First I want to wish you all a  healthy and creative 2014


                           After A year of trying to live with my cat Abeltje
                           I brought him back to the animal shelter
                          After that he attacked me a few times.
                          the result was that I was afraid of him.
                          It was a sad decision I had to take, but for meI had no choice

DUTCH DARLINGS 2

                                         Again the year is going to quick
                                                 it must be 25 November


                                         Yesterday evening I went to the Dutch Darlings
                                               ( levende klederdracht)documentary
                                        at the IDFA (international documentary film festival Amsterdam

                   It will be on Dutch TV Monday 25 Novemberr  ned 2 at 20.55 till 22.00 hour

 

some more pictures of Dutch costumes

 

Staphorst.

 

dutch darlings

                                       Yesterday evening I went to the Dutch Darlings
                                               ( levende klederdracht)documentary
                                        at the IDFA (international documentary film festival Amsterdam

                   It will be on Dutch TV Monday 25 October  ned 2 at 20.55 till 22.00 hour

The 3 Ladies are from Spakenburg

 

In the Netherlands are only a few villages

where you can see the traditional costumes

 

Most ladies are very old so this tradition will be gone in a few years

 

Beaver Island 2

                                               I show you some more pictures.

                                 Our friends from the 5th week made this round robinquilt top for us.
                                         Isabeau made the middle blog and they did the rest.

                                       Last year Kathy made  the middle block and 
                                        we from QuiltBee "NUT EN GENOEGEN"
                                         made the top Kathy did the quilting here it is

 

The signature block from us.

 

 

And Group 5 made this Quilt for Gwen.

She stops with the retreat after 30 years

 

 

some details of blocks

 

 

BEAVER ISLAND QUILT RETREAT 2013 (1)

                                                         I was the last 2 weeks in the  USA
       The goal was The 30th BEAVER ISLAND QUILTREAT from GWEN MARSTON

 

You see us In front of the Quilt Week 5 from last year made for Gwen.

 

I share some Quilts which were made in the retreat

 

 

 

Last year I brought DUTCH Fabric for CATHY

She is making this quilt.

 

 

The rest of the pictures I show you the next weeks.

ST. MARIE AUX MINES

                                               I was at the QuiltShow in ST. Marie Aux Mines.

                                               I saw a lot of people and quilts

                                               I want to share the Jonathan Holstein Quiltscollection.

                                               This collection was In Amsterdam in 1972.
                                                I asked him to sign the cataloge.
                                                He told me that he went to Dutch Musea
                                               and when he asked to show him their Quilts
                                               They told him we don't quilt here
                                               Strange when you see books with antique dutch quilts
                                               from AN MOONEN

 

 

 

 

 

The catalogue of 1972

 

 

 

THE SHOW OF THE DUTCH QUILTERS GUILD.

               Last week I went to Alkmaar to see the quiltshow of the Dutch Guild.

                     There I saw some beautifull quilts I want to share with you.

 

 

 

 

                                                When I saw this Quilt I thought....

 

 

 

It looks like my antique Quilt.

I can imagine that she made the pieces much bigger.

 

 

Tomorrow I go on the way to Saint Marie aux Mines.

 

Abeltje gets company from a friend