Advent, Advent…
I never cared much about the advent season before. But now I have 120 square meters to decorate and a hubby to make happy. :-) So this year we have scented vanilla candles in each room and since...
View ArticleMy first Quilt – Part 1 – Stoffwerk Kelkheim
My baby niece asked me for a soft blanket that keeps her warm and protected. Her wish is my demand and so I’m going to make my first quilt. I do have some sewing experience but I’ve never done anything...
View ArticleMy first Quilt – Part 2 – Holy moly
Yesterday evening I couldn’t resist starting to cut out the pieces for the top. Right. First idiocy that happened was that somehow the blocks of the Dick & Jane fabric were NOT ALL the same size....
View ArticleMy first quilt – Part 3 – Sewing and embroidery
After spending hours of cutting out the pieces I sew them all together. Not much of a problem actually even though the pieces were all uneven. So I just placed them together so that they at least look...
View ArticleMy first quilt – Part 4 – All is connected
Yay. I connected top, batting and the back. That wasn’t that easy, took me a while but finally they were all one. Fixed the pieces with extra long needles and was super excited to continue hand...
View ArticleMy first quilt – Part 5 – Almost done
It’s almost done. Quilting took way more time than I thought it would. AFTER I cut the edges and realized that the copy in the Dick & Jane block in the 5th row will be half covered by the binding....
View ArticleMy first quilt – IT’S DONE!
I stopped counting the hours that I’ve worked on this blanket but I finished it yesterday and I really think it turned out great. It has its flaws and it’s not perfect but my niece will love it anyway....
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