It was a good plan!

As promised, I started Monday morning doing 2 hours on this quilt, United Stitches, and when the 2 hours were up, I felt like doing more, so I did.

By the end of the day the June focus project was at this stage - the top done, except from the borders.

The border fabric has been washed and is waiting to be added.

I am going on vacation for 2 weeks on Monday, so I'll transfer this project to July.
That's a plan too, right?

Wishing you a lovely Friday,
wherever you are

Hanne

Rest and recovery stitchery

The very best  Quilt Corner plans can easily
be changed when life interferes.

I have enjoyed stitchery instead of sewing machine work
and this is block no. 5 of 32 of Best Friends Forever quilt.


* Every stitch counts *

Hanne

Introducing my June focus project early

My plan was to have a finished top from all my United Stitches stitcheries to bring to the big show and tell at the Jane Stickle quilt retreat in Shipshewana in April.
The best laid plans and all that you know, my top travelled, short of 3 rows - not that I think anyone minded.
Originally my plan was to bring another quilt too - but it filled up my suitcase to much. I needed room for the shopping :-)

Now it is time to do the 3 last rows and get the top ready for quilting.
Between the piecing, life and an early summer vacation away from home starting in 3,5 weeks, I'll do my best and and call it good enough.

I loved doing these stitcheries between November 2015 and November 2016 - I am looking forward to finish the quilt.

Hanne

I should have been machine quilting

Yesterday I needed a gift and dived into my Ufo box to see what I could find.
I found 4 star blocks that used to belong to the project Annas Lille Veggteppe (Anna's little wall quilt) by the Norwegian designer Annaka.
I nearly finished the project years back - with stitcheries and all - but so lost interest in the quilt, as it did not really appeal to me, style wise.

I also found a big piece of homespun Japanese fabric that was supposed to be the lining of a bag from the Japanese Yoko Saito years back.
The class with Yoko Saito was nice, the bag not so much for me, taste wise.
Now the fabric is a nice back side of the cushion - and I like the masculine look on this cushion, which is good for the recipient.

Maybe it has to do with the combination of too much grey and brown / beige fabrics? The combination is to dull for me……

I love the finished cushion, so it will hopefully be a good gift  :-)

I should have been machine quilting on my May focus project, but I do not feel like it.
I will get a head start on my June focus project instead!

Hanne

Full focus pays off :-)

Yes - I am doing a happy dance for meeting my weekend goal of finishing this quilt top :-)

Dear husband helped me layer the quilt top with batting and backing just now, and the angel will be laying on the dinner table until tomorrow, when I can start putting safety pins through the layers.
I plan to machine quilt this quilt myself through the upcoming week.
I am not a fancy machine quilter, but I will do my best!

Hanne

Focus project progress - feeling a bit liberated too!

I have been working on my angel quilt :-)
All the applique pieces, except the feet and shoes are now machine appliqued. The shoes touches the borders, so I can not do any more applique before the borders are done.

Usually I do not like to piece long borders, but I have decided to do just that - I do not want to buy the full height of different fabrics just to make borders for this quilt. I found some good fabrics in my stash.
I am feeling a bit wild, crazy and liberated now ;-)

 

Hanne

I promise again :-)

In the beginning of 2017 I promised myself to blog often - but due to some health issues and a lot of life getting in the way of both quilting and blogging, it did not happen.

In April I met my friend LuAnn in Shipshewana and we talked about our blogs and that we both would like to get back to blogging.

Our promise to each other is blogging at least once a month -
May Britt and Deb also talked about joining in.
I see that Deb has already started blogging - you are an inspiration!

I need to shrink my Ufo "collection" again - and I have picked these 4 Ufos to be finished first, the angel quilt being my Ufo focus project for the month of May.
I am tired of seeing it being stored in a box.
Life is to short to drown in Ufos!

Stay safe and creative - wherever you are!

Hanne

I promise………..

I promise to have fun in Quilt Corner every day, come rain or shine :-)

Sometimes that will be embroidery, other times it will be knitting, crochet, and most times it will be quilting and fabric related.

I will not promise to finish all my Ufos. not in 2017, not ever, and I will not stop shopping, or use all that I have here before shopping more.

Not long ago I was asked to front a No Shopping challenge……
Sorry, that is not me - I believe in supporting our shops - if we do not support our quilt shops, craft shops and yarn shops, soon we will be without any!
Most of our shops are independent and need our business continuously!

I promise to use from what I have, AND add new fabrics, patterns, books and yarn when I feel like it, guilt free - that's me in a nut shell :-)
I love to mix and match fabrics, and I will always need some new "spices" in any project.

In 2017 - I promise - to take care of myself in every way best to my health - feeding my body and soul with what is most important to me.
Sometimes that will mean I will retreat to Quilt Corner instead of being out and about, to keep away from people with colds and influenzas, or just to recharge my batteries.
If I am tired I will keep quiet, even on the blog, which is what has happened over the last couple of weeks. I had other plans at the beginning of the year, but you know, the best laid plans of men and mice…….
When I am tired, I do enjoy hand work so much - winter is not my season physically - and I feel that more year by year.
I am counting my blessings every day when I enjoy my books, my projects and all - they add sparkles to any day, both the good and the not so good.

I promise to keep up keeping up with my focus projects - and am starting a 1for1+6,2017 challenge for myself.
For every new start there must be at least 1 finish, + 6 more finishes through the year.
I did a similar challenge for myself in 2016 too, and even if I did not count to closely I know I finished more than I started, for what that is worth for me.

I have picked some focus projects to start the new year:

Knitting, stitchery, free hand embroidery, machine piecing and making a quilt from last year's stitchery - all this should keep me busy for a while.

I do not promise to keep on track with my focus project all the time, but sometimes is better than not at all ;-)

Wishing you a lovely day
wherever you are

Hanne