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My quilt for the Quilt Festival in Wilwerwiltz (Luxembourg) is...

Fernande M. posted an article on - Feb 8, 2012, 2:06 pm
My quilt for the Quilt Festival in Wilwerwiltz (Luxembourg) is finished. I will show you some details, can show you the entire quilt only after this exhibition. All the stones and monuments are embroydered freehand on a piece of fabric with batting fused behind. Then I cut out all the pieces , fused...
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I'm a member of some german-speaking yahoo quilting groups and...

Fernande M. posted an article on - Feb 8, 2012, 1:58 pm
I'm a member of some german-speaking yahoo quilting groups and today a member of the group "Patchwork leicht gemacht" told us about her idea to recycle all the old ties she had collected. Heidi cut the ties and made small little bags out of them. I had to give it a try, here you can see the results....
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it was an ugly tie....... but the result is cute..

Fernande M. posted an article on - Feb 8, 2012, 1:52 pm
it was an ugly tie....... but the result is cute..
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Top, waiting to be quilted :-)

Fernande M. posted an article on - Feb 8, 2012, 1:49 pm
Top, waiting to be quilted :-)
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Today I sewed another little bag with fabric from a...

Fernande M. posted an article on - Feb 8, 2012, 1:48 pm
Today I sewed another little bag with fabric from a tie....
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Workshop

Fernande M. posted an article on - Oct 20, 2011, 5:32 pm
I had a free-hand quilting workshop in one of the most beautiful regions of our country "Kiischpelt". Here you can see the first steps on the sewing machines after 1 hour designing and trying on paper.
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adjusting the sewing machines....

Fernande M. posted an article on - Oct 20, 2011, 5:27 pm
adjusting the sewing machines....
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I had soooo talented students, look at these results after...

Fernande M. posted an article on - Oct 20, 2011, 5:25 pm
I had soooo talented students, look at these results after 1-2 hours 
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looks great, doesn't it?

Fernande M. posted an article on - Oct 20, 2011, 5:23 pm
looks great, doesn't it?
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embellishing with felt....

Fernande M. posted an article on - Oct 20, 2011, 5:20 pm
embellishing with felt....
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highly concentrated.....

Fernande M. posted an article on - Oct 20, 2011, 5:16 pm
highly concentrated.....
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very busy with her second piece of art....

Fernande M. posted an article on - Oct 20, 2011, 5:14 pm
very busy with her second piece of art....
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ouff...I'm so tired..... ;-)))) I hope they all enjoyed this...

Fernande M. posted an article on - Oct 20, 2011, 5:13 pm
ouff...I'm so tired..... ;-)))) I hope they all enjoyed this workshop like I did!
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Treasure hunt, the second....

Fernande M. posted an article on - Oct 17, 2011, 8:11 am
My neighbour still finds treasures in her mother's house.... and that makes me happy!!! :-)
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inside the big box was another small box.....

Fernande M. posted an article on - Oct 17, 2011, 8:08 am
inside the big box was another small box.....
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the content of the small box...a little book in German:...

Fernande M. posted an article on - Oct 17, 2011, 8:06 am
the content of the small box...a little book in German: Enzyklopädie der weiblichen Handarbeiten :-))
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inside of the book.....

Fernande M. posted an article on - Oct 17, 2011, 8:04 am
inside of the book.....
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Treasures

Fernande M. posted an article on - Oct 10, 2011, 6:17 pm
I have to show you the treasures I got this morning from my neighbour, they sold her mother's house and found a lot of fabrics and this buttons..... beautiful :-)
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sorry, the pic isn't very good, but the buttons are...

Fernande M. posted an article on - Oct 10, 2011, 6:14 pm
sorry, the pic isn't very good, but the buttons are sooo tiny
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very small 1/4"

Fernande M. posted an article on - Oct 10, 2011, 6:13 pm
very small 1/4"
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does anybody know this sort of buttons? see the next ...

Fernande M. posted an article on - Oct 10, 2011, 6:11 pm
does anybody know this sort of buttons? see the next  pic, and how they could be used?
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and... silk threads on wooden bobbins :-)

Fernande M. posted an article on - Oct 10, 2011, 6:07 pm
and... silk threads on wooden bobbins :-)
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That's my project for the moment, a black and white...

Fernande M. posted an article on - Oct 10, 2011, 6:06 pm
That's my project for the moment, a black and white uneven log-cabin, (will be a christmas gift for DH)
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Buddy

Fernande M. posted an article on - Oct 2, 2011, 6:09 am
Searching for other photos I found this pics from Buddy on my PC... Here you can see her on her favourite place, with paws in the water! :-)
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Impressions from Switzerland

Fernande M. posted an article on - Oct 2, 2011, 5:51 am
Some pics of our week in St Moritz, Switzerland... enjoy :-)
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Bernina-pass, black and white lake

Fernande M. posted an article on - Oct 2, 2011, 5:42 am
Bernina-pass, black and white lake
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my daughter's border-collie MIA :-)

Fernande M. posted an article on - Oct 2, 2011, 5:39 am
my daughter's border-collie MIA :-)
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mushrooms...

Fernande M. posted an article on - Oct 2, 2011, 5:37 am
mushrooms...
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BUDDY

Fernande M. posted an article on - Sep 17, 2011, 6:10 pm
18.06.2001 - 17.09.2011 We will miss you!!!
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PIVA St Moritz, Switzerland

Fernande M. posted an article on - Sep 8, 2011, 1:59 pm
Here I am again....Hotel Laudinella, St Moritz, Switzerland. A whole week of sewing. The theme this year for my class is old linen . It was a beautiful week with many lovely people, beautiful weather, super food...hmmm and the most beautiful countryside you can imagine!
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that's what I see every morning from the balcony of...

Fernande M. posted an article on - Sep 8, 2011, 1:55 pm
that's what I see every morning from the balcony of my room, fantastic!
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This nice lady is called Ursi and she organized every...

Fernande M. posted an article on - Sep 8, 2011, 1:53 pm
This nice lady is called Ursi and she organized every day another tour in the mountains surrounding St Moritz between 11.30 am and 3pm
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my first pieces sewn together. it's not easy to cut...

Fernande M. posted an article on - Sep 8, 2011, 1:50 pm
my first pieces sewn together. it's not easy to cut in this heirlooms......
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Antoinette and Sylvie...very concentrated ....

Fernande M. posted an article on - Sep 8, 2011, 1:48 pm
Antoinette and Sylvie...very concentrated ....
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The birth of a "white quilt" the first step is...

Fernande M. posted an article on - Sep 8, 2011, 1:46 pm
The birth of a "white quilt" the first step is done and Antoinette very happy with the result :-)
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early in the morning, everybody busy at work!

Fernande M. posted an article on - Sep 8, 2011, 1:43 pm
early in the morning, everybody busy at work!
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the first section of Antoinette's quilt (I will show you...

Fernande M. posted an article on - Sep 8, 2011, 1:41 pm
the first section of Antoinette's quilt (I will show you only pics of my quilt and the quilts of my 2 lux. friends because I forgot to ask the other students if I can show their work on my blog)
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the first section of my white quilt is done

Fernande M. posted an article on - Sep 8, 2011, 1:39 pm
the first section of my white quilt is done
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Antoinette, one of this 3 exotic luxemburgish people... :-)

Fernande M. posted an article on - Sep 8, 2011, 1:38 pm
Antoinette, one of this 3 exotic luxemburgish people... :-)
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Giveaway bei moments...

Fernande M. posted an article on - Jul 6, 2011, 1:19 pm
Liz Schaffner has a beautiful giveaway on her blog moments for her 50th birthday.
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Potatoe bag

Fernande M. posted an article on - Jul 6, 2011, 12:33 pm
Today I made 4 of these potatoe-bags. I think it's a nice present in the BBQ-season... :-)
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cut 1 piece of fabric for the outside, cut 1...

Fernande M. posted an article on - Jul 6, 2011, 12:25 pm
cut 1 piece of fabric for the outside, cut 1 piece for the inside and finally 1 piece of batting (thermolam) all the same size: 10 1/2" X 22"
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Pin the small sides of the rectangle..

Fernande M. posted an article on - Jul 6, 2011, 12:20 pm
Pin the small sides of the rectangle..
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on both small sides sew the three layers together...

Fernande M. posted an article on - Jul 6, 2011, 12:19 pm
on both small sides sew the three layers together...
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turn it inside out....

Fernande M. posted an article on - Jul 6, 2011, 12:18 pm
turn it inside out....
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iron the two seams...

Fernande M. posted an article on - Jul 6, 2011, 12:17 pm
iron the two seams...
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turn one small side over (3")...

Fernande M. posted an article on - Jul 6, 2011, 12:16 pm
turn one small side over (3")...
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overlap the small piece with the long piece( 1/2"). Ok,...

Fernande M. posted an article on - Jul 6, 2011, 12:14 pm
overlap the small piece with the long piece( 1/2"). Ok, it looks strange, but you have to turn the bag inside out!
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with a narrow zig-zag stitch finish the two sides and...

Fernande M. posted an article on - Jul 6, 2011, 12:11 pm
with a narrow zig-zag stitch finish the two sides and turn the bag inside out
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Fairy Quilt Godmother

Fernande M. posted an article on - Jun 28, 2011, 1:53 pm
Linda from Paperpanache designed a mystery block: your personal FAIRY QUILT GODMOTHER. Visit Linda's  paperpanache and download your own Godmother. Here you can see my fabric choice for my personal Godmother. It was so funny to sew this lady......
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