... to spot animals in the wild. No, this tame little bear belongs to our latest Christmas project, 'Bearly a Glimpse' by McKenna Ryan. Our first and last pattern by her... way too detailed. 
See how well the quilt fits the wall paper in the bedroom. G.
A birthday requires a purple and pink Barbie cake. I was so happy to discover Wilton icing products in a shop in Amsterdam! The icing is so much better to work with and tastes so great! G.
Little Miss T. has her quilt for quite some time now, but I haven't hung it out for a formal picture yet. A week or so after M. finished the quilt she added a pillowcase in purple to go with the quilt (at special request of Little Miss T. of course). G.
Works in Progress...
Masterpieces completed...
Postman arrived this morning bearing gifts. A new cookbook, a present for Little Miss T. and some needlecraft goodies from the Silver Needle.
Went to Katwijk last Saturday with my sister and her family. Especially enjoyed the launch of the 'Ameland' rescue boat - check out the horses. First pictures on our blog with my new camera.
Watch the determination on my niece's face. No fire in sight, only people ducking for cover.
Haven't we been busy gathering fabric for our Civil War quilt! There isn't a quiltshop in the Netherlands that we haven't plundered! Even the batik-queen in de Rijp had an addition to our stash! We should be able to make a great start with these! G.
Last night M. and I did a workshop jewelry making. I wanted to make a necklace to go with my evening dress. It wasn't easy to crochet the beads together, but I'm very happy with the result. Going through the beads-shop was like being in a candystore. You just wanted to use everything in your work! M. made a gorgeous bracelet. My only other comment is: when can we go again, please please please.... G.
No quilt progress after I finished Little Miss T 's quilt and pillow case. Started 2 new cross stitch projects. Seasonal Blessings for Little Miss T and Angel of Love. Not a lot to show for now.
Visited Irma's Sampler last week (bought some reproduction fabrics) and one of the ladies told me she allowed herself to start as many projects as she liked as long as she had 3 finishes per year - and yes even a single potholder qualifies as 1.
Lovely quilt pattern on a church floor in Petra, Jordan. The keeper of the church started waving frantically at me when I started to take pictures. I thought he was about to throw me out, but turned out he only wanted to water the floor to bring out the patterns even more. Bless him.
Pictures of our trip to Twentsewelle - quilt exhibit in the Enschede museum. Lovely quilts. 
