big is beautiful

My blog....

2011-12-01T10:06:00.001+01:00

has moved.

I have decided to rename him. If you like to follow me, then klick here:

my new blog

Ciao,

Pepie

winter has gone and spring has come

2011-03-24T22:06:00.000+01:00

but it is still cold in the morning. so it doesn't matter that my fingerless mittens are just finished recently.so i can wear them at least in the morning.

the pattern is an ebook from glueckskreativ which i can only recommend.

ciao,

Pepie

my first crocheted sock

2011-02-12T23:47:00.001+01:00

Hi,

yesterday I have finished my first chrocheted sock:

I have crocheted it in size 42/43 using a needle no. 3. That is a bit bigger than I needed but the sock is still a bit too narrow. Ok, it is wearable but the next pair has to be a bit bigger.
Fortunately I have some other yarn in stash for testing another pair of socks (after I have finished the first pair of course).

Ciao,

Pepie

A letter from overseas

2011-02-07T20:37:00.001+01:00

Hi @ll,

today I received a letter from Canada with some nice goodies:

Cynthia has sent me these cute fabric labels. It is her own design and she has an amazing talent in that.

I follow her blog just round about two years now and I am still impressed of her creative work.
These labels are available on spoonflower, where Cynthia already has won the weekly fabric design contest twice ( and I am really sure that she will win some other).

Cynthia, thank you so much for this great surprise :).

_______________________________________

At the moment I am working on crocheted socks. I will show you a picture when half of the work is done. They seems a bit small although I have choosen a bigger size than needed.

_______________________________________

To my SMS winners: I hope you have received your prizes. I know I have sent them a bit too late (sorry for that), but I was ill and we had also a huge price reduction on the shipping costs on 1st January.

Ciao,

Pepie

And the winners are......

2010-12-18T20:00:00.001+01:00

Hi everybody,

thanks a lot for all your comments. I haven't assumed that so much will visting my blog and I am really happy about the new followers :-).

And here are the winners:

Katie said...

I love the cars keychain best, but you are so talented they are all great. I think I need to jump into this crafting world more and try some new things. Thanks mknield@gmail.com

December 17, 2010 1:00 AM

StephanieS said...: I love the little car key chain. Thanks for the chance to win. Happy Holidays. stephspitzer at gmail; December 13, 2010 7:25 PM
Patricia said...: Vielen Dank für das Giveaway. Die Schlüsselanhänger sind so süß.; December 17, 2010 3:14 PM
The Little Bird said...: love love love the little blue purses :) very cute!! my email is ekswhyzed_@hotmail.com; December 13, 2010 10:43 AM
Jenny said...: Great giveaway, I love those key chains, especially the cupcakes and the cars! thanks for the chance to win! okiedokiemama at yahoo dot com; December 16, 2010 8:35 PM
Stephanie and Carlos said...: I am a sucker for little purses!! xo Steph; December 15, 2010 7:00 AM

I have already emailed you (two addresses are still missing), so please check your emails and let me know your address.

Thanks again for participating in my giveaway day and to all of you a great christmas and a very happy new year.

Ciao,

Pepie

Giveaway Day!

2010-12-12T21:21:00.003+01:00

Hi folks,

Sew, Mama, Sew! presents another

The last time, it was really fun to browse all the blogs which have participated and this time I will give away something too :).

key chains:

little purses (a great ebook pattern from StichtesbyStellaluna):

And yes, of course I will ship internationally :).

All you have to do is to leave just one comment until december 17./18 (in the morning) and please make sure that I am able to contact you.
For a second chance to win, you just have to follow my blog :).

I will draw 6 winners on saturday evening MEZ (middle european time) and will anounce them on my blog.

And now I wish you good luck and fun by browsing all those blogs which are participating.

Ciao,

Pepie

Super Style Bag Swap by Sew, mama, Sew!

2010-12-08T23:07:00.001+01:00

Hi there,

the Super Style Bag Swap is already over for a while.
I have participated and it was really fun :). My partner was Kristina from Slovenia and I have sewn a "Julie-bag" for her:

Kristina was very fast with the bag she had sewn for me. It is a shoulder bag and it it is really nice. I love the red contrast zipper:

I use this bag very often :).

The reason for posting about this bag swap so late, was my further education which includes a lot of learning all those new medical terms. This is a totaly new part for me but it is also really interesting.
And my old PC got out of order and I have a new one now.

Kristina, I hope you have the same fun with the bag I have sewn for you as I have with your bag you have sewn for me :).

Ciao,

Pepie

Isabella....

2010-10-10T19:31:00.001+02:00

...is an ebook-pattern from farbenmix.

It includes three variations of bags, which are all nice.

I have sewn the messanger bag. A pattern review in German will follow on my other blog (take a look at my bloglist).

And here is my bag:

ciao,

Pepie

A new pencil case......

2010-10-03T23:04:00.001+02:00

.... for me :).

I need it because I am back school since October 1st. For the next two years I make a further education in medical documentation.

The pencil case pattern was published in August this year on the Sew Mama Sew-blog.

I have used an Alexander Henry Fabric and an unknown brand fabric in black with white dots for the lining.

From these fabrics I have also planned to sew a great bag. I have already cut it out and ironed on the interfacing. I hope I have time to sew it this week.

Ciao,

Pepie

crochet - first attempts

2010-08-16T22:38:00.001+02:00

Hi there,

everywhere I see those wonderful crochet flowers, granny squares and a lot more beautiful things.

Crochet? Me? Long long ago in my childhood there was something called chain stitches *g*. Also knitting is not really something I could, just scarfs are easy, I have tried socks, but that was horrible (now my aunt is knitting them for me).

But crochet? Ok, lets give it a try. I've bought some crochet hooks and two balls of wool and start with the different things that goes beyond chain stitches. I am sorry, but I am not firm yet with those special chrochet vocabulary and leo.dict.org isn't helpful for this :(.

Here is now a pic from my first flower attempt *g*:

the next attempt is much better:

and changing colors is really easy:

My first conclusion: Crochet is much more easier than knitting and makes more fun.
Now I need some more colors. They are already ordered and I hope I will get them on Friday or Saturday.

Ciao,

Pepie

International Giveaway Day, organized by Sew, Mama, Sew!

2010-05-17T20:13:00.000+02:00

Today is a special Giveaway Day, which is organized by SMS (Sew, Mama Sew!).

It is really fun to browse all these blogs who participate in this Giveaway Day.

So beautiful things to win, so many interesting blogs which I don't have recognized yet.

Renate is one of the more than 100 particpants, where a closer look is really rewarding.

Ciao,

Pepie

Absolem, die Raupe

2010-02-25T00:19:00.001+01:00

ausnahmsweise mal auf deutsch:

Mehr Infos zum Film ALICE IM WUNDERLAND von Tim Burton

das hab ich doch schon immer gewußt *g*.

entdeckt hab ichs zuerst bei karin.

Spoonflowers test-swatches received

2010-02-24T04:47:00.001+01:00

yeah, I was so excited to get them, and yes they are great, but......

..it is not the colour I have expected.

The swatches have a size of 8" x 8" what is round about 20cm x 20 cm:

and these are the original designs:

Now the real work has to be done: to change the colours like I want to have them. For that I need to have the colour chart be printed at spoonflower. I think in four weeks I will get them.

So time enough to do other things, perhaps some sewing ;)?.

Ciao,

Pepie

playing with inkscape

2010-02-04T21:24:00.003+01:00

I am not really firm with graphic programs. All I has done was uploading the pics from my digi-cam and resize them.
So, not really a good assumption to "design" anything.
And if you are also not firm in drawing by hand, this only could be a disaster, or?

A few weeks ago, I have joined the Spoonflower-community. Spoonflower is a company in the US where you can buy fabrics which are designed from other community members and you are also able to upload your own designs for buying and sharing with others.

This is an amazing idea and I haven't found anything similar here in Germany.

Every week there is a themed design contest. This weeks contest theme is bugs.
So I have tried if I am able to participate in that contest.

Here is my result and the first attempt with inkscape:

and so it looks on a fat quater quilting fabric:

Not bad for the first attempt, I think.

In fact I have joined the contest with this design and it would be really glad if you like to vote for me here: bug design contest

In case I should win (what I don't really assume, but who knows), I would like to give away a half yard piece of this fabric. Just leave a comment here and don't forget to vote :). And if you have an own blog feel free to inform your readers about this little drawing. Remember, only you can win if I had won.

ciao,

Pepie

sending wishes on the wind...

2010-01-22T00:41:00.006+01:00

...is a really great painting from cynthia frenette. she has an amazing talent in painting, all of her pictures are so beautiful, i like them all.

"sending wishes on the wind" is now ready for bidding on ebay for the canadian red cross haiti relief.
I keep my fingers cross, that this auction will end with a high amount for the haiti donation.

ciao,

Pepie

big is beautiful

2010-01-09T11:32:00.004+01:00

isn't it? :)

and I like this song and the power in her voice.

ciao,

Pepie

oh oh julie

2010-01-07T00:43:00.005+01:00

lalalalalala.....

at the beginning 80s i loved this song from shakin stevens. to my excuse: i was young *g*.

today i still like julie very much but not the song, it's the e-book pattern from griselda. and this is my julie now:

this pattern is really great and the instructions are easy to follow. and it gives you a really great combination of fabrics to use. I think that another julie will follow :).

ciao,

Pepie

made in a hurry ;-)

2009-12-24T22:47:00.005+01:00

yeah, the same procedure as every year:

the selfmade christmas presents are finished in the last second *g*.

and here they are, the green tablerunner for my parents the other for my grandaunt, anna banana pattern from pink chalk studio:

and the backing:

that was my first quilting project, especially the free motion quilting. it is not perfect but it was made with love :). and it was really fun to sew.

i like the green tablerunner very much and my parents too (here in germany we got the presents at christmas eve :)).

the one for my aunt is a bit strange. not my colour and i think the combination of the fabrics could have been better. tomorrow i will visit my aunt and anyhow i hope she will like it.

to all of you a very happy christmas :).

ciao,

Pepie

cat allergy

2009-12-18T23:02:00.007+01:00

Today my dermatologist called me for the result of the allergy blood test. And I am still critically allergic against cat hair :-(. Sure I know that since autumn 2003 but I have a cat since 13 years and have none of the typical symptoms.

My dermatologist told me that it could be possible that this allergy triggers my psoriasis :-(. This was told too by the doctors in the day hospital but I couldn't believe it.

Next month I will test if it really could be possible. Karin will take my cat for six weeks and I hope to get my home cat hair free, which would be nearly impossible but I will try.

I don't want to think about it, when this is really true. To get rid of my sweet little Sunny is NOT an option. She is an old lady now and her heart is a bit weak, so she has to take pills twice a day.

For the future it means no hairy pets at all :(, the doctor told me also about a little dog hair allergy.

So Sunny is my first and last pet ever :-(. She will always be very special to me.

ciao,

Pepie

sewing again

2009-11-29T21:51:00.014+01:00

yes, it's true, I am sewing again.

I have started the last weekend with a present for my grandaunt. She will get a tablerunner. I haven't finished it yet, still the top is ready. It is the anna banana pattern from Pink Chalk Studio and I have chosen the small one.
I am not really happy with it because I don't like the colours but it will fit perfectly for my aunt:

My parents will get also one in green fabrics.

This weekend I have sewn something for me. Some decoration for my advent wreath, four tiny christmastrees:

ciao,

Pepie

Hope

2009-11-04T18:30:00.005+01:00

Hi,

I hope that I can write more about sewing in the future.

At the moment I can't sew because of my psoriasis but there is hope that it will gone.

In the third week of going to the day hospital I mentioned to the doctor that two root of my teeth are inflamed since three years. The doctor is absolutely sure that this could be the reason for the psoriasis.

And today I was at the dentist to make this root end resection. I am very very afraid of dentists but this was not as horrible as I have thought. I got a local anesthetic injection and a calmative and the dentist has made a great job.

I feel fine, okay a bit of pain is normal, but thats all.
Now I keep my fingers crossed that this ugly disease will gone asap and hopefully never come back.

Ciao,

Pepie

I am so proud.....

2009-10-19T17:17:00.004+02:00

that I never ever have bought anything from the brand jack wolfskin.

and I swear to high heaven that I never will buy anything from it.

why?

j.w. is sending cease & desist letters to people who are selling their self-made items on dawanda.
the reason is that the sellers have used fabric with paw prints on it. the trademark of j.w. is a wolf paw with claws. but they claim any paw no matter if it is a cat paw, a bear paw or if it is without claws.

for more information please look at the following links:

dawanda

etsy

spiegel-online

and here is a list, where you can find a lot more links.

all I can say is: hit the road jack and don't you come back no more no more no more no more

ciao,

Pepie

knock out :-(

2009-10-07T22:28:00.004+02:00

hi everybody,

i have promised to show you what i have sewn, but i got ill and i am still ill :(.

and i will be still ill in future :(.

the disease is psoriasis. and the main affection are my hands and my feet and this is the most insistent kind of psoriasis. that hurts so much that sewing is not possible.

at the moment i visit the day hospital for the second time now. the first time i was there for 5 1/2 weeks and after three weeks i am there again and also my body shows now some spots of psoriasis :-(.

i hope that i can continue my hobby when my hands are getting better. touching fabric is not enjoyable at the moment.

ciao,

Pepie

Let's get started

2009-07-04T01:56:00.009+02:00

hi to @ll :)

i think its time now to get started with my blog.

the last few weeks I have reflect, if it is really a good idea to blog in english.
but hey, i have a lot english sewing books an thread magazines, to read harry potter in english is more enjoyable than in german and i understand what i read. ok, not nearly every word, but the content. and that is important to me. so my english cannot be as bad as i always thought.

so, on topic now:

i will get rid of my fabric stash. not of all the fabrics of course ;), but i have to reduce it because the space gets short (and i cannot stop buying fabrics, but i try to buy less...).
my goal is to sew more than i buy. I have started with counting on 01. april 2009.

since april 13,2 meters have left my stash, but to my shame i have to admit that i have bought 24,8 meters. so no reduction at all :(. I will keep on working on this.

but now i will show some of my fabric stash:

and within the next few days i will show what i have sewn since april :)

ciao,

Pepie