hi friends,i wish all of you a merry christmas,frohe weihnachten ,god jul, and a happy new year,susi

porch time part 8

and finally here is the porch time quilt part 8,now just one border is left to do,susi

my bonanomi quilt is finished

hi friends,may i present the quilting of my maggie bonanomi inspired top,it was much fun to handquilt, it measures 2,15 x 2,30 m,have a nice weekend,susi

a little embroidery

hi friends,i am a little off the road right now because i found these books from helen m. stevens,and they fascinated me a lot,wonderfull little embroideries,and i wonder if i can use some on my crazy quilt.yesterday i tried the first one ,a great tit, i must admit,the original in the book was much better,but i was satisfied with my result, it was the first time i ever stitched one like this,have a nice week,susi

a little porch time part 7

hi friends,these are my ´porch time´blocks so far.i made a fence instead of a basket under the long flowers,and the little bird on it, is what i like most,and i made the butterflys quite a bit smaller as in the pattern. today is the 12th birthday of my eldest grandson,time flies!have a nice weekend,susi

bloggers quilt festival

hi friends ,i am sharing auntie greens quilt in the bloggers quilt festival here:

it is handappliqued and handquilted. i found this quilt in the book:the fabrics of society from annete gero ,but there was no pattern.so i drafted it my self.my entry number is 401, have a nice weekend,susi

finished quilt categorys:
90x93 inches,
hand applique ,
hand quilted by me
bed quilt
applique

my crazy top is done

hi friends,the inner blocks are handsewn,the border is sewn on with my treadle machine,it measures 2,00 x 2,20m,now it will be exiting to add embroideries and emballishment,i never did this before,so this will be a challenge for me ,have a nice weekend,my weekend will certainly be fine because we celebrate the second birthday of my youngest little granddaughter,hope the weather will be fine,susi

six rows of the crazy quilt are done

hi friends,six rows crazy are done,two more rows to sew and then a border ,have a nice week,all of you,susi

my new maggie bonanomi inspired quilt top

hi friends,3 weeks ago i finished this top,it is from the book "with these hands"from maggie bonanomi.the original is wool applique,i did it with cotton fabrics,and my fingers are itching to hand quilting.it measures 2.30x2.30 meters.have a nice weekend,susi

a little porch time part 6

hi friends,here are my next porch time blocks,instead of the hands i decided to sew a sheep and a bird,have a nice week,susi

32 crazy blocks

hi friends,the first half of the crazy blocks is done,have a nice week,susi

do you remember this one?

hi friends,i finished the quilting and the binding this morning,the quilt measures 2,20x2,40m is handsewn and handappliqued and of course quilted by hand.  now the elephant quilt waits to be quilted too.have a nice rest of the week,susi

the first two crazy rows

hi friends,here are the first two rows of my crazy quilt,have a nice week,susi

and finally it is time for a crazy quilt

hi friends,the time has come, i am ready for a crazy quilt,i wanted to sew one quite a long time,but there were always other quilts in my head and hands,it will be hand sewn and embroidered when the blocks are done.my blocks measure 8"square and i found a very interesting blog about crazy quilting here:http://pintangle.com/cq-details/  .i downloaded some of the blocks there but my colours will be very different,have a nice weekend,susi

a little porch time

   

hi friends,finally here are my next porch time blocks and a little flower growing in sweden,have a nice week,susi

72 elephants

 hi friends,my elephants quilt top is finished,it is 96 inches square, have a nice week,susi

my secret sewing project is delivered

hi friends,this is a wallhanging ,70cm high and 3,50m long, i made for a little church in sweden,it was build 1324 and burned down 2001.in the church that is in rebuilding there were medival paintings all over the walls.my wallhanging shows the story of the lost son in 20 pictures,they are painted, stitched and quilted.i wish you a nice sunday,susi