miercuri, iunie 06, 2007

Work in progress

Vreau sa va arat ce am mai facut in ultima vreme.
Am decorat niste cutiute de lemn cu tehnica servetelelor, tehnica pe care am explicat-o mai demult in acest post.
I want to show you what I have done lately.
I have decorated some wooden little boxes with the napkin technique, which I have explained in this post.



















Am inceput sa lucrez o geanta din textile, in tehnica crazy patchwork. Aproape am terminat cele doua fete.
I started to make a bag using the crazy patchwork technique. I have almost finished the two sides.
























Cam asa va arata cand va fi gata, doar ca ii voi mai adauga unele decoratii si o voi quiltui.
This is the look I intend to obtein but I need to embellish and quilt it a little.






















In centru am pus un mic goblen cu trandafir, cusut de mama mea.
You can notice in the middle a little gobelin with rose, sewn by my mother.

In postul viitor, cate ceva despre papusi !!! :))
In the next post, something about dolls !!:))

a voastra, Dora
yours, Dora

luni, iunie 04, 2007

Expozitia de patchwork de la Szekszard (Ungaria)

In perioada 25-28 mai am fost cu prietena mea Diana la expozitia de patchwork de la Szekszard (Ungaria). Am descoperit un orasel frumos, cu multe parcuri, cu stradute linistite innecate in flori si verdeata, cu oameni cumsecade si primitori.
From 25th to 28th of May, I was in Szekszard (Hungary) at a patchwork exhibition, with my friend Diana. We found a beautiful little town with a lot of gardens, with quiet streets drowned in flowers, with nice people.
Iata cateva poze de la expozitie:
Here are some pictures from the exhibition:



























































































Iata si cateva poze din Szekszard:
Here are some pictures from Szekszard:
























































Am vizitat de asemenea si castelul Szent Gaal si orasul Pecs, aflat la doar 60 de km de Szekszard. In Pecs am nimerit la un concert rock care se tinea intr-o piateta in centrul orasului.
We have also visited The Szent Gaal Castle and Pecs, another town at 60 km away from Szekszard.





































































































Din Pecs mi-am cumparat aceasta papusa. Nu-i asa ca-i grozava?
I bought these doll in Pecs. Isn't she lovely?

duminică, mai 20, 2007

Farfuria romaneasca- The Romanian Plate

Grupul de patchwork "Peticelul Romanesc" are in proiect realizarea unui quilt numit "Quiltul Prieteniei", avand ca tema "Farfuria romaneasca". Fiecare dintre noi trebuie sa realizeze un block de 30/30 cm, luand ca model o farfurie romaneaca din ceramica de Corund. Culoarea predominanta trebuie sa fie albastrul.

Our group "The Romanian Patch" has planned to make a quilt called "The Quilt Of Friendship", on the theme of "Traditional Romanian Pottery". Each of us must make a block of 30 /30 cm , taking as inspiration motives from old Romanian plates. Because of the great variety of motives we decided to focuse on the blue ones, originar from a Romanian village, Corund. Hence, blue must be the predominant colour.

Eu mi-am ales ca model aceasta farfurie:

I chose this plate as a model:


























Mai intai am desenat modelul pe o hartie, simplificandu-l, iar apoi am copiat desenul pe o alta hartie, de unde am decupat apoi tiparul fiecarei petale si al fiecarei frunzulite:

First I drew the simplified model on a sheet of paper. Then I copied the pattern on another sheet of paper and cut up the pattern of each petal and leaf.



















Se observa cum am numerotat fiecare bucatica, ca sa nu incurc ordinea lor cand le voi regrupa pe quilt.

You can notice that I numbered each and every small piece to avoid misplacing when regrouping them on the quilt.

Apoi am asezat hartia cu desenul pe geam, deasupra am pus panza crem ce urma sa o folosesc ca si fond, si cu un marker temporar am trasat conturul florii.

I placed the drawing on the window and the background fabric over it. With a temporar marker I traced the outline of the flower.


Mai departe am folosit minunata inventie numita wonder-under, un adeziv care se prezinta ca o tesatura foarte fina, avand pe spate hartie. Am lipit materialul albastru din care voiam sa fac aplicatiile pe partea adeziva a acstei wonder-under, cu ajutorul fierului de calcat. Dupa ce s-a racit, am desenat pe partea cu hartie, folosind micile tipare decupate, petalele si frunzele. Le-am decupat si abia apoi am indepartat hartia de pe spatele lor.

Further on I used a wonderful invention namely the wonder-under ( paper-backed fusible web). Using an iron I fused the blue fabric which I intended to use for the applique, on the fusible side of this wonder-under. After it cooled off I drew (on the back of the fabric, on the wonder-under paper) the patterns of the petals and leaves. I cut them up and I peeled off the paper.


Tinand cont de numerele notate pe fiecare, am asezat micile bucatele albastre la locul lor pe materialul de fond. Le-am lipit apoi cu fierul de calcat.

I set in order the little blue pieces on the background fabric, taking into account their numbers. Than I ironed them in their places on the block.

























































Cu cusatura de zig-zag am "desenat" apoi tulpinile florii si am conturat cele doua cercuri:

With the zig-zag stitch I "drew" the stems and the two circles.





















Nu mi-a mai ramas decat sa quiltuiesc liber pe spatiul crem din interiorul farfuriei:

Nothing was left but to finish the block with the free motion quilting in the middle of the plate:























Asa... acum farfuria este gata, am si trimis-o cu posta Adinei, care va imbina toate "farfuriile noastre" intr-un quilt original.

Well, the plate is ready and I have already sent it to Adina, who will piece our plates into an original quilt.

Iar aici puteti vedea un colaj de fotografii realizat cu Picasa, cu toate farfuriile terminate pana acum de membrele grupului Peticelul Romanesc.

Here you can see a collage of photos with all the plates that have been finished up to now by the members of "The Romanian Patch".

a voastra, Dora
yours, Dora

duminică, mai 13, 2007

Antique Quilt

O alta pasiune de-a mea este designul interior. Ador sa rasfoiesc reviste de amenajari interioare si am acasa rafturi intregi cu asemenea reviste si carti.
Una din cartile mele preferate de design interior este “Paris Interiors”. In aceasta carte am gasit aceasta fotografie in care se vede un quilt simplu, alcatuit doar din patrate, care mi-a placut foarte mult si, nu stiu de ce, mi s-a lipit de suflet. Imi doream si eu sa fac unul asemenea.

Another passion of mine is interior design. I love to leaf through interior design books and magazines and I have shelves full of them.
One of my favourite book of interior design is “Paris Interiors”. I found this photo with an antique quilt made with squares. I liked it very much and, for an unknown reason, it stuck to my soul. I was planning to make a similar one.


Pe de alta parte, sotul meu mi-a adus intr-o zi un tablou, pe care nici acum nu ma pot hotari daca sa-l plac sau nu :)
On the other hand, my husband brought me this painting one day. I cannot decide yet whether to like it or not.




M-am decis sa-l asez in hol si sa fac un quilt dupa modelul celui din fotografie, care sa i se potriveasca ca si colorit.
I decided to hang it in the hall and make a quilt to match the painting (I mean the colours), taking my inspiration from the quilt in the first photo.
Asta e ceea ce a iesit:
This is what I succeeded to do:

Am folosit materiale cumparate dintr-un magazin second hand ca sa-i dau un aspect de “vechi”. Am reusit desi nu stiu daca din fotografie reiese prea bine.
I used vintage fabrics to make the quilt looking “old”. It does look “old” even if it is not so obvious in the picture.

vineri, aprilie 27, 2007

Expozitia de patchwork de la Praga

In perioada sarbatorilor de Paste am fost la Praga unde am participat la prima expozitie internationala de patchwork din Cehia. Expozitia a avut loc la hotelul Pramen, in doua mari sali de expozitie si cateva sali adiacente unde s-au tinut cursuri si s-au organizat standuri comerciale cu materiale, unelte, carti si reviste de patchwork.
During the Easter holiday I was in Prague, attending the First International Patchwork Exhibition in Czech Republic. The exhibition took place at Pramen Hotel.














Am fost impreuna cu fetita mea Anastasia si cu Adina Popescu, care a expus si ea un quilt.De asemenea a mai expus din partea Romaniei si Geta Grama. Si prietena noastra de pe grupul online "Peticelul Romanesc", Smaranda Bourgery, a expus din partea Frantei.
I went there with my daughter Anastasia and my friend Adina Popescu who was an exhibitor too. Other exhibitors from our virtual group “The Romanian Patch” were: Geta Grama for Romania and Smaranda Bourgery for France.

Iata quilturile noastre:
Here are our quilts:
Adina si quiltul "Padurea"
Adina and her quilt “The Forest”


















Quiltul Getei "Gold Kaleidoscope"
Geta's quilt “Gold Kaleidoscope”

















Quiltul Smarandei "Contraste II"
Smaranda's quilt “Contrasts II"

















Si subsemnata cu "Quilt Abstract"
And myself with my “Abstract Quilt”

















A fost o expozitie minunata, la care au expus in jur de 100 de artiste.
Iata aici cateva quilturi din expozitie:
It was a wonderful exhibition with about 100 quilters from France, England, Austria, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech republic,Romania and other countries exhibiting their quilts.
Here are some photos:

























































Am reusit sa vizitam si Praga, un oras superb. Am fost incantate sa-i descoperim monumentele, catedralele, castelele si minunatele stradute.
In our spare time we visited Prague which is a wonderful city. We were amazed to discover it through its monuments, cathedrals, castles and its beautiful streets.


vineri, martie 23, 2007

Photo quilt

Am facut acest photo quilt pentru a fi expus la un targ de turism din Franta si a face reclama unei pensiuni turistice de langa Caransebes. Site-ul acestei pensiuni este: www.carpates-aventures.com.
I have made this photo quilt in order to be exhibited at a Travel Fair in France as an ad for a country inn near Caransebes. Here is the site of the inn:http://www.carpates-aventures.com/










Din poze am dedus ca este o regiune foarte frumoasa, vreau sa ajung si eu acolo candva. Poate la toamna, in drum spre Resita :))
The pictures reveale the beauty of the region and I would like to get there myself sometime.

miercuri, martie 14, 2007

Sashiko

Acest micut quilt (40/55 cm; 16/22 inches) l-am lucrat pentru cineva care si-a dorit ceva de inspiratie japoneza, pentru a fi atasat pe tablia patului.
I made this little quilt (40/55 cm; 16/22 inches) as a commission from somebody who wanted something “japanese”to be attached to the bedhead.














Aveam acasa o bucata de material imprimata cu figuri de gheise. De asemenea m-am inspirat foarte mult din revista Smarandei, “Le Sashiko”, pe care am primit-o imprumut de la Teodora.
I had a piece of fabric with geisha faces .I found my inspiration in Smaranda’s magazine “Le Sashiko” which I borrowed from Teodora.

aici un detaliu:
a detail here:

Mi-a placut foarte mult sa cos sashiko, pentru cine nu stie despre ce este vorba, este un punct de cusatura efectuat cu mana, specific creatiilor traditionale japoneze.
I enjoyed making Sashiko very much. It is a particular stitch which originates from Japan.
Am facut si doua pernite care se potrivesc cu micul quilt:
I also made two pillows to match the litle quilt:

marți, martie 13, 2007

Alte martisoare primite

Nu am mai postat nimic de mult timp fiindca blogger nu mai vrea sa-mi publice articolele de pe computerul meu si atunci trebuie sa caut alte computere disponibile (al fiicei mele sau al sotului de la birou) ceea ce e cam dificil cateodata :((
I didn't manage to post lately because blogger didn't want to publish my articles from my computer anymore. I have to find other available computers (my daughter's or my husband's) which can be difficult sometime:(((

Vreau sa va arat si celelalte martisoare primite de la prietenele mele:
I want to show you the other Martzishors that I received from my friends:
de la Sanda:














de la Smaranda:














de la Smaranda Anda:














de la Nathalie:



















de la Ena:



















de la Daniela: