Time for icecreams

We have to take advantage of every moment of sunshine.

Updating

It's amazing, almost end of june, and still no summer here. Sometimes we are lucky and we can sit outside. But mostly the tempartures are far below the average. What happened the last weeks. First I finished my businesscase Financial Management, now it's waiting for the results. In januar I start with last  my last two subjectS. So from now till januar no study duties. What shall I do with my time ; )?

I started a new Spakenburger project, the idea is to use all my leftovers. Between now and januar I want to finish my three Spakenburger projects. I will keep you posted about my progress.

We spend a very nice weekend on the Veluwe with geese, pigs and sheep.

 

And wednesday I celebrated the finishing of my businesscase with Emma and Lucy, choclate cake and quilting time. What else is there to wish.

The red 1600 inch quilt

I love the 1600 inch quilt. This is the second one I have made. And there is a third waiting.

You really can say it's a quick quilting project. You never know how it will turn out exactly, but for some reason they always turn out suprisingly well. This one is for my cousin, she's having a hard time at the moment.

I just used all my red scraps, and Marne did all the cutting in 2,5 inch strips. If you want to make one as well, here is the pattern:
http://www.heirloomcreations.net/sewing-tips/the-jelly-roll-1600/

Enjoying summertime

Between studying (the 15th of july I will be finishing financial management), working at my garden quilt "weeder wanted", there is always time to enjoy the lovely summer weather.

Girls on their own.

My friend Yolande, we always have fun

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That's the way it is at the moment.

Rob left a week ago on thursday with his friend Tale for a cycling trip in Germany. Mies (our dog) and I are watching the house.

Are we lonely? No way, there is a lot going on. Yolande my friend came last saturday for some shopping and dinner, lots of studying, lots of work,  fitness twice a week, long walk with Mies every day, the girls from the Mutsenclub on thursday for dinner, lunch and sunbathing with Emma friday morning, and dinner with Dieuwke, Eric and Willem at my favorite restaurant Tabasco Hapjesbar in the Theresiastraat. No time to get bored. And not much cooking ; ).

Rob and Tale are cycling through Germany. Houses in Trier.

To open or not to open

This package with quiltfabrics from The Haan en Wagenmaker is so nicely wrapped. I think I just leave it for a few more hours waiting on my diningtable.

By the way if you want traditional reproduction fabrics from the Netherlands, be quick, they stopped printing those fabrics, so there is not much left anymore in the shop in Amsterdam. That's why this big package is on my table.

Oh well, what the heck.I'm going to open it. Aren't those fabrics lovely.

 I'm afraid they have to wait till july before before I will use them. You see my diningtable is filled with study books again. On the 15th of july my businesscase Financial Management has to be ready.

You're a quilter or not ...

Palace Soestdijk

Our favorite breakfast: French toast

.... so that means special little bags for the dices. Aren't they cute.

Marne and I made them last night, after playing the game "pocket Farkel".

She went home today. She and Elaine has been here for almost a whole month. Elaine left last saturday. Marne today so that left us some quilting time together. We really had a great time. Of course we haven't finished all our projects.

Saying goodbye wasn't easy, but in november I will fly to Seattle, that's only 6 months.

Something to look forward. Cu soon Marne and Elaine.


The scoring points printed on the frontside of the bag

Playing Farkel pocket

Marne taught us a new game. You only need 6 dice, a pencil and a piece of paper.

Here are the instructions.

Tomorrow she will be leaving, going back home to Seattle. Our house will be so quiet.

1500 points for Caro

 Add your points according to the following score rules:
Ones = 100 points
Fives = 50 points
Three ones = 300 points
Three twos = 200 points
Three threes = 300 points
Three fours = 400 points
Three fives = 500 points
Three sixes = 600 points
Four of a kind = 1,000 points
Five of a kind = 2,000 points
Six of a kind = 3,000 points
Straight 1-6 = 1,500 points
Three pair = 1,500 points
Two triplets = 2,500 points

Read more: Pocket Farkel Instructions | eHow http://www.ehow.com/how_8339077_pocket-farkel-instructions.html#ixzz2TOCYYVwd

Marne and Caro's Quilting projects (part 2)

Between all the activities, like having lunch, visiting exhibitions etc. there is a lot of quilting going on.

Yesterday we had a fun quiltingbee with Emma and Diana. Emma cooked us a very good french lunch, with lots and lots of cheese. Yammmie. Diana showed her cute little sewing box. She and Emma are working on the same BOM of Petra Prins.

I'm trying to finish some projects, like the button-stars flag and a quilt for Mies. The quilt for Mies is finished, and it looks much better then the towel.

Marne is working at her Spakenburger project, it contains 25 different costume fabrics of Spakenburg, all weared by women of Spakenburg. The challenge will be to finish the top before she leaves on thursday. Tomorrow part 3, shopping at the Haan en Wagenmaker in Amsterdam.

Chinese terracotta warriors in The Hague

It's hard to believe that is already half of mai. Here in The Hague a cold wind was blowing. Not a day to go out for shopping or sitting on a terrace with a glass of wine. But there alternatives: visiting the Chinese Terracotta warriors, just a 8 minute walk from my home. It's really worthwhile going. Very impressive.
For more information about the exhibitio click here.

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