Bloggers' BOM 8 en 9

Hierdie naweek was 'n heerlike tyd om naaldwerk te doen. Dit was koud en het gereën. Ek het 'n klein bietjie aan my groot projek gewerk, maar later besluit om eerder aan my kleiner projekte aandag te gee. Dus het ek my Bloggers' BOM materiale nader gesleep en blokke 8 en 9 voltooi.

This weekend was a wonderful time to do some sewing. It was cold and raining. I worked a little bit on my big project, but later decided to rather spend time on my smaller projects. So I pulled closer my Bloggers' BOM fabrics and completed blocks 8 and 9.

Blok 8 is aangebied deur Amy Lobsinger van Mrs. Schmenkmen Quilts.
Block 8 is from Amy Lobsinger over at Mrs. Schmenkmen Quilts.

Blok 9 is aangebied deur Cathy Underhill van Cabbage Quilts.
Block 9 is from Cathy Underhill at Cabbage Quilts.

Hier is al die blokke tot dusver voltooi. Ek begin alreeds die rand beplan, maar dit moet eers bietjie wag totdat die BOM klaar is... Indien ek my sin kry, gaan hierdie 'n snoesige skoot kwilt wees.

Here are all the blocks, as currently completed. I am already panning the border, but it must still wait a while untill the BOM is finished... If I get my way, this will be a lovely lap quilt.

Dis hoe ek die naweek deurgebring het. Wat het julle gedoen? Groete!

Ns. Daar is nog tyd oor om te stem by die Bloggers Kwiltfees op Amy's Creative Side. Gaan loer daar ek stem vir jul gunstelling kwilt!

This is how I spend my weekend. What did you do? Regards!

Ps. There is still time to vote at the Bloggers' Quilt Festival at Amy's Creative Side. Go take a look and vote for your favorite quilt!

Bloggers' Quilt Festival

Amy van Amy's Creative Side bied 'n Kwiltfees aan. Daar is, soos altyd, wonderlike en asemrowende kwilte om te sien en bewonder. Ek het besluit om my Raggedy Ann and Friends kwilt in te skryf.

Amy from Amy's Creative Side is hosting a Quilt Festival. There is, as always, lots of wonderful and inspiring quilts to see and admire. I decided to enter my Raggedy Ann and Friends quilt.

Vir diegene wat nie gereeld my blog lees nie, Raggedy Ann and Friends is 'n kwilt wat ontwerp en aangebied is as 'n BOM deur Kaaren Johnson van The Painted Quilt. Kaaren het haar kwilt in 'n "scrappy style" gemaak. My weergawe is gedoen in skakerings van bruin, om 'n sjokolade voorkoms te gee. Deur die BOM te volg, het daar 'n paar vriendskappe ontstaan, en het ek 'n paar nuwe tegnieke en patrone geleer.  Toe die BOM begin het, het ek skaars 2 jaar gekwilt, en was dus nog baie nuut in die wêreld van kwilte.

Die kwilt bestaan uit laswerk en borduurwerk. Dit is 197cm (77.5 inch) x 156cm (61.4 inch). Ek het dit met die naaldwerkmasjien gekwilt, deur reguitlyn-kwiltwerk metodes te gebruik. Die kwilt is in April 2012 voltooi.

For those not familiar to my blog, Raggedy Ann and Friends is a quilt designed and hosted as a BOM by Kaaren Johnson from The Painted Quilt. Kaaren made her quilt as a scrappy quilt. My version is made in shades of brown, to give it the chocolate look. By following the BOM, friendships were formed and I learned a few new techniques and patterns. At the time the BOM started, I  only quilted for 2 years, and was thus still very new in the quilting world.

The quilt consist of patchwork and embroidery. It measures 197cm (77.5 inch) x 156cm (61.4 inch). I machine quilted it, using straight line quilting methods. The quilt was finished in April 2012.

Hier is nog 'n paar foto's: / Here are a few more photos:

Vir meer kwilte en inspirasie, gaan na die Kwiltfees by Amy's Creative Side. Groete vir eers!

For more quilts and inspiration, go to the Quilt Festival over at Amy's Creative Side. Regards for now!

Vordering

Ek het uiteindelik bietjie tyd gemaak, en agter die naaldwerkmasjien ingeskuif. Die eerste ry van Boete 1 se kwilt is klaar. Ek kan nie dink waarom ek so lui is vir kwiltwerk nie, maar ek hoop om dit te oorwin. Hierdie kwilt is baie prent om te maak, en die stikwerk gaan redelik vinnig.

I finally made the time to move in behind the sewing machine. The first row of Brother 1's quilt is finished. I can't imagine why I am so lazy for quilting, but I hope to beat it soon enough. This quilt is quite fun to make, and the stitching does go rather quickly.

Die ry meet 152.5 cm (60") by 31.5 cm (12.40"). / The row measures at 152.5 cm (60") by 31.5 cm (12.40").

Nog net vier rye om te stik... Tot later! / Just four more rows to go... Until later!

Te oulik vir woorde!

Ek het vandag op hierdie oulike Rooikappie-pop afgekom. Dit het my nie baie lank geneem om "haar" te koop nie. Maar, "sy" het 'n interessante verrassing...

I came across this cute Red Riding Hood doll today. It didn't take me very long to buy "her". But, "she" has a very interesting secret...

...want as jy haar omdraai en haar rokkie omdop, dan kry jy vir Ouma...

...because if you turn her around and pull the dress over her head, you get Grandma...

...en as jy Ouma se kappie oortrek, dan kry jy die Wolf (in Ouma se klere) met tande en al!

...and if you pull Grandma's hood over her head, you get the Wolf (in Grandma's cloths) with teeth and all!

Hmm, waar dink julle sal die houtkapper dan nou wees? Ek is baie lus om nog een te gaan koop, sommer net omdat dit oulik is.

Hmm, where do you think the lumberjack is? I am tempted to go and buy another one, just because it is so cute.

Groete / Regards

Nie veel gedoen...

Sedert ek Boetie 1 se kwilt gesny het, het ek nie veel daaraan of aan enige ander projek gewerk nie. Dink ek het iewers langs die pad bietjie lui geraak. Ek was steeds nie tevrede met die grootte nie en het nog 'n ry bygesit. Drie van 25 blokke is darem al gestik. 'n Mens kan nie glo hoe die blok krimp wanneer jy dit gestik het nie!

Groete!

Since I cut the fabrics for Brother 1's quilt, I haven't done much. I think I got lazy somewhere along the line. I still wasn't satisfied with the size, so I added another row. At least 3 of 25 blocks are sewn. One can't believe the shrinkage when a block is sewn!

Regards!