The launch of the Patchwork Quilt 100 publication
The album "Patchwork Quilt 100. My Estonia today" was launched at the University of Tartu Library, with all 100 panels and their makers inside.
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A homemade quilt frame
My quilts and a quilt frame I made myself, begun at an adult woodwork class: knobs turned one by one, slots cut and everything sanded by hand.
A present for the shelter dogs
The grandchildren's nursery is collecting Christmas presents for shelter dogs, so we sewed mats from fabric scraps together. Mathias chose the colours and cut the edges.
A portable changing mat. Plastic or cotton?
Every changing mat on offer is plastic, nylon or PVC and can only be wiped. So I made a washable one in linen, cotton wadding and flannel, with five pockets.
Who is the real beneficiary of a craft business?
A letter demanding data on my company's "real beneficiary". A micro business with one board member and no employees, so who exactly benefits here?
A waist bag for children
Why are children's waist bags on sale so big and bulky? A new model just large enough for money, a bank card and a phone, with a belt to go with it.
When a pet is bored, or mending horse rugs
What does your pet do when it is bored? Mine are hens. My daughter's horse, though, practises wriggling out of his rugs, so another pile of them came in for repair.
Baby quilts with bears
Another working day behind the machine gone before I noticed. No pattern would come, so it became small squares. How do you like a quilt this colourful?
Natural or synthetic material?
How far do you prefer natural materials? I cannot wear synthetics at all, which is why I put so much emphasis on the materials in my quilts.
A patchwork skirt and quilt from dress shirts (part 2)
Now the quilt: 240x240 cm to lay out so that every size of piece stretches and no two neighbouring colours quarrel. A memory quilt of the client's father.
A patchwork skirt and quilt from dress shirts (part 1)
A big bag of a client's dress shirts to become one skirt and one quilt. Step by step through the skirt: cutting, tapered panels, gathering and four hidden pockets.
Notebook covers, a special order
A wife wanted notebook covers for her husband's 9th wedding anniversary, with embroidery she commissioned herself. She measured his notebook in secret.
A calendar, electronic or on paper?
Our choir moved to a Google calendar and I resisted to the last. Meanwhile, 50 new linen and cotton notebook covers are up in the web shop.
A patchwork dress for the gas grill
My husband got a gas grill for his birthday and then ordered it a dress. Made in one go from artificial leather offcuts, with a zip for airflow.
A reflection on 1 September
A sweet day, and pure nostalgia for me. But seeing all those parents buying supplies, I am glad that annual murder of the wallet is in my past.
The new school year approaches, with a diary or without?
The approach of 1 September still gives me a happy nervousness. And a question: how many people still use a paper diary, and what size is it?
Estonia 100 or Estonia 101?
A change from roses: blue, black and white. A few months left of this beautiful centenary year, and the question of whether to make tricolour gifts next year too.
When does school start?
The town was full of children with satchels last week, although it is only the middle of August. When does your child start school?
A skirt and bag, a set.
A slightly more festive set for myself before a trip to the international quilt festival in Birmingham: a skirt and a matching bag in leather and artificial leather.
A cuddle quilt for a grandchild
Cotton fleece instead of synthetic, with an embroidered name, ribbon loops full of little characters at the edges, and a bag of its own to carry it in.
A handbag for myself, in leather and knit.
A roomy shoulder bag at last: a piece of my patchwork skirt jersey on the front, the rest full leather, with a magnetic outer pocket and two inner pockets.