An old fashion treat40 x 40 inch / 100 x 100 cmI intended to make a floral quilt, but it turned out to be a quilt that makes me think of sweets. The laced pattern and the colors of the background fabric remind me about the nice feelings we had when we made visits some time ago. The host laid carefully a laced tablecloth on the table, a little bowl with home made jam and a glass of very cold water. … [Read more...]
Cea mai frumoasa zi din viata mea
Astazi se implinesc 2 ani de la cea mai frumoasa zi din viata mea.24 ianuarie 2006 a fost ziua in care am vazut-o pe Mylene Farmer intr-un concert la Paris.O zi la care am visat aproape 6 ani. Un vis ce parea aproape imposibil de realizat.Imi amintesc cei 6 ani: cand se apropia aniversarea mea, sotul meu ma intreba: "Ce cadou ti-ai dori ?" Iar eu raspundeam invariabil : "Sa merg la un concert … [Read more...]
My new sewing machine / Noua mea masina de cusut
...e o masina industriala. Mecanicul care venea sa-mi regleze vechea mea masina, vazand ce lucrez cu ea (free motion quilting), m-a intrebat de ce nu-mi iau una industriala.Si eu l-am intrebat: " Dar are talpita pentru free motion ? N-are, dar ii adaptez una !"Si acum am masina industriala. Are o groaza de avantaje:1. E mult mai silentioasa decat vechea mea masina de vreo 4 ani ( forjata, ce-i … [Read more...]
Wholecloth quilts/ Quilturi “dintr-o bucata”
What can we do with a piece of fabric too beautiful to be cut in pieces for patchwork?Put under this fabric a piece of batting and a backing, quilt it, and we have a quilt!Ce se poate face cu o bucata de material mult prea frumoasa pentru a fi taiata in bucati, pentru patchwork ? Se pune sub ea un strat de vatelina si inca o tesatura pentru dos, se quiltuieste, si gata quiltul !I had 1 yard of … [Read more...]
A new Miniature Quilt / Un nou quilt in miniatura
Here it is my latest miniature quilt, a shadow trapunto quilt. It’s a 12 inch square.I discovered that I love making miniatures. I thought that having experience in making quilts (large or small), making a miniature would not be difficult or much different than making regular quilts. But it turned out that making miniature quilts has its own challenges.Iata inca o miniatura. Are 30 x 30 cm. Am … [Read more...]
Miniature Quilts / Quilturi in Miniatura
My newest passion: miniature quilts! Miniatures drew my attention when I saw Eleanor Burns in a show with a Jewel Box pattern on 3 quilts: a king size quilt, a wall hanging and a miniature. Then I told myself: "Sometimes, I will make a miniature, too! "Noua mea pasiune: quilturile in miniatura !Miniaturile mi-au atras atentia cand am vazut-o pe Eleanor Burns intr-o emisiune cu un model Jewel Box … [Read more...]
Piatra Craiului Mountains / Muntii Piatra Craiului
Muntii pe care ii vad zi de zi de la fereastra mea , astazi i-am vazut mult mai de aproape. Chiar de la poalele lor !Toata vara n-am facut o drumetie in zona, ma bucur ca am ajuns acum.Peisajul e incantator si vara si iarna, dar zapada ii da o frumusete aparte. Am nimerit ziua cea mai buna: zapada proaspata, soare din cand in cand (cat sa pozam crestele), nu prea frig.In 5 ore am fost inapoi la … [Read more...]
Snowflakes
My latest trapunto quilt.Ultimul meu quilt, trapunto pe organza. Snowflakes 40 x 40 inch, 100 x 100 cmDetail / Detaliu The back of the quilt / Dosul The quilt has hanging sleeves on the top and the bottom of the back. In this way the quilt will lay flat on the wall.Quiltul are agatatori si sus si jos, pentru a putea fi intins perfect pe perete.I used for the first time YLI Wash- a Way Thread. It’s … [Read more...]
Christmas tree / Bradul de Craciun
In the last few years, at Christmas time I have been having this wish: to make a quilt with a Christmas tree. The shadow trapunto, the technique which I have experimented lately was the perfect way to add twinkle to a Christmas quilt and to suggest a snowy atmosphere. Organza gives a very special brightness to a quilt.In ultimii ani, de Craciun mi-am tot dorit sa fac un quilt cu un brad. Shadow … [Read more...]
Shadow Trapunto II
Here it is another shadow trapunto quilt that I made recently.Am mai facut un trapunto pe organza.De data asta, am gasit o organza mai batzoasa, am decupat mult mai usor vatelina de pe ea.Desi e foarte, foarte transparenta, a modificat destul de mult culorile de dedesubt.Sora mea a fost in Germania si i-am spus sa-mi caute batist. A gasit vreo 4 feluri, dar n-aveau nici pe departe transparenta … [Read more...]