Spring Gathering

For the first spring quilting gathering, I decorated my house with flowers.

Our quilting group is becoming sometimes half knitting group. Eleni, our great long-arm quilter is crocheting a stunning jacket from a Rowan pattern with Rowan yarn. I am eager to see it finished. She as well did an apron for Michele, of her own pattern. We had fun trying it and we all want one!

Michele is knitting a wonderful blanket and the other friends are progressing with there quilting projects : Flower Garden hexagons, diamonds...

For coffee time I did for the first time a gluten free apple tart. I used for the pie dough a mix of buckwheat, corn flour and rice flour. The result was very good and well appreciated though I am the only one to be on gluten free diet!

Wishing a wonderful spring to everyone!

Crib Blanket

Owl pincushion

Knitted crib blanket

This Sunday I am going to line my little crib blanket that I finished knitting. For this I will hand sew
a Liberty fabric on the back, using a silk thread that is very pleasant to use for a slipping stitch .

I am linking up with Kathy for Slow Sunday Stitching.

Enjoy your slow stitching!

Christine

Hand Binding Baby Quilts

Last sunday I gave the last touch to my two baby girl quilts (shown Here and Here), by hand sewing the binding on the back. This is something I like to do, and in general I enjoy finishing the details of my works by hand. I find this stage relaxing. Are you feeling the same when finishing a quilt? The house is quiet, the windows big open, I listen to Dave Brubeck playing jazz, I prepare a nice and warm mug of coffee... and this is... happiness!

Happy stitches!

Christine

Embroided Pincushion

Pincushion

This is not quilting, but I was feeling like showing one of my pincushions that I re-discovered after putting order in my studio. I think that this embroidery was meant to be a big one (I don't remember what exactly) but it remained at the size of a pincushion!! I suppose the work of cross-stitching on a raw piece of old linen was tedious and backbreaking, and it discouraged me from going further!

Pincushion & Spools

Embroidery detail

Greetings.

Christine

Pouch

Today I just wanted to show those lovely handmade things : 

A patchwork pouch quilted by Eleni and two small owls pincushions

Eleni's small pouch with Kaffe Fassett fabrics

Severine's tiny owl

Pincushions

In the December 2007 issue of American Patchwork & Quilting,

from Better Homes and Gardens, I found a pattern for very cute

pincushions.

I love the fabrics they used.

Pattern

Petal pincushion

Yoyos

I love as well those small bags (in the same issue), very simple to do.

The success depends on the choice of the fabrics

and the buttons.

Monday's meeting

Monday's meeting at my place.

Chantal, a great artist creating silver jewels, 

came to visit us.

Severine is making pincushions mice rings.

Of mice and flowers