The world at your feet

You may have missed me and I've been working very hard on a project, or rather more than one.
But first the news: (not about quilting)
our youngest son has made it through his final exams!
This means he can A start studying  B live on his own.
The world is at his feet! And now his life has really begun (not counting all the other events in his life).
He wants to study business economics, but this could change before school starts again in September.

What I did this past fortnight:

I took pictures of Blauwe Deuzzies/Blue Boxes, which I hadn't done yet. It's for a dear friend who loves blue and a little red. But then I ran out of blue and used more red than I had intended.
Pattern from Empty Bobbin. Fabrics used: Changing Seasons by Classic Cottons; wonderful fabric!
I machine quilted some circles in the squares.
I'm not very good at that yet; I'll just have to persevere!

This is a table runner I made for friends: she like neutral colours, I like loud colours.
She loved it! She said she'd use the floral side if she didn't have any flowers on the table.

Well now for my last project.
It's a gift, so I can't show anything yet.
What a clif hanger for next week!
I'm linking up to Sew Fresh Monday
Have a great week

So many things I want to tell you about ...

With a friend I went to Wangeroog, one of the German Isles: super tiny: 6 x 1 km.
From the boat to the village we travelled by train:

We stayed in a wonderful hotel and had lots of fun!

I like this photograph the best:

The wind always blows the sand where you don't want it ...

I went to a workshop by Sue Daley; it was her last in Europe. That day she left for Oz again.

I learnt a lot, mostly to relax about my sewing: what you make is yours to be proud of!

We all wanted to learn from her and huddled around her; sometimes she had hardly any light left!

Yes, she's good at explaining, but she's not as fierce as she looks here.

Among other quilts she made the Pies and Tarts Quilt. Look here.

Yesterday I made a small gift for a friend:

My first MUGRUG!

And I've started to work on a table runner.

Made of sturdy material and double batting so it can a giant potholder too.

Too late to enter here, but I'm having a great time making it.

That's it! 

Have a wonderful week!