tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17750650093106744632024-02-07T07:02:28.411+01:00Oops-LahOops-Lahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00328995074425733481noreply@blogger.comBlogger208125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775065009310674463.post-34347795412604984302020-05-11T19:39:00.000+02:002020-05-11T19:39:20.007+02:00Slowly getting back to normal<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
After eight weeks of lockdown we're starting a new phase today as shops, restaurants, gyms, primary and middle schools are reopening here in Switzerland. High schools and universities will stay closed for another month and of course social distancing will still be in place for the unforeseeable future. To be honest, these past weeks have been quite nice as we had both kids home for some time. My daughter, who works as a teacher abroad was able to come back here as her school switched to online learning and my son managed to break his shoulder just before the shutdown while snowboarding so he came home for a while too. I spoiled them with their favourite meals and we really enjoyed our time together, everybody safe and sound at home. We really stuck to the rules and we never went anywhere except for grocery shopping once a week and walks in the surrounding woods and field. It definitely wasn't hardship, quite the opposite in fact and I'm even a little hesitant to leave this cosy cocoon we've created for ourselves. I've been cooking and baking and - like everybody else it seems - made my own bread. But I've also spent a lot of time in my sewing room. For a while I couldn't stop making little bags and pouches. Here's a selection:<br />
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I found an already pieced and quilted square in my scrap bin and made this little bag with it.</div>
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My daughter wanted a little bag to use as a wallet to go into her small evening bag</div>
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and this one is made with hand pieced hexagons. The pattern is called "Dear little Dillies" and can be found <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/694846712/bd-its-in-the-bag-dear-little-dillies?ref=shop_home_active_37&crt=1" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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I finally "tamed" my huge scrap basket and cut all the scraps up into usable strips and squares as well as other shapes. After seeing <a href="http://www.sameliasmum.com/2020/02/twirling-at-disco-quilt-free-pattern.html" target="_blank">Sameliasmum's </a>"Twirling at the Disco" quilt I decided to use my 2 1/2 inch squares for that. The finished top measures 64 inches square. Now it "only" needs to be quilted!!</div>
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I also made all the blocks for another Swiss quilt for a friend who has recently become a Swiss citizen</div>
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now this too has to be quilted, once the blocks have been sewn together!</div>
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My Scandinavian Christmas quilt is finally together too. I quilted it by machine just around the blocks and I'm in the process of adding a bit of hand quilting too. </div>
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I haven't joined any BOM programs for a while and since I'm a big fan of Irene Black (Focus on Quilts) I'v decided to take part in her newest <a href="https://focusonquilts.com.au/product-category/boms/" target="_blank">BOM</a>. It only started this month, so it's not too late if you want to join in the fun too. </div>
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Like everybody else, I too was in the face making business and<br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />I tried a few different patterns. DD needed some to take back as wearing them is compulsory where she lives when entering a shop or using public transport</div>
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Sometimes it's not a bad thing to be a hoarder as I still had a whole box of N95 masks from the SARS outbreak in Singapore. They are probably expired by now as we had them since 2003 but I guess they are better than nothing. They are not very comfortable to wear though and I pity all those healthcare worker who have to wear them day in day out for weeks and months on end. </div>
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My cartonnage classes are on hold of course but I finished a couple of boxes before the shut down.</div>
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I hope that you are keeping happy and more importantly healthy and that you are able to keep busy. My mantra at the moment is; this too shall pass!</div>
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Oops-Lahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00328995074425733481noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775065009310674463.post-9414329407546583022020-01-01T20:10:00.001+01:002020-01-01T20:10:51.128+01:00And I had such good intentions<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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to post a bit more regularly but then nothing, not even one post in 2019! The longer I waited the more it felt daunting to catch up. I really don't know where I'm going with this blog; should I just retire it and start using Instagram more? But I'm not really good at that either, as I often just forget to post. I have no idea if there are still people out there reading this blog. In any case, here's a little recap of what I've been up to in 2019 (even if it's only for myself). </div>
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I found a <a href="http://gingercake.org/gingercake/2018/02/cheery-fabric-chicken-tutorial.html" target="_blank">free tutori</a>al for this cute hen and made it for our Easter decoration. </div>
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And then there's the wedding quilt, which kept me occupied for quite a number of month. The colours were the choice of the young couple. I quilted it on my B 770 which was a challenge as it's a big quilt. But I managed it and I think the couple was happy.<br />
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A baby quit for a new little girl. I free motion quilted this one as it was not too big for me to handle and it was actually quite fun. I just need to practise a bit more often. </div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">And this one is for a little boy as you might be able to tell by the colours A quick and easy quilt which took me only about 2 days to finish. </span></div>
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In August I was lucky enough to go to a quilt retreat in Scotland. I've been once before, if you are interested, see<a href="https://oops-lah.blogspot.com/2017/12/it-seems-second-half-of-2017-has-just.html" target="_blank"> here</a>. This is the old Manse where the retreats are held<br />
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and some impressions from the garden</div>
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I went with a different group of ladies this time, but also friends from my Singapore time. We had such a nice time but also worked quite hard, sometimes late into the night. I made a start on this quilt using a jelly roll and grey yardage. The pattern is by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU77WTvqIdY" target="_blank">Missouri Star Quilt Co</a><br />
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and we all made a start with the twelve days ornaments (<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/mmmcrafts/" target="_blank">by mmmcrafts)</a>. I only managed to make the pear but one of our friends kindly gave us all one of the ornaments. They are gorgeous but a lot of work. Well, I have now a whole year to make a few more, no excuses! </div>
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I too brought everyone a little handmade gift. Here's the <a href="https://shop.applegreencottage.com/catalogue/pencil-holder-or-trinket-tray-pdf-pattern_27/" target="_blank">link to the free pattern</a> for these baskets (you have to subscribe to the newsletter though) </div>
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I added a few little useful things, like tiny pin cushions as well as these needle books which are also a <a href="https://weddingdressblue.wordpress.com/2010/12/21/needle-keeper-tutorial/" target="_blank">free download</a>. </div>
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Lots of boxes were made during this past year. I still go to my weekly bookbinding and cartonnage classes.<br />
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and an array of small boxes a friend requested for their caravan</div>
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A box covered with old silk that I bought ages ago in Cambodia; I was planning to make a quilt, but that hasn't happened (yet)</div>
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Book boxes (handy for hiding valuables)</div>
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So there you have it, 2019 in pictures. I really hope to be back sooner rather than later, fingers crossed!</div>
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As every year I've made a few Christmas gifts and Christmas ornaments. A friend of mine has recently retired and wants to start to embroider so I made her this box and filled it with some essentials.<br />
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A couple of bird ornaments </div>
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Then I made a couple of folders with papers I bought in China. The first is a very typical Chines pattern</div>
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and here are some Shanghai ladies from the twenties. I hope my friends from my Asia time will enjoy them. </div>
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A Christmas pillow. I used two tea towels from my mum's bottom drawer, which she lovingly embroidered with her initials but then never used. The applique is done in felt. </div>
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This pillow gave me the ideas for this year's Christmas cards. Luckily I started early as I had to make about 80 of them. </div>
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Let's look at those babies a bit closer. I really enjoyed drawing them and I must say they got better and better the more I practiced</div>
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And of course the obligatory Christmas cookies.</div>
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Ever since I took classes in French cartonnage I've been enjoying making boxes in various sizes and styles. I have recently started taking classes again, this time including book binding. </div>
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Look at this huge board cutter! I was scared stiff at first but after careful instructions and some practise I'm now quite <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">blasé woking on </span>it and it makes cutting card board effortless! </div>
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With this monster on the left books are cut on three sides after the pages are first sewn and then glued together. And the one on the right is of course a binding press. </div>
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Here a few pictures of the process of making a book. </div>
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The finished book and a few more. </div>
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I also repaired a book belonging to my husband. I forgot to take a picture before I took it apart, but this is how the covers looked</div>
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and here the repaired book. I'm quite please with how it turned out and so is hubby. </div>
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Then I made a couple of note books, a different process and much faster than a regular book</div>
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I also made a couple of boxes. As our instructor is a professional book binder, she does things sightly differently to how I was taught. But it's always good to learn something new. </div>
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I'm really enjoying my three hours every Monday evening. I've met some really nice people in my class, the oldest a 85 year old gentlemen. And you should see the work he produces, quite amazing.<br />
I've also made some Christmas gift, but I won't show you those yet, don't want to spoil the surprise. I'm knee deep in Christmas preparations; I just took the first batch of Christmas cookies out of the oven. I always make Basler Laeckerli first as they last for a long time since there's neither egg nor any or butter in it. It's a sort of ginger bread cookie but better, you'll find the recipe<a href="https://oops-lah.blogspot.com/2010/08/what-have-i-been-up-to-this-week.html" target="_blank"> here</a>.<br />
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When I say "Aunt" of course I really mean "The Aunt's Quilt". I've finished the top a while ago and I had it hand quilted in the Philippines through a quilt shop in Singapore. As always the quilting is exquisite, something I would never have the patience nor the inclination for. </div>
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Another quilt top which has been laying around has finally been quilted as well. I've free motion quilted it and my new machine has delivered on its promises. I have not one broken thread nor any skipped stitches to report. In short, it sews like a dream. Hurrah! </div>
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Then there's this little baby quilt I made for a new baby girl. I forgot to take pictures before sending it off to Australia and only have this wonky phone photo. Once again I found the idea on Pinterest.<br />
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I also managed to finish block 3 and 4 for my Scandinavian Christmas quilt. I'm now in the process of making the small blocks to go around although I'm not sure yet how I'm going to put the quilt together.<br />
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Recently my husband's cousin celebrated a big birthday and her wish is to go whale watching, so I made her this card</div>
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and I also tried my hand on making a small fabric landscape for another birthday card. It needs a bit more work, some more embroidery I think. </div>
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Then there's a tiny bit more progress on the "Ballet avec Kaffe" project. Still not sure if I want to preserver, although I've started a new way of sewing the pieces together and I think I like it much better. The stitches are less visible and it feels more comfortable doing it too. You can find a short demonstration about the process <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=96&v=ZfC9gOdiinU" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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and another friend gave me this little beauty. Thanks <a href="https://www.instagram.com/qkez56/" target="_blank">Kerry,</a> it's been very useful on our many road trips this summer. </div>
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So that's about what has happened in my sewing room over the last few month. As we helped our daughter move from Milan to Frankfurt over the summer and we've been going back and forth a few times, I didn't touch a needle and thread for weeks on end. But now normal life has once again resumed and hopefully I'll pop in here a bit more often (one can hope)!<br />
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Oops-Lahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00328995074425733481noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775065009310674463.post-18667554322316281932017-12-22T12:27:00.001+01:002018-11-17T20:48:58.676+01:00Second half of 2017<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It seems the second half of 2017 has just whizzed by and I've been very remiss in posting. I don't really know why and I have no excuses either. </div>
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Well, let's see what I've been up to in the last few month. I went on my very first quilt retreat with a few friends from my former quilt group in Singapore. We went to Cullen, Scotland, you can read all about the location and venue <a href="http://www.quiltretreat.co.uk/" target="_blank">here</a>. We had a wonderful time and got spoiled with home cooked meals, had the use of a well appointed sewing room and the bed rooms were charming and very comfortable. I would go again at the drop of a hat, the problem is that they are usually booked out a year or more in advance. </div>
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While I was there I worked on a quilt I started almost 4 years ago in Singapore when I took a class with Kaffe Fassett (you can read about it <a href="http://oops-lah.blogspot.ch/search?q=Kaffe+Fassett" target="_blank">here</a>). The original has a border made of big half square triangles, but unfortunately I've run out of fabric - I had to recut a lot of the pieces. I don't think that introducing new fabrics at this stage would work. I do have enough scraps to make a border using the small half square triangles, but I'm not sure how that would look. Of course it doesn't have to be a pieced border or has to have a border at all. Must think about it a bit more.</div>
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I made made a start on another quilt I've been admiring on Pinterest. It's by Bonnie Sullivan which is called "Over and Down Under" and I tried to copy it. I used batiks I bought a few years ago in Bali and I quite like the result. Mine turned out slightly smaller than the original with 53 inches square. Perfect for a lap quilt.<br />
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These two tops will now join the big heap of other tops patiently waiting to be quilted. Well, I really have no more excuses not getting them done. I've always wanted one of those sit-down longarm quilting machines and done a lot of research, looked and tried different machines like the HQ Sweet 16, the Juki TL-2200 QVP as well as the Bernina Q20. In the end it was a matter of space. However I tried it would have been a squeeze to put one of those machines in my sewing room. In the end I decided to replace my Bernina 820 with a Bernina 750QE. As you might remember, I've been moaning about the 820 for a long time, especially when free motion quilting. I read all I could about the 770 QE online and talked to a couple of different Bernina agents and it seemed that I have the best of both worlds with this machine as it's a great for piecing as well as quilting. I decided to buy a cabinet which gives a flat and flush sewing area which will no doubt help with the FMQ. I can also lower the machine completely into the table and close it, which is handy as sometimes my sewing room is used as a second guest room. So far I'm really happy with my new baby, although I haven't done a lot of free motion quilting yet. I'm still not sure what to do with my 820 as both Bernina agents weren't interested in a trade in, which goes to show how much they value these machines!!!<br />
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I ordered the pattern and papers for a quilt called <a href="https://www.cuttingcloth.com.au/product-page/ruby-may-pattern-papers" target="_blank">Ruby May</a> by the talented Kellie Wulfsohn. I decided to have a little trial run and make a pillow first. I used fabrics from my stash and only had to buy the cotton yarn for the crocheted edge. I've not crocheted for years and was amazed how fast it came back - I guess it's like riding a bike, ha. </div>
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We did a bit of travelling during the summer (Lake Como in Italy and a week in London) and I also spent a few days in Trier, Germany, where I met up with two other quilting friends who came from the Netherlands. We rented a house and quilted, crafted and of course laughed a lot together. We hope to do it again next year.<br />
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A few weeks ago I took a workshop to learn how to make an Advent wreath as well as a Christmas door decoration. I like the wreath but I'm not so sure about the decoration; a bit too modern for my taste!<br />
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Now Christmas is almost here and I've written the cards, made or bought and wrapped the gifts, decorated the house, made the cookies and stocked the fridge. The only thing missing is snow but according to the weather forecast it doesn't look likely.<br />
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Oops-Lahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00328995074425733481noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775065009310674463.post-63289766926891072382017-06-30T20:57:00.000+02:002017-07-08T12:20:23.323+02:00Another UFO bites the dust!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I'm on a mission to finish some UFOs this year. One of those is the Blogger's BOM, which were offered for free through the <a href="https://cvquiltworks.com/blogs/blog" target="_blank">Canton Village Quilt Works blog </a>from September 2011 to August 2012! I made all the blocks but then lost interest in this project until now! Most of the fabrics are Westfalen as are the small printed panels which I bought years ago at the Quilt festival in Tokyo.<br />
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and from the back. As you can see I sewed the strips down by machine (similar to sewing down a binding) but of course it could also be done by hand, probably resulting in a neater finish. </div>
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I've been admiring all the different versions of the La Passacaglia quilts which have been popping up all over the Internet for the last couple of year or so. I have not really been tempted until I saw the quilt which Willyne Hammerstein calls "Ballet with Kaffe" in her second Millefiori book. I started to collect fabrics and ordered the papers and templates. I had the first shock when they arrived, as somehow I wasn't aware how tiny the different pieces are. And then I started to sew and had another shock as it took forever to make just one rosette. I think it took me about 25 hours to prepare and sew all the pieces together. Not really for the fainthearted and definitely not for someone who is impatient like me! I think I'll keep going, at least for a while. Maybe I wont ever make the entire quilt, but I can always use it in some other ways. </div>
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And just when we are enjoying the first real summer days, I'm sewing away on some winter blocks, Scandinavian Christmas by Lynette Andersen to be precise. I've had this pattern for a few years now and every Christmas when I would be in the mood to stitch something Christmassy I usually don't have the time. So I decided to just get it started. I'm enjoying appliquéing the whimsical characters and stitching the embroidery. </div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">I also pieced some blocks as I recently read about a lady in Guernsey (UK) who collects blocks which she then puts together into quilts for children's homes in Africa. She wants each block quilted individually as she then sews them together with the quilt as you go method. If you are interested you can read more on her blog <a href="http://littleislandquilting.blogspot.ch/p/giving-back.html" target="_blank">here</a>. A brilliant way to use up any fabric scraps or even make a dent into your stash. </span></div>
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Although I'm a few day late, I'm going to link up with <a href="https://pomegranateandchintz.wordpress.com/2017/05/31/17ufosin2017-may/" target="_blank">pomegranate and chintz </a>for 17 UFOs in 2017.<br />
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We are almost at the end of the first quarter of the "new" year, can you believe it? I finally finished the sewing kit I started about two years ago at a workshop with Sue Spargo.<br />
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The inside with the bird pin cushion, the needle book and two zipped pockets, as well as some pockets for pens, scissors etc. The leather string can hold several thread spools.<br />
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Turned around and the back pocket is visible. A handy little bag and I'm happy to have it finally finished.<br />
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But it does need some sort of decoration on it, don't you agree? So since I had my felt and embroidery paraphernalia out anyway, that's what I did! The hardest part was to sew the felt to the plastic rim, but I managed it in the end (pricking myself in the finger a few times).<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">Looking at what I've made during 2016 brings to mind that everything is relative. Compared with lots or you prolific quilter and sewers out there it might look quite measly, but considering that last year I produced practically nothing, I'm rather pleased with myself!</span></div>
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I also set myself a couple of goals at the end of last year. Let's take a look at what they were and how I did. In 2016 I wanted:<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: 13.2px;">2. finish some UFOs, in particular The Aunt's Quilt</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: 13.2px;">3. make a big effort to find a quilt group as I found that I really need the inspiration of other quilters to keep me going.</span><br />
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I've done well with 2 and 3 as I did indeed finish The Aunts' Quilt (top) and I found a quilt group. I've been extremely lucky that two of my friends from Singapore have recently moved to Basel and we've started to meet on a regular basis. In the meantime another lady has also joined us which is fantastic. Of course we are hoping that we can recruit a few more, but I'm not complaining. I just love the camaraderie, the inspiration and of course the shared laughs. Regarding becoming a better blogger; well I still have to work on that, but there's always next year, right?<br />
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We have been in Singapore over Christmas, enjoying all the familiar sights and sounds and of course the food and seeing old friends! Now we are in Bali for a month, trying to find out if the Bali life style suits us, at least part time. The jury is still out ;)!<br />
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..... I've finally finished my The Aunts' Quilt-top! I've decided to take it with me to Singapore and have it hand quilted in the Philippines. I will show you the finished quilt when I get it back but here's a little sneak peek.</div>
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A couple of embroidered ornaments. The one with the santa was a kit I bought a while ago from <a href="http://www.marglowdesigns.bigcartel.com/products" target="_blank">here</a> and the Christmas tree is a free download you can find <a href="http://red-brolly.com/2014/11/embroidered-christmas-ornaments-family/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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This stocking is for a friend filled with goodies for the 6th of December, which is Santa Clause day in Switzerland. Santa brings sweets, nuts and small gifts for children on that day! I found the free pattern <a href="http://www.diaryofaquilter.com/2010/12/easy-stocking-tutorial-today.html" target="_blank">here</a> via Pinterest.<br />
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I've also started making Christmas cookies. You can find some of my favorit recipes <a href="https://oops-lah.blogspot.ch/p/recipes.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Now it's back to writing Christmas cards. I've given myself a deadline and hope that I'll be able to post them all by the end of this week in order to make sure, they'll arrive in time.<br />
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I follow a Russian<a href="http://vechernie-posidelki.blogspot.ch/" target="_blank"> blog </a>and love everything this talented lady produces. She has a free tutorial for these lovely mushrooms; you can find it <a href="http://vechernie-posidelki.blogspot.ch/2013/11/mushroom-tutorial.html" target="_blank">here</a>. I've used Google Translate as the blog is in Russian, but the pictures are really all you need. </div>
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Like many of you, I can't quite believe that we are already at the beginning of October. Summer is well and truly over, although we still have the occasional warm day. But the woods are getting colourful and I can't get enough of that golden Autumn light! <br />
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I had a lovely summer with a couple of road trips rediscovering Europe. It made me appreciate how much there's still to do and see here. We also had lots of visitors from all corners of the word and from as far away as New Zealand and Australia and the US. And some even brought hand made gifts, like these lovely bags my friend Jeanette made for me<br />
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and this pin cushion my friend Joanna made; I have quite a few pin cushions but this is definitely my biggest yet and very practical it is too!<br />
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This is the quilt I received in this round of the "Another little Quilt Swap"<br />
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Sarah from the UK made it and I love it. Take a look at her <a href="http://quiltingbythesea-sarah.blogspot.ch/" target="_blank">blog</a>; I really like her style and it seems we have the same taste not only in quilting but also in books.</div>
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A couple of weeks ago I met up with another friend<a href="http://huisjeboompjequiltje.blogspot.ch/" target="_blank"> Rose-Anne from the Netherlands</a> at the yearly <a href="http://www.patchwork-europe.eu/?language=GB" target="_blank">European quilt show in the Alsace,</a> France, which is only about one and a half hour from where we live. It's the first time I visited this show and it's nothing like any show I have previously been to. The exhibitions were strewn over four different villages and were mostly in churches or town halls.</div>
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Rose-Anne had a quilt in the "Dear Jane" exhibition. It was made with mostly Kaffe Fasset fabrics and it looked amazing. It was interesting to see how the same pattern can look so vastly different because of colour and fabric choices.</div>
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Now I just have to tackle the last border which should not take me too long.... I hope. Then I have to decide how to quilt it. I really want it to be hand quilted - and not by me - but I don't have easy access to hand quilters anymore like I did when I lived in Asia. </div>
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Recently our nephew and his partner welcomed their second child into the family; a little girl this time. Since I made a quilt for their first child of course I made one for this one as well. You might remember this quilt I made for their little boy.</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">The idea was to just randomly place flowers and butterflies all over but then I decided to go the</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="http://www.cuttingcloth.com.au/#!shop/ciaa" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">"Kellie of Don't Look Now fame"</a> way an<span style="text-align: left;">d make it into a tree. I've made Kellie's tree before, you can see it</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="http://oops-lah.blogspot.ch/2009/11/new-quilts.html" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">here </a><span style="text-align: left;">and it's still one of my all time favourites. I</span> didn't use a pattern this time though, just cut out flowers, leaves, bugs and butterflies and fused them to the background. </div>
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I'm happy with how the quilt turned out but my blasted machine gave me grief again. I must think of other options, otherwise I'll end up throwing this machine out of the window one of these days ;)!!! </div>
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Last week we delivered the quilt in person (in the Netherlands) and we got to meet the newest member of the family as well as her little brother, who was born when we were still living in Singapore. </div>
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I haven't taken part in a quilt swap for a while but when round 10 of "<a href="http://anotherlittlequiltswap.blogspot.ch/" target="_blank">Another little Quilt Swap</a>" was announced I thought it would be a good idea, not least as it would get me sewing! This swap works a bit differently as no partners are assigned at the beginning and one can join right up until the dead line when photos of the quilts have to be admitted to the administrator of the swap.<br />
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I've seen a tutorial on<a href="https://juliagraber.blogspot.com/2016/04/willow-tutorial.html" target="_blank"> Julia Graber </a>'s bog how to make a grid art quilt and as I wanted to try her method I thought it was the perfect opportunity.<br />
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I've called this little quilt "A Blackbird's Delight". It measures 11.5 inches square, is raw edge appliquéd and I've used batiks and variegated thread for quilting. </div>
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I will definitely try this again as there's room for improvement, especially with the spacing of the grid. But all in all, I think it turned out quite nice. Hopefully someone will like it enough to put it on their wish list.<br />
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I recently spent a week with my gorgeous friend Liv in Oslo. We met ages ago in Singapore at the ANZA (Australian and New Zealand Association) quilt group and have been friends ever since. She moved back to Norway - after 15 years in Singapore - a couple of years before we left, so it was very special to catch up again. </div>
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Of course I couldn't go empty handed and made her a "sew together bag". </div>
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It turned out quite cute and I think Liv liked it. </div>
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I showed Liv how to make a sewing box and I made one as well.</div>
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Liv sent me this little box last Christmas. She made up the pattern herself and devised a clever way to hide the zipper. </div>
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I was lucky to be in Norway on their National Day and the flags were flying everywhere, in gardens as well as on every house we passed. It was a gorgeous day, sunny and warm. Nature was definitely behind by at least a couple of weeks compared to Switzerland as all the gardens were in full Spring bloom.</div>
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I was amazed to see a lot of people wearing the absolutely stunning traditional national costumes, called <a href="https://www.google.ch/search?q=bunad+norway+costume&espv=2&biw=1432&bih=662&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjzhKjfv4vNAhWBPRQKHVewBvUQsAQIJw&dpr=1" target="_blank">Bunad</a>. Apparently every region of Norway have their own distinctive designs. They are made from wool fabric, are beautifully embroidered and decorated with silver buttons and adorned with silver jewellery. They are often made by earlier generation and handed down.<br />
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a rubber spatula with the typical Norwegian pattern called Marius. I love collecting kitchen implements from all over the wold. Now you have to excuse me as I have to go back to my kitchen to finish that cake.<br />
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Oops-Lahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00328995074425733481noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775065009310674463.post-70037276854289875482016-03-20T12:47:00.000+01:002017-01-01T10:08:11.365+01:00Swiss<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I don't think I'm a particularly patriotic person. Don't get me wrong, I love my country as much as the next person, because it's where my roots are. But I think by living in quite a number of different counties for half of my life I see myself more of a wold citizen. But something I do love is the Swiss Flag. When I saw <a href="http://thimbleblossoms.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">Camille Roskelley's</a> new quilt pattern "Swiss" I knew I had to make it. It's a very easy pattern and even I could manage it without messing it up too much! And the best part is that I didn't have to buy one piece of fabric for it. It all came from my stash!<br />
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Instead of putting this quilt top on the pile of "to be quilted" quilts, I think I might do it right away. My local quilt shop has a Sweet Sixteen sit down quilting machine for hire and I might give it a try.<br />
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I quite like how it looks together with my Chinese Lantern quilt. Sort of East meets West!</div>
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And here some trivia about the Swiss flag; did you know for example that the Swiss flag is only one of two country flags that are square? The other one is the flag of the Vatican. The simple design is based on the coat of arms of the canton (federal state) Schwyz, which was one of the three founding members of the Swiss confederation in 1291. Yes, that's how old our county is! And did you know that the emblem of the Red Cross is an inversion of the Swiss Flag because the founder of the Red Cross was<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Dunant" target="_blank"> Henry Dunant,</a> a Swiss business man and social activist. So there you have it.<br />
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Oops-Lahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00328995074425733481noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775065009310674463.post-71884480126413545472016-01-31T12:34:00.000+01:002016-01-31T13:04:32.982+01:00A finish and some progress<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The daughter of one of my good friends in Australia had a baby boy last year and of course I had to make a quilt for the little bundle of joy. As the nursery's colour scheme is kept in grey, yellow and white naturally the quilt had to be in those colours too. We haven't had good weather lately, so the pictures are a bit dull. </div>
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I've included some prairie points as little fingers love to play with something. The animals and circles are raw edge appliquéd and I have added a layer of batting to the back. After the applique was done, I carefully cut the excess batting away, which resulted in a sort of trapunto effect. </div>
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and here are all the blocks together, only the border triangles to do now. As I've mentioned before I'm using wash away paper for the applique but I decided that I don't like it. I think I will stick with the old needle turn method from now on.<br />
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Oops-Lahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00328995074425733481noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775065009310674463.post-26982911840897806392015-12-29T14:29:00.000+01:002015-12-29T15:07:41.593+01:00Another year is coming to an end<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Well Christmas is over and as always I feel a bit of an anti climax. I look forward to the festivities and put a lot of work into preparing everything and then it's over in second, or so it feels. This year it has been even worst as we only came back on the 22nd of December from a week in India - where we were invited to the wedding of one of my son's friends.<br />
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Here are some impressions from the wedding, which was a three days affair with 2'000 invited guests.<br />
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We had a few days before the wedding to explore Mumbai on our own. We really enjoyed being back in Asia.<br />
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Somehow I had problems getting my Christmas spirit back after the week away and in a totally different culture. Luckily I had almost everything organised before we left, even the tree was up and decorated and most of the shopping was done and the gifts wrapped and under the tree.<br />
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We had a lovely Christmas eve and Christmas day with the extended family and friends. Since then the house guest has left I've been pottering around at home, enjoying having the kids here, not doing much at all.<br />
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At this time of the year I usually write a post about what I've achieved during the past year. This year there isn't really much to write about, so I just leave it at that and hope, that next year I'll have lots to share again.<br />
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As you might remember, I'm not one for making New Year's resolution. But I have decided on a couple of goals for next year and they are:<br />
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1. be a better blogger!!<br />
2. finish some UFOs, in particular The Aunt's Quilt<br />
3. make a big effort to find a quilt group as I found that I really need the inspiration of other quilters to keep me going.<br />
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That's it for today. I want to wish everybody a Happy, Healthy, Interesting and Wonderful New Year.<br />
Vreni xx</div>
Oops-Lahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00328995074425733481noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775065009310674463.post-15459139491054366802015-11-19T10:54:00.000+01:002015-11-19T12:34:53.260+01:00Missing in action!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
My poor blog has been totally neglected these past few month. To say that this is a year of emotional ups and downs is definitely an understatement. Just when I started to find my feet again - after moving back to Switzerland after almost 30 years abroad - mum passed away in August. As you might remember, she was suffering from dementia and we were aware that she had gone downhill quite a bit in the last couple of month. But it was still unexpected and a shock when the nursing staff rang to tell us that they think she's nearing the end, just when we were away for a few days in Denmark. I'm sad but also relieved that she's at peace now. <br />
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Mum was born on a farm and I think she stayed a farm girl at heart all her life. She was happiest with her hands in the soil tending her veggie garden (which she kept well into her eighties) or up a tree picking cherries. Mum had a quiet but steadfast faith which carried her through life's challenges and tribulation. She had a happy nature and she never took herself too seriously. It was sad to see her personality diminished by her dementia although once in a while her feisty nature would still come through. I'm so grateful that she still recognised us and I'm even more grateful that we came back when we did so we could spend a bit more time with her.<br />
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At the end of August we spent a few days in Milan, Italy when we drove our daughter there to start her new job. After our return it was time for my husband to go "under the knife" as he needed a knee replacement! A combination of injuries in his younger days when he played basketball, a recently broken knee cap which didn't heal properly and probably dodgy genes made it necessary. He's now well on the way to recovery which means that I no longer have to do a all the fetching and carrying. He can even drive himself to his therapy sessions every other day.<br />
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And a milestone birthday has come and gone! According to my kids, I'm over the hill now, but let's just say that if I were a chicken, it wouldn't be Springtime anymore ;)! As I could not think of anything I wanted for my birthday I went a little crazy on the Internet and ordered myself a "bit of fabric" and a few book. I think it's safe to say that the fabric diet is well and truly over.<br />
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My son ordered me this lovely batiks bundle from a quilt shop in Switzerland (I had no idea)<br />
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and my daughter got me these wonderful Terra Australis by Emma Jean Jansen (she asked what I wanted and I steered her in the right direction) <br />
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These lovely books I order with an Amazon gift card I got from my gorgeous friend Kate in Singapore<br />
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and this stunning Kaffe Fasset tin, filled with lovely toiletries as well as this little quilt kit arrived from another Singapore friend, who has in the meantime also relocated, back to Scotland.<br />
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Thanks Kate and Martina, I miss you both lots especially our quilting Fridays. I've been properly spoiled and I hope with all these goodies to play with my sewing mojo will at long last make a reappearance!<br />
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We've been enjoying an exceptional beautiful and warm Autumn this year. Fall is the season I always missed most in the tropics. This is the view from our balcony again.<br />
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With Christmas looming on the horizon, I've started with some preparations and baking. I've tried a new cookie recipe this year which I found on Pinterest and I can warmly recommend it. I have to make another batch as the first one has disappeared already. You'll find the recipe for these delicious Cranberry Pistachio Shortbreads <a href="http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2011/12/cranberry-pistachio-shortbread.html" target="_blank">here.</a><br />
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August already? How did that happen? Both our kids are spending some time with us here in Switzerland over the summer. As it happened, they are both moving from Asia to Europe this year too. My daughter finished the school year in Beijing and will start her new job in Milan, Italy next week. My son quit his job in Singapore as well and is now looking at two job opportunities; one in London and one in Zurich. Guess which one I want him to take ;)? On the other hand London would be a cool place for a young person to live and work and for us to visit. In any case, it's lovely to have the whole family on the same continent again.<br />
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Since the weather has been beautiful and it's been quite hot (too hot for my taste) we took the opportunity to go on a few day trips.<br />
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This is <a href="http://www.la-gruyere.ch/en/Gruyeres.html" target="_blank">Gruyere</a>, a small medieval village with its historical castle dating back to the 13th century.<br />
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As you might have guessed, Gruyere is also where the famous Gruyere cheese is made and although it was hot, we had to have an authentic Gruyere cheese fondue.<br />
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On another day we went up to <a href="http://www.kandersteg.ch/en/index.cfm" target="_blank">Kandersteg </a>from where we took a cable car up to <a href="http://www.oeschinensee.ch/en/" target="_blank">Oeschinensee</a> and a leisurely hike brought us to this wonderful little mountain lake. The fresh air up there was just heaven.<br />
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On the way back, we stopped at the Blausee (meaning blue lake) and it's easy to see why it's called that<br />
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We also spent a lovely day in our cute capital city Bern. It was another scorcher of a day and lots of swimmers came down the Aare River. Unfortunately I didn't catch any on my camera. </div>
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Block 3, 4 and 5 for the Aunts' Quilt are now finally completed. Just one more of the big blocks to finish and then I can get going with the side triangles. I know I'm hopelessly behind the "official schedule" but I'll get there as I'm still enjoying this project a lot. </div>
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I've been very lucky as I've won a give away by Rita of <a href="http://www.redpepperquilts.com/" target="_blank">Red Pepper Quilts </a>fame, sponsored by the Fat Quarter Shop. These lovely boxes of Aurifloss arrived on my doorsteps</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After being in Switzerland for almost three month now, we are starting to find our feet again. It was rather strange at the beginning and somehow I couldn't quite believe that we were here to stay. We unpacked two containers and most boxes are empty, although not everything has found its place yet. It was truly a </span>mammoth<span style="font-family: inherit;"> job! At the moment I'm in the process of "fine tuning" my sewing room and once again I'm overwhelmed with all the fabrics I have collected over the years. I have almost sleepless nights wondering what to do with my stash, especially those fabrics I've fallen "out of love" with. Luckily I just heard that a group at church get together to make quilts for charity and I have now sorted out two big basket to give to them. I'm so happy to have made room in my cupboards but also in my head, if you know what I mean.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I miss Singapore and ''my old life" but what I miss most are my friends and my quilting groups. Of course we miss our lovely view from our old home too, although our new view isn't to be sniffed at either, </span>especially<span style="font-family: inherit;"> on a beautiful Spring day like this: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So many things to </span>readjust<span style="font-family: inherit;"> to. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">After many years of having helpers in the house I struggle to keep on top of my chores. I don't mind cooking, but cleaning floors and bathroom, not to mention ironing!! Blimey, how do people do it?? I find it a real challenge, so getting a cleaning lady was of the highest priority. Otherwise how would I ever find time to quilt???</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Talking about quilting, I have hardly touched any sewing since we arrived as frankly, I neither had the time nor was I in the mood for it. But I jumped at the chance to do a two day workshop with Sue Spargo a few weeks ago. The class had been booked out a year in advance but somehow there was </span>suddenly<span style="font-family: inherit;"> a space </span>available<span style="font-family: inherit;">. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We learned how to </span>appliqué<span style="font-family: inherit;"> with wool and how to </span>embellish<span style="font-family: inherit;"> with different embroidery stitches and I really enjoyed Sue's class but also the company of local quilters. </span>This is the sewing kit we worked on; the finished one is Sue's and on the right is the beginning of mine.</div>
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Now I just have to remember all the different stitches so I can finish it. In any case, I bought Sue's great little book "Creative Stitching" with lots of diagrams and photos of 50 different stitches.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Of course I also had to buy a few pieces of wool and some wool thread so I can practice some more. Aren't these colours just glowing? The wool fabrics are hand dyed by Sue and her family. </span><br />
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Oops-Lahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00328995074425733481noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775065009310674463.post-62792556267215943442015-05-06T18:15:00.000+02:002015-05-12T16:14:57.718+02:00SMS Giveaway Day<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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If you are interested, please leave a comment and if you are a follower (old and new) you get to leave a second one. The draw will take place on Monday, 11th of May. The winner will be announced by edit to this blog post and also by email, so make sure I have your contact details.<br />
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I'll be back soon, I promise. In the meantime, good luck everyone.Cheers</div>
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Oops-Lahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00328995074425733481noreply@blogger.com256tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775065009310674463.post-79262243863264770962015-03-01T06:46:00.000+01:002015-03-01T11:27:35.466+01:00Big changes are afoot! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
After living aboard for almost 30 years we have decided that the time has come to move back to Switzerland. I can't say that it was an easy decision, but with both our mothers old and my mum very frail, we feel it's where we should be. I'm vacillating between being exited and having panic attacks. It certainly will be a challenge as I have lived more of less half of my life away from Switzerland, first in Australia and then in various Asian countries. I was a young woman of 30 with a baby in tow when we left "home" and this year I'm going to be..... well, I'll let you do the math. I'm not quite ready yet to write that number ;)! I feel like I have to reinvent myself as being an "expat" has somewhat become my identity and belonging nowhere and anywhere has given me a strange sense of freedom.<br />
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But we can't leave Asia "cold turkey". We are trying to buy a little holiday house in Bali (or villa as they grandly call it) but like everything else in Indonesia there are a few hoops which need to be jumped through first. But I'm sure we'll succeed in the and and no doubt it will provide a welcome escape during the long and often dreary winters in Switzerland and I hope it will be a place where we can welcome family and friends.<br />
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Of course I'm going to miss my friends, especially my quilting buddies and we will certainly miss living the "easy" life in Singapore. And I've been trying to soak up this wonderful view we've been enjoying for the last five years.<br />
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I've been preparing some appliqué work as I won't have my sewing machine for a while.<br />
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All the corner and side blocks are prepared too and I'm taking a stash of fabric with me in my suit case to carry on when I have time. </div>
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Tomorrow bright and early the moving company will be here to start packing up our belongings. I still have to prepare my suitcase for the next six weeks or so as that's how long it will take for the container to reach Switzerland. In the meantime we will be staying in my mum's house, which we will start to clear and prepare for sale. As you can imagine, it will be a busy time.</div>
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Oops-Lahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00328995074425733481noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775065009310674463.post-67479608585695821442015-02-08T07:31:00.001+01:002015-02-17T14:47:35.803+01:00My quilts are back!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Last week I picked up my quilts I had sent to the Philippines (through a local quilt shop) to be hand quilted. </div>
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I'm happy to have two tops done but there are still about eight more waiting in line! Oh well, a quilters work is never done!<br />
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