UFO's UFO's

This is a picture of a project I made a couple of months ago. it is a etui to hold needles, pins and sissors. It is made by Becky:http://www.willowhillquilts.com


Well I did get my mail last monday. The local union of postmen here in this area had refused to let there mailmen carry the propaganda and since they didn't have to they delived the mail and I got my magazine! In other parts of Sweden they didn't get mail but we did. There is now a big disscusion going on in Sweden about were they line goes between freedom of speach and insulting people.
There was even a cartoon in the propganda were black people were tossed into a old fashioned meatgrinder by a white hand and grinded meat was coming out. Well this story isn't over jet. The irritating thing is all the free pubicity this group is getting.

Some more upplifting news. I finished the top of my nr one ufo! I now have to save some money for the backside and batting and I can start quilting and get it ready.
I also sandwiched my halloweenquilt and am going to do some machine quilting on it today.
I have also been working on this DWR that I am making and boy am I regreting even trying this metod. It is both boring and not looking very good. ..

Well the prize in the end is that I can make some new quilts later...*s* I have been watching a lot of Quilters News Network the last couple of days and that is giving me a lot of inspiration. I also bought a new book of bronwyn hayes yesterday, but I first have to do some other embroderie.. This is a link to that I bought yesterday: http://www.honeysucklecottage.com.au/shop/product_info.php?cPath=60_282_177&products_id=2557

This is another book form her were you can see her style a bit more. I am working on this one too.
http://www.honeysucklecottage.com.au/shop/product_info.php?cPath=60_282_177&products_id=3433

Bye Barbara

Maybe no mail today?

Just wanted to write about this strange thing that is happening today in Sweden.

A political party, that want less foreigners in Sweden and thinks things like: if there were less foreigners there wouldn't be unimploiment for the Swedish people ...etc.
Well, next september there will be elections and this party has made a campain folder that says these things that has to be distibuted in Sweden bij the mailman.

Since this political view is a big minority and there are many foreigners in Sweden, the mailmen don't want to pass these out. Especially in certain parts of Stockholm were most people are imegrants. But because there is freedom of speach the political party says that they have to pass it out to each household just as they would they other campain folders and stuff

So most mailmen allready called in sick on Saturday and told there office they are not coming on monday. The other mailmen who are working are getting police escorts and from other security companies...

It is a very difficult question: one on hand you have freedom of speech and on the other the wellbeeing of the mailmen, who feel exposed to violence etc.

A other peculiar fact is that Sweden has almost 8 miljon inhabitants and more then 1 miljon are fugutives or workimigrants form the 1960's. Children of imigrants that are born here are not in this number, they are seen as real Sweeds.

Well since I am waiting for some fabric and my quiltmagazine I am longing for the mail today..

I'll let you know..

Barbara

Working on those UFO's and a question

Since I made that UFO list, UFO's are on my mind and I can't seem to get them out of my mind. So I have started on finishing some.




I started yesterday with my halloween quilt. Here is a picture were I just fused the applique parts on the quilt. I now have appliqued it using my new machine...(jippie)



Here is a pciture of my Double Wedding Ring quilt I started a long time ago. I used the quiltsmart way. http://www.quiltsmart.com You make the arces and fuse them onto square 12" blocks and later applique the arces and putting the blocks together into a quilt. As you can see in the conors of the blocks you make small triangles, that when you put 4 blocks together turn into a square. The posistion of the triangles are very precise to make the block square when you put 4 together which is extra hard because of the arcs give a lot of bulk..

Now I have the following idea:
I want to draw all the blocks onto one big piece of background fabric, so I know were the arcs are supossed to go and applique them. And then applique a 4-patch over the place were now the big green triangel is.
What do you think, is this a good idea or does somebody have a better one?

Since I didn't like the big green squares in the middle that were just inpossible to get square I stopped so I hope this works. When I went back to this project today I found out after counting that I allready have enough arcs for a 60 by 60 inch quilt without the borders!

bye!

A baby gift

Some weeks ago I wrote on my blogg that was making a present for a friend, but couldn't post a picture since she reads my blog. But she had her baby, Maxime, last week and got the present in the mail, so I can post a picture now.






I made it togheter with Weronica, Helena and Ann-christine..


This is the card I made to go with it


Today I have been working a bit on my Dear Jane software. I have a Dear Jane Design wall in my quiltingroom but since I now have a cat, I will have to take it down. He likes playing with it to much. I also have to uppload some pictures on my webshots since I am so far behind in updating that site..

Well have a great weekend!

Barbara

A top 25 challenge

Some time ago Evelyn asked us what our top 25 of quilts we wanted to make was. So I started thinking. I even looked at some WIP and stuff. The strange thing is that some quilts on my top 25 list I really want to make but they are very difficult and scare me a bit so I will wait untill I have a bit more experience.



My top 25..

1 A double Wedding Ring Quilt
2 Lone star quilt
3 My Dear Jane
4 The Rozequilt by Petra Prins ( I have that ready to start sewing that one)
5 Blessed this Union by Robyn Pandolph
6 The heart of the home by Robyn Pandolph
7 A seven sisters quilt with repro fabrics
8 A redwork quilt
9 A double wedding ring quilt by Judy Niemeyer
10 Drying in the breeze


My WIP's
1 A gift that has to be ready before september ( the person who gets it reads my blog so I can't tell you more :-))
2 My own quilt /own design
3 A Gardners Journal, I am at the embrodery stage (www.hatchedandpatched.com)
4 Home Sweet Home by BlackbirdDesign (applique)
5 Friendshipgarden by BlackbirdDesign (applique)
6 A small sewingbox
7 Spool quilt. (still looking for the right sashing)
8 Diamonds quilt
9 My Dear Jane ofcourse
10 Halloween quilt (applique)

To Quilt:
1 Lady of the lake
2 Teacup quilt
3 Double Irish chain
4 Kaleidoscoop quilt
5 Quilt with baskets
6 Log cabin quilt
7 Blended quilt
8 Baby quilt

Well I think that is about it. I wanted to post some pictures but blogger doens't want to upload any the last few days...sorry!

I have had some problems with my sewingmachine.. Today I will get a new sewing machine. I had trouble with the applique stitch, but only the applique stitch, so it was very strange. So I hope I will get some applique done one my WIPS.

Just a small question. What do you do with projects you have started some time ago and know now that you will never finish because you didn't like the technique or colour or...
I have a lot of stuff lying around, but it doens't feel right to trow away. What do you do?

Barbara

Okay

Hi,

I had the operation on monday and I am doing good! The doctor and nurse were just great, I wasn't even nervous. I got this great drink, that made you calm, but also made you loose your sense of time. I still remember everything but it feels like I was just there for 3 minutes, but the operation took 50 minutes. Very strange!
I have 4 stitches which come out next week on friday. I look a bit like a hamster, but otherwise I am fine!

Well I even got some stitching done. I made 3 blocks to put into a quilt that is going to be a bit like a sampler. A log cabin-block, Old Maid's Puzzle and an Annies choice. I think I am going to make some more blocks today.

Well, I am going to get back to the sewing machine!

Barbara

Tomorrow

Tomorrow I am going to have a operation to get a wisdomtooth out that is growing under my other teeth. I am so hating this. So think of me tomorrow..*sob*

So I don't think I will get much sewing done...so that's why I thought I would post a small message today.

I am reading a new book of Jennifer Chiaverini the Christmas Quilt, so that is what I will be doing tomorrow after surgery..

bye

Barbara