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finished this little advent calendar just in time. Charel thought the pockets were awfully small, but I'll put pictures of the candies in them. That way they also stay...

I've posted something. I've been busy doing so many different things, that quilting came a bit short.

finally I finished a quilt for one of my nieces. She is redoing an old bedroom at my dad's, so...

finished this lapquilt with some Petite Odile scraps from Moda and scraps from my stash. Tried out some different blocks and stopped when I didn't have any fabric left159636

thank you Auntie, I haven't thought of that. Will give it a try pretty soon before you close down your borders

that is a fee I have to pay to get my package thru custom. I live in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

I don't mind the delivery time. I ordered May 22 nd and the rulers arrived the 13th. I live in Luxembourg, so that is ok with me. I just rant about the total cost of shipping, handling as well as...

I received my 3 rulers from MSQC yesterday. Here is what those rulers cost me in the end.

1 ruler $19.99
2 ruler $12.45
3 ruler $11.45
shipping ...

I finished 6 table sets for my niece. Using her grandmother's linen and cotton, my niece's crib blanket as a binding and I sewed the napkins and crocheted the border. The napkin holders were hard to...

Thank you for the very interesting link. It could be a rayon sort of fabric. I have not thought of that

I guess not. For my feeling lurex is stiffer. This is real soft and shifty

Thank you for the comment. They are washable up to 95 Celsius. Tried that out.

I finished 6 table sets for one of my nieces. I made them out of her grandmother's trousseau (sheets, blankets).
I also used baby blankets from my niece for the binding. Now I guess I'll make her...

I think crêpe is thinner and more seethru . But thank you

No I don't think so. It's not as thick and heavy

thank you for your comment.

It is actually very easy to do. I draw a quater of the star on a page of a phone book and sew it full with scraps. Then I cut the "diamond" out with a 1/4" seam...

we do treasure him and we still need him a lot.

yes he really has a lot of humour and wisdom.

Fabric question

in my stash I found this little picture sewn by my mother right after WW 2. I know she had some US connections. MY question now is this fabric known in the US or does someone know...

yesterday Dad turned 92 and he wanted a new quilt for his bed. More colorful.
So I made him this one. He loves it so much he didn't want to put it on his bed. He thinks it's too precious. I showed...

Thank you all for those wonderful birthday wishes.

I had good and bad things happening that day.

My washing machine broke down and floated the cellar. But after cleaning I did the binding on my...

after watching Jenny's little house tutorial I thought that would be a fabulous way to get rid of some scraps.

I made some little changes as I added trees, street lines and door handles.Love the...

Hi Klasien very pretty your little houseď quilt. Mine isn't finished yet. But you're right they only make small dents in the stash.

I like this block, could be a real scrap buster I guess. Have to keep it in mind. thanks for sharing

that's what I thought as well, after ironing I might hang it up until spring I guess

felt, and glued them on, but the felt didn't like my glue I sew them with a metallic thread thru the middle