Kategorie: Embroidery
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Little Village Quilt, finally done!!!
What a day! Two weeks ago I did my last stitch and finished my year quilt. Over the year I created a new block month by month, added the strips and quilted it. Lets together look back: One year ago I offered you my idea of a year’s quilt. All my blog posts regarding this project…
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Herbs Plugs
I like fresh herbs. So I have a lot of them in my garden. When cooking I am going out for just the leaves I need. Especially the summer recipes need a lot of fresh herbs like rosemary, basil, oregano and thyme. Did you try lavender for cooking? My fresh strawberry jam tastes great. I…
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A Big and a little Beauty Bag
Do you know this: you are travelling over the weekend or for vacation, and of course you need all your bathroom. The creme cups and shampoo as well as the contact lens case, cotton buds and hair clips. No matter if you are travelling 2 days or 2 weeks, this is a lot of stuff.…
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Vintage Sewing
Do you like nostalgic, old-fashioned things like me? I love them. Especially everything that has to do with sewing. All started with an ancient Singer sewing machine. I learned sewing on it when I was 10. The machine was in the sleeping room of my parents. This machine still exists, my mam, who got it…
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My new Roses Bag
Sometimes it simply takes some time. That’s why this bag became a year project of mine. The really great pattern I got from Machwerk. It is their bag „Arya“. I cutted out and embroidered to bag’s pieces already one year ago. Yes, you are reading right, one year. Then something different came to my mind … and…
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Happy Weekend – Happy Camper
Are you dreaming of your summer vacation already? Dreaming of lazy days full with sun and happy mood? Are you planning to go on a camper trailer? Bad enough, there are still weeks or even months to go til summer holiday starts. Oh no, so long … Don’t be sad. What about to bridge the time…
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Little Village Quilt BOM 11 – Only one other to go
Isn’t it amazing? Where is the time gone? I remember as it was yesterday when I told you about my idea of a One-Year quilt project. All started with this first block in July last year: And now nearly one year is over and here is BOM 11 for May. A maritime scent, the may…
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So many flowers
Yes, this week is a flower week. No question, on sunday is Mothers Day. So, flowers for our mom! Besides a bouquet, a sunday breakfast or a new book something made by our own is always a good idea. What about a decorative new doily? Your mom can use this as a mat for coffee…
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Crazy Patchwork
Some time ago we presented you our Patchwork-Minis and our Patchwork-Alphabet. You liked the edges around the cute motifs very much and asked if we could not offer more embroidery of this style. And here we go: The numbers 0 to 9 and the beutiful motifs like hart, house, tree flower and more are done in no minute, since they…
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Baltimore Quilt Blocks
When you are a patchworker you of course know what Baltimore Quilt is. This special kind of quilt motifs usualy is appliqued by hand. The motifs are symmetrical and you get floral blocks. These blocks can be combined together with other quilt blocks, maybe Log Cabin or Nine Patch. BTW, my first sewed quilt was…