Twelve by Twelve in Alsace

Here are a few pictures of the Colorplay quilts at the European Patchwork Meeting.

It was great beeing able to show the quilts there and to talk with so many people, and of course to at last meet Brenda in real life!

Back from beautiful Alsace

I'm back from the 20th Carrefour Européen du Patchwork. More to come very soon...

Reverie in Japanese

This is my "Reverie in Japanese". It didn't make it into SAQA's Wide Horizons, and I've learned a couple of things here.
First, I know I didn't send the best picture. I remember I was in a hurry to take the photo, the light was not great, and the quilt looks crooked...

And then, more important to me, I realized that I do not really enjoy making large art quilts anymore, at least at the moment.
I'm going to concentrate on what I like best, small, and colorful, art quilts.
Actually, although I like my quilt as it is, I can also see several smaller quilts in it. I wonder if I will have the guts to cut it up...

Fabric scraps and yarn play

I've been sewing fabric scraps again. Japanese fabrics mainly. Here's a picture of my design wall today...

Each block is a 4''x4'' square. The idea is to make a quilt for the sofa. Yes, I need to make many more blocks, but I'm going slowly... One hour of Japanese, 15 minutes of sewing, one hour of Japanese, etc..

During the summer, I started crocheting a ripple blanket, inspired by the lovely Lucy at Attic24. (Please have a look at her beautiful blog!)
I just wanted to finish up all my yarn leftovers, but of course I ended up buying some new yarn...

And now, I've got more leftovers, so I've been making these little granny squares...

I don't know yet what I'll do with them. Maybe a little blanket for my GD's doll.

Next are a few pictures of my GD's first try at counted-thread embroidery. First, she did straight stitches...

Then, half stitches...

I think she's almost ready for cross stitch.