Quilting...
… keeps my hands busy,
my mind calm,
my heart happy
and my family warm!
Nederlands
Ik quilt al een paar jaar en heb ondertussen al diverse projecten afgerond.
Hieronder een overzicht. Elke quilt heeft een eigen verhaal. Als ik een aparte blog over een project heb geschreven, staat de link erbij.
Je kunt heel goed zien dat mijn resultaten steeds beter worden! :-)
Qua materialen gebruik ik wat ik voorhanden heb, ook al is dat niet 100% katoen. Ik ben opgegroeid in een arm gezin en heb geleerd om niets te verspillen, dus in mijn quilts vind je – naast quiltstof – ook stukjes stof van onder andere gebruikte kleding, tafellakens, gordijnen, katoenen luiers, beddengoed.
English
I have been quilting for a few years now and I finished various projects.
Below an overview. Every quilt has it’s own story. If I have written a blog on a project, the link has been added.
It becomes very clear that my skills are improving! :-)
Regarding materials, I use whatever is available even it isn’t made of 100% cotton. I was raised in a poor family and I was taught not to waste anything, so in my quilts you’ll find – besides quilting fabric – pieces of repurposed fabric of clothing, table cloths, curtains, cotton diapers, bedlinens.
Baby Quilt #1 – finished November 2013 – my very first real quilt
For my first granddaughter, born 16 November 2013
- My own design
- 115 x 165 cm / 45 x 65 inches - a bit big, I know – but I didn’t know anything about quilting back then
- Made of re-purposed fabrics
- Thick flannel (molton in Dutch) batting (requested)
- Flannel backing (old bed sheet from my mother)
- With a little surprise, made from a diaper my kids used to wear
- Sewn and quilted on my vintage domestic sewing machine
Baby Quilt #2 – finished December 2013
For my first grandson, born 3 December 2013
- My own design
- 115 x 165 cm / 45 x 65 inches – still a bit big, as I used the same sizes as the previous one
- Made of repurposed fabrics
- IKEA duvet batting (requested)
- Flannel backing (old bed sheet from my grandmother)
- Also with a little surprise, made from a diaper my kids used to wear
- Sewn and quilted on my vintage domestic sewing machine
- Used the Quilt-as-you-go technique
Quarter round quilt for baby playpen / boxkleed – finished December 2013
For my first grandson, born 3 December 2013
- My own design – made a template from newspapers
- 90 x 90 cm / 35 x 35 inches
- Dark gray fabric (requested) with various colorful fabric from my stash
- Flannel center, fidget thingies on the inside border (huge success!)
- Fleece backing, no batting
- Sewn and quilted on my vintage domestic sewing machine
Voor altijd in mijn hart – kleinkinderen (Forever in my heart – grandchildren)
Wall hanging, finished November 2014
Panel, present from my sister for me becoming a grandmother for the first time
My first hand quilted project
- 60 x 100 cm / 23 x 39 inches
- Cotton batting
- Cotton backing
- Hand quilted
My Mystery Playground – finished September 2015
My first Bonnie Hunter Mystery
Original design: Bonnie Hunter mystery 2014: Grand Illusion (with some changes by me)
- 155 x 156 cm / 61 x 61 inches
- Made of repurposed fabrics
- Cotton batting
- Backing is repurposed duvet cover
- Sewn on my vintage domestic sewing machine; hand quilted
- Each large block has a different quilting design
Crazy Cat Love – finished November 2015
For my daughter who moved to Alabama, USA - for her marriage on 27 June 2015
- Designed by me, based on an internet picture
- 250 x 250 cm / 98 x 98 inches
- Daughter picked colors and fabrics herself; I added typical Dutch fabric (white heart) and fabric from Alabama (red heart)
- Batting Quilters dream 100% cotton
- Backing is made of repurposed duvet covers, which belonged to my daughter
- Sewn and quilted on my vintage domestic sewing machine
And this is what it looks like on the bed - cat inspector approved :-)
Doll quilt – finished November 2016
For the 3rd birthday of my granddaughter
- Double sided, designed by me. Applique parts based on pictures from coloring book
- 40 x 60 cm / 15 x 23 inches
- All fabric from my stash
- Batting Quilters dream 100% cotton
- Sewn on my vintage domestic sewing machine; hand quilted
The Art of Machine Quilting – finished November 2016
Allietare – finished March 2017
My second Bonnie Hunter Mystery
For our guest room
- Original design: Bonnie Hunter mystery 2015
- 175 x 250 cm / 68 x 98 inches
- Made of a mix of repurposed fabrics from my stash and new fabrics
- 1855 pieces (not counting the border)
- Batting Quilters Dream Orient (cotton/silk/bamboo)
- Backing is repurposed duvet cover
- Sewn on my vintage domestic sewing machine; hand quilted
En Provence – A work in progress (top finished January 2017)
My third Bonnie Hunter Mystery
For our bed
- Original design: Bonnie Hunter mystery 2016
- 250 x 235 cm / 99 x 93 inches
- Made of a mix of repurposed fabrics from my stash and new fabrics
- 3060 pieces
- Batting Quilters Dream 100% wool
- Backing is double wide backing fabric
- Sewn on my vintage domestic sewing machine; in the process of hand quilting
Easter quilt (paas quiltje) - finished April 2017
Small wall hanging
- Original design: Bonus block of the Splendid Sampler 2016
- 30 x 30 cm / 12 x 12 inches
- Fabrics from my stash
- Applique and quilted by hand, borders sewn on domestic sewing machine
Birthday Girl – finished July 2017
Wall hanging in our living room [blog]
- Original design quilt: Elephant Abstractions by Violet Craft
- Quilting design (doorpitten) by me
- 100 x 110 cm / 39 x 43 inches
- Made of fabrics that I received for my birthday, early 2017
- Batting Quilters Dream Green, made of recycled plastic bottles
- Backing is white fabric from my stash
- Sewn on my vintage domestic sewing machine; hand quilted
- Technique: foundation piecing on regular printing paper
Welkom (Welcome) – finished July 2017
Wall hanging in our hallway
Designed by me, using blocks from the 365 quilt challenge 2016 by Kathryn Kerr for the border.
- 55 x 60 cm / 21 x 24 inches
- Fabrics from my stash
- Batting Quilters Dream Green, made of recycled plastic bottles
- Applique and quilted hand, borders sewn on domestic sewing machine
- With two suspender clips for being able to change the center block
Placemat & pencil case – finished September 2017
For my granddaughter who will go to kindergarden (basisschool) for the first time in January 2018
- Designed by me, using scrappy blocks I sew by hand when traveling to the USA in 2015
- Placemat 35 x 60 cm / 13 x 24 inches; pencil case 15 x 25 cm / 6 x 9 inches
- 100% cotton batting
- Placemat hand sewn, quilted on my vintage domestic sewing machine
- Pencil case sewn and quilted on my vintage domestic sewing machine
Baby Quilt #3 – finished December 2017
For my second grandson, born 22 December 2017 [blog / tutorial (Dutch)]
- My own design
- 80 x 130 cm / 31 x 51 inches
- Made of repurposed fabrics; the pencils are made of scraps sewn on grocery receipts
- Batting Quilters dream 100% cotton
- Flannel backing (old baby bed sheet used when my son – the father – was a baby)
- With an applique heart made of my mom’s pajama – she passed away only a few weeks before the birth
- Sewn on my vintage domestic sewing machine; hand quilted during the wake in hospital
Zus van de Doppen – A work in progress (top finished February 2018)
My fourth Bonnie Hunter Mystery [a whole series of blogs, starting HERE]
For my sister
- Original design: Bonnie Hunter mystery 2017: On Ringo Lake
- 155 x 155 cm / 61 x 61 inches
- Made of the same fabrics my sister used for her wall hangings (she is a quilter too)
- Batting Quilters Dream 100% wool
- Flannel backing (repurposed duvet cover)
- Sewn on my vintage domestic sewing machine; ready to start hand quilting
I am continuously working on various projects. They will be added as soon as they are completed or near to completion.
Een overzicht van al mijn berichten over quilten vind je hier.
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