Going on Here...

... something!

The approaching festive season has caused more than a mountain of wool socks growth here...

(perhaps a word mountain was a bit of an exaggeration)

... but we have seen several different kind of flying things. 

Isn't that a clear proof of festive season is coming...

 ... if we had seen an angel or two here?

We have also seen birds both inside and outside of the house...

... and would you ever believe we have something finished to show you today!!!! TADAA!!!

Fenix, could you move a little bit, that I can take a picture!.... (After a while...) Do you hear me, Fenix? Move yourself... a little bit...... PLEEEEASE!!!

 Can't you see, Satu, I'm all too purr-purr -busy NOW! There's a lot of flying birds on the backyard!!! Purr-purr! What a sight!!!

Oh well, really a hopeless case THAT cat!

AFTER several hours I finally got the picture taken WITHOUT Fenix...

So here it is... our newest tablerunner, which was an UFO! Did you saw a word was?

 I started this table runner in October 2011... sandwiched it in the next year and finally quilted and even binded it yesterday:o)

Table runner's measurements are 

34 cm width & 89 cm length.

The pattern is 'Black Bird's Pumpkin Patch' by Waltzing with Bears. I'm not sure, if it is available anymore... I remember, that I purchased it from Norway, from Lappemor.

 I'm more or less satisfied with it. The 'only' thing, which irritates me is that I didn't noticed in time that I had sewn a thin black border around unevenly... krrr! Now the binding looks very uneven, although it is not. Oh, and then... I quilted it maybe too densely... and...

Puurr-pur -well-well-well! What's happening in here, Satu?

Oh, nothing... you'll get your table runner back for a bird watching, if you like;o)

Next time we'll show you, what I did when Fenix earlier was watching birds...

Happy Sunday to YOU!!!!

Huggermugger...

.. not quite, but as you can see, in a sewing room my working has not been well-organized.  There is several different projects going on... may I say all too many...

I don't know why, but I just can't decide, which one of the progressing work is the most important. Isn't it peculiar?

Maybe the reason is that I "HAVE" to knit those socks!!!

But there is also a huge hugger-mugger on the upper shelf...

Well, at least I sewed the two last blocks of Virtual Quilting Bee. I even surprised myself, because I sewed them all and in schedule ;o) BRAVO me!!!

Virtual Quilting Bee blocks #15 and #16.

The blocks passed also the inspection of Fenix... huh!
Now I have to think about the layout...

... actually I have already cut the pieces for extra star blocks. I need ten star blocks more... therefore I really have one idea of the layout.. but that idea means that this top is not ready yet... there is still muuuuch work!

Hopefully THAT doesn't mean that I won't ever finish this quilt either.

I wish I would have a better ability to organize my quilting hobby...

... or maybe I only prefer on the way than arrive...

Oh, what nonsense I'm talking again.... where the needles are?

I wish you a SUPERlovely Sunday!!!

Stairway

Once again... it's that time of the month that we know, who is the designer of Aurifil's BOM.

In October she is Allison Harris from CluckCluckSew! I have followed her blog for a while and I like her fresh, simple and modern quilting style!!!

Her block's name is 'Stairway'... maybe you already guessed it... that a rock and roll song, which inspired her is Led Zeppelin's 'Stairway to Heaven'.
Oh, Robert! He is so... hmm... young in that video-clip!!!

It is a few years since the last time I heard that song... and listened my collection-cd of Led Zeppelin. I think I must tell you the reason why I haven't listened it... Because it rises all too much memories of my youth and of my friends (especially one) at the 80's. Then we all were young and happy(?)... but afterwards those memories turned not so golden... or actually THOSE memories remained the same...  but memories, which were related to that person blackened after two decades... and it felt that I should forget all, which reminds me of him including a wonderful music of Led Zeppelin!!!
That's life, why should I forget? Life is always filled with joys and sorrows!
Oh, this tale turned very personal outpouring... I didn't mean to... 
BUT isn't the main thing in quilting that we store our memories to our quilts!!!
So I better go and search for a fine precious stone (= a color theme) for my next Aurifil block;o)

... There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold ...

Tadaa, I found it!
I'm gonna introduce to you a watermelon tourmaline!!

Before this week... or block... I hadn't heard of any tourmaline (suomeksi turmaliini). It's a prized jewel. Tourmaline occurs in more shades than any other stone, from pale yellow to black. It's bright and colorful varieties are being used gems. Tourmaline facilitates the fatigue and anemia, as well as it increases the success and love. Hmm... Psychologically it helps to understand themselves and others...
I think a watermelon tourmaline block is an excellent addition to my precious stone quilt;o) 

... When we all are one and one is all
To be a rock and not to roll...

.. and from now on I'm gonna listen LedZ more often;o)

Happy weekEND to you!!!

Mercerie - Part 2

No, it is not yet done, but a top of it is finished...

 and I can post it to the Vintage Schnibbles parade. Now it's time to decide how to quilt it... you know, to me it is the hardest part of a patchwork process...

Fenix has already done his part of this job properly...

... he has inspected the quality and he has chose a binding fabric.

Well done, Fenix!

Maybe I'll get some quilting tips tomorrow, 

when I'll go and watch the parades at Sherri and Sinta Renee.

I wish you a creative week!

Sukkamysteeri...

... on ratkennut!

Oikeastaan tepastelin jo viime sunnuntaina uudella sukalla:o)

Siinä se on... Phyllodium -sukka!

 Tämä sukka saa kyllä parin, tykkään! Toinen sukka on jo kiilakavennusvaiheessa.

Joten kolmas kerta todellakin sanoi toden tällä kertaa ;o)

Mysteerisukan myötä opin tekemään uudenlaisen kantapäänkin... ranskalaisen kantapään (?). Se neulotaan samalla tavoin kuin perinteinen vahvistettu kantapää, mutta nyt oikealla puolella neulotaan sekä nostetaan silmukat nurin, nurjalla puolella ne neulotaan oikein.

Lisäksi en ole koskaan aikaisemmin neulonut oikeaan neuletyöhön resoria siten, että oikea silmukka neulotaan kiertäen takareunasta. Joskus opiskeluaikoina vuonna 1ja2 neuloin niitä joihinkin mallitilkkuihin. En muistanutkaan kuinka siistin resorin sillä tavoin saa aikaiseksi! Tykkään!!

Lankani on merinovillainen Novita Wool (väri 604, vintage = ei enää tuotannossa)

ja kilkuttelen sitä 2.5 puikoilla.

Jos ihastuit Mia Heikkisen Phyllodium -malliin, kuten minä, sen ohjeen löydät Ravelrysta 

(ohje suomenkielinen ja ilmainen lokakuun loppuun).

En kyllä kadu hetkeäkään, että tuhersin ja purin alussa tämän mallin kanssa! Näitä teen vielä useamman parin (oho, tulikohan TAAS luvattua liikaa!?!) elämäni aikana;o)

Muita sukkasatoon kerättyjä ihanuuksia voit käydä ihastelemassa Sukkasadon alablogeissa: Perunalaari (siellä minunkin uusimmat valmiit), Heinälato ja Hillokellari.

Kilkuttelemisiin!!!

Purr-purr...

... finally something to be purr - inspected!

 Yesterday the fourth 2013 Designer Mystery BOM block kit came and I sewed it immediately!

It's fabulous! The first three blocks are different kind of baskets... 

block #1 Strawberry Picking, block #2 Bows & Baskets.

  I remember that I had not yet showed you the third block...

... so here it is with the newest one;o)

I like these 'Avalon' fabrics more and more every day!

The last project of Stitch-A-long 2013 is a Needle Book. It's Anni Downs' pattern from her Some Kind of Wonderful book.

I made few tiny alterations... again. And it's green;o)... so it fits well with the sewing case.

Hei, this is Purr-fect, but only little too small...

I know Fenix, you don't have to remind me...

... really I have a little bit bad conscience, because I have those two previous Designer Mystery BOMs still unfinished... but all on time!

Nowadays almost all my crafty time is filled with socks... so all on time, Fenix, all on time;o)

We wish you a creative weekend!!!

Sukkasatouutisia...

... ylähyllyllä lankakaaos...

... olen "nostanut" vasta kaksi sukkaparia Perunalaariin: 

Rosamundat ja Blue Kongot.

Mysteerisukat olen aloittanut jo kolmesti uudestaan...

Ensimmäisiä neuloin liian ohuesta langasta... olisi tullut lasten kokoa n. 10 -vuotiaalle. Tällä hetkellä minulla ei ole tarvetta sen kokoisille...

Toisella kertaa tein sukkia hieman paksummasta langasta, mutta - fiksuuksissani - vähensin 4 s mallista, ettei sukista tulisi liian suuria. Tavoitteeni on tehdä 38 kokoiset...

MUTTA jokin edelleen mysteerin varressa tökki. Varren kuvioneule ei näyttänyt mukavalta, kun kokeilin sitä omaan jalkaan.

... ja kun kolmas vihje viime sunnuntaina julkaistiin, päätin aloittaa vielä kerran! Paksummalla langalla ihan ohjeen mukaan... Nyt saa todellakin kolmas kerta sanoa toden...

Niin... mitä sitten kuuluukaan kärjestä aloitetulle sukalle?

Ainakaan NYT HETI tämä sukka ei saa paria itselleen...

Syitä mm. 

- elämäni ensimmäinen tiimalasikantapää ei onnistunut... ainakaan toivomallani tavalla...

- sukan mitat ihan päin prinkkalaa... krr!... 

- sukan suu lörpöttää... vaikka ei lörpötäkään silloin, kun se on jalassa...

Kuulostaapa kauhealta viilaamiselta, mutta... sukka ei vaan miellytä tekijäänsä :o/

Onneksi lankojen värityksistä saa lohtua ja tarvittavaa kannustusta;o)

Kilkuttelemisiin!!!