2016: Lots of Projects to choose from.....

Hi Everyone, I want to thank all of you for reading my blog and your most appreciated and nice comments in 2015 !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here are 14 of my WIP projects. Have fun reading!
 

1718 coverlet update (1.73m by 0.35m), lots of more blocks to make. Such a nice project to work on, very different than usual and fabrics as linen, upholstery and woven fabrics too.

  Apple core doll quilt, needs quilting and a binding....

 tree top...needs finishing....(the blue and green is from another top)

Still working on my Cathedral windows quilt (in Dutch: 'Ramen lappie' á la Supergoof), this will take a while because the plan is to make it big. Love working on it though (all by hand).

 Crocheted sheep blanket in granny stripes, only needs a border (and finish all those loose hanging threads..)

 Teddy bear, made of sackcloth or sort of linen fabric, needs eyes and body... but I like him already.

Lizzy BOM, from Quilt it & Dotty,  lots of blocks to make....I don't mind that it will take a while. Nice to know I can make a block without having to think to much...

 Two tops with old Dutch patterns, both need finishing...

 Mushroom, autumn top, needs finishing...

 Red and white Irish chain, I already started machine quilting this...it is quite heavy and big to handle.

A red, white and blue star, part of a sampler quilt to be...there are other orphanage blocks in my closet in the same colour range so may be one day it can be a sampler quilt....

My Bird quilt top...like this one too, a bit quirky..

 '70ties Holiday quilt top, needs more borders... a project I take with me when I go on holiday...

Little dancing dollies table runner, made from antique French fabrics(bought in Nantes, France) on linen, mostly applique. I like this too, don't know why this stayed in my closet for so long...

Of course there are even more plans in my head and patterns and books in my closet, so I feel very privileged .

And now I bought Brigitte Giblin's second book: Feathering the nest 2 at the Quiltster
it is full of nice new projects, ha ha, just what I needed, new ideas!

Saturday the 23thrd I will be attending a workshop in 'back basting applique' and trunkshow (with antique quilts) from Dawn, collector with a needle  at Quilt it & Dotty at Overloon (the Netherlands).  Exciting!
(  I think there are still some tickets left for the trunk show only).

The plan is to show progress on all my projects from above in the coming year!!!


I wish everyone a very creative year too in 2016,
  

Groetjes

Annemieke

New Teddy bears to show

Just an impression of the new teddy bears who were created during the teddy bear workshops this autumn. This one is being made by Hanneke.

 And this little fellow is being made by Anja and waiting to be filled.

Besides the hard work of making the bears, there is always a lot to talk and laugh. Hanneke and Anja working at a table full of equipment and teddy bear parts.

Here is the result of two days work (and even some homework done by the ladies):
Anja's bear on the left and Hanneke's bear on the right. Cute aren't they?

The next teddy bear workshop was soon after the previous one and here Corine is sewing hers on one of my Singer featherweights.

Lucy is working hard on her teddy bear too and

 there is always time to talk, make pictures and enjoy the day.

 Almost done filling....

And here is the result of these two days (and homework) Teddy bear workshop:
The yellow one on the left is made by Corine and the one on the right is made by Lucy. If you click on her name you see more pictures of her bear with his lovely, new knitted pants.

Thank you ladies for taking part in the teddy bear workshops and I'm very proud of you having made such lovely teddy bears!

Groetjes

Annemieke

From practising: 'Ramen lappen' to a dollquilt finish!

This small quilt is made with cathedral windows pattern: 'Ramen lappen' as Supergoof calls it. She taught me how to make cathedral windows when I followed her workshop, I wrote about it here.

Before I would start something big I thought I'd better practice and make a dolls quilt, or better: a bear quilt for this French doll bed I showed earlier.

Practising really helps: I learned how to avoid 'ugly crossings' and make better round shapes. I already continued to work on my first cathedral windows piece, made with 'linen look' cotton, like I showed in my other post . At first I thought the  'linen look' fabric might not be suitable enough but I think it is okay now. I will be back to show the progress.
The doll quilt measures: 32cm by 32cm .

Have a nice week,

Groetjes 
Annemieke

Busy week...Supergoof workshop and Bear tea

Als een klein wondertje had ik vrijdag na een paar uur deze raampjes gelapt. Ingrid (Supergoof) gaf deze workshop in de winkel van Dorry,  Quilt it en Dotty. Ingrid legt alles héél rustig uit, echt met engelen geduld! Je kan deze methode dus helemaal met de hand doen en zonder te strijken, want zo werkt Ingrid altijd. Met je beentjes op de bank een hele quilt maken dat lijkt me wel wat :)

It alomost felt like a little miracle to have made these tiny cathedral windows in a few hours. Ingrid (alias Supergoof) taught this during a class in the Quilt it & Dotty quiltshop. She explained it all with a lot of patience. We only used thread, needle and scissors, all made by hand and no ironing at all, Ingrid's method . This way you can make a whole quilt sitting with your legs up on the sofa!

Zie je wat klein ze zijn zo naast het haakwerk (wat langzaam groeit zo dooe al die afleiding). Ik had niet gedacht dat ik er zo verwonderd over zou zijn. Je begint namelijk met platte lapjes en maakt er een soort 3D werkje van, alleen met een naald en draad, bijzonder toch?
Dank je Ingrid voor de SUPER workshop!!!!!

See how small the windows are? I was surprised by this work. Just starting with some fabric and making a kind of 3D work in the end, special isn't it? Thanks Ingrid for this SUPER class!!!!

Nog iets héél bijzonders: ik heb Margootje (teckeltje van 12 wk) van Ingrid ontmoet....SUPERLIEF. Ik ben er helemaal van gesmolten en denk nog steeds aan haar. Ik maakte nog meer foto's maar Margootje is zo snel als het licht zeg maar, alles beweegt aan haar, met als gevolg dat de rest niet scherp is.

And very special too: I met Margootje (dachshund, 12 wk) Ingrids dog....so SWEET. I totally fell in love with her. My other pictures were not good, Margootje is fast as lighting ;)

 Heerlijke lunch verzorgt door Dorry met spinaziesoep en broodjes (en we hadden al koffie met huisjescake op:). Ik voelde me er helemaal thuis. 's Middags nog een mini trunkshow van Ingrid's quilts met kleine stukjes in de huiskamer van Dorry.

Dorry made us a wonderful lunch, after having had coffee with cake. In the afternoon Ingrid showed some of her  quilts with tiny pieces.

Thuis begon ik aan meer raampjesondergrond maar dan van een andere stof. De eerste stof is grof geweven en daar durf ik niet een grotere lap (weet nog niet hoe groot tie wordt) van te gaan maken.

Coming home I started with more cathedral windows but chose a different fabric to start with. The other one was a little bit to loosely woven.

 Met mijn teckeltjes op de bank als gezelschap.

Good company with my dachshunds on the sofa.

Ook in deze week ging ik naar een 'bear high tea'bij Heidi's.  Heidi Wilma. deden een paar weken geleden bij mij een teddy bear workshop . Heidi had veel werk gemaakt van al het lekkere eten en het zag er prachtig uit. Ik heb er maar een foto (nam een camera mee die ik niet goed ken;( Gelukkig maakte Heidi er hier een héél leuk verslag van met erg mooie foto's 

Earlier this week my bear and me went to a 'bear tea' at Heidi's place. Heidi en Wilma. took a teddy bear workshop at my place a couple of weeks ago. Heidi did a wonderful job making lots of nice things to eat. I also had a great time seeing all the things she made (and that is a lot I can tell you!). Unfortunately only one photo was oke (Yes I did use a camera this week I'm not used too so it didn't work out well) but Heidi wrote a very nice post about our time together with lots of beautiful pictures.

Heidi maakte voor  Wilma en mij een beker onderzetter. Hij is zelfs geborduurd en gequilt. Dank je wel Heidi voor alles en het cadeautje.

 She made me and Wilma a very nice mug rug, all embroderied and quilted as well. Thanks Heidi!!!

Groetjes allemaal en een hele fijne week
Annemieke

Teddy bear workshop

In two days I teached two ladies: Wilma  en Heidi  how to make a teddy bear.  The pattern we used is from my own teddy bear on the left. Everything was ready: all the materials, tools, pattern, coffee and cake.

They brought a special giant cooky from Spakenburg, the writing says in Dutch: 'Hurray the 4th of March,  bear day'. So lovely and very tasty. It was a bit funny though because it was February not March, but never mind, it tasted great anyway!

First we started choosing the fabric, not easy because they were all different. I dyed the teddy bear fabric in different colours and made it look old already.Then they started tracing the pattern, cutting the pieces and pinning everything together.

My two Singer Featherweights came in handy. I like to sew some parts of my teddy bears on the featherweight, it is strong and easy to clean. Some parts had to be done by hand.
Wilma en Heidi did some homework too.

On the second day the parts were put together, eyes put in. Here Wilma's teddy bear without stuffing.

Heidi's teddy bear is also patiently waiting to be stuffed.

Closing the back..

Stuffing the back..

Still with no nose, but already two different characters.

Heidi's happy teddy bear, ready!!

Wilma's teddy bear, a bit shy but friendly and finished too!

In the sun, posing for all our camera's.

Everything is packed after two very nice days with two very talented students!!! They worked very hard. We were all happy with the results!!

Ready to go home and Heidi's teddy bear was looking out of this bag to see where he was going...

And so is Wilma's....we will meet again soon;)

The pattern was designed by me, a 'Annemiekebears pattern'. I used to make lots of teddy bears and sell them on teddy bear shows a couple of years ago. I still like to make them once in a while. I'll show it here when a new teddy bear is 'born'. May be there will be a new teddy bear generation in the coming years!

For tools and supplies in the Netherlands I usually go to Berenatelier Tierlantijntje (click for their webshop)

P.S.  Heidi made a nice post on the workshop too, you can find it here

Have a good weekend,

Groetjes

Annemieke