Happy Birthday to Britta in Germany

This beautiful collection of selvage placemats was made for Britta in Germany by her quilting friends: Martina, Sabine, Claudia, Hanna and Gisela. Birgit gave Britta some beautiful blue and purple hand dyed fabrics. They also made selvage cards. (You can see the placemat and card that Martina made in the photo below.)

Britta had to wait until her birthday to open her gifts. She had an idea that there were selvages in those soft packages. Her friends included extra selvages to get her started on her next selvage projects. Even Britta's husband likes the new placemats. He's known as DH in English and German! Haha.

Yes, readers, I fed two blogs into Google Translate, paragraph by paragraph, to get you this heartwarming story of selvages and quilterly friendship. To see more photos, visit Britta's blog at: http://www.quilt-girlie.blogspot.com/. You can also see Martina's blog at: http://www.stufenzumgericht.blogspot.com/.

Happy birthday to Britta from all the quilters here at the Selvage Blog!

Martina's Pot-Holders

Rremember Martina Odenthal of Cologne, Germany? She made these pretty pot-holders. It seems to be her trademark to add a bit of tape measure/ruler fabric to her selvage creations. Very nice, Martina! "Trademark" is a little pun since she is a lawyer too.

Isn't that great apple fabric on the back? Red delicious with water droplets. Very kitchen-appropriate. I think selvage pot-holders make a nice Christmas gift for quilting friends. I'd better get on the stick!

Visit Martina's blog at: http://stufenzumgericht.blogspot.com/

Martina's Mini Selvage Quilt for Fall

Martina Odenthal of Germany made this mini selvage quilt for fall. If you have been reading the Selvage blog for a while you will notice she included some of her tape-measure fabric in this quilt, just like she does in her other selvage creations, and there are many! I really like that little bird in the center, framed with the frayed red fabric. Nice job, Martina!

Visit Martina's blog at: http://stufenzumgericht.blogspot.com/

Martina's Selvage Pillow

Selvage quilter and lawyer Martina Odenthal of Cologne, Germany made this unique selvage pillow for her son. What a great combination of fabrics! The striped background fabric adds lots of energy. She is way ahead of the curve. Yayyy, Martina!

Visit her blog at: www.stufenzumgericht.blogspot.com.

Selvage Stashes Revealed!

Here are Jodie Carleton's selvages (above and below). Regular readers of the Selvage Blog know that Jodie is the maker of THE selvage dress, parasol, and chair! I don't know - this collection looks suspiciously neat and organized! Maybe some of you bloggers in Ballarat, Australia should make a surprise home visit! What do you think? Those are very cute boxes, I have to admit. :)

You can see what Jodie's up to at: http://www.vintagericrac.blogspot.com/.

Karen Jones in New Zealand keeps her selvages in plastic boxes (below). Just looking at them makes me want to start sewing some selvages together. Wow, that is a beautiful log cabin selvage quilt in the background! Send us a photo of it when you're done!

You all know Wanda Hanson of http://www.exuberantcolor.blogspot.com/. I love her colorful quilts; and her selvages are pretty too (below). She's thinking maybe it's time for another basket. Oh, I don't know; I bet she can get some more on that pile.

I love this photo of Martina Odenthal's selvage stash (below). Is that little statue charming or what? Martina lives in Cologne, Germany. You can see her blog at: http://www.stufenzumgericht.blogspot.com/.

More selvage stash photos on May 2nd! Thank you, quilters, for sending them in.

Selvage Quilts in German Patchwork Publication!

Quilter/lawyer Martina Odenthal of Cologne, Germany sent me this issue of "Patchwork Gilde." She writes a column called "Let's Surf," reporting on quilting blogs of interest. In this March 2009 issue she wrote about our Selvage Blog! She says we selvage quilters interpret the spirit of patchwork in a new way. Also, there is a book review by Bea Galler of "Quilts from the Selvage Edge." I am so excited how the idea of selvage quilting is appealing to quilters around the world. Thank you, Martina!

See Martina's blog: http://www.stufenzumgericht.blogspot.com/. She is a lawyer and a quilter, so her blog name refers to the courthouse steps quilt block.

Easter Card from Martina!

Martina Odenthal of Cologne, Germany sent me this charming selvage card for Ester. It has her trademark tape measure, and a delightful little bunny. She wrapped it in bubble wrap for the overseas trip. Check out the lace along the selvage edge! That's the first time I've seen lace added to a selvage arrangement. Very clever, Martina!

Be sure to visit her blog: www.stufenzumgericht.blogspot.com.

Martina Odenthal's New Postcard

Here's a new postcard by quilter/lawyer Martina Odenthal of Cologne, Germany. You can read more about it on her blog (if you can read German): http://www.stufenzumgericht.blogspot.com/. She also has some nice photos of the springtime flowers in bloom there. I like how Martina uses her selvages, so creative.

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Greetings to all the visitors from Lithuania today! (over 50 already) My father's parents were from Lithuania. My grandmother sometimes took care of me when I was a toddler and I learned to speak Lithuanian a little. We used to make ausukes (little ears). Delicious!

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Yesterday there were 803 individual visitors to the Selvage Blog, a new record! Thank you to all the selvage qilters around the world who share your projects with us! We are inspired!