Sweet Nostalgia

Sweet Nostalgia finished at last.

It only took me 12 months to stitch the 12 blocks. Then it took me more than a year to finish it.

Of course I have been working on other thing too.

 I'm happy it is finished and 

I do like the quilt. 

The pattern was some years ago a block of the month  from Dorothy  

A sweater for my son, the writer, 

the pattern is from an old Icelandic book, called Skaftafell's Book.

By Jon Einarsson, (1731-1798) a skilled craftsman from Skaftafell. 

The yarn is Icelandic lopi, I must say I don't like lopi 

and I told my son, "this is the last time I use LOPI for knitting".

(I might have said that before).

"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving." Albert Einstein     

Until next time. Happy quilting.

Paula

Three more flowers

Still working on my Flower Garden.

It's so inspirational to go over to:

"One Flower Wednesday"

where one can see and admire the flowers
the others ladies are making.

Thank you Karen for hosting.

Three more petit flowers, made of 5/8" hexagons.

Sweet Nostalgia.

June - Let's play ball.

It's  not June yet and I have finished all twelve blocks.

I started last year with the July block in that same month. 

I kept up with a block each month until now in May 

I also did June.

But this is just half way, 

Now there is: Sashing and Quilt Assembly.

Until next time

Happy stitching.

Paula

One flower

This flower is made of 5/8" hexagons. 

I have sewn 1" Half Hexagons on both sides of my top.

I'm thinking of a border and appliqué 

some smaller flowers

like this 5/8" or 1/2" on the border.

I'll make some more flowers and see how it will look. 

I just don't want to stop making flowers.

If you like to see some more flowers, just visit 

Karen  at Journey of a Quilter. She is hosting this 

Garden Party every Wednesday.

Thank you Karen!!!!

Sweet Nostalgia

This is my block for May - How does your garden Grow?

Designed by Dorothy Baker. 

Finished eleven blocks - just one more, and I can start to put them all together.

Until next time

Happy stitching

Paula

Sweet Nostalgia

Just after Easter I managed to finish April block for Sweet Nostalgia top, 

two more to go.

Instead of satin stitch the Chicks and the eggs

I used wax color crayola (heated).

I'm not good at satin stitch.

And now that I'm hooked on small stitching

I bought myself Nana's Calendar Girls.

I'm thinking red there.

Next week I will attend  Kaffe Fassett's quilt workshop here in Luxembourg,

that will be something new for me.

 I'm not really a big fan of Kaffe's quilts,

but I like his knittings. But we will see.

Until next time

Happy stitching

Paula

Still on schedule - March block finished,

it is called "March Winds Doth Blow".

Only three more blocks left to do of this

"Sweet Nostalgia" stitchery from Dorothy Baker.

Just finished this knitted cardigan for the Spring evenings in Luxembourg.

But for Summer evenings in Iceland it has to be pure wool.

I bought this wool from Pickles in Norway.

It is 100% Alpaca from Bolivia

so soft and beautiful.

And here you can see I have already started. 

Hope I can finish it before I go to Iceland for a family gathering this summer.

Until next time,

Happy quilting or what ever you are doing.

Paula

Sweet Nostalgia

Just finished today "Love's Young Dream". 

It is the February block of Sweet Nostalgia (from 2009), 

designed by Dorothy Baker

I also found a Strip Roll from The Cotton Patch 

called Nostalgia. It is perfect to use for my blocks. 

Now I'm off to prepare March block

I really enjoy stitching these blocks they are great design and not at all difficult.

Before I leave you I want to share with you a small story I got from a friend.

An old Cherokee told his grandson,

"My son, there's a battle between two wolves inside us all. 

One is Evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, inferiority, lies, & ego.

 The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, empathy, & truth." 

The boy thought about it & asked, "Which wolf wins?" The old Cherokee replied,

"The one you feed."

Until next time, happy stitching.

Paula

Hexagon

Just got them all together last night, 98 flowers, 50"x72" 

Now I need to fill up the border, with my "salmon pink" hexies.

That will take some time.

I bought half hexagon paper pieces, 

I don't know how that works, has anybody tried that?

Or is it better to appliqué  the top on the border?

This is my first hexagon quilt, so I'm not quite sure how to end it.

Just typical me, start something and then, think how to end it.

Nice little "siggies" arrived this week. 

Now I have collected 48 blocks from all over the world

and I will continue until I have enough for a quilt top. 

Yes, one more Sweet Nostalgia block finished, this one is for January called "Snow Days".

Until next time,

happy stitching.

Paula

Sweet Nostalgia + Three houses

Three more Houses Built from Scraps.

I like making them, but I have to be careful not to neglect my Dear Jane.

Must try to divide my spare time between these two.

That my friend can be difficult.

And also I finished my December block for Sweet Nostalgia

"Naughty Or Nice?"

This song has been going through my head for some time now:

"The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky Are also on the faces of people goin' by I see friends shaking hands saying, "How do you do" They're really saying "I love you." I hear babies cry, I watch them grow They'll learn much more than I'll ever know; And I think to myself, What a wonderful world; Yes, I think to myself, What a wonderful world. Oh yeah! - Louis Armstrong"

I just love that text.

Until next time, have a wonderful stitching time.

Paula

Basting

The Farmhouse quilt is being basted.

I use Sharon's Schamber's  technique. 

She used to have a free class on her website, but I'm sorry to say, not any longer.

Quilting is easy with this basting, you don't have to start in the middle, just start at the top or the bottom, or just where ever you want.

 I have used this technique many times and it is perfect.

No crawling on four feet on the floor.

Sweet Nostalgia, November is done.

It will be nice to work on December block now,

sipping good cup of tea and a slice of chocolate cake.

Until next time, 

Happy stitching,

Paula

Teddy Bears

I'm a big teddy's bear fan, I have them all over the house.

They are so warm and comfy.

These two Teddies are joining in with Melody's Teddy Bears Picnic.

Melody is hosting a picnic.

I'm sure they are going to have fun and they will have 

Banana cake in the picnic basket.

 3 eggs, 

150 g raw-suger, 

2 ts vanille, 

125 g spelt flour, 

1 tsp  winestone baking powder, 

5 tbls isio4oil, 

1 or 2 mashed bananas. 

Baked  for approx 50 min. 

Chocolate on top.

 Sweet Nostalgia

October,  is my fourth finished block.

Now I will have a look at the Teddy's Bears.

Until next time,

Happy stitching.

Farmhouse Quilt

Now the strips have turned into houses, 

I'm machine appliqué this quilt with raw ends.

It is fun but I wonder how it will last.

Can anyone tell me?

I use "Lite Steam-A-Seam2".

12 houses are done, 

now I will have to work on the blocks in between.

My third block for "Sweet Nostalgia" was September block "Back to School".

I want to share with you a link to Edyta's video,

where she shows her fantastic quilt small/big bag

Have a look at this:

Bag/purse

You can find the pattern at her blog if you scroll down.

Until next time

Happy stitching

Paula

It's Wednesday, that is the day we FG ladies meet at Karen's blog 

and admire and encourage each other.

If you like to see some beautiful hexagons

pop over to One Flower Wednesday

You might like to join in.

My Flower Garden is still growing, 

one could say 

"at the speed of a snail".

Isn't it a cute little fellow?

Thank God we don't have to carry all ours belongings on our back.

One more block finished for "Sweet Nostalgia" 

Hide and Seek, August block.

I just love doing these blocks.

This is a scarf (comforter) I knitted and was very easy,

you just cast on 3 sts. increase one st. at the end of every other pin until you have ca. 130 sts. on the pin, then you start to decrease one st. at the same end until you have only 3 sts. left, you cast off.

It is nice to have multicoloured yarn.

I also made two more blocks for my DJ this week.

Thank you for stopping by,

Until next time,

Happy stitching

Paula

Civil War Bride block

A little progress, one more block for my CWB quilt, I finished last night,

by laying them out together the thought passed my mind that I could stop now, nine blocks and it is not to big for any wall.

But then I decided - I will do them all, just one at a time.

Sweet Nostalgia 

Started a new top, this one is stitched and my first block July, 

is called "Fun at the Beach".

The pattern was a free Block of the Month from Dorothy Baker Designs some years ago. You can see a picture of the quilt  here

New books

I purchased three books, one is Masters Art Quilt,  it was published 2008 so it is not quite new but there are over 400 pages of beautiful pictures of art quilts from all over the world.

The second one is Wildflowers, designs for appliqué and quilting by Carol Armstrong, I thought I might need it when finish my Flower Garden. 

The third one is Jelly Roll and charm quilts, if one day I  buy a Jelly Roll.

Until next time - happy stitching

and thank you for stopping by.

Paula