Quiltmania and thank you

In the new Issue of Quiltmania you see my friend Ellen.
That is the last one with friends of mine.
First we had Bonnie Hunter and Lucy,myself, Isabeau and now Ellen.
This last number 74 is the december one,
there is also a nice article about QUILT PLUS,
one of my favourite quiltshops.




Margaret and Kathie
thanks for your help.
I know know how to delete gadgets.

need help.

who can tell me how I can delete 1 of the neocounter gadgets.

elephant parade

In Amsterdam was this summer the Elephant parade.
There were Elephants all over the city.
A lot of artist made there own elephant
and you could buy one at the action
Last week the output was 872.500 euro
it is for the asian Elephant.
next year it will be in London.

http://www.elephantparade.nl/


This was the vieuw outside my window





this two were in my neighbourhood.

2 x Joes

I have a funny story.
Sometimes I google my name,
and last year I saw a report of a schoolmeeting in Wijhe,
my birthplace.
They had a new child at the school by the name of Joes Meester.
The name Joes is not a common.
I phoned some people with family name Meester in Wijhe,
and I spoke with the father of this Joes.
He is a boy 5 years old, and he lives in the same street,
I lived from my birth till I was 13 years,
he on number 54, I at 45.
Years ago in Amsterdam, there was a meaningless homicide
the victim’s name was Joes,
the little boy is named after this victim.
His grand father owned a forge at the building,
where my great- grandfather had his meat factory.
Last Sunday my mother and I visited Joes and his family,
We are not related, we only share the same last name.
Isn’t it a curious story?
Here you see a picture of 2x Joes Meester.

2x Joes

Quilt retreat Gwen Marston (2)

on the way to the quiltshops we saw this beautiful colours every where.
this is a one room schoolhouse.



by us are they brown.


At the show and tell I showed my little baskets and this was the inspiration for other quilters.


The border of this quilt from Susan McCord gave me the idea for my design.

Quilt retreat Gwen Marston ( 1)

In the beginning of the month,
I went with my friend Isabeau and Lucy to Michigan to join
the Gwen Marston Retreat in Elk Rapids.
We stayed together with Bonnie Hunter is a Holiday house.
It was a great experience I have a lot of designs in my head,
we met a lot of nice people, made a lot of new friends.


At the retreat we met Mary Elizabeth Kinch and Biz Storms they wrote
the book Small blocks, Stunning quilts
And I was with my friend Bonnie Hunter who wrote
the book Scaps and Shirttails.
Here you see the picture Joes,Lucy , Isabeau with the writers of the books.

A detail of my design

Isabeau's design in progress


Isabeau,Lucy,Gwen and Myself (Joes)


Lucy with Gwen( her idol)


Gwen is packing all her belongings in the pick-up at the end of the retreat.

Isabeau in Quiltmania

Isabeau, Wil and I where in Saint-Marie -Aux - Mines.
There we visit the quiltmania booth.
In the new magazine NR 73 is an article about my friend Isabeau.
Here are some pictures.

Guy,the photographer of quiltmania, Isabeau and Carol the editor in chief of Quiltmania


This quilt Isabeau made years ago.


Work in progress.
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