I am heading to...

...Munich tomorrow for a work trip. Because of that I was a bit fast and started sewing some test blocks for the Quiltalong. I love the blocks and would love to go on, but unfortunately it is not possible to take the sewing mashine with me... on the plane...?
Well looks like if I won´t sew anything the next two weeks, as I am addicted to my sewing mashine and my fabrics and patchwork etc this will be a tough time for me. But there is enough other work I suppose, that I won´t miss it to much...Maybe...
Have a nice week, folks,
Miriam

A new Quilt...

...till christmas.With this Quiltalong I will make the Quilt for my sister. These are the fabrics I have chosen for it:
I can´t wait to start a new project (allthough there are waiting three Quilttops to be quilted...)

Here is what...

... wanted to become a "quilt as you go quiltalong quilt" (hosted by heather some time ago).
I was not patient enough, and somehow I didn´t get the method of piecing the whole thing together in the end. So I decided to make a normal wonky log cabin quilt out of the blocks I already had started.
I call it the "Dolce Vita Quilt" because of the little houses printed on the backfabric (a vintage douvet cover from the seventies) and the red/white striped binding which reminds me of Venice and the funny gondolas...

Relax! or "Entspann Dich!"

Today I made some "sort of" wonky log cabin eye relax cushions. They are filled with flaxseed and lavender. I love them!
I just made seven but I think they make wonderful little chritmas gifts, so I will make a lot more, this is a perfect possibility to use my scraps.
On the back (unfortunately I forgot to fotograph it) I embroidered "relax" (in german: "Entspann Dich").

What I like about quilting

I am a perfectionist. In so many things. As a self employed fashion designer and shopowner there are so many things I have to have my controlling hands on.
And here is what I noticed after the few quilts I made: I like to be unperfect. With the last quilttop I just did what was neccessary. I had no pattern and just added something here and if there was too much fabric here, I cut it away and so on. In fact I like this spontanious habit about it. I am sure not many like doing the patchwork this loose, but for me it is an example how I could ad some unperctionism in my normal life.
So here see my unperfect wonky log cabin quilt top waiting to be quilted after two others...

Blog Difficulties

I just started this blog. I already have another one about my shop and my work as a fashion designer, but I have to say I never gave much about the designing of the blog because I am not very good with computer stuff. Now I spent about two hours to find a way to upload a nice photo of one of my favorite quilts for the header and it didn´t work. For now it is enough! Why shouldn´t I use these cute backrounds and possibilities blogger offers?

So better lets talk about quilting:
As a quilting beginner I want to try a few patterns which interest me and hopefully later make some patterns and figure new things out. But until then I can show you the quilts I made and I am really happy with.
I finished the binding of this "dissapearing ninepatch block" quilt while I was working on a community/art market yesterday.

It will be a gift for my nephews birthday in three weeks. He is turning 8 and I really hope that he won´t think that he is too old for a "blanket".
Anyways - I love it. I used some "wheels" fabric from Riley Blake.
The back is made from an Ikea cotton which I had on my stash for years.

I quilted it with wavy lines and I really like how it came out.

This is it for today,
it is grey in Berlin Germany, but I send you a sunny salute,
Miriam

Dresden is not far away

As the name of this blog tells you, I live in Berlin, Germany.
I love this vibrant city, there are new things happening every day. People are open minded and creative. But unfortunately the quilting tradition didn´t grow big in Germany and when I tell my friends, I make quilts now, they are a little confused at first, because "Patchwork" has a quite oldfashioned mosty odour in the imagination of people. But when I show them the "blankets" they really like them. I am so new to quilting and I am fascinated everyday about the possibilities it gives and the wonderful artwork you can do with fabric.
I also love the traditional patterns like "the double wedding ring" or the "dresden" Pattern. When I noticed that there is a special tool for cutting the dresden wedges I had to have it. And this is what I am doing now. I am working on a quilt for my mother made from the fabrics she gave me, definetly not my style,) but they really suit to my parents home and style. I thinks with a little modern twist it will become a cute warm and cosy quilt, as a thank you for her giving me the tools...
Here is where I am so far. Cutting all wedges for five dresden plates, chainsew some little "prayer flags" and already finished two.
Stay tuned to see how I am doing the new dresden quilt.

Miriam

P.S. Did I tell you that Dresden is about two hours away from Berlin? And maybe somebody can tell me why this pattern is called Dresden?

Welcome!

In the summer holidays I visited my mum in Spain. After a few days she gave me a rotary cutter, a cutting mat, a quilting ruler and some fabrics. Ten years old but never used. She had thought quilting could become her passion. But it didn´t. It became mine!
I made a little baby quilt for a friend and instantly I was hooked.
Now 9 quilts later I start this blog.
I hope you enjoy!
Welcome!
Miriam