"Stars in the night" finished

Finally, the second class quilt is finished!

The front...

...the back...

...and some details...

I'm very happy how it turned out and for the handquilting!

BOM # 2

CHECKED block

It's OK!

BOM #1

LOG CABIN Block

It turned out exactly as I wanted...

...I love  it

MOM'S BIRTHDAY

MY DAD AND MY MOM.

A beautiful day!

In the meanwhile.........

.............handquilting.

I know....the stiches are tooooo long!

My BOM 2012

Last Wednesday, I had  the BOM class at Irene's shop, "La Volpe Rossa", with the teacher Nicoletta. There will be twelve meetings (may be) to complete the quilt.
The project was born in Amish style but, of course, we can choose the fabrics that we like or we have in our stash.

For this project I have chose theese fabrics that I already had: Japanese fabrics!

So, it will be...... JAPANESE HOUSES QUILT

Anna WON!!!

This is a special post......not from a quilter but from an happy mom!!!

My daughter Anna, seventeen years old, won a prestigious scholarship for one school year in USA!!!

She made, last November and December, a lot of tests, competitive examinations and selections for 

"AFS- Intercultura Programs"

AFS is a no-profit international exchange organization for students. You can read the AFS history here in English and here in Italian.

Anna will leave the next August and  she will attend in USA the fouth year of high school ( we do not know yet the town and the hosting family). 

We are all very happy for this great experience that Anna will do......but....... how many tears of happiness and sadness in my mom's heart? 

Dear Anna we are very proud of you!

You have the future in your hands and the world is waiting for you!

A new top!

I finished this top that I made during the "Second Class of Patchwork" with my teacher Nicoletta.
I learned stars, regular or improvisational, circles, mitred corners and some kind of tips.
 I'm quite happy for this work but I have understand a thing: work blocks with different measures is very difficult....at least for me!

I named it

"STARS IN THE NIGHT" Quilt Top

 Indeed.......a "bombastic" name........but I love it!!!

Finally...

...I named it "Candy Quilt"! The squares seem really sweet candy: raspberry, lemon, strawberry, orange, mint......so......a sweet sweet quilt!

It is a gift for my daughter Anna, for her sweet seventeenth birthday!

WOW....gifts

From her holiday in Thailand, last weeks, my daughter Giulia brought me a lot of fabrics!

Cute elephants....

...three FQ of Riverside Collection by Lecien...

...three different little bundles...

...two "cigars"...

...four Japanese FQ...

...a beautiful Polka Dots roll...

and three lengths of tipycal Chinese Silk!

Thank you Giulia!!!