I received another gift from a friend. It is a painted card. And this card takes my breath away !Am primit un alt cadou de la o prietena. Un card pictat, care m-a lasat cu gura cascata ! Princess Iris4 x 6 inchThank you very much, Betsy, you are a true artist.It is a real joy to look at Princess Iris. It is a wonder and all my family admires your work of art.Multumesc, Betsy, esti o adevarata … [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...]
The essential tool for my shadow trapunto quilts / Unealta esentiala pentru quilturile mele shadow trapunto
I bought the Electric Quilt Software at the very beginning of my quilting adventure.Because I was so ignorant about the subject named quilting, I looked for what people had to say about this software. I was very pleased about the reviews, so I bought it.I made a lot of designs with EQ5.First I drew patchwork designs then later I fell in love with designs for wholecloth.I made a lot of quilts using … [Read more...]
My quilts in Houston/ Quilturile mele la Houston
BIG NEWS: two of my shadow trapunto quilts have been selected as finalists at the International Quilt Festival in the annual IQA Judged Show, Quilts: A World of Beauty. It’s incredible to receive the email with the words: "Congratulations! Your entry....has been selected..." Passsions /details miniature White Bouquet/details My quilt "Old Fashioned Treat" will be displayed in the … [Read more...]
One of my quilts in the American Quilter’s Society contest / Unul din quilturile mele in concursul American Quilter’s Society
My quilt, "Summer rain", is semifinalist in the American Quilter's Society contest in Nashville, August 20 - 23 2008.It's wonderful to find your name on the list, among many celebrities.Quiltul meu, "Summer Rain", este semi-finalist la concursul organizat de American Quilter's Society in Nashville, Tennessee, intre 20-23 august 2008.E minunat sa-ti gasesti numele pe lista, alaturi de numele multor … [Read more...]
Din nou Mylene Farmer
Astazi imi zboara gandul numai la Mylene Farmer.In timp ce lucram la calculator am ascultat cateva melodii pe You Tube si acum nu ma mai pot opri.Iata L'autre, preferata mea ani de zile. Versiunea din concertul din 1996 e minunata.Fanii Mylene Farmer nu pot sa n-o iubeasca si pe Alizee.Descoperita si lansata pe scena muzicii de Mylene Farmer si Laurent Boutonnat, care i-au compus melodiile, a … [Read more...]
Dancing Feathers- a new shadow trapunto quilt
I finished the latest shadow trapunto quilt.It wasn't as large as the last quilt, so this time quilting was an enjoyable experience.Am terminat noul shadow trapunto quilt. Nu a fost atat de mare ca cel de data trecuta, asa ca quiltingul a fost o experienta mult mai placuta (si mai rapida). Dancing Feathers95 x 98 cm / 37.5 x38.5 inch---------------------------------------------------I made this … [Read more...]