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 | 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 | Oct 4, 2021 | Finished project, Free pattern, Newsletter, Pattern design, Quilting, Sewing
For quite a long time now I’ve had a dream to create sewing patterns. This past year I’ve taken some big steps to make this dream come true! The most important step was spending a lot of time playing with Adobe Illustrator, to learn how to use more of this software’s...
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...
