ordered on 2012, made in 2013 – lollipop II quilt

My first “big” quilt of 2013 is finished. It is a custom order from a client in Germany that liked my original Lollipop quilt, but wanted it wee bit larger and in orange/purple hues. I have suggested to use fabrics from the Notting Hill collection by Joel Dewberry in magenta. Wonderful fabrics and the colors are just fantastic. Size : 153 x 213 cm / 60″ x 94″.

lollipop II decke

This time it was straight line quilting in horizontal, vertical and diagonal directions using the walking foot. A nice to change to free-motion quilting.

lollipop II detail

The backing and binding are finished using in the same orange fabric.

lollipop II back

 

I have made 2 blocks from the Swoon pattern. They will make a cushion cover for my Mum.

swoon blue

swoon yellow

Looking forward to the weekend – lots of time to sit at the sewing machine !

Happy sewing, Barbora

early mornings

Today just a short post with some photos. Once more taken with my iphone when walking the dog.

early morning

early morning I

early morning II

I have finished a big and a small quilt, but some did not manage to take pics. Looking forward to new projects, have nice week, Barbora

saturday agenda change and WIP

Saturday is normally our shopping day. First we visit the street market in Almoradi, have a nice coffee and a second breakfast in a café bar and then do the grocery shopping in a nearby supermarket. So far so good. We have done the same this Saturday and as we came back at midday the wind grew slowly stronger. And then came a gust – but what a gust. The rain didn’t come down, it was pushed horizontally by the wind. In these 1-2 minutes my husband’s amateur radio antenna came down.

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Luckily with help of 2 friends the antenna got sorted out and Helmut can now start with new antenna designs. The tower needs some work, but all is manageable and shall be done next week. Instead of working on my quilts I helped to clear the antenna “disaster” and did a lot of sweeping around the house. I didn’t know that pine trees can have so many needles that fall down.

I have some unfinished stuff and I am working hard to get it done :

  1. Second quilt for my mum’s armchair and some new cushion covers for the living room
  2. Blocks for a new quilt – using The Birds and The Bees Collection from Tula pink
  3. Custom quilt with a Pinwheel design – using Notting Hill Collection by Joel Dewberry
  4. Preparing the Swoon pattern for a quilt as you go project
  5. And not to forget my UFOs, that I want to finish this year (need to find them as they are well hidden in the closet)

WIP january

lollipop II quilttop

Enough work for the coming days, take care and happy quilting,

Barbora

impressions of my surroundings (when walking the dog)

Over the last few weeks we had some amazing sunrises, sunsets and cloud constellations. What nature sometimes shows us is really amazing. I rarely take my camera with me, but always have my iphone.  With the camera app  I try to capture the atmosphere and  impressions of the moment.

sunset

sunrise I

sunrise

cloud

And 2 self-portraits shot early in the morning.self-portrait

self-portait with strubbel

Have a nice week, Barbora