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Showing posts with label friends. Show all posts

Sunday, 5 April 2015

Happy Easter !


Hello ! How are you doing ?


Of course Easter is the time for family réunions, chocolates, egg hunt... In addition of that, in Italy and in France (perhaps in your country too ?) it is a longer weekend than usually. It's wonderful, with three days off, we have more time to sew, knit, cook.... !!!




I've finished my blue Topiary scarf. The model is Marilyne a friend of Dany and me and a companion of our visits in Sainte Marie aux Mines for the Carrefour Européen du Patchwork exhibition. She has kindly accepted to wear the scarf so I can take pictures. 








I couldn't stay without having something to knit.  I dived into my   boxes and bags and found a very thin thread (silk and alpaca)  and started a little shawl for the spring. 
It has been knitted in no time.

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It is transparent and lightweight. 
I like to wear such little things  on a dress or a blouse. 

















You can find the pattern on this site : http://lecomptoir.canalblog.com/archives/2009/10/13/15414571.html



 My next knitting project is...... a big scarf, a wrap !!!


I have not pattern. I started with a knitting stitch I found in the book "300 poins de tricot".







The yarn I'm using is the same as  this one I used for the little blue shawl (silk and alpaca) but in a purple color.


I don't know yet if I'll use this stitch for all the wrap or if I'll made strips with several stitches...

Sunday, 4 January 2015

Christmas Gifts Showcase and...Happy New year!!!!


Hello and...HAPPY NEW YEAR to all!!!!
Well...Holydays are almost ended...a New Year is starting and we are here again to think to new projects and new and fun things to to and to learn this year...

But...before to start all...I would love to show you what I did this year as Christmas gifts...
I made 2 angels for 2 special Lady...one is Nat and one is my sister...
I've had so much fun making the angels and I think I will make soon one for me too...
Who doesn't need an angel??? 


Then I made a fun pillow for another friend...she loves owls so...I made this:


I made a little gift for some neighbours too...
My gift is similar (well...the idea is similar) to Nat's gift...the SOS cookies jar...
I put in my Jar all what you need to prepare hot chocolate...yummy!!!
You just need to add  milk...
Then I decorate the jar with a piece of Xmas fabric, added a label explaining how to make the chocolate and made cute hot pads too...



And...last but not least...I made the quilt for a very special person in my life... 



These are all the gifts I made during Holyday Season...
And...I'm very Happy to have sewed so much...
What about you all?
Which gifts you made?
Again...Happy New Year!!!
Dany


Saturday, 13 December 2014

Working on Christmas gifts...



Hi!
Christmas is around the corner once again and...once again...I'm in a hurry for make all my Xmas gifts...
Now...I'm working on a special quilt...
I draw it with EQ7, chose and bought all the fabrics and now...I'm making it...
This is a challenge for me  because...lately...I didn't sew so much...
I love make blocks and make tops but...I'm not like Nat...I'm not loving so much the quilting part because...as she said...it scared me a bit...
Sometimes you make great tops and then...you ruin all your work during the  the quilting  because it's not easy quilt the whole top  with a regular sewing machine...
Or at least...it is not easy for me...

So...I decided to try the QAYG method, the quilt as you go method...
This is my very first try so I'm a bit scared but for now...it seems that all is going well...


I've started making the blocks and then quilting them one by one putting just the block and the batting together ...




Then...I'm joing the quilted blocks all together...






Sure in this way it is easier then quilting the whole top...
At the end...when the whole top will be quilted and sewed together...I'll add the backing of the quilt, then I'll bind it and...tadaaa...the quilt will be done!
But now...I'm still working on joining blocks and borders...















I'll keep you posted about my progresses and my other Christmas gifts...
Have you ever tried the QAYG method?
Any suggestions?
Are you working on Christmas gifts too?
Nat and I would love to hear from you all too!!!
See you soon!
Dany.