Sunday, June 24, 2012

Blogging backwards

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This spring has been so busy with a lot of things going on, both in the sewing corner and in life in general.
Blogging has unintentionally been on the back burner, so I have decided to blog a little backwards :-)

Last weekend of May, DH and I went to Amsterdam in the Netherlands, with some friends.
Amsterdam is a lovely town, with a lot to see and experience, and even if DH and I have visited before, we have decided we will go there again some day!

Amsterdam has a lovely quilt shop, and it was on the visit plan for the first day!
Den Haan & Wagenmakers is filled to the brim with inspiration, fabrics and quilts.

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My travel company was placed on a pavement restaurant enjoying a glass of beer while I enjoyed the quilt shop. You can see them through the window from the shop's upper storey.

P1060433P1060431The shop makes lovely kits and they have a good selection of Dutch reproduction chintz fabrics. They are very shiny, but I do love the prints.

I was so lucky to have the very best chat and a lovely time with Elsbeth, who works in the shop :-)
She is a lovely lady and a very skilled quilter - please visit her blog!
Elsbeth told me how (not) to treat the chintz fabrics, to keep the shine.
As said before - I LOVE the prints, the shine not so much……. and they are hard to hand piece when unwashed.
I hope you are not to crossed with me for doing the opposite Elsbeth!
Maybe I should duck and run now ??………… ;-)

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Last - my fabric treasures from the shop, all the Dutch reproduction fabrics.:-)
I did buy some acrylic templates too. I do have a plan, but it is a little early to reveal it yet!

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If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.
- Katharine Hepburn.

Hanne

15 comments:

  1. Flott butikk i Amsterdam, spennende stoffer du har kjøpt. Noe spesielt i tankene?

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  2. What a great shop this is!!! Love al of your pictures and I sure am very interested what you are making with those gorgeous chintz!!! ;)

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  3. Oh Hanne, thanks for posting. I LOVE Den Hagen. Next time send your family to the Heineken Experience. I never laughed so hard from the digital postcard my men made there. All the quilt pictures are so yummy! Now I have a new scrappy quilt on my MIND list. The quilt with rows and rows of flying geese. AND I will live by the Katherine Hepburn quote!

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  4. Think I have to go there with you next time. Looks like a wonderful quiltshop.

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  5. Such gorgeous quilts and inspiration!

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  6. Så flott med Amsterdam tur, og perfekt med egen øl-fortausrestaurant for medreisende iså nært quiltebutikken!

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  7. Hi Hanne, big surprise to see so many pictures of our shop! Looking closer I see a lot of 'junk'...hmm, have to remove that ironboard..haha! No, just joking ;-) It was a great pleasure to meet you, you are an inspiring person! And I am véry curious what you will do with the fabrics!! love, Elsbeth

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  8. Hi Hanne, a pity we didn't meet. I work there part time. I am a collegue of Elsbeth. What a lovely pictures you made of the shop.

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  9. Thank you for sharing those wonderful photographs!
    Lots of beautiful quilts.
    Looking forward to seeing what you make with those gorgeous fabrics.

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  10. What a great shop! Thanks for sharing the photos from your visit. I look forward to your secret project being revealed.

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  11. A wonderful quiltshop, gorgeous quilts and your fabric...
    My best wishes!

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  12. What a wonderful shop! All the quilts are stunning, and some with so many little pieces!

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  13. Så mange nydelige ting, denne butikken på på listen over steder jeg skal besøke. Takk for tips og fine bilder.

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  14. Thanks for the show of the beautiful quilts in the quiltshop.
    I have been there several times when I lived in the Netherlands.
    I also made a quilt from those chinz fabrics, hand stitched and hand quilted:)

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/ati_norway/3289604751/in/set-72157600690625448

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  15. Anonymous10:41 am

    So nice to see the pictures of this (for me) familiar shop: it's a lovely quiltshop, and Elsbeth is very friendly (and her collegues as well) I'm glad you've enjoyed your stay in the Netherlands.

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