Losing it

Yesterday I had a mild anxiety attack, I thought I had lost my favourite tool, my seam ripper from Clover.

I came home convinced I had lost it and would need to order a new one today.

This tool has the same magic properties as this little clover!

The four-leaf clover is a good luck charm believed to protect from evil spirits, witches, disease, and the evil eye. This familiar childhood rhyme for a four-leaf clover originates from the Middle Ages:

One leaf for fame, one leaf for wealth,
One for a faithful lover,
And one leaf to bring glorious health,
Are all in a four-leaf clover

All of these together are supposed to give one the happiest and most fulfilling life possible.

This morning I double checked my tool containers and guess what was there all the time? My seam ripper!  Laying there next to all my thread spools.

Guess I haven’t lost it completely .

Still, I’ll be looking for that four-leaf clover as I need lots of protection from the ‘others’ (reference to the TV-series Lost). Got an appointment that I’m not looking forward to.

A couple of words on Wednesday!

A little later than indicated but F10 – Potholder is finished!

Love this block!

Especially the corners. Very nifty pattern. How clever of Jane A. Stickle.

Too smooth it out, this block is pressed between a couple of heavy books . Works just as well as ironing.

Drum roll, please…….

Started with the preparations for a new block. I put this one underneath the pile so that I could leave it for last. But all of a sudden, don’t know where that feeling came from, I was ready to take on this challenge. Yes, going to appliqué another block.

Using my (new) perfect scissors!!

Oops, lots of holes in this fabric.

So far, so good. 

I’m ready to start appliquéing

Perfect Scissors

I’ve been admiring them for a while. I first heard of them when I was in Houston in 2011. But I resisted temptation. When I saw Di Ford using them in Nantes a couple of weeks ago and telling us how great they were, I was convinced I needed them too. Yes, I’m talking about Di Ford the quiltmaker and author of the book Primarily Quilts, 19th Century Inspirations. When I think back to the two workshops I attended I still get this happy feeling. If you have a chance do sign-up, Di Ford is a great inspirational teacher. 

As you can see, I got all 3!! Perfect Scissors come in 3 sizes: 4 inch, 7 1/2 inch and curved.

To hear more; watch this video clip of the designer, Karen Kay Buckley.

The postman delivered them Saturday, after a failed delivery attempt late Friday afternoon. I was at the hairdressers . Haven’t had a chance to use them yet, but maybe I have time tomorrow!

Two friends – two quilts

Two of my quilting friends have been invited to show their quilts at two different exhibitions.

Mirjam’s quilt will be hanging in the Sint-Joriskerk in Amersfoort for a whole month! Laura from Laura’s Quilt-atelier has organized a exhibition to celebrate the fact that the nascency of her atelier was 10 years ago.

The exhibition is open from the 25th of June till the 20th of July. If you have a chance go and have a look!

Matty is showing her quilt at the exhibition of the Quiltersgilde in September. Are you going to Alkmaar to admire this beauty?

The Quiltersgilde (Dutch Quilters Guild) general exhibition will be from the 6th till the 11th of September at the Grote Sint Laurenskerk.

I’m proud to say I’ve seen these quilts being made. I hope also to admire them at the exhibitions

Quilt group & F-10 Potholder

The quilt season is coming to an end. Summer break! The classes will start-up again in September.

Did some preparations before hand.

Scraps

Making a puzzle

Puzzle all done!

Couldn’t contain myself. Pieced this….

The past months I have been attending 3 different groups.

In this post I’m presenting some of the projects that these quilters are busy with. No pictures of the quilters themselves, just their projects.

Here is my baby Jane!

Corners done!

Left row done!

I’ll be finishing this block today. More about this later on!

E9 – Quilt Jail

I’m getting back into my quilting FLOW! Here is a Dear Jane block with 35 pieces that I’ve been working on. Yes, I counted twice. It is really only 35 pieces.

Second row done.

How did that happen, third row done?

I’ve also rediscovered my creative side. Love taking pictures.

Close-up

Tiny pins

Nearly there! Last row.

Being in the FLOW and enjoying the process. Yes, I have a jumper on in the middle of May. It is cold! The central heating is back on. So far the weather doesn’t meet up to my expectations.  Grrrrr.

35 pieces in such a small block! Still this was easy peasy, nothing compared to some other blocks I’ve done so far.

I like green I also like my needle threader!

Couldn’t help myself! Before I knew it, I had the camera back in my hand. Needed to give my fingers a rest. It is real tedious work making those tiny stitches.

Nearly completed the whole block. Putting on the second last border.

All done