I have wanted for years to make a quilt for my husband. I can’t manage to make it for his birthday so I planned to give the quilt on my birthday !I have worked on this quilt in the last month, and a couple of days ago I finished the top. And I didn’t like it ! I wanted to make for him the most beautiful quilt, but it is not !After I made so many wholecloth quilts, I think I lost my ability to … [Read more...]
Kaleidoscope again
I had another piece of Christmas fabric with stripes and I made kaleidoscope blocks. I made these Kaleidoscope blocks using the "Stack-n-Whack" method of Bethany Reynolds (I have one of her books).The most important thing before you cut the shapes is to not wash the fabric (because this process will distort it). Also iron the piece of fabric ( NO STEAM) with care to not distort it.Prints like this … [Read more...]
Kaleidoscope from stripes fabric
Whenever I see a beautiful print, I remember about "stack and whack" Kaleidoscope. But just recently I have used stripes fabrics. It's so easy to make Kaleidoscope from stripes !Ori de cate ori vad un imprimeu frumos, gandul imi zboara la kaleidoscope, prima mea dragoste. Dar acum e prima oara cand am folosit materiale imprimate cu benzi. Cat de usor se lucreaza cu acest tip de imprimeu !I cut … [Read more...]
The quilt of the favorite flowers/ Quiltul florilor favorite
In winter the garden will be so empty without these flowers !La iarna gradina va fi atat de pustie fara aceste flori ! My sister Nina loves so much all the flowers that bloom in her garden! I want she can see those flowers in her house in winter too, so for her birthday, I made a special quilt ! Sora mea iubeste atat de mult florile din gradina ei, ca m-am gandit sa i le aduc pe timpul iernii in … [Read more...]
Designing with Electric Quilt
Designing patterns with Electric Quilt can be an addictive job. Last night I started to design some patterns at 10 PM and I didn’t stop until 2 AM. Sa creezi modele cu Electric Quilt da dependenta (ca si multe alte lucruri legate de quilt) ! Ieri seara la 10 am zis sa lucrez ceva in EQ5, si nu m-am mai oprit decat la 2 noaptea ! I don’t like black color but I like black and white … [Read more...]
Shadow trapunto pillows
I made two pillows with the shadow trapunto technique.I enjoy so much the motifs from my latest quilt, "Dancing Feathers", so I used them again for these designs. I will use them again, soon, I guess…Am facut doua pernute cu tehnica shadow trapunto.Mi-au placut asa mult motivele de pe ultimul quilt, "Dancing Feathers", asa ca am utilizat aceleasi motive si pentru aceste modele. Si cred ca le voi … [Read more...]
Gift from a friend
I received a gift from a friend. A quilting friend from USA.Am primit un cadou de la o prietena de quilting din SUA. But can you guess what is the size of this quilt ?Puteti ghici care e dimensiunea quiltului ?Here it is ! 4 .75 x 4.75 inch (11.5 x 11.5 cm)The little basket is smaller then 1.5 inch (3 cm)Iata-l ! Cosuletul e mai mic de 3 cm Thank you, Lynn ! I fell in love with it! I can’t hang it … [Read more...]
Sylvia’s Bridal Sampler
WOW ! This is an amazing quilt ! It's not mine !WOW! Un quilt extraordinar ! Nu este al meu ! Sylvia's Bridal Sampler is a 140 block sampler quilt made by the characters in a novel, "The Master Quilter", the sixth in the Elm Creek Quilts series by Jennifer Chiaverini.In the novel, the friends of Elm Creek Quilts founder, Sylvia Bergstrom Compson, secretly plan to make her a special quilt to … [Read more...]
Back in business
See the Winners of the AQS Quilt Contest Nashville 2008 http://www.americanquilter.com/shows_contests/nashville/2008/quilt_contest/quilt_winners.php I saw the winning quilts and they are gorgeous ! In fact, I am sure that hundreds of pictures can’t show the real beauty of these pieces. Unfortunately my quilt “Summer Rain” wasn't among winners. I was sorry for that, I was a little … [Read more...]
Sneak Peak of the AQS Quilt Expo Quilts
I saw "the competition" for my quilt "Summer Rain" in the Nashville contest. The open of AQS Nashville Quilt Expo is just 4 days away.On the American Quilter's Society website there is a slide show of several quilts from contest . And my quilt is one of the ones showing !http://www.americanquilter.com/shows_contests/nashville/2008/general_info/ Keep your fingers crossed for me ! Am vazut … [Read more...]