a travel sewing kit

As I don't seem to get much sewing doen lately unless it's for someone else - I did these  as a present ...



a tiny pin cushion and a needle book and a reasonably sized pouch to carry it along with some scissors and some thread ..

Löni

Placemats for a Friend

It's awlays sad how fast you loose contact with friends if you move away ... well I managed to stay in a lively contact with a friend in Leipzigby sending old fashioned mail ...

And even though I was terribly busy before Christmas I managed to send some presents her way ...

and even though I'm sure she's not reading this blog - I thought it better not to post them before Christmas ...

Löni

birthday month

Well not this month but next month - and not my birthday but my mom's and one of my best friends'

My mom is her usual grumpy "I don't really need anything"-self. So I have to think of something. Maybe place mats ... and a few knitted or crocheted dish clothes ...But what sort of placemats? patchwork? but will the glasses wobble on the seams? what kind of batting? how densely quilted? whole cloth? ... they will have to survive a lot of washing ..

My friend on the other hand is absolutely shameless about asking me for presents. I can't remember a Christmas or a birthday where she didn't have an item on her list that apparently only I can do...

This year for November 16th it's going to be a triangle shawl - she even picked the pattern (thankfully one of the easier ones) of the possibilities I send her ... you have to love e-mail and picture attachments.

All in all I like the second kind of  birthday kid - gives me more time to actually work on the present as I don't have to spend that much on thinking about what kind of present to make...

Löni

back home

Sadly my holidays are over - but there was a great compensation waiting for me when I got home. My July Doll Quilt from Miki.

And a lovely unexpected Birthday present from Leona from Leona's Quilting Adventure, some great fabric some needles for appliquée and a needle card (if that is an actual word).

Leo

The usual suspects that I link to

Happy Birthday to me

I passed the point where you impatiently wait to turn "older" some years ago - since then it's a steady decline .. uhh already a year older again?!? Grandma asking if it wouldn't be time now for some more great-grandchildren, Mom hinting she wouldn't mind becoming a grandma. My sister's unbelieving shockoed "ohhh sooooo old!" (I guess for a 12 year old I am).

from me to me (a measuring cup - I know not very extravagant)

But that's enough it's a day to celebrate - presents have been dripping in over the last days, some people make good use of "free delivery". I am away today - as I have been all weekend  (thank blogger for the scheduling of posts) for the yearly "Family meeting" that means all my cousins, aunts, uncles, great parents, various great cousins BBQing in one place.



Leo