tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31885264897678307242024-03-18T05:02:27.376+02:00kotkarankkiUllahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02176085550753578481noreply@blogger.comBlogger955125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188526489767830724.post-68443261066679322812024-03-13T11:11:00.000+02:002024-03-13T11:11:03.892+02:00To pass the time <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Winter has been long and my energy levels low, but my needles have been busy anyway. Here is the collection I have finished this year: socks in different sizes and some mittens too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKZdV0iptHTLJ5bi0zQQ5UtrmwKjc5g_gdA1zCVJtzT8LhCS1gRrIirQMYc63ijMcJUAFqvywI3Zz5DUK4VLMJP2vytfM4vuNjIUjOPBGf_veKK-wpKF000mrfNkJbhjVce3ojsgzsRmw824taaAc4r4wyAy5TLJF0Qcor-_A07Pf6V-dPJxCRgPwcxd6O/s4000/IMG20240229173112_BURST001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKZdV0iptHTLJ5bi0zQQ5UtrmwKjc5g_gdA1zCVJtzT8LhCS1gRrIirQMYc63ijMcJUAFqvywI3Zz5DUK4VLMJP2vytfM4vuNjIUjOPBGf_veKK-wpKF000mrfNkJbhjVce3ojsgzsRmw824taaAc4r4wyAy5TLJF0Qcor-_A07Pf6V-dPJxCRgPwcxd6O/w300-h400/IMG20240229173112_BURST001.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The quilt top is now waiting for some final ironing. I need to put the backing together from two unused sheets before I can layer the quilt for machine quilting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQqs7-bbFWDXMJiGolRvn5uSSYxvcjeeEkox5BMpKNB0JeAI0iGb_Xk-Ir-tGur2H1nj5l1cfDUkqJFOZvjE4pmw_gTYv1M9mCYsRZmjrI74SrEnWdrWestrOhKsQe6CUo2liJ3aiIdI33XMD5oGOafzTjoua8iXYguXUGRoEP8w3t75_spBTY9jgM84V/s4000/IMG20240312135837.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQqs7-bbFWDXMJiGolRvn5uSSYxvcjeeEkox5BMpKNB0JeAI0iGb_Xk-Ir-tGur2H1nj5l1cfDUkqJFOZvjE4pmw_gTYv1M9mCYsRZmjrI74SrEnWdrWestrOhKsQe6CUo2liJ3aiIdI33XMD5oGOafzTjoua8iXYguXUGRoEP8w3t75_spBTY9jgM84V/w300-h400/IMG20240312135837.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When the weather is not good or the pavements too icy, I prefer to stay in the house and do something fun, like putting together the jigsaw puzzles together with Mr. K. This one was especially tricky, and irritating at the same time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmCJKbECZd3DsHLInlXSiCh1Aacdh8VJXEf9p1j3D7SvaQFL_r3hKFw5yqxcuyF0IopXgDQS_EBc72RB8UoH50hHKytVDCF9yQzD1lj4Xv152YszB-ow1QVj8KcFDHjNhVsH65Xl80t1vkqyXUzK_D1ssHz0Q1lpn2B5xWNZdBeZC0voQn-AQzppD1Cig/s4000/kamala%20sahaus-palapeli.jpg2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmCJKbECZd3DsHLInlXSiCh1Aacdh8VJXEf9p1j3D7SvaQFL_r3hKFw5yqxcuyF0IopXgDQS_EBc72RB8UoH50hHKytVDCF9yQzD1lj4Xv152YszB-ow1QVj8KcFDHjNhVsH65Xl80t1vkqyXUzK_D1ssHz0Q1lpn2B5xWNZdBeZC0voQn-AQzppD1Cig/w400-h300/kamala%20sahaus-palapeli.jpg2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The pieces were sawed in a peculiar way so the rows didn't hold together sideways except in the top and bottom edges. Anyway, we managed to finish it before taking the photo above:</div></div> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTTb76Xti41CryA40komkSgrfddDrY77QcO9nCNkDisAaQawQigBqq0y8wQ_2lUzLP7c1rMhZo0W9WDgsbs4Nsly_5ATVWXAdhSd21NpS7dh8Cr7p3VQotnfIXZYY_xvM5ka_VKzkQDuNFjCHIEg1ui_1mEKeyq2DBcq6qyo-9QX9Ff1OE4H_v_9tnC6G9/s4000/M%C3%B6kki,%20kanat%20ja%20kukkia,%20kamala%20sahaus.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTTb76Xti41CryA40komkSgrfddDrY77QcO9nCNkDisAaQawQigBqq0y8wQ_2lUzLP7c1rMhZo0W9WDgsbs4Nsly_5ATVWXAdhSd21NpS7dh8Cr7p3VQotnfIXZYY_xvM5ka_VKzkQDuNFjCHIEg1ui_1mEKeyq2DBcq6qyo-9QX9Ff1OE4H_v_9tnC6G9/w400-h300/M%C3%B6kki,%20kanat%20ja%20kukkia,%20kamala%20sahaus.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love the old fashioned pictures on many of my puzzles, like this couple:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCq1ZgN6Zk8Zz40kkgF3YzvgzEj_uii4PoOQIGd7IJWWzOp_JRAY5MCpdlpusWtAIz11Ng53iRFSWDOFyoOvSpVA6QNbCQciWkdr7MCn0u_fpy3WUdw2XLOsqR5pl5wAgsQlttGcAYL9TqFTTgEMxjZJD8sVeNM4Nd2lIIkl0Hft3Q8H5yftFdJc2MdqAj/s4000/Diiva.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCq1ZgN6Zk8Zz40kkgF3YzvgzEj_uii4PoOQIGd7IJWWzOp_JRAY5MCpdlpusWtAIz11Ng53iRFSWDOFyoOvSpVA6QNbCQciWkdr7MCn0u_fpy3WUdw2XLOsqR5pl5wAgsQlttGcAYL9TqFTTgEMxjZJD8sVeNM4Nd2lIIkl0Hft3Q8H5yftFdJc2MdqAj/w300-h400/Diiva.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I don't like cats, but this puzzle was fun as it was so tricky. The boxes don't have a photo of the puzzle so it will always be a surprise to see the finished picture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGvvBQ9hEVMT5IWefyqRd0m61-fED-tVuVu0n6M3FJJ7zVQH2FEcbWoQs7dflECS3ShQzwPYvHQnM1kRcBR4eA4gcZKLjGnOHMRL0Oh8G3fE5npH7CVvPuJ21OFLMqon2RGM4qAP27ACwx8UFtBxJMMQExY4nxF2ggXqF2TbdD1UB7SnWwKJznjOQAPx7N/s4000/Kissat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGvvBQ9hEVMT5IWefyqRd0m61-fED-tVuVu0n6M3FJJ7zVQH2FEcbWoQs7dflECS3ShQzwPYvHQnM1kRcBR4eA4gcZKLjGnOHMRL0Oh8G3fE5npH7CVvPuJ21OFLMqon2RGM4qAP27ACwx8UFtBxJMMQExY4nxF2ggXqF2TbdD1UB7SnWwKJznjOQAPx7N/w400-h300/Kissat.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I wish the snow and ice would melt away!</div>Ullahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02176085550753578481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188526489767830724.post-85700619639134799012024-02-01T13:03:00.000+02:002024-02-01T13:03:07.005+02:00The new year's first quilt<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After a holiday break from everyday routines I have started a new quilt. I chose ten or so blue and white(ish) plaids from my endless stash and made lots of HST's with white. Trimming them to 2½" took a long time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguI_arIYr_5Jq5HNGcqTgd3ApfqtDTZALWivn_kwYuIlz0lx_ssAYA1nu_l7CIhOj5WDHznA1VvvLpgf6HA0hlXNGHa9i1kjecUW3-qBAqMQ6ht0ihF1p8-pi3yTQaSJiBHtWlpld9OzD7cTS8jYY-y7LSi6qc76fNokitO7YoKvEntwymOae2CMeCh7Vc/s4160/IMG_20240129_133144.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguI_arIYr_5Jq5HNGcqTgd3ApfqtDTZALWivn_kwYuIlz0lx_ssAYA1nu_l7CIhOj5WDHznA1VvvLpgf6HA0hlXNGHa9i1kjecUW3-qBAqMQ6ht0ihF1p8-pi3yTQaSJiBHtWlpld9OzD7cTS8jYY-y7LSi6qc76fNokitO7YoKvEntwymOae2CMeCh7Vc/w400-h300/IMG_20240129_133144.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Almost all the 2½" white squares I needed were just loitering in my 2½" squares box, so it didn't take long to finish the strips for the other sides of my blue stars.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1sH0N9KfjJIWpMVjkHloyneOQk4qVXV3t8Bwrvupt5j8MRxFArw84e0Q9s6acLYaErga0PqwJCREKDynmEJq3pbkMrm65Q9dqQjBwxHm5gyHYj8PRVLJDYK9d-TWWKc8HFfbdRcmPrJU4fxRsb5TOmqyKCL38hPU_ne8YQH1hckBPx21ZmEUhURXwnoYL/s4160/IMG_20240129_133130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1sH0N9KfjJIWpMVjkHloyneOQk4qVXV3t8Bwrvupt5j8MRxFArw84e0Q9s6acLYaErga0PqwJCREKDynmEJq3pbkMrm65Q9dqQjBwxHm5gyHYj8PRVLJDYK9d-TWWKc8HFfbdRcmPrJU4fxRsb5TOmqyKCL38hPU_ne8YQH1hckBPx21ZmEUhURXwnoYL/w300-h400/IMG_20240129_133130.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used the same plaids for the 4½" center squares. I thought I would need 24 stars but made 28 just in case I wanted the quilt a little wider or longer. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXMCniNKxN_MDle45Au6ik4Mb3SzucGgFTNNZ1aWvK0AcTDE4XhAshHhEQ5W1h-Z1J4wZw1qZ1vdm8Ygk1_GPhd8FSy3yQanLBfIwIOekacznpeF5q84VebdgbL0vOQ0OWvlbzDBVYAlXWmTgthX_aiM5Ccuf0KExcQftFcw3pI-3v3f1gJWAt3gldFJRP/s4160/IMG_20240129_143713.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXMCniNKxN_MDle45Au6ik4Mb3SzucGgFTNNZ1aWvK0AcTDE4XhAshHhEQ5W1h-Z1J4wZw1qZ1vdm8Ygk1_GPhd8FSy3yQanLBfIwIOekacznpeF5q84VebdgbL0vOQ0OWvlbzDBVYAlXWmTgthX_aiM5Ccuf0KExcQftFcw3pI-3v3f1gJWAt3gldFJRP/w300-h400/IMG_20240129_143713.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now the stars are all ironed and stacked away, waiting for the next burst of inspiration and wondering how the alternating blocks will turn out. </div><p></p>Ullahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02176085550753578481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188526489767830724.post-21807735429521291972023-12-19T17:48:00.001+02:002023-12-19T17:48:21.405+02:00The Best Mittens Ever<p>Knitting is my favorite craft nowadays. I have been improving my mitten design with every pair I have knitted, and I think I have reached my goal with this pair. The pattern is one my Grandmother used a lot, but I have changed the overall design. Instead of her ribbed wrist in one color, the pattern begins at the wrist and continues all the way to the thumb and the tip of the fingers. As the pattern uses lifted stitches, the rows are tight together and thus warmer. Granny's thumb and top of the mitten were in plain stockinette in one color, so our fingertips were easily cold.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPY-Tn1kffysIBuI6QlSaI6LTC9C8XAbP5Nm21BRf5yNg0Go8ikBk7ViypmdIJ91gXH0KtSRYuUC56Qmfym_a_uXu0qsOsMFl3IhFPkf_pFGlZl_vT-vLHhXVHAbR5w_Mq1htk1FXe7YLk5oMVp2E4BDyEst8DcZHW_nTaBfYK9dtyUkv617PhHHPBULQ/s4160/IMG_20231217_164903%20%E2%80%93%20kopio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPY-Tn1kffysIBuI6QlSaI6LTC9C8XAbP5Nm21BRf5yNg0Go8ikBk7ViypmdIJ91gXH0KtSRYuUC56Qmfym_a_uXu0qsOsMFl3IhFPkf_pFGlZl_vT-vLHhXVHAbR5w_Mq1htk1FXe7YLk5oMVp2E4BDyEst8DcZHW_nTaBfYK9dtyUkv617PhHHPBULQ/w300-h400/IMG_20231217_164903%20%E2%80%93%20kopio.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">See how beautifully the pattern continues in the thumb gusset and thumb!</div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBd1tap0LSb-v-gL80kTEic_W1wMyyPxohpOvS1pDVM47g7HmenRa76bLEClz40IWufQtVFzwnRd4cj_cunxJMMFCRegINklVB0lfz7hWdKaiuEWcZXZe8UHYNaHUb5Jn-rrjSBdzghXQIlcEQ3U734kyQExs0ibVek_67IfCRYc4881QjOxhYderz72u7/s4160/IMG_20231217_164836.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBd1tap0LSb-v-gL80kTEic_W1wMyyPxohpOvS1pDVM47g7HmenRa76bLEClz40IWufQtVFzwnRd4cj_cunxJMMFCRegINklVB0lfz7hWdKaiuEWcZXZe8UHYNaHUb5Jn-rrjSBdzghXQIlcEQ3U734kyQExs0ibVek_67IfCRYc4881QjOxhYderz72u7/w300-h400/IMG_20231217_164836.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>The mittens are a gift, and so are the socks in Broken seeds pattern.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAeSMhQWBpe1OT_hZCpgPD_IKAvnwUylp6su-R9uP5Ov8cbWlqSlUYbgwRWRRGKVkAHok9IsAnEypIB62AIUUUhzKhmD7tFvz_WL3tndH2byKT4shX2ZWoNHs2cHIxwv5783c-bd8sCyeUDHraOt7pEoG671d2KSax90uK7LiAXt30JEbBCSHR5m1H5DLC/s4027/IMG_20231217_164941.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4027" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAeSMhQWBpe1OT_hZCpgPD_IKAvnwUylp6su-R9uP5Ov8cbWlqSlUYbgwRWRRGKVkAHok9IsAnEypIB62AIUUUhzKhmD7tFvz_WL3tndH2byKT4shX2ZWoNHs2cHIxwv5783c-bd8sCyeUDHraOt7pEoG671d2KSax90uK7LiAXt30JEbBCSHR5m1H5DLC/w400-h310/IMG_20231217_164941.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our Christmas tree is a mini version on the balcony. Happy Holidays for everyone!</div></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOUiQpMn1oJpvjun2BqCyUbmHEkpRxYBN6MEv6u7HSJVEtBI-WEddpLggDET80oLpGrO8qgecX1rdXNMz-HZTj1QACBkuEF-oow887cjUsEszKgqcQ_l4gsJb1ZWnXilLO4yIBqRhyCNE1_NSPVsZHVp22CfQRnZ45Xphciw07WmvIxtx8ilK0_Da5JVHC/s3907/IMG_20231216_155439%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3907" data-original-width="2732" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOUiQpMn1oJpvjun2BqCyUbmHEkpRxYBN6MEv6u7HSJVEtBI-WEddpLggDET80oLpGrO8qgecX1rdXNMz-HZTj1QACBkuEF-oow887cjUsEszKgqcQ_l4gsJb1ZWnXilLO4yIBqRhyCNE1_NSPVsZHVp22CfQRnZ45Xphciw07WmvIxtx8ilK0_Da5JVHC/w280-h400/IMG_20231216_155439%20(1).jpg" width="280" /></a></div><p></p>Ullahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02176085550753578481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188526489767830724.post-72475368748866997272023-11-15T11:16:00.001+02:002023-11-15T11:16:11.790+02:00Finished quilt<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are some of my favorite blocks of my newest quilt. First, the last two 2½" squares from a vintage Moomin fabric from my childhood:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNPto4AO_VO4dEP8QrzlXsA44E7tQ4p7gAm6C9diWtrUUQoTAvSP4u-vWj_y9Boiy7-rRGehm2HZ-aW22gPdbZrCTMfjySiKPi9I0De-kKybPqmIkxK6AUZ33togzOTKAzyg5zC_tiIQc_BZBwMqzwBbLmGrIHmw9e0_UUbQ0iEwVBVRsP7uEJBy3M8Tvd/s2602/IMG_20231106_113854%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2578" data-original-width="2602" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNPto4AO_VO4dEP8QrzlXsA44E7tQ4p7gAm6C9diWtrUUQoTAvSP4u-vWj_y9Boiy7-rRGehm2HZ-aW22gPdbZrCTMfjySiKPi9I0De-kKybPqmIkxK6AUZ33togzOTKAzyg5zC_tiIQc_BZBwMqzwBbLmGrIHmw9e0_UUbQ0iEwVBVRsP7uEJBy3M8Tvd/s320/IMG_20231106_113854%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some of my favorite colors, latte and dark chocolate. I could have both right now, thank you!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTnzmIgDe_JGj-FxIOqVn82k4up27aXscqYnRVft_OxIeAeOwgLt49FFLk8heHxgM02qJSSbgtd4x11T5L-Kj3LUyZS_5-0FmvZqHgg2YXgi-ThLKlzfelhLdZb3PIYuKcDlvvqlyOQvE8bipj2lRiTsiI5nW_xBgJHO54MKwgCWV9WWyXEBPP9cPmSvaW/s2739/IMG_20231106_113910%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2673" data-original-width="2739" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTnzmIgDe_JGj-FxIOqVn82k4up27aXscqYnRVft_OxIeAeOwgLt49FFLk8heHxgM02qJSSbgtd4x11T5L-Kj3LUyZS_5-0FmvZqHgg2YXgi-ThLKlzfelhLdZb3PIYuKcDlvvqlyOQvE8bipj2lRiTsiI5nW_xBgJHO54MKwgCWV9WWyXEBPP9cPmSvaW/s320/IMG_20231106_113910%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My Liberty cotton blouse and a burgundy men's shirt</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXCskZtoBG8TWdmMEdtQtvvkMBu_bo8TuGL0LTZrpfjSI3eFsTMFOz9zVIWtx0O0uNwv5-gYHNMt_stU41eyhRP54mmfsSPjetVNn3PI7OAAdRwhpoj2yPYY3ZYIUY-KopUFWXAEg_iJkaO8ocfcze8qxiiy799RrXheD70xIfm8t8gvNAjblXnAQkfEf/s2907/IMG_20231106_113931%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2891" data-original-width="2907" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXCskZtoBG8TWdmMEdtQtvvkMBu_bo8TuGL0LTZrpfjSI3eFsTMFOz9zVIWtx0O0uNwv5-gYHNMt_stU41eyhRP54mmfsSPjetVNn3PI7OAAdRwhpoj2yPYY3ZYIUY-KopUFWXAEg_iJkaO8ocfcze8qxiiy799RrXheD70xIfm8t8gvNAjblXnAQkfEf/s320/IMG_20231106_113931%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Two very nice and soft shirts from my dear Mr. K</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCEb75KhPmn9EW7qpvM6risPW-GrV_UU20wJlbeI4EKxpZc6hspUrKiYGuMHJJhMMeeXaniyCrsKUpc7kZHJmSHFKW-2cDSto1XDxIwTEdEltFr0f5whsYeg_fPtns5uDDAuJ5d9zf9UBPpaeVDcuyKYMrJummrWWWNLK5L2P4A9yU8IYWQ2x8Igg0tzkS/s2807/IMG_20231106_114122%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2807" data-original-width="2797" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCEb75KhPmn9EW7qpvM6risPW-GrV_UU20wJlbeI4EKxpZc6hspUrKiYGuMHJJhMMeeXaniyCrsKUpc7kZHJmSHFKW-2cDSto1XDxIwTEdEltFr0f5whsYeg_fPtns5uDDAuJ5d9zf9UBPpaeVDcuyKYMrJummrWWWNLK5L2P4A9yU8IYWQ2x8Igg0tzkS/s320/IMG_20231106_114122%20(1).jpg" width="319" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I bought an extra wide satin sheet for the backing and quilted this big (for my machine) quilt in maybe four sessions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnySYkp82JTbD-rzkGFqDfh6Uo1-YgRf9s2MZFHd10h7Vb2CCmPYVWGa-SfuIRISszxDCQhbYE2owSfWrmVfMHMIqUB0SlmTMe1FygX5n7tBr5_1wDczEco7nJwV3wnpkoWfWz3IJXd4wZc-DLZN6Yd9bTcE-6woHML_uRAwdMSQiiAnG-AEgrMaPK7WP3/s4160/IMG_20231108_112704.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnySYkp82JTbD-rzkGFqDfh6Uo1-YgRf9s2MZFHd10h7Vb2CCmPYVWGa-SfuIRISszxDCQhbYE2owSfWrmVfMHMIqUB0SlmTMe1FygX5n7tBr5_1wDczEco7nJwV3wnpkoWfWz3IJXd4wZc-DLZN6Yd9bTcE-6woHML_uRAwdMSQiiAnG-AEgrMaPK7WP3/s320/IMG_20231108_112704.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It is about 155 cm x 205 cm or 61" x 81". Luckily the quilting went without too many problems and unstitchings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoz_jeSbUdhndNHHvfMFpoBYLGYRW3-xt7zYd3zrazKbmSHXz52Am0_tdPM-qGLtN-4Kb4Kx9vRxdwXi-ilI4P5UH9KzXmpbjgVx3vSVjbUeWvabkB5Xct6n7QKlaZdlHUmAGrQkAed7B0H5jQpomTqPB8JmEO39pgNueXTh1CScf53J7vAClAyu0Akeo_/s4160/IMG_20231108_112459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoz_jeSbUdhndNHHvfMFpoBYLGYRW3-xt7zYd3zrazKbmSHXz52Am0_tdPM-qGLtN-4Kb4Kx9vRxdwXi-ilI4P5UH9KzXmpbjgVx3vSVjbUeWvabkB5Xct6n7QKlaZdlHUmAGrQkAed7B0H5jQpomTqPB8JmEO39pgNueXTh1CScf53J7vAClAyu0Akeo_/s320/IMG_20231108_112459.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>The quilt is now for sale to support the Finnish Red Cross and through their Disaster Relief Fund to help the victims of the crisis in Ukraine. Our handicraft club's donations have brought over 4,700 € by now, and our campaign is continued as long as possible.</p><br /> <p></p>Ullahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02176085550753578481noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188526489767830724.post-65930097130266760212023-10-23T11:35:00.000+03:002023-10-23T11:35:47.168+03:00New Quilt in Process<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sometimes I want to start a new quilt just to use up the hundreds of little squares I have cut from final rests of fabrics and stored in neat boxes. I made the dolls' quilts with such squares and other project rests when I was looking through my 2½" square collection. Naturally I had to cut just a few new squares to get the required number of 4-patch blocks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJb9-C9fyI1dIJSPLomrxYz50nut3Fv3r8JfANnYivffbwGaP4hnuL_ccKnOn4SLoNVMCPL6W-EZSzDIV0CUgQwF-H8wGTiQauW41HFAx_ZROovxbzDPqbncjsILk6dov72pG0xDvEN1t4J2h1-3bAv9ekBppG6Q7TiB5uDiIisse5i9ajOPDZwF11hGbd/s4160/IMG_20230901_091537.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJb9-C9fyI1dIJSPLomrxYz50nut3Fv3r8JfANnYivffbwGaP4hnuL_ccKnOn4SLoNVMCPL6W-EZSzDIV0CUgQwF-H8wGTiQauW41HFAx_ZROovxbzDPqbncjsILk6dov72pG0xDvEN1t4J2h1-3bAv9ekBppG6Q7TiB5uDiIisse5i9ajOPDZwF11hGbd/s320/IMG_20230901_091537.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>For the alternating 150 HST squares I allowed myself to buy some new fabric, my all time cheerful favorite grey! The beige is from my stash. Here I was testing the arrangement of the blocks. One upside down 4-patch escaped my control and I had to unpick it later. Luckily it was so close to the end of its row! (Right end of second row from the top, to save you the trouble of finding it.)<br /> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifwLR3S5fPBClSQ6Ui-UWw5cwbEVhXMRCPwaTvJtgBDbfaYCTfQXPgch2kKYPAx7kA-79PHIJhQKyuMPhVrfFG5Cbq4D2tQDfcbkY5anva7DeWNZ28Dtl6NBFUqKAuBsgCzTyOVMp_dqdavJzVwsAK2KAdCffTGz-uEIw70b7uW8oAPmABQeS-I3ihDsWh/s4160/IMG_20231005_110834.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifwLR3S5fPBClSQ6Ui-UWw5cwbEVhXMRCPwaTvJtgBDbfaYCTfQXPgch2kKYPAx7kA-79PHIJhQKyuMPhVrfFG5Cbq4D2tQDfcbkY5anva7DeWNZ28Dtl6NBFUqKAuBsgCzTyOVMp_dqdavJzVwsAK2KAdCffTGz-uEIw70b7uW8oAPmABQeS-I3ihDsWh/s320/IMG_20231005_110834.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And this is how far I got before I got my first flu since the pandemic started, and recovering has been very slow. The backing has been washed and ironed, and I hope to find the energy to get back to work later this week.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRtPYgp5Avp-dqn-TAiI0x9VYhDNCaUzZFiwgTy8RppmZtHhAeF0jZ1iTyEkvNzK1Z08iFBmuGkd6t3CX3PREpxxBsVP3HV24Vli4miXAlmWAH7qlSt1YQTV0rdLz0XJDcYTfRgfj18UsSj9HlLH_-TI4X5WNKytou-IZyOTCu61YkQ03GXTCbqAJgXZhF/s4160/IMG_20231010_111116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRtPYgp5Avp-dqn-TAiI0x9VYhDNCaUzZFiwgTy8RppmZtHhAeF0jZ1iTyEkvNzK1Z08iFBmuGkd6t3CX3PREpxxBsVP3HV24Vli4miXAlmWAH7qlSt1YQTV0rdLz0XJDcYTfRgfj18UsSj9HlLH_-TI4X5WNKytou-IZyOTCu61YkQ03GXTCbqAJgXZhF/s320/IMG_20231010_111116.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p>Ullahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02176085550753578481noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188526489767830724.post-8339010848823766502023-10-04T11:57:00.003+03:002023-10-04T11:57:34.364+03:00Finally some new quilts<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had been itching to finish a sewing project. I'm working on a bigger quilt, using 2½" squares from my stash, but that seems to take ages. While going through my pre-cut stash I found a box of leftover bits from some really old projects. One was 1½" squares from a <a href="https://kotkarankki.blogspot.com/2010/06/summer-doings.html">QAL</a><a href="https://kotkarankki.blogspot.com/2010/06/summer-doings.html"> Between Charming Friends</a> in 2010! Some rearranging was needed, but soon I had a sweet little quilt for dolls. I used some flannel for batting so the quilt is not too stiff for play.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNy1GiTVVDD0F7QHspsPabszJbG-u4vJBYxPNh0JrRO1y06iwqoyionTJ9tIPKLfcpQrOjtdV34RP04Y5mS3Pi_51F8OzSNg8vx0piEfYFASzsS39TgmoTKChH8TbCJSzKXtgtRmwZDZpWgB0xWHbEB1hK4QzRO_dNLyodv-VUk8e2TIsPqs4MqixAXT1/s4160/IMG_20231002_103915.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNy1GiTVVDD0F7QHspsPabszJbG-u4vJBYxPNh0JrRO1y06iwqoyionTJ9tIPKLfcpQrOjtdV34RP04Y5mS3Pi_51F8OzSNg8vx0piEfYFASzsS39TgmoTKChH8TbCJSzKXtgtRmwZDZpWgB0xWHbEB1hK4QzRO_dNLyodv-VUk8e2TIsPqs4MqixAXT1/w239-h318/IMG_20231002_103915.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the same box was a huge collection of HST squares from the Shadow Play quilt you can still see in my header. First I made these two little quilts,</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTL0ZnRo6b8FFSck8FrR1hRWg4zx3kR5eUIJon5wnNzTuPKKKEnMHOrkpoLxQGlUVexWcxrxFLuoCI1-44fnyUjJI9cj4_QVYVu6ZAP8Elr8-uhwwjH2I0DX5TV-PfjhH4Lc6taE00aMyVU3MJXnOzrJ1Dn4Spe0SWolyjgxzyXL7D5FhFONx7sXkpCW10/s4160/IMG_20231002_104031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTL0ZnRo6b8FFSck8FrR1hRWg4zx3kR5eUIJon5wnNzTuPKKKEnMHOrkpoLxQGlUVexWcxrxFLuoCI1-44fnyUjJI9cj4_QVYVu6ZAP8Elr8-uhwwjH2I0DX5TV-PfjhH4Lc6taE00aMyVU3MJXnOzrJ1Dn4Spe0SWolyjgxzyXL7D5FhFONx7sXkpCW10/s320/IMG_20231002_104031.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">and then one more:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJCT27hPMEa2fd6toD_IzLQtj2fIF4Xutmn2c6B0XspNAPkStKb6ZXUVtpYc-eYg46nCL-mNaVErp7HQC4L7qKpOK_S2rYrRWd-CVQnLh2sJ611Ny_FL52V0sJAgK5JmduMfSBxrS7B7kJ8QqE8_Cckd_PAmSk6hQljvebi9QJ17k8dO90FPZN_bC_XTa/s4160/IMG_20231002_104046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJCT27hPMEa2fd6toD_IzLQtj2fIF4Xutmn2c6B0XspNAPkStKb6ZXUVtpYc-eYg46nCL-mNaVErp7HQC4L7qKpOK_S2rYrRWd-CVQnLh2sJ611Ny_FL52V0sJAgK5JmduMfSBxrS7B7kJ8QqE8_Cckd_PAmSk6hQljvebi9QJ17k8dO90FPZN_bC_XTa/s320/IMG_20231002_104046.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Naturally pillows were needed too:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8nt78w2pxZDJ0pVm6ml9sL-e99RnAah8MAO9r6QAuGW8aMEURrjs78I_Pd3DuuAzbur9qQZhcZOpA8fqWiZg1vVrz0HppuSmwkbC2mdfm2IHthbaJ2pkzrXvQKzPHO9fLDHEkJ1OeVRPxI8G0xhwwRrfysmypTtjWb-t9Wt8_Xpe_trZtI59lrsempUr9/s4160/IMG_20231003_144352.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8nt78w2pxZDJ0pVm6ml9sL-e99RnAah8MAO9r6QAuGW8aMEURrjs78I_Pd3DuuAzbur9qQZhcZOpA8fqWiZg1vVrz0HppuSmwkbC2mdfm2IHthbaJ2pkzrXvQKzPHO9fLDHEkJ1OeVRPxI8G0xhwwRrfysmypTtjWb-t9Wt8_Xpe_trZtI59lrsempUr9/s320/IMG_20231003_144352.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After I had sewn pillowcases and sheets, my Susan tested the sets:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIm9ITK_1fYH6lPIIpJRfCdeGjCLItN_rH9w_zn_7WL4am33PwCP6_PJMiP7zEOaU0Cj9fXJG9NuLDQoGpI4IvZ5FPoOnOvTi1yNINzDQSOwbJE7q2u9SDjc7fjVE6SjE5PpORToFrcxr0xxY-NwVftU-mXKddZcllNSaIYefoOMo911d-Toi1qNSwTp-h/s4160/IMG_20231003_144742.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIm9ITK_1fYH6lPIIpJRfCdeGjCLItN_rH9w_zn_7WL4am33PwCP6_PJMiP7zEOaU0Cj9fXJG9NuLDQoGpI4IvZ5FPoOnOvTi1yNINzDQSOwbJE7q2u9SDjc7fjVE6SjE5PpORToFrcxr0xxY-NwVftU-mXKddZcllNSaIYefoOMo911d-Toi1qNSwTp-h/s320/IMG_20231003_144742.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The HST quilts were all the same size so we only tested one.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNbMhT0rHU83RFSXkxjfpdqchDvqUAgEWHY-yTv7Osb9jc3A_7xXpRM0ewn_HMAk6mCGc9v-p-FATeN_YRaZmTuzDVIbhkrmZvkIch7nkFo84Ka7tnMMkr8GQ8P6FPt2zQbIq3k-zX9RccIHHwg_qYG_Tx4PyY4Kqcd2H5GFIIRTp9j5ivpieRyuu8SWim/s4160/IMG_20231003_145528.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNbMhT0rHU83RFSXkxjfpdqchDvqUAgEWHY-yTv7Osb9jc3A_7xXpRM0ewn_HMAk6mCGc9v-p-FATeN_YRaZmTuzDVIbhkrmZvkIch7nkFo84Ka7tnMMkr8GQ8P6FPt2zQbIq3k-zX9RccIHHwg_qYG_Tx4PyY4Kqcd2H5GFIIRTp9j5ivpieRyuu8SWim/s320/IMG_20231003_145528.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was going to show my newest sock in September but never had the time to take decent photos of them. Sock selfies are not easy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHbsh7RmS_cgQ2ikMlKBUa6w-Nou6GO9uGMojuKMBuhyphenhyphenYdZ6guTgQlGNk11IXCUo6La0fdlDwb8KNluFnD5apSj3T5t3yMci8rCOjqclshfcWJdUARkJors6CpnUava0o4Kqd7U0Ido6-Xalbhm0FH5qd2XRi_t6MpbR9eGswo77KLCBEJ0o-uUS58TipJ/s4033/IMG_20230926_103148.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4033" data-original-width="2440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHbsh7RmS_cgQ2ikMlKBUa6w-Nou6GO9uGMojuKMBuhyphenhyphenYdZ6guTgQlGNk11IXCUo6La0fdlDwb8KNluFnD5apSj3T5t3yMci8rCOjqclshfcWJdUARkJors6CpnUava0o4Kqd7U0Ido6-Xalbhm0FH5qd2XRi_t6MpbR9eGswo77KLCBEJ0o-uUS58TipJ/s320/IMG_20230926_103148.jpg" width="194" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"Fake Cable" pattern on my Autumn heather.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXyurjDAQPXRwtU0laTYrR1saxc5tNqGXyHQp4Ayj7oGNqDMVqqKGTLKTOdkqZ6ciSEyJnMmMRVpHRlx7MlXwsgv44YpMpV9ST-fvz3B48Gvdqpm3Dy6_TAapMJL58-lwXHoiuZnZerPCykU6pwGHtOsDyk52GaU8jMw8EABexpkJQNu__CcFiljU1mdaa/s4160/IMG_20230926_103524.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXyurjDAQPXRwtU0laTYrR1saxc5tNqGXyHQp4Ayj7oGNqDMVqqKGTLKTOdkqZ6ciSEyJnMmMRVpHRlx7MlXwsgv44YpMpV9ST-fvz3B48Gvdqpm3Dy6_TAapMJL58-lwXHoiuZnZerPCykU6pwGHtOsDyk52GaU8jMw8EABexpkJQNu__CcFiljU1mdaa/s320/IMG_20230926_103524.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Bright colors for the coming dark and rainy days.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvejrElCWlu_xl0eus_YP7-1oN1ZKGKuoX0YGovqHpZHqf7CztENsq0xEbT62takFLJuJX0ofobhYma3oR5VAu2hpsZFf3xzCdYA7kwkpqaNwpkogDAIMLjfBywDuKPwt-DaThqXJiptQwHlfnGYHtcPS6SCunrl3tgvZYNmmqi4YVR8nDSBYACMQZfYj/s3243/IMG_20230926_103818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3243" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvejrElCWlu_xl0eus_YP7-1oN1ZKGKuoX0YGovqHpZHqf7CztENsq0xEbT62takFLJuJX0ofobhYma3oR5VAu2hpsZFf3xzCdYA7kwkpqaNwpkogDAIMLjfBywDuKPwt-DaThqXJiptQwHlfnGYHtcPS6SCunrl3tgvZYNmmqi4YVR8nDSBYACMQZfYj/s320/IMG_20230926_103818.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I like to try new patterns for my knitting but usually end up knitting stripes with yarn rests and coming back to my trusted favorite patterns for interesting surfaces. </div><p></p>Ullahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02176085550753578481noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188526489767830724.post-55593346423048848402023-08-14T10:32:00.001+03:002023-08-14T10:32:20.796+03:00New Mitten Collection for Winter 23/24<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In spite of the warm weather I have been knitting. These are my new mittens for next Winter:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkc65tdnzUo7JUQwSto2_MiTJjYsGGkha6rTi4SJ8-CyGawo1hSbnd5zsWPqjAOMUMJKeHUwMLIoLPZp6F0p3TuI8Lgn_3G__9yNCdmG0P-73kydDsKeA5VPVdV7W53dhY-vw9BvMYtlP70RYIXev9_s2wzpRolVOJvxM6cH4ZmAQRr1HixiRuHsNqHpz4/s4160/IMG_20230718_104613.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkc65tdnzUo7JUQwSto2_MiTJjYsGGkha6rTi4SJ8-CyGawo1hSbnd5zsWPqjAOMUMJKeHUwMLIoLPZp6F0p3TuI8Lgn_3G__9yNCdmG0P-73kydDsKeA5VPVdV7W53dhY-vw9BvMYtlP70RYIXev9_s2wzpRolVOJvxM6cH4ZmAQRr1HixiRuHsNqHpz4/w320-h240/IMG_20230718_104613.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The brown and green pair on the left is closest to my grandmother's original pattern, but I wanted the thumbs to be warmer so I continued the pattern knitting all the way fro the thumb as well.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSkKZCOXgACiCJ-xiiL5HgtHPvbK_vABoFxa4oB1Twaju96DiC5YhSsRwl3Q5e8r1WQvZVhwp8cF1BMt0OSnKGugsrFSvQPL7B7fIOAxOhA-7OzhQToxd9udKFIOvOCzjPcnxV1Dyj_09YoiSg62FX8XoWsndHUrA6_nia-a3bp79ZNHhSJjqWEu17Nbyk/s4160/IMG_20230718_104641.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSkKZCOXgACiCJ-xiiL5HgtHPvbK_vABoFxa4oB1Twaju96DiC5YhSsRwl3Q5e8r1WQvZVhwp8cF1BMt0OSnKGugsrFSvQPL7B7fIOAxOhA-7OzhQToxd9udKFIOvOCzjPcnxV1Dyj_09YoiSg62FX8XoWsndHUrA6_nia-a3bp79ZNHhSJjqWEu17Nbyk/w320-h240/IMG_20230718_104641.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For a more modern look I started the two colored pattern from the wrist.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-zI3f0GpMPBNYK_qtw10dLcwzYpPFN-fTvtXb2-SX2KENWQsh2zE-bcYGZaHqVwwpnuYIixmzrUUf5cQz9s1Vkm1QJOmW0xGmr6oDeS43l8k6TM-t7Vj3oSlC0-jlg_CWwzv6MQG-vfYk7JaZL9fXGgzBsn5CJMDEobk4MJVFhIol3v8lpC6GMYDAvQbB/s4160/IMG_20230718_104708.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-zI3f0GpMPBNYK_qtw10dLcwzYpPFN-fTvtXb2-SX2KENWQsh2zE-bcYGZaHqVwwpnuYIixmzrUUf5cQz9s1Vkm1QJOmW0xGmr6oDeS43l8k6TM-t7Vj3oSlC0-jlg_CWwzv6MQG-vfYk7JaZL9fXGgzBsn5CJMDEobk4MJVFhIol3v8lpC6GMYDAvQbB/w320-h240/IMG_20230718_104708.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then I did the same with grandmother's other pattern.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlW_BqsQcFkiMExBXu3xOy-JVc15Yl3TjDdD055F0iLJJrR1qgHRIW1spid7wCaM4Vmg_vQYxXduLzNTT-JqVuMuf4FR816MjslGBQdbj_ipzeDIRXrP3XyyWO76sl6lkJEWQLBil6zCwc-vsfCyLlbPUyrrgHQiHYq3Kz-WdLH5dVsf-7NJ0YpldQRrzZ/s4160/IMG_20230718_104745.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlW_BqsQcFkiMExBXu3xOy-JVc15Yl3TjDdD055F0iLJJrR1qgHRIW1spid7wCaM4Vmg_vQYxXduLzNTT-JqVuMuf4FR816MjslGBQdbj_ipzeDIRXrP3XyyWO76sl6lkJEWQLBil6zCwc-vsfCyLlbPUyrrgHQiHYq3Kz-WdLH5dVsf-7NJ0YpldQRrzZ/w320-h240/IMG_20230718_104745.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finally I knitted a pair of <a href="https://kotkarankki.blogspot.com/2015/02/old-fashioned-knitting-and-other.html">Aino'S mittens</a> in a slightly bigger size.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At the moment I have a pair of socks on my needle (yes, a pair, and yes, it's a long circular needle), but after that I think I'll look for a nice color combination for mittens again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope this new setting and smaller photo size will make my blog more smart phone friendly.</div><br /> <p></p>Ullahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02176085550753578481noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188526489767830724.post-34063057075870046492023-07-02T16:51:00.000+03:002023-07-02T16:51:08.716+03:00Summer girls<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Three little girls in their new summer frocks had their identity card photos taken and we decided to take some more photos of them together before they leave this house.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiql0hra9MtOwbPzicZcrq9vkjxLrKem0ANk2oRO8KD3ruvfDr5RvnBTQc7ZML-JSRNSYNQtwjdN22yqDCkTtHK9Ui69Men8aR9G2pafrEqTct1Kwk-n8ML1BVdG0eyGx2fA5bYZRp7hhgrOt9EClYUC--6cOf42p9RH6QW4WfqcHKfJi_dYJZJ8CnYbEyQ/s3336/IMG_20230702_144225.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="3336" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiql0hra9MtOwbPzicZcrq9vkjxLrKem0ANk2oRO8KD3ruvfDr5RvnBTQc7ZML-JSRNSYNQtwjdN22yqDCkTtHK9Ui69Men8aR9G2pafrEqTct1Kwk-n8ML1BVdG0eyGx2fA5bYZRp7hhgrOt9EClYUC--6cOf42p9RH6QW4WfqcHKfJi_dYJZJ8CnYbEyQ/w400-h374/IMG_20230702_144225.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Noora needs love and rules, maybe more than an average child, but she can be really, really good if she really, really tries. I think she would love a hobby like ice hockey or horse riding.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEe8tuyaFsbrzKCaO8BsisBea8oQ-HxhKfl-w8jiXqEF9H8S77JC01XhY7aLQePxfYkuKP0pPCjbLJUxukVF1knrsfy-tY_yb8nidcKqk9JU2yeZblgZ_DOiFuPv8AVPyBcF34zq-2k-_7nzBPMhP4BdkxpjOPUcj3KYLWd8VDwyMmes_zlAxBJX_JxBjG/s4160/IMG_20230702_144006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="2771" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEe8tuyaFsbrzKCaO8BsisBea8oQ-HxhKfl-w8jiXqEF9H8S77JC01XhY7aLQePxfYkuKP0pPCjbLJUxukVF1knrsfy-tY_yb8nidcKqk9JU2yeZblgZ_DOiFuPv8AVPyBcF34zq-2k-_7nzBPMhP4BdkxpjOPUcj3KYLWd8VDwyMmes_zlAxBJX_JxBjG/w266-h400/IMG_20230702_144006.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is Helena. She is a very well behaved girl who likes reading and drawing and coloring books and friends and sausages.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJptkBLuZTjoZl5aDBNrwg6j1J6W1xuYq77gMFLznuryMKR4PbSgpwSCh_Juro1KvwuUwFL4BQhtWMVNC2mUZuisRyCkQYs63CaMqrLOKqzRTkLYWqQqoNemZZp8g1FYE8UbrwrSdnbyZtEG0DrbWKYiW2VuOd5yMIPOVu39VOA12_X3PfcrkW0RdeXD4/s4010/IMG_20230702_144021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4010" data-original-width="2678" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJptkBLuZTjoZl5aDBNrwg6j1J6W1xuYq77gMFLznuryMKR4PbSgpwSCh_Juro1KvwuUwFL4BQhtWMVNC2mUZuisRyCkQYs63CaMqrLOKqzRTkLYWqQqoNemZZp8g1FYE8UbrwrSdnbyZtEG0DrbWKYiW2VuOd5yMIPOVu39VOA12_X3PfcrkW0RdeXD4/w268-h400/IMG_20230702_144021.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Emilia is a little dreamer. She likes flowers and butterflies and carrots and pancakes. I think she will find a family in no time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFo3Prej1GMxRdAex924Wq89ascixIGyzsvWXtQH67RbvxcMiZmy4rhouTEo4zfvEuffmj_t3zuUERXoVCKowZZe9G4lVfypRA1UNLAly396sTN-AkMmDPuS4HM-oiJuAVKtSwCPGyvElySkQGLQ6LDfNhdb3IOFx0lUKXf-I0S01pchOrP0idyF3cxet2/s4160/IMG_20230702_144110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="2747" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFo3Prej1GMxRdAex924Wq89ascixIGyzsvWXtQH67RbvxcMiZmy4rhouTEo4zfvEuffmj_t3zuUERXoVCKowZZe9G4lVfypRA1UNLAly396sTN-AkMmDPuS4HM-oiJuAVKtSwCPGyvElySkQGLQ6LDfNhdb3IOFx0lUKXf-I0S01pchOrP0idyF3cxet2/w264-h400/IMG_20230702_144110.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tuulikki is a trickier one. She is clearly older than the other girls, and finding a family may prove difficult. But on the other hand, she might just be the right one for someone looking for a good friend for going to the gym and other hobbies.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Z13bqlzU58YphVVqdTR6s2DG2caNiB4LB7HkM1aajMeBkJppWwHhbDvNLYWqgVIStYQNCSh4eEwA5cokqwnIcQg90OW6CIr_gxsjR89nVGbVi4TUtN3mo_RgNzS44en5RcZ4JrDgSIIlVAxRJYUWFj_hXy-7iIGTl8wkZmQ1Ca-wbOz-8dcJ5o6_eGcD/s4160/IMG_20230702_144135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="2794" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Z13bqlzU58YphVVqdTR6s2DG2caNiB4LB7HkM1aajMeBkJppWwHhbDvNLYWqgVIStYQNCSh4eEwA5cokqwnIcQg90OW6CIr_gxsjR89nVGbVi4TUtN3mo_RgNzS44en5RcZ4JrDgSIIlVAxRJYUWFj_hXy-7iIGTl8wkZmQ1Ca-wbOz-8dcJ5o6_eGcD/w269-h400/IMG_20230702_144135.jpg" width="269" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here all four new UNICEF dolls are together, waiting to be taken to Villa Cooper tomorrow. Our special Summer exhibition this year is old dolls from club members, so visitors may be interested in adopting a doll and supporting a good cause at the same time. The adoption fee of each doll will enable UNICEF to give six essential vaccinations for one child in need.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8RSXhTyBoK5nodKSQPL4JK2GWegbQMISHxbztJpUjrcRoabqbuKst6be-NfKR_L17YArbrlscMkA6Fy8gmGacNce31WLzmDaHd6CmLS8EZAfigCR6OAl6jEB_6db4C0W-89r2_ZNXMj3tGHuRkDtKQPsdt_Glg9FjTRjQ4SeFLgfnORc-aZRAfOnE8NN2/s4160/IMG_20230702_143924.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8RSXhTyBoK5nodKSQPL4JK2GWegbQMISHxbztJpUjrcRoabqbuKst6be-NfKR_L17YArbrlscMkA6Fy8gmGacNce31WLzmDaHd6CmLS8EZAfigCR6OAl6jEB_6db4C0W-89r2_ZNXMj3tGHuRkDtKQPsdt_Glg9FjTRjQ4SeFLgfnORc-aZRAfOnE8NN2/w400-h300/IMG_20230702_143924.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><br /><br /> <p></p>Ullahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02176085550753578481noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188526489767830724.post-66610005497202574142023-06-11T16:33:00.001+03:002023-06-11T16:33:44.076+03:00Still here, still sewing, still knitting even in public<p>Somehow months have passed without a single blog post. At this age I feel busy when I have a special program on one day of the week! In May we had a school reunion with friends from 50 years ago, so naturally I felt busy for weeks. I needed a nice new bag for the meeting.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSeXAHF4OR8mefapb0rXEkVZvdR2KSlHLX1edOH9zdp98lNmaNo1Fvz7RVg06XrILhGyzo5EvXX9TFbI1LLrLgJj0fqgHENUK8wV9LOTTt2mjBP82Iuzl8h77-QUv9ooMpSSFlsq4ddduWYdyPnSdpBSu041izDh-UtQ32MCku8eijmRhX-HPYQ8Ys3Q/s4160/IMG_20230523_111620.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSeXAHF4OR8mefapb0rXEkVZvdR2KSlHLX1edOH9zdp98lNmaNo1Fvz7RVg06XrILhGyzo5EvXX9TFbI1LLrLgJj0fqgHENUK8wV9LOTTt2mjBP82Iuzl8h77-QUv9ooMpSSFlsq4ddduWYdyPnSdpBSu041izDh-UtQ32MCku8eijmRhX-HPYQ8Ys3Q/w300-h400/IMG_20230523_111620.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used vintage handwoven linen (from my mother's stash) and some double sided Japanese quilting cotton (from my daughter's stash), with the dotty side out, and a button I bought from Liberty's in London in 2013.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcRdXjrqZhQ2biF1BEkwAUIE-17_JQ-fPcKtsnONJwEdaTKIjLDMbbfv9ybWYqkzGn_4R1y8u24yiVFKTgLeixI1TiViWXX9K5WyvPiNn03T98gA8PprWCAvOU4yaUN7RPVN51OWS78UgcWTHU85cAmsYfpTdZtBp0L874c4XboDD3o4-HH9SCN68yXQ/s4160/IMG_20230523_111549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcRdXjrqZhQ2biF1BEkwAUIE-17_JQ-fPcKtsnONJwEdaTKIjLDMbbfv9ybWYqkzGn_4R1y8u24yiVFKTgLeixI1TiViWXX9K5WyvPiNn03T98gA8PprWCAvOU4yaUN7RPVN51OWS78UgcWTHU85cAmsYfpTdZtBp0L874c4XboDD3o4-HH9SCN68yXQ/w400-h300/IMG_20230523_111549.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Two open interior pockets in the lining and a big zipper pocket in the back. I used iron-on felt interfacing, stitched on the front side and not stitched on the back. Adjustable strap. All my own design, with ideas from other bags I have made over the years.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3IMnAJ2p4Ew19qT3owU--lkdaYp0fKod6AXlSwtCfwiLEYvcPH1haTs_aOjmkC2FOutKVmN6Z7XpMndewHL8oXsLhm795PsVuH2LCH9LC0fDBCSYPbcE3_VZn_VYdiOZpUunBAQsGqwB2oi_IoKFCOd-44c1kAmaJ_RngcWv7KOIZtwCt85WM852Cg/s4160/IMG_20230523_111646.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3IMnAJ2p4Ew19qT3owU--lkdaYp0fKod6AXlSwtCfwiLEYvcPH1haTs_aOjmkC2FOutKVmN6Z7XpMndewHL8oXsLhm795PsVuH2LCH9LC0fDBCSYPbcE3_VZn_VYdiOZpUunBAQsGqwB2oi_IoKFCOd-44c1kAmaJ_RngcWv7KOIZtwCt85WM852Cg/w300-h400/IMG_20230523_111646.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The annual World Wide Knit in Public Day was on Saturday, and Villa Cooper organized an event like many times before.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtCqkXIDR8qdt7CwIgZvdP9SMoGGD3zjYYwHDo2gtM3-4Mni2939ZfJRtCnpmrurMEFcrQj8Q-iXc-BbVQDNttE0CAD_zGMosRy1boYCUCoQOPD0Vmx8CCkEfJcyXGIvE4qBDC6LD9iXSooSMBILqJRDW_4rM0lclIs6Yr37xX2uHgTrdQ8JL-zh9_Pw/s3072/IMG_8112.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtCqkXIDR8qdt7CwIgZvdP9SMoGGD3zjYYwHDo2gtM3-4Mni2939ZfJRtCnpmrurMEFcrQj8Q-iXc-BbVQDNttE0CAD_zGMosRy1boYCUCoQOPD0Vmx8CCkEfJcyXGIvE4qBDC6LD9iXSooSMBILqJRDW_4rM0lclIs6Yr37xX2uHgTrdQ8JL-zh9_Pw/w400-h300/IMG_8112.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Coffee and tea with biscuits and cake was served, and the weather was perfect for sitting in this lovely garden, knitting and chatting with new and old friends. My long time blog acquaintance, Kristiina from <a href="https://kristiinansilmukat.blogspot.com/2023/06/kip-paiva-2023.html">KristiinanSilmukat</a> was there and we met for the first time in real life. It was nice to get a face to the name and a new friend. Many ladies came by, not to knit but to bring their no longer needed knitting needles and yarns for our collection to be donated to the local Ukrainian refugees.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Over the weeks I have stayed away from blog writing, I do have visited the usual blogs, and I have been knitting. This is a collection of dish cloths. The green and yellow ones are pattern experiments with a 70 % bamboo, 30 % cotton blend, and the beige is all cotton.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY3nT6vsmyzKQtx6JYiV0SHzCT6yy1U6uY3T7u6m3qnajZngn_D021TqLcQEBymlMhrUPSDM1GWd-LE1Bd8b9YRxiFOSlhaJqzTaCbRCquUKw0YIhcHSeYMC8r4_wAKmsrOLrsRyohEecjzM3XAKSpmlPwybgI9jUuMemNJ1ReJoG6c4S6d53BxMWTuA/s4160/IMG_20230609_184313.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY3nT6vsmyzKQtx6JYiV0SHzCT6yy1U6uY3T7u6m3qnajZngn_D021TqLcQEBymlMhrUPSDM1GWd-LE1Bd8b9YRxiFOSlhaJqzTaCbRCquUKw0YIhcHSeYMC8r4_wAKmsrOLrsRyohEecjzM3XAKSpmlPwybgI9jUuMemNJ1ReJoG6c4S6d53BxMWTuA/w400-h300/IMG_20230609_184313.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Before dishcloths I knitted some socks and mittens, but I save them for my next post. </div><p></p>Ullahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02176085550753578481noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188526489767830724.post-53491780221391863762023-04-04T14:58:00.000+03:002023-04-04T14:58:10.022+03:00Sunflowers<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For a change I made a little table runner with sunflower blocks. No plaids this time, just solid colors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxSBktEXWT67pL2pX_d81KuTZq1kmJhFn-jlXjXB_eG_gx-IJJEYii2mgHQ6QtadG7g15iWabET8fBOi_5jMq-WrxEg6OrtqybOTHNwKHE2rxDmo4AS27sYCD7vMlV-hmWQ1t6MQn6qDFvf9otgdxs7372019yqXCuHaP2r8dMkK4Mo_8WF2sDTu87g/s4160/IMG_20230404_125342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxSBktEXWT67pL2pX_d81KuTZq1kmJhFn-jlXjXB_eG_gx-IJJEYii2mgHQ6QtadG7g15iWabET8fBOi_5jMq-WrxEg6OrtqybOTHNwKHE2rxDmo4AS27sYCD7vMlV-hmWQ1t6MQn6qDFvf9otgdxs7372019yqXCuHaP2r8dMkK4Mo_8WF2sDTu87g/w400-h300/IMG_20230404_125342.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These socks are like made for Easter, light and striped and yellow and white. We still have ice and snow, night temperatures down to - 10 C or so, and - 6 C in the mornings, so warm socks are a sensible choice. I used some leftover yellow yarn for the stripes of these socks. I had about half a meter of the yellow yarn left after the last row so I could see that it would not be enough for a row of yellow dots for both socks, and it was time to make the heels. As always, I knit both socks at the same time so I can see how far a yarn rest will take me.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZUuoSh8anLOkjwgv8Uc4iVGW-gbuDAH5-zsu22J_eHHt4mLxKKwe-U633np3xu3f1U4Y6wWvLya-2dEZC7vT6kYvs3Mqsv7KpSHAzMTpUMyBNHtyslooQr0rpqa7gzovWlb570NApSrwiPpWEQ3O_9pFqMatD86oY9nSR3m1QWuMztILaUSwVM3xMA/s4160/IMG_20230404_125436.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZUuoSh8anLOkjwgv8Uc4iVGW-gbuDAH5-zsu22J_eHHt4mLxKKwe-U633np3xu3f1U4Y6wWvLya-2dEZC7vT6kYvs3Mqsv7KpSHAzMTpUMyBNHtyslooQr0rpqa7gzovWlb570NApSrwiPpWEQ3O_9pFqMatD86oY9nSR3m1QWuMztILaUSwVM3xMA/w400-h300/IMG_20230404_125436.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This method helps me keep track on the number of rows and adding stitches or any other changes along the way, and both socks will look the same.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For this pair of men's socks I used the rest of two different blue yarns together with the basic grey, which seems to be a trusted favorite among men.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiATdbXtety98ggK5QDNSX8u9tzNFFdJ6OAgLkS2TwuYLgZ3kfiVHIa_HgAlVqXqvC8DkCqEEa0ndqIKvX8lrgtcPK1LZctohEU80l2mCbsvdJOgNActFMQ4x7YbP1-mPJX6LfUQtQmqrFRm9QMS1OtpdPIU-3Y2nktcsmmHMFhHtRlBFsELDqGQDMQZQ/s4160/IMG_20230404_125503.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiATdbXtety98ggK5QDNSX8u9tzNFFdJ6OAgLkS2TwuYLgZ3kfiVHIa_HgAlVqXqvC8DkCqEEa0ndqIKvX8lrgtcPK1LZctohEU80l2mCbsvdJOgNActFMQ4x7YbP1-mPJX6LfUQtQmqrFRm9QMS1OtpdPIU-3Y2nktcsmmHMFhHtRlBFsELDqGQDMQZQ/w300-h400/IMG_20230404_125503.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And finally a pair of bed socks in natural white baby wool.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA5640KIX1qKS5CWkbO6Xi_hMioaBItEizdNvdHWZLCUzPipDw-ijfuN_CdLBrctLzIPr6oqVZ22R0RxvCf18rNtq-NuheD9orZr1pDxhtfEKtcNwXgXJm4i0Q67R10hQKPOgAyJqwSiLSD8OB5LUGaSA2m6aMZGmMQzBbHyRncCSegKANqsEobAseGw/s4160/IMG_20230404_125526.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA5640KIX1qKS5CWkbO6Xi_hMioaBItEizdNvdHWZLCUzPipDw-ijfuN_CdLBrctLzIPr6oqVZ22R0RxvCf18rNtq-NuheD9orZr1pDxhtfEKtcNwXgXJm4i0Q67R10hQKPOgAyJqwSiLSD8OB5LUGaSA2m6aMZGmMQzBbHyRncCSegKANqsEobAseGw/w300-h400/IMG_20230404_125526.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The pattern is not quite what I meant. I didn't remember exactly what the easy <a href="https://kotkarankki.blogspot.com/2021/07/school-project-revisited-new-dolls.html">lace pattern from my school days</a> looked like, so I (lazy as I was, I didn't go looking for my old notes or for that blog post in the link) just knitted something in that direction.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil0fqoRSoY-Q-QqqkEdjfi6asBVIfQTKxBjkwqrtJVtZd6gRvwh1-nkrPUq1_rj0YkXnwv1YGj1vTL2dHaslbYv1vn2rfoE2cFvKRh1T3qLUm-jX28STo8J8sWx7GjuNt7BFWBflNr7S6rPBA8AObvY6LoqhfAjEPQGgczb4tNxdMuPrbhSY34SbIbvg/s3911/IMG_20230404_125627.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3911" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil0fqoRSoY-Q-QqqkEdjfi6asBVIfQTKxBjkwqrtJVtZd6gRvwh1-nkrPUq1_rj0YkXnwv1YGj1vTL2dHaslbYv1vn2rfoE2cFvKRh1T3qLUm-jX28STo8J8sWx7GjuNt7BFWBflNr7S6rPBA8AObvY6LoqhfAjEPQGgczb4tNxdMuPrbhSY34SbIbvg/w319-h400/IMG_20230404_125627.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">More purled stitches between the yo, 3 tog, yo repeats, and maybe a knit row or two would have made this look like the school project revisited, but I think this "new" lace is not too bad either. </div><p></p>Ullahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02176085550753578481noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188526489767830724.post-42821286941430851222023-03-22T13:37:00.000+02:002023-03-22T13:37:08.091+02:00The knitting quilter's return<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Somehow time just flew by and nothing happened here on the blog. Week by week it was more difficult to sit down and write. Naturally there was Christmas, and snow and darkness, and it was cold out there, and then it was so long ago I last time blogged, and there were no photos ... and so I just knitted and knitted ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHfTe3JBGfgrwyjZiM-VNu_yb6uof8tJRMv_IxVn9GehKj2teR8oLS_3NjK2Tnv3UvkrgXDuEXk5s9aXasw8sKaBoUqbaehnCJ_rHiBMSat_F9b1FmN65r_H_g5OCjV6663kryea-mLol2F8X6OTsG2lQFmBM6XlzO-_utOKO8-dFg4-czAouLptPVtA/s4160/IMG_20230131_135731.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHfTe3JBGfgrwyjZiM-VNu_yb6uof8tJRMv_IxVn9GehKj2teR8oLS_3NjK2Tnv3UvkrgXDuEXk5s9aXasw8sKaBoUqbaehnCJ_rHiBMSat_F9b1FmN65r_H_g5OCjV6663kryea-mLol2F8X6OTsG2lQFmBM6XlzO-_utOKO8-dFg4-czAouLptPVtA/w400-h300/IMG_20230131_135731.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">... and I found a new way to use my Grandmother's mitten patterns like this.</div> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJusRUpSHDse407XgFXp-iGzMFF6M03f_OBfbnKdpurGRoargsCtjAX53AiwGMilE4iBt7OZTuf0m7mLe2kiZC40k0FA2fWItKnzOr8gzvE7LphmasK44_5GP_czql09Fmzvs5QdyJ7QFLYoAvT-TXIPf8ekVqERfrjxILW6zPrBiWYX3F6g0NHv6jkA/s4160/IMG_20230315_141456.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJusRUpSHDse407XgFXp-iGzMFF6M03f_OBfbnKdpurGRoargsCtjAX53AiwGMilE4iBt7OZTuf0m7mLe2kiZC40k0FA2fWItKnzOr8gzvE7LphmasK44_5GP_czql09Fmzvs5QdyJ7QFLYoAvT-TXIPf8ekVqERfrjxILW6zPrBiWYX3F6g0NHv6jkA/w300-h400/IMG_20230315_141456.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And for a third pair with the same yarns.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then I knitted some socks for fundraising in the sports club's colors for our grandson's team.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg37x6aODIIRViBt1p5M34mxgKqoupOnba-O0_5l_AmImhxcVcFD6Hp3BE-CK5fy5kMeleEt6wSmES82ufzxCiSx9nKenkr5FDv_2atnP7h-p2jcjai_TS5yTqqoQJMuht8h_-zhpJ61nNPJlC1gTAWfU7k0iMtMmGOEWInzzZHLDNbfCdflm2UgBruw/s4160/IMG_20230301_102432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg37x6aODIIRViBt1p5M34mxgKqoupOnba-O0_5l_AmImhxcVcFD6Hp3BE-CK5fy5kMeleEt6wSmES82ufzxCiSx9nKenkr5FDv_2atnP7h-p2jcjai_TS5yTqqoQJMuht8h_-zhpJ61nNPJlC1gTAWfU7k0iMtMmGOEWInzzZHLDNbfCdflm2UgBruw/w400-h300/IMG_20230301_102432.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had some 9-patches left over from the RSC2022, and made some more in feminine plaids, and used up a light grey fabric for the alternating squares. This time the machine quilting was no problem.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_98283N4GEax0F0RstOPykZ-V_-FKWKOgrCd_IyAIhdTbGo6dcaOI2uH8wXWoLrL_j-K-Db__JKoRPEbf2Y_CRo1SU_u4BRLbnsUWmXSBewSlT5MhAloi23vbacuxVmnlAlZwgTkjASwW8pv2LodaWvw-OZEgwsPtqSPlMqXfMq-ONkd3hFJ9OubAw/s4160/IMG_20230315_112532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="2932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_98283N4GEax0F0RstOPykZ-V_-FKWKOgrCd_IyAIhdTbGo6dcaOI2uH8wXWoLrL_j-K-Db__JKoRPEbf2Y_CRo1SU_u4BRLbnsUWmXSBewSlT5MhAloi23vbacuxVmnlAlZwgTkjASwW8pv2LodaWvw-OZEgwsPtqSPlMqXfMq-ONkd3hFJ9OubAw/w283-h400/IMG_20230315_112532.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I got a nice lap quilt made all from scraps and little bits, and I happened to have a lovely grey flannel with white dots, exactly the right size for the backing. As the <a href="https://kotkarankki.blogspot.com/2022/10/autumns-joys.html" target="_blank">Autumn's Joys quilt</a> has already been sold for the Red Cross fundraising for Ukraine, there is and empty place on the shelf for this quilt. People seem to be ready to use their money for a good purpose.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Usually at this time of the year we have the first snowdrops peeking through snow in the garden, and pussy willows soft and furry, but this year we have had lots and lots of snow (which has almost melted </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">away before there was more), and today it has been snowing again all day. The only migrant birds so far have been the whooper swans, looking for open water (not yet there) and inspecting their familiar nesting place. In a few weeks there must be more signs of Spring!</div><br />Ullahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02176085550753578481noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188526489767830724.post-80956150377413131212022-11-29T14:25:00.000+02:002022-11-29T14:25:20.148+02:00Meet the newest Unicef doll<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This week I was inspired to make another doll for Unicef. I had a red striped skirt in mind, but ended up with this velvety jersey in dark blue. With a zipper in the back and a big ribbon bow in silver grey sateen, and a tiny flower brooch the dress is perfect for thee school's Christmas fete.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz57SFWQZEYy0m5l71KfbVaa_THFx1dXq7zdwxUYBMHhM1FqN7Lv--GrNUmQazxbSzHdHTzv-AfojG-QbvX-Uzt644nSU1pofLvohXWWixe2SEKoj5Y_MBL5uRdZAtYQfdtmOfXT7onlbJgKIPkivFzfHHIX0Pc_i4q2Kn-2TgW1Z0fOv3VAPh_WTXOw/s4160/IMG_20221129_120854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz57SFWQZEYy0m5l71KfbVaa_THFx1dXq7zdwxUYBMHhM1FqN7Lv--GrNUmQazxbSzHdHTzv-AfojG-QbvX-Uzt644nSU1pofLvohXWWixe2SEKoj5Y_MBL5uRdZAtYQfdtmOfXT7onlbJgKIPkivFzfHHIX0Pc_i4q2Kn-2TgW1Z0fOv3VAPh_WTXOw/w300-h400/IMG_20221129_120854.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Here Elsa is again, between my old cacti in full blossom. They are a bit early for Christmas, but will probably have flowers again for Easter. As you can see, we have snow and the days feel so much lighter with it.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8wDj1eUwosZH2A4YBGKL3S2DhqNe0LxPhBV2EjxAeiYemMjTrPT_6KAMU7SpL0LqTmcA1lMR45esAnPriwGp7iGZdSptHXv3YnP5L90BlF_5neVFvRTfMFFZq97KZNx3KxOpKcxAvzfL1JccLYT4gjHwN1jy1tgpwy532Wpd0jdgWpt9j8aV4mb-ctA/s4160/IMG_20221129_121005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8wDj1eUwosZH2A4YBGKL3S2DhqNe0LxPhBV2EjxAeiYemMjTrPT_6KAMU7SpL0LqTmcA1lMR45esAnPriwGp7iGZdSptHXv3YnP5L90BlF_5neVFvRTfMFFZq97KZNx3KxOpKcxAvzfL1JccLYT4gjHwN1jy1tgpwy532Wpd0jdgWpt9j8aV4mb-ctA/w400-h300/IMG_20221129_121005.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The funds raised through adoption fees of the dolls are used for vaccinations against lethal diseases and for programs that promote the health, education and safety of children. In this way the dolls will help save real children of the world.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My hands have not been idle in the evenings. Here are the newest socks from my needles. Two grey shades and some white.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil0HYb99vL2HlQYWV7XZLkKUPSVcCAC3XYlCxRLPz5hlazCjhNQx4iYtuCya9kyOUJg6smMQ4np5tmIk6WUkI2_k0LbI3xcE6dXeZX0muGhcjTcWOXc93eKhOdrpM-28Gz_KV6otVR17OI2H9lCCMF2tpBHT94bumtYyWbqSxZPmE652BQUGp9KkicPQ/s4160/IMG_20221116_102724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil0HYb99vL2HlQYWV7XZLkKUPSVcCAC3XYlCxRLPz5hlazCjhNQx4iYtuCya9kyOUJg6smMQ4np5tmIk6WUkI2_k0LbI3xcE6dXeZX0muGhcjTcWOXc93eKhOdrpM-28Gz_KV6otVR17OI2H9lCCMF2tpBHT94bumtYyWbqSxZPmE652BQUGp9KkicPQ/w400-h300/IMG_20221116_102724.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Dark red and pale pink, I was trying to use up both of those rests but there is still a little left for some stripes of a new pair.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyvRPg6KC-lkXzVHSJvBp9Yp67vBIe0aFYXBAj8ImU3XFP_4FFgirCun1v69keObITmjAr0es8z8nXaB991ZYOv6DVtXBG6UON2qUmmlqaZCKX6M5CdbgIt1e0aBkszlEGtnN16Aor6mcwGi1JRCQfyp-WYMMaEmAyzEQdb6-c-WexlNYP1jmCr4ANWA/s4160/IMG_20221116_102744.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyvRPg6KC-lkXzVHSJvBp9Yp67vBIe0aFYXBAj8ImU3XFP_4FFgirCun1v69keObITmjAr0es8z8nXaB991ZYOv6DVtXBG6UON2qUmmlqaZCKX6M5CdbgIt1e0aBkszlEGtnN16Aor6mcwGi1JRCQfyp-WYMMaEmAyzEQdb6-c-WexlNYP1jmCr4ANWA/w400-h300/IMG_20221116_102744.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The green, red and light blue socks are gifts, each with a different slouchy leg part. The smaller socks are knitted with the leftover yarn from the green socks.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYiaZQ7LudfXcG8moPf_TDGEUg_vjqLLqmfMVa4y8Oyuc2Qh_NKRwucWqLeIIba6wdDmhXwD8Zr8p34pq4JMLuZrJ1cU7JoVYNNF2jEAjra6CcPYKVKvuTXnnTk7hAstI3sLPUDZfuVxLVEtUoOdZ0hhF21Om92rbwhAxq1SJhyKDimKRKutmKvG5vA/s4160/IMG_20221129_121347.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYiaZQ7LudfXcG8moPf_TDGEUg_vjqLLqmfMVa4y8Oyuc2Qh_NKRwucWqLeIIba6wdDmhXwD8Zr8p34pq4JMLuZrJ1cU7JoVYNNF2jEAjra6CcPYKVKvuTXnnTk7hAstI3sLPUDZfuVxLVEtUoOdZ0hhF21Om92rbwhAxq1SJhyKDimKRKutmKvG5vA/w400-h300/IMG_20221129_121347.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><p></p>Ullahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02176085550753578481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188526489767830724.post-50262244586763371632022-10-31T11:30:00.000+02:002022-10-31T11:30:43.066+02:009-patch quilt finished<p>This is a quilt that has been coming for a long time. I usually cut the small leftover bits from any quilt project into 2½" squares and store them in a box. At the beginning of this year I started sewing them into 9-patches when I had suitable colors for the <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2022/10/scraphappy-saturday-fall-and-fun.html">Rainbow Scrap Challenge</a>. This month I decided on a setting and put the quilt top together.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXsDrw0hJ7xteg0JHRZM508bM3g4f-dQyPmEZnRczJ9L8KdHQSZ8m_hi_9bOov3qU9xblma6X2mTMzmrlOVIZmDnvU9JfxL1B6mWyB6NexNU_tmX2bwSTBHL6WEnroIWlB7V9fAtZQSS19SMGc4iVw-cW7aotXYOd5-cZ1CSlpA-70X0RvjZAQmlb-TA/s3724/IMG_20221030_141506.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3724" data-original-width="3033" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXsDrw0hJ7xteg0JHRZM508bM3g4f-dQyPmEZnRczJ9L8KdHQSZ8m_hi_9bOov3qU9xblma6X2mTMzmrlOVIZmDnvU9JfxL1B6mWyB6NexNU_tmX2bwSTBHL6WEnroIWlB7V9fAtZQSS19SMGc4iVw-cW7aotXYOd5-cZ1CSlpA-70X0RvjZAQmlb-TA/w326-h400/IMG_20221030_141506.jpg" width="326" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This time the machine quilting was no problem, and I quilted diagonal lines from edge to edge.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCWjcepfbNwlhHO1YkDpKqogDWkohm1DdE1Xdt6jd4jGmXFjFjq5XA80_UMDbbitmd_T-B_Sa5bWPktFDU1_XmUWBOTmd2-Q6MLv1FWG5sGWRTBbi6kAHNkOxwZ19We8r36tRXCGIdZQLLsIBj8kNVo6IWpgz9421-BUo6P5JWea00ohy9EadbiYKK_A/s4160/IMG_20221030_141526.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCWjcepfbNwlhHO1YkDpKqogDWkohm1DdE1Xdt6jd4jGmXFjFjq5XA80_UMDbbitmd_T-B_Sa5bWPktFDU1_XmUWBOTmd2-Q6MLv1FWG5sGWRTBbi6kAHNkOxwZ19We8r36tRXCGIdZQLLsIBj8kNVo6IWpgz9421-BUo6P5JWea00ohy9EadbiYKK_A/w400-h300/IMG_20221030_141526.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The sashing fabric was chosen to match this chest of drawers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlw8OihtmCw0wMO82NIZOTSaRczQ7C_DNX05UH8euL0HVhu1iWRw9cgrAUWAUolb_DZJmaXe-ltcAqWu11MukOe9I72boJNj7iWd34X6j6x07o5PaG2BoHWkG8ftCBPf3bYxxvg7onbmi84E7dzYWrxJKdDgzLkgTczSjZi-1dbAFGXyb5Be8bScW_tQ/s4160/IMG_20221031_111725.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlw8OihtmCw0wMO82NIZOTSaRczQ7C_DNX05UH8euL0HVhu1iWRw9cgrAUWAUolb_DZJmaXe-ltcAqWu11MukOe9I72boJNj7iWd34X6j6x07o5PaG2BoHWkG8ftCBPf3bYxxvg7onbmi84E7dzYWrxJKdDgzLkgTczSjZi-1dbAFGXyb5Be8bScW_tQ/w400-h300/IMG_20221031_111725.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>My evening activity is - as always - knitting combined to TV. These two pairs of socks were a custom order in very light pink and beige stripes, and the same pink with white and green bubbles.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHj5DEXpHX-4CnA8Psgz6tIrEC84clBZKr8pbJbb0wVmrjd-pcNsxTqihn1uInwI6RsDNivO9Oz-OXZlro5t6nD6_E8ppa-1uAvHPCrJlPc3MEUmFLZtxSt0w43501YJL_aSuppumK0kdhjDpm-er4m4d5ASLTESjEYs5fs-w18DEOEfkWACYKRGSFVQ/s4007/IMG_20221016_142525.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4007" data-original-width="3019" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHj5DEXpHX-4CnA8Psgz6tIrEC84clBZKr8pbJbb0wVmrjd-pcNsxTqihn1uInwI6RsDNivO9Oz-OXZlro5t6nD6_E8ppa-1uAvHPCrJlPc3MEUmFLZtxSt0w43501YJL_aSuppumK0kdhjDpm-er4m4d5ASLTESjEYs5fs-w18DEOEfkWACYKRGSFVQ/w301-h400/IMG_20221016_142525.jpg" width="301" /></a></div></div><br /> <p></p>Ullahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02176085550753578481noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188526489767830724.post-41271657850225841772022-10-05T16:37:00.001+03:002022-10-05T16:37:41.882+03:00Autumn's Joys<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finally the Autumn quilt is quilted, bound, washed, re-washed and delivered! Autumn's Joys is the name I gave it. In my <a href="https://kotkarankki.blogspot.com/2022/09/baby-blue-blocks-and-finished-quilt-top.html">previous post</a> I told the story behind the rows of blocks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8mbd2dgbdYO-1X_7O7eKn5GoS3XPCdkNKM3PhI4hPUroVNhZdbcFsSZWu4v6Q7Yf0ne5YMoVonc5Mn2RkW2zIuDjwRE2s4AwPaOJGDzbKYaoLbczpgJ-XAP0QHVlOaGX0FMk0w3mwRZImL_G5I_8mJTFMaSjwgDaOMDd4ncRqzJ8d8kFBCxtcikSBfw/s4160/IMG_20221005_122850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8mbd2dgbdYO-1X_7O7eKn5GoS3XPCdkNKM3PhI4hPUroVNhZdbcFsSZWu4v6Q7Yf0ne5YMoVonc5Mn2RkW2zIuDjwRE2s4AwPaOJGDzbKYaoLbczpgJ-XAP0QHVlOaGX0FMk0w3mwRZImL_G5I_8mJTFMaSjwgDaOMDd4ncRqzJ8d8kFBCxtcikSBfw/w300-h400/IMG_20221005_122850.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Washed, you may wonder. Yes, I wanted to be sure the colours would not bleed, and washed the finished quilt (stupidly enough) in cold water to save energy. What I had feared, happened: the red apples from the top end bled, and I didn't even notice it before the quilt had been drying over night. I did what I thought was right, and washed the quilt again, but in hot water and with a colour catcher, and to my big relief all the white was bright again and all stains were gone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSTxnoOjBC8HigjV-tQKBg4aVpBSz9t-q6ZVLevDqi7fP0ZJZSH7jgBwXRnEGpxSnDXC4c2uB6uKowT76ZzzIRChE7Qka8hNakLTNrnLlumFaLl8Kt4KlBU9aB-dLq5bzBEvPDojYZ7WuDcOrUbgmAVzrU77l28xUgpVZ5OhsLVQJy-t8uLTLN30ixzg/s4144/IMG_20221005_122909.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3052" data-original-width="4144" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSTxnoOjBC8HigjV-tQKBg4aVpBSz9t-q6ZVLevDqi7fP0ZJZSH7jgBwXRnEGpxSnDXC4c2uB6uKowT76ZzzIRChE7Qka8hNakLTNrnLlumFaLl8Kt4KlBU9aB-dLq5bzBEvPDojYZ7WuDcOrUbgmAVzrU77l28xUgpVZ5OhsLVQJy-t8uLTLN30ixzg/w400-h295/IMG_20221005_122909.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzrS0nxaqnoutafQKVXOB87FFqjJ5uUEi6BAxQNPuFcVfpiueT-SJGIfvzaZqgkQKv8Jb7Qfzy8L_7aBdi3AkpAw9stFNIcRhRz_Cf2antVUTUMZ6o9pXgy6a2M90E8XHl1wXgt2RhWULN5LRupcLSlnBo0rQ51Ch6Caiu6oblrL6IlYyu0rL2g3eFQ/s4160/IMG_20221005_122926.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4160" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzrS0nxaqnoutafQKVXOB87FFqjJ5uUEi6BAxQNPuFcVfpiueT-SJGIfvzaZqgkQKv8Jb7Qfzy8L_7aBdi3AkpAw9stFNIcRhRz_Cf2antVUTUMZ6o9pXgy6a2M90E8XHl1wXgt2RhWULN5LRupcLSlnBo0rQ51Ch6Caiu6oblrL6IlYyu0rL2g3eFQ/w400-h294/IMG_20221005_122926.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had some problems with the machine quilting, the needle thread formed loops on the reverse when I crossed multiple layers. I unpicked the worst, but decided to leave the small loops of some few stitches.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19tzcejt1o8QgOeMBsyi8hv-JEKzoZpnNw7d016_FResSQnRI8lk2oPdS8wY57UZTl-ApAE9qhrUPyvCVtZpiV7Dz1PWDp9nkrAq-8BemAarNaOV7Qb-WcqLX9KBSGCn_-HlQzwtrrr1Vr29MzHy8G9YzquwauedG0L1O0rGlC7E6hXQqgViClRBrDQ/s4160/IMG_20221005_122936.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19tzcejt1o8QgOeMBsyi8hv-JEKzoZpnNw7d016_FResSQnRI8lk2oPdS8wY57UZTl-ApAE9qhrUPyvCVtZpiV7Dz1PWDp9nkrAq-8BemAarNaOV7Qb-WcqLX9KBSGCn_-HlQzwtrrr1Vr29MzHy8G9YzquwauedG0L1O0rGlC7E6hXQqgViClRBrDQ/w400-h300/IMG_20221005_122936.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This quilt was delivered today to Villa Cooper and is for sale for the Finnish Red Cross' Disaster Relief Fund to help in Ukraine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Like always, I have been busy knitting in the evenings. Five pairs of wool sock and two pairs of mittens are waiting for the cold days of Autumn and Winter. With the energy costs going rapidly up, it is necessary to drop room temperatures, and wool socks will be our way to stay comfortable.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTNIzdRreax3aJzmGHqGhsGK0O2D0ha8RxDKRfH018j3A_H_J7D75HGNdO85hB8-iRD5GBeJ6czf_ABnddMIOI1wqu6Ju9jvtsWMnFrLAIWdXcPSbPiVmF-uGbVDMAZcvo7huYthxo2DJJexi11wpyF9mohCkH9onHSURooCI1d3oCJVA1ijLDwQ5KDw/s4160/IMG_20221005_100100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTNIzdRreax3aJzmGHqGhsGK0O2D0ha8RxDKRfH018j3A_H_J7D75HGNdO85hB8-iRD5GBeJ6czf_ABnddMIOI1wqu6Ju9jvtsWMnFrLAIWdXcPSbPiVmF-uGbVDMAZcvo7huYthxo2DJJexi11wpyF9mohCkH9onHSURooCI1d3oCJVA1ijLDwQ5KDw/w300-h400/IMG_20221005_100100.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Ullahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02176085550753578481noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188526489767830724.post-35576362925359862582022-09-18T17:20:00.003+03:002022-09-18T17:20:40.109+03:00Baby blue blocks and a finished quilt top<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This month's color for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge is baby blue, and my geese are flying on a pale blue sky.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-E7tXsjXn3LerKbS1CNQ6C-0QqCypP_da-FwWQoUQU6yRDJsr66VCub64N79Qs14xkD2_P6-lz10DTwW7l0fs5K7MdpfjRyGuqhDCZ-9e9iHcz_Wwo_Tm510uexfKAI0twDUpgzPgsKDJK0hiv-j4jR5515czvS1sxEblHx4CB7ROB9TenR1rBphvMw/s3053/IMG_20220918_164345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3043" data-original-width="3053" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-E7tXsjXn3LerKbS1CNQ6C-0QqCypP_da-FwWQoUQU6yRDJsr66VCub64N79Qs14xkD2_P6-lz10DTwW7l0fs5K7MdpfjRyGuqhDCZ-9e9iHcz_Wwo_Tm510uexfKAI0twDUpgzPgsKDJK0hiv-j4jR5515czvS1sxEblHx4CB7ROB9TenR1rBphvMw/w400-h399/IMG_20220918_164345.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They made the top row for my Autumn themed quilt. Then I hurried to join my rows and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg720h2BykqBeQisYURM5H5m_lhbNpIw1rBV4elP0iQevsprRgt0oaHpdOCgTVb52xXL3r1Aj7-Ss0TtXeuG5qEgyvr6fLbMm6VyQU-7V8DtECI7bSIsXXt7w1OGSbYlfWJq5rnESamkJuHcGKT23VHIlyTuu5b3GkyhT4-7qvCDJUulDRbhjLGHnDc0g/s4160/IMG_20220824_102003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg720h2BykqBeQisYURM5H5m_lhbNpIw1rBV4elP0iQevsprRgt0oaHpdOCgTVb52xXL3r1Aj7-Ss0TtXeuG5qEgyvr6fLbMm6VyQU-7V8DtECI7bSIsXXt7w1OGSbYlfWJq5rnESamkJuHcGKT23VHIlyTuu5b3GkyhT4-7qvCDJUulDRbhjLGHnDc0g/w300-h400/IMG_20220824_102003.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">even frame them with white and a brownish orangeish floral print.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNGoYHD3_uynAEAnIzN66R52qtvZWvRcnAfTrRtM0jCbTpOkzZnBdmBNM4gFsbN6-siHC7mAKY0dIkXsZZaPo3lYRTuRdMTyV5217fI9XRGxP9f3X-dFgRmbBBSMJOgaNUjrc1mha717efpn2m8YQOUESp1hLcpL6q-z0QjCjL_y57lA7MKEzM5rAgGg/s4160/IMG_20220918_141938.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2806" data-original-width="4160" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNGoYHD3_uynAEAnIzN66R52qtvZWvRcnAfTrRtM0jCbTpOkzZnBdmBNM4gFsbN6-siHC7mAKY0dIkXsZZaPo3lYRTuRdMTyV5217fI9XRGxP9f3X-dFgRmbBBSMJOgaNUjrc1mha717efpn2m8YQOUESp1hLcpL6q-z0QjCjL_y57lA7MKEzM5rAgGg/w400-h270/IMG_20220918_141938.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Autumn is here, apples are ripening, leaves are turning yellow, orange, red and brown, fruit and berries are conserved in jars, hot tea warms us up after a walk in the forest having picked mushrooms in a basket while wearing warm knitted socks in out wellies. Oh, and flannel shirts too, they are the tiny 4-patches.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_5Y-DFIxhKy2FHk64_Nnp-uPGpxLepnHcz9jbWPwf8ppFLr8vwr-kh-QvPT3mqIpWogE1MHzQ-1kKP9OvKpiFgNzFaLViIzytQ7Z1e11rDAta7IOMDahWHgiEcl0Vslerok_WfXsoiV8FUCF4w1Qtiti5GtMcosBtR3WanXxJawpPkby6uN6HmRxjuw/s4049/IMG_20220918_141948.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3068" data-original-width="4049" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_5Y-DFIxhKy2FHk64_Nnp-uPGpxLepnHcz9jbWPwf8ppFLr8vwr-kh-QvPT3mqIpWogE1MHzQ-1kKP9OvKpiFgNzFaLViIzytQ7Z1e11rDAta7IOMDahWHgiEcl0Vslerok_WfXsoiV8FUCF4w1Qtiti5GtMcosBtR3WanXxJawpPkby6uN6HmRxjuw/w400-h303/IMG_20220918_141948.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With the rapidly rising electricity costs we will be wearing wool socks in the house as well when the Winter comes. Luckily I love knitting and trying new patterns too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm linking this post to <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2022/09/scraphappy-saturday-loving-baby-blue.html">ScrapHappy Saturday</a>.</div><p></p>Ullahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02176085550753578481noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188526489767830724.post-78066053803402768822022-08-21T11:50:00.000+03:002022-08-21T11:50:18.504+03:00Orange jars and leaves<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2022/08/scraphappy-saturday-empty-nest-edition.html">Rainbow Scrap Challenge</a>'s colour for August is orange. After a search in my yellow stash I found a scrap of bright orange, suitable for a couple of jars of cloud berries.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0QUedI7L3Zcx7d8ItQJQ2Ar9vg-8BYK6H8bKMPWmDElaJCkNigLtsMa6fRgAB_bXTfrRCC-uVvFZu5bizQuXgtlDgtYilWre5oZXsFQmql_jiZ-yRxjjFTVafWAhZnuH-0zFQHOywekiadzXAdw1rik_TLjjrcOOWQQBMHLhbkcdaFsXZcL2TRb7pg/s4160/IMG_20220815_110648.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0QUedI7L3Zcx7d8ItQJQ2Ar9vg-8BYK6H8bKMPWmDElaJCkNigLtsMa6fRgAB_bXTfrRCC-uVvFZu5bizQuXgtlDgtYilWre5oZXsFQmql_jiZ-yRxjjFTVafWAhZnuH-0zFQHOywekiadzXAdw1rik_TLjjrcOOWQQBMHLhbkcdaFsXZcL2TRb7pg/w400-h300/IMG_20220815_110648.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With some imagination we could count these maple leaves for orange as well, don't you think?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVnANx4j3Lh9AIPEUpNBDhnezGpMLHMOiUThDp1E5eGB54_u9IzLlB9aZtXZGgdNelzQIafevYASOSsWkdaMj7LQl3y9PqrWr1e1jyiztEydlBanHaB438LHcYokoXLuTgsYAp71zBB-VOKfq8O1KZ25vYJacDhOysPbR9U6FxuLxOEGiA4-BIHTxQdQ/s3827/IMG_20220815_110736.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3827" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVnANx4j3Lh9AIPEUpNBDhnezGpMLHMOiUThDp1E5eGB54_u9IzLlB9aZtXZGgdNelzQIafevYASOSsWkdaMj7LQl3y9PqrWr1e1jyiztEydlBanHaB438LHcYokoXLuTgsYAp71zBB-VOKfq8O1KZ25vYJacDhOysPbR9U6FxuLxOEGiA4-BIHTxQdQ/w326-h400/IMG_20220815_110736.jpg" width="326" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It has been unusually hot for this time of the year, so I have spent more time indoors with books or my sewing machine. Our three old apple trees have been full of little green apple babies, but with the strong winds lately we have had apples raining from the trees. Mr K. has picked them for a friend who takes them out to the forest to feed deer, so they are not wasted. I only need a little to make baked apples with custard, and some apple pies in September, when the apples are ready for eating. </div><p></p>Ullahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02176085550753578481noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188526489767830724.post-78522516666324864322022-08-08T17:47:00.000+03:002022-08-08T17:47:31.619+03:00New girls ready for school<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My newest Unicef dolls are both little school girls. This first one is dressed almost like the very ugly fabric doll I made at school when I was about 9 years old. A simple green and white dress decorated with rows of cross stitches, but back then it was all hand sewn, we didn't use sewing machines until the next year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRA6t1BdC_hpTMUsfCXWz0dtsLHQEfrt0R_Yg6NbfvJiJuu4oC_JcUKDurWbRGBjFscp-Olgpw04hQdju5f8aPt7fL0P5EF3sl8NR8fKFLK_p91ViGjrViQ2fIlLecfezDGOK65y4NiAE-fBuAn6l9x24ECfXLdcxcaJdJv51Cj-OQ9dYyYMnt8WKTaQ/s4160/IMG_20220802_145625%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRA6t1BdC_hpTMUsfCXWz0dtsLHQEfrt0R_Yg6NbfvJiJuu4oC_JcUKDurWbRGBjFscp-Olgpw04hQdju5f8aPt7fL0P5EF3sl8NR8fKFLK_p91ViGjrViQ2fIlLecfezDGOK65y4NiAE-fBuAn6l9x24ECfXLdcxcaJdJv51Cj-OQ9dYyYMnt8WKTaQ/w300-h400/IMG_20220802_145625%20(2).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />In this photo made for the birth certificate she doesn't have her final look yet. I added a dark green bow to keep her hair to the side.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieU2cj1ryA_s8waPlhP5PsLhF_vU_SKEKtQLiFOH3IBv5efOL-fQRzBVHXMhJ4kqMV1-ia91hsiM-P5w3ThfZbWBbOQg-pDwTxbz0cQhQ1B32ukH0aNO2YHU0ICtzSY5Omaks0grlLPIwIsMhgfRBknQYlT5HAnNqXQ6mdPYuAzGBjLBpPq6GQPosxug/s4160/IMG_20220802_145838.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieU2cj1ryA_s8waPlhP5PsLhF_vU_SKEKtQLiFOH3IBv5efOL-fQRzBVHXMhJ4kqMV1-ia91hsiM-P5w3ThfZbWBbOQg-pDwTxbz0cQhQ1B32ukH0aNO2YHU0ICtzSY5Omaks0grlLPIwIsMhgfRBknQYlT5HAnNqXQ6mdPYuAzGBjLBpPq6GQPosxug/w300-h400/IMG_20220802_145838.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This young lady was ready for the world today. Yesterday she had an unfortunate accident with my blue permanent ink felt tip pen, and we were both nearly in tears. Stain removing didn't help, the colour was diluted but spread wider and wider, and the damage that started at her heel was creeping up to her knee.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgecDnU-Q-uKULltJirM1nh0yvvNdHjZiAES5_tC4ONdQrCAVJG65MSXI5u630eyk4zLTngnp-t7OEBJw0S185r9WI3RLx6c9ONyrxH1ICpcqkRBj157o0gjced28Irq31KiaNFtLvtTCx-umzQYZ1k68_jo6njPcqSMtE9-nald9cjasYzDRWq7Lc9FA/s4160/IMG_20220808_110845_BURST003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgecDnU-Q-uKULltJirM1nh0yvvNdHjZiAES5_tC4ONdQrCAVJG65MSXI5u630eyk4zLTngnp-t7OEBJw0S185r9WI3RLx6c9ONyrxH1ICpcqkRBj157o0gjced28Irq31KiaNFtLvtTCx-umzQYZ1k68_jo6njPcqSMtE9-nald9cjasYzDRWq7Lc9FA/w300-h400/IMG_20220808_110845_BURST003.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Embroidering the face and sewing the hair are the most time consuming parts of my doll making, and essential for creating the personality of each doll. I just could not waste all that energy, so I had to perform emergency surgery. As a happy owner of an artificial knee joint I knew a transplant would work here too. Quickly I prepared a spare leg, stuffed it, sedated the poor little doll, cut off the damaged leg and replaced it with the new one at the hip joint. Good as new, and it takes an expert to notice the seam where on the healthy side the doll has just a hand stitched line to allow the legs to bend for sitting.</div></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSILcDIkq584qmyKcinlWVTrpKuyGFG1d95FHDtFtl9QUIHFV8wykyiWgVu-lQRrUJ44IKny-IXPgntBKjEvq0F59dJ5NvZySDLykLMhR-5__ynuuAiU1bwv28Wc10ru0nDcwiQc11eporndeAY5ioLwWWflcqjG87Xbd3_LHZba5wkfoNT5Z2NxFrWw/s4160/IMG_20220808_110914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSILcDIkq584qmyKcinlWVTrpKuyGFG1d95FHDtFtl9QUIHFV8wykyiWgVu-lQRrUJ44IKny-IXPgntBKjEvq0F59dJ5NvZySDLykLMhR-5__ynuuAiU1bwv28Wc10ru0nDcwiQc11eporndeAY5ioLwWWflcqjG87Xbd3_LHZba5wkfoNT5Z2NxFrWw/w400-h300/IMG_20220808_110914.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today I took her to Villa Cooper where seven Unicef dolls have already found a new home this year alone.</div><br /> <p></p>Ullahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02176085550753578481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188526489767830724.post-37738471208624418762022-07-24T10:56:00.001+03:002022-07-24T10:56:39.585+03:00Blocks, socks and flowers<p>Still going purple with my quilt blocks, <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2022/07/scraphappy-saturday-catching-up.html">Rainbow Scrap Challenge'</a>s colour for July. I found a plaid with purple in my stash so I made two 9-patch blocks for future use.<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJ3QQNxjx467_xqY8XDueL3lhR5-YGYAN3Kq0Dlij9MWd2ArGu7UrkhE-2BdJxiVOSA6Ql9lnAi1R6tncwOsnutv9fqR7H8g77T0Zk4PvrjGUkTRx0HiviufVKkzbfBsmlfJr86pLmhbBCIk3GKopAqr0Cdxbd0G_mNVO71gbkkSxetyzCs5USTOUdQ/s4160/IMG_20220723_132025.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJ3QQNxjx467_xqY8XDueL3lhR5-YGYAN3Kq0Dlij9MWd2ArGu7UrkhE-2BdJxiVOSA6Ql9lnAi1R6tncwOsnutv9fqR7H8g77T0Zk4PvrjGUkTRx0HiviufVKkzbfBsmlfJr86pLmhbBCIk3GKopAqr0Cdxbd0G_mNVO71gbkkSxetyzCs5USTOUdQ/w300-h400/IMG_20220723_132025.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My knitting has been with purple as well, using up last bits of baby merino wool I bought for chemo patient hats some years ago. I thought there would be enough light blue yarn to finish a pair of bed socks for my own use, but I was mistaken. I'm forced to go yarn shopping in a real yarn shop as this yarn is not grocery store quality. Poor me! I might have to buy some other yarn there as well, if I'm tempted, which I probably will be.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8tu60156pJ8ytg5yWD2PpBfRs5j7kFchdKSskMDVUCqWYR6FkqCx_GptaMdGR5spdD7m8nDReCURxKS_A-3S8GdwOD2VFuoj7ErOwluazINdBAyqltxsv9ZjboX5ZzP2tDk_Tb2U5jOSqPeDUHc4qRGB1urZPEAvL6S0cUI37Cw9KuLoUDXL7UYA5g/s4160/IMG_20220723_131523.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8tu60156pJ8ytg5yWD2PpBfRs5j7kFchdKSskMDVUCqWYR6FkqCx_GptaMdGR5spdD7m8nDReCURxKS_A-3S8GdwOD2VFuoj7ErOwluazINdBAyqltxsv9ZjboX5ZzP2tDk_Tb2U5jOSqPeDUHc4qRGB1urZPEAvL6S0cUI37Cw9KuLoUDXL7UYA5g/w400-h300/IMG_20220723_131523.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have mentioned sock knitting in most of my posts, and here is finally a photo of my efforts towards using up my yarn stash. The all grey pair needed just a little more than I had, so I bought more, and then knitted several pairs of small grey socks with stripes that used up tiny rests. Now all I have left really is some black and some white, and I have started a pair of mittens for a change.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieza2lOvW5fDbBWrUgvTkJNPSVQn4xAVwPBE_L9jwHujtqkPCb2TJZMSLXh2nOyh1zEI37oruItcN-HWajj189oEwWPiz1Oddzi1DGvRlAzWhaKofQeWKM-1TDq6jLViUAs2YqhsEV43YZseZusrYe0CoqB5Nqgh2DCizY9Ge3h3pJ0gfd6ozgn3k3Tw/s4160/IMG_20220723_131323.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieza2lOvW5fDbBWrUgvTkJNPSVQn4xAVwPBE_L9jwHujtqkPCb2TJZMSLXh2nOyh1zEI37oruItcN-HWajj189oEwWPiz1Oddzi1DGvRlAzWhaKofQeWKM-1TDq6jLViUAs2YqhsEV43YZseZusrYe0CoqB5Nqgh2DCizY9Ge3h3pJ0gfd6ozgn3k3Tw/w300-h400/IMG_20220723_131323.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Villa Cooper's campaign to raise money for the Finnish Red Cross to help Ukraine is still going. I'm happy my <a href="https://kotkarankki.blogspot.com/2022/04/helping-through-red-cross.html">Red Crosses</a> quilt has been sold. I have made these mug rugs with flowers and with birds in raw applique. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgK8960gtSSCae7Zlh7JHbz6mH9BfiYEgTJeK7lmTykuxYHANdICwAoJj3SnKrCUdEI1Z6Qs21Fj0-0CAmY7fWDegSlV5VNn_5z3h3tk3SS9fYUwcPwHcJInSSli1VJC8uRXi15NtP3TDAlXkDUFXawl_X0UK6A4htcIKkZPL0e34CudhnNfWHSVnfEg/s4160/IMG_20220723_132216.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgK8960gtSSCae7Zlh7JHbz6mH9BfiYEgTJeK7lmTykuxYHANdICwAoJj3SnKrCUdEI1Z6Qs21Fj0-0CAmY7fWDegSlV5VNn_5z3h3tk3SS9fYUwcPwHcJInSSli1VJC8uRXi15NtP3TDAlXkDUFXawl_X0UK6A4htcIKkZPL0e34CudhnNfWHSVnfEg/w300-h400/IMG_20220723_132216.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The sunflower is the national flower of Ukraine. Each set of two mug rugs has one sunflower and one other flower.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxECAsNepxx0IaHL3oNUSqlijTiwP6JHRiASPH-z3H9nIzpCxeYD53nbGgC5K6ZiIC2Ml7CDKY06LeLvp-DPljtC-bD2ARf5VVugf9FwyD9izYxA0VaBMIF5D5xMFNOuPB9iMHtDT8H_gmQDTBckjAqyz1Ij4kcnYoty3GiePcOTHQZTaj1v8yxwhVFQ/s4160/IMG_20220704_110717.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxECAsNepxx0IaHL3oNUSqlijTiwP6JHRiASPH-z3H9nIzpCxeYD53nbGgC5K6ZiIC2Ml7CDKY06LeLvp-DPljtC-bD2ARf5VVugf9FwyD9izYxA0VaBMIF5D5xMFNOuPB9iMHtDT8H_gmQDTBckjAqyz1Ij4kcnYoty3GiePcOTHQZTaj1v8yxwhVFQ/w300-h400/IMG_20220704_110717.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are some of the little birds:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYcw3nJvzyho4dJN1uiniVjd6kQ1j7j0saOJ8rW10gw2DxecMamb-58mniPqAWp5vV2oghCROkAzc4wZj6_s0EYk1jBCUjLlqt4fj9Lb-QIEkIDxPJgKQVB_b6vBGU2PK2xx-LIzajaFGBbbVgiedofwjmGMS6_tCx4g9ulORyXQAKHPxOObPSao9yFw/s4160/IMG_20220512_110256.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYcw3nJvzyho4dJN1uiniVjd6kQ1j7j0saOJ8rW10gw2DxecMamb-58mniPqAWp5vV2oghCROkAzc4wZj6_s0EYk1jBCUjLlqt4fj9Lb-QIEkIDxPJgKQVB_b6vBGU2PK2xx-LIzajaFGBbbVgiedofwjmGMS6_tCx4g9ulORyXQAKHPxOObPSao9yFw/w400-h300/IMG_20220512_110256.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div> <p></p>Ullahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02176085550753578481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188526489767830724.post-82726756878260044022022-07-09T17:54:00.000+03:002022-07-09T17:54:49.963+03:00Purple blocks in July<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This month I have been working on some blocks for my new quilt. I made a purple hat and another that is at least almost purple, if not just some kind of pink.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcoUtWgvsbZlsOLwVkzW9EgW7FSPz4u6RI7opwxQuYiyekkXahm91BBFrdPN7P77Z8HibCnitTwHTksuuHh9irCclfsrHqQL7L7kSvcje_G-ELyOUgNrLdy-cOHeZqzwM75M5fzI1WXH4e5-1brGwyBJZkFzUnTlj8Qd9goT7fjIG0_uEZe2SxkK7AiA/s4160/IMG_20220709_165420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcoUtWgvsbZlsOLwVkzW9EgW7FSPz4u6RI7opwxQuYiyekkXahm91BBFrdPN7P77Z8HibCnitTwHTksuuHh9irCclfsrHqQL7L7kSvcje_G-ELyOUgNrLdy-cOHeZqzwM75M5fzI1WXH4e5-1brGwyBJZkFzUnTlj8Qd9goT7fjIG0_uEZe2SxkK7AiA/w400-h300/IMG_20220709_165420.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These mittens are more purple than the second hat.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54BEW0a_4eh6f59S-vteDDj-7SP42DWiMdqDqXM_ll9wDtEdNuAK1AXu-quBE2s9tz7jO_SNlDvi_5LMfpIWXvcl6ToPjkxO43pZP7T1NfF1XSpjMeQWjY1fogWiw3QgZlgAWpxGp9pa-S49_6FRhTNzASQ26mptq5hdmbSLJUcxp5K0d6mSubhzXPw/s3977/lilat%20tumput.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2961" data-original-width="3977" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54BEW0a_4eh6f59S-vteDDj-7SP42DWiMdqDqXM_ll9wDtEdNuAK1AXu-quBE2s9tz7jO_SNlDvi_5LMfpIWXvcl6ToPjkxO43pZP7T1NfF1XSpjMeQWjY1fogWiw3QgZlgAWpxGp9pa-S49_6FRhTNzASQ26mptq5hdmbSLJUcxp5K0d6mSubhzXPw/w400-h297/lilat%20tumput.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And the second pair of mittens is definitely purple.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpRWCbUsjB9Z4uvP5oOzBkCc8ucmP0CMNfeJ7Bdnj3VBHSz9lxRadMSJriAS8nvJSRnq-PXyhiANuIIryciQ6Z47CL0Xa7wCPC8wRcjXHY6z0nf5nBCR6zhz-GtnzzhNuGuSsZIw_C4MH4XGkyPtGF0ns2JfccFUH8G4tqIfTY0p6eDpjkOUACCOIsfA/s3943/tumman%20violetit%20tumput.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2952" data-original-width="3943" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpRWCbUsjB9Z4uvP5oOzBkCc8ucmP0CMNfeJ7Bdnj3VBHSz9lxRadMSJriAS8nvJSRnq-PXyhiANuIIryciQ6Z47CL0Xa7wCPC8wRcjXHY6z0nf5nBCR6zhz-GtnzzhNuGuSsZIw_C4MH4XGkyPtGF0ns2JfccFUH8G4tqIfTY0p6eDpjkOUACCOIsfA/w400-h300/tumman%20violetit%20tumput.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The knitting basket is full to the rim, but the socks in it are not yet ready for a photo shoot. After a long heat wave we are having a cloudy day with much welcome rain. I will wait for better light on a sunny day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm linking this post to <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2022/07/scraphappy-saturday-purple.html">Soscrappy's blog </a>for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2022.</div><br /> <p></p>Ullahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02176085550753578481noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188526489767830724.post-23793738409333104912022-06-25T18:27:00.000+03:002022-06-25T18:27:04.296+03:00More blue<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Midsummer holidays have kept me from my sewing machine, so only two new blue blocks have been finished since my last post.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPh7l84j70gv1ER_pyS4FaIVFkqxaffV07CnTdIyHybWIIYkxjwu14jBxWGO6G6u7XcnMqKT76igP2DrjEsGblpuMGwuBPieqtLwkHHiNMUWE5eTkmBWrjWAUKo6dB39bZIWDl2fwZjExr0YZs-if_bytX3IO0j5NTDLZGBsGYcppjaRqRkUJ8sOVtUw/s3788/IMG_20220621_133540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2815" data-original-width="3788" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPh7l84j70gv1ER_pyS4FaIVFkqxaffV07CnTdIyHybWIIYkxjwu14jBxWGO6G6u7XcnMqKT76igP2DrjEsGblpuMGwuBPieqtLwkHHiNMUWE5eTkmBWrjWAUKo6dB39bZIWDl2fwZjExr0YZs-if_bytX3IO0j5NTDLZGBsGYcppjaRqRkUJ8sOVtUw/w400-h297/IMG_20220621_133540.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The one hat on the left is a really light blue. I designed the block myself, and it took me several attempts to get the pompom look somewhat round, and the proportions of the hat and bottom fold right. Now I'm pleased with the result, and will make more hats in different colors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm linking this to <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2022/06/scraphappy-saturday-last-blue-saturday.html">So Scrappy's</a> Rainbow Scrap Challenge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next time I hope to have all my recent knitting sorted and photos taken. The mountain of socks is getting bigger every week.</div><br /> <p></p>Ullahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02176085550753578481noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188526489767830724.post-14706216872932812122022-06-18T17:46:00.004+03:002022-06-18T17:46:36.953+03:00Blue blocks<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This month the <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2022/06/scraphappy-saturday-home-again.html">Rainbow Scraps</a> are blue. My 2½" squares' box had enough squares in these blue plaids:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzeWBbgLNjxtBTljib6Gk7zjcTrh7-igrWhYPHyLbhdwnKLIqVWG9JGYAykogU4026tDCS7boSXeq4713RoJs_pVyTxQY6eXe0rYJR5ngm0xzvXv0N-4qhRujUMqI7QHCW7MVF98joUxm1EHJoPDY-nwKvd6vZ_0ft8rpOV9pYD1uDZIAqH3WHxaJIQ/s4160/IMG_20220608_105108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzeWBbgLNjxtBTljib6Gk7zjcTrh7-igrWhYPHyLbhdwnKLIqVWG9JGYAykogU4026tDCS7boSXeq4713RoJs_pVyTxQY6eXe0rYJR5ngm0xzvXv0N-4qhRujUMqI7QHCW7MVF98joUxm1EHJoPDY-nwKvd6vZ_0ft8rpOV9pYD1uDZIAqH3WHxaJIQ/w300-h400/IMG_20220608_105108.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I felt like starting something new, so I went through my other blue and light blue stash and found these floral prints and one dotty fabric most suitable for mugs. The one in the middle is for me, a left handed mug.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMbxSV6SHG608VaanF-i_XO0ll3Yogl1DqXiX_gx8aNG1p8sSG7uBzVh6bu2U2DtU3LZ2xSbx0Wyz5KUUH-wJb64AGEbOBKIAjyizyvW0QUQbtp4Uqf1hzEkUhxnuN6xGxY5Sgx5jAVi4zMWxootd3RNKtEvqkB_xatHSGlUNC9luKhfUQX63ZoeA_DQ/s3285/IMG_20220614_135841.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3285" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMbxSV6SHG608VaanF-i_XO0ll3Yogl1DqXiX_gx8aNG1p8sSG7uBzVh6bu2U2DtU3LZ2xSbx0Wyz5KUUH-wJb64AGEbOBKIAjyizyvW0QUQbtp4Uqf1hzEkUhxnuN6xGxY5Sgx5jAVi4zMWxootd3RNKtEvqkB_xatHSGlUNC9luKhfUQX63ZoeA_DQ/w380-h400/IMG_20220614_135841.jpg" width="380" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Rag doll making leaves me with odd shaped bits of white sheet fabric from the ends and sides, where the sheets are not worn thin. I often cut these bits in 2½" squares for the 9-patch blocks, or even smaller like 1½" and 1" and even 3/4" squares for cutting corners like these mugs. Bigger leftovers are stored in a box and can be cut for longer strips like the ones I'm going to need when I join the mugs to a row and add background on both sides of the row.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope to add to this new quilt project something blue next week too.</div><br /> <p></p>Ullahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02176085550753578481noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188526489767830724.post-54959496353475853712022-05-24T17:39:00.000+03:002022-05-24T17:39:32.038+03:00Unicef dolls - two new ones<p>My fingers have been itching with some new ideas for Unicef dolls. Several of those I have shown earlier have found new homes, and I felt there was a need for a basic cloth doll with a pretty frock. For some reason I find the fabrics from my own childhood best for the little dresses, like this one with delicate red roses and blue stripes. She feels almost like a princess in it. The ribbons in her hair are pure silk.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinek-SPuRbbXh1b6ZoGv6zC5giJFuwkwKbCSinf-8U_Bug0o9oOh5ibyIovKyevAkGlFfWLgzdtgt8Rzi04HQkFQ5V1i4zdH8Wen2wCYPPnyuXtVmONLYkL0CgLLAxRu6dIP8XHU21GywnxgspbBgSKoSs7HMzVfPlK7iK-8eDycgRadPfj7wjKbtZIw/s4160/IMG_20220523_114222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinek-SPuRbbXh1b6ZoGv6zC5giJFuwkwKbCSinf-8U_Bug0o9oOh5ibyIovKyevAkGlFfWLgzdtgt8Rzi04HQkFQ5V1i4zdH8Wen2wCYPPnyuXtVmONLYkL0CgLLAxRu6dIP8XHU21GywnxgspbBgSKoSs7HMzVfPlK7iK-8eDycgRadPfj7wjKbtZIw/w300-h400/IMG_20220523_114222.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The next doll has more character. Her name is Eerika. She has been at the library after work and is on her way to a vernissage at an art gallery. For tomorrow night she has booked theater tickets with the other girls, and they may go out for a meal too. I think she would make a perfect 50th or 60th birthday gift for any lady of her type. You know, leggings and a tunic that is wide around the hips so the latest cake-eating doesn't show, and the long scarf to hide age spots and wrinkles on her cleavage. The comfortable tunics in plus sizes tend to have such wide necklines. What you don't see here is a strand of her otherwise raven black hair tinted purple like her glasses.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ipOxYnArr8PyzPxvFZznNLz21nHOnoyseepdSjhzOCwY4k-RhuiixjRRTa41ALKLaFCZ2joTt8I1SRHXEyExHKzR8K8sOi4oN5GW_STV0TUvYKM5DLSl9WcD2nPvPInHvZWRRIGp0uRykbqKmBBV1LkwIXuq0ye0FzYQAyVJO5-m8qH27DHJC5345Q/s4160/IMG_20220523_114207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ipOxYnArr8PyzPxvFZznNLz21nHOnoyseepdSjhzOCwY4k-RhuiixjRRTa41ALKLaFCZ2joTt8I1SRHXEyExHKzR8K8sOi4oN5GW_STV0TUvYKM5DLSl9WcD2nPvPInHvZWRRIGp0uRykbqKmBBV1LkwIXuq0ye0FzYQAyVJO5-m8qH27DHJC5345Q/w300-h400/IMG_20220523_114207.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here they are together. The doll pattern is internationally used for all Unicef dolls, but creativity is allowed and recommended for the rest. I have never counted the hours it takes to make a doll from start to finish, but the hair alone takes hours. The dolls are not tested for safety and therefore Unicef has made a label saying the doll is a decoration and not recommended for children under <b>14 years.</b> I have sewn the label together with the Unicef logo label in the side seam of their left leg, and the same warning is printed on the identity card I fill in for each doll. Years ago, before these warnings, doll makers were told to avoid buttons and anything that might be dangerous for small children. I think it is up to the parents to decide whether their child can play with a hand made cloth doll, but I also welcome people over 14 years of age to find the fun of playing with dolls, or just owning a cloth doll that is special to them for some reason. I have had some wonderful moments with my own Swallows and Amazons dolls, taking<a href="https://kotkarankki.blogspot.com/2019/12/day-7.html"> photos</a> of them in <a href="https://kotkarankki.blogspot.com/2019/03/dolls-playing-in-snow.html">different environments</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUuKL-KeNisi7o-9J1QD7Yk7oChOIxQApESxcPfLYBw3-TK8LFFlWqoR2r6hw9oDBlyjPLU6U0N2tsIf7vI4K28lkfugkrqOzwAkAsWq9xyq6MO_Z-7EyiVBKB7CRBAejLlFatwNqyd7g8Ya50F_18OuXuQMOFGhmj75od1obK_q0YsJqPaersWiR-Ow/s4160/IMG_20220523_114121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUuKL-KeNisi7o-9J1QD7Yk7oChOIxQApESxcPfLYBw3-TK8LFFlWqoR2r6hw9oDBlyjPLU6U0N2tsIf7vI4K28lkfugkrqOzwAkAsWq9xyq6MO_Z-7EyiVBKB7CRBAejLlFatwNqyd7g8Ya50F_18OuXuQMOFGhmj75od1obK_q0YsJqPaersWiR-Ow/w400-h300/IMG_20220523_114121.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><br /><br /> <p></p>Ullahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02176085550753578481noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188526489767830724.post-38975468836471252882022-05-15T13:28:00.000+03:002022-05-15T13:28:05.108+03:00Sage and forest green<p>After some busy knitting I decided to take the <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2022/05/scraphappy-saturday-catching-up.html">Rainbow Scrap Challenge</a> for this month. The colours are sage and forest green, most pleasing colours for men's plaid shirts. My special stash is full of men's shirts, washed, cut apart and ironed, sorted by colour and waiting for inspiring projects. My RSC block is a simple 9-patch with white. The idea of forest green is luckily a very wide range of green shades, from pine and fir and juniper to early Spring or Summer leaves of birch, aspen, willow and alder, moss greens and all kinds of forest flowers. This is my selection:</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkCuqm6xNcRzmazO-7S6zKhRAkvNDukjtWAYItJYIUSBmfZLmvIORA9L9bm5BzYTFbYcbDrvFgCK9l7Z39t3XO-efs1xe50lqBd1K0hSGwNxBwxWkbVY_hTi0z0N0mKmrBYoeDwsrrd7NGf1iQRg3qgWd9CVoH_ZYrCMRm-bmrGXE66d26AORGZJipCA/s4160/IMG_20220505_121353.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkCuqm6xNcRzmazO-7S6zKhRAkvNDukjtWAYItJYIUSBmfZLmvIORA9L9bm5BzYTFbYcbDrvFgCK9l7Z39t3XO-efs1xe50lqBd1K0hSGwNxBwxWkbVY_hTi0z0N0mKmrBYoeDwsrrd7NGf1iQRg3qgWd9CVoH_ZYrCMRm-bmrGXE66d26AORGZJipCA/w300-h400/IMG_20220505_121353.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Normally I would have chosen only plaids, but the solid green at the center was too nice to be left out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXr7r3avzqC48kv3lHIdFS3-L3qHDMv1r-lONKx7lWknSyrdT06plZCowpDju_nCGXruqnnI3edyLTUXg6yVdqtTNMM5TAu4LDLDrDfuAFERGurvUpQ9dBmYEKcEH-BOgLT9Oy_PeCryd0tNEsvuofczrwuar9nD6itm4348csKluRwcBjeLVFnLgG6A/s4160/IMG_20220505_121530.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXr7r3avzqC48kv3lHIdFS3-L3qHDMv1r-lONKx7lWknSyrdT06plZCowpDju_nCGXruqnnI3edyLTUXg6yVdqtTNMM5TAu4LDLDrDfuAFERGurvUpQ9dBmYEKcEH-BOgLT9Oy_PeCryd0tNEsvuofczrwuar9nD6itm4348csKluRwcBjeLVFnLgG6A/w400-h300/IMG_20220505_121530.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have not yet decided how to set the blocks. If I'm going to make several new blocks each month I may have enough blocks to make two new quilts at the end of the year.</div></div><br /><p></p>Ullahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02176085550753578481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188526489767830724.post-85857227230163629362022-04-23T12:17:00.000+03:002022-04-23T12:17:00.631+03:00Helping Bunnies for Red Cross<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As many of you know, I love to knit socks. That means many balls of yarn, and finally many tiny leftover balls of those yarns. Luckily the Finnish Red Cross has published a knitting pattern, designed by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/anupen_villisiipi/">Anu Pensola</a>, a soft toy to bring comfort to children in need. This bunny is a cousin of the <a href="https://www.redcross.org.au/teddy/">Trauma Teddy</a> from the Australian Red Cross. Currently there is a campaign to get new bunnies knitted for every child coming from Ukraine to Finland.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHRkfWM6Qo1POSwiihIs_WHUrQnJsWQFeGIiIM0SbVBjAOTVtCutWFZ7RNIJRJ0AxBue_z2VUbVDIJrDUPghGX28dHgfrJUMwGHNdGQaC4zrPN6HIemDRHU0vWxsWO-Bk7l30wU--VaqrAOCEmLXl-QGTBu1IK2AmK8nkGFUo5nv5K9vX3hIbZFuQuVQ/s4160/IMG_20220422_104848.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHRkfWM6Qo1POSwiihIs_WHUrQnJsWQFeGIiIM0SbVBjAOTVtCutWFZ7RNIJRJ0AxBue_z2VUbVDIJrDUPghGX28dHgfrJUMwGHNdGQaC4zrPN6HIemDRHU0vWxsWO-Bk7l30wU--VaqrAOCEmLXl-QGTBu1IK2AmK8nkGFUo5nv5K9vX3hIbZFuQuVQ/w400-h300/IMG_20220422_104848.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I happened to have all these bits of yarn just waiting for a useful purpose, so I knitted five bunnies. They are knitted in the round so only minimal seams need sewing. The bunny is stuffed through the feet left open when starting, and through the final opening between the ears.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJLsnXbbVk6xSLz9p4MDQK-MWoSGRN2jpxHntoMNxk968qCs5NZU6rvEQphYSFHh0IK4V13LohV0nLTV3cRQcPgDodr5RyS8Og-hMAK0AegpZXmjbyDTJcKShRPblTLExfSoUpeyJ0rOr2BfVgfHHrg0txauWWFxBrXFVu4hudGD6vAu1I_ZLDs3JfaQ/s4160/IMG_20220422_104949.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJLsnXbbVk6xSLz9p4MDQK-MWoSGRN2jpxHntoMNxk968qCs5NZU6rvEQphYSFHh0IK4V13LohV0nLTV3cRQcPgDodr5RyS8Og-hMAK0AegpZXmjbyDTJcKShRPblTLExfSoUpeyJ0rOr2BfVgfHHrg0txauWWFxBrXFVu4hudGD6vAu1I_ZLDs3JfaQ/w400-h300/IMG_20220422_104949.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Even a few meters of leftover yarn were enough to make some stripes in the sweaters. The scarf has been sewed tight in the neck so it will not get lost. The knitting café Lentävä Lapanen, the Flying Mitten, is one of the places where knitters can bring their bunnies. The campaign has been running from the end of March, and on Friday when I took my bunnies to them, they had two baskets full of bunnies waiting for delivery. The campaign will last until the end of May, so there is still time to knit a bunny or three.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Before getting the idea of knitting bunnies I used some leftover yarns like they are usually used, for striped socks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDjaP4LgZ2a6SR-aPJ-8Y4_ZbLpeeSJga-4ibhIW4JcbhENVQcM6pzg-4qCO4Mg9r34msF3EpezhJcQ08tXgcMls1DJ1re4iGgIct87VtzKE_NlGNGBShlz4cncLLA2fL8r6kZwCAt7DovlD1mHIhrn6qTxqLdLuwA1YS2z9cpV5br7VCKrj2EbZjGA/s4160/IMG_20220406_111119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDjaP4LgZ2a6SR-aPJ-8Y4_ZbLpeeSJga-4ibhIW4JcbhENVQcM6pzg-4qCO4Mg9r34msF3EpezhJcQ08tXgcMls1DJ1re4iGgIct87VtzKE_NlGNGBShlz4cncLLA2fL8r6kZwCAt7DovlD1mHIhrn6qTxqLdLuwA1YS2z9cpV5br7VCKrj2EbZjGA/w400-h300/IMG_20220406_111119.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These went to Villa Cooper and the selection sold to raise money for the Red Cross. Both pairs are knitted in a finer wool and that makes them perfect for Summer use in wellies or crocs at the holiday cabin.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I don't spend all my spare time knitting, I have a soft spot for quilting as well. This month's colour in the <a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/">Rainbow Scrap Challenge</a> is pink, and I found two suitable plaids in my cupboards. I made these six 9-patch blocks:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZs652QWus1V9zrZ51ysBAF5AySXhKg1ZEx7UWsMT7CYjus2OWiUYcTDy7SeLHAKnT_aB1cFFUbbV1WMNVJFGcbERQ3BvwFL9xHjK1Tpb4BfCb9fddKSQkulIImjWYir-GQBXV0U3l5QSLX4TfkvZZ8TNFF3csYefB1QnC5gSu5DxBmun-eKhgBOrY5Q/s4160/IMG_20220422_135746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZs652QWus1V9zrZ51ysBAF5AySXhKg1ZEx7UWsMT7CYjus2OWiUYcTDy7SeLHAKnT_aB1cFFUbbV1WMNVJFGcbERQ3BvwFL9xHjK1Tpb4BfCb9fddKSQkulIImjWYir-GQBXV0U3l5QSLX4TfkvZZ8TNFF3csYefB1QnC5gSu5DxBmun-eKhgBOrY5Q/w300-h400/IMG_20220422_135746.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I wonder what the colour for May will be. I decided to keep to this 9-patch block only in this challenge. </div><p></p>Ullahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02176085550753578481noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188526489767830724.post-30566068715702039442022-04-12T14:08:00.000+03:002022-04-12T14:08:49.684+03:00Helping through the Red Cross <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What has happened in Europe since the 24th of February is hard to understand. Never in my lifetime has a war touched so close, and the willingness to help Ukrainians in need seems to be great. Our club or group of handicraft people at Villa Cooper have donated some of their products to be sold to raise money to the <a href="https://www.redcross.fi/">Finnish Red Cross</a>, and our customers have found this a good way to help and to be sure the funds go where they are meant to go. Many members have created new products just for this, using blue and yellow colours as they are the colours of the Ukrainian flag.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I made this quilt top in 2018 for the Red Cross, but didn't have the energy to layer and quilt it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hT6MDAIbrv6oKEzg36yZlHht3apZGld_RMWKTZRJm5f-kg-Xnj8YC7-0cjQS2Xgo75lMILaP4Jnhn-nm-rQRmlK2B4Q_LIKbaNvjSRe0ch0tjUsu7ksrSQ_wnI-ffjkEzx9ncOt7yvON707fbJ58mptg0O9ZpVDCHClikEZaHaDSGIvPtQLfK5b8RQ/s3072/IMG_7591.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hT6MDAIbrv6oKEzg36yZlHht3apZGld_RMWKTZRJm5f-kg-Xnj8YC7-0cjQS2Xgo75lMILaP4Jnhn-nm-rQRmlK2B4Q_LIKbaNvjSRe0ch0tjUsu7ksrSQ_wnI-ffjkEzx9ncOt7yvON707fbJ58mptg0O9ZpVDCHClikEZaHaDSGIvPtQLfK5b8RQ/w400-h300/IMG_7591.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now seemed the perfect time to finish the project and as I happened to have a backing fabric large enough for the quilt at home, I only needed to buy some batting and get to work. The batting price was a little shock for me, five times as much as the one I had bought before this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03SFO6FbyJVnRLMLYaz7avfA1X0jZdYKmWbYyfLuIBh_ZQeZxLWRirIqSBmiedaX7wXTTuWvhCK6fV3B_iYUvYfyvoZscCMO3Bi0OmKVKIJRxhp_4AfdKeLNSfl8lgmB_70b01Hmkl9XeC7gttlSq_pv8W86Cx3rvFAcUjNgqYXTSx2fk2B3opsRDAA/s4160/IMG_20220411_105955.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03SFO6FbyJVnRLMLYaz7avfA1X0jZdYKmWbYyfLuIBh_ZQeZxLWRirIqSBmiedaX7wXTTuWvhCK6fV3B_iYUvYfyvoZscCMO3Bi0OmKVKIJRxhp_4AfdKeLNSfl8lgmB_70b01Hmkl9XeC7gttlSq_pv8W86Cx3rvFAcUjNgqYXTSx2fk2B3opsRDAA/w300-h400/IMG_20220411_105955.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The quilting is as simple as possible, and I finished it in three sessions. I have a bad habit of pulling my shoulders to my ears at the sewing machine, so I needed to have a break after an hour or so.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdCm0nlbhGxyJgx0_X0kNUVgGPTqiIY9vzK28leVlJPvGvXK4f8aF89vSPUx8yDUcPv2XIyzUwNVbE3HbyJuXhWrnzX6zJWP-5B55urs00XDE40O_K0tTv-XTyAO9GQy_uQgtKNr7zMwMh_bUR8sXFZBjHAQKxPj2IJMmYvWCBT43elJdpzARE0Bucw/s4160/IMG_20220411_110009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdCm0nlbhGxyJgx0_X0kNUVgGPTqiIY9vzK28leVlJPvGvXK4f8aF89vSPUx8yDUcPv2XIyzUwNVbE3HbyJuXhWrnzX6zJWP-5B55urs00XDE40O_K0tTv-XTyAO9GQy_uQgtKNr7zMwMh_bUR8sXFZBjHAQKxPj2IJMmYvWCBT43elJdpzARE0Bucw/w300-h400/IMG_20220411_110009.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I quilted diagonal lines except for the bright red cross where I went around the outlines.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These blue and yellow chicks are also for the aid for Ukraine project. Half of my first lot was sold in the first few days so I made some more.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7am5T7vPwW_CsPNCKHm0eddSrpgiAobWwBh4x5zZyVG9L8k9ZbEM9c0teV4BehXXgFzo7mRHPqqcj-jXsmGgL67hfu28x3kvZAozqMkvSzXCbSXULhvJxyCBwUkzYg75mW8gjrCXqpUHjWHocFByFs0ghZJgbCdcMDep8gSa--yQCfD55svHPC06TQ/s4160/IMG_20220411_111522.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7am5T7vPwW_CsPNCKHm0eddSrpgiAobWwBh4x5zZyVG9L8k9ZbEM9c0teV4BehXXgFzo7mRHPqqcj-jXsmGgL67hfu28x3kvZAozqMkvSzXCbSXULhvJxyCBwUkzYg75mW8gjrCXqpUHjWHocFByFs0ghZJgbCdcMDep8gSa--yQCfD55svHPC06TQ/w400-h300/IMG_20220411_111522.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These tiny ones with more details I made earlier in March for the normal sale as hanging Easter ornaments. I made the fundraising chicks larger so they can sit on a table as a couple, and used only blue and yellow fabrics and felt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNQQJ2KzlGSH4OaVWja1WSpHW6CPgN2m6jUNq-H6ThKS_b48UALKUfuxQDBdtlzYUzhOYXzIWbFxhswTmd3q1wfwOkcWUWbp3jdbIayUgX-MAPTIhboIHYRqQuW03Cu3IuKv6j-ztvfu_sqeIQj7OYj6ZVZYXp_ccwLl7W95S9frYYZyuN-ym4r66YA/s4160/IMG_20220319_165938.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNQQJ2KzlGSH4OaVWja1WSpHW6CPgN2m6jUNq-H6ThKS_b48UALKUfuxQDBdtlzYUzhOYXzIWbFxhswTmd3q1wfwOkcWUWbp3jdbIayUgX-MAPTIhboIHYRqQuW03Cu3IuKv6j-ztvfu_sqeIQj7OYj6ZVZYXp_ccwLl7W95S9frYYZyuN-ym4r66YA/w400-h300/IMG_20220319_165938.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Ullahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02176085550753578481noreply@blogger.com3