Material Obsession

as you probably figured out

I have a little material obsession ~ smile ~

my sweet colleagues back in the Netherlands got me this book as a good bye gift

it is a very pretty book with the most beautiful quilts by the Australian ladies Kathy Doughty and Sarah Fielke

and from the basis to high level quilting, they all explain it in this book with clear drawings

really, with this book there is absolutely no excuse for me not to start quilting right away

so when I visited a yardsale last week, I took this pile of Christmas fabrics with me

and now I have to wait a few weeks more until my sewing machine arrives from overseas

until then, I will crochet and knit a little, and eat a mini cupcake or two from the amazing Cupid's

it was a delicious but dangerous discovery we did today in Canada...

~ love ~

Mollie Makes

in the wonderful world of blogging I first saw the new magazine Mollie Makes

lately here for example, a pretty blog by the Australian mother and daughter team

in Amsterdam I could not find it, but in Toronto...



... I did find it!

and it is as pretty as I hoped it would be

I installed myself under a tree in a light sun today, with Mollie and some crochet

in this third issue you will find some cute crochet flower and butterfly patterns

as well as extraordinary but very pretty (wedding) bouquet ideas and how-to instructions

Mollie is packed with ideas that combine hand made and thriftstore found items ~ and I love it

it inspired me to add three more rows of squares to the Dutch/Canadian blanket

two more rows at the top to make it square shaped and ready for the edging,

for which I have several ideas in mind

 any suggestions from your side on how to do the edging?

~ love ~

Toronto

downtown the amazing city of Toronto you get to see

the CN Tower and of course the typical North American streets, traffic lights and skyscrapers

just aside of that, on Queen Street West

you will find some older buidlings and friendly coffeeshops

R Squared Cafe for example

with a beautiful light interior right my style and absolutely delicious latte's and cookies

a perfect start of the day, together with some crochet

~ smile ~

by the way, this multicolored yarn 100% wool I found for only $ 0.79 at Michaels

to my European eyes an amazingly huge craftstore

oh happy Sunday

~ wishing you a happy new week ~

just in case you planned to visit Toronto or are interested in the city

at first glance blogTO is a pretty and clear blog that might come in handy

I will check their restaurants' page before I go there next time

We're here...

...safe and sound!

Thank You So Much

for all your well-wishes to our flight and stay

so far they really worked

the flight was very relaxing and our stay in Canada has been sunny, comfortable and happy the last two days

along with us flew my newest work in progress

half Dutch and half Canadian now

~ smile ~

very little squares attached to each other as I go

ends weaved in one row at a time

a great project to work on while building up our new life

also, a big welcome to the new followers!

~ sending you Canadian summer love ~

Goodbye Europe!

with some very pretty handmade goodbye gifts

from dear friends

we say goodbye to Europe for a while

because today the husband and I fly to Canada

soooo exciting!

my next posts will be from overseas

~ thank you and goodbye sweet friends and family, dear Europe ~



Newborn

visiting a newborn baby

is celebrating life

new baby, new mama, new blanket

all very happy together



there is no better way to give

~ L O V E ~

Tadaaa!

a big Tadaa

for a project I could not show you before; it was a gift to a wonderful friend

quite a big one, measuring about 1.60 m in a square

made with love and a big smile on my face according to this pattern by the Purl Bee

a fantastic website, I absolutely love their ideas, a huge source of inspiration

in our favorite colors dark blue and creamy white

hmmm look at it, so chunky, soft and cozy! now very happy on my friends' couch

more about it and about the blue sky baby blanket on my finished crochet projects page

there are still some finished items missing, but I am working on that

~ blanket love ~

Baby Boy

our friend's baby boy was born last week

and the blanket is finished just in time

blue and blue it is

in all shades

I love how the combination of different stitches worked out

and how the edging is worked around in the same colors, but clustered on the short ends

blanket and us, having a great time visiting wonderful family members today

~ wishing you a blue-sky-new-week ~

Placemats

and here is the reveal of the placemats I made for a friend

I love them so much myself!

the fabric, the binding... so happy all together

and they happen to match the Cath Kidston eggcups my friend gave me

how sweet and happy coincidence!

perfect together, quickly to be seperated to different continents

our big move is coming closer...



happy weekend for you!

~ love ~

Sewing

the sewing machine is working overtime

and so am I ~ smile ~ to finish some goodbye-gifts for lovely friends

just a little peek for you here

to remind you of the sweet summer

have a lovely Wednesday my friend

Shop in Neutrals

on this sunny Monday Morning

the third and last post of the little shop series

De Zinkenviool in Grootebroek, Noord-Holland with it's own webshop and blog

 mainly neutral colors this time

with a friendly welcome to the new tearoom

beautiful light blue shades

 

with a little red here and there ~ oh so pretty

and of course I was delighted to find this crochet blanket and a little knitting in progress

once again: thank you Jayne for the beautiful shop!

~ wishing you all a wonderful new week ~