JEANS AND SALMIAKKI – GO! baby
September 28, 2011 by Teje
WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY TO EVERYONE!!!
Perhaps you remember that with Nero we had our first blog anniversary in 15 of August. Usually then we have a giveaway to our readers and we had. I didn’t expect to get a present myself, but – Yes – I got some presents and one of them came in a brown, heavy box last week …
Vof vof – this smells interesting! Can we open it now!
Jeans and salmiakki … and my new baby!
Yes!!! It’s my new magical GO!baby! In August my dear friend Rebecca from ‘Chasing Cottons’ had a giveaway for a GO!baby and I was the lucky one to win and get this amazing present! I just couldn’t believe that I won! I want to say huge THANK YOU to REBECCA and ACCUQUILT!!!
With my new GO!baby I got 3 dies, which were very difficult to choose. There are just too many lovely, sweet, cute, beautiful and practical dies to choose. Rebecca has made a wonderful wall art with birds and she inspired me to choose birds! Lately I like very much circles so that was the second die and the third one is diamond, which I thought takes too much time to cut with the rotary cutter. I haven’t made anything with diamonds before, but I have seen many beautiful pillows and quilts, so I’m exited to work with diamonds.
These thin fabrics like jean has been in my store for a long time. I love jeans and wear almost only jeans! I love blue colors in different tones and even more if they are a little bit faded! I had for a while some blue ideas in my mind and I will tell you more about that an other time but today it’s all about GO!baby and diamonds which are exactly the same shape with salmiakki!
Salmiakki caramels are my favourites! I think you can find them only in Finland. They have great strong taste – someone could say it’s at the same time sweet and salty – difficult to explain a taste – I hope you can taste sometime! Traditional shape is diamond but I have here now also pirate coins. These salmiakkis came with my friend from Finland and I was lucky not have eaten all of them to show to you!
This was left around the diamonds … hmmmm like triangles …
… for a second blue pillow. This picture gives me a sense of broken ice on the sea. I shall tell you an other time why.
We had a walk with Nero in the garden. Sky is cloudy and has the same colours like my patchwork. Now these two pieces are ready for quilting. I think I make some simple hand stitching with white cotton.
For the back I have planned to make check squares.
I am joining Lee and her Wednesday W.i.p. And because speaking about works in progress I just have to show you these …
Soon you will see what happened with them!
Thank you so much again for your special comments! I’m so happy that you have liked and enjoyed seeing my ‘Summer’ and ‘Autumn’ in Finland! Remember to visit ‘The Mugrug World Tour’ often because there are all the time new mugrugs from different countries!
With Nero we send you hugs and kisses and just wish we could send salmiakki, too!
TEJE & NERO
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I love your soft denim blue patchwork designs, Teje. I must say I’ve been hearing a lot of good things about Go Baby! and it seems to speed things up so much. Those sweeties look delicious! Have a happy crafty Wednesday.
Helen x
Congratulations on your new GO! I think you picked the perfect dies. I really like the ones that are difficult to cut on your own. I like your ideas for the diamond quilt and birds, but I think I like the pillow you made with the scraps best. Enjoy.
The shades of denim and white look very nice together. I can’t wait to see the pieces after they are quilted. That Go Baby looks like a great helper. Congrats on winning it!
I seriously envy you for the Go Baby! Hm, maybe Santa will bring me one… I love what you did with the denim, very nice!
Your diamond pillow is beautiful and I also love the broken ice one you made with scraps. I can’t bear to throw away scraps!
Hi Teje, we use similar cutters for card making…die cut cutters and I am really interested that they been adapted to use for material! What a good idea and how lucky for you to win one! Enjoy your Go Baby, what a fun name. Your little birdies look great I will look forward to seeing your end products. We seem to have taken your sunshine over here….it’s 25oc this pm!
Jane x
Oh congratulations, how wonderful! you are making a lovely denim quilt. I LOVE recycled denim, it is so soft!
Hi!! Lucky you!! Looks fun to cut out fabric that way!! And you made a lot already!!! I don`t think I`m able to join the mugrug thing. My time runs too quick…….:-( Anne:-)
Thank you Anne! Don’t worry about the mugrug. It’s for fun and not stress. Have a lovely time! Xxx Teje
Congrats on winning the Go Baby! That looks like one awesome machine to have!
What a neat, time-saving gift! And, what a beautiful pose you make in that last photo, Nero. Good Boy!
Congrats on the win! You’ll have lots of fun with your GO! Baby. I’ll have a tutorial and giveaway tomorrow that you might want to check out.
Quilting by the River
I have never even heard of a GoBaby and now I want one!
Love your animals and I so jealous of your “Go” cutter. Like what you are doing with the denim. Have a great day.
Hi Teje,
Just like Donna already said, I also haven’t ever heard of GoBaby and now I SO want one… It looks wonderful! I cannot wait to see more of it in action. The blues go beautifully together, and salmiakki-kuvio works perfectly there!
Have a wonderful day!
Yours,
Mia