Celtic Solstice - Part 2

This week we are driving down and up the hills of Ireland.

I must be careful not to drive too fast...

... because... if the concentration slacks, it's very easy to sew the pieces in the wrong direction.

That's why I scheduled my UP&Down hills -week like this:

- on Monday 100 neutral downhills

- on Tuesday 100 neutral uphills

- on Wednesday 100 yellow downhills

- on Thursday 100 yellow uphills

- on Friday sew 100+100 down-uphill -units together

;o) ... so

...on Friday I'm ready for clue #3!

... but before that I'll go and see the progress of other quilters, here.

Hugs, Smiles And Warm Fuzzy Feelings

to every one;o)

Good Vibrations!

Niin se - lähes - vuosi mennä tupsahti jonnekin...

... and it's time to say goodbye to 2013 Aurifil Designer BOM, snif!

December's designer is Pat Sloan, the hostess of this BOM. She was inspired by Beach Boys song 'Good Vibrations'... I think it's perfect name for this block... at least I get a good vibrations, when I see a star block ;o)... any kind of star!

I had many months ago decided that the last block's colors are chose after labradorite (known as spectrolite in Finland). WHY? Because it is the most mined precious stone in Finland and it has gained international fame as a beautiful, multi-colored color, gray to black. On the stone's surface can be seen the colors of the rainbow, mostly green and blue colors.

My weak point -

ok, one of my weak point - is those Basic Grey's Grunge fabrics, for the star points I used black Grunge. I don't know how well you see the shades of blue and grey on the fabric's surface... but I tried to imitate as well as possible the play of colors, just like they play on the surface of spectrolite. Hmmm... I would like to have a whole quilt made of these kind of blocks... a great block pattern and lovely colors! Unfortunately - or luckily - I don't have enough those fabrics...

By the way labradorite is known to calm your overactive mind and bring forth new ideas! ;o)

Now it's time to think about a layout of the blocks...

Here's the 'original' setting... maybe not a final... the colors are unbalanced.

... this needs a loooooong thought and a good cup of coffee;o)

Happy week!

2. Adventtina...

... ei paljoa ole tapahtunut, mut'...

... I prepared the pieces for Celtic Mystery, Part 2 and something really tiny...

Those HST units are only 1 cm x 1 cm!

At this moment I know that my plan didn't properly succeeded :-(

Peaceful Sunday Evening!

Hei! Nimeni on...

... Satu.

And I'm addicted to... fabrics, yarns, BOWs, BOMs... and nowadays all kind of quilts related alongs.

Elizabeth Hartmann's colorful and modern quilts has always fascinated me. She started a cat-themed quilt along on the first day of December. She makes it with an easy block-a-day (BOD) way. The quilt along continues through December 25.

I didn't hesitate much since I saw her 'colorful cat-themed quilt! We surely need that kind of quilt... hanging on our sewing room's wall!... Or what do you think, Fenix?

 I'm sorry Fenix, I haven't yet sewn a cat, which would be a orange-red cat. But soon...soon...

we are approaching shades of orange.

So today I confessed to you my newest addiction: the Cat Quilt-Along.

Thank you for listening to me!

Happy Saturday!

Hyvää Itsenäisyyspäivää!

Hui, noin vanhoja ollaan jo;o)

Waikka ilma ei olekaan iloinen

 - pimeää, vettä, tuulta, räntää - 

niin wietetään silti iloinen itsenäisyyspäivä!!!

Celtic Solstice - part 1.

As I yesterday showed you, I began a new Mystery with Bonnie from Quiltville.

The reason why I began it now...

- although I have other unfinished quilts and so on -

... was that I want to make a quilt, which reminds me of our journey in Ireland few years ago. I was there with my dear mother and we traveled around the island of Ireland with a bus. It was one of my many dreams to get there... and it happened!!! It was only a week... but it was a wonderful WEEK!!!!

I won't never ever forget it!!!

 Here is my color / fabric choices.

Bonnie is now

- first time? in her mystery history -

offering to us the mystery quilt in two size... 75" x 75" and 111" x 111".

I'm sewing the smaller one...

... so I'll need in total 188

these kind of background (orange / neutral) and side triangle (blue) units.

I have now sewn 47 units! ... tomorrow 35 more and day after tomorrow 35... and... on Friday I have them all sewed and I'm well prepared for the next clue ;o)

...
... but before that I'll go and see the progress of other quilters, here.

Hugs, Smiles And Warm Fuzzy Feelings

to every one;o)

1. Adventtina...

The first door of advent calender is opened...

eli ensimmäinen luukku Veikkauksen joulukalenterista raaputettu... 1000 euroa pukkaa, hih-hih!

... few things from my first Advent...

 ... a gorgeous decoration from Maria... I love it! It will find a nice place at our Christmas tree...

... It snowed - the first snow - last night, but at this moment it rains and the snow is melting...

... secret cross-stitches...

... pieces for Bonnie's new Mystery quilt, Celtic Solstice...

And there will be soon November's Schnibbles parade on Sinta Renee's and Sherri's blog...

'MORNING JOE'

I planned to sew my own version of 'Morning Joe'...

but it was only a plan in this month... again!

I got a lot of inspiration of Carrie's block pattern...

and I'm going to sew more of those blocks and...

I'm going to use some VERY tiny triangles - left overs from other works -  to make season greetings cards!

... oh dear, many going to -phrases... again;o)

To everyone...

Hauskaa ensimmäistä adventtia!!!