by Emmely | Jun 6, 2022 | DutchMQG, Paper piecing, Pattern design, Quilting
The Dutch MQG was founded 5-years ago and I’ve been a member for 4 of those. It has been a lot of fun. I’ve met like-minded people and made new friends. During the pandemic we started to do quilting bees via Zoom since it was so difficult to meet up in person and this...
by Emmely | Feb 21, 2022 | Paper piecing, Pattern design, Quilting, Work in progress
The 100 day project started on February 13 and I am participating! The idea is that you choose something creative to do every day for 100 days. I decided to do 100 days of block and quilt design. So, every day I now spend a bit of time drawing designs on paper, or...
by Emmely | Nov 7, 2021 | Finished project, Gifts, Paper piecing, Sewing
A couple of weeks ago I had some uninterrupted time to myself because my children were staying with my parents for a couple of nights. I used some of that time to finally turn a quilt top into a quilt! The design was inspired by the “fractured” quilt from “Quilting...
by Emmely | Oct 16, 2021 | Free pattern, Paper piecing, Pattern drafting, Pattern testing, Quilting, Sewing
From my work as a scientist, I know that papers improve a lot when you receive feedback on the text and figures from colleagues or peer reviewers. After reading a text again and again and again you simply no longer spot missing words or typos. When you are completely...
by Emmely | Sep 14, 2021 | DutchMQG, Finished project, Paper piecing, Pattern design, Quilting, Sewing
This quarter my guild has a mini & MAXI theme and a challenge to go with it. We could choose from the half-square triangle, pineapple, robbing Peter to pay Paul or crown and star blocks to make something to fit the theme. I chose the pineapple block because I had...
by Emmely | Jun 20, 2021 | Finished project, Gifts, Paper piecing, Quilting, Sewing
In May and June the Dutch MQG organized a pincushion swap and of course I participated. I had to make something for Erica, which is great because last year she made me a very beautiful mini quilt so it was nice to make her something in return. Everyone had to make an...
