tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11630522464513490732024-03-05T12:24:59.082+02:00Valentina's Cornerto Quilt to Laugh to Share to Be InspiredValentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212523427936081626noreply@blogger.comBlogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163052246451349073.post-63790783043716495192012-09-04T20:48:00.000+03:002012-09-05T09:16:27.552+03:00The in-betweens<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><i>Dear Blog Friends,</i><br /><i>It can't have escaped your notice that I haven't been blogging regularly these past few months and my visits to your blogs have been way too few and far between. It has been a choice I had to make out of necessity, as I haven't had much 'me' time since I don't remember when. I have a hard time wrapping my head around all the twists and turns of 2012, so far. It's been challenging, it has been worth it, it has taught me a new and deeper understanding of patience. It has brought me closer to friends and family near and far, and it has shaken the foundations of my sources of comfort. And it has even brought an unexpected positive turn in my health. It hasn't been easy but it seems that the hard work is about to pay off.</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><i>Despite all the goings on around here, I have not forgotten you and do miss you. And I look forward to sharing all these new silver linings with you.</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><i>This makes me think of a joke my friend Elena shared with me, when we first met:</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><i> Due to austerity measures having been imposed due to the worsening financial crisis, the light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off, until further notice...</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><i>:)</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><i>Endings and new beginnings are never easy, and it feels that this year has all been about that uncomfortable and unsettling transition time 'in between': the old chapter not yet resolved, and the new one starting to reveal its clues and pushing you forward. </i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><i>And all this time, as I have been stretched and compressed, I have been waiting for some kind of version of normal to come along, a place and time when I could get back to stitching and blogging :) </i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><i>Am I the only one longing for that beautiful and blissful state called 'Routine'? In my case, a routine in this brand new chapter, which now will include planting a new cottage garden and supervising six year old's homework! In Greek! </i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><i>oh... </i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><i>The boys will be starting elementary school next week. An exciting (and somewhat terrifying) time in our little family's life. Being their mom and seeing them grow up to the little men they are today, has been the greatest honour in my life. I can honestly tell you, that I like them, enjoy spending time together and laugh so hard at the goings on of those young brains. They are happy, sensitive, with just the right amount of naughty to keep things interesting, :)</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><i>This also means an official end to our 2012 summer, the summer when I first visited my ancestral home of Spain, and the summer we nearly completed our new home.</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><i><br /></i></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><i>Something we used to sing as kids:</i></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><i>We zijn er bijna, we zijn er bijna</i></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><i>Maar nog niet helemaaaaal!!!</i></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><i><br /></i></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><i>Translation from Dutch:</i></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><i>We are nearly there, we are nearly there</i></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><i>but not entirely...</i></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><i><br /></i></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><i>So, I'll see you when I get there!</i></span></span><br />
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Valentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212523427936081626noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163052246451349073.post-18294844275822705202012-03-02T22:13:00.006+02:002012-03-03T07:44:50.539+02:00Hooked...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>I was going to tell you how I have been busy talking to builders, electricians, placing final orders for kitchen and bathrooms... You know, all that exciting and terrifying stuff; decisions that need to be made and that you hope you will not regret.<br />
I was going to tell you how I have missed you, missed visiting your blogs and knowing what you have been up to.<br />
I was going to tell you it snowed in Nicosia 2 days ago: thick fluffy cotton-balls dancing outside our windows. I was hoping to put into words the excitement we all felt: from grandparents all the way down to the 5 year olds...<br />
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I wanted to confess to you that I have fallen into temptation, and have not been able to put down my crochet hook... (once again: Thanks <a href="http://sewingnana2.blogspot.com/">Nadine</a>!)<br />
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So in the past few weeks those 'in between/otherwise lost moments' have turned from this...<br />
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into this...<br />
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Now I am on a forced break waiting for some silvery grey to tie is all together...<br />
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and just in case you feel like getting hooked yourself, this is the fabulous Tutorial I have been following, Thanks <a href="http://solgrim.blogspot.com/2009/06/sirkel-i-kvadrat.html">Sols(tr)ikke</a> !<br />
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Oh, how I have missed these little cuties... and how I have added 4 more to my growing stack...<br />
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I was left utterly speechless this morning...<br />
Arriving home after yet another whirlwind morning running, errands to find this on my front step-<br />
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and everything stopped.<br />
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Thanks Tineke of <a href="http://www.quilt-en-zo.nl/?p=home">Quilt & Zo</a> for the lovely article.<br />
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I had no idea she would be a Cover girl!<br />
oh my...<br />
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<i>I hope to translate some of the article for my non dutch speaking friends, but give me a little time to settle down a bit, okay? I am still in a state of disbelief! :)</i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Mama, did you win, that's why your quilt is in the front?"<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look! It's Mama! Hurray for Mama!<br />
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</tbody></table><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"></span></i>Valentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212523427936081626noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163052246451349073.post-27451579806354441422012-02-14T21:00:00.003+02:002012-02-16T08:16:39.128+02:00Happy Valentine's!Sweet friends, how are you!<br />
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<div>yesterday I found something that gave the me intense urge of sharing it with you: a tulip! I have missed you, and to my horror I realized it had been way too long...<br />
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</div><div>it took me by surprise to find this little tulip, in my 'soon to be cottage' garden, and it let me know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that hibernation is over! </div><div>:)</div><div><br />
</div><div>It has been a long cold and wet winter for Cyprus standards, and our favourite past-time has been to go for long drives and discover all the little streams and enjoy the lush greens. It feels like the earth is refreshed, and helping us all get ready for the hot summer ahead.</div><div><br />
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</div><div>Making the best out of the cooler temperatures, also means that we have enjoyed cosy home time: sitting by the fire offering me the opportunity to hand-quilt to my heart's content. It has been years that I have been so focused on Handquilting and I had really missed it. Not that my stack of Quilts waiting to be quilted has noticed much of a difference, but hopefully I can keep at it for a while longer and make a bit of a dent.<br />
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I will soon be able to show you the results of this year's efforts, as my little Camelot is to be featured in the Dutch Quilting Mag QUILT&ZO coming in march.</div><div>(i'm so excited!)</div><div><br />
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</div><div>The other big news for our family, is that despite all the daily bleakness of these uncertain times, we are building. </div><div>And what a difference 6 weeks makes. So I have been 'measuring twice' and applying all my quilting skills in a much larger scale than usual. And I have been loving it. And I hope so will you, as we share some tea, and a stitch or two, in the years to come :)<br />
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</div><div>The boys have already been enjoying exploring the woods, and I have been dreaming about the garden. But all in due time, and I have been practicing being patient.</div><div><br />
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</div><div>So, happy Valentine's, </div><div>May you know how much you are loved today and always,</div><div>:)</div><div><br />
</div><div>your Valentina</div><div>:)</div><div><br />
</div></div><div>I received some very special flowers from a friend, and I wanted to pass the joy of these lovelies on to you. <a href="http://player.vimeo.com/video/27920977?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0%22%20width=%22400%22%20height=%22225%22%20frameborder=%220%22%20webkitAllowFullScreen%20mozallowfullscreen%20allowFullScreen%3E%3C/iframe%3E%3Cp%3E%3Ca%20href=%22http://vimeo.com/27920977%22%3EThe%20Life%20of%20flowers%20(%D0%96%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BD%D1%8C%20%D1%86%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2)%3C/a%3E%20from%20%3Ca%20href=%22http://vimeo.com/vorobyoff%22%3EVOROBYOFF%20PRODUCTION%3C/a%3E%20on%20%3Ca%20href=%22http://vimeo.com%22%3EVimeo%3C/a%3E.%3C/p%3E">Enjoy</a>! I bet you cannot just play it once... :)</div>Valentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212523427936081626noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163052246451349073.post-87542729708112947912011-12-31T18:47:00.006+02:002012-01-01T00:46:50.287+02:00Season's Greetings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifA0r9yOyIqcFDba4Yr-5izR3I8mILcCgwvXAGQCKyGmx-bBMLHxaUBO3DiZbCO-4xECQKuz_hWPoaZr0RmNHyC5JwqORH5bbyj12tDuLjbmHchcKA-lKkHoQoLfWhVfA1VipvmxXqKns/s1600/DSC_0217.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifA0r9yOyIqcFDba4Yr-5izR3I8mILcCgwvXAGQCKyGmx-bBMLHxaUBO3DiZbCO-4xECQKuz_hWPoaZr0RmNHyC5JwqORH5bbyj12tDuLjbmHchcKA-lKkHoQoLfWhVfA1VipvmxXqKns/s400/DSC_0217.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><br />
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<i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">HAPPY NEW YEAR</span></b></i>, dear Friends, receive my warmest wishes for these blessed days. I hope your Christmas was merry and bright, and surrounded by those who love you, and that you are also enjoying a few days of quiet, resting, and carefree stitching- making memories with your families and friends.<br />
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It has been a long time since I last posted, and I am so sorry it turned into a much longer Blog-break than I ever anticipated. You were never far from my thoughts, however, and I wish I could have found the time to write down some of the funnier observations I was thinking of sharing with you. Believe me, I could have used a clone, or telepathic messaging in the last few months! LOL<br />
I found myself needing to make some hard time-management decisions, and unfortunately the blog was never making it to the top ten on my daily list.<br />
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November took me by surprise: the time-demands becoming more pressing and urgent as the days got shorter. All those things that require immediate care and attention, and have a tendency to derail the best laid-out plans. If anything, this has taught me to be a wee bit more humble: I cannot possibly do everything, the way I would like or am used to doing... a big 'ouchie' on the ego, but also a letting go of a lot of expectations... And at the end, I am happy how I invested my energy and most grateful to everyone who pitched in to help me along the way. All is good and all is well: a good place to be as I say goodbye to 2011.<br />
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Realizing I had less and less time available for prepping, I started focusing on getting my Camelot half-square triangles hand-stitched, as I could have them with me as I went about my day. Well--- those teeny weenies turned out to be the most worthy of stitching adversaries I have yet to encounter... You wouldn't think they would bring a grown woman to tears of frustration, boredom and exasperation--- but they did!<br />
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</div>I have never been so challenged, or learned more about the depths of my fickle and wicked self, as I did making these 4 HST-corners: 1764 little triangles that took over the last two months of my stitching life! It was not unusual to find me stitching them at 5 am... I couldn't let these little ones taunt me for ever...<br />
It became an obsession to finish: I needed to have my Camelot top done by Christmas or else...<br />
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Good news. On Christmas eve the top was finally assembled and basted. The boys did a spontaneous happy 'Hopscotch' dance on the quilt, what else could you do than jump from circle to circle on the floor? :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Leave it to them to put all things in perspective. :)<br />
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And all is getting back to normal, I am feeling more and more like myself and I am happily enjoying hand-quilting: the dragon slain and the quilt a beauty. :)<br />
I am starting to look forward to get back to my other projects once the kids get back to school in the new year.<br />
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Thank you for all the lovely emails and wishes, hoping all was well in my little corner of the world. I rather enjoyed them, and gave me a chance to get to know some of you better. Thanks for thinking of me! :)<br />
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Yes, all is well, and at the end of it all, I can honestly say, that sharing the load with friends is what it is all about! Thank you, for being in this with me, as I look forward to being there for you!<br />
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I raise my champagne glass to you, on this New Year's eve:<br />
To my dear friends and Quilting Sisters,<br />
Happy 2012! And May there be stitching! Lots of Stitching!<br />
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with love,<br />
Valentina<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">Cannot believe this is what all that fuss was about...<br />
Seeing them now, they were kinda cute, actually!<br />
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</tbody></table>Valentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212523427936081626noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163052246451349073.post-65640037385561527562011-10-28T10:50:00.003+03:002011-10-28T19:54:53.795+03:00It's that special time of year!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinlz176a05xSjBbhS6TdQmcQEI7vqPNagx2PbiVXbv_CV8Za0-zN_BEloEQRXq2ZQCAzQhueWCApcb0i_DXW4tho9WDIMD_8Mn3LLWTfh7EoGRPC5wDbRYK_0l4FMil70sGPZc6VV1_o8/s1600/Fullscreen-capture-9222011-123854-PM-e1316717452510.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinlz176a05xSjBbhS6TdQmcQEI7vqPNagx2PbiVXbv_CV8Za0-zN_BEloEQRXq2ZQCAzQhueWCApcb0i_DXW4tho9WDIMD_8Mn3LLWTfh7EoGRPC5wDbRYK_0l4FMil70sGPZc6VV1_o8/s1600/Fullscreen-capture-9222011-123854-PM-e1316717452510.jpg" /></a></div><br />
And of course I mean<a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/"> Amy's Bloggers' Quilt Festival</a>! For us in Cyprus it's a long weekend and I intend to make the best out of all the wonderful quilts, quilters and their stories.<br />
I am also looking forward to the inevitable inspiration overload :)<br />
Thank you, Amy, for your generosity in organizing this wonderful week-long event.<br />
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I was so looking forward to sharing this quilt with you.<br />
This is my Scrappy Dresden and it has been a long time in the finishing!<br />
Let me tell you about it.<br />
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</span></span>I started it about 10 years ago and my Dresden Plates have 22 petals each. I hand-appliqued them to their backgrounds and assembled the quilt top quite quickly, considering all the work involved. It's because I had been looking forward to hand-quilting it so much. I had brought batting with me from Canada and I soon had the quilt on my hoop. I quilted and quilted. And had a wonderful time. My cat Cleo would join me, crawling under the hoop, and purring as I quilted. Heaven! She had been a mature cat when she adopted us, and had moved with us from Canada to Cyprus.<br />
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Then, when she got sick, we continued quilting together. It was a long and difficult illness and quilting became a very special time for both of us. As you can imagine, my quilt became covered in cat hair. But I didn't mind and patiently cleaned it, considering how much comfort this quilt was already providing us both. However, to my absolute horror, I soon realized that that wasn't all cat hair; could this be what they meant by BEARDING!?! ---that awful thing described in quilt books : HORROR!<br />
Were the polyester fibers from the batting truly traveling through the cotton fibers and showing up like long stringy 'hairs'... I didn't know what to do... and continued hand-quilting...<br />
Eventually the sad day arrived, and these where the last stitches I did by hand on this quilt.<br />
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</div>The quilt was put away until I could decide what do do with that bearding. It took me a long time to muster the courage to take my seam-ripper and start undoing my hand-quilting. I had managed to quilt over 3/4 of the quilt. And un-picking gave me a new respect to the strength of hand-quilted stitches. It took for ever, but it was eventually done. And I never used polyester batting again! It took another few years until one day, late spring, as I was swapping quilt-stories with a dear blog-friend, out came the Dresden top. An avid hand-quilter herself, she encouraged me to get it machine-quilted. If the problem had been the quality of the quilt-top materials, then cotton batting with scrim would do the trick. So I asked my trusted friend Irene, who does machine quilting, and she lovingly took it on.<br />
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Isn't she a beauty? And she is done!<br />
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And Cleo would love snuggling under it, of this I am sure! :)<br />
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This week we had another quilt story at home. My littlest asked me: " Ma-maaaah, can we make a quilt for my friend? It's her birthday and she is ALWAYS my friend... So all other projects got shoved to the side and out came the "36-patch" scraps. Within a few days he was the proudest boy bringing her a big wrapped gift to her birthday party... so cute! I'll never forget that grin... :)<br />
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And these are my Farmer's Wife blocks for this week: #39 Friendship and #40 Friendship Block- How appropriate, wouldn't you agree? Because without you this wouldn't be as much fun!<br />
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Wishing you a lovely weekend, full of inspiration!<br />
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Valentina<br />
:)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And here a close-up of the back of Cleo's Quilt. <br />
The quilting is a loose overall feather...<br />
Can't wait to wash it and see it crinkle!<br />
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</tbody></table>Valentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212523427936081626noreply@blogger.com62tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163052246451349073.post-24805532697787906972011-10-21T18:46:00.002+03:002011-10-21T20:15:18.132+03:00sixty-four teeny pieces<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDdkFf7sxjagVha-DdmP0iLtIiw0JOC6WLBE9Mhj7DFmp54WZJYUEIlD83UVienbQgpMewvzb7tBG2Ul8b10eA3cLealJwV4T0OBkRXL0VoP9lBC60DbaD27VwnEssRL-4i3f2c13Kfo/s1600/DSC_0218.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDdkFf7sxjagVha-DdmP0iLtIiw0JOC6WLBE9Mhj7DFmp54WZJYUEIlD83UVienbQgpMewvzb7tBG2Ul8b10eA3cLealJwV4T0OBkRXL0VoP9lBC60DbaD27VwnEssRL-4i3f2c13Kfo/s320/DSC_0218.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
and 4 days later... I hope you agree it was worth it :)<br />
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The basket, on the other hand, only took yesterday afternoon- but oh, how I like it!<br />
So, yes, my little pile of hand-stitched <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1678802@N20/">Farmer's Wife</a> blocks is growing and I am so loving the colours.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">36 blocks, that makes it a third of the grand total!<br />
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I finally managed a picture of my <a href="http://bumblebeansbasics.com/">Basics</a> quilt. I hope to have in the mail for New York City on monday<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>It really has an autumn feel to it, and the machine-quilting wasn't too bad with the walking foot. I liked it so much I would like to make one for myself. (and I believe I still have a Dahlia lying around somewhere... You'd be surprised what I have lying around! LOL)<br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>This week had some quilter's therapy. Yep. I needed a pep-talk and a kick in the pants and some blog-friends gave me just that. <a href="http://quiltenzootjes.blogspot.com/">Kathinca</a> said to me: what applique phobia?! And <a href="http://daantjesheart.blogspot.com/">Danielle</a> told me: just do it! and <a href="http://texperiment.blogspot.com/">Tineke</a> said 'get cracking' and <a href="http://terrysnewthread.blogspot.com/">Terry</a> said 'Don't be precious about it...' and <a href="http://stitcherydo.blogspot.com/">Shirley</a> reminded me how every little helps, <a href="http://craftjoys.blogspot.com/">Una</a> told me she loved me and <a href="http://sewingnana2.blogspot.com/">Nadine </a>showered me in XOXOXOXOXOXOXOX's<br />
Thanks Friends, and it goes without saying: thanks to all of you that always leave me the loveliest, most encouraging comments-<br />
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:)<br />
Life is too short!<br />
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sending you my love,<br />
Valentina<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello All!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Friday came and went, and I haven't really stopped long enough since to post my Farmer's Wife progress for week 9. It was a lovely and busy weekend and we spend most of it outside. Me, dreaming up new gardens and gathering seeds, and the boys getting lots of fresh air chasing red dragonflies. I can totally imagine a rocky hillside covered in <a href="http://www.humeseeds.com/efcthym.htm">Creeping Thyme</a>... :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">It was so hard to take a picture, but I managed to 'hang it' from my wardrobe!<br />
But if you press on the picture you can get a much better close-up.<br />
Turned out nice, huh?<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This morning I put the last stitches in my gigantic 36-patch quilt top. And I can honestly say that I am itching to start hand-quilting it. However, it will have to wait its turn, because my Klosjes-quilt is finally getting quilted in these cooler evenings. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table>I am still enjoying stitching these little blocks. They are so portable! And if I take a bit to mark and cut out the pieces, then I can take them along with me and stitch when ever an opportunity presents itself.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you all have such unexpected moments of stitching bliss in the coming week,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Valentina</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">:)</div>Valentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212523427936081626noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163052246451349073.post-30026679048742145882011-10-07T15:02:00.002+03:002011-10-07T18:52:08.853+03:00despite... having a nasty stomach bug visit my whole family this week<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a little sneak peak...<br />
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This morning we are all at home, eating crackers and watching cartoons.<br />
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Earlier this week I finished machine quilting the <a href="http://valentinascorner.blogspot.com/2011/09/finding-my-way-back-to-normal-or-not.html">Dahlia</a> and started the binding. I really liked overall the effect and might just need to make one for myself. I think I have another 'practice' Dahlia hiding some place... :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I still have one side to go. <br />
It has been very slow and sweet progress, as sometimes, <br />
I have had to stitch with someone crawled up on my lap<br />
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</tbody></table>Tuesday morning I had a break from my nursing duties and used my time to start turning this pile of 36 patch blocks<br />
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into 5 strips of 8 blocks each. These are the ones I enjoyed working on last August. Still 4 strips to go, but so far, I really like how it's looking. I am so looking forward to hand-quilting it, this winter :)<br />
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The bug caught up with me by wednesday, and this morning I also have to contend with a runny rose... sneeze!<br />
However, last night I was well enough to be able to put the finishing touches on these two: Farmer's Wife block 29 and 27.<br />
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Hoping you are doing better! Boy, for being sick, these kids sure are hungry!!!<br />
:)<br />
See you soon,<br />
V&co.Valentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212523427936081626noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163052246451349073.post-26461227788937211302011-09-30T17:29:00.000+03:002011-09-30T17:29:39.217+03:00finding my way back to normal... or not! :)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello my friends-</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Before leaving, <a href="http://terrysnewthread.blogspot.com/">Terry</a> still squeezed in some time to teach me the basics of Felting. She also gave me her opinion on some quilts I was planning. This Dahlia was part of a hand-stitching class I had taught a few years back. And we were so happy to see it transform, in a matter of hours, into a beautiful quilt top for Victoria's <a href="http://bumblebeansbasics.com/">Basics</a>, before her departure.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Backlighting makes this Dahlia look like stained glass!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thanks <a href="http://sticksandbubbles.blogspot.com/">Diana</a> for the wonderful tip of using my walking foot for machine applique.<br />
It really worked!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>I continued working on it some more this week, and started machine quilting it yesterday. It's been such a joy working to work on, and I think she is going to be a beautiful addition to someone's life in New York City.<br />
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Farmer's wife blocks are still getting happily hand-stitched around here. I seem to have found a groove that works. I mark a few blocks in advance and store them in between the corresponding pages of my book. This way when I have a chance, I stitch! :)<br />
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We had lovely birthday celebrations this weekend. In my family we passed a bylaw long time ago, that birthdays are 3 day celebrations. And for the last few days the boys and I have been having fun planning a little birthday school-party for their friends this morning. There was cake, there were treat-bags, there was jelly and loads of fun!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Used a little of Terry's Block printed fabric for a centre.<br />
The best souvenir of our wonderful visit!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My little stash of FW's keeps growing: 26! Only 75 more to go.<br />
-but that green pinboard is not very flattering!</td></tr>
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I was finishing this block this morning, while waiting for the boys to finish school, when we received the sad news of our great-aunt Sophia's passing away. She made me feel so special and welcomed when I first moved to Cyprus. Always insisting I sit next to her at family functions 'so she could practice her English'- and after a while she invariably would switch to French, and so forced me to practice my elemental french from school. In later years she would encourage me to speak greek and would patiently wait for me to find the right words to say. She had been an illustrious teacher, loving mother, aunt and grandmother to us all. A <i>Kyria (lady) </i>in the real sense of the word. She is the last of that generation to leave us. We will miss you, Yayia Fifi. May your memory be Eternal!<br />
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And last but not least, a very warm Thank you to <a href="http://calculatingquilter.blogspot.com/">Wendy</a>; your emails made my day! :)<br />
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wishing you all a wonderful weekend and even though ours will be a sober one, I hope there will plenty of time for stitching.<br />
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Oh I nearly forgot!<br />
These are the two Farmer's Wife blocks that I couldn't upload last week!<br />
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Looking forward to visiting <a href="http://quiltenzootjes.blogspot.com/">Kathinca</a>,<a href="http://marpiessewingprojects.blogspot.com/"> Marga</a> and <a href="http://sewingnana2.blogspot.com/">Nadine</a> and seeing for their FW blocks are progressing.Valentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212523427936081626noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163052246451349073.post-32104558669699841882011-09-23T21:09:00.001+03:002011-09-23T21:24:42.925+03:00A Taste of Cyprus with TerryHello everyone,<br />
Sorry i have been so absent, but hubby has been gone on a looooong business trip and it's been challenging to keep things rolling along smoothly. But <i>All is Well</i>--- I did it! (yeay for me!) And the Boys had a marvelous time. Hubby will be home tomorrow morning; in time for us to start birthday celebrations for our youngest who will be turning 5! The trick in the last weeks was for me to remember stay calm, stitch like a mad-woman when things started getting hairy--not lose my cool and keep those little active (chatty!) little (sorry, Mama, we are BIG!!!) boys engaged and to keep the routine going. Imagine, we had homework for the first time; and everything that could go wrong did! LOL What do you expect with a 4 and a 5 year old being asked to sit still and finish these tasks... oh the drama... and me just having flashbacks of homework horrors of my past and envisioning a bleak tormenting endless homework sessions in the future... It ended well. And they were so proud to take their completed work to school. And I actually finished my first of Terry's Spiral Blocks ( a.k.a. Delicious Vertigo!) <i>If you can't beat them, Stitch- 1-2-3 Breathe 1-2-3 Stitch!</i><br />
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and I need to tweak a bit with the template for the block to lay a bit more flat. <br />
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</tbody></table><a href="http://terrysnewthread.blogspot.com/2011/09/circle-quilt.html">Terry</a> is back from Alsace this week and I have been enjoying her company and friendship again. Oh my, it sounds like Alsace was incredible and her trip to<a href="http://www.musee-impression.com/gb/default.html"> the Museum of Printed Textiles in Mulhouse</a> France an amazing experience.<br />
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Terry will be sharing all about it on her blog soon. I was fascinated as she was explaining the process to me and all she did at the workshop. Another stop we need to plan for in our 'someday soon' quilter's european tour! :)<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZPZh5H-gmzm_ufcibeUXSwYZa7JtYXZdmnjFgXW6t0aUc7sBtxwsCUd13DxzdTHJ8ZFESDXlGsWhyphenhyphenmDHCeoHiosM37QbKX_phy_4Pl0D6yISbfFp2g7OlDB-nXULCe914Wt_TBx2Ui_g/s1600/DSC_0303.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZPZh5H-gmzm_ufcibeUXSwYZa7JtYXZdmnjFgXW6t0aUc7sBtxwsCUd13DxzdTHJ8ZFESDXlGsWhyphenhyphenmDHCeoHiosM37QbKX_phy_4Pl0D6yISbfFp2g7OlDB-nXULCe914Wt_TBx2Ui_g/s320/DSC_0303.jpg" width="214" /></a>Today I took Terry for a "taste of Cyprus": through the Troodos mountains to Paphos and back to Nicosia via Limassol taking the scenic route.<br />
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In Paphos we visited the <a href="http://www.visitpafos.org.cy/House_of_Dionysos.aspx">House of Dionysios</a> and I got to take some pictures of the mosaic floors, I had been wanting to share with you for quite some time. Talk about <b style="font-style: italic;">Antique</b> designs!<br />
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Even my Farmer's Wife blocks got in on the action, :)<br />
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Blogger is being a royal pain. So (stitch 123-breathe-123...) I will try to upload these unto Flickr if you want to see my other 2 blocks for this week. And Please, forgive me if I haven't answered your comments and emails. I think I have a virus that is not letting me see my gmail. But help is arriving tomorrow!<br />
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Looking forward to visiting <a href="http://quiltenzootjes.blogspot.com/">Kathinca</a>,<a href="http://marpiessewingprojects.blogspot.com/"> Marga</a> and <a href="http://sewingnana2.blogspot.com/">Nadine</a> and seeing for their FW blocks are progressing.<br />
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I wish you a lovely weekend, with plenty of stitching and fun times,<br />
Valentina ( and Terry! she's waving! :)<br />
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</div></div>Valentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212523427936081626noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163052246451349073.post-34157569294145760612011-09-16T16:57:00.000+03:002011-09-16T16:57:18.020+03:00hello friends!<br />
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I wasn't sure I'd be able to post at all, but here is a really quick one to share this week's progress on Farmer's Wife.<br />
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It's been busy, but I look forward to slowing down this weekend. I need to recharge my batteries and look forward to a bit of hand-quiling.<br />
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Sending you my love,<br />
ValentinaValentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212523427936081626noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163052246451349073.post-3004850382091959172011-09-09T22:23:00.002+03:002011-09-09T22:39:06.177+03:00Going 'round with Terry<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwf9o2HYAne1iy6jVoSDfCT99HEIk-uqfbbL-89dXPw4rbnX-h6JNSAmxdf94wBLM2-KZTUg-PuavK5rOJr0tecmUbKAYMZt9-NuPVz0Eq8RDHZInJ8g7u-i9OZLOqQGsSjQGWDF4mlo/s1600/DSC_0175.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwf9o2HYAne1iy6jVoSDfCT99HEIk-uqfbbL-89dXPw4rbnX-h6JNSAmxdf94wBLM2-KZTUg-PuavK5rOJr0tecmUbKAYMZt9-NuPVz0Eq8RDHZInJ8g7u-i9OZLOqQGsSjQGWDF4mlo/s320/DSC_0175.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">It has been such a delight to share these last few days with Terry: there has been sharing, there has been laughing, there certainly has been stitching, and there has been plenty of adventure.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Tomorrow she leaves for her next chapter in this long trip of hers, but we already have so many plans for her return in two weeks time.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">And so before you even ask: yes, I confess. I am weak and fickle and I can't wait to start making <a href="http://terrysnewthread.blogspot.com/2011/09/circle-quilt.html">Terry's Spiral circle block</a>, tonight. I have been trying so hard to resist, but when I saw it yesterday, close up and personal--- swoon! You will be happy to know, that I resisted for almost 24 hours... One more Project, V?! Okay, so who needs sleep. :)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The boys have started school and Terry has been a great help with them, telling them all about Billabongs, Cockatoos, Galah, Goannas and Kangaroos, while I tried to get that breakfast into them. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">:)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A traditional door in Old Nicosia. <br />
This building, like many in the old town, is patiently awaiting<br />
loving renovation.</td></tr>
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The highlight was our visit to the<a href="http://www.mcw.gov.cy/mcw/da/da.nsf/All/3F038862C758F056C225719900214B07?OpenDocument&print"> </a><a href="http://www.mcw.gov.cy/mcw/da/da.nsf/All/3F038862C758F056C225719900214B07?OpenDocument&print">House of Hadjigeorgakis Kornesios </a> An ethnological museum from the time of the Ottomans.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> taking a breather in the coolness of the inner courtyard</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tv room<br />
:)</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The house dates from 1793, and houses some spectacular needlework. Terry and I were in awe of the intricacy of the work. And here are some examples we would like to share.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lady of the house would have been dressed like this</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the collar</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the sleeves</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And these lace jasmine blossoms edging the head dress-<br />
talk about impossibly delicate...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laced garments part of an ancient dowry</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and a quilt</td></tr>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: -webkit-auto;">It was an incredible experience, impossible to forget. Thanks Terry!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: -webkit-auto;">I know it is late in the day, and I hope <a href="http://quiltenzootjes.blogspot.com/">Kathinca</a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40610528@N06/sets/72157627237043553/">Marga</a> and <a href="http://sewingnana2.blogspot.com/">Nadine</a> don't mind, but I did manage to make another 4 Farmer's Wife blocks this week. This brings me to my first dozen, and that means only 99 more to go! :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: -webkit-auto;">I have been enjoying them so much and look forward to next week's harvest.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Have a lovely weekend, and thanks for your visits. I am so looking forward to some 'me' time next week when I am planning some serious catching up time with you, my dear blogfriends! See you soon!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: -webkit-auto;">:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
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</tbody></table>Valentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212523427936081626noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163052246451349073.post-91975344379022526452011-09-06T14:18:00.000+03:002011-09-06T14:18:22.808+03:00a little more of Prague<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div>Not a lot of stitching going on around here, and I am missing it. But I hope to do something about that this afternoon.<br />
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The boys are happy about having started school yesterday. And I am very excited preparing for the arrival of <a href="http://terrysnewthread.blogspot.com/">Terry</a> from Australia tomorrow morning. She's on her way to <a href="http://www.patchwork-europe.com/?lang=en">Alsace</a> to the great European Patchwork Meeting in France, and is taking a little breather with me, in Cyprus, before continuing her journey. And as you can imagine, I am so excited in having the opportunity of meeting another Blog friend. (because as you well know, I dream of meeting all of you! :) up close and personal, stitching together and enjoying our friendships...)<br />
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And maybe we could meet in Prague... :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old Prague from the Charles bridge tower</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Let me show you some more pictures.<br />
Want to come along for a stroll? :)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For someone who had always described herself as a bit of a Bohemian at heart, to actually find myself in the geographical centre of Bohemia, was something else. :)</span><br />
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<blockquote type="cite">Getting back from Cloud Nine did not grace us with a soft landing. This week has been a crazy whirlwind: from having be rudely re-introduced to the stresses everyday drama, while attempting to make the best out of the last week of summer holiday, to wrapping our heads around the fact that September is here, and school starts next week. But somehow things always fall into place. And there is a sense of comfort knowing soon we will be enjoying our new routines. Life goes on, too quickly. And this coming school year is promising to bring some big changes to our little family. So maybe we are reluctant as parents, of seeing our boys growing up so fast. Maybe we are realizing that our parents need us more and more. Maybe it is knowing that we need to make time as a couple to be able to face all these challenges together. Focusing on what's important, being grateful for what we have, taking risks that might make a difference in the future and holding on to each other. And actively refusing to be suck into the negativity and unnecessary drama of others. I am taking a stance against stress! Beware---I have got sharp needles and I know how to use them! :)</blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFqpv9GOGjOFJXjvg39jhbkQyS5LrPWnrr6kpa46Z2Y5mBslqnC75HiFvaWzBbm8YGDA7odSQ4fh2H9iyq286uJoHe_IczFfBcR8iBXBp3rYnD2MgG8-nF8L2hD5PLKIXTsMp0y-2kaU/s1600/DSC_0161.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFqpv9GOGjOFJXjvg39jhbkQyS5LrPWnrr6kpa46Z2Y5mBslqnC75HiFvaWzBbm8YGDA7odSQ4fh2H9iyq286uJoHe_IczFfBcR8iBXBp3rYnD2MgG8-nF8L2hD5PLKIXTsMp0y-2kaU/s320/DSC_0161.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Speaking of which, I have a few things to share:<br />
I decided to take Camelot half-square triangles with me to Prague. It has been slow progress, but I am liking the results.<br />
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I also can report on a <a href="http://under-the-willowtree.blogspot.com/p/contemporary-jane.html">Dear Jane </a>block: I have fallen a bit behind, but have found my way back to it, already making templates for the next few blocks.<br />
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</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 21px;">And I am so happy to tell you that <a href="http://sewingnana2.blogspot.com/">Nadine</a> has joined us, from her extended get-away in Spain, this fall. We both decided that this was the project we had been saving our shirtings for, and so far, it seems a good decision. </span><br />
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</span>Valentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212523427936081626noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163052246451349073.post-27588005484678658902011-08-26T06:10:00.009+03:002011-08-26T06:10:01.093+03:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just a quick hello from Prague to post my<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1678802@N20/"> Farmer's wife</a> progress for this week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Block 4 and 6 were easy enough for me to be able to stitch them before leaving on holiday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am so pleased with the nautical weathered look so far. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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It has been fun doing progress report with <a href="http://quiltenzootjes.blogspot.com/">Kathinca</a> and <a href="http://www.marpie.web-log.nl/">Marga</a>, and I look forward to catching up to them when I get back.<br />
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Hoping you are all having a great time and have a fun weekend planned ahead!<br />
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Kisses from Prague,<br />
Valentina and her handsome beloved.<br />
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Valentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212523427936081626noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163052246451349073.post-72713871045353709312011-08-23T11:22:00.001+03:002011-08-23T11:52:05.121+03:00Summer fun<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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There's been splashing in cool pools and hiking up and down mountains. And it has been a lot of fun and adventure. But Mama and Dad are tired! ...and need a quiet break, only for a few days, in Prague...<br />
Yes, we'll bring you lots of presents, and yes, you'll have lots of fun at Yayia's (grandma)...<br />
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Oh I cannot tell you how I am looking forward to this 4 day get-away: My camera is packed, I have my walking shoes on, and a good book in my bag... and Hubby all to myself!<br />
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It was a great incentive to get my 36-patch blocks done.<br />
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</div>If you are interested, you can see all of them on my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/43398098@N04/sets/72157627215025035/">Flickr set</a>. Okay, I still have 2 to go from the 72, but I always like to leave some blocks till after I lay them all out. Being a king size quilt, there might be some colours that want a bit more support, and having some unfinished blocks gives me that option.<br />
I also had a brainwave for the centre of the quilt. I took an orphan block from a project I decided long ago no longer to pursue, and I think that after some tweaking it might just work.<br />
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I send you my love, as always, and look forward to sharing Prague with you.<br />
Now, I'm off!<br />
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Valentina<br />
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enjoying the grapes, figs and cold watermelons...</td></tr>
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Valentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212523427936081626noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163052246451349073.post-4818271129201977512011-08-19T08:55:00.003+03:002011-08-19T13:14:17.562+03:00Sad news and new beginnings<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbA8myXXZn3muTM0G9YW620b4GxOVTjWpAJFt3YPaSFBdxfjNtVOfOJpYLQ1pSJsv63q1WJWxHeMTCPbvz9jBPH0sp_iagileZYeFoVlLF3jpr3D0lV4bF5iTNNpDaGbt5rm1qCEaISW4/s1600/DSC_0164.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbA8myXXZn3muTM0G9YW620b4GxOVTjWpAJFt3YPaSFBdxfjNtVOfOJpYLQ1pSJsv63q1WJWxHeMTCPbvz9jBPH0sp_iagileZYeFoVlLF3jpr3D0lV4bF5iTNNpDaGbt5rm1qCEaISW4/s320/DSC_0164.JPG" width="320" /></a>I am shocked and heartbroken at the news of <a href="http://quiltpassie.web-log.nl/blog/2011/08/in-memoriam.html#comments">Marieke'</a>s passing away. We shared the Klosjes quilt journey together and many One Flower Wednesdays. We also shared many stories about raising young boys and will never forget seeing a picture of her Klosjes quilt in Quilt&Zo magazine. I was so proud of her. Imagine this was just her second quilt!<br />
Marieke... like we say in the eastern orthodox church: May your Memory Be Eternal. And through your quilts, the work of your hands, I hope comfort will be imparted to your husband and sons.<br />
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This past week has been such a buzz of excitement with <a href="http://sewingnana2.blogspot.com/">Nadine</a>, Elena and <a href="http://quiltenzootjes.blogspot.com/">Kathinca</a> in planning and getting ready for <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1678802@N20/">Farmer's wife</a>. So after deciding on fabrics, preparing of templates and late night piecing, I have my first two blocks. <a href="http://quiltenzootjes.blogspot.com/">Kathinca</a> had graciously invited me to join her and <a href="http://www.marpie.web-log.nl/">Marga</a> to report our progress on Fridays. But I never thought I would be showing them to you, this morning, under such sad circumstances. But seeing that I had chosen dutch colours and 2 boys for the second block, I can only say: Marieke, these are for you!<br />
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I will close the comments out of respect, and hope you can instead go provide some quilter's comfort to Marieke's husband and sons <a href="http://quiltpassie.web-log.nl/blog/2011/08/in-memoriam.html#comments">here</a>.<br />
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I am so grateful to have friends like you, and days like this makes quilting so much more relevant and important.<br />
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Valentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212523427936081626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163052246451349073.post-12269098715191341802011-08-16T09:03:00.000+03:002011-08-16T09:03:56.477+03:00Summer daysDespite the bumpy start, this summer is turning out to be one to remember. The boys do not start school for another 3 weeks and with the soaring temperatures here in Cyprus, there is still a lot of summer to be had.<br />
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I am well, and very happy- Thanks again for all the lovely emails and comments. Your love, concern, friendship (and countless jokes!) mean the world to me. :)<br />
So, where have I been and what have I been up to? Plenty!<br />
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Thanks to some friends that always seem to get me into trouble-- yes, YOU! :), and me being in a fragile convalescent state (ahum! ok, maybe I am exaggerating a wee bit... :) I have fallen into temptation.<br />
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Despite my better judgement and steadfast resolve, I have found myself working obsessively on a new project- blush blush...<br />
The problem is that I have been having way to much fun to be repentant, and have been having a great time working on my sewing machine again. It's been like being on Quilting Holiday! LOL<br />
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I think, I better show you:<br />
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These are some of the 36-patch blocks I have been making through <a href="http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2011/08/36-patch-quilt-along-week-6.html">Amanda Jean's Quilt-Along</a>. I made the mistake of reading through her very interesting <a href="http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2011/07/how-to-make-36-patch-block.html">assembly tips</a>, and it became a case of : humm, I need to try this... Famous last words!<br />
She encouraged us to go through our stash ruthlessly, at least that is how I interpreted it. And so my naughty streak took over and before you know it, I was slashing irreverently through my Den Haan & Wagenmaker Dutch Chintzes. Yes, that I have been keeping in the Holy of Holies section of my stash, you know that place... LOL<br />
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Oh, but it was so liberating and so much fun. I had been collecting these fabrics for ages, and I am so happy that I allowed myself to see them in a new light; like combined with stripes, polka dots and funky prints.<br />
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I soon realized that I could cut an extra strip of fabric and make a second, smaller 16-patch identical quilt. The perfect gift for <a href="http://sewingnana2.blogspot.com/">Nadine</a>, who will be celebrating a very special birthday in december. :)<br />
The funny thing is that many of these fabrics we either bought together last year in Provence or swooned over. So having her be part of the process has been a gift that keeps on giving. :) And she's happy!<br />
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There is also a certain Farmer's wife that has been making an appearance around here. My friend Elena brought it up, I refused and gave her a lecture... sorry! :) <a href="http://thequiltedtortoise.com/?p=173">Michelle</a> caught me off guard with her blocks. I swooned. <a href="http://msmcporkchopquilts.com/">Amanda</a> and <a href="http://fussycut.blogspot.com/p/shop.html">Angela</a> have been having the QuiltAlong. I had been doing my best to ignore it. Then the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1678802@N20/">Flickr Group</a>, which I have been avoiding... So leave it to <a href="http://sewingnana2.blogspot.com/">Nadine </a>to start sending me pictures! Soon <a href="http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Farmers-Wife-Sampler-Quilt-Laurie-Aaron-Hird/9780896898288">Book Depository</a> delivered the book for free, I fall in love with the cute size of it: it's square and about 1 1/2 the size of a CD... ooohh! Then <a href="http://quiltenzootjes.blogspot.com/">Kathinca</a> sweetly invites me to join her and Marga to report of fridays... and I can't stop dreaming of what flavour I would like this quilt to have...<br />
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What is a girl to do? If you can't fight them, join them, I say!<br />
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Which means that from straying I now need even more resolve not to abandon 'Jane', 'Camelot', and 'In my Garden'... oh yes, and my kids! :)<br />
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speaking of kids, last week I spend quite some time with my perpetual summer project: my charm hexies. The centre star is done, but not completely stitched together yet. This has made it easier to take along. And these Hexies have gotten around! :)<br />
Now I am stitching 'white' hexies around the outer diamonds, like this.<br />
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Once I am done with this part, I hope to stitch them all up into a giant hexagon. I have plenty of charm hexies left, which will fill the background and give me a square quilt. Hopefully by next summer. :)<br />
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Sending you my love, and loooots of hot summer sun for those of you that feel you might have not gotten your fill,<br />
Valentina<br />
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By the way: have I ever shown you this? The Ultimate Patchworker's floor! Can you imagine? :)<br />
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Valentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212523427936081626noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163052246451349073.post-14997900315071354282011-07-22T11:09:00.001+03:002011-07-22T12:19:39.613+03:00Stitching CamelotHoping that uploading this post will not be thwarted by the rolling blackouts we are still experiencing all over Cyprus, so I will make this a quick one.<br />
I have been home for a week, and apart from the drawback of experiencing a painful allergic reaction to one of the medications I was sent home with, I am recovering and feeling more like myself every day.<br />
Thanks for all your well wishes and gorgeous e-cards, I am so grateful to have friends like you. :)<br />
Even though I still feel wobbly, I have been stitching to my heart's content. This has not been the summer I was expecting, but all things considered I have rested and I am stitching; so I am not complaining, :)<br />
Ok, ready for a "ta-daaaa" ? Here's Camelot!<br />
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</div>Not the best of pictures, but you get the gist! All 16 Camelot blocks and connector squares have been carefully hand-stitched into place, and I love the result.<br />
I have been cutting tiny triangles from my left over scraps, and have been stitching these little cuties:<br />
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These Half-square triangles that will be 1 1/2" squares when finally stitched together.<br />
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Thank you for visiting my little stitching corner, and looking out for me, :)<br />
as always, I send you my love,<br />
Valentina<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maybe a better picture, and the colours more true, flapping in the sea-breeze... LOL<br />
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</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">I am on an unexpected break, connected to an IV drip. A nasty Strep bug has sent me to hospital last thursday. Thank God, the worse is over and I was admitted right on time. Now the soaring fevers are gone, my kids think all these tubes coming out of me are cool, and I am making the best of my alone time, enjoying my private room and catching up on my naps. :)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Not the vacation I was hoping for, however a great time evaluate things and be grateful for the happy domestic chaos that is my life. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Too bad I cannot stitch! :) However, there has been lots of quilt-y plans and things to report.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">And I have a new appreciation for pin-cushions! :) </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"> -- as you can imagine 'parking my needle' will never be the same...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">I, like all of you, I'm sure, have a file marked: Inspiration. Here I collect ideas of designs and colour-combo's that I would some day like to translate into quilts of my own. I have been revisiting this file these days, on my laptop, since I cannot do much else, and notice the trends that emerge in my 'likes' and my 'OMG's... I think it is important to notice that there are designs that are timeless and colours that keep recurring. I love trendy quilts, you know I do, and I love playing around with colour, however there are the classics, those quilts that I <i><b>have to</b></i> make. Many of which are simple geometric designs and very Amish in flavour, so I expect a shift for fall and winter.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">The other thing I have to share are thoughts on my work schedule. The experiment of this year is working. Last year I tried: monday is for this, tuesday that, and who can forget wednesdays hexies! however, it doesn't work for me, and my time demands. I realized I need to focus on one project at the time. This is how I work best, and fastest. This is how Klosjes got done, and this is how I was able to stay focused on Camelot. There are many minor projects that flutter in and out of the main focus. This makes for a very boring blog, I know. But it makes for a happy quilter, as I feel I am moving forward in my stitching. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">This has also made me look at my stash differently: Organizing according to colour and style. As you all know, I am a scrappy quilter. I rarely buy yardage, and rarely meet a fatquarter I don't like. But I have stopped trying to adopt all the little lonely fatquarters of the world. These days they only come home with me if they can strengthen the cast at home, are in a colour that I do not already have, or can add that 'je ne sais quoi' to a quilt. This has had some very interesting results. A far more effective and harder working stash, and an interesting new way of choosing fabrics for new projects. Now I use the 'basket' method'. Once I decide the flavour I want my new quilt to have, I go shopping in my stash. I load my basket with the colours I would like to use. If there are colours, textures or yardage missing, I enjoy shopping for them. But what I have noticed is that my projects have more cohesion and internal harmony, as all the colours already live happily in their basket until the end of the project in question. Then they move back to the main stash or to their designated scrap bin.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">I have also come to embrace my shift towards hand-piecing. Like most of you know, these days I need to be portable, doing most of my stitching around my kids' activities. I like the pace of it, and I have become more precise in some ways and much more forgiving in others. Nothing like hand-stitching to bring you back to the basics. And for me, it is has meant a deeper savouring of our craft. My quilts have always been stitched diaries of my everyday experience. How much more now that they travel with me through the mundane and extraordinary. Teaching me that 'every stitch counts', and that 'slow and steady wins the race'. But most importantly, it has thought me to evaluate if this is a quilt I want to commit my time and energy to... The butterfly has turned into a caterpillar, and I like it! Because now, instead of me being the butterfly, my quilts are.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Camelot is at the point of getting assembled. Dear Jane is being enjoyed on the side, and 'In my Garden' needs some attentive TLC. My summer plan was to dust my charm hexies off the shelf and press for the finish, since I am not far from the final assembly there as well. So I am looking forward to being discharged in a few more days and take up needle and thread again.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Cyprus is in the midst of national mourning due to <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14115103">the tragedy</a> that happened yesterday. We are in shock as a nation and grieving the loss of life and ready to face the sacrifices of restricted electricity and water in hot summer ahead. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">So, this puts everything in perspective, doesn't it?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Thinking of you,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Valentina</span><br />
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</span>Valentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212523427936081626noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163052246451349073.post-57523403094135061212011-06-28T09:41:00.000+03:002011-06-28T09:41:55.466+03:00Oh June...Where have you gone? :)<br />
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There were parties, end of school celebrations, little stars strutting their stuff on stage, and plenty of last minute quilt making.<br />
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The boys' teachers really deserve a thousand stitches each, and I was so glad my cramming payed off...<br />
I got 2 A+ for my finals, and the boys were so proud when they presented the quilts to their teachers: Pointing out fabrics and explaining colour-selection... Oh, I was so proud of them!<br />
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I started my <a href="http://under-the-willowtree.blogspot.com/2011/06/guest-post-valentina-in-cyprus.html">Contemporary Jane</a>. And the Camelot blocks have been set into their backgrounds. :) Can't wait to see them come together...<br />
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It is great to recount some of the stitching that was done in June, despite the whirlwind around here.<br />
I am off the to beach for a few days to mark the official start to our summer holidays and for much needed rest and unplugging. And hope to be back soon, so I can finally do some web-surfing of my own and catch-up with you, dear friends.<br />
Enjoy your week, whatever and wherever you are, and let there be stitching!<br />
xox<br />
ValentinaValentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212523427936081626noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163052246451349073.post-81752261240679306612011-05-31T19:00:00.000+03:002011-05-31T19:00:04.801+03:00The Jacarandas of Nicosia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhqOdUcDoy2jmq-gexSEi-nm8S_H2HO4cUsbch2hVd0NasHlAArloIDEmUnBBmlxQO3M_twGF3d5A3jaWa3XAaO-3rEY7zQZAO-0Rp8IOV4NF1St1yS8bsyHE4jTTDhIHrfuod2lwLJ8/s1600/DSC_0150.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhqOdUcDoy2jmq-gexSEi-nm8S_H2HO4cUsbch2hVd0NasHlAArloIDEmUnBBmlxQO3M_twGF3d5A3jaWa3XAaO-3rEY7zQZAO-0Rp8IOV4NF1St1yS8bsyHE4jTTDhIHrfuod2lwLJ8/s320/DSC_0150.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nicosia boasts of many flowering trees gracing its streets and avenues, but in my humble opinion no tree does more to bring a smile on one's face as the periwinkle blue of the majestic Jacaranda. And this year they are more breathtaking than usual, maybe because of a cooler May.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUnkOjnlaMPiqKE_X9ZONgezfzfIKHzEFWTwEdDxrWKU0VqLfZoO1kxraYAklE7Vo9ZoTEiFMdR0XOONHT6ImxeRlmyxCbqoLhl-G1SB6gABZ47WnRmJlq5T1eE2iRIvHcR1bld-ZKk_o/s1600/DSC_0176.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUnkOjnlaMPiqKE_X9ZONgezfzfIKHzEFWTwEdDxrWKU0VqLfZoO1kxraYAklE7Vo9ZoTEiFMdR0XOONHT6ImxeRlmyxCbqoLhl-G1SB6gABZ47WnRmJlq5T1eE2iRIvHcR1bld-ZKk_o/s320/DSC_0176.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br />
I decided to take my camera along this afternoon on my way to pick up the kids from school, and I am so glad I did, as I really wanted to share their beauty with you, :)<br />
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And on the stitching front I am sad to say that I have finished piecing my Camelot blocks.<br />
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Seriously, I have been savouring each stitch- and have a strong suspicion I might just have to start another one in the future!<br />
The piecing to the backgrounds is going well and I hope to have a few more done before I show you, :)<br />
Hoping you are having a great week,<br />
Valentina<br />
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ps a special 'xox' for someone in South AfricaValentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212523427936081626noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163052246451349073.post-90030585876052303052011-05-26T20:03:00.002+03:002011-08-19T12:09:40.148+03:00Teddy is sick, Mama......and he needs a quilt.<br />
What to say to such a request. Afterall that's what Mama does.<br />
..and teddy he deserves a quilt. what quilt can you make for someone who brings such comfort and companionship! Teddy takes the night-watch so mama can sleep. And mama needs her sleep. Besides who else understands what the last 5 years have been... he started looking like this, and after being taken all over the place,<br />
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So this morning, this has become my priority. Taking a distance from decisions that have been consuming me this week... what background for Camelot?!<br />
I had chosen the first, but then allowed doubt to creep in, and so after weeks of indecision and almost too much inspiration, it came down to these three:<br />
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You think?<br />
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And look what I found as backing!<br />
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And Bunny-boy was so happy with his! He has been carting Bunny and Quilt all afternoon- Bunny finally got a bit of a break while boy was watching some Scooby-doo, :)<br />
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Being a nice day, I was also able to do a bit of a wash:<br />
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and snowball (really, one of our winter-quilts that likes to hang around longer than our flannel ones!)<br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I really enjoyed my stitching day today, as you can probably tell ---</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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Music provided by Sade: my fav's today; great use of colour in the video's if you are into that sort of thing, by the way... :)<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/SadeVEVO#p/u/49/C8QJmI_V3j4">By your side</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/SadeVEVO#p/u/44/nF7yuNg_zWE">King of Sorrow</a>, and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/SadeVEVO#p/u/21/XoHWjG6LUsA">Babyfather</a>--<br />
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Enjoy, what ever you need to do today... Maybe Teddy being sick was what we all needed! :)<br />
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Sending smiles your way, as always!<br />
Valentina<br />
:)Valentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212523427936081626noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163052246451349073.post-70593891686004569422011-05-21T22:00:00.000+03:002011-05-21T22:00:07.277+03:00a week in May...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHC6m-B64pZ1o679iJ9CoHqPnqsOh08mOoVF7FoLmqS_0spH0rnUFpWEc021M0xiXTzUao-gmmL5Hys5qoYme2ypT4f86HWxB197JXiXqU0dpPBxji0bJSMtTqMGzmMk-327UrcirK_4g/s1600/DSC_0151.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHC6m-B64pZ1o679iJ9CoHqPnqsOh08mOoVF7FoLmqS_0spH0rnUFpWEc021M0xiXTzUao-gmmL5Hys5qoYme2ypT4f86HWxB197JXiXqU0dpPBxji0bJSMtTqMGzmMk-327UrcirK_4g/s320/DSC_0151.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFiSZZwR0t-h1kNoq5D34p_iEdtX0Ja-7SwT-Fcgw4v5uHCs-x-ipQKHNJnsTHdM3K2HMI5mKuMlQmeYidFwxf7m0F0gwgAHhY6iU4HVhvfAj0zkRbVxXOSP0ataH_9_IMOmnwsaDdFg/s1600/DSC_0156.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFiSZZwR0t-h1kNoq5D34p_iEdtX0Ja-7SwT-Fcgw4v5uHCs-x-ipQKHNJnsTHdM3K2HMI5mKuMlQmeYidFwxf7m0F0gwgAHhY6iU4HVhvfAj0zkRbVxXOSP0ataH_9_IMOmnwsaDdFg/s320/DSC_0156.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...that included cupcakes and Birthday cake: Our eldest turned 5!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was beautiful, the boys were handsome and Mama was happy in her new summer dress...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What else would a girl want? ...perhaps some more time to squeeze in as many visits to the <a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/">Bloggers' Quilt Festival</a> as I can? There is just so much inspiration, and I still have quite a few to cover: 631 entries this Spring!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hoping you are all having a great weekend, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Valentina</div>Valentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212523427936081626noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163052246451349073.post-13639279356168791782011-05-14T15:52:00.001+03:002011-05-14T22:50:54.991+03:00Bloggers' Quilt Festival Spring 2011Thank You, <a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2011/05/13/bloggers-quilt-festival-spring-2011/">Amy </a>for once again inviting us to participate in this amazing event.<br />
I am so excited to visit fellow bloggers from all over the world, in the course of the next week and to learn more about their quilts, their stories and their blogs. This festival of Quilts always makes me so happy to be a quilter and to be able to share our passion for quilting in this amazing way!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This spring I want to share an 'oldie but goodie' with you. I made this quilt in 2003, to mark my parents 35th wedding anniversary. My mom and dad are so proud of this quilt and only put it on their King sized bed from time to time to mark special occasions. (...or when special visitors come around and the quilt gets taken out of the cedar chest and ceremoniously displayed in conjunction with the latest pictures of their grandchildren.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">:) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have to admit, this is still one of the best feelings in the world and it is right up there with those 10's ( A+ 's) and wonky ashtrays that were so proudly brought home as a child.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">:)</div><br />
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</div> This is one of the first quilts that I ever completed. And those of you that have seen my <a href="http://valentinascorner.blogspot.com/2011/04/with-little-help-from-my-friends.html">Klosjes quilt</a> will see a lot of similarities in design, colour and even the same border-fabric used. The centre medallion is paper pieced (I had not done this before and had no idea what I was in for!), and it was was on this quilt that I really learned to hand-Quilt.<br />
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</div>Thank You, Mami y Papi, for always believing I could do anything I put my mind and effort to. And thank you for always encouraging and cheering me on, ( ...and giving me a stiff push, when I needed it!)<br />
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Valita<br />
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<i>All these pictures where taken last January in Aruba, when we were visiting home for the Holidays.</i><br />
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<i>And if you are interested in last year's entry, <a href="http://valentinascorner.blogspot.com/2010/05/bloggers-quilt-festival-may-21-28-2010_21.html">Baba's quilt</a>, I need to confess that it is still being Quilted...</i><br />
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<i><b>:)</b></i>Valentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212523427936081626noreply@blogger.com34