The binding is on and this doll quilt is done :-)
Lucy
Friday, January 27, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Crochet
Ai, I have a quilt blog and now I'm into crocheting :-)
I taught my daughter how to crochet....
I made these key ring ducks in different colors since everyone likes it and would love to have one by me..
I bought some lovely yarn. (believe me being in a yarn shop is the same as being in a quilt shop I'm drooling over the yarn, at the colors and the feel of it. I want to buy everything *sigh* I wish I wasn't that crafty and want to do it all!)
Well I choose a 100% alpaca wool from drops in a natural color. It feels so soft.
I want to make a small lap size blanket of it.
I will use this pattern. (click) For my english readers click here.
Though.. I'm not experienced with crocheting and there is a difference in the pattern and how it is crochet at the picture. The description of how to crochet the grannies together is minimal and I think it is for someone more experienced
I found out that I made a mistake and I have to crochet the last row of the pile (left hand at the picture) of grannies over....
I taught my daughter how to crochet....
I made these key ring ducks in different colors since everyone likes it and would love to have one by me..
I bought some lovely yarn. (believe me being in a yarn shop is the same as being in a quilt shop I'm drooling over the yarn, at the colors and the feel of it. I want to buy everything *sigh* I wish I wasn't that crafty and want to do it all!)
Well I choose a 100% alpaca wool from drops in a natural color. It feels so soft.
I want to make a small lap size blanket of it.
I will use this pattern. (click) For my english readers click here.
Though.. I'm not experienced with crocheting and there is a difference in the pattern and how it is crochet at the picture. The description of how to crochet the grannies together is minimal and I think it is for someone more experienced
I found out that I made a mistake and I have to crochet the last row of the pile (left hand at the picture) of grannies over....
But I'm still enthusiastic about it. It is so easy to pick up.
I will keep you up posted about my progress...
Lucy
I will keep you up posted about my progress...
Lucy
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Thursday, December 08, 2011
Inspired by an antique doll quilt
After weeks of recovering Ihave a bit of my spirit back to make a little quilt.
One of my favourite quilt books is Childhood Treasures by Merikay Waldvogel.
Love the sound of my purring baby..
This looks nice..
and then OOPS.. wrong size. Why was I thinking that 6 x 7 = 45 ??????
Ok, I could cut them smaller with the correct math. Only then it doesn't have the look what I want.
I’m sidetracked: Who made this little heart on my pincushion for me :-) ?
Back to my doll quilt. I hear Gwen saying if it is to short add a piece, if it is too long cut it off. I love this quote, it makes everything so much easier. So this time I add a little. Thanks Gwen :-). Top is finished. Now the backing.
Every time when I clean up my stash in my closet I have the intention to keep it that way. Seriously I do!!!! But somehow it doesn't happen. I have too much fabric and little space to store it. How do I find a nice backing in this closet?
Ahh found.
Back to my closet. It’s really hard to dig through the fabrics.. Need to clean up this soon.
I putt my hand in a pile and this came out. HUH bears.
Hé you cutie..Yep, nothing for me but I'm going to fill the last space with this fabric.
Nice cup of tea..
I’m sidetracked by this quilt on the other page of the book. Beautiful border!
Backing is finished. Ready to baste top, batting and backing together.
Basting pieces of an old fabric on the border so the quilt fits in the hoop.
I’m going to quilt the center with a clamshell pattern. Easy to draw and easy to quilt.
What’s left is a nice color of quilting thread.
Let's go quilting!
One of my favourite quilt books is Childhood Treasures by Merikay Waldvogel.
You can find lot of very cute doll quilts in it. Actually every quilt in
this book is an inspiration. Kathie has already reproduced a few of the
doll quilts. Take a peek at her blog and you will be amazed!
this book is an inspiration. Kathie has already reproduced a few of the
doll quilts. Take a peek at her blog and you will be amazed!
I made this block maybe a year ago inspired by an antique quilt I found on the web. ( don't remember exactly where). I wanted to use it for this center. It is not my intention to reproduce this quilt exactly. I just want to achieve the same feel.
It’s is so good to play with my fabrics again, searching for the right piece, to feel them, and cut them into the right size is just fun!
Love the sound of my purring baby..
This looks nice..
and then OOPS.. wrong size. Why was I thinking that 6 x 7 = 45 ??????
Ok, I could cut them smaller with the correct math. Only then it doesn't have the look what I want.
I’m sidetracked: Who made this little heart on my pincushion for me :-) ?
Back to my doll quilt. I hear Gwen saying if it is to short add a piece, if it is too long cut it off. I love this quote, it makes everything so much easier. So this time I add a little. Thanks Gwen :-). Top is finished. Now the backing..
Every time when I clean up my stash in my closet I have the intention to keep it that way. Seriously I do!!!! But somehow it doesn't happen. I have too much fabric and little space to store it. How do I find a nice backing in this closet?
Ahh found.
Ahhh too short..
I offer this beautiful red piece for the backing. To me it is hard to use a nice red for the backing. I want to use them for the front. I love red. I need to find one more piece .
Back to my closet. It’s really hard to dig through the fabrics.. Need to clean up this soon.
I putt my hand in a pile and this came out. HUH bears.
Hé you cutie..Yep, nothing for me but I'm going to fill the last space with this fabric.
Nice cup of tea..
I’m sidetracked by this quilt on the other page of the book. Beautiful border!
Backing is finished. Ready to baste top, batting and backing together.
Basting pieces of an old fabric on the border so the quilt fits in the hoop.
I’m going to quilt the center with a clamshell pattern. Easy to draw and easy to quilt.
What’s left is a nice color of quilting thread.
Let's go quilting!Lucy
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Advent Calendar
Laura from Pine Ridge Quilter is doing a very interesting kind of advent calendar. Each day she will be showing a stunning antique quilt.
Lucy
Sunday, November 06, 2011
Saturday, November 05, 2011
Arne and Carlos
We had a great day at the studio. Unfortunately we are not going to be on tv. The show has many issues and I think there wasn't much time left for the knitted christmas balls of us :-(
That's tv.
We had a great day anyway.. The meeting with Carlos and Arno was a highlight! They are so cute!
Thank you Wieke for taking me with you. It was fun to meet so many knitters.
Lucy
Friday, November 04, 2011
Christmas balls and Paul de Leeuw
I never thought that I could knit with 5 needles.
I never thought that I could knit with two colors. (now I think it is no problem to knit with even more than two colors)..
and I never thought that I would ever knit Christmas balls on Dutch television during the show of Paul the Leeuw!!!
Wieke invited me to go with her to the show.
Arne and Carlos, the authors of the book '55 Christmas Balls to knit' are coming to talk about their book. Yeah..I'm going to meet them. The show is on Saturday 5 November at 20.25 hour. I will let you know how much fun this was!
Lucy
My first knitted Christmas ball
I never thought that I could knit with two colors. (now I think it is no problem to knit with even more than two colors)..
and I never thought that I would ever knit Christmas balls on Dutch television during the show of Paul the Leeuw!!!
Wieke invited me to go with her to the show.
Arne and Carlos, the authors of the book '55 Christmas Balls to knit' are coming to talk about their book. Yeah..I'm going to meet them. The show is on Saturday 5 November at 20.25 hour. I will let you know how much fun this was!
Lucy
My first knitted Christmas ball
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Sunday, October 30, 2011
a surprise.
I’m thrilled by this wonderful gift from Kathie! She is incredible in sewing mini quilts inspired by antique doll quilts. Thank you so much for this surprise Kathie!
Lucy
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Finished top
Yesterday I finished my nine patch quilt top.
The quilt has a spring feeling to it. I didn't have to buy any fabrics for this top. It is made from fabrics I had in my fabric closet.
I loved to dig through my stash for the soft and light colors. The border is begging for a feather quilt pattern don't you think?
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Cowl
Today I finished my cowl, thanks to Lalalizie’s instructions. The wool isn’t as thick as Lizzie recommended but I think it works.
It was a very fast project. It will be nice to wear in autumn when the days are getting colder and stormy like today.
Lucy
Lucy's 365 days
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Quiltmania Special Autumn 2011
Look at the cover, lefthand side on the chair! I'm so happy that my Jakob's ladder quilt is published in Quiltmania's Autumn special issue.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
The new cover of my chair asked for a new mini...
My pink chair got a hole in the fabric, so I had to fix it. I bought 2 old Dutch postal mail bags and covered my chair with it. One bag is dated 1982.
Next to my chair is an old cupboard with aside a place to hang up towels (used to be in the early days) and I use it to display a mini quilt. Well the new cover of my chair is asking for a new mini....
Next to my chair is an old cupboard with aside a place to hang up towels (used to be in the early days) and I use it to display a mini quilt. Well the new cover of my chair is asking for a new mini....
I choose a brickstone pattern. I saw a few antique doll quilts with this pattern and I like it.
I loved digging in my closet searching for the 'perfect' fabrics for this quilt
When I was satisfied I sewed them together.
Ironing the rows.. and look what's under.
It is my favorite seamripper. Believe me it is a pleasure undoing the stitches with this seamripper from clover.
Top is finished, it is basting time.
The backing!
Next part: the quilting. I choose a simple pattern. It didn't need a special quilting design. This quilting fit the little quilt I made.
Finished!Time to enjoy it.
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