmTh1iLQXjnm7T0I4oksqLx8hWATWS3q8p_xsHe_Vxn8gJ17dr_d/s2048/95D0A2A7-7068-4B2E-AF0B-D4F911FEC016.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy3HzYszS-iD3eH03VyPfEDH6p3uIcvRhGdkyqxW6zu-fqPi3wAX9R7sSi8bVksAbFdgWLG8tAoYz6GCZsw2aiNZVLmRYNdYx_q0sUf9TFwGQJVLPsfKjDmUx6JgzVQxtCD-43KmTh1iLQXjnm7T0I4oksqLx8hWATWS3q8p_xsHe_Vxn8gJ17dr_d/s320/95D0A2A7-7068-4B2E-AF0B-D4F911FEC016.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p>(Those who know me, will be surprised by the fact that I bought PINK. The colour I really dislike, to put it mildly. Truth of the matter is, that no matter if I hate pink, the grand ladies love it, and I`m making a quilt for them, not for me. It`s C`s fav colour and she`s talking me into more pink items now. LOL. Not going to happen dear!)</p><p>Late in the afternoon, we dropped DD of and drove home again. Since this time I was not the one driving, I had the chance to take some pics on the way.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfDupUB8gBWsqn5bJu-y2wyZJcTy0-J8zt-VlS_pqtdY6_u53lvEC6zIDh_cJabZ9lxWRcRYmSTT5ehZ9_7aQrlWBPRn9xN_sSjiAmecustyDbQA3xRGBLA9ErAkwh1DkpA9W9skecSCxu0ownT8fJci9fRo3zZUXLYAKOI581cL4hAIs9dDHEkNgh/s2048/1D4BE810-31DF-4A9E-8996-AB30A3C912B4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfDupUB8gBWsqn5bJu-y2wyZJcTy0-J8zt-VlS_pqtdY6_u53lvEC6zIDh_cJabZ9lxWRcRYmSTT5ehZ9_7aQrlWBPRn9xN_sSjiAmecustyDbQA3xRGBLA9ErAkwh1DkpA9W9skecSCxu0ownT8fJci9fRo3zZUXLYAKOI581cL4hAIs9dDHEkNgh/s320/1D4BE810-31DF-4A9E-8996-AB30A3C912B4.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMxcgizKlOZ2c8oRP4NC0nccXK0k80gObZTRiGlpWoeIrEt2iOunEeinVbTzgdOGkJte5bIU2AF0p1L7hyaQPsvG8kv0vb4uP-IRLV15qH3pSxOmdyIslUlvA3d9GlHk8CpT7rGzciJ0UABmaUq9BxZmknuc38dj_rT5VAQOFA_Y4aLeBKeco7qIQ/s2048/ADBFBC11-2A1C-4376-B891-7F7633826B74.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMxcgizKlOZ2c8oRP4NC0nccXK0k80gObZTRiGlpWoeIrEt2iOunEeinVbTzgdOGkJte5bIU2AF0p1L7hyaQPsvG8kv0vb4uP-IRLV15qH3pSxOmdyIslUlvA3d9GlHk8CpT7rGzciJ0UABmaUq9BxZmknuc38dj_rT5VAQOFA_Y4aLeBKeco7qIQ/s320/ADBFBC11-2A1C-4376-B891-7F7633826B74.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh150isuAiMbdF0hmPLsKNFOSNBrSfo0hWQehby9z4pWhaQb03UQzo1y8_EQCulbzAOqxOb0hkVGV5pgwrDG43jeMKUiQbX9SC7Qko0r-QMl6wKMxLzESTkPxBfGC4EqQN6nqJNiet3lXtE5Sh60gJj8gKvRIfaXaFEuGXLQRbz2pv8VssaLwGAKbJt/s2048/E1D6362E-3242-4BE7-8688-EDB3384C0AE9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh150isuAiMbdF0hmPLsKNFOSNBrSfo0hWQehby9z4pWhaQb03UQzo1y8_EQCulbzAOqxOb0hkVGV5pgwrDG43jeMKUiQbX9SC7Qko0r-QMl6wKMxLzESTkPxBfGC4EqQN6nqJNiet3lXtE5Sh60gJj8gKvRIfaXaFEuGXLQRbz2pv8VssaLwGAKbJt/s320/E1D6362E-3242-4BE7-8688-EDB3384C0AE9.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p>The western part of the country is very flat, as you can see.Nice, beautiful skies, but I`m always happy when, further south, I see an actual forest….</p><p><br /></p>Annemiekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891179217078987717noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727927131491246569.post-89335084200010671492022-04-07T15:43:00.004+02:002022-04-12T15:44:07.703+02:00Square in a square<p> Never underestimate the amount of effort, time, fabric (and coffee breaks) the square in a square blocks take.</p><p>For each granny square quilt, I need 70 for the borders. And since the quilting on quilt 1 is done in the foreseeable future, it is time to get on with sewing nr 2. I already finished the main part, so now it s time to get to the borders.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRDGvbtCNFrRPCkyVwpP6O2wIo-CzPNDpC9CJ7HMxJ1o9dt9JiOxvemO2meQcfwL8MAYhG8pshpU4_aHLU9kxc7YDLitM-F_gMKqTP4kPWOixruXxizMmgEG9FjoOqAL7ZEgnGIq9nq8E5qSLYxG0EtYXzXVIa0v-8oFKFOLZv3bNZOYXCI4XDv7w/s4032/E63A0115-5DE1-4287-B76F-CFA8A2A8A6B0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRDGvbtCNFrRPCkyVwpP6O2wIo-CzPNDpC9CJ7HMxJ1o9dt9JiOxvemO2meQcfwL8MAYhG8pshpU4_aHLU9kxc7YDLitM-F_gMKqTP4kPWOixruXxizMmgEG9FjoOqAL7ZEgnGIq9nq8E5qSLYxG0EtYXzXVIa0v-8oFKFOLZv3bNZOYXCI4XDv7w/s320/E63A0115-5DE1-4287-B76F-CFA8A2A8A6B0.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>I`ll take you through the process of my way of making the square blocks..and I skipped the fabric cutting part. I used leftovers from the quilt for the first batch.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU07-uLAFP0bz08LQQYcxJHVeY6ePVYx5UGTQrK5YodFUAmxWQpS4ENyzhMQUf0T_fal2eE2lVKwZw_o6Vxn-kNkUuWgD_Y4dxbEpmUypwyw_DSO2f9Rps9kNUwT-aCFFdQlZR__jlYpcYSg5DP5E06vCMKH2QMTO-1NCkJtJHsos65RAWmIS3ZgL3/s2048/8EA5867B-14B3-48F9-9EFA-99890A7F82AC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU07-uLAFP0bz08LQQYcxJHVeY6ePVYx5UGTQrK5YodFUAmxWQpS4ENyzhMQUf0T_fal2eE2lVKwZw_o6Vxn-kNkUuWgD_Y4dxbEpmUypwyw_DSO2f9Rps9kNUwT-aCFFdQlZR__jlYpcYSg5DP5E06vCMKH2QMTO-1NCkJtJHsos65RAWmIS3ZgL3/s320/8EA5867B-14B3-48F9-9EFA-99890A7F82AC.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div>Chainsewing the first triangle to the inner square. I `pinch` Both the fabric pieces in the middle so I can align them perfectly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4bZr9jgfMzzr7BxNO_D7kvqxusO0S_QlPvKrE3O3oRgEu60KWTH3QNtIswZSfZXDdeAw0cd0RgkIG5i32NSugYr3zsBHus54EXkI0sqCIjFtcsdCTziwuoRQvZ1XN44MgCeVGqEAnj-Y2H1GE-GQ5wNXnJtbMtDVD-lTVnDTfLiv6w-r35z5_sWK/s2048/BBAECB30-F168-4DE5-90EA-84D7F5AFFAA7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4bZr9jgfMzzr7BxNO_D7kvqxusO0S_QlPvKrE3O3oRgEu60KWTH3QNtIswZSfZXDdeAw0cd0RgkIG5i32NSugYr3zsBHus54EXkI0sqCIjFtcsdCTziwuoRQvZ1XN44MgCeVGqEAnj-Y2H1GE-GQ5wNXnJtbMtDVD-lTVnDTfLiv6w-r35z5_sWK/s320/BBAECB30-F168-4DE5-90EA-84D7F5AFFAA7.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>Sewing the opposite triangle, using the first `pinch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqh5MHDWpk1-fG1OWAZjvBhc63SzlDAuKt4IROSbMG_Wxo3Oev7Ywbu4vJtN4ubzN66XQYlaFQJeF0mXi5yPFJ-uyI2UQKbV4mBwn_WPSYifRHEWZMqHkLqCtYSdHEB7KuBoxsb7piwxH28yrW8up25lEZQZRhi7NVKWo-Xe4R6xhvD1ZUrP3GgBI/s2048/F04754ED-D252-4710-9C18-65FC0433C669.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqh5MHDWpk1-fG1OWAZjvBhc63SzlDAuKt4IROSbMG_Wxo3Oev7Ywbu4vJtN4ubzN66XQYlaFQJeF0mXi5yPFJ-uyI2UQKbV4mBwn_WPSYifRHEWZMqHkLqCtYSdHEB7KuBoxsb7piwxH28yrW8up25lEZQZRhi7NVKWo-Xe4R6xhvD1ZUrP3GgBI/s320/F04754ED-D252-4710-9C18-65FC0433C669.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div>Cut the dog ears and press and repeat for triangle 3 and 4</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8l_NZzqp-ulIkQ_lylOZZ8TFGN3qWHczEcE_DH-lIjldpXVtf2NPwBnLqfrxBGd4KW52VZUscEBFyXXN4hlL-5kJRpq9MM9j5GbKxwAiB_eHGlRRDDlxm4mKHydfVHD_fmiJ3GAgnfmqLv2mDv7odhDRZFtpX1jhOhoJzrz4WdNlXrWFhMqXjMF2Z/s2048/8FD91090-CFA3-4E26-B2AB-15008D824B3C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8l_NZzqp-ulIkQ_lylOZZ8TFGN3qWHczEcE_DH-lIjldpXVtf2NPwBnLqfrxBGd4KW52VZUscEBFyXXN4hlL-5kJRpq9MM9j5GbKxwAiB_eHGlRRDDlxm4mKHydfVHD_fmiJ3GAgnfmqLv2mDv7odhDRZFtpX1jhOhoJzrz4WdNlXrWFhMqXjMF2Z/s320/8FD91090-CFA3-4E26-B2AB-15008D824B3C.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Repeat for triangle 3 and 4</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCKoy72yLQMuc15AVzz-VqNiGa369eF2NVMEbDRqLdypGmlYWguz-wDtU_IZ3ujel_doc-Fua0f2oDUCAvHKRYpTXcBsAL7jQPI9LSblfZPgUu1PC_w5yNw0wHtbA6FzEjkyMTNs8Rn9zvM_C6KEcLxb98Tv9sqgZKM83TEvPj27BwBNgp8DjR4gn/s2048/24322843-B6FD-4633-89D4-217B58991796.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCKoy72yLQMuc15AVzz-VqNiGa369eF2NVMEbDRqLdypGmlYWguz-wDtU_IZ3ujel_doc-Fua0f2oDUCAvHKRYpTXcBsAL7jQPI9LSblfZPgUu1PC_w5yNw0wHtbA6FzEjkyMTNs8Rn9zvM_C6KEcLxb98Tv9sqgZKM83TEvPj27BwBNgp8DjR4gn/s320/24322843-B6FD-4633-89D4-217B58991796.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Press again and cut to size</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Annemiekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891179217078987717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727927131491246569.post-66371417174953268292022-03-19T15:51:00.009+01:002022-03-19T17:56:40.035+01:00Toolbox<p> Decades ago I made myself a sewingbox. It is, in fact the second one, after the first got a bit too small.</p><p>It is made from cardboard, covered with linnen and fabric. Don`t remember the manufacturer of the fabric, but it was called `witches `undies` which I thought was a funny theme. Ah well..</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNoKAMxZL7Vpzh92tl6xUfSt8bNn9mMFo0kL-zMg7IBqW2-jatph4zwatcyCma7QG32SwhFK22iiDP56AovdNjpYK2T8nzlfVkg_pOBxen5Alid26OX7m_LrlmHKad4O45BArsvYFBdjaY1EyP_WaE9ykvRSmkbDVz3A5Wy0mPoVcXhiV6VhzlcUll=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNoKAMxZL7Vpzh92tl6xUfSt8bNn9mMFo0kL-zMg7IBqW2-jatph4zwatcyCma7QG32SwhFK22iiDP56AovdNjpYK2T8nzlfVkg_pOBxen5Alid26OX7m_LrlmHKad4O45BArsvYFBdjaY1EyP_WaE9ykvRSmkbDVz3A5Wy0mPoVcXhiV6VhzlcUll=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiO9OepFwv447P2xgKobACW4T2YZ9rb0jOX2ixfYjAtHkbSZEPmuu9PVDFdkh4kr3UVa9fc_OnJaT89VByoSOK-S358q51KvjyZFzvspf6mW5maCMklxcyCrOnd5NtkdLAL-WE03qm7SQuHbraap1FCXLXIgsU4xpQap4jZH2WuRKGo-ZCV6bNsdStN=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiO9OepFwv447P2xgKobACW4T2YZ9rb0jOX2ixfYjAtHkbSZEPmuu9PVDFdkh4kr3UVa9fc_OnJaT89VByoSOK-S358q51KvjyZFzvspf6mW5maCMklxcyCrOnd5NtkdLAL-WE03qm7SQuHbraap1FCXLXIgsU4xpQap4jZH2WuRKGo-ZCV6bNsdStN=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>According to the witches theme, the handle is, ofcourse, a piece of wood.</p><p>I said `sewingbox`, but it is actually a toolbox. It contains (almost) all the tools I need from template making to sewing. Mind that I am thaught in the CLASSIC way of quiltmaking. That time when dinosaurs roamed the streets and templates were made from mm paper glued on sandpaper, after you`d drawn and measured the blockpattern all by yourself. Ha!</p><p>Except for the dinosaurs, it is still my preferred way to make a quilt…</p><p>For my offspring: this is what mum/oma is always carrying around..</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYWevK6cFeoUQouradxY4PSSIIexE0Y2YKs189nuci-zlRcacZjO_3axf9N7L4CZWGUiYXK0EGYagIpwRPRV7ApEBcMUPwPRzqB0eL-ZzxtZdnoevDXVfeCKAa6OIW5u4nOGUGujJgNaE5Komzhn3DtUaZ0SeOGyb47QvtTlyqgJ8GR39w6U2X0rzw=s2048" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYWevK6cFeoUQouradxY4PSSIIexE0Y2YKs189nuci-zlRcacZjO_3axf9N7L4CZWGUiYXK0EGYagIpwRPRV7ApEBcMUPwPRzqB0eL-ZzxtZdnoevDXVfeCKAa6OIW5u4nOGUGujJgNaE5Komzhn3DtUaZ0SeOGyb47QvtTlyqgJ8GR39w6U2X0rzw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjs4FoyYM1B_LVN14RuYtbhWTEoB78ouRUB1t9dh0b2xl9cgm16vN7pkrouajnIx9PqS5gDfhHmpdgMlfkkmKvTqNWLuXVZ6G3dXqLA3LIbkncF1tDaCeSn1e9OTmnWzoTv8xhzPUAAb4yEofi6VPRB_Lt0p4zwMUjjiCeAWhOz9DjTtoBljUAenCmr=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjs4FoyYM1B_LVN14RuYtbhWTEoB78ouRUB1t9dh0b2xl9cgm16vN7pkrouajnIx9PqS5gDfhHmpdgMlfkkmKvTqNWLuXVZ6G3dXqLA3LIbkncF1tDaCeSn1e9OTmnWzoTv8xhzPUAAb4yEofi6VPRB_Lt0p4zwMUjjiCeAWhOz9DjTtoBljUAenCmr=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>And for a better look:( click on the pic to enlarge or zoom in if you want)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNd6iAR2-kshjiy63pC9fRVPwoJqDTF34oXFRe7nn46CynDg21g1q-8EuVS4zqo79Oj64KGD088VV0mqIIz494Iwfng8cJe2uG1FD5NhLfh7PsPRx0WezzcHgcFvUTZvHB_x9KPAO1EWuzddORzVcx_qHJMtqQW5gks_rxCDhgQ4ffB-P5tPrdQkC-=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNd6iAR2-kshjiy63pC9fRVPwoJqDTF34oXFRe7nn46CynDg21g1q-8EuVS4zqo79Oj64KGD088VV0mqIIz494Iwfng8cJe2uG1FD5NhLfh7PsPRx0WezzcHgcFvUTZvHB_x9KPAO1EWuzddORzVcx_qHJMtqQW5gks_rxCDhgQ4ffB-P5tPrdQkC-=s320" width="240" /></a></div>Do you recognise stuff?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRrXlE5WtR_PfjEJ7W-SSTpcQQNzlQmmENKHEgQy0ecRlbUseAIcg6YAOTrAw5yIipc8yLva_s6ft9ja1qW1M2Jk0u7dw2DyPuSdb4bBi8f9BktvaHqyVeF581BSCe8Ddh0ZlNiaNfRzWN8kXuaFctZLS5FhmCosBEJ5zDh9ziRWm3qydrPOY0gjmK=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRrXlE5WtR_PfjEJ7W-SSTpcQQNzlQmmENKHEgQy0ecRlbUseAIcg6YAOTrAw5yIipc8yLva_s6ft9ja1qW1M2Jk0u7dw2DyPuSdb4bBi8f9BktvaHqyVeF581BSCe8Ddh0ZlNiaNfRzWN8kXuaFctZLS5FhmCosBEJ5zDh9ziRWm3qydrPOY0gjmK=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>What`s in your toolbox? :)</p>Annemiekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891179217078987717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727927131491246569.post-86977681126825091402022-02-26T14:45:00.001+01:002022-02-26T14:45:12.244+01:00Contrasts<p> We had 4 rather severe storms in a row lately and when we got on the train to go to Amsterdam last monday, the last one was still blowing my hairpins out.</p><p>It happened to be my birthday and I was in for a day out. First we went to the Stedelijk museum (mainly modern art) and then we visited the Rijksmuseum. We skipped the Van Gogh this time; it was too busy and crowded to my taste. Next time Vincent!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsXXYeVKknlr_JEEIJPEAsvMnOhi8OHMlbhmC-n5D9klpVJQElMWgZO5BjTdrdFjRyIS_vW6UNUXNSTERpu_8m7pOMSj_1Bfws9aCwozdsS2qkLYcXioNPX0FsVwwFmgvUXtQbG3bEGTxkgGyuIG31k1tQqnQZ7uS-ZV4QC0VRB3CtixTB-4_7hFb8=s1440" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1086" data-original-width="1440" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsXXYeVKknlr_JEEIJPEAsvMnOhi8OHMlbhmC-n5D9klpVJQElMWgZO5BjTdrdFjRyIS_vW6UNUXNSTERpu_8m7pOMSj_1Bfws9aCwozdsS2qkLYcXioNPX0FsVwwFmgvUXtQbG3bEGTxkgGyuIG31k1tQqnQZ7uS-ZV4QC0VRB3CtixTB-4_7hFb8=s320" width="320" /></a></div>Matisse<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZGjlyEeXvAbhxBLl3Vy6Bmz2OBLqp_dviep2d6ZajSkk8Up2cB8b-SIlDGmtWi-pewkGg0ms-_RD-50cxfu37uaIhoFA5zVhMq_055M_R80giRHZZctarE78XIy-xtBab1KQHhjf7kMbdYa9qr5yYhN2wvsmW9HobHKorfoK-Dgb8EB2ivRl0uXoz=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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What a contrast! And such a beautifull exhibition of thousands of animals. The Ladies fav were the dinosaurs, ofcourse..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg61xrwqg_JWtDUxUuzZfM3AjV-ZXye96Apr2loRBU2-peFQvcG3u8DBB04zEOEbx4gnw6Ztpze2_c1LAOi0LkMlELwN38etJnGAMLRUEATANv63unVHHAn09XYgPnwpcrqIjUgN6MzfSdrmPyYFQZWtJhDqUukd02ZuVtZMDrBhv8IDzwZVz4-fE39=s1600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg61xrwqg_JWtDUxUuzZfM3AjV-ZXye96Apr2loRBU2-peFQvcG3u8DBB04zEOEbx4gnw6Ztpze2_c1LAOi0LkMlELwN38etJnGAMLRUEATANv63unVHHAn09XYgPnwpcrqIjUgN6MzfSdrmPyYFQZWtJhDqUukd02ZuVtZMDrBhv8IDzwZVz4-fE39=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQVKUi5oB9GIht-wv0YHrLSsJm6Woy9l9m0ZP1Y09xecbFyzpqYWnEP1cwa_IeTqiRs1iWgwpDyzvuc_VPPBZfbGkHvEcSLJ-6F3JH39SyWkXGsZ2svOJvi7LDnuDa7sOgTmtVGkk99vUe6nh5dt5EAP0EPhRoN51m6vyoQVwQ1kXSw4EQ549f_BnQ=s1600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQVKUi5oB9GIht-wv0YHrLSsJm6Woy9l9m0ZP1Y09xecbFyzpqYWnEP1cwa_IeTqiRs1iWgwpDyzvuc_VPPBZfbGkHvEcSLJ-6F3JH39SyWkXGsZ2svOJvi7LDnuDa7sOgTmtVGkk99vUe6nh5dt5EAP0EPhRoN51m6vyoQVwQ1kXSw4EQ549f_BnQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAPKxhNnCvwtMxGrHes7rR0Ifs2zW7O8gMpyvEi4qPycT_MU4dBR9btlyu3GKvJVNKDgnzIPF-oMJb0b1csnZ_5OlurNJxM2Cplo3XmRr7sxwko1vXTV7Guy6Yn-nLHzFOLQrxm-Us1OFJJ1jQUjFIpB8hn1zusshCki09Bbk_CKQWgBrlsomFZXHg=s1600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAPKxhNnCvwtMxGrHes7rR0Ifs2zW7O8gMpyvEi4qPycT_MU4dBR9btlyu3GKvJVNKDgnzIPF-oMJb0b1csnZ_5OlurNJxM2Cplo3XmRr7sxwko1vXTV7Guy6Yn-nLHzFOLQrxm-Us1OFJJ1jQUjFIpB8hn1zusshCki09Bbk_CKQWgBrlsomFZXHg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHq1ZkYISTTpTG90MM2_exF4-6eWuqnAPGt_NTPs7SqXKz9sVn8U4xc31he4fxOyimoSPxuhWxyWx3eUWc9vzTANNOtT_q1wLE3xZ8mgSqoqiy8wpLPesx1f89rJL3AKwa4z8wJD-b5MhGdX4iZ_vgi7QnlA2_i4XDzkvhi1sIzxJ3U4NDsgUxPrhq=s1600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHq1ZkYISTTpTG90MM2_exF4-6eWuqnAPGt_NTPs7SqXKz9sVn8U4xc31he4fxOyimoSPxuhWxyWx3eUWc9vzTANNOtT_q1wLE3xZ8mgSqoqiy8wpLPesx1f89rJL3AKwa4z8wJD-b5MhGdX4iZ_vgi7QnlA2_i4XDzkvhi1sIzxJ3U4NDsgUxPrhq=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><p>They were allowed to hold a piece of dino poop and a genuine piece of triceratops skin.</p><p>Another day for the books!</p><p>Yesterday the carnaval festivities started here in the southern part of the country, after 2 years of cancellation due to Covid. It lasts untill Tuesday night and everywhere there are people in silly costumes, cheerfull music is playing, bars are crowded etc</p><p>At the same time there`s constant tv coverage of the war in Ukrain. Footage of fathers saying goodbye to their families, people seeking shelter, bombs, tanks…This time it`s not from WW2 or something like that, but 2022 in our backyard, in Europe. It`s horrible, heartbreaking and all because of the delusion of one man.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Annemiekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891179217078987717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727927131491246569.post-51295410372014409982022-02-15T14:46:00.004+01:002022-02-15T16:34:48.189+01:00Keep calm and quilt on<p> Lately I noticed that I couldn`t bend and stretch my right ring finger as freely as it should. And while bending and stretching, it made a soft cracking sound. It became increasingly painfull as well. My doctor diagnosed it as a “trigger finger” and sent me to a fysiotherapist. </p><p>I had the intake there yesterday. The therapist asked about my hobbies. Ofcourse she had no clue what patchwork and quilting was. When I explained she said (while typing):”ah, with a sewing machine “ and was horrified when I replied that I am a HANDquilter…LOL</p><p>Anyway, she made a brace and told me that it had to stay on 24 hours, 7 days, for starters and that I should not use that finger at all if possible, except to do prescribed excersises. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWAM4u3uj5TF3xkLpYcRTN7KDgIgrVHYyfO4alhkuNqynkNj5uD1TyRm59VILCbZ8TLdg7r562FpAHpsxhwdRICTB6Z_AeCPfYCK2K2TAOfUE55If64-1x1So3ayZ6VKaFWndcs-CdQN-bOZv95YC1ZQ5yuYLYh5pgJZNyN7ohKP74Q4Abm9P7gXz6=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWAM4u3uj5TF3xkLpYcRTN7KDgIgrVHYyfO4alhkuNqynkNj5uD1TyRm59VILCbZ8TLdg7r562FpAHpsxhwdRICTB6Z_AeCPfYCK2K2TAOfUE55If64-1x1So3ayZ6VKaFWndcs-CdQN-bOZv95YC1ZQ5yuYLYh5pgJZNyN7ohKP74Q4Abm9P7gXz6=s320" width="240" /></a></div>I considered myself lucky that it was this finger. After all, you don`t use it while quilting!<div>Phew!</div><div>How wrong was I!! You use it all the time when grabbing something. I couldn`t pull a needle through anymore. And I was making such good progress on the Granny Square!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZqFbSgo8neQ7H2QI55QL2alplq4vAXnz9HpQJWtMZpgihbBGvVljPS-GPPxJlALOCdn5u9dEeHjyVejVc6VjhF-bQ3GCkjQJY5Q0TsEbSfkGnHkPlPVfXLr9ri2HZ8sAGnn3b0jG-SFmo23IIEQkTlmuMRlxLCo0cSw8Rvn1illu6FQ_vd4wfcI48=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZqFbSgo8neQ7H2QI55QL2alplq4vAXnz9HpQJWtMZpgihbBGvVljPS-GPPxJlALOCdn5u9dEeHjyVejVc6VjhF-bQ3GCkjQJY5Q0TsEbSfkGnHkPlPVfXLr9ri2HZ8sAGnn3b0jG-SFmo23IIEQkTlmuMRlxLCo0cSw8Rvn1illu6FQ_vd4wfcI48=s320" width="240" /></a></div>(The sun made some strange shadows on the picture, but the quilting is visible..)<div>I didn`t have a needle puller at hand, so I made one myself.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhf2jV58I53F4IWBeDVDUmxA-7MRwfsVRqPlfAr_ggQOdHb0qJOcFCoRXRTWZ7h9Je_c4eUyFTN-P5eZpzuzC_M7gQQxS8BxNfbCTnoXCyJN91_hWqw-TLjOCMOOpRRXZiIwXCrg-BbsXmucaeZZ1WSeZXdCJ3ZSSkGN5EvPCxGH5KiZiuf7-6FA8W2=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhf2jV58I53F4IWBeDVDUmxA-7MRwfsVRqPlfAr_ggQOdHb0qJOcFCoRXRTWZ7h9Je_c4eUyFTN-P5eZpzuzC_M7gQQxS8BxNfbCTnoXCyJN91_hWqw-TLjOCMOOpRRXZiIwXCrg-BbsXmucaeZZ1WSeZXdCJ3ZSSkGN5EvPCxGH5KiZiuf7-6FA8W2=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>I padded the pair of pliers not to damage the needle and although it slowed me down considerably, it worked. Sort of.</div><div><br /></div><div>Another nifty tool I gifted myself is a ergonomic rotarycutter. I choose one from Marti Michell.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAvLMi8wJqSu0azwigveCMb4P5QudV-Q9lj0Zg3jHEk_eSddkitk8B8SNE53y8rRw51jz6_iyVqXwuAW1oxYfj_EdomeFxS6eZwRlC-QEDpJpkP-zEzylp1HafyXC2DfWYma7djO4ZAo4dPobMTl1MW1RnwcAoInCRxVb4EMnK2CO6mJiLP-emtK4O=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAvLMi8wJqSu0azwigveCMb4P5QudV-Q9lj0Zg3jHEk_eSddkitk8B8SNE53y8rRw51jz6_iyVqXwuAW1oxYfj_EdomeFxS6eZwRlC-QEDpJpkP-zEzylp1HafyXC2DfWYma7djO4ZAo4dPobMTl1MW1RnwcAoInCRxVb4EMnK2CO6mJiLP-emtK4O=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div>What a difference this thing makes!! I never ever cut so many layers at once with so little effort. I cut a bunch of scraps to shreds just for fun, because I just couldn`t stop cutting haha. I forgot to take a picture, the orange pieces were the last ones left on the table.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now let`s order a genuine needle puller and see if that keeps me quilting on (with the wretched brace)…Not quilting would mean I need a psychotherapist and probably a divorce lawyer in the near future.</div>Annemiekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891179217078987717noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727927131491246569.post-7332508974081660102022-01-24T15:51:00.004+01:002022-01-27T14:34:40.491+01:00January blues<p> For as long as I remember, I hated januari. The grey cold days, spring still far away and the anual winter depression sticks out it`s ugly head. I know in my head how to cope, but my heart isn`t in it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgp1yPwW1a6gszpWqCRCh5uFV2ppZQrpVHc5Rm0_dvKCr_r2dGpGRtMHl38GtYItetCyWn6C6RQi3E3SDanu_AUKmAMllSpbv44QmVfMu35O7aqIVK7oSmMvfh7jqgKZvF5mIHvEOpfLMkQ2Elc9x7E4oxAlA5dtdgJy2KSpMqG26YV7h03Wis3A2Q-=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgp1yPwW1a6gszpWqCRCh5uFV2ppZQrpVHc5Rm0_dvKCr_r2dGpGRtMHl38GtYItetCyWn6C6RQi3E3SDanu_AUKmAMllSpbv44QmVfMu35O7aqIVK7oSmMvfh7jqgKZvF5mIHvEOpfLMkQ2Elc9x7E4oxAlA5dtdgJy2KSpMqG26YV7h03Wis3A2Q-=s320" width="240" /></a></div>I try to go on daily walks, but the grey foggy skies do not lift the spirit..<div>Luckily there`s always quilting! On those January days I 1m so happy to have a hobby!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEip5hvrp7uu_rjH_qU4iZOB8tRdkAwaObNshC1AJ91ojf9cV77TSlpMFjzcK4UR_4KODpa6Xc06ikTp0mFZxbzUZBHKWQzil6w1TOFna1IzSZP0kWCPM0bRyVsGt88QVuzb6cIpc69YkWYPXhlfGTc2BvqQugCXPSrbX2PGBVM3Aw7Z8imR-0A0p4UE=s3724" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3724" data-original-width="2096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEip5hvrp7uu_rjH_qU4iZOB8tRdkAwaObNshC1AJ91ojf9cV77TSlpMFjzcK4UR_4KODpa6Xc06ikTp0mFZxbzUZBHKWQzil6w1TOFna1IzSZP0kWCPM0bRyVsGt88QVuzb6cIpc69YkWYPXhlfGTc2BvqQugCXPSrbX2PGBVM3Aw7Z8imR-0A0p4UE=s320" width="180" /></a></div><div>This wonderful and cheerful Andover fabric arrived, that i wanted to use as a backing for the Great Granny Square quilt. A thousand rainbow hearts, what`s not to love?</div><div>So, with a little help from DH I layered and pinned..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOYwlE-yD9eKYXc0qrj7Fez2crMGiSbq8XeB_ORPoMrEGjiFz4NmoHL_fNB-IEg8RRMYTHE0Sy4zwDo-uzwqCFsfruK603Ey9s2S5im-RsZNtXsohgfFD_xegNznnb1Vgopn34Pm80UPQaC7rQd6uJBIOz0OXQFV1EfbdyjLruovd8EIr2jegq8J5y=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOYwlE-yD9eKYXc0qrj7Fez2crMGiSbq8XeB_ORPoMrEGjiFz4NmoHL_fNB-IEg8RRMYTHE0Sy4zwDo-uzwqCFsfruK603Ey9s2S5im-RsZNtXsohgfFD_xegNznnb1Vgopn34Pm80UPQaC7rQd6uJBIOz0OXQFV1EfbdyjLruovd8EIr2jegq8J5y=s320" width="320" /></a></div>Let the quilting begin!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjttMGZCKt8V47zPlNEZFsrz3mzo0JO81780lr2SUfGmam2l7Yw9-4H_0JTaN_hwuh_wXeKc8h9G03G1GhIx5EuNbdGzLYZIKDxawaJ3kg4N81ehwE7DXKgEm4Th9ZHLJZAlfNG9xLTnBnIW83sUsLSpotTWO0dYKMI5tsfQfOdHFwctUKxZDtG7wH=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjttMGZCKt8V47zPlNEZFsrz3mzo0JO81780lr2SUfGmam2l7Yw9-4H_0JTaN_hwuh_wXeKc8h9G03G1GhIx5EuNbdGzLYZIKDxawaJ3kg4N81ehwE7DXKgEm4Th9ZHLJZAlfNG9xLTnBnIW83sUsLSpotTWO0dYKMI5tsfQfOdHFwctUKxZDtG7wH=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div><p><br /></p></div>Annemiekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891179217078987717noreply@blogger.com0