christmas in summer

Sep8

First working week is now behind me and I still trying to get back into my old rhythm. One more week and I shall be back to normal. Anyway, I finished quilting the Christmas table runner. I have quilted the trees in free-motion with a loop design. For the background I took out my walking foot and followed the tree contours with a straight line.

I really enjoyed piecing the top and it was so much fun to quilt it, so I decided to carry on and prepare some Christmas presents for my family. This is the first time that I am so early in the year with Christmas gifts. For a change I decided to make the next lot with my Kaffe Fassett stash and choose some vibrant colors. I pieced a tree and a wonky star top. Hope I have today enough time to make the sandwiches so that I can quilt both of them sometimes next week.

Happy sewing and thanks for stopping, Barbora

new stash and getting back to work

Aug30

We are back at home from Germany where we visited my husband’s family and friends. We had a wonderful time, the weather was cool yet not rainy. Before leaving for Germany I looked on the web to find some quilting shops in the Bonn area. The very first one I found was just in the next village. So Monday was my day and with my sister-in-law we went to the shop. It was amazing to see so many Kaffe Fassett fabrics at one place!! It took me some time to choose which fabrics I desperately need to get on my stock. At the end I went for 9 pattern fabrics and 2 Kona Solids – canary yellow and bright pink.

Here some pictures when we all went walking the dog on the outskirts of Bonn.

A few weeks ago I came across this Christmas runner from Love By Hand and I just loved the block design. I have finished piecing the blocks and over the weekend I want to quilt and bind this pretty little runner.

My free days are slowly coming to an end – Monday is my first working day after the summer break.

Thanks for stopping and happy sewing, Barbora

morning sky and some extraterrestrials in my garden

Aug23

Just before I have packed the suitcase to go to visit family in Germany, I have seen some extraterrestrials hanging on the wooden pergola in front of our house. Well, maybe they are not exactly extraterrestrials, but the look weird. I assume they are hatched cicadas. At the moment the cicadas are very active and very loud. When I want to have a nice siesta nap on the terrace, I definitely need some ear plugs to survive there. Sometimes the cat plays with the cicadas or he puts them in his mouth. I think he loves the subtle vibrations on his tongue.

And I have one more photo to share : impression of early morning sky when I went out to walk the dog. The view was dramatic – but the clouds and sunrise were in a perfect harmony.

Thanks for stopping, be back in a weeks time, Barbora

new quilt, 4 blocks and the design wall

Aug19

Even though I haven’t posted for some time, I have done some homework.

I have finally decided on the design of my next quilt using the wonderful Bella collection from Lotta Jansdotter. I have had the fabric in my sewing room for some time and now I know exactly what to make with it.

My other project (at the moment just on my computer) was inspired by 4 basic blocks on my design wall :

Here are some quilt designs based on the blocks :

Each of the 9 quilt designs transmits a totally different atmosphere. I have used just 2 colors to underline the diverse block layout. I only need to decide which design approaches me the most, think about the color palette and start sewing!

So there is lot to do and no time to get bored, thanks for stopping,

Barbora

back home from prague

Aug5

The summer heat coming from Africa has spread through entire Europe. It doesn’t really matter where you are : in Prague or here in Spain. My one week vacation went sooooo quickly. I have enjoyed staying with Mum and didn’t even have time to look for some new patchwork fabrics. Here a few impressions from the Prague Castle – Hradcany area – I couldn’t believe that I managed to take pictures without any tourists :The next photos are from the quarter Vinohrady with a house of prayer of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church called Husuv Sbor. Just next to it is an original water tower that is now converted into apartments.