Friday Tutorial on Wednesday

I know, late as always :) but you might want to check this out.

Stephanie from Peas in a Pod wrote a really great tutorial on how to turn an old cookie sheet into a magnet board! I still have a metall tray that has seen better days and instead of throwing it away I will put it to good use using Stephanie's tutorial!

And guess what?! For those living in a part of the world where mod podge isn't available (like myself!), Stephanie also threw in a quick tip on how to make so without. Love her for considering us poor non-americans :)

Please head on over and tell her what a fabulous job she did!

And maybe some day soon I will post pictures of my progress on some small baby quilts. Pictures haven't been taken yet so I unfortunately can't show you.

Have a great day!

Johanna

Natürlich bin ich mal wieder viel zu spät dran, aber besser zu spät als nie :)

Stephanie hat ein geniales Tutorial geschrieben, wie man ausrangierten Metallbackblechen wieder ein bißchen Leben einhaucht und einfach als Magnettafel umfunktioniert.

Ich selber habe ein uraltes Metalltablett, das nicht mehr wirklich repräsentierbar ist und ich kann es kaum erwarten, daraus nach Stephanies Methode eine nette Magnettafel zu machen, anstatt es einfach wegzuwerfen, wie ich ursprünglich vorhatte :)

Und sie hat auch an uns Nicht-in-den-Vereinigten-Staaten-Lebende gedacht und einen kleinen Tipp für den Ersatz von Mod Podge, der ja bei uns recht schlecht zu beziehen ist, gegeben.

Bitte einfach hier lang und ihr sagen, was für ein tolles Tutorial sie geschrieben hat!

Einen schönen Abend,

Johanna

Friday on Thursday

Let's just pretend it is still Friday of last week :) Last Friday Jackie's tutorial went live at the Quilted Fish and I have been wanting to blog about it. The problem was just that whenever I had time to go online and write something, there was never a computer in sight.


Anyway, in case you haven't visited yet, you should go here. Jackie is one of the most creative quilters I have ever seen. She uses all kinds of techniques besides sewing to make her quilts and I am always amazed by her ideas.
Happy Thursday!
Johanna

New season of Friday Tutorial: Mug Rug Madness

Hello everybody!
Today begins a new round of Friday Tutorial over at the Quilted Fish. First up this time is Brooke from Silly Mama with a brandnew tutorial on sweet mug rugs. Go take a look, you will love it!
In other news, Julie is having a giveaway to celebrate this!
Hope you have a great weekend!



Ab heute gibt es wieder den Tutorial Freitag beim Quilted Fish. Erste ist diesmal Brooke von Silly Mama mit einem brandneuenTutorial, wie man Mug Rugs macht. Bitte einmal rübergehen und dann ganz einfach selber ganz viele davon machen :)
Außerdem hat Julie noch ein Giveaway um das zu feiern!
Ein schönes Wochenende allen!
Johanna

What I am up to these days

Hi guys!

I am pretty busy with a new job and university but I still have time to make plans for all sorts of new projects.

First up would be finishing my new room. I recently moved and instead of having a whole apartment to myself I now have one tiny room. The curtains are still missing but other then that it is already pretty cosy. I will share pictures of it when I am done :)

I also joined the Kaleidoscope Quilt Along at Don't Call me Betsy. Just too fun to resist!
This picture here is courtesy of Elizabeth!



Trotz meines mehr als vollem Stundenplanes und eines neuen Jobs habe ich irgendwie noch Zeit gefunden, alle möglichen Pläne zu schmieden :)
Zuerst einmal möchte ich mein Zimmer fertig bekommen. Ich bin gerade erst umgezogen und in dem neuen Raum fehlt noch einiges. Wenn er einmal fertig ist zeige ich auch Bilder, allerdings ist er gerade noch eher ein "Projekt in Arbeit"...
Außerdem habe ich beschlossen beim Kaleidoscope Quilt Along von Don't Call me Betsy mitzumachen. Der Quilt schaut total genial aus und es wird bestimmt lustig!

And I also commited myself to Jana's Halloween in June. Only that I don't do things for Halloween but for christmas because we don't celebrate Halloween around here. Come and join us, it will be fun to see what everyone is up to and get something done before the holiday panic sets in :)

Und ich mache noch beim Janas Halloween in June. Nur, dass ich nichts für Halloween mache, sondern gleich für Weihnachten bevor die große Feiertagspanik verbunden mit "ich habe nichts zu verschenken" Panik anfängt. Und die nächsten Tage werde ich wohl tatsächlich Leute damit nerven, was sie sich denn zu Weihnachten wünschen. Hände hoch, wer hält mich nicht für verrückt? :P
Wenn Ihr mögt, dann kommt doch einfach rüber und macht mit, das wird bestimmt lustig!

Einen guten Start in den Tag morgen,
Johanna

Giveaway Winner

Oh, wow, I have never expected so many comments! Welcome to my new followers and welcome back to my loyal followers who have been sticking by my side even though I have been a very bad blogger lately :)
Before I announce the winners, here is what I have been working on:

It is made entirely with scraps from Sugar and Spice and will probably be turned into a cute baby quilt. I might change my mind though and keep it as a big pillow for myself :)
It was made with Lynne's tutorial and I simply added white strips.

Now to the winners:
The winner of the potholders is Debbie.
And the winner of the Dr. Seuss FQ Bundle is Dreaming Monet.
I will contact you in a bit.
Thank you everyone for playing and don't be disappointed if you didn't win. There will be more giveaways soon :)

Hope you have a great day,
Johanna

Sew Mama Sew First Giveaway: Handmade

For the fabric giveaway please scroll down!
Um zum Stoff Gewinnspiel zu kommen bitte runterscrollen!

Today is the big day: Sew Mama Sew is hosting its big giveaway and I am participating! Please go there to see the big list of all participants and have fun blog hopping and hopefully winning!

Comment on this post to win potholders made with Sweet Divinity.
For the fabric giveaway comment on the other post, please!
Here are the rules:
For one entry, tell me something. It can be where you are from or what fabric line you want to buy next or really anything random like the fact that the world didn't end yesterday :)
For another entry be a follower and tell me that you are.
Please leave a way for me to contact you. If you are chosen and I can't notify you, I will pick someone else!
Good luck to all of you and happy giveaway day!

Sew Mama Sew Second Giveaway: Fabric

For the handmade giveaway please scroll up!
Um zum anderen Gewinnspiel zu kommen bitte hochscrollen!

Today is the big day: Sew Mama Sew is hosting its big giveaway and I am participating! Please go there to see the big list of all participants and have fun blog hopping and hopefully winning!

Comment on this post to win a fq bundle of Dr. Seuss.
For the potholder giveaway comment on the other post, please!
Here are the rules:
For one entry, tell me something. It can be where you are from or what fabric line you want to buy next or really anything random like the fact that the world didn't end yesterday :)
For another entry be a follower and tell me that you are.
Please leave a way for me to contact you. If you are the winner and I can't notify you, I will pick someone else!

Good luck to all of you and happy giveaway day!