Catching up .......

........ it feels like the last months were kind of crazy. I was very quiet on my blog, but not quiet at work. Our whole departement moved to a new location in the centre of The Hague, you can imagine all those people and all the stuff takes lots of preparation and organization. But this weekend the last people moved on. The old building is closed, and I have lots of quilt plans and ideas. But first catching up the last weeks..........


Sandsculptures in Garderen............ do you remember 'Mijnheer de Uil' (Mr.Owl), my favorite when I was a little kid. The 'Daily Fable" or "De fabeltjeskrant" all about the animals in "grote dierenbos". It ended always with: Oogjes dicht en snaveltjes toe.

 The theme of the sandsculptures this year was the '50s, '60s and '70s.
Still open till the beginning of october.

Yolande en Jan-Arie

 Rember my trip last year to Vermont and New Hampshire? The most beautiful B&B (Waitsfield), with lots of quilts and a sofa made from english paper piecing. They came to the Netherlands for a holiday so we spend a day together visiting Spakenburg and Elburg. It was so good so see them again.

Fred and Suzi

Elburg

Ending the day with dinner in our summerhouse.

 In Mai it wasn't only working, we also spend a few days along the Mosel. Walking and cycling through the winefield on the banks of the river. Even Mies managed to do a 5 km walk.

 And then we had a family gathering with all the nieces and nephews. Very fun, lovely weather to have dinner outside.

 My dad with his youngest grandson and daugther-in-law.

 Some fun with my friend Yolande in the Japanese garden. She just bought an e-bike, so I picked her up in Leiden, we had lots of cycling fun in The Hague.

Dutch garden in Clingendael.

Quiltfun with Amy and Dieuwke on saturday

 And mum and dad arrived ..... and stayed for the whole week ... visiting all kind of places in The Hague. Rob was abroad doing his cycling holiday.

I love the Antique Market on sunday at the Lange Voorhout.

Dear Jane

.....  no, no, I didn't start a new quiltproject. And surely not the Dear Jane. I admire all the girls that working at the Dear Jane and finish it. So brave!

I made just one block for Jeltje from the Quiltshop the '100 rozen' in Deventer. During the quiltdays 9-13 september in Deventer you can admire the "Dear Roses" in the synagoge. Hope to see you there.

Dutch apron

Hendrik Willem Mesdag (1831-1915)

..... a very famous painter. His most famous painting is 'Panorama Mesdag', the biggest painting of the world. He painted Schevening and her surroundings.

This year there are all kind of activities in The Hague. One is an exposition in the gallery of Pulchri. Lisa, a friend of us exposed here on of her objects. It's called 'This is the way he moved'. It's inspired on his cupboard.

If you in The Hague it's really worthwhile visiting Pulchri, it's located at the Lange Voorhout.

Feeling proud...........

...... just during our holidays the Dutch Quilters Guild informed me that one of my quilts was picked/selected for the big quilt event in september in Deventer. It will be hanging in the Lebuinischurch in Deventer. Fun... fun ... fun.....   Marne do you remember those dirty old blocks?

Quiltfun in Deventer on a rainy sunday afternoon...

..... with Jeltje from the 100-rozen.

Talking about the plans for september we have the quilting days in Deventer.

A big event from wednesday till sunday, Deventer will be the quilting capital of the Netherlands.


100 rozen in Deventer

Quilts in Deventer

Jeltje is organizing the 'Dear Jane' exposition in the synagoge (second picture).

And she invited me to do two show-and-tells of my antique quilts (thursday and saturday). This is one of my old quilts, Jeltje with some ladies made this sampler quilt from 1930s blocks. Then they made the pattern and made another one with new fabrics. Isn't it cute.

You know, a long time ago I started my Dear Jane Quilt, but after 12 blocks I gave up, same with the Amish Circle Quilt. So now I have my 24 blocks quilt "Dear Amish Jane".




  Life can be so excited.

The youngest quilter in our family ... Sophie

.... only 9 years old, making a little quilt for Floris the cat. A great way to spend my saturday morning with my niece and sister.
Maybe we can a start the quilting tradition .... in the family.