Inviting you in

Welcome in!

I have debated with myself for a while if I should invite you in to Quilt Corner…..
Here it is - I am making myself accountable in the quest to reduce what I have :-)
Thanks for all the support so far!

I have batting downstairs and a some stuff in the next room too, so as you see, I am not out of neither fabrics nor lovely inspiration in the form of books and patterns :-)

We are getting our house viewed by real estate agents today, to know what we have to spend on an apartment.
The square meter price on apartments are much higher (like double) than on houses. I wonder what we will have to loan in between….
I am crossing my fingers for a good sale price estimate!
I guess the real estate agents have not seen to many quilt rooms in their time.

Happy Monday, 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

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