15 September 2015
masterpiece, but still rather nice š Before I washed Lodewijk was invited to doe a “test run” and wipe the floor. This Christmas quilt was front and back made of the same fabric popeline and was easy to quilt. I started quilting in Septermber 2014. It has around 80 stars. Last night I quilted my […]
Read more13 September 2015
Bee of the Ā Lachende BijtjesĀ this time coincided with theĀ General ExhibitionĀ Ā of the Dutch quiltersguild. At times some ofĀ our membersĀ have other obligations, so therefore only Marjolein and Petra and me went to Deventer. The exhibition was held at the Grote Kerk, indeed across the IJssel. We knew we were at the right place when we came across […]
Read more3 September 2015
I have been doing lots of different things. I moved desk and sewing table. This way I can put sewing machine more easily away. ItĀ leaves me with more space to sew, when I have cleared my stuff away that is š I painted the window frames, because the paint started to peel after nine […]
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17 August 2015
I finished the bedrunner. A bedrunner? Yes, a bedrunner. It is a small quilt that fits just over our feet. I started patching while on holiday in Wales last April. During the day we enjoyed National Park The Brecon Beacons. At night, we enjoyed the fire. In Devon we stayed at the village where my […]
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3 August 2015
It has been a while since my last post on my old weblog Soyee. New chances call for new beginnings and a new name; VAN LAPJES. In the past few years I have made many things. Gradually I will show some of it. At this moment I am working on a larger quilt, with the […]
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