I think that my name, Geta, is strange for most of the visitors of my blog.A few persons asked me how to pronounce it.A lot of people call me "Greta", I don't mind, but it is funny for me because "Greta" sounds very differently from "Geta".I am a very shy person, you will see below one of my quilts instead of my face :)In case you are wondering what the translation for "cadouri-din-inima" is ( … [Read more...]
Meet my assistant
I am working hard for the October tutorial and Pepe is of much help.He is the first tester of the fabrics I use...When I sew he can't stay with me because he likes to eat threads...and batting... and I have to hide all the pins...I think I could let him to eat water soluble thread... but it is too expensive ... He brings us so much joy... He is a lucky kitten, we saved him from the streets... … [Read more...]
Memories from Paris
I usually order my fabrics online, so Paris was heaven for me. In Montmartre there are a lot of fabrics stores. I saw and touched hundreds of bolts of fabrics, I was exhausted after 4-5 hours...I stayed away from quilting fabrics ( imported from USA- 14 euro/yard), but I bought a few wonderful fabrics for my future bags.Heavyweight cottonSynthetic suede and velveteen (a kind of velvet made from … [Read more...]
Seri magice impreuna cu Mylene Farmer
For Mylene Farmer's fans Dupa o asteptare de 3 ani si jumatate, am revazut-o pe Mylene Farmer pe Stade de France.Am fost acolo impreuna cu sotul meu si doua dintre surorile mele. O ador pe Mylene de mai bine de 8 ani. Dupa ce am vazut-o live pentru prima oara in ianuarie 2006 la Paris Bercy, am numarat lunile pana am putut sa o vad din nou. De data asta am fost mai desteapta si am cumparat … [Read more...]
The quilt for my favorite singer !
Last night we came back from Paris. We spent there a wonderful vacation !Paris has many, many wonders, everyone dreams to see them some day. I saw some of them, they impressed me, but nothing compares with the two shows of Mylene Farmer on Stade de France. Mylene is one of the most successful recording artists of all time in France. She lives in France, but the Canadians can also be proud of her … [Read more...]
My evolution in quilting
A few months ago I saw on Mary's blog an interesting article on this theme. Since I am working on a few projects but I can't post about them yet...here are a few pictures that illustrated my way in quilting, started eight years ago. At that time, I did not know anything about quilting, did not have quilting friends, did not have Internet on my computer! After a few months I bought my first … [Read more...]
Twenty Years of Happiness
20 years ago, I went at my first date with my husband. It's unbelievable how time flies.I lived twenty years of happiness with the best husband in the world. Maybe I did something really good in a previous life that I was blessed with such a sweet, good and loving man.Without his support today I couldn't have made quilts. I try very hard to make a living working what I love the most. He always … [Read more...]
A quilt for my mother
Today we have celebrated the birthday of my mother.I made for her this quilt. Because we live in the same house, I could not hide the quilt from her. She saw the quilt as I worked on it, but I told her it is for the mother of a friend.Astazi am sarbatorit ziua de nastere a mamei.Am facut pentru ea acest quilt. Cum locuim in aceeasi casa, n-am putut sa ascund quiltul de ea. L-a vazut in timp ce … [Read more...]
Gifts from the heart / Cadouri din inima
My dear friend Sanda wanted to be "invited writer" on my blog and tell the story of my newest creation.Buna mea prietena Sanda a vrut sa fie "scriitor invitat" pe blogul meu si sa spuna povestea ultimei mele creatii.Me and Sanda on our first meeting - August 2005Eu si Sanda la prima noastra intalnire, in August 2005If there is something which can provide a true meaning of the title of this blog … [Read more...]
