FNSI in March 2012

It is a long time since I last took part in Friday Night Sew-In. But this week I decided to sew something at Friday n... oh, my night was exactly afternoon.

The project, which I choosed to make was March's Another Year of Schnibbles - Bibelot.

My goal was to finish all the T-blocks, which I need for the top.

The progress was slow, because I sewed one block at time... and I thought, what kind of changes I'll make to the right down corner. I had a nice idea, but I didn't realize, how should I implement it.

Shall I sew only white square there... 

or a bigger T, which would be a nice background for the appliqued b... ;o) 

Shh... I won't now tell you what those b's are...

Fenix also came to think this 'problem'...

 in fact, he came to purr-say, that it's his feeding time.

So I did a quick solution...

... and here is BibeloT ;-)

Now it's time to think about the borders...

Hopefully your Friday night was fun too!!!

I'm glad that you visited... happy weekend...

A New Pincushion - Cathedral Window

Maybe you have already sewed your own version of this...

 ... Cathedral Window pincushion!

If you are not...

you'll find tutorials at Moda Bake Shop or here. 

More lovely pincushions you'll find here at flickr.

 

 Ages ago I did my first cathedral window pincushion (blue one). It looks little bit different and it's smaller than a new one, which is about 4" x 4" finished.

I sewed the pincushion of the same Hunky dory fabrics as Bibelot.

 

 

So far I have made (only) eight blocks for it. There is 7 x 7 blocks in the pattern. But I know, that I'll make (again) slightly different (atleast smaller) kind of Bibelot. So I ventured to use few charms for the Cathedral Window.

I'm planning to continue Bibelot on Friday Night Sew-in.

Shall you join us?

till Saturday ;o)

A quiet week...

 ... not much has happened...

I did the next appliqued block for My favorite things - quilt. It's a HOME block.

Only the stitches at the other tree are irritating me... because I was too lazy to search for a thread, which would have been more invisible. Better not to look so close... ;)


In March issue of Suuri Käsityö I saw lovely easter decorations... knitted Easter eggs and balls. And guess what... they are patterns by those famous norwegians Arne & Carlos. ;o) Do you remember their Julekuler?

 

Of course, I had to knit one for myself...

Because I like flowers... I knitted a yellow tulip.

... and we are knitting one for Fenix.

Can you guess, what is his favorite egg pattern?

Satu, I think this yellow is purr-fect for the...

SUNNY Sunday and the beginning of the week!!!

Jotain valmista. Osa3 - March

 Purr-relief... finally finished!

I'm so tired of all this work after... I just want to cross my paws... and pur-sleep!

 but Satu is only smiling and...'

Pur-WHAT I see! 

... carrying the CAMERA!!! purOh- pur-NO...

Fenix, come on! 

We must take some pictures now and show to all our dear quilting friends, 

what we have done ;D

 Purr-purr!! Let me just little wash my face...

After minutes!

... and minutes!!

Fenix, you are clean enough! Just take a more representative position!

 Purr,purr!! Is this good enough?

Fenix, please, concentrate on this session! 

What are you doing now...

 Look, Satu!

Have you noticed... there is birdies on that tree? Purr-fect!!!

Oh my, poor catty, hopeless! I'll finish this without you...

 few photos of details...

 ... and then I'm trying to take one at the outdoor. Yesterday I saw very beautiful blanket on the snow on Ulla's blog.

  

Very difficult! Too many shadows...

 

... mutta Jotain valmista maaliskuussa ;D! 

Nyt pääsen valmistelemaan huhtikuun projektia, joka onkin sitten taas suuritöisempi Leanne Beasleyn Butterfly Garden. Siitä yksi blokki kokonaan tekemättä jne.

Ainiin, pitäisi varmaan tehdä niitä koulujuttujakin...

Gardener's Journal finished and first OPAM (or PIP) done ;D!

Now I can concentrate on the project in April, which is Leanne Beasley's Butterfly Garden. It demands more work: one block unstitched and so on.

Oh, and there is the final school projects ahead too...

 

SUNNY WEEK to YOU!!!

Something small and beauty...

... is Bibelot, 

the next Another Year of Schnibbles project.

Look, I have already prepared for it...

 ... the fabrics have been selected, first blocks sewn, but there is one thing that worries me.

What would be it's use? Shall it be just a small quilt for a doll or baby... 

or a wall hanging...

or would it be only small decorative... cushion?

Hmm.. I'm thinking...
perhaps you almost see the smoke, which is surrounding me ;o)

There is an empty place on this wall... hm... (look, more smoke;o)

Maybe I need to ask this from Fenix!

Happy - maybe thoughtful - weekend to you all!!!

PS. I apologize for all the problems with the previous post.

Jotain valmista. Osa3 - Intro

Jotain valmista -suunnitelmani mukaan maaliskuussa pitäisi valmistua Lynette Andersonin My Garden tilkkutyö, mutta päätin vaihtaa sen tilalle Anni Downsin Gardener's Journalin. Se oli listassani heinäkuun kohdalla. Vaihdon tein siksi, että GJ eräänä lauantaina vain erehtyi menemään Berninan tikattavaksi ;o), joten se on lähempänä valmistumista. Ja onhan GJ:n taival muutaman kuukauden pidempikin.

At first my plan was to finish Lynette's My Garden in March for the Jotain valmista joka kuukausi - challenge. But then I decided to change it to the Anni's Gardener's Journal. I made the exchange, because of what happened on one Saturday... I found it under Bernina's walking foot ;o), so it's closer to completion than My Garden. And after all, the journey of GJ is a few months longer.

GJ tarina alkoi vuonna 2010 huhtikuussa, jolloin osallistuin Chookybluen vetämään Stitch-a-long (SAL) -ryhmään. Tuolloin myös valmistui ensimmäinen blokki G.

 The journey began in April 2010, when I attended Chookyblue's Stitch-a-long (SAL) group. Then I also finished the first block G.

Vuosi 2010 vierähti tiiviisti GJ blokkien parissa...

'GJ -päiväkirjaani' voi lukea täältä .

Year 2010 went by working closely GJ blocks ...
'GJ-diary' can be read here .

... tammikuussa 2011 kaikki blokit ja reunakaitaleet oli ommeltu yhteen!!!!

... in January 2011 the top was ready!!!!

 

Ja siihen se sitten tyssäsi... 

Mitä tapahtui? Miksei GJ valmistunutkaan SAL -aikataulussa?

And then the flow stopped ...
What happened? Why it's not completed on time?

Yksi syy oli varmaan turhan kunnianhimoinen tavoitteeni tikata se käsin... 

ensin odotin kevään valoisia iltoja, sitten tuli kesähelteet, sen jälken taas syksyn pimeät illat... 

Toinen syy oli ehdottomasti kokemattomuus... suoraan sanoen pelotti aloittaa käsintikkausta!

Kolmas syy oli seuraavaankin SAL -projektiin, Tis The Seasoniin osallistuminen.

 

One reason was probably too ambitious goal stitch it by hand ...
First I was expecting bright spring evenings, then became a summer heat wave, then dark evenings of autumn...
The second reason was definitely a lack of experience ... frankly, I was scared to start a hand quilting!
The third reason was, I took part in the next SAL-Project, Tis The Season.

Viime tapaninpäivän konttailin lattialla ja sain sen vihdoinkin harsittua kiinni vanuun ja taustakankaaseen! Etsin lisää rohkeutta aina tammikuun puoleen väliin, kunnes tartuin neulaan ja aloitin... mutta eihän siitä mitään tullut! Juuri ja juuri sain keskiosan taloa ympäröivät kehykset tikattua...

Last Boxing Day I spent on the floor and I finally got it basted! I waited for more courage. In the middle of January I took the needle and started ... but it didn't work out! I just quilted the frames, which surround the house...

   ... joten Bernina sai hoitaa loput!
 ... so B finished the job!

Tällä viikolla sain ruudukkomaiset, suorat tikkaukset tehtyä... 

... ja edessä on kanttauksen ompelu ;o)

This week, I got straight quilting done...

... the binding is ahead ;o)

Olen iloinen, että osallistuin Maikin tilkkujen Jotain valmista joka kuukausi -hössötykseen. Sen myötä olen saanut paljon ryhtiä tilkku- ym. käsityöharrastukseeni.;o)

I am glad, that I attended Maikin tilkkujen Jotain valmista joka kuukausi -hoopla. As a result, I've got a lot of the effectiveness for my hobbies ;o)

Kiitos kaikille mukana oleville innoituksesta!

Thanks to everyone, who are involved in - you give so much inspiration!

Insert Snappy Title Here...

AYOS (Another Year of Schnibbles) continued with Carrie's pattern, ISTH or i.s.t.h.

If you remember, at first I was skeptical of the color combination - blue and red.

Then I sewed first block - or in fact - found matching and pleasing fabrics for it. So I decided: I really need a new Christmas tablerunner for my table! If it'll be a nice one, then I'll use this pattern again and sew the other tablerunner for the present.

 

 After sewing four stars I was pleased with the length... but then began 'the problems'.

What about the borders?

Shall I make the checkerboards as in the original pattern or shall I borrow the idea, which I saw at Sinta Renee?

Shall I use the stripe fabric or not?

While I was thinking of those hard questions... it was better do something else!

The second OPAM - finished ;o) And matches nicely with my mother's blouse!

The knitting 'cleaned up' my head. I made decisions :-)

... and before I realised the whole tablerunner was finished!

PURTAP-purrTAP, well-done!!!

I'm pleased and not skeptical anymore... blue and red are spectacular together - atleast with brown ;o)

The end... a photo mystery...

Where is the cat?

;D

We'll be back soon...