A flattering surprise ! Sew cute !

I've been following Alyce's blog Blossom Heart Quilts for almost a year now. A reading I can truly recommend. You get a lot of quilting inspiration and even tutorials. And since my trip to Japan last fall, for which I found tremendously useful fabric shopping tips on her blog, I also enjoy seeing bits and pieces from Japan.
Every Tuesday she runs a link-up event on her blog called Sew Cute Tuesday.

Screenshot from her blog

Several times in the past I've linked up my work as well.
She always starts the post by showcasing a few works from other quilters before getting to the link up section.
Well, guess what! While I was scrolling through her posts of the last couple of weeks I came across this

Screenshot from her blog

So cool to see my Kernel being presented on her blog post. Thanks Alyce for this flattering surprise !

Diamond // 3

I'm still evaluating different layout options and finding it hard to commit to something. In contrary even more ideas pop up in my mind. For the moment I'm introducing additional color nuances.

Noch immer grüble ich an den verschiedenen Layouts herum und kann mich nicht entscheiden. Es fallen mir stattdessen weitere Möglichkeiten ein. Vorerst begnüge ich mich damit, weitere Farbnuancen einzuführen.

Sto ancora riflettendo sulle varie possibilità di arrangiare i blocchi e non riesco a decidere. Anzi, mi vengono ancora altre idee. Per il momento mi accontendo di introdurre più colori.

Diamond // 2

Thinking about the layout... Any preferences ?

Mache mir Gedanken, wie ich die Blöcke arrangieren soll... Was meint ihr ?

Una scelta difficile...  Voi cosa ne pensate ?

Perhaps like this?     Vielleicht in diese Richtung?     Forse così ?

Diamond // 1

I started a new quilt. It will be a hand sewn epp project using a rhombus (diamond) template. I'm calling it Diamond (wow!). I plan to use mainly different reds and cremes for a dark/light contrast. I will decide about the layout at a later point.

Ich habe mit einem neuen Quilt begonnen. Ich nähe ihn von Hand nach der English Paper Piecing-Methode (epp). Als Schablone dient mir ein Rhombus (Diamant), deshalb nenne ich ihn Diamond. Für den Hell / Dunkel-Kontrast werde ich hauptsächlich verschiedene Rot- und Creme-Töne verwenden. Das definitive Layout werde ich später entscheiden.

Ho incominciato un nuovo quilt. Lo cucio a mano usando la tecnica con i stampini di carta. Uso unicamente la forma di un rombo (diamante) e perciò lo chiamo Diamond. Per ottenere un contrasto chiaro scuro userò sopratutto diversi colori rossi e crema. La configurazione finale la deciderò strada facendo.

Rag rug flop

Three years ago I made this rag rug. It had been a laborious work of months. But I was glad with the result and it felt very agreeable to bare feet. I even posted a foto tutorial.

After it has been in use during the last year I decided it needed to be washed. Without many thoughts I gave it into in the washing machine.

Sadly, this is what came out

I have no idea why this happened. The canvas got loose and destroyed. Maybe I had a fault in one of the seams along the edges. Maybe the canvas is not washing machine safe at all. Maybe the whole thing just got too heavy once soaked with water? I took a deep breath and successfully combatted feelings of frustration and disappointment. Still I liked all the pieces I had cut out of old T-shirts. They weren't worn out at all and the colors are still nice. So I took the time to completely take apart what was still holding on to the canvas. I even rescued all the single strings the canvas dissolved into.

Sh... happens! Who knows, one day I'll make something new out of it.