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

Second day exhibitions at Ste Marie-aux-mines

Work from Sheila Frampton-Cooper (from the USA, but now living in the Provence). There are many quilts displayed from her, she made all of them the last 5 years. I like her work very much. She told me she works  in an intuitive way, without patterns or plan. She creates it while she works at it.

Sheila Frampton-Cooper: 'Deep sea portals'

Sheila Frampton-Cooper: 'Marie Magdeline de la Sainte Baum'.

These three quilt projects above are made by Barbara Lange from Germany.

 Made by Gaby Mett. I would love to make something like this :)

 Made by Rebecca Campeau (France). Strange isn't it?

Detail photo from work made by Beatrice Lanter.

These two extraordinary quilts were made by Brigitte Busk from Denmark.

This one is called : Flames and made by Hilde van Schaardenburg (The Netherlands)

One of the 'Modern quilt guild'  quilts. There many, but this is a detail from a quilt made by Kathy York (USA)

And the last picture from today. I made my first little block from the 1718 Coverlet. I'm surprised at how similar the fabrics are! This was from a scrap bag I bought yesterday (see post from 16 september 2015).

Hope you enjoyed the pictures. There was so much to see. These photo's above are just a selection from what I liked or wanted to show because it looked new to me.

Groetjes

Annemieke

Quiltshow at Hippolytushoef (Wieringen), small finishes and geocaching

We planned a day geocaching at Wieringen, in the north of Holland and there were quilts hanging in shop windows, by surprise, in a place called Hippolytushoef. These mugs were appliqued on a black background, which isn't visible in the photo, but gives a fun result! This quilt is made by Tineke Tauber.

A quilt in a bike shop. It looked like a combination of cotton and wool. I like the unusual choice of colours. Made by Marion Baijs.

These obviously Dutch quilts were made with special Dutch handkerchiefs, very nice.I'm sorry I didn't write down the makers of these two. I think the bottom one is also made by Tineke Tauber.
This quilt exhibition and 'quilt walk'  through town is to be seen until 31th of may. Further details here

It is such a nice area with old Dutch houses and farms. Very beautiful. Long time ago Wieringen has been an Island but as with many area's in our country, we made land out of water, so Wieringen is no longer an island. People still say they are living on Wieringen, not in Wieringen though!

The  geocaches we found today, were made and hidden with lots of creativity and care. One of them was hidden in an old mailbox in a 'open air' brocante shop (second hand and/or antique ware).

Everything was dispalyed just outside in a few open closets. If you want to buy something you just put the price tag and money in a small box. They just trust the buyers.
Lovely coffee pot....maybe I should have bought it....

Lots of interesting things to see!!

You could smell the see every where. One side of Wieringen still touches the water. Here we had to answer questions about the soil and plants in order to be able to log a cache.

I finished this little bag for my Mums birthday. I tried out making roses with silk ribbon. The family also gave her a dinner party. That's what she liked most: being together with the whole family. I'm so glad she had a wonderful day.

I finally finished this knitting role.

In stead of saving all the pieced blocks, embroideries, applique try outs and more, I pieced them all into one big top. The result is: I can delete projects of my to-do list, so that's good!
It was a bit difficult to make a sandwich because of the 'assistance' I got....

I will show more if I have done some quilting and embroidery on it and have better pictures;)
I already give a warning: it is a bit of a strange collection! (someone here at home even said it was ugly!)

Quiltshow in Nieuw Vennep

De quilttentoonstelling van mijn quiltbee  de Meerquilters is te zien in de bibliotheek van Nieuw Vennep (Haarlemmermeer).Vanmiddag zaten Conny  ( van de Meerquilters) en ik daar om bezoekers te woord te staan en eventueel vragen te beantwoorden. Zaterdag komen er weer 2 van onze groep die daar plaatsnemen. Van het personeel van de bieb hoorden we dat er al veel belangstelling voor de tentoonstelling was. Wij trots natuurlijk.Er komen nog wel meer foto's want ik heb ze er nog niet allemaal goed op staan. Sommige moeten even opnieuw dus die houden jullie nog tegoed.

Hier een deel van het overzicht op een grote wand.Onze groep bestaat uit 12 personen en er zijn meer dan 20 quilts opgehangen. Van links naar rechts: de eerst is van Ruth, verlopend van kleur en intensief doorgequilt.. De tweede van Joy, klosjes in Kaffe Fasset stoffen. De derde in Afrikaanse stoffen van Stineke en daarnaast een groepsquilt, die komt straks nog een keer.

De andere kant van de wand: een enorme huisjesquilt van Rineke: 365, O nee366 huisjes ( schrikkeljaar!)en allemaal anders. Links daarnaast een herinneringsquilt van de moeder van Els uitgevoerd met stukjes van haar moeders kleding.

De quilt rechts is gemaakt door Nelleke voor haar kleinzoon. Interessant patroon daar blijf je naar kijken.. De quilt links is een close-up van een enorme quilt van Joy, gemaakt van Kaffe Fasset stoffen. Binnenkort wordt deze in zijn geheel uitgehangen. Ben benieuwd. Daarnaast een mooie grote tumblerquilt van reprostoffen van Conny met hieronder nog een grotere foto. Hieronder rechts nog eens een detail van de quilt van Joy. Alle binnenste blokken doorgequilt in verschillende bijpassende kleuren. Joy nog even vragen waar ze die kocht..

Links op de foto hierboven  is een grote quilt van Stineke,  helemaal gemaakt van batikstoffen. Rechts
daarnaast weer de quilt van Els.

 Deze rozenquilt is van Corry en nog niet gequilt. Gelukkig kon hij er wel bij zijn.

Deze drie maakten we samen voor een goed ( nader te bepalen) doel van stoffen die al wat langer lagen te wachten.

Deze quilt is van Joop, ons oudste lid. Zij kreeg deze voor haar verjaardag van de andere leden.

De  quilts aan de rechterwand moeten dus nog een keer opnieuw op de foto. Binnenkort ga ik er weer heen. Alle quilts met beschrijvingen zijn ook hier te zien. We hebben dus als goep wel een weblog maar de andere 11 leden hebben geen eigen weblog.
De quilt vooraan links is mijn quilt die ik voor de tentoonstelling inleverde. Hier kan je de foto's zien die ik maakte toen ik hem (eindelijk) af had.
Mochten jullie niet kunnen komen kijke dan heb je hier toch alvast iets gezien!

Tot een volgende keer weer,
Groetjes
Annemieke