Today...

... we have a party!

 ... and we would like to have fun with you!!!

... and...

We want to send you this Tilda's Atelier book, if you want it... comment on this tale.
And we would be extremely happy, if YOU truly ARE our follower / reader;o)

The book is not the latest Tilda... it's published in 2011.

The reason why we give it away is, that we have two version of this Tilda book: one written in Finnish, the other written in Norwegian.

We will post you the latter version = written in Norwegian!

The book has clear pictures and instructions, which helps you to sew these lovely Tilda projects!

... even if you do not know any Norwegian...

Inside the book is... Tilda and cake angels, animals (kakadu, giraffe, elephant), pillows, small things for decorations (roses, butterflies) and many other colorful projects. There is 152 pages full of Tilda fun!!!

The patterns are 1:1, so you don't have to enlarge anything... just draw patterns and you are ready to sew your Tilda sweets...

I think Fenix will play with his silver magic balls and will draw a lucky winner of Tilda's Atelier

on Sunday, February 23.

So you have a week time to comment...

and we need at least four comments!!!!

WHY?

Because our magic ball competition winner is not the best... nor the second or even not the third!!!

Our winner is the fourth in the race!

Eli nyt ei sitten parit sekunnit, eikä sekunnin kymmenyksetkään, estä sinua saamasta palkintoa;o)

Purrr!!! LOOK what I found! Satu, this box is just purr-fect size for me!!!

Oh, here's only me and you! 

In television... there must be a very interesting skiing, because Satu is not nearby..

Purr-fect, then I can tell you a very, VERY big secret! Tilda book is not the only thing, which you'll find in your box!

SO now it's your time to comment:

Purr... What shall I ask? Purr...

- What do you think is the best thing in our adventures in quilty world?

- Do you like to see more quilty tips in Finnish... or in Satu's English?

- Would you like to join some kind of quilt along with us in this summer... or later in this autumn?

- Or do you want to only congratulate me? Purr???

PUURR!!! Satu is coming... I post this before she is here... purrr....

Good luck to you... in our purr-game!!!!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Sew Kitschy: Cookie Jar

A short tale of Sew Kitschy in February

After a long time it was a wonderful feeling to sew some backstitches - - - by hand.

Kristy didn't give us the pattern of embroidered word 'Cookies'... so I think it's a voluntary part in this block.

It was quite challenging to sew the jar of this wavy stripe fabric. I was trying to target the dashed lines, but I did not quite managed to do it. One problem was that I have only a layer cake piece of it - - - a 10" x 10" piece of fabric.

The lid of the jar annoys me a little bit... it looks little bit heavy. Maybe I should have sew the lower... or upper strip of red solid fabric...??

It's easy to replace... later... if I want to!

Happy Sewing Sunday!

Mother's Day - Aurifil Designer 2014

Aurifil's February designer is Amy Gibson. Her block is called 'Mother's Day', because... 

"it looks like a pretty flower arrangement- just the kind of sweetness I want to send to my mom, both on Mother’s Day and every day..." (quote from Aurifil's blog)

I didn't find Lapland girl's hat last month... and because we have had a real winter weather... we had to come up with something warm to her, that she would not get the flu during the photographing. We took photos on the snow ;o)

Because the Olympic games will start this week, I think the most proper accessory to her is this woolen knitted hat. What do you think of her style? Is she ready for the Olympics?

Like Amy, also I want to give flowers to my mother on Mother's Day and every day, so I chose plenty of red roses in her basket... of course with some sewing notions.

 

It seems, that some kind of theme - a red thread - is shaping up this year's Aurifil BOMs.

Do you find a possible theme?

Auts! Pins can be quite sharp...

HUOM! Kun ompelet kahden kolmion neliöitä tätä blokkia varten niin annetut mitat ovat todella tarkat! Ainakaan minulle ei jäänyt trimmattavaa Amyn mitoilla, kuten hän ohjeessa taitaa mainitakin Minä piirsin ommelviivat ja ompelin niiden sisäpuolelta, siltikään en trimmannut juuri mitään pois. Lisäksi blokistani tuli muutama milli liian pieni, 1/8" alle 12" x 12".

Happy first week of February!!!

CWD: Nurse

I had few weeks time to think about how to sew the next Civil War Diary quilt block.

I ended up with two options:

 a foundation piecing... or I'll try to cut the pieces of star points with the Tri - Recs Tools.

I took a calculated risk...

... and I cut the star point units with the Tri - Recs. 

The outer star points are clearly 2 1/2" wide... but the inner star points are about 1 3/16" or 3 cm wide. So I can not guarantee you a certain dimensions.

Before I started...

 I was mentally very well prepared to sew this block more than one time today;o)

After few resewn seams... and few trimmings...

Furthermore the tiny pieces were hard to handle, because my fingers are rough due the cold weather. Funny, do I need a nurse;o)

I had this 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" star! Is this working?... 

Ok! I think there is much more wonky patches in this quilt, when all the blocks are done. 

So keep on sewing, Satu!

The rest of the stitches were easy...

and only in two hour I had the whole...

block #98. Nurse

completed.

I like it! The star in the middle doesn't bother me at all... actually it looks quite nice, because it's a bit wonky;o). Also I do not regret that I chose more fabrics for the block than there is in the book. And this time it happened that the block looks more beautiful in the photo than in the nature!

In February, 1863. Susie King Taylor wrote in her diary: Several cases of varioloid broke out among the boys, which caused some anxiety in camp. Edward Davis, of Company E had it very badly. He was put into a tent apart from the rest of the men, and only the doctor and camp steward were allowed to see or attend him; but I went to see this man every day and nursed him. (quote from Civil War Diary Quilt written by Rosemary Youngs)

Nurse block was my last CWD block with the date in February... so we'll see the next time in March... and it'll be a really easy - block #100 Regiment Landed!

But I'll tell you many another stories before that;o)

See you!!!

Kirja ja tarina siitä: Quilty Fun

Tilkunviilaajan kirja-arvostelujen innoittamana ja rohkaisemana esittelen tänään tarkemmin

Lori Holtin Quilty Fun -kirjan.

Kirja pohjautuu Lorin muutama vuosi sitten blogissaan (Bee in My Bonnet) pitämään ompeluryhmään, jossa ommeltiin peitto rivi kerrallaan (Row Along Quilt). Kirjassa on kaikki blokit, jotka tehtiin myös Row Along:ssa. Niiden lisäksi Lori on suunnitellut 10 erilaista tilkkutyötä, joissa käytetään samoja blokkeja.

Mukana on isompia ja pienempiä töitä: tyynyjä, pöytäliinoja, eri kokoisia sylipeittoja.

Kirjan ohjeet ovat selkeät ja yksityiskohtaiset, joiden avulla myös aloitteleva tilkkuilija pärjää. Kuvitus on Lorin tapaan raikkaan värikäs - synkinkin talvipäivä kirkastuu, vaikka vain katselee kuvia.

Kaikki monimutkaiseltakin näyttävät blokit tehdään yksinkertaisesti mittojen mukaan leikkaamalla. Ei tarvita mallineita tai paperiompelua! Keep it simple!

Lori ompelee blokit käyttäen Easy Corner Triangle -tapaa, jossa ikävien kolmiomuotojen kanssa taistelun voi unohtaa. Tosin kangasta kuluu hieman enemmän, mutta pienempiäkin kolmioita voi joskus hyödyntää esim. tilkkupitsoja tehdessä;o)

Tällä viikolla niitä kerääntyi taas muutama varastoon...

... nimittäin Quilty Fun Sew Along:ssa oli vuorossa hunajakennojen (Honeycomb) ompelu. Onneksi niitä ei tähän työhön tarvita kuin 23 kappaletta... ylemmässä kuvassa olevaan mehiläispeittoon niitä tarvittaisiin 432 kappaletta... huh!

Ainiin, lupasinko arvioita?

Mielestäni:

- kirja viihdyttää raikkaana 116 sivuisena katselukirjanakin

- tuumamittaiset ohjeet ovat selkeät, ehkä kokeneemmalle tilkkuilijalle liiankin yksityiskohtaiset

- kierrevihkorakenne helpottaa kirjan käyttöä, ja varmasti pidentää sen ikää kovassakin käytössä

- englanninkielinen, mutta mm. kankaiden leikkuuohjeet koottu kätevästi helppolukuisiin taulukoihin, jotka yhdistetty kirjainkoodeilla ompeluohjeisiin

- kirjan työt inspiroivat suunnittelemaan omia tilkkutöitä ja... vaikkapa omaa Ommellaan yhdessä -juttua

* tykkään;o)

Huomaatteko, täällä valmistaudutaan jo talvisempaan? helmikuuhun...

Ihanaa helmikuuta tilkkuystävät!

AYOS: Jersey Girl

I don't know, what is it... but this quilt is quite impossible to photograph without Fenix on it. Maybe it's those red patches... I have noticed that Fenix loves everything, which is red or orange-red... 

Does cat understand colors? Or does it feels the warmth of them?

There's the fabrics, which I used: Basic Grey's Jovial - mainly I used all reds and greens, some blues of two charm packs, few red pieces from those two fabrics.

I have already found the backing and binding fabrics too;o)...

... and designed a quilting pattern.

So this quilt doesn't increase the height of my UFO pile!!!

And I mean it! 

What do you think... am I on the right track?

 I had to put (not yet totally completed) Jersey Girl on the wall... outside (too cold for Fenix)... so I can post it to the Schnibbles parade. Remember to visit at Sinta Renee or Sherri, where you'll see many other lovely Jersey Girl -quilts!

See you!!!