RSC 16 April is Orange!

For those living in The Netherlands April is the Orange month! The King's birthday is 27 April and there will be a lot of orange on view. International football (soccer) matches also bring out an orange rash, but I don't know if any are planned this month.

For me April is orange because Angela chose it as the challenge colour for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.

I've been working on 1930's Farmer's Wife blocks this week:

bottom left is the frustrating paper pieced block, which with your help was finished in a few hours, as opposed to two days for the first quarter!

No orange here but I did make a few orange and black HST's as leaders and enders. They might just find their way into joining up with the orange squares sometime this month.

Last Sunday I wrote about some secret sewing for Merel, the owner of Birdblocks quilt shop in Amsterdam.She has been seriously ill, but her health is now improving and she is communicating with the outside world via Instagram.

Definitely orange: Merel likes bright colours.

       

This is my contribution (also orange!) to the bunting being made to decorate her room in the convalescent home. You can read more about her (in English!) on her Instagram account, @merel_birdblocks, and on my blog here.

I'm linking to 

 Click on the button to see more orange zest!

Happy sewing

Marly.

Geheim project op zondag / A little secret sewing on Sunday

Secret sewing: on its way to the recipient, but will be revealed in a few days.

Dit is wat anders; meestal schrif ik niet in het Nederlands, maar alleen in het Engels. Maar vandaag  heb ik er een goede reden voor.

Unusually for me I'm writing my blog post in Dutch as well as English today. I have a good reason to do so: I read this week on Instagram that Merel van Looi, owner of the Quiltshop Birdblocks in Amsterdam is seriously ill. She has posted about her illness herself on Instagram: @merel_birdblocks.

Ik las namelijk van de week op Instagram dat Merel van Looi, eigenaresse van de quiltwinkel Birdblocks in Amsterdam (en die blogt als Mrs. Scissors) ernstig ziek is geweest. Je kunt in haar eigen woorden erover lezen op Instagram @merel_ birdblocks.

Lente in Zuid Holland / Spring in Zuid Holland

In de quilting blogging wereld zijn er een paar projecten gaande om Merel op te vrolijken: een gemeenschappelijke quilt vanuit America onder leiding van Hillary, die blogt op entropyalwayswins en daar kun je er meer over lezen. Maar ook vanuit Nederland heeft Marga Pieper die blogt als MarPie een oproep gedaan voor vlaggetjes om Merels ziekenhuiskamer op te vrolijken. Daar was ik vanmiddag mee bezig.

 There are several initiatives from the quilting community to cheer Merel up: Hillary, who blogs at entropyalwayswins (Instagram: @enropyalwayswins)has started a project to make a quilt for Merel. You can read about this initiative, both on Instagram and on her blog. Also in The Netherlands, Marga Pieper, who blogs as MarPie has appealed for bunting to decorate Merel's hospital room. You can read more about it on her site

If you'd like to do your bit towards cheering Merel up, read Marga's post and set to using those scraps! If you live outside Europe, maybe Hillary's project appeals more to you. You can always contribute to both; it's up to you!

Als jij wilt helpen Merel op te vrolijken, lees de post van Marga, en zet dan je lapjes er voor in! Als je buiten Europa woont is Hillary's initiatief misschien meer voor jou. Maar je kunt natuurlijk allebei doen! De keuze is aan jou!

In a couple of days I'll show more,

Over een paar dagen laat ik meer hierover zien.

Happy sewing

Marly.

Happy Mail van Birdblocks!

Voor de verandering schrijf ik vandaag eerst in het Nederlands. 

Sinds eind vorig jaar ben ik op de Mod Stash Club van Birdblocks in Amsterdam geabonneerd. De kleur voor mei is GROEN en het pakje met 5 FQs is vandaag gearriveerd. 

Dat komt goed uit om dat groen ook de mei kleur van de RSC14 is. Ik vind ze allemaal mooi, maar die meest rechtse lapje is mijn favoriet. 

Since last November I've been buying 5 FQs a month from Birdblocks Quilt Shop in Amsterdam through the Mod Stash Club. The May package arrived this morning, and it's GREEN! Just what I need to add some variety to my May RSC14 blocks.

Happy Sewing
Marly.