Tuesday, May 15, 2007

The end is near :-)


The end is near on my priority projects !
Maybe you are as done with them as I am ;-)
They have taken a huge bite of my quilting life lately.

The Watermelon quilt is lacking 9 Baptist Fans and the strip quilt is lacking machine quilting and binding.

The Watermelon quilt got the name from the colours I have used. It reminds me of summer and watermelons.

Can I finish the strip quilt tomorrow ??
I will aim at it, starting the machine quilting now, at 8.20 pm.
I will do meandering - blue on blue and beige on beige.
The binding will go on by machine, so once cut, it is fast work.

I aim at finishing the Watermelon quilt by the end of next weekend at the latest - preferably before. I have a lovely raspberry red batik to use for the binding.



Look what I got in my mailbox yesterday :-)
I have shopped from Australia, Honeysuckle Cottage.
The world sure have shrunk with internet!
I have already started the middle stitchery, today, but that is another story.... :-)

16 comments:

  1. the quilts are beautiful! And the embroidery packets are just adorable. Looks like fun!

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  2. Anonymous9:17 pm

    You'll reach your goals, I'm sure ! And with a beautiful result...

    Cute stitcheries ! I never saw those "Christmas Cups" before...
    ("Honeysuckle Cottage" is like Ali-Baba Cavern" - I intend to buy Leannes House "Flowers and Flutterbies" stitchery quilt pattern from them...)

    Hugs & smiles, Hanne !
    NADINE

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  3. Hang in there, and you'll reach your goals! Both the quilts are beautiful, but I really love your watermelon quilt (I have to make one of those blocks for my SBS, you know :o)) - the colours are so "summer"!

    Take care and happy quilting!

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  4. those are both looking great. And pretty soon you'll be able to report 2 finishes. What a great feeling that is. :-)

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  5. Your watermelon quilt is so beautiful. Love the colours in it. I am so behind on my quilting now. I want to but have to take it easy on my arm. So only a little handstitching is allowed right now

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  6. I'm so glad for you that you're almost done with these. Onto new adventures :-)

    Jeg er så glad på dine vegne at disse to blir ferdige, - nå venter nye eventyr :-)

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  7. Hi - I love your watermelon quilt - definitely the right name for it. I plan to start learning how to do "clever patchwork" like that tomorrow when I go to my local sewing shop. Thanks for your comment on my blog. Lucy

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  8. Two great and beautiful projects -- almost done! Hooraaaaayyyyy .. you can feel good about starting another wonderful project.

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  9. I'm in love with your watermelon quilt!

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  10. I can't believe these two are almost done! I love the stitcheries and look forward to seeing pics of the finished ones.

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  11. Your quilts are gorgeous! Two finishes right around the corner! Hooray!

    I love your stitchery patterns. I've got one or two that I want to start, but I haven't done much redwork. I'm nervous about it, but you have inspired me!

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  12. You're motoring along Hanne! I've always loved your watermelon quilt, and I love the setting of your string quilt. It's wonderful!
    *hugs*
    Tazzie
    :-)

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  13. Oh, you're doing the Miss Louise blocks, aka the chicken ladie. Those are some sweet looking patterns. Darlene and Wendy are doing those. Happy quilting!

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  14. Oh Hanne! I have LOVED that watermelon quilt since the first time you showed a block! It is truly wonderful! I really love it! I may have to copy that pattern and make one!

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  15. Well Done...........

    What a good feeling to be so close to the end on a project.

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  16. OK - this post answers my question. I can hardly wait to pull up this site and look around. The credit card is starting to shake in fear I think - it's not been used for awhile so it's cooled off and many not be ready to start smoking again!

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