Where did the days go

 

The first week(s) of January just flew by in a hurry. 
It has been very snowy, very icy and very nice to be indoors, with sewing and cooking.

I am enjoying working on these small hexies from Kathy Schmitz`s book Tiny Treasures.

This year (too) I want to finish more quilts than I start. This is blocks I started last year, and it would be wonderful if i can finish all 72 blocks before to long. I have finished 9 so far since New Years Eve 💖

The new year is filled with dreams and hopes and happy anticipation.

Wherever you go, go with all your heart 💕

Hanne

Making a list, checking it twice

 

A while ago I gave myself a limit of 2 ongoing knittings at a time, and it has worked so well. 

I have found that mindset is good for my creativity and my will to finish what I start.
Did I mention I now have only 1 knitting on the needles, but have the freedom of starting one more, if I really feel like it?

It is time for my stitchery projects to get the same "treatment" 💓

Here you see 4 unfinished stitcheries:
The red Christmas project is Merry Little Christmas by Kathy Schmitz

2 small stitcheries by Anni Downs, Hatched and Patched. They go into the same project, but still 2 unfinished.
The last stitchery is from Snow Days by Crabapple Hill Designs - I am unsure if it is my 10th or 11th block of 12.

In addition to the stitcheries I have 2 other pieced patchwork projects + a hand quilting project I want to move towards the finishing line this week.  

Never a dull moment, right?
I probably have some more stitcheries here, somewhere, but I choose to focus on many small victories instead of beeing overwhelmed with whatever I may find.

I do like Mondays. It is like fresh start, every week. 

After physiotherapy and workout I will be back for stitches and coffee - a good start to a good week 💓

May your day be good, wherever you are 

Hanne

This and that

It has been a long time since I did much sewing machine work, and even longer since I did any machine quilting to speak of. I need to use from my fabric stash, and I like to make care quilts / charity quilts for children. My local university hospital has asked for quilts for baby ICU, and the sizes they ask for are doable for me on my domestic sewing machine. I do enjoy using the Double Dresden ruler to cut the tumblers. I have some other templates from the stone ages - Quilting from the Heartland -, but they are in set sizes. 
Set sizes are seldom the size I really want to work with.....

The after math of covid is still present, so I am taking it easy. I will not win any speed contests, but I do enjoy the process, which is a good thing and what it is all about here in Quilt Corner.

 
Finding that I had 8 spools of the same colour of the same machine quilting thread just make it as clear as mud that I really need to use from all kinds of stash for a long time 😂

This is from the prepping process of Kathy Schmitz' latest Christmas pattern. I thought I should get a lot done through Easter, but that did not happen. I have appliqued some trees and stitched a little here and there. I am thinking about digging out all my Christmas half done projects and see if I can get some of them done in good time for Christmas this year. That would be something 😁💓

It is lighter and brighter in the evenings here now. I love spring and summer. I hope we get good weather for outdoor stitching!

Wishing you a lovely day where you are - take care 💓

Hanne

All these little stitches

 

Joyful Journey by Kathy Schmitz has been so fun to do.  

Just give me something to stitch and plenty of black coffee - I will be a happy camper.

I finished the quilt top in October 2020, when I was away with my sewing group for our annual quilt retreat.
I have not hand quilted anything big for a very long time. I plan to hand quilt this one after summer, when it is nice and cosy to sit under a quilt.

My plan is to make this my one of my daily threads projects.

Spring is not working very good this year - it is raining a lot. 
It is perfect for working in my sewing room though.

There is a sunny side to most things in life 

Wishing you a wonderful day, wherever you are 

Hanne

It has been a long winter - January tally

It has been the longest and most snow rich winter in over 30 years.
I am not a fan of snow and I am so much looking forward to spring.

One of my January finishes was this lovely Kathy Schmitz stitchery. Snow looks best in crafts and photos!

Maybe I should make a more monster socks to keep me and my friends and family warm?
These socks were made for a little monster princess, in January, and she loves them.

I have taken a stand against plastic bags and as a consequence I want to use good looking fabric totes.
They are fun to make and fun to use!
Since I make my totes foldable, they are easy to carry along.
Have you taken a stand?

This little angel has lived half done in my Ufo box for a while.
Now she is done and has moved to a new house.

Do you think I am playing catch up with blogging?
Yes I am! Starting with my January finishes and winging it from there!
I miss my blog and it is time to take action!

Wishing you a lovely day,
wherever you are!

Hanne

Happy Olympic Games 2018!

The 2018 Olympic Games has begun - and even if I am not super interested in sports, it will be nice to watch and stitch at the same time!

My Kathy Schmitz stitcheries are coming along, and I am so happy with my choice of colours  - the white on white fabric looks very nice with the black embroidery floss.

One of my Olympic Games goals is to finish this stitchery :-)

TGIF!
Wishing you a lovely weekend,
wherever you are!

2. Christmas Day

It is a quiet day in our house.

Dear Husband is watching a movie on TV and I am spending some time in Quilt Corner, doing stitchery and enjoying some quiet time.

The Christmas Eve celebration with our children and some relatives is done,
the always lovely 1. Christmas Day family get together at my dear husband's family is history too.

It's time to use the food "leftovers" for dinner.
Next year I will shop even less Christmas food. It is an adjustment to be just 2 adults instead of a full family most of the Christmas days.

I will continue stitching on another Kathy Schmitz' stitchery and make myself a cup of coffee :-)

I hope you are having a good day where you are!

Hanne

This & That - taking inventory

Happy Thanksgiving to you all!

I feel like I have a lot to be thankful for - for family and friends, for my urge to create, for floss and sharp needles, for wool, fabrics and good tools.

The last 4,5 months has been very hard on my body, and quite sobering for my mind.
The foot took its time to heal, first in a pink cast, after in a purple cast, and it has taken like forever to start working with me again - not mostly for the pain, but for stiffness and lack of balance, which is still an issue.
It has been and is harder than I thought it would be - but I can never give up - even if the sewing machine has been gathering dust for a long time.
I have been feeling very poorly and as I did not want to whine, I kept to myself.

More than 6 weeks in a wheelchair full time gives perspective on what is important in my environment here at home!
It was so hard to not be able to do almost anything for myself - you will probably not understand if you have never been in that situation, and if you have been, you will fully understand.

Since I could do very little, sitting with my foot elevated all day long, which put me in a lean back uncomfortable body position, all I could do was some stitchery and some knitting.

The stitchery above is Kathy Schmitz last block of the month, and I am just done with stitchery no. 3.
I am not doing them in chronological order - as usual - I pick whichever I feel like doing in random order.
I absolutely LOVE Kathy Schmitz' drawings, and am looking forward to working with the rest of the BOM and other of her designs.

I have enjoyed quite a lot of knitting too - and this headband is one of my latest finishes - designed by MilkAndKnits, purchased on Ravelry.
I have already knitted another one, for a Christmas gift, in another colour.
I've used double soft baby wool - so not itching and scratching!

I have sorted through all my knitting yarn today, as part of my Simplify & Enjoy  2017 / 2018.
All the lovely colours make me want to create!

When I sat in the wheelchair with no other choice, it became so obvious that I need to pair down on my yarn and my fabrics, so that is, and will be, my project for 2017 / 2018, so when if accident (or planned surgery ) happen to me again, I can find and reach what I own, all by myself!
Independence rule!

Hanne