susis quilts

the first houses with sashing

2012-01-27T10:55:00.000+01:00

hi friends,my first houses with sashing,a lot more to sew,but so much fun,have a nice weekend, susi

what`s going on at my sewingroom

2012-01-24T11:23:00.002+01:00

hi friends,there are three new wonderful books in my home,a little sneak peek of the quilting of the octagon quilt,i have quilted nearly two thirds of it with pearl cotton thread in the colour natural white,and a bunch of quite a few more little houses.my houses mesure 5"square,and i will need 121 or maybe 144,i don`t know yet,but it is very fun to sew them,have a nice week,susi

my octagon quilt top is finished

2012-01-12T11:03:00.004+01:00

here you can see my octagon quilt top,it measures 2,30x 2,30 m,it is sewn by hand and because i had so much leftovers from the clamshell quilt i made a border of 480 hexagons around it, have a nice rest of the week,susi

a few more houses

2012-01-08T15:37:00.000+01:00

it is so much fun to sew these little houses,and i found a little piece of fabric with rain on it,i think it was a debbie mumm design,today we had all our four grandchildren here for eating pancakes, have a nice week,susi

building houses from scraps 1+2

2012-01-05T15:21:00.000+01:00

hello friends,these are my first two little houses build of scraps,the one on the right was the first one i made in english paper piecing ,it is 5"square and i needed one and a half hour to sew it,the second one on the left took me just half an hour because i appliqued the door and the window afterwards,when the block was pieced,have a nice rest of the week,susi

first finish in 2012

2012-01-03T13:48:00.000+01:00

my first finish in 2012: the clamshell quilt is handquilted,it has 902 clamshells sewn by hand and is 2,20x 2,40 m big, i am satisfied with how it looks,have a nice first week of the year 2012 ,susi

block 53 and a happy new year!!!

2011-12-31T14:34:00.000+01:00

here is block 53 and a whole quilt in a book,the last block i need i will choose myself.a big thank you to barbara brackman,and a happy new year to all of you,susi

block 52

2011-12-24T16:55:00.000+01:00

here comes block 52 of the civil war quilt.merry chrismas and a happy,healthy new year to all of you,susi

progress with my octagon quilt

2011-12-21T12:06:00.008+01:00

this is my progress on my octagon quilt,i am sewing it in the evenings hearing tv, in the morning and afternoon i am quilting the clamshell quilt,have a nice rest of the week before chrismas,susi

cwq block 51 and a little quilting

2011-12-18T12:56:00.000+01:00

dear friends,this is block 51 of the cwq,and a sneak peek of the quilting of the clamshell quiilt for all ,who wanted to see it, just traditional i think,have a nice sunday and merry chrismas and a happy sewing year 2012 for you all,susi

clamshell quilt top is finished

2011-12-14T07:51:00.002+01:00

hi friends,my clamshell quilt top is finally finished.it measures 2,20x2,40 m,and there were nearly 500 clamshells to sew by hand.but if you know me, you know i love to sew by hand,so now i have to quilt it,what i really like to do ,too.have a nice rest of the week,susi

block 50 from the cwq

2011-12-10T15:50:00.000+01:00

here comes block 50 of the civil war quilt,have a nice sunday,susi

block 49 from the cwq

2011-12-03T15:05:00.001+01:00

this is my block 49 from the cwq by barbara brackman,just four left now,have a nice sunday,susi

block48 of the cwq

2011-11-26T14:41:00.000+01:00

this is my block 48 of the civil war quilt ,have a nice sunday ,susi

nearly four pairs of socks

2011-11-22T12:51:00.000+01:00

now i have knitted nearly four pairs of socks with the medium knitting frame and i must say it works just wonderful,have a nice day,susi

tada! and the winner is...

2011-11-20T09:12:00.000+01:00

hi,my husband has drawn a winner of my giveaway! you can see,the winner is birgit,congratulations to her!

mein mann hat einen gewinner gezogen,es ist birgit,herzlichen glückwunsch,jetzt brauch ich nur noch deine adresse und dann geht das buch auf die reise.susi

block 47

2011-11-19T16:26:00.000+01:00

this is my block 47 of the cwq,an easy but beaautiful one,have a nice sunday,and don`t forget,tomorrow there will be a winner of my little giveaway,susi

200th post,a finish,a new toy and a giveaway

2011-11-15T08:38:00.001+01:00

i finished the hand quilting of my version from the love letters quilt yesterday evening,it measures 2,35x 2,35 meters,and i am very satisfied,and last week i found a new toy, it is a little knitting frame,it is called "strickdings" in german,and you can knit socks with it and other things like scarfs and hats.and last but not least this is my 200th post and i thought thats the time for a giveaway, you can win this wonderful book from barb adams and alma allen by leaving a comment to this post,i will draw a winner on sunday, good luck to all of you,susi

block 46 of the cwq

2011-11-12T15:13:00.002+01:00

here is block 46 of the cwq,i changed my first setting idea a little bit,i think it will be this one above now,have a nice weekend,susi

block 45 of the cwq

2011-11-05T19:38:00.000+01:00

this is block 45 of the cwq,only eight to come,yes,8,because this year has 53 saturdays,have a nice sunday,susi

look what the postman brought today: the settlers pride quilt pattern

2011-11-03T16:49:00.003+01:00

look,what i got in the mail today: it is the pattern for the settlers pride quilt from maggie bonanomi.i bought it in the USA,and it needed 8 weeks to reach germany.this will be my next project when i have finished the handquilting of the love letter quilt,which you can see under the pattern,i have to quilt two more blocks and the border yet, have a nice evening,susi

block 44 of the cwq and some more to show

2011-10-30T16:25:00.000+01:00

here is my block 44 of the civil war quilt by barbara brackman.since friday i had my two older grandchildren (11 tomorrow and 6) here,and my granddaughter and i have sewn a new quilt for her,i had no time to quilt it because she wanted to take it home today for sleeping under it.(sleep well,my dear... )
and a little progress with my clamshells,just 14 rows left now. have a nice week,susi

block 43

2011-10-24T14:53:00.008+02:00

this is my block 43 of the civil war quilt, i am a little bit late,because i have been a week in austria,have a nice week,susi

block42

2011-10-15T17:11:00.000+02:00

this is block 42 of barbara brackmans quilt of the civil war,have a nice sunday,susi

when the cold wind blows:my version of the love letter quilt

2011-10-11T17:48:00.003+02:00

hi friends, i finished the top from the book"when the cold wind blows", i am very satisfied, have a nice rest of the week, i am handquilting...,susi

block 41and a little rabbit

2011-10-08T15:50:00.002+02:00

this is block 41 of the cwq,was easy to sew,with english paper piecing, and a little rabbit for my youngest granddaughter to her first birthday next friday, have a nice sunday,susi

block 40 and a wonderful package in the mail

2011-10-01T16:29:00.003+02:00

this is my block 40 from the cwq,only 12 to go,a year goes by quite faster with a block of the week.and two days ago i got a package in the mail ,it came the long way from america,a box with fabrics i won at sharons blog: Grass Roots Quilting: Scrap Winner , thank you so much ,sharon!have a nice sunday,susi

progresses

2011-09-30T11:44:00.002+02:00

here are my progresses with the clamshell quilt and the border of my version of the love letter quilt from the book`when the cold wind blows`from barb adams and alma allen,have a nice weekend,susi

i couldn`t resist this fabrics

2011-09-27T16:30:00.002+02:00

dear friends,i couldn`t resist this fabrics,they are windham fabrics called "sophia",the first and the fifth are another series,marys blenders and washington legacy ,and two books of kim diehl,i bought them used on abe-books,have a nice rest of the week,susi

block 39 and two new books

2011-09-24T18:03:00.006+02:00

this is block39of the civil war quilt,and i tend to this setting,made it with my EQ7,and i got two new books from blackbird designs,i really love them!!!wonderful quilt patterns , winter can come...,have a nice sunday,my friends,susi

this and a little that

2011-09-17T15:56:00.003+02:00

here comes block38 of the civil war quilt,a sneak peek on the border of my version of "when the cold wind blows" and a little progress with the clamshells,have a nice weekend,susi

week 37

2011-09-10T14:59:00.002+02:00

now it was time for block 37 of the cwq,an easy one,have a nice sunday,susi

the fairytale quilt is quilted!

2011-09-08T18:57:00.003+02:00

dear friends,my fairytales quilt is handquilted,but i am planning to applique a few dragonflys on the outer borders, what do you think? i don`t really know yet,i have to look at the quilt one or two days before i make a decision, have a nice rest of the day,susi

sashing and the beginning of the border

2011-09-06T09:24:00.003+02:00

hi friends,here is a picture of the sashing and the border i am planning to sew,have a nice week,susi

block 36

2011-09-04T10:39:00.002+02:00

hi,this is my block 36 from the cwq,have a nice sunday,susi

all blocks from "when the cold wind blows"

2011-08-30T18:55:00.001+02:00

here are all nine blocks finished, i am planning a sashing and another border aound it.but that is my work for tomorrow,have a nice rest of the week,susi

when the cold wind blows: block 1 -6

2011-08-28T09:48:00.003+02:00

dear friends, here are my blocks 1-6 from my version out of the book: when the cold wind blows. and here really blows a cold wind right now,i think summer is over here in the north of europe,the photo is not quite good,the colours of my background fabrics are much warmer though,but i could not take it outside and there was not too much light in here,have a nice next week ,all of you,susi

block 35

2011-08-27T17:17:00.000+02:00

this is block 35 from the civil war quilt,have a nice sunday,susi

block 3 and 4 from "when the cold wind blows"

2011-08-25T09:44:00.002+02:00

i have finished block 3 and 4 ,and it was so much fun ,the weather is sunny today,and i will sew block 5 outside in the garden,have a nice day,susi

my block number two

2011-08-23T09:09:00.001+02:00

hi friends ,block two is finished,this was an easy one,have a nice week,susi

the first block of a new quilt

2011-08-21T17:52:00.005+02:00

dear friends, this is the first block of a new quilt,right now applique is what i like to sew most of all,so i decided to make my version of a quilt in the book `when the cold wind blows`from alma allen and barb adams,it is 19 "tall with seam allowance,have a nice week,susi

block 34

2011-08-20T16:35:00.000+02:00

here is block 34 of the civil war quilt by barbara brackman,have a nice weekend,susi

a few more clamshells

2011-08-17T15:59:00.001+02:00

here are a few more clamshells, it is a wonderful work sitting and watching, or better listen, to the tv,have a nice day,susi

block 33 from barbara brackmans quilt

2011-08-14T17:18:00.002+02:00

hi,this is block 33 from the civil war quilt,it is raining cats and dogs here since nearly the whole summer now, much time to sit inside and stitch,have a nice and sunny week,all of you,susi

a little quilting of the tree quilt

2011-08-12T11:49:00.005+02:00

here you can see a little of my quilting of the tree and fairytales quilt,i am a bit slowly,but we had guests and my little granddaughter had her sixth birthday on the very rainy last wednesday,have a nice weekend all of you, i have to watch my two little grandchildren this weekend,susi

this and that

2011-08-06T14:57:00.003+02:00

hello friends,this is my block32 from the cwq, little quilting of my tree quilt,then half of the octagon quilt and a little progress on the clamshells,have a nice weekend,susi

while i am waiting for the postman

2011-08-04T14:59:00.006+02:00

hello friends,while i am waiting for the postman to bring me a new quilting template for the tree quilt, i cleaned up a bit in my sewingroom, and i found this tool, it was a gift from my sister in law years ago, and i had nearly forgotten,that i had it. you know , i need to do something with my hands, and so i began a clamshell quilt, this tool is just fantastic, you only need to draft the clamshell with the seem allowance on the right side of the fabric, and then you can start to sew, and i wanted to make a clamshell quilt for years, so i grabbed my 5 inch charm packs ... and i am off sewing, have a nice weekend all of you, susi

2011-07-31T11:44:00.000+02:00

dear friends,i once bought this bookTrolle, Wichtel, Königskinder: John Bauers nordische Märchenwelt. Mit ca. 30 Märchen ,because i love to read fairytales,but the best of the book were the illustrations from a man called john bauer, you can see the paintings of him here,John Bauer Art Prints ,it is art deco style of the best,and i decided to make a quilt .so i drafted some of the pictures in my eq6 programm,and the blocks with landscapes are from photographies i made in sweden,but i had no ideas for the border a very long time,until i now began to sew the tree...and that was it!i did not need a border for the blocks,i needed a piece for the middle instead,and this is how it looks like,and there will be another border around it. some pieces need a lot of thinking! have a nice week,susi

block 31

2011-07-30T14:27:00.004+02:00

this was an easy one,block 31 of the civil war quilt,named "empty spools", hope that never happens to me, and the tree is nearly done,maybe i can show a picture tomorrow,have a nice weekend,susi

a tree is growing

2011-07-26T07:25:00.003+02:00

dear friends,there was a tree on a quilt in a japanese book,called quilt party 2005,i think it is from yoko saito, and i fell in love with it,there are no patterns in this book,so i had to draft it myself,until now it measures 105x125 cm, but there will be a wide border around it... have a nice week,susi

block 30 from the cwq

2011-07-23T15:49:00.003+02:00

dear friends ,this is block 30 of the civil war quilt by barbara brackman,i haven`t more to show in the moment,but there will be a new applique project soon,have a nice sunday,susi

progress of the octagon quilt

2011-07-17T21:37:00.005+02:00

dear friends,we had a wonderful weekend with our two oldest grandchildren(10 and 5),next weekend are the two little ones coming(3and 9 month),and i wanted to show you the octagon quilt,i think it is really amazing how it turns out,i never thought that there would be two circleshapes in the end,i made the black and white picture to see the contrasts better,it is now 2 meter (80 inch) long and i want it to be square, have a nice new week,all of you,susi

block29 of the cwq

2011-07-16T17:19:00.003+02:00

here is block 29 of the civil war quilt,i have two of my grandchildren this weekend, have a nice sunday,susi

another finish:the wool quilt

2011-07-13T14:57:00.003+02:00

dear friends, the wool quilt after bonnie sullivan is finished ,too.it measures 2,25x2,10cm.it has a flanell backing,so it is very cosy.i quilted just the animals and some leaves and the animals got button eyes,have a nice rest of the week,susi

quilting auntie greens quilt is finished

2011-07-10T14:47:00.002+02:00

i just finished the handquilting of auntie greens quilt and sewed on the binding by hand,have a nice week,and i hope no one has got a virus on the computer,susi

caution! warnung!

2011-07-10T10:22:00.004+02:00

dear friends,someone hacked my mailbox and is sending mails under my name,never ever open this mail,it is not from me!!!
hallo,irgendwer hat meine mailbox gehackt und verschickt mails unter meinem namen,vorsicht,unter keinen umständen diese mail öffnen,die ist nicht von mir,liebe grüße,susi

block 28 and a wonderful new book

2011-07-09T17:23:00.003+02:00

hi friends,this is my block 28 from the cwq,and today arrived this incredible book from yoko saito,it is really made with love for details and i can just say,i love it and can recommend it,have a nice sunday,all of you

my sew outside projekt

2011-07-05T10:14:00.002+02:00

the octagons quilt is my sewing outside in the garden projekt,but since now the summer here is like late autumn,more like november,grey and rainy,so it has not grown so much,have a nice week,susi

block 27 and half of the left border from the wool quilt

2011-07-02T19:17:00.002+02:00

this is block 27 of the cwq and half of the left border from my wool quilt,the top and bottem border is a table runner pattern from the same book of bonnie sullivan,i made it just a little bit longer to fit to the quilt,the two borders on the left and right i designed myself,have a nice sunday,all of you,susi

half way through

2011-06-25T17:20:00.003+02:00

we are half way through now,with the blocks of the civil war quilt from barbara brackman,i am glad that it will last until december,happy weekend to you all,susi

four chickens,13 bees and the top border

2011-06-23T10:15:00.005+02:00

three borders to sew now,i don`t know why the pictures are the wrong way around, excuse for that.have a nice day,susi

block 25 from the cwq

2011-06-18T16:58:00.003+02:00

now this is block 25 from the civil war quilt,only one left and half of the blocks are finished,have a nice sunday,susi

wool quilt the fourth

2011-06-16T18:47:00.004+02:00

this is the middle of the wool quilt after bonnie sullivans book,in the book it is finished as you see it here,but i will sew a border around it,have a nice rest of the week,susi
ps:the middle measures now 1,45x1,65 m,the border is 35cm wide

wool quilt ,the third peek

2011-06-12T18:33:00.003+02:00

dear friends out there,i just love how this wool quilt grows,i sewed all the red flowers today sitting in the sun outside in our garden and the birds were singing...just a wonderful afternoon,have a nice monday,susi

block 24 and 23

2011-06-11T17:32:00.002+02:00

this is already block 24 and 23 of the civil war quilt,only two and half of the blocks is finished,time is running,have a nice sunday,susi

a little progress on the woolquilt

2011-06-09T07:26:00.004+02:00

dear friends, this is a wonderful material to work with, no needle turn just blanket stitch and it`s done, have a nice day,susi

wool quilt after bonnie sullivans book

2011-06-07T07:55:00.003+02:00

in the morning i am quilting auntie greens quilt,but in the evening i am sewing this one:a wool quilt after bonnie sullivans book.i never did a wool quilt before,but i like to sew it,very easy applique with blanket stitch all around,have a nice week,susi

block 22 of the cwq and what about octagons? and quilting auntie greens quilt

2011-06-03T07:58:00.004+02:00

dear friends,you may know ,i love scrap quilts and sewing by hand,so what about octagons? and handquilting is my favourite work,so i have a lot to do and there is coming block 23 of the civil war quilt on saturday and two of my grandchildren are coming this weekend,so we will have a lot of fun,have a nice day,susi

the greek border is done

2011-05-29T09:20:00.002+02:00

my dear friends,auntie greens quilt top is finished,i did the last stitches a few minutes ago,now i have to prep it for handquilting,have a nice sunday,all of you,susi

these are my civil war blocks so far

2011-05-25T10:50:00.000+02:00

the first 21 blocks of barbara brackmans blocks of the civil war quilt,have a nice week,susi

yesterday i finished the second flowerborder

2011-05-23T06:57:00.000+02:00

the second flowerborder is finished and i began to sew the greek border.i think i will need quite a couple of meters of fabric stripes until i am through with this,have a nice week out there,susi

block 21 cwb

2011-05-21T14:51:00.001+02:00

my block 21from the civil war quilt,have a nice sunday,susi

look what came in the mail today...

2011-05-19T17:14:00.000+02:00

it was this wonderful new book of bonnie sullivan ,and it is great!!!i have waited a long time until it came today and i did not knew i had so much woolen fabrics in my stash .so this will be my next project when i have finished auntie greens quilt,have a nice weekend,susi

more than half way through with the flower border

2011-05-16T07:24:00.000+02:00

hi,it is monday again and i am a little more than half way through with the second flower border,if i am lucky i have finished that in two weeks,and then there is just missing the greek inspired border.until now the quilt measures 2,00x 2,30 cm ,have a nice week ,all of you,susi

block 20 from the cwq

2011-05-14T16:40:00.000+02:00

here is block 20 finished,hve a nice sunday,susi

the first row of the second flower border

2011-05-09T12:32:00.000+02:00

the first row of the second flower border is finished,much more to come but it is still fun to do,have a nice week,susi

block 19

2011-05-07T16:13:00.000+02:00

here is my block 19 from the cwq,have a nice sunday,all of you,susi

113 leaves later

2011-05-02T09:46:00.001+02:00

113 leaves later and auntie greens quilt looks like this,i am quite pleased with the result,now there are "only" two borders left,have a nice week,susi

cwq block 18

2011-04-30T15:45:00.000+02:00

this is block 18 of barbara brackmans civil war quilt,have a nice sunday,susi

auntie green,friday 29th of april

2011-04-29T08:54:00.000+02:00

that is my progress of auntie greens quilt until now,today is the birthday of my youngest daughter,there are now missing 113 leaves in the border,another flower border and one small border with a greek motiv,the quilt measures now 145x175 cm,but first i have to celebrate sophies birthday,until later,susi

block 17 of the civil war quilt

2011-04-23T15:52:00.001+02:00

this is my block 17 of the civil war quilt,excuse the bad picture,the block is straight,have a nice easter,susi

little progress with auntie greens quilt

2011-04-20T18:32:00.000+02:00

here is a sneek peak of my progress of auntie greens quilt,it is a lot of stems to sew and leaves of course,susi

block 16,the white house

2011-04-17T11:21:00.000+02:00

block 16 ,the white house,have a nice week,susi

the inner flowerborder of auntie greens quilt is finished

2011-04-15T11:16:00.000+02:00

i finished the inner flower border this morning,now it is the second one to do,i drafted all of the stems already,but this will take a longer time to applique ,have a nice weekend,susi

auntie greens quilt

2011-04-13T09:42:00.000+02:00

here is my new project,auntie greens quilt from anette geros book `the fabrics of society`,it is a lot of drafting,but much fun to do,have a nice week,susi

block 15

2011-04-09T16:11:00.001+02:00

here is my block 15 from the civil war quilt, the first block i have sewn outside sitting in the sun,have a nice sunday,susi

the frederica josephson quilt

2011-04-08T08:51:00.000+02:00

i finished the quilting yesterday evening and now i have just to sew on the binding ,the quilt measures 2,25x 245 cm, it is handsewn and handquilted, have a nice weekend,susi

block 14 fox and geese

2011-04-02T17:01:00.001+02:00

here is block 14,fox and geese from the civil war quilt,have a nice sunday all of you,susi

little blue basket

2011-03-26T17:11:00.001+01:00

here is block 13,the little blue basket,from barbara brackman,have a nice sunday,all of you,susi

star quilt finished,mein sterne quilt ist fertig

2011-03-24T09:23:00.000+01:00

my starquilt is quilted,it measures 2,23x2,52 cm,123 stars and i don`t know how many hexagons and rhombes,it is hand sewn ,of course and handquilted,now i can quilt frederica josephsons quilt and thats exiting because i don`t know how,yet,have a nice day,susi

block 12 of the civil war quilt

2011-03-19T16:03:00.001+01:00

here is block12 from barbara brackmans civil war quilt,again an easy one,

i am hoping with the japanese people,susi

top finished...

2011-03-17T19:58:00.000+01:00

tadaa...here is the finished top of frederica josephsons quilt! it is 230x250 cm big, and i am looking forward to handquilting it.

block 10 and 11

2011-03-12T15:11:00.000+01:00

here are block ten and eleven from the civil war quilt,have a nice sunday,susi

a little progress on frederica josephsons quilt

2011-03-04T10:20:00.001+01:00

here is my progress of the frederica josephson quilt from the book of annette gero from australia . the original above looks brighter,but that is because of the light,i think,i am looking forward to the barbara brackman block tomorrow,have a nice weekend,susi

a sneak peek of what i am doing today

2011-02-27T13:43:00.000+01:00

i began the quilting of my stars quilt, and this is so much fun ,have a nice next week,i am busy,susi

block 9 of the cwb

2011-02-26T15:51:00.001+01:00

here is my ninth block,an easy one,but i love to choose the colours out of my stash,have a nice sunday,susi

look what i found on ebay : briggs&co

2011-02-24T17:15:00.000+01:00

i think it is a real treasure. it is a katalog of iron on transfer patterns from around 1900, and some patterns are quite useful for quilting,have a nice weekend,all of you,susi

quiltshow part 3

2011-02-21T08:19:00.001+01:00

here are some more quilts ,i have sewn some years ago,have a nice week,susi

block 8 from the civil war quilt

2011-02-19T15:06:00.000+01:00

here is block 8,that was an easy one. i could make one a day instead of one a week....

do you remember my greatgrandmothers handbag?

2011-02-18T12:40:00.000+01:00

i finished today my tumbler quilt,the same pattern as my greatgrandmothers handbag has.it was not so easy to quilt it because i took a 2cm thick batting,it should be as cozy as possible,have a nice weekend,susi