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My creative space 09

Today I'm making Friendship Star blocks for a quilt. I found a tutorial on Block Party!, and I really liked it. Not too simple and not too hard. And a good pattern to use with different fabric combinations.

 

I'm using fabrics I bought as a fat quarter designer set on Sew Mama Sew a while ago. The fabrics were chosen by Hillary Lang of Wee Wonderfuls (the set isn't available anymore). I picked out the solid turquoise fabric myself. It has a bit of a texture and is very soft. I like the combination.

More creative spaces to be found on Kootoyoo!
 
 
 

Under the weather

It's been quiet on the blog. First I had to take care of Emil with the flu and now the flu got to me and I am under quilts and covers myself. I hope Damaris and Frederik will stay healthy, but if this is the Mexican one it'll be hard to escape. How do you know if it is the Mexican flu anyway? I haven't grown a sombrero, although it would be nice to hide under one.
Dreaming away to sunnier times....

Studies in quilting

Unlike some people I don't come from a tradition of quilting at all. That makes this quilting thing very easy for me because I don't have anything to live up to and I feel I can invent my own methods to do things. But since I joined a quilting bee, Bee Europa, I thought I should learn some of the traditional methods. After all, I will be sewing quilt blocks for other people, not just for myself!

I started by getting a book from the library about traditional quilt blocks, but it had nothing about the construction in it. Then yesterday I found a great new blog. It is called Modify Tradition and is all about approaching traditional quilting blocks in a modern way. Well, I am all for that! I got started on a nine-patch block, and it went well. They had a great tutorial!

Now the fabrics for the skinny nine-patch and the pin wheel blocks are cut out and ready to go. I'm having fun with my 'studies'!

Another blog to quilt along with is Block Party. They are starting today. I might join them too!

My creative space 08

In my creative space today is the quilt I am making for Craft Hope. I am at the stage of trimming the edges and binding, so it is almost done.

This going to be the binding:
 

 

The quilt should almost be done, so I can send it to the USA tomorrow. I feel like I am rushing like in this video by the Editors. (always nice to listen to some blasphemous music while crafting for charity... just kidding)

More creative spaces at Kootoyoo. Why don't you join too!!

Ornaments

It is that time of year again... time to swap ornaments! I have participated in the Annual Holiday Ornament Swap for three years now, and yesterday I found out that Nicole of Freshly Blended is organizing a 4th round! I'm still deciding whether I should join. I have so many holiday gift making plans already! But it is so much fun to make and receive all those ornaments.

Here are pictures of what I made in the previous years

2006

2007

2008

And take a look at what I received on Flickr (2006, 2007, 2008)

Here is a link to the 4th Annual Holiday Ornament Swap! (I don't think I can keep myself from joining...)