Showing posts with label Easter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Easter. Show all posts

Thursday, April 10, 2014

An Easter surprise.....

Last night was our first surprise quilt evening. On these days, the group gets a list of items to bring and I have a surprise project for them to start. Sometimes it is a quick and simple project and other times a little more involved as this surprise was. They all came in and took a place at the tables. Then the surprise was revealed.....

Gisteren was ons verrassingsavond bij de quilt groep. De dames krijgen een lijst met benodigdheden om mee te nemen. Soms is het project klein en snel te make en soms wat groter. Als iedereen zat aan tafel was het spannend moment...het project was...een paasquilt!

A little Easter quilt!

The quilt is based on a sweet little design I saw in an Anna magazine. What I liked about this one is that each person can play with the elements in the design to create something for themselves. It is done on a piece of linen using the addition of ricrac, ribbons and buttons. The "brick" borders are added and it can be quilted. Can you find the little butterfly that I quilted in mine?

Mieke and I had spent a quilt weekend at Cranberry Cottage. It was there that she bought the magazine and I changed my plans for our surprise evening to do this. Mieke made a sample quilt along with me and hers was also ready to show (see photo below).

De quilt is gebaseerd op een idee uit de Anna. Wat leuk is ... elke persoon kan hun eigen creatie er van maken. Borduur je met hulp van borduurgaren, zigzagband, organzaband en knoopjes een paas-tafereeltje. Naai twee rijen "steentjes" er om heen en quilt het door. Zie je de vlinder in mijn quiltwerk?

Mieke en ik hebben een quilt weekend in Cranberry Cottage gehad waar zij de Anna hadden gekocht. Daar krijg ik het idee om een quilt van deze ontwerp te maken. Zij heeft samen met mij een voorbeeld al gemaakt voor de quiltavond. Die zie je in de foto hieronder. 


The ladies were very quiet at times as they worked away with needle and thread. There are some really cute quilts that will be made over the next couple of weeks. I am excited to see them at our next meeting. 

Our group has grown once again. We welcomed 4 new members to the group last night. What a start for them to have this surprise project on their first night! Welcome to Ineke, Dinie, Hannie en Corrina. 

De dames waren af en toe stil van het werken met naald en draad. Ik kijk er naar uit om de quilts van hun te kunnen bewonderen bij de volgende quilavond. 

Ons groep is groter geworden. Wij hebben vier nieuwe dames erbij en wat een spannend avond om te beginnen! Welkom Ineke, Dinie, Hannie en Corrina. 


It is not too late to start something small for Easter. This little quilt works up very fast and is the perfect addition to an Easter display. 

Het is nooit te laat om te beginnen met een kleine quilt voor de Pasen. Deze was snel af en leuk om de paassfeer in huis te brengen. 

Heidi

Monday, March 25, 2013

A dozen Easter eggs.....

Yesterday evening I crocheted a dozen Easter eggs for my tree. I happened upon this pattern on Scraponique's blog when I found adorable egg cozies on the same blog. Since I already had a pink yarn out as I am making crochet cherry blossoms, I decided to put them aside and make some eggs instead...


My white lit branches are my Easter tree again this year but in a very different way. They are on top of my hutch and hanging over so the egg ornaments hang free.


The antiqued white metal eggs are ones I have been using for the last few years but the pink crochet eggs work really well with them, don't you think? It is a soft look that makes me think of spring.

Speaking of spring...where is it? It is cold here in Holland with a biting east wind.


Are you making any fun and easy things for Easter this year?

Heidi

Friday, March 22, 2013

Bunny hop!

Every once in a while, I plan a surprise evening for the quilt group. March was our first surprise evening for this year. I had decided to spread my love of making bowl fillers by coming up with this project...


The felt, beads for bunny eyes, ribbon for bunnies and patterns were included in their evening. They were supposed to bring a pair of scissors and needle along with any ribbons, buttons, trims and laces they had. Each time I plan a surprise, it is always an exciting moment for me to see if the group is going to like the surprise. They all happily set to work...


I really had fun making these and hope all the ladies did too. Each will have a cute Easter display this year. I am going to cut out a few more eggs to make this weekend as these are really quick and fun to make...


Heidi