Tuesday, August 31, 2010

My new quilt and OPAM report

Time flies, and suddenly we have to welcome Autumn here. The leaves are changing colors and they've already started to fall from the trees. I like the Autumn because of the colors, and it's cozy to light lots of candles around me in the evenings. It's a bit cold and it's raining a lot, but that means I can spend more time in my sewing room from now on and not feeling guilty about staying inside more :o)

I've been sewing just a little bit, and I've got only one finish for August OPAM. But I finished my secret quilt, and I'm working on the quilting now :o)


I cannot make up my mind about the quilting, so I can make the cubes stand out as much as possible. but I am quilting in the ditch along the light areas now, and we'll see what I decide for the rest. I haven't used any pattern, so I just designed it myself using the 60 degree ruler.
The quilt is made from fabrics I've already got in my stash, so it feels great to do some stash busting :o) It also have a scrappy look, and I love that!
The quilt will be used to teach a class later this Autumn, and when the class is over the quilt will be delivered to it's new ower, my oldest son. Finally he will get his first quilt!!!

Remember the cupboard me and Hubby worked on earlier this Summer? We finished the painting a while ago, and he also changed the glasses in the doors, with some that looks a bit old and they remind me of quilt blocks ;o) Nice :o)

Guess I'll have to get back to the quilting again :o)

Wish you all a great and creative week,
Laila

6 comments:

Gail said...

Hi Laila , looks like you have been busy, I love your quilt and the dresser looks fabulous all in white!!

siv hege said...

The quilt looks great, and the cupboard adorable. It takes a lot of work to achieve a good result. Well done!

Sølvis blog said...

Skapet ble kjempefint. Kan jeg bare komme med ett jeg skulle ha shina opp?

Cattinka said...

Hei Laila,
your quilt is sooooo nice. I envy you for knowing how to make without a pattern!
And I also like your cabinet, it is amazing what a bit of paint can do to old furniture, it is a treasure now.
KATRIN W.

Darcie said...

Your cabinet looks amazing! Well done, you two! ;-)

Hugs!

Sharon said...

I love your tumbling blocks... I have started in a small way to do some myself... Part of me just likes the construction side of them a slow but meditative process... After see yours I am now itching to go through my stash and have ago myself...
Cheers
Sharon - Australia

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