Cow paper piecing pattern

Surprise early in the morning: Kate for her the first time on her feet, waits for her mother proudly waving. Almost 10 months ago we welcomed little Kate. She is the only grandchild who lives in Amsterdam, so we see her more than the other grandchildren. It is so nice too see her grow and every week there is something else she has learnt. When I go down town, I often drop by my daughter to see little Kate (and of course my daughter). It is so warming, when Kate stretches out her arms to me…

This pattern is designed for people who are already familiar with paper piecing techniques, but seeing as how this is only the second thing I’ve made with paper piecing, I wouldn’t say …

As usual I found myself going off-task for a while to do something completely new and previously not even on my radar. This time I decided I wanted to do a fun paper-piece block and so I went looking for patterns. I found this amazing cow block by the wonderful Cyrille. Here she is, the a-moo-zing Bessie! I am completely and totally in love with her :) The next time I would probably use a darker blue for the sky to show the distinction more, but I am still happy with it! I am planning on…

I am busy with a few projects. All with paper pieced blocks. The mad cow family project, my shoe quilt project and mini quilts with chinaware. Zmas is not far either!! The shoe project was meant voor shoes of the Dutch designer Jan Jansen. I used to wear his shoes long time ago. But looking for pictures of his shoes I found such a beautiful shoes of all kind of master designers. Those shoes must be a part of the quilt too! So I decide that Jan Jansen had to shore his quilt with other…

I've been sewing along with Kathleen @KathleenMcMusing and others, making the Fab Farm quilt designed by Elizabeth Hartman! This week we're working on the pig block!!! Here's the pattern cover and the full size quilt. ⤵️ I'm making the baby size quilt, which is 1/4 the blocks and size. My first tip in making the Fab Farm quilt is to choose fabrics that have strong contrast with your background. The original background is grey. ⤴️ Due to the coloring of some of the animals, a standard…

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Another busy week. I was busy with the administration of an organisation for swimming lessons for children of parents who cannot afford a lot of money for swimming lessons. Dutch children and children

Another busy week. I was busy with the administration of an organisation for swimming lessons for children of parents who cannot afford a lo...

Meg chose County Fair as her theme for March in the Cocorico Bee . I'm a little behind in bee blocks but I hope this one was worth the wait...