Addiction!

...ok,
I have to confess:
These wonderful fabrics out there make me sick. Sure not the fabric itself,no it is my willing to have them. And I have to say I AM WEAK! In the last months since I started quilting, reading these always inspiring blogs and browsing around on flickr I got more and more addicted. Sure I could blame these blogs, the newsletters of the quiltshops, flickr or the wonderful fabrics itself, but infact I am the only one to blame. As I said: I am weak!
Ok, there are some more little parcels with fabric to come, but I really have to try to stop this, I would like to go for a summerholiday to Ireland in Juli, and I HAVE TO safe some money for this.
Why am I writing this? I am sure you all know this problem. I hope that now, that I wrote this and all of you know that I should go to the AF (Anonymous Fabricbyers) meeting regularely, I will stand the holy cuteness allover blog-,shop-,flickr-land.
There is also a funny group on flickr which I found recently.
But because a blogpost without a photo is not a good post, here is the finished quilt I made out of leftover fabric of this one
It is not my favorite quilt, but I know that a friend of mine will be very happy with it...
I am still working on my pickledish quilt, I have 50 arches more to go...
And I started a very cut project with some Tula Pink Plume. I already love this one...Pictures coming later.
This is it for today.
I wish everybody a wonderful day. (How about inventing the NO FABRIC THURSDAY?)
Miriam

Hi There...

Lollypop Quilt Front
Originally uploaded by berlinquilter

... and a happy new year to you all.
I finished another quilt yesterday. I call it the Lollypop Quilt because it reminds of some sweet lollies from my childhood.
I used one (!) charmpack of punctution and I was really surprised that I could make a really cool quilt out of just one little charmpack. Ok, I had to add something else (some Kona, one yard of another punctuation fabric...) for the back.


But for the main pattern the charmpack was enough.
Today is my last day off, and after I finished this post, I will run into my studio and stipple another quilt in progress. Then there is just the pickledish quilt left to do and this really gives me a better feeling (especially when I start a new one). Over the last two weeks some awesome fabrics arrived and I can´t wait to start some other projects.
This is it for now, I hope you all have had a fantastic start of the new year!
Miriam

Christmas

I finally finished my current work and now I can start to relax...
And I am already working on a new quilt.
Since I discovered some very old vintage quilts on ebay made from feedsack fabric in the double wedding ring pattern, I wanted to make one by my own. As I found it quite hard to get feedsack fabric for a reasonable price, I found the 30ies Reproduction prints and knew that these were the ones I needed.
The Pickledish Quiltalong from Aneela is the perfect possibility for me to start with this project, because of the wonderful and easy description from her.
I already made the first arches and can´t wait to finish the whole quilt. My plan is to combine it with snow white Kona cotton.
Oh I already can see the Quilt lying on my bed...
OK I guess this will be the last post for this year.
After Christmas I am off to the mountains. I will say hello again next year.
A wonderful Christmas for you and a happy new year.
Miriam

Another one done...

I am sooo happy that this one is done. I worked on it for a while, and it took ages, also because there was so much "real" work to do, that there was so little time for the good things.
Tommorrow I am going to Stuttgart for the weekend to visit my sister and for a Christmas Craft Fair.This is why I really had to finish the Quilt so I can give it to my sister when I am there.

And this is also the reason for the bad photos. I took them this morning when the sun wasn´t totally up just before i wrapped the Quilt in Wrapping Paper.
I slowly start a new project the Pickledish Quiltalong with Aneela Hoey.
For this I ordered a Fat Quarter Bundle of thirties reproduction prints. This will be a very traditional looking Quilt. But more about this another time...
See You,
Miriam

Mums Quilt

I finally finished my mums quilt for Christmas. The first where I did a little handquilting also, which took ages, as the most of you might know.
But I am quite happy with how it turned out. I would definitely not choose these fabrics and colours for a quilt for me, but I know (hope) that she will like it.
Now I have to finish the That Girl That Quiltalong Quilt for my sister, and as christmas rushing towards us, I have to hurry!!!
Two more "Craft-Design-Market-Weekends" till Christmas and I must say there is nearly no energy left inside my brain and body...
I am so looking forward to go on my skiing holidays from the 25th of december. The austrian mountains are waiting for me... can´t wait either, I didn´t go skiing for ten years, i hope I still can come down the mountains....;-)
I hope you guys have a little calmer christmas time and enjoy some hot drinks on some funky mug rugs...
Have a very nice christmas time!
Miriam

I caught up finally!

I was behind in the Quiltalong...
And I don´t like being behind, I have to say. I developed this manner with getting older. In school I didn´t care if I was behind. But my teacher and my parents cared. Now I am here, have a proper job and a good life, so somehow I made it.
And now that nobody pushes me I don´t want to be behind anymore. Strange. But whatever, now I caught up.
Here Is my finished quilttop. Maybe I will ad a white sashing at the top and bottom to make it long enough to cover my sisters feed. It is going to be a christmas gift for her.(Just to inform you, nearly nobody knows about this blog, so I think she won´t see this before christmas eve...I hope.)
So this is it. I call it the Bonbon Box Quilt because the colours and the pattern remind me of a box of sweet, colourful lollies.
I wish you a wonderful weekend,
Yours Miriam

I am back...

...since last week, but there is so much to do that I had nearly no time for blogging or quilting. But here is a little bit for you.
I am taking part in the "Scrappy Mug Rug Swap"
and this is my Mug Rug for the secret Swap Partner.



I couldn´t stop adding little details like the spiders, but then thought that my partner might want to put her mug on the rug and it would be a shame to put it on a little bird or leaf or whatever I had in mind.
Have a nice day!