...visited me a few days after Christmas...because he came all the way from Brazil...My friend Lucia sent him to me...Isn't he a cute Santa ? I can tell you he is even more beautiful in person... He measures about 15".Lucia and her friends make fabulous hand crafted things; too bad they don't have a blog to share them with the world...Thank you, Lucia. He makes me smile... … [Read more...]
Happy New Year !
I wish to all the readers of my blog aHappy, Healthy and Creative New Year !Thank you all for visiting my blog,for all the lovely comments and for your support !2009 was the best year of my quilting life !And you all are part of it ! … [Read more...]
Shopping Bag Tutorial
If you want to sew a useful gift for someone, a reusable shopping bag is one of the best options. I have made a few for my family members, as Christmas gifts, and they are used all the time. Take this opportunity and go green, use fewer plastic bags! These are not large grocery bags, I designed a pattern that uses 2 half-yards of fabric or 4 fat quarters - there is an option for whatever you … [Read more...]
A touching gift
Look what I received for Christmas from my friend Sanda. A desk calendar with my shadow trapunto quilts... She used some photos I posted on Internet, no high resolution images; I am amazed by how nice they look printed on a glossy card stock ! The layout of the page is very elegant and the pictures have a nice border. She marked on it even my husband’s birthday… She sent me not one, but … [Read more...]
Jolly bag
Hi everyone,I hope you all spent a wonderful Christmas time with your family !Today I want to show you what I sewn for my nephew (he is 19 years old). Well, not quite for him !I don’t know what kind of things I could sew for men (besides quilts and wallets). He already has a quilt I made for his 13th anniversary - and he still uses it…I wanted to make something that makes him happy, I though a … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas !
May the Christmas fill your home and soul withjoy, happiness and love !Geta … [Read more...]
Other Christmas gifts…
received from Ortansa...She has an incredible patience to make these things. And they are so time consuming, I am amazed by how many she made. You can see them here and here, they are wonderful !And Ortansa's friend, Silvia, send me this little pocket. It's wonderful !Thank you, my friends !If you are interested to make something similar, I found a few tutorials.From KatrinaBall ornamentOn Blue … [Read more...]
Small projects
These are the little quilts I sent to Eniko, my partner in the Romanian Swap. Two placemats and a table runner. Eniko doesn't sew and she was happy to see these little quilts. This folded star was a little "Thank you" for Kriszta for the wonders she sent me in the swap. I am crazy about folded stars. I could sew this patterns over and over again... and I would not be bored... … [Read more...]
Christmas whishes
I have already received Christmas presents. Last week my friend Teodora send me this little drawstring bag. I love it ! The front panel is made in a mysterious technique for me. I know just she used glue and a paper napkin.Thank you, Teodora ! It's on my desk now ! Speaking of Christmas, do you want that Santa bring you something extravagant for quilting ?My extravagance would be this: the entire … [Read more...]
Fun with stripes- Quilt Tutorial
Let's have fun creating intricate blocks with stripes! Do you hesitate to buy striped fabric because you don't know what to use it for? Well, buy some and I will show you a few easy ways to create lovely blocks with minimum effort. Lately, I have played a little more with such fabrics and I love them. The fabric I used for this tutorial is a heavy cotton canvas from … [Read more...]
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