Mercerie

I'm ready for the next schnibbles 'Mercerie'!

Or I thought that I was ready... yesterday...

 ... when I had cut all the pieces for 'Mercerie'.

This morning I wanted to see what the green shades in blocks look like...

... but.... KRRRRRRR!.....

I had cut those four patch pieces totally wrong size!

I don't know why I suddenly forgot to add the seams. I should have used 5" charms... but instead I wanted to use my stash khaki green fabrics...

Fortunately I can trim the blocks...

and use those tiny leftovers for the stuffing...

... so now... my blocks are 6 1/2" x 6 1/2"...

they should have been 7 1/2" x 7 1/2". 

Maybe this was a good lesson... remember always read the instructions well before you cut anything...

at least if you have small amount of fabrics...

 When I look at 'Mercerie', I can only wonder how a simple model can be this beautiful...

See you around!!!

Virtual Quilting Bee...

... is progressing purr -well!

... although those stupid yarns are keeping you pur-very busy in these days...

actually I don't really understand why she's playing so much with the yarns nowadays... I would pur-prefer fabrics... and why she keep them  all on the upper shelf... out of my reach...

purr-very strange behavior from her ... 

Purr -KROOH!!!

Don't worry, Fenix, we will sew more soon!

I just have found some delicious new yarns lately... and I want to see what kind of socks they become...

But few words about Virtual Quilting Bee...

So far we have got patterns for thirteen blocks...

... and I have sewn them all! 

I have used the Fat Quarter bundle of Beach House by Blackbird Designs. I like the variety and easiness of these blocks. They are finished 8"x 8". In the future I'm planning to sew more of those flower star blocks (second block from the right in the top row).

 I think they are very good base for the cottage style quilt... or something...

Lopuksi Sukkasato -uutisia!

Ensimmäiset perunat on nostettu...

... aloitin pikku Rosamundilla...

 ... muutamat muut sukat on myös jo luotu;o)

Niistä yhdet on Mysteerisukat, joiden ohje löytyy täältä.

Itse en ole lainkaan varma olenko tulkinnut ohjetta oikein... mutta jos menee vikaan niin näistä tulee sitten muunneltu oma malli;o)

Mukavaa viikonloppua - Funny Weekend !!!

Mr Blue Sky

Sun is shinin' in the sky, there ain't a cloud in sight.

It's stopped rainin', everybody's in a play.

And don't you know it's a beautiful new day.

Aurifil's September designer is Kimberly Einmo and she designed to us a FABuLOus block called 'Mr Blue Sky'. While sewing her block she listened music by Electric Light Orchestra. I must admit I haven't heard their 'Mr Blue Sky' song before, until yesterday when I popped up on Youtube.

When I made Kimberly's block I learnt many other new things...

First I haven't before sewed HST's using rectangles. I recognized that it's a nice method... I got very precise HST squares!

Then I decided to choose colors for my block according to sapphire... and naturally I first began to think of different kind of blue shades...

BUT when  I googled sapphire I learnt that it belongs to a large group of gemstones called corundum... and it can be any color!... except if it's red, then it's ruby!! How odd it is that!?!

Anyway I decided to use blue fabrics, because this is Mr BLUE Sky block;o)

Before I sewed the pieces together, I checked the fabrics one more time...

Hmm... I think I'm going to fall in love soon... although it's blue...

One more thing, which inspired me to chose a sapphire theme for this block was that I read more about the sapphires:

a round, oval, glossy sapphire is called a cat-eye. The cat-eye effect is clearly seen, when the light hits on the surface of the sapphire. The gem reflect the light like a cat's eye in the dark.

Oh & Ah...   'Mr Blue Sky' ... ;o)

... and all nine Aurifil (gems) blocks...

Oh, I think we'll have now a little time to sing together... all together ;o)

Mr. Blue you did it right, but soon comes Mr. Night,
creepin' over, now his hand is on your shoulder,
never mind I'll remember you this way...

Sukkasatoa...

... I'm harvesting socks in next two months...

I hope you don't mind, if I write about my knitting projects mainly in Finnish.

Olen jo pari vuotta seurannut sivusta syksyisiä Sukkasato -blogeja. Tänä vuonna päätin osallistua mukaan ja kerään sukkia Sukkasadon perunalaariin ;o)

Muita Sukkasadon blogeja ovat Heinälato ja Hillokellari.

Sukkasato is a playful snatch, in where the participants are going to knit socks and write about progress of them at the blogs above.

Joten odotettavissa on kaikkea 'käpälänlämmitin'-aiheista kivaa (mm. mysteerisukkaa, ohje täällä) seuraavan kahden kuukauden aikana!

Oma tavoitteeni on kilkutella puikkoja niin, että perunalaarin ohella täyttyisi myös joulupukin reki... 

noin 2/3 rekeä vielä täyttämättä. Huh! Katsotaan miten käy...

Siitä se alkaa... 2 sukkaista kuukautta...

Yritän myös kokeilla ja oppia jotain uutta... mm. miten se sukka syntyykään kärjestä aloitettuna...

Kilkuttelemisiin!

Sewing Case...

is finished! And it's FABuLOUS ;o)

even though I say it myself...

The measurements: height 5 3/4", length 9 1/2" and width 3 3/4". 

Perfect size for all the necessary sewing supplies!

COOOL!!!!

Hmm... maybe I'll go now and fill it ;o)

But I leave some room for the next month's SAL project, which is a needle book. It is also Anni Downs' design and you can find it from the same 'Some Kind of Wonderful' -book.

I wish you a wonderful WEEK!!!

Pussukkaa pukkaa...

... in this month our SAL (= Stitch along) project is a sewing case. It's designed by Anni Downs and the pattern is in her Some Kind of Wonderful book.

So far I have pieced the both of the side panels.

 As usual I alter the pattern a bit... I English paper pieced the other panel...

Oh yes, I was able to use hexagons on SAL project... AGAIN ;o)

Now I'm waiting that I'll get a double-sided fusible fleece or something to have it finished in time... I ordered it through the internet.

 While waiting for the fleece to come...

 ... I sewed a bit smaller (3" x 4") and simpler 'bag'.

It's a coin purse to four years old boy.

A orange elephant... with a L -letter is quite cute... isn't it?

At least it was fun to cross stitch...

Hopefully the fusible fabric will arrive in the next week...

HAPPY SUNDAY!!!

Take It Easy...

... and sew Aurifil's 2013 Designer block of August designed by Jill Finley!
The song, which inspired her to design this block is Eagles'... Take It Easy.
By the way I found a nice presentation of it on Youtube, filmed in 1972 California Jam. In the end of that video is a charming little guitar player... cute;o)

The precious stone, which inspired me to choose colors for my block... is a garnet.
The color scale of garnet is very large: red, yellow, brown, green. They occurs in almost all colors except blue. Out of those color shades I chose red ones...
and if you look the photo closer...
you'll notice I have used more than one background fabric.

The other reason why I decided to make my block 'look like' a garnet...
... was that I read it's name is the most likely derived from the Latin word granatus (=grain), which also refers to the typical structure of the garnet.
I think Jill's block remind me of grain too...

Do you want to know something about garnet's power stone features?
Garnet is said to increase the health, loyalty, imagination and balance the flow of energy. It is also said to protect the bad dreams.
... so if you have a garnet you can... take (it) easy... even at night...

1. Emerald, 2. Ruby, 3. Amethyst, 4. Yellow diamond,
5. Alexandrite, 6. Peridot, 7. Amethyst and 8. Garnet.
Hui, millainen sillisalaatti -työ tulossa!

I'm not sure... at all...
if I'll piece these blocks together, when all twelve blocks will be sewed...
Jill is making a beautiful quilt top with her Take it Easy -block.
... of course another possibility is to change the colors / fabrics of some blocks...

"We may lose and we may win though 

we will never be here again...

... so take it easy..."

Happy Easy Week!!!

PS. I 'finally' got ready (= sewed by hand the lace onto) the 'Gentle Art' -tablecloth.