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One of 5 of our new ( temporary ) family members…. Hugs Sandra

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I promised you some sewing news but did not got around to post the pictures before I left for my " Girls only " trip.May was the month of ISAand she sent us some lovely fabric from Erin Mc Morris ( Wildwood ) to make her blocks.I`m not through my pictures from my trip to share with you yet.But one of the places I visited was this store and this one Of course I could not resist to make some

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Christina her blog is "A few scraps" and she is from Portland, Oregon! CONGRATULATIONs to you and your package with the " C rafters Companion" will be on the way as soon as I have your address....AND WOW !!as I am c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e-l-yoverwhelmed with the amount of comments I decided to give both packages away and draw a 2. winnerAnd this is for "Eclectic Pegasus" from Douglasville,

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...thats what we had here the last weeks, but now I`m back with another Give away. Like last year the sewmamasew blog is hosting the May Giveaway day again. So don`t miss that fun and have a look at all those blogs participating and who knows, you may be a lucky winner! Now for my part I want you to choose between the two following book / fabric sets: or

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Did I mention that I love thrift stores and flea markets?I do and I have my "bunch" of thrift stores that I visit regularly A while ago I was lucky and found these two lovelies And this weekend I finally had the time to sand them down and give them a new look Now this is Lynn`s new treasure box And this is mine: I liked the chest from the moment I discovered it but when I opened the drawers and

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After I had made the bunniesI was hooked... I started drawing some doll bodies and rummaged in my scraps. She was the first try:Lynn choosed the hair color and named her Annabelle.And of course she needed friends.It is true, no one should be without friends.And Léo likes dolls too...So voilà: Meet Ben and Sara!I had the idea of stitching the faces and hair but the children wanted to draw it

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BeautifulAbsolutely amazingly BeautifulThats all I can say!And happy Easter to all of you!I wanted to reduce the amount of chocolate in the kid`s Easter baskets so i created these two Bunnies to add instead.

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Most of the sewing I do for the children it is done for Lynn because it is easy to make a quick skirt or little bag etc. to make a girl happy! But poor boy really wanted something for himself to be sewn too and he sure new what he needed! A BATMAN CAPE of courseSo I spent 2 cups of coffee searching the internet to find a logo to print out- with no luck but I found this instruction to draw it

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It`s good to have some precious quick and easy recipes on hand for those mornings when all your plans end up in chaos and at 11h45 you are thinking about what the.... you could whip up for lunch now!So....take a piece of Gorgonzola cheese, put it in a sauce pan and ad 2-3 tablespoons of white wine.On low heat leave the cheese melting to become a perfect creamy sauce.Meanwhile you cook your pasta

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My daughter asked me to make a skirtwith ruffles.She did not have to insist.The fabric is Ginger Blossom from Sandi Henderson for Michael Miller. A lovely collection, perfect for sewing summer things :)It is nice to see when things you create are well appreciated!

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First thing in the morning on a stroll trough the garden I discovered them,SignsAt last! Later, on the way to the weekly farmers market in town I stopped at "my" thrift store and spotted some napkins with the most gorgeous appliqued flowers.( And of course had to make them MINE! ) And then, back home I found something in the mail box!Happy making fabric goodness.....that I ordered from

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Our home for the weekLiving roomKitchenSome viewsBathroom....... Nooo comment here...The Guest houseEnjoying the sunset in front of the hutNo comment here either....And this is our little man before the downhill race of the ski school.......and after!( You do hear drum rolls and fanfares here of course...no? Olympic games 2026, we are preparing...;) )Back home I made the two February blocks for

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Yesterday I made my first 2 granny squares.( after spending several hours watching the tutorials on you tube..)Wow,this is fun and rewarding!I have no plans for them, but it is just the right project to take with me for our stay in the mountains.We have an alpine hut witch we can visit in the winter month. ( I already spent my winter holidays there as a kid)During summer it is home to a herdsman

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I don`t need a calendar to know when February is here.Even knowing the facts,I suddenly have this desire of gardening.Can`t stop thinking about what to plant and eventually change in the garden.I seeColourful flowerbeds!Vegetables growing in abundance! (Here you are allowed to laugh out loud, this is more a dream than ever going to be reality...) But then, all I can do is bring the feeling of

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Hoppla!( Quilting definitively gets an extra "kick" with two young cats around )This is what I wanted to show you:My progress on the string quiltHappy Sunday to all off you!

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First I have to say how much fun it is to host a giveaway! It is really thrilling to follow the trail of each of you to find one nice and lovely blog after another. ( And even for those without a blog it brings me around the world seeing from where all the nice comments came from!)I know for sure this was`nt my last giveaway ;) !!!But I know, I know, you want to get some results no?For the "

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Sorry for the one day delay, I was on call yesterday and then had to go to work...( I think there are more nurses being ill at the moment than patients...)SOooo now for the giveaway:To celebrate the number 4 I`m giving away four things I would have a hard time living without them. ( Family members are excluded of course even taught, there are some days ...I could even think about this! ;) )

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Last week I told you I had a special day on the 20. and I would post about it later ( I had to wait for the pictures to be e-mailed by the ones who were in charge to take pictures.)So this is it.I had my 40. Birthday!And I`m still wondering how this happened... Not that I have any troubles with that,just "How could this happen sooo fast!!I`m not the only one this year,With two of my friends who

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I almost forgot to take a picture of the second blog for Tasha before posting it!( Had to pull it out of the envelope witch explains the folds...kmhh )And I started a string quilt motivated by the "No string attached challenge and I can tell you this is fun and veeery addictive!!I hope you have a good day( For me it is a special one but more about that later...)

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Out of the gray, fogy plains we went,up the hills to search the for the sun.Then we found it and had the most beautiful viewson the alps!We spent the day skiing and sledging and recharging our "batteries" only to dive back in theclouds!But to add some more colour to the day I will go on cutting in my fabric stash to get some supply for the challenge I` participating.I hope you had a good and fun

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Winteris a real hard time for me. I`m struggling with the gray dark days and the cold weather.This makes me loose all my creative and even everyday energy.I do love the snow tough and I`m quite good on skis so the only thing that can lift up my mood is when it is snowing and when we are off for a day in the mountains. But lucky me, I`m participating in the Bee Europe Quilting Bee and so I had to

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May I introduce Charly and Sira After a year without a pet in our family we are happy to have some new furry companions again( We lost our dog and cat last summer both within a few weeks...)To be continued.....

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This is how the last 2 weeks has beenNow I`m counting on the fact that sherds are a sign of luck!More fun tomorrow.....

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The first thing after arriving at the family`s home is always heading to the stables to say hello to the horses and donkeys. And as soon as possible making the first ride. Cookie the girl donkey had a baby 3 month ago witch she did`t adopt. So they had to feed him ever since and it was sooo much fun and too cute to see the kids taking over this job during our stay. Early morning visit to say

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I finished a few UFO`S before we are heading south to visit my in-law`s for 10 days. First there was the friendship bag. I started REALLY early but then never finished it until the deadline arrived...( Will I EVER change this habit?? ) There were some goodies added and a quick drive to the post office later it`s on the way to the States.Bon voyage, I hope the recipient ( humm, is this the right

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We went for a walk… …in the JURA.I love the landscape there, especially in the autumn when the fog gives an almost mystic touch to it…..So we were……walking…lalalala I`m walking…tatatata…And then….ahhhrgh stooop!!!!Spectacular views from the “ Creux du vent”I hope you enjoy some nice autumn walks too.

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At last I`m getting in the mood and did some fall decoration. Despite the nice warm weather I also made updated the inside of the house and made a wreath with fabric scraps.I had the tutorial for ever in my "creative book", a notebook where I keep tons of ideas, tutorials and inspirational pictures I find everywhere in magazines and books Or my mind.Doing this wreath is easy: Take or make a

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As I mentioned Lynn is a skirt girl and now as the cold season is coming this means it is time for all those funny colorful stockings you can find for girls. This is good but hard to match with the rest of the outfit. So a black skirt is a handy solution.( this worked out well last year and you don't need to invent the wheel again and again no? ) So when I saw this long fold skirt in "my"

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First you take aprox. 10 meters of tulle on a roll ( I found it a few month ago in the " leftover basket" in our local crafting store) Then you cut strips in the desired final tutu length and multiply it by 2, then you cut,cut,cut.. And knot,knot knot it on an elastic in the ballerina`s belly size.. finally,you make one girl very happy!( The tutorial is from a book we found in our library

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It is one week since I`m staring at these two samples for my next quilt. Or to be exact the quilt for Léo...just can`t decide witch of the blocks I prefer.It will all be in blue and white.This, at least I have decided. A looong time ago, when I started collecting thrifted men`s shirts.But now I`m blocked.Suggestions?Wonky log cabins or stripey blocks?I think I have to sleep over this agaaiinn...

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Wohoo! I made my first zippered pouch and it was FUNI don`t know why I was scared of trying it!!!I allready have an order to make an other one.Lynn would like " the same but in pink "( Does this pink phase ever end? )Oh well, I guess I can live with pink, he he I`m just glad to have an excuse to go back to the sewing machine..... ;))Have a good time

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We were swimming in the neighbours pool, we had 27 C° and we were dreaming of anendless summer.This was yesterday. And this is today!Brrr!!! How could this happen???So fastI`m not ready for autumn yet...Just finished my summer quilt for the swap!It will be on its way to someone in the USA tomorrow.I like it, it makes me smile!I found the tutorial for the hydrangea flowers in this book.I also

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withmy zinnias!Have a colorful day!

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Sunday we spent the day at the beach. No, we did not head down to the mediterranean sea just to hop into clear blue-turquoise water.( But yes we did things like that when we were "young" ; ) ) No, we just drove 20 minutes and there we were... almost like the real thing!The place is on the Lake of Neuchatel and spending one day there is like one week of vaccation:))To make the day even better I

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After scratching my last two sunglasses within a few weeks I decided, it was time to make a bag to protect the new ones... The problem however ... ...to find them when I need it is still not solved....;)Have a sunny day

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...yesss! And already in good use.. Yesterday was the perfect weather for just sitting under a shady tree and working on the binding.Stitching,watching the kids play in their pool drinking homemade Ice-tea and certainly not moving too much...It was hot!Very hot!! The quilt is about 150x170 cm and the colours are perfect for its purpose. I`m very happy with it. But for now I`m off to catch up on

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Inspired by the Hydrangeas in our garden I finally decided what to to for the summer mini quilt swap. Oh, there were many ideas I had in mind just too many....The blossoms are made of Yo-Yo`s and I can make them everywhere!The weather is just too good to be inside, behind the sewing machine.I hope you can enjoy a nice alfresco dinner too!

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Léo starts playgroup tomorrow and he is sooo very proud!He needed a bag of course, to carry his stuff!No? He says that he is a "big one" now and he wants to become a dog doctor. I hope all your dreams will come through.My sweet "little one"!

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We went to the zoo, had a nice time but forgot the camera...Back home the children were tired and alowed to watch a DVD.They watch TV only twice a week so it is a special and always very quiet time witch gave me the possibility to start at last the quilting on my Giant-nine-patch-pic-nic-quilt!Uff I really have to learn to breath during freemotion quilting!! But it so much fun and and now is

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After a 3 week sewing break I managed to sit down and sew again!!! Pfff this wasgooodBeing on holiday and having family visiting from France is nice and I enjoyed it very much but there was no time for sewing or making much of creative stuff.We did cook allot tough ( with French people around you spend a looot of time cooking and chatting and drinking aperitifs...)Oh yes, this was goood too butI

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aaaare....WENDY and JANECONGRATULATION!!The funny thing is that they are the first and last ones who made a comment :)The packages will be on the way to you as soon as I have your addresses!!I love making giveaways and I think about making a little giveaway every season, so there will be some autumn themed kind of giveaway in a while....Happy rest of the weekend for all of you and thank you for

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Hu hu!! It is summer-flower-vintage-sheet giveaway time!!I have way too much vintage sheets to ever use up and as I am sure that we are not the only ones who have to keep an eye on their budget this days so I`d like to share my surplus!If you leave a comment telling me witch ones you like most you will get a part of them ( apr. one meter of each)I will draw 2 winners ( random) on the 1. of

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Hydrangea, my favoritesIt pays off not using chemicals in the garden. It is years since I saw one like this the last time!A little bit of work and..A little bit of relaxing. Yes!Summer is very good.Hope you have a nice sunny day

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You all know about the economical situation all around the world. In the enterprise where my husband is working they are on short labour since April this year. Things did not get better since and so the management decided to close down business for the whole month of July...So there we were with a looot of time to-and a bit less of money to spend! And then our neighbour suggested we could take

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..that's what I am! I recived a package from Australia today. Rachel was my partner in the pincushion swap and look how generous she is, added all these goodies...she also included a quilt pattern from Leanne's House but I already unwrapped it and forgot to put it back for the picture! Look at these tiny,tiny stitches......and the fabric...and the pattern....!!A lucky girl I am, indeed!THANK you

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I had a little time for myself today and of course I spend it sewing. I made a notebook cover out of some Amy Butler fabric. It is for Lynn's Kindergarten teacher. I didn't follow a pattern just mesured and sewed along. This vintage pillowcase was waiting to become a lovely nightgown ever since I bought it last winter. Today was the day and I would love to wear it myself... I wish you sweet

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It is very hard to find girls clothes in other colours than pink. Not that I don't like pink but pleeease, not eeeverything!!Lynn needed a new jacket and after an other overdose of purple-lilac-rose in the girls section, I tried my luck in the boys departement. I was lucky and found a plain red jacket! ( It is also very hard to find boys clothes without any cars, monsters etc.)So I brought this

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Leo has a varicella infection! Poor boy and although I really love dots, I prefere them on fabric or mugs.This means that we are more or less attached to the house.Which means Leo is more or less attached to me ....which means I can't do anything than pamper him, reading stories or building huge towers with his Legos. ( In the meantime the dish-, laundry- and dust towers are building up also...So

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Summer?Creativity or just a mess ?A quilt for Leo?A picnic quilt ? Do I need an other pincoushion?NO! Says Emma!

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I signed in to make a babyquilt for Craft Hope. They do a real great work, looking for ways to help all around the globe. I really do admire people who organise projects like this and am more than happy to contribute something.So I asked the kids if they would help me chose the fabric for a baby quilt. Of course they liked the idea of rummagin around in my fabric stash and beleve me they had a

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Yesterday,while siting on the porch, watching the children play with their friends, the postman was ringing. He delivered a package from France. What a surprise! Quick, I opend it and found this inside.... The quilt from the mini quilt swap! Claudine made this wonderful creation. I love the colours, so fresh and cheerful. And she is a talented embroider, wow when I see works like this I'm just

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Yipii, got the camera back, but as it was raining the whole day, there was no way to get an outdoor picture of the quilt so you see it on his " destination" I love it. And i am a little bit proud also. It is my first big quilt. Wohoo... drumrolls please!!!....am also very motivated now to start an other one ;))) I have a huge cloude of ideas in my head, but help,where to start? Could this be an

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I can't believe this ! I finished Lynn`s quilttop and c-a-n-n-o-t show you a picture because the camera is broken!! grrrr...It was this way the whole week, nothing really worked out, we were busy,busy and I' m very much looking forward to the weekend to take aaalll veeery eeeasy. Oohhh yes...this sounds great!!So, instead I show you a few beauties from the garden. Flowers are good, and a stroll

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The first thing I sewed almost one year ago was this pair of Pj pants for little Leo and look how stylish he still wears them! ( He now puts on his cloth aaalll alone...yes yes, he don`t want any help a aalll. ..and this is just his sleeping style, you should see his dayoutfits, ;)) ! ) Anyway since then I did some other sewing and now finished my 2. quilt now ready to be brought to the

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Go and check the twiddletails blog and shop. There is a nice giveaway going on and a big fabric sale in the shop!!!Take a moment to enjoy all the wonderful things over there

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I am still working on Lynn's Quilt, but as we have very nice weather these days, we spend most of our time in the sun. We were in the strawberry fields yesterday and turned thoseinto this! Mmh.....See you soon with hopefully a finished quilt top!

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Susan CONGRATULATION!!I used the random number generator but then wasn't able to put the picture in the post...:(This giveaway was soo much fun and I have now an idea simmering in my head for a summer fabric giveaway in the next time soon, but it needs a little more of development. You'll here from me!Anyway THANK YOU LADIES For all those lovely, nice,wonderful comments. I loved reading them and

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Even tough I mentioned to the artists that they could leave their paintings and enjoy them till the next heavy rain, they wanted clean it. Nice idea, no? Soo well educated kids ;).... in they went to grab the dishwashing brush out they run to fill a watering can and on they went cleaning... I guess there will be less cucumbersalat this summer...( at least from homegrown cucumbers )

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The kids were playing outside it was nice and calm so I was very productive I finished the pillowTried a self drawn pattern for a blouse ( poor zebras are acrobatic doing some handstands) Oh well, Lynn still loves it and I count this as an other step in my sewing-skill-improvement...And then my sewing machine got a cosy for those days

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Good morning, sunshine..I take the last chance to participate on the May Giveaway Day! I love giveaways and did already participate one or two times but was never lucky...now I'd like to give the chance to someone to win!Go and have a look at the rules here. Just leave a comment on this post until 31.May and I will then chose a winner ( random ) I do ship internationally. So now GOOD LUUCK!!!Its

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Monday I finished one of my swap items and in order to keep the result secret I can't show you more then the outside....I also worked on the quilt swap, here is a little sneek, not showing too much. Now I won't blogg for a few days. We are going on a short trip to this place. The bikes are ready for nice trips along the lake to explore a part of our country wich we barely know. My husband and I

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Even on a grey day there is always colour somewhere in the garden to look at oh so beautiful! Or on your plate, oh so yummi!Now enjoy your evening. For me it is sewing time, you know..., monday..., kids in bed and husband in training....

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This was the choice I had yesderday and I think You can all guess what I did. This is also an other goood thing about this blogplace, here I will always find understanding crafty people and despide the bad conscience be abel to proudly present my projects :)I started a baby quilt for a cousin of mine who had a baby last month too ( her 3 boy! )Then I tried to make some circles and this was fun

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Friends of us had their first baby last month. So first I made this pants out of a lovely printed fabric. ( Can`t remember the Designer but it is some japanese print..)Then while sitting on the sewingmachine, Kids in their beds, peacefuly sleeping, husband in his weekly karatetraining, I couldn`t find a reason to stop and went along...made this dress for Lynn and then felt really guilty because

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I was 21 when I lost my mother I missed her allway since but having my own children, it is even harder not to have her here with us. I vermisse Di so fescht u ha di gärn Mueti. But it makes my happy to be a mom myself now and I try my best to give them a childhood they

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This is how I like it:Working on some sewing projects, Looking at future fruits, vegies and herbs...and enyoing the nice afternoon with some Indians!Hope you have fun too

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Blogging really does a lot of good to my computing skills and I even start to really enjoy it!! So this is a test for my new signatureHuhu, yyess it`s working ( I just hope that I will remember what I did now in my next post..;)

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Lynn L-O-V-E-S skirts or dresses. You`ll never see her wearing trousers unless I really force her to do so ;). Sadly, after two years of non-stop-in-duty, her alltime favorite jeansskirt was getting too short. As there was no question of give it away this was a sewing emergency!! After a few minutes of digging in my stash and a lotoffewminutes later...ta-da! One Almost new skirt and one very

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We have some Wild West fascinated people arround here since a little while and as we are not abel to go and see the Indians and Cowboys in real in the moment, we decided to bring them to our place instead.Means that there was some painting..and some planting..And then voilà here we go a prairie in our garden!But for now I`m off to my sewing machine after more than one week its time!I wish you all

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This was a longer absence than planed..and really not wished for!!!First I was working 3 night shifts during the Easter Weekend while my husband and the kids were in France visiting his family.( This was the first time I was without the kids for such a long time, but this would be a whole other story to tell about! ) So there was just hospital and sleep and hospital...As soon as the family were

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...being with the most adorable children.. ...sitting in the sun with a café latte, getting inspired for new projects... and enjoying the beautyful flowers growing all around you in every corner of the garden?Have a nice inspiering day!

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Yesterday I realised that Easter is approaching fast,very fast! We did not do any decorating or egg colouring yet and so we spend a fun afternoon decorating the house. Aaaand in the evening I finished my second Quilt. A very easy quick design just to practice. I like how it turned out although the colours are not very spring like its a perfect match with my favourite chair.

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Since I startet sewing a few month ago I always made things for the kids. I started with PJ pants, ricebags etc. learned by mistakes ( still do..) and tried new techniques. Now I made myself this apron out off some cupcake fabric. I do love this fabric and the apron will certainly do his job, but I think it would be a good idea to go on a sewing class to learn a few hints and tricks...Oh well, in

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At last after this looong winter the warm weather and the sun are here and this makes me very happy! Flowers, leaves and the birds are coming back and it is a joy to discover every day something new that has grown in the garden.This inspired me to make something flowery and as my taughter has allways a million things to carry around I made her this bag out of fabric I bought on sale a few weeks

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We had a bit of sunshine after a long time of rainy and cold weather and the first thing my taughter said was: " I need a summer skirt" Oh yes! So she chose the fabric and within a small hour she was running around the house with barefeet, sunglasses and a to small sunhat from last summer. ( Haha, an other project :) )Meanwhile the sun was gone, the rain back and we lighted a fire and made some

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This is the first Quuilt I made. Yuhee!! It is just a dollquilt and I certainly have to learn alooot about quilting. But it was fun making it and my toughter ( and I) are very pleased with the result. So there will be more..

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