and the winner is

Hi,

just a quick note of the winner and then I'm off to a Saltmine in Merkers for a concert (Pink Floyed Reloded)
Im so excited.

and now the winner of my give away from the last day of October

Congratulation Gill, since Jean does not want to be included for the give away, you are the lucky winner of both pattern.

Please let me know your snail mail dress and I have them on the way to you.

not much sewing going on. I leave in the mornings to work in the dark and when I get home its turning dark also. It seams with the light goes my energy. Is anybody else feeling like that?.
I finished a Baby Quilt for my Sons friends new baby. His name is Joris. But the picture did not come out so good, once the daylight goes and I have to turn on the lights the pictures dont turn out that good.Things getting old around here. lol Time for a better camera. lol

so you all have a great weekend

quilting hugs
Kerstin 

Last day of April already

Wow this month flew by.

 

Where to start if I look back at the month of April.

 

I had to finish a Baby quilt. Don't they always come so unexpected. Lol

Just like Christmas, you know its coming but all of the sudden it right then.

Its not that I did not know for a little over a half year that the Baby's due date was in April  but I sure was surprised when I heard that he was born already. Lol

Liam is his name and he is a very cut baby boy.

So I had to make the Baby Quilt real quick.

I did a disappearing 4 patch with a nice border  around and appliqued the baby's name in the border

Baby Quilt for Liam

 

 

Than last month we went to a new Quilt store in our area, Flickenkiste. Boy, it was great. So much fabric to choose from and only 25 min away from my house. I'm in quilt heaven. Lol

When we been to the store I picked up a bunch of cut squares that looked like charms but they weren't.  They only measure 4 3/4"

So what to do??

I seen a quilt during blog hopping at Diary of Quilter and thought that would be perfect for those squares.Of I went and I started out by cutting they squares  down to 4 1/2" and picked some more fabric to go with the squares .  I'm almost done with that quilt and be able to show you pictures in a few days. But here is a sneek preview from the fabric

 

But with that quilt done I had still squares left over and thought I can use them for  Darlene's Mystery at Quilts by Darlene . By now, its no more mystery because I know how the finished quilt looks. And let me tell you it looks great and they way she wrote the pattern - great. Go over and check it out.

Well , I finished with the first part and looking forward to work on number two. 

Darlene's Mystery part 1

 

 

Ok, and now to my give away for the month of April.

This whole year I'm having a give away every month from things I don't want or need any more or thought I could not live without when I bought them. I bet you all have those kind of things too, or??

Well this month it will be the pattern from apple patch design - the protector of all things unfinished. I bought the pattern at the FoQ in Birmingham in the year 2011, and yes I sure made the angle and its hanging in my sewing room.

 

So may be someone else needs a protector of all things unfinished .

On top of the pattern I add a book, a mystery story from Terri Thayer - Ocean Waves. I liked the book and I left all the letters in the book for you to read. Lol

 

Just leave me a comment  and next Sunday I pick a winner.

 

 

And than a question - does anyone uses the the basting gun from Wall mart in the states ??

I used it and it was good. My gun broke but I still have a bunch of the basting stacks. 

 

 

So if someone wants them - leave me a comment.

 

So you all have a great may day.

 

Quilting hugs

Kerstin

The Baby Quilt is finished and other things

I told you all I post a picture of the finished Baby Quilt.
I finished the binding so here it is. Just waiting for the Baby
now. lol. But we still have until the end of July.

The Underground rail road sampler is finished also.
Gee I been good. lol. Once I knew how to set the blocks it
just went like a breeze. 

thats how I quilted it

on top of that, I had a great long weekend. Today was a German Holiday.
May Day

With a Germany on-line group I sewed into the first of May.
It was great. Just knowing that a bunch of people
sew the same thing.A Table topper. We decided to do the Japanese Puzzle.
It was great to be able to chat about the sewing and problems during sewing
and help each other out.
I got as far as finishing the top.
so here is a sneak preview

hope to get it quilted soon. I used all the left over fabric I had
from the Japanese Garden.

ok thats it for now. I hope you all have a great week

hugs Kerstin

Baby Quilt in progress - part 2

well, I finished the top. 

Now I have to make my mind up about how to quilt it.

- to be continued.

hugs Kerstin

Baby Quilt in Progress

the pattern is called " after the flood" by Mary Gay Leahy.

I thought I better get busy and start on the Baby Quilt. Time
is running and there are still so many things to do.

so here are some pictures from the blocks I did so far

hope the baby wont get scared seeing the hippo

hopefuly I get the top done by Sunday

-to be continued

hugs Kerstin 

another Baby Quilt

This is the third Baby Quilt in a very short time. This must be a Baby year.

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Due date is in beginning of December and its supposed to be a Boy.
That is change. Before its all being girl.

Baby Quilts are fun. They are so small that there are done in hardly no time. What I like at the moment, since my time is running through my fingers.



You all have a great weekend.
Hugs Kerstin

Baby Quilt

I know, I know, I said I would not start a new project and finish first my UFO's and my Wip's. Belive me there are plenty and I will get to all of them. But this little Girl just needs a Quilt.

Keeley's Birds

She is soo cute and tiny. So this is what I came up with to brighten her Day and keep her warm. It went into the mail and I hope she will receive it soon.