It is finally time to release my newest pattern “An Easter Parade”! The “An Easter Parade” set of paper piecing patterns contains 6 patterns: a cute bunny, a sweet little chick, a blooming daffodil and three different Easter Eggs. The pattern is very versatile! With the six blocks you can create an adorable tablerunner, a … Continue reading
May 2014…. that’s how long ago I last wrote about my “BLOCK-aliscious” project! Okay, you all understand that sometimes blocks get shelved for a while and these ones sure have been. Receiving some new fabrics got me going on the pattern again. YAY! My quilting buddy Kim gave me BAGS of scraps! Some of went … Continue reading
Yesterday I showed you the results of my experimenting with flower pillows and the FMQ. If you have not seen my previous post, please have a look. There are some pictures there that might interest you. Today I will show you how to create your own pillows! It’s tutorial time!!! Besides the regular quilting … Continue reading
Last time I was in my Local Quilt Shop I received a tutorial flyer for a very cute round pillow. Everytime I buy fabric there, I get one of these nice tutorials. Great stuff! (I have tried to find this tutorial online, but could not locate it.) As you can see, the tutorial has you … Continue reading
A few weekes ago I decided to join a QAL at Springleaf Studios. Each month we create one block. It is actually the same block each month. I didn’t have the right fabric, but I ran into a quilter’s Christmas stash at a second hand market. YAY! Once I had the fabrics I only had … Continue reading
Two girls that are in my classes were deserving a gift. I have been sharing pictures of the WIPs of these gifts on Instagram this week (Please, come find me @ipatchandquilt). Some of you might recognize these pillows! ( I am in AWE of how quickly I was accepted in the IG community. Thank you … Continue reading
This week an exclusive “Behind the Scenes” of my newest paper piecing pattern “An Easter Parade”! I started with some small sketches. I redrew the design on the computer with EQ7. I finally took the plunge.. Yes , I bought the software I have been drooling over for over a year. Yes, it is expensive. … Continue reading
This autumn us girls visited the local castle “Kasteel Hoensbroek”. It a medieval structure, but it has been majorly overhauled in more recent years. The oldest part of the building, the round tower, dates back to 1360. The castle houses a museum and large rooms used for weddings and receptions. Here is pretty picture from … Continue reading
From the beginning of this year I have been a member of the facebookgroup Declutter 365. We get daily tasks to tackle certain areas of our house. Until now we have been cleaning out the kitchen: silver ware, junk drawers etc. Some jobs really only take 5 minutes and others a bit more. It really … Continue reading
Just before Christmas, I came across the Anita’s Arrowhead pattern. The block is created through a very clever cutting technique starting with the squares: one light and one dark. At the moment the pattern is still FREE to download. I really liked working with this new type of block construction. Very inspiring! The pattern starts … Continue reading
Remember this little quilt form last month? The recipient commissioned me to make another one with the same fabric. This is what I came up with. This little baby quilt has got its binding by now and is already in its new home. When digging through my stash I found a pile of cut fabric … Continue reading
Hello Everyone! I hope you are all well and have had wonderful joy filled holidays! I have been taking some much-needed rest from blogging and sewing. My teaching job has peak moments of intense work and when combined with family holidays and commitments it can all be a bit too much. Yeah I survived… :-) … Continue reading
An colleague of mine who retired a few years ago had twin granddaughters this month. He and his wife are Argentine Tango dancers, just like my parents. They meet up regularly. (For those who have never seen this tango, here and here are some clips. Most tango dancers to don’t dance this vigorously and “wild”. … Continue reading
Long time no see! I hope you are all fine, warm and happy! The weather here is nothing like the snow in Buffalo, I only had to clean my frozen car windows once last week. I surely can’t complain! And I won’t… I will turn on the central heating and count my blessings. You know … Continue reading
This morning I woke to discover I had won the Blogger Quilt Festival in the MINI category. Thank you all for voting for my paint tube quilt! I am amazed by all of the support you have given me. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you! ——————————————————————————————————– As promised some more pictures with quilts from the … Continue reading
You may have noticed that there is an online quilt show going on RIGHT NOW! About 550 quilts were entered in a total of 12 categories. Everybody could put their quilt in the show and everybody gets a vote! You can VOTE for three quilts in each category. You only have to click on the … Continue reading
200 posts… Who knew that after 200 posts I would still have things to show you and to write about?! 200 posts… Filled with sharing, fabric love, design beauties, remarkable patterns and quilty friends! 200 posts… Full of your support and love! THANK YOU!!! Thank you for being my quilty friends! You are giving me … Continue reading
This is my entry post for the Blogger Quilt Festival – Mini! This summer I designed a Blog Hop Paper Piecing Pattern. I scoured through all of my scraps to create the paint tubes for four blocks. Each block has 5 tubes in it. By creating four blocks you get a complete circle! It was … Continue reading
Thank you all for the birthday wishes! I feel loved!!! Last week I finished this adorable (if I say so myself!) hexagon as the front of a pillow. I also promissed to tell you how I created a pillow form for this unsual pillow. I had an IKEA pillow on hand; one of those cheap … Continue reading
Last week I turned 38… which did not feel any different from turning 27. I am glad it did not, as approaching 40 is still a bit too scary! In my first few days as a 38 year old this is what I learned: Love and have fun! Love: many kisses and big hugs from … Continue reading
In between class preparations and getting my house ready for a viewing day ( in the hope to sell it soon) I have been working slowly but steadily on a new quilt. One that will be mine… ALL MINE! (Have you ever stopped to think how many quilts you have made for other people? It … Continue reading
Hello everyone! I was kind of missing in action… work took priority over sewing the first couple of weeks of this new school year. I truly love my work, but I wish that some things would not take up that much preparation time. I truly love my work… especially if we get to go on … Continue reading
Hello World! How are you? The first week of school was very intense. Full of fun teaching, great kids and lots of little things to do even when it is past your bedtime already! I do not even know where the weekend went and the second week has already started in full force. Catch my … Continue reading
You have probably have come across blogposts on the Around the World Blog Hop, right? I have been asked by Dorien of Just-do to participate. If you would also like to join us on this worldwide trip, please read the bit at the end! So, it is my turn today to write about my quilty … Continue reading
After all of the FMQ last week my left shoulder is acting up. My Janome sewing machine is placed on top of the table instead of lowered into the table. The whole set up is not very ergonomic when sewing for hours and hours… I know now. :-( I think I will have to take … Continue reading
Have you ever tried to FMQ a feather wreath? Did you know you do not need a stencil to do one? I have taken lots of pictures to show you how. Soooo… get ready for this picture heavy post! Before we start: – I used a Frixion pen to draw on the fabric. The … Continue reading
Three finishes today, or actually two and a half! :-) My Mom requested these hearts to hang on to fridge door and the cookie cabinet door. They will remind her to snack more “greens” and not to grab the candy and cookies! I think it is a great visual reminder! I also FINALLY finished the … Continue reading
Hello again! I wrote yesterday that I was using the Frixion pen for drawing lines on my fabrics. There is a lot to do about these pens in the quilting world. Please do a google search on them as many people have experimented with them on fabrics. There were positive outcomes and not so positive … Continue reading
Last week I got some quilt books back that I lended out to a friend. I had not seen the books in a while and that was a good thing. This time around I saw different things in these books than I did a few months ago. (I hope to do a review on these … Continue reading
As I promised you yesterday, there is much more FMQ to show you! Today there is a portion of FMQ samples. I am showing you the front and back of the samplers as I am using a darker thread on top to see what I am doing. The backside actually shows you what the FMQ … Continue reading