News from sewing

We've had everything from minus 10 to plus 10 degrees with sunshine recently... so much so that I even went on a little bike ride here... on the street... and on the sewing machine. I'm delighted with this little doily.

 I also used selvedges and sewed a bag entirely out of selvedges. It's a lot of fun choosing the right combination.

Unfortunately we don't have skiing weather, but the sun often shines, so there are many tours outside... ... including cleaning vegetables from the farmer, savoy cabbage and chard.

The whole family went on a trip to Liberec to see the exhibition by Neo Rauch and Rosa Loy. It was so wonderful that I went back again a week later with my girlfriend.

Since I don't know if I'm allowed to show pictures of the exhibition here, there is only this cake from the cafe of the Museum of Fine Arts in Liberec.

We all enjoyed it... very.  You can find pictures online.

With these hiking pictures I greet you all near and far.

See you soon Viola

Yay, there was some snow

Anyone who knows me knows that I love winter and snow and am therefore happy about every snowflake here. How wonderful the snow crunches under my boots... Well, the photos aren't spectacular, but maybe they can be later in the year. Anyway, I'm happy now. Because being outside is always nice.

Hochstein Lausitz 26.12.24

Some of you have been interested in this type of star. I made this one out of tea bag. 

Interesting patterns emerge, you can also use any other type of paper, even writing paper.

I painted printer paper and cut nine 5 x 5 cm pieces.

This is my reminder of the first star I made. I can't show it because I gave it and other stars away.

It shows the steps very nicely... first, each of the nine pieces of paper is folded into a "headscarf"... this creates the line we will continue to work on... two folds make a parallelogram...

YES.

Here is the "headscarf"...

Open the headscarf to fold the parallelogram in two steps - here step 1...

here step 2.

One point of each star is the part on the top left... so the top right part is folded back to the center line and a point is created.

When you put the pieces together later, you will need exactly this fold - remember it - feel free to give it a name: Maybe Somnium :-)))

...here the last “Somnium” part is folded :-))

The individual star tips are now finished.

The bottom part must now be worked on so that the pieces can be put together.

To do this, fold backwards along the drawn line (from corner to corner).

You can see the step here. 

The small triangle in the middle is also folded backwards (it stabilizes the star).

I'm telling you - now comes the best part! 

The parts are put together.

You take the first part in your left hand - as in the photo - and put the second part in the gap in the first part... 

You have to make sure that "Somnium" (remember it?) of the first part encloses the part that is folded back - that means you fold "Somnium" open slightly and put the next part in - this is how the star is attached. 

"Somnium"

Insert parts into each other

note the folding

"Somnium" will enclose the piece that is folded back. Therefore, "Somnium" must be unfolded briefly.

When you're on part 8 - you'll be so experienced that you can attach part 9 at the end too.

I didn't design the technique myself; I made the star in the folk art museum and there are plenty of instructions online.

I hope you have fun if you try it... take or make some pretty paper and get started.

And that evening sky – I was overwhelmed :-))) 

Have fun everyone and best wishes from me. 

Thank you very much for your greetings. 

Viola

Best wishes

Best wishes to all my blog friends and thank you for a wonderful blogging year 2024.

I wish you all a happy, healthy and successful New Year.

May you have friends. May they stay healthy.

Hug from Viola

 Tomorrow the last door opens...

my Advent calendar.

Since we spent our summer vacation in the south of England this year, I was particularly pleased about the Advent calendar with English tea from Dorset... I enjoyed every cup - and there is only one left... for tomorrow :-) Christmas Eve. Tomorrow the Christmas tree will be lit up in the living room and the Stollen will be cut in the afternoon, there will be potato salad with various sausages, the family will be united when the Christ Child comes.

The Holy Night 

CORREGGIO 1528/30

I always enjoy walking through the State Art Collections and at Christmas time my heart and soul are especially open.

View of RAFFAEL The Sistine Madonna 1512/13

It is so wonderful, the Christmas season... there was the theater 

"The Snow Queen"  

Semperoper "The Love for the Three Oranges"

Christmas market and Christmas parties

AND lots of handicrafts... 

Do you know bobbin lace making?

here the craft of bobbin lace making in the Folk Art Museum....

I bought three of these beautiful Christmas angels - AND and fold paper stars again... it's really fun.

...and this star is particularly beautiful.

Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones and family. 

Viola