Needlework, knitting, quilting

This cute little needlework was designed by Sue Hawkins.

I bought the kit in France and finished it up yesterday.

It was fun to do.

 I like needlework and Sue's design is very special.

I also finished this knitted shawl.

It is from a class I participated at Craftsy.

The instructor Laura Nelkin is very good.

Have you done any class at Craftsy? 

At the moment I'm doing Shuttle Tatting with Marlee Rockley,

in the beginning I was really struggling, 

but I'm getting there, and really enjoying Tatting.

I will post pictures later, as I'm still practising.

I was going to hand quilt this top.

 After Dorothy sent me pictures of how she quilted hers S.N. I decided to use my machine. 

Some stitch ditch, some straight lines and some free motion quilting 

all with Aurifil Mako'NE 50/2.

ENJOY whatever you are doing and don't forget to breath deeply.

Paula 

Spreading Joy With Yarn Art

Few more pictures from Nantes

It was very colorful and welcoming sight

outside the exhibition hall.

I got these cute little markers in Nantes,

and you need many when you knitt a shawl.

Happy stitching and knitting

Paula

Dear Jane's 150th Anniversary in Nantes, France

Brenda could not be there, I'm sorry to say,

 but 110 of the most fantastic Dear Jane replicas from around the world were there.

The first photo is from the entrance,

pink and beautiful. 

Enjoy the photos.

Mine in the middle there.

This one has 2 inches blocks, beautiful.

Here is a another way to use the blocks.

It was really amazing to enter a hall with over 100 DJ quilts.

I'm still in Nantes, and before I leave tomorrow I will take one more round.

Take care.

Paula

CWB and spools

CWB block no 14 

This is my 12th block for this quilt.

It is growing - very slowly.

Chart for the Civil War Bride quilt.

Some "spools" from scraps have been sewn together.

And the 6th block from Gay at JustTakes2

This house is a bit different and I think I like it better this way.

Well now I'm off to Nantes, 

will post some pictures from the Exhibition soon.

Happy stitching

Paula

Blocks of the month

Block number five is from Gay at the Sentimental stitches. 

Aurifil block of the month is called "Heart and Soul". 

Designed by Katy Jones at ImAGinger Monkey

Strips and Scraps,

Using up some scraps and sewing 1" strips together

cut them into pieces to make spools blocks.

I just love this quilt form Edyta Sitar's book.

And this book came today.

Being a lover of Jane Austen's novels for many years, 

I would love to make that quilt.

This quilt is at the top of  my "To do list".

It will take some time to collect the fabrics and to find centre panel.

I'm really looking forward to work on this one.

 Happy stitching.

Paula

Sweet Nostalgia and CWB block

Now at last, all blocks in place.

I'm thinking of hand quilting here, but how, what pattern

or just straight lines, I don't have a clue, yet.

Any suggestion?

One close up photo, 

they don't turn out so good, sorry.

This is my eleventh block for the Civil War Bride,

It is going slow but I will finish it, eventually.

I better get the next one prepared,

 it always takes some time to decide which one to do next.

Happy stitching.

Paula

Knitted shawl and DJ photos

It was impossible for me to decide which color to use for this shawl,

so I used them all. 

I think it turned out OK. 

I used NORO yarn. It is 100% wool from Japan,

It is a beautiful yarn.

JustTake2

Two more blocks, one from Brenda at Dear Jane and

 the other block from Gay at Sentimental Stitches.

And just a few pictures from The Dear Jane exhibition in Brussels 

last weekend.

It was a huge success, over 40 quilts. 

Thanks to Caroline and Fernande.

This one was made by Paula Geypen, Belgium

Cécile Derave, Belgium

Agnes De Ruyter, Belgium

Anne Massart, Belgium

Danielle Carlier, Belgium

Béatrice Bellot, France

Maryvonne Deschamps, France

Jocelyne Leruth, Belgium

Danielle Denuit, Belgium

Elisabeth Thomas, United Kingdom

Diane Rode Schneck & Judy Doenias, USA

Goodness me,

 I hope I got the quilters names correctly, and at the right places.

If not, please forgive me. 

That is all from now.

Happy quilting.

Paula