Culorile naturii- colors of nature

Sunt atat de entuziasmata incat nu stiu cu ce sa incep! Ei bine..am sa incep cu faptul ca azi dimineata ma uitam pe blogul peticelelor si am gasit aceasta tehnica simpla si de efect mare : vopsitul vegetal. Cum nu am avut rabadrea si timpul necesar sa incerc mai multe "potiuni magice" din arsenalul naturii :) am recurs la batutul frunzelor si florilor.
I am so excited that I dont know where to start! Well .. I have to start with the fact that this morning I was watching the blog of "peticele" and I found this simple technique of great effect: plant dyeing. As I didn't had the patience and the time needed to try more "magic potion" from nature's arsenal:) I appealed on beating the leaves and flowers.

Am luat din balcon flori de begonie si sporul casei, frunze de iedera, si frunze diverse de la florile din balcon si cateva mici buruieni de prin ghivece :) si le-am pus intre o panza de culoare galben cald si le-am batut cu ciocanul (vezi tehnica Monicai) .
I took from the balcony begonia flowers and Busy Lizzy, ivy leaf and of various flowers from the balcony and a few small weeds from the pots; I have put them in a hot yellow cloth and I've started beating it with the hammer (see Monica's technique; see here : http://www.povestimigalite.blogspot.com/)
Begoniile ...

Si sporul casei

Si iata ce a iesit!!
This is the result!!



Cele mov sunt flori de "sporul casei", cele ciclamen frunze si flori de begonia si restul frunzulite diverse. Efectul de frunze "dungate" ale frunzelor de iedera le-am obtinut batand cu marginea ciocanului de batut carne, care e din metal :)
The purple flowers are the"Busy Lizzys", the cyclamen-colored leaves and flowers of Begonia and the rest are various leaflet.




Frunzele de iedera
The Ivy leaf

Dupa ce s-a uscat seva am calcat panza sa vad cum se comporta. Minunat! culorile sunt perfecte ; mai perfecte decat natura nici nu exista! In realitate, culorile sunt cele din prima poza; ramane sa-mi setez camera digitala...
Ramane sa vad ce fac din ele; cred ca ceva ATC-uri sau/si carti postale.
Pana atunci ies afara la capturi de flori si frunze; asta acum cat mai sunt:)
After they had dryied I ironed the cloth to see how it behaves. Wonderful! the colors are perfect, can't be better that this!
Remains to see what I make out of them, I think something of ATC's or/and postcards.
Until then I will go out to catch the flowers and leaves, while is still possible:)

Miss Leila

Miss Leila e prima papusa pe care am facut-o vreodata.
Miss Leila is the first doll that I ever made.

Mi-a fost tare drag sa lucrez la ea chiar daca paternul nu e tocmai reusit - de aici am luat paternul http://frankiefiles.blogspot.com/ -si chiar daca mi-a fost greu sa lucrez in 3D; asta pentru ca nu am mai lucrat in tehinca asta niciodata si cum nici notiuni clare de croitorie nu am, va puteti imagina ce de lucru mi-a dat aceasta domnisoara......
It was really nice to work at it even though her pattern is not too successful and even though it was difficult to work in 3D, that's because I have never worked in that technique and also I don`t have any clear notions of tailoring you can imagine what kind of work gave me this young lady...

In orice caz, imi este foarte draga si am pus-o la loc de cinste sa nu incapa pe mainile Karinei prea curand care rade in hohote de cate ori o vede:)
In any case, she is very dear to me and I put it in place of honor not to fit in the Karina`s hands too soon; Karina laughs whenever sees her :)

A trecut prin cateva etape de "nastere"
She went through several phases of her "birth"

Si aici imbracata in prima rochita a Karinei care i s-au potrivit bine pana i-am pregatit hainele ei personale
And here wearing Karina`s first dress which were well suited up until I got her some personal clothes
Miss Leila e o papusica nu tocmai bebelus- fatza ei e preluata dupa tiparele papusilor rusesti- tocmai de acceea avand un chip expresiv am gasit ca o voi transforma.:) Are 16 inches inaltime si parul i l-am facut din mohair negru; iar fatza este desenata cu vopsea pentru materiale textile.

Miss Leila is not really a baby doll-her face looks like the face of matryushka , a Russian dolls -that is why I decided to transform it :) She is 16 inches heigh and I made her hair from black linen;and her face is drawn with fabric dye.

Si astfel domnisoara Leila s-a transformat dintr-o fetita cuminte pe canapea intr- o tanara tigancusa vesela si gata de dans
So Miss Leila was transformed from a dutiful daughter on the sofa in a happy young gypsy girl ready to dance

Tiparul hainutelor ei
Her little clothes pattern .

Pe care le-am adaptat dupa acest costum de gypsy

Si aici cocotata pe canepea pazind materialele :))
And here perched on the couch guarding the fabrics :))


Bun venit Leila! curand vei avea noi prieteni pe canapea! :)
Welcome Leila! Soon you`ll have new friends on the couch!

Fireworks - Foc de artificii

Am reusit sa termin dupa 5 zile de lucru- aproximativ- focul de artificii, un miniquilt pe care am vrut sa-l incerc sa vad daca se poate reda cat de cat efectul spectaculos al artificiilor. Nu stiu cat am reusit dar stiu ca am stat pe el aproape non stop - printre vociferarile Karinei si privirea indulgenta a sotului meu :).
E lucrat in tehnica trapunto cu organza pentru a crea razele de lumina ale artificiilor, apoi am cusut cu fir metalic auriu si metalic purpuriu fondul ca sa-l aplatizez.
Aici am pus organza peste vatelina si apoi modelul transferat pe hartie cerata

I managed to finish the fireworks after 5-day working around it, a miniquilt that I wanted to try it to see if I can render the spectacular effect of the firework. I do not know how I managed but I worked on it almost non-stop ( among karina`s vociferations and under the indulgence sight of my husband).
It's worked on trapunto technique with organza to create rays of the light , then I sewn background with gold metallic thread and metallic purple to flatten it.
Here I put organza over the wadding linen and then the transferred pattern on wax paper

Ce mi-a mai ramas din organza..
What is left of organza ....

Apoi am trecut la partea cea mai putin placuta a lucrului - "jumulitul " hartiei :))
Then I descended to the less pleasant work - "bleeding " the paper:))

Si asa arata in prima faza dupa primul cusut
The first stage after the first sewing

Dupa care am taiat vatelina exact pe langa model, lucru migalos caci trebuia sa fiu atenta sa nu tai organza.Prinsa cu lucrul am uitat sa fac poza la cum arata panza decupata de vatelina..
I cut the wadding linen besides model exactly, a meticulous work because I had to be careful not to cut the organza.Caught with the work I forgot to make a picture to show you how it looks the cutted canvas...

Am luat o bucata de panza bleumarin inchis pe care am prins in bolduri bucata de organza cusuta si am inceput sa trec din nou peste cusaturi ca sa prind organza, panza bleumarin , inca un strat de vatelina sub panza si dosul quiltului: deci patru straturi
I took a piece of dark navy canvas that I set , with pins, the piece of sewed orgnaza and then I started to sew again the seams to catch organza, the navy canvas, another layer of wadding linen under canvas and backside of the quilt, all togheter: four layers.

Si cam asa arata rezultatul dupa ore bune de quiltuit fondul
And this is the result after a few good hours of quilting

Iar aceasta este poza dupa care m-am inspirat; am desenat modelul cu mana libera "din ochi" dupa cel din poza.
And this is the picture that inspired me; I designed the pattern with carte-blanche after the one in the picture.




Mi-a facut placere sa lucrez la el dar nu cred ca m-as mai apuca asa curand de ceva similar :)
. I enjoyed the work on it but I do not think I`ll start something similar too soon:)

crazy baby blanket

Asaaa..dupa experienta cu mozaicul si alte "experiente" :)) am invatat cum se face un paper piecing si dupa ce am scos la imprimanta mai multe exemplare de diagrame am facut un quilt micut pentru un bebe

Sooo....after the experience with mosaic quilt and another "experiences" :)) I learned how to do a paper piecing and after I have printed more copies of diagrams I made a quilt for a little baby
All I want to say is paper piecing it seems a very easy tehnique , in my opinion..I`ll use this tehnique a lot in the future.



I-am aplicat un ursulet, o girafa si o floare ca sa-l personalizez si arata cam incarcat dar arata totusi a paturica de bebe.
Asa ca sunt bune de ceva si bucatelele astea de panza ..cred ca mai am o sacosa maaaaare cu alte resturi...dar nu ma incumet acum de alt crazy quilt ca am proiecte de terminat.

I applied on it a little bear, a giraffe and a flower to make it to look like a baby blanket and it looks pretty busy but still looks like a blanket for a bebe.
So, they have some good use these scraps of canvas .. I think I still have a a big bag with other scraps ... but now I dont dare to start another crazy quilt , because I have other projects to finish.

Table runner

Am intrat in forta sa lucrez la quiltul L.C. dar cateodata simt nevoia de o pauza; de o schimbare , pentru ca modelul pe care l-am ales pentru bloc e destul de "des" si ca atare migalos.
I have entered in force to work at the L.C`s quilt but sometimes I feel need a break, for a change, because the pattern I have chosen for the block is quite "dense" and as such meticulous.

Si ca sa mai iau o "gura de aer " :) de la atatea cruciulite, am inceput acum doua zile o table runner, prima mea table runner de fapt.
And becouse I need to take a " mouth air" from so many cross stitches, I started two days ago a table runner, my first table runner actually.

Am vrut sa o fac specific anotimpului pentru ca am o slabiciune pentru toata gama de culori de toamna; si aveam in casa ceva materiale cumparate in vara care sa le pot folosi.
I wanted to make it a specific season because I have a weakness for the whole range of autumn colors, and had some fabrics in the house bought in the summer that can use them.

E lucrata in model simplu patchwork dar imi dau seama ca m-am cam grabit pentru ca nu sunt multumita de cum "cad" imbinarile elementelor.
It's a simple pattern worked in patchwork, but I realized that I was in hurry becouse I am not glad of how junction items "fall".

In orice caz , am pus-o direct la "destinatia " ei , unde era un mileu sintetic cumparat de la JoAnn- tare urat- si se incadreaza perfect cu frunzele suport lumanare si cosul de fructe .
Anyway, I put it directly to her "destination" , where it was a so ugly synthetic doily bought from JoAnn, and fit perfectly with the leaves candle support and fruit basket .

Imi creeaza chiar atmosfera atat de calda specifica toamnei, atmosfera pe care o ador.
It create me the specific warm atmosphere of autumn , thing that I love.

Lao Tzu

“Motivul pentru care universul este vesnic este faptul ca el nu traieste pentru sine, ci da viata altora in timp ce el se transforma”

"The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for himself, but gives life to others while he converts"

Despre toamna - about autumn

Toamna este o a doua primavara, cand fiecare frunza este o floare. - Albert Camus

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower - Albert Camus

Saint Paul

“ Chiar dacã as vorbi în limbi omenesti si îngeresti, si n-as avea dragoste, sunt o aramã sunãtoare sau un chimval zângãnitor.
Si chiar dacã as avea darul prorociei, si as cunoaste toate tainele si toatã stiinta; chiar dacã as avea toatã credinta asa încât sã mut si muntii, si n-as avea dragoste, nu sunt nimic.
Si chiar dacã mi-as împãrti toatã averea pentru hrana sãracilor, chiar dacã mi-as da trupul sã fie ars, si n-as avea dragoste, nu-mi foloseste la nimic.
Dragostea este îndelung rãbdãtoare, este plinã de bunãtate: dragostea nu pizmuieste; dragostea nu se laudã, nu se umflã de mândrie, nu se poartã necuviincios, nu cautã folosul sãu, nu se mânie, nu se gândeste la rãu, nu se bucurã de nelegiuire, ci se bucurã de adevãr, acoperã totul, crede totul, nãdãjduieste totul, suferã totul.
Dragostea nu va pieri niciodatã. Prorociile se vor sfârsi; limbile vor înceta; cunostinta va avea sfârsit.
Cãci cunoastem în parte, si prorocim în parte; dar când va veni ce este desãvârsit, acest "în parte" se va sfârsi.
Când eram copil, vorbeam ca un copil, simteam ca un copil, gândeam ca un copil; când m-am fãcut om mare, am lepãdat ce era copilãresc.
Acum, vedem ca într-o oglindã, în chip întunecos; dar atunci, vom vedea fatã în fatã. Acum, cunosc în parte; dar atunci, voi cunoaste deplin, asa cum am fost si eu cunoscut pe deplin.
Acum dar rãmân aceste trei: credinta, nãdejdea si dragostea; dar cea mai mare dintre ele este dragostea."

"Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. "

O zi plina !...de cumparaturi :) - A day full of shopping

As fi vrut sa pot sa pun pe blog poze facute la magazinul JoAnn dar . din pacate, nu am obtinut acordul managerului care mi-a spus ca politica lor nu permite acest lucru, doar daca fac apel la corporatie sa-mi dea aprobare; lucru destul de complicat.
I wanted to be able to put some pictures on the blog taken at the JoAnn store . Unfortunately,I haven't got the agreement of the manager who told me that their policy does not allow to make pictures in their store, only if I will appeal to the corporation to give me the approval; a job quite complicated .

Si chiar daca am fost dezamagita de reactia conducerii la apelul meu am facut totusi cateva cumparaturi , ca sa-mi treaca frustrarea :)
Eeven though I was disappointed by the management's reaction to my call I still made my shopping, to pass my frustration :)

Dupa ce m-am invartit minute bune pe acolo - caci nici pana acum nu am reusit sa-l cuprind in toate plimbarile mele - m-am oprit si am luat cateva materiale ( fat quarter) pentru niste proiecte de viitor , mai mici , ceva etamina si ata de cusut DCM

After I looked arround for some good minutes in there , I stopped and I picked some fabrics (fat quarter) for some future projects, smaller ones, something bolting-cloth and DCM sewing thread




Apoi m-am oprit la raionul de perle, margelute si tot felul de aplicatii - care este imens... si am luat cateva perlute pentru viitoare crazy quilturi sau ce mi-o mai veni in minte. As fi fost in stare sa cumpar cel putin jumatate din produsele de acolo :)) , noroc cu sotul meu care ma mai tempereaza in ideea ca deja am probleme cu spatiul meu de lucru si camera de zi mi-a devenit atelier...
Then I stopped at pearls section, beadies and all sorts of applications - which is huge ... and I also picked some pearls for my future crazy quilts. I wish I would have been able to buy at least half of the products from there:)), luck with my husband who attempered me in the idea that I already have problems to manage the working space because the living room became my workshop ...

Si in drum spre casierie , bineinteles ca m-am oprit sa mai cumpar niste bucati de materiale carora nu le -am putut rezista- spre disperarea sotului meu :))- ..nu ma intrebati la ce le voi folosi ca nu stiu inca ; pur si simplu le-am cumparat si cu siguranta le voi folosi.
And in the way to the cashier register, of course I stopped to buy some more pieces of fabrics which I have not been able to resist despite my husband`s despair :)) - .. dont`t ask me what I'll do with them, I do not know yet; simply I bought them and I will definitely use them. ...

Langa casa de platit se afla raftul cu decoratiuni si bineinteles ca si de aici am luat doua fairies micute, noii mei prieteni bostanosi; sunt tare simpatici si m-am bucurat de ei de cum i-am vazut .
Near the register is the decorations shelves and of course I got two little fairies from there, my new little pumpkin friends; they are likable and they made me fell joyfull as I saw them.

Si o surpriza care mi-a facut sotul meu tot azi, ceva ce asteptam sa vina de fapt de Craciun: un aparat foto digital pentru pozele mele :)
Caci canonul lui profesional e mare si greoi si mereu ma plangeam de asta..
And a surprise that was from my husband today, something I have expected to come, in fact, on the Christmas day: a digital camera for my pictures)
Because his professional Cannon is big and heavy and I always was dissatisfied of it..


Si dupa ce m-am relaxat facand cumparaturi in magazinul meu preferat :) m -am intors acasa unde m-am apucat sa termin modelul unguresc inceput, sub privirile pasnice ale "bostaneilor" , in linistea binecuvantata a unei superbe seri de inceput de toamna ...
And after I relaxed by making shopping in my favorite store:) I returned home where I got to finish the already started Hungarian model under the peaceful look of the little pumpkin, in the blessed silence of a magnifique evening at the beginning of autumn ...

a romanian tale

. My Pipe is with Him!

Once upon a time there was an old gypsy walking along the Olt River together with other people. Then at a certain moment, after climbing into a tree, the gypsy fell into the river and drowned. The people who pulled him out saw that he was dead and met up with the dead gypsy's son and said, "You, Ioane, your father is dead!"


Whereupon son replied, "Oh and my pipe is with him!"

See you next sunday for another story :)

Am terminat-o in patru ore!! I finished it in four hours!Crazy Heart

Astazi, dupa o ora de cusut la blocul cu cruciulite , ma cam saturasem de etamina.
Today, after an hour of sewing on the cross stitch block , I got pretty sick of bolting-cloth.

Si tare aveam chef de un quilt...macar unul micut. Cum nu am timp de stat acum pe un quilt mai mare am ales varianta de a face o inimioara crazy.
And I was in a really good mood for a quilt..... even a little one. Not having time to sew a larger quilt I chose to make a crazy heart.

Zis si facut: am luat niste resturi, le-am unit prin paper piecing si a iesit un bloc mai maricel, apoi am luat un tipar de inima , l-am aplicat pe bloc si am taiat blocul dupa forma inimii.
So, I took some scraps, I joined them from the paper piecing and came out a larger block, after that I took a print of a heart, I applied it on the block and I cut the block after heart's shape.

I-am pus dos, am umplut-o cu vatelina si apoi ..brodatul. Care mi-a luat trei ore pentru ca m-am tot "invartit" in jurul cusaturilor si le tot schimbam.
I'd attached the backside, filled it with wadding-linen and then ... the embroidery.It took me three hours to sew the heart becouse I "turned" myself around stitches and kept changing them all.

Dar in final a iesit si chiar imi place cu toate ca nu sunt adepta crazy quilt decat partial.

But finally it came out and I like it, even though I am not a crazy quilt supporter, maybe only partially.

Iata inimioara mea in faza de crazy fara modele
Here is my crazy heart in without models phase.
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Si in varianta finala langa niste ingerasi :)
And finally next to a couple of little angels:)

Another day

Another desert morning ... karina sleeps .. and it is quiet.
It is quiet in the forest too... all the creatures are still sleeping...but not me ..
How wonderful is to drink your coffee and make plans for a new day! A new day which may be the same one as yesterday or maybe not ...
This morning has something special, something that turns me back in the past .. maybe because the air is not as damp as always ... maybe
The thoughts start to escape me; they are rolling in my mind like an avalanche and I don't want to stop them because they are beautiful memories.
Memories which transpose me into a world of shadows, of those who are far or are in a better place ...
While the shadows crosses my mind , I look at the forest and my eyes are growing dim . Here, in the presence of the forest I can let the soul to cry.. I know that the forest will not tell anyone ... how many tears, pain and joy saw this forest? I don't know .. probably too many ...
I look up to the trees crown easily softly touched by the autumn`s life breath which is nearing and I am crying from the deep down of my soul: "Where are you my forest from home? Where is that time gone when I was playing and running barefooted on the dusty alleys at my grandparents small village or when I watched, on the night before Christmas , at the snowed up apple tree which was glistening in small shiny stars? Where is my field of wheat poppied ..?

It has been a long time since I've senced the flavour of a quince: its a lost aroma, encountered only in my childhood .. and the fire crackin in the simple stove of my grandparents ..
And where are my mountains and my sea? They are left behind .. in a place that I loved and I still love .. a place who has chased me , a place which I left, going to another destiny... I know is a better destiny with a decent living in a civilized world .... but still, it is so hard to me to be far from home; and nothing could describe how hard it is ... you understand, you forest? "

She slowly moves the crowns of her trees as a response ...she is discreet and a good listener.
She knows to listen to a story of a different destiny ...


And to show me that she is listening,the forest is sending me a sign...slowly, slowly a leaf is faling from a tree and spreads out smoothly at my feet ...
The forest is comming to life:I can hear now thousands of sounds of birds and insects swarming .. Karina slowly yammer .... I get the leaf from my feet and then I wipe off a tear .....
Another day in which life goes ahead with or without my longings and memories.
But tomorrow is another day; the forest will be here and I will too ....



Inca o dimineata pustie...Karina doarme.. si e liniste.
E liniste si in padure ...toate vietatile inca dorm..numai eu nu
Ce minunat sa bei cafeaua si sa faci panuri pentru o noua zi! O noua zi care va fi poate ca cea de ieri sau poate ca nu...
Dimineata asta are ceva deosebit , ceva ce ma intoarce in trecut ..poate ca aerul care nu mai e asa umed cum e mai mereu... poate.
Si gandurile incep sa-mi fuga; se rostogolesc in minte ca o avalansa si nu vreau sa le stopez pentru ca sunt amintiri superbe.
amintiri care ma transpun intr-o lume a umbrelor, a celor care sunt departe sau sunt intr-un loc mai bun...
In timp ce las umbrele sa -mi strabata mintea privesc padurea si ochii mi se impaienjenesc. Aici , in prezenta ei pot sa-mi strig oful; stiu ca nu va spune nimanui...oare cate lacrimi, dureri si bucurii a vazut padurea asta? nu stiu..probabil ca multe...
Imi ridic ochii spre coroana copacilor atinsi usor de suflarea toamnei care se apropie si strig in adancul sufletului:"unde esti padurea mea de acasa? unde s-au dus vremurile cand alergam in picioarele goale prin colbul marunt din satul bunicilor sau cand priveam in prag de Craciun marul inzapezit care stralucea in mici stelute argintii ? unde este campia mea plina de maci crescuti prin lanul de grau..?
Nu am mai simtit aroma de gutuie demult: e o aroma pierduta, intalnita numai in copilaria mea..si focul trosnind in soba simpla a bunicilor meu ..ce s-a intamplat cu ea oare??
Si unde sunt marea si muntii mei? Au ramas in urma ..intr-un loc pe care l-am iubit si il iubesc..un loc care m-a gonit si din care am plecat spre un alt destin..e un destin mai bun, stiu asta, cu o viata decenta intr-o lume civilizata dar.... dar im e greu; si nimic nu poate descrie cat imi este de greu...intelegi tu, padure??
Isi misca incet coroanele copacilor ca un raspuns...e discreta si stie sa asculte. Stie sa asculte o poveste despre un alt destin ...

Si ca sa-mi arate ca ma asculta imi trimite un semn: incet , incet o frunza se desprinde de undeva dintr-un copac si se asterne lin la picioarele mele...
Padurea prinde viata: mii de sunete de pasari si gaze roind se aud de acum..karina scanceste incetisor....ridic frunza de la picioarele mele si imi sterg pe furis o lacrima .....
Inca o zi in care viata merge inainte cu sau fara amintirile si dorurile mele.
Dar si maine e o zi; padurea va fi tot aici ca de altfel si eu....

Graba strica treaba!!- Haste makes waste!

I became so busy that I forgot to pay attention to the details. And of course it's not in my advantage.
Today I started preparing the block for Lena`s quilt, but I worked for nothing.:(
After I prepared the canvas I started to work without check if it is the proper pattern : Romanian traditional.
When I looked more careful... shock! it is an hungarian embroidery!
And I've already worked a detail on it .... hmmmm ... oh well! It will remain like this, and probably I'll make a decorating pillow.
I liked a lot the pattern but it is not the one I need ...


Asa zeloasa am devenit ca nu mai stiu sa fiu atenta la detalii. Si bineinteles ca e in detrimentul meu.
Astazi m-am apucat sa pregatesc blocul pentru quiltul dedicat Lenei si am muncit degeaba.
Dupa ce am pregatit panza am trecut sa lucrez fara sa verific daca modelul e corespunzator: traditional romanesc.
Cand ma uit mai atenta....soc!! e broderie ungureasca!
Si am lucrat deja un detaliu pe el....hmmmm...asta e! o sa ramana asa si probabil il voi face o pernuta de decor.
Modelul mi-a placut mult dar nu ce trebuie..

and the free pattern if you like it

So tomorrow, after I will buy some canvas and maybe I`ll manage to make some pictures from Jo Ann, I`ll start to sew the right block.
Until tomorrow, I will still work on the hungarian pattern, maybe I`ll finish it by tomorrow :))

Asa ca maine ,dupa ce mai cumpar niste etamina si poate reusesc sa fac poze la JO -Ann, ma apuc de blocul cerut.

Pana maine mai cos la modelul asta poate il termin peste noapte :))

Primul meu quilt "urias" - my first "huge" quilt

Anul trecut, cand nici nu incepusem sa aflu prea multe despre quilt, m-am gandit ca vreau sa fac o patura cat patul. Eram grabita rau :)).
Aveam deja niste materiale cumparate , prin casa, asa ca am luat cel mai simplu pattern de pe internet si m-am pus pe treaba.
Quiltul are 90 x 54 inchi si este aproape tot patul.
E lucrat stangaci pentru ca atat ma pricepeam atunci dar e primul meu quilt "urias" .:)
Cam asa arata

Last year, when I didnt even started to know too much about quilting, I was thinking to make a blanket for the bed; so I was in a big hurry :)).
I went through some fabrics already purchased stacked in the closet, so I took the simplest pattern from the internet and I started to work on it.
The quilt is about 90 x 54 inches and it almost covers the bed.
It is primitively worked becouse I didnt know too much about quilting at that time; but for me it is my first "huge" quilt.:)

Sushi in imagini- sushi in pictures

Astazi am facut sushi, o mancare specific japoneza, foarte sanatoasa si foarte aspectoasa.
Today I made Sushi, a specific Japanese food , very healthy , tasty and very pleasing.

Reteta o recomand celor care suporta pestele crud pentru ca la sushi folosim peste si preparate de mare crude.
I recommend this recipe only to people who can stand raw fish that`s becouse sushi uses only raw ingredients .

Reteta:
The recipe :

o bucata medie de somon (sau alt peste crud proaspat)
an average piece of salmon (or other fresh raw fish)

1 cup orez basmati - 1 cup=240 grame
1 cup basmati rice

o foaie de sushi nori
a sheet of nori Sushi

pasta wasabi
wasabi paste

4 lingurite otet
4 teaspoon vinegar

4 lingurite zahar
4 teaspoon sugar

sare
salt

ardei gras rosu, castravete proaspat, seminte de susan.
red pepper, fresh cucumber, sesame seeds

Spalati orezul si puneti-l la inmuiat pentru 5 minute in apa rece. Scurgeti-l de apa, adaugati 1 1/2 cup apa, si puneti- la foc mare sa inceapa sa fiarba. Cand a inceput sa fiarba reduceti la minim focul si acoperit perfect oala cu un capac. Lasati-l sa fiarba doar 10 minute la foc mic fara sa amestecati in el. Dupa 10 min inchideti focul si mai lasati orezul acoperit inca 5 minute.
Soak 1 cup rice in water for 5 minutes, then drain out the water. Combine soaked rice and 1,5 cup of water. bring to boil and stir occasionally. reduce heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.Remove from heat, let rice remain covered for 5 minutes.

Apoi turnati-l intr-un castron si afanati-l usor cu o paleta.
Then cast it into a bowl and stir it easily with a palette.

Am luat apoi un place mate de bambus pe care am asezat foaia de sushi nori
Then I got a bamboo made on which I settled the sheet of sushi nori.



Peste foaia de nori am asezat orezul racit.
Over the sheet of sushi nori I have settled cooled rice


Apoi peste orez, exact la mijloc lui am pus pasta wasabi (un amestec de hrean si maioneza- atentie ca e foarte iute!)
Then over rice, exactly in the middle I put the wasabi paste (a mixture of horseradish and mayonnaise-be carreful ! its hot)





Peste wasabi am asezat bucatele de peste , ardei gras rosu si castravete taiate in fasii.
Over wasabi I have settled the fish, red pepper and fresh cucumber cut into long strips.







Apoi am rulat totul cu place matu-l de bambus si am strans usor sa se lege compozitia.
Then I rolled everything with the bamboo and I tighted easyly to bind the composition.

Si asa trebuie sa arate.
This is how it shoud look like.




Puneti sulurile de sushi la frigider cateva ore bune, apoi cu un cutit taiati rondele de sushi.
Put the Sushi rolls into refrigerator a few hours at best, and then cut with a knife rolls of Sushi.

La fiecare taiere udati cutitul cu apa rece.
At every cutting put in the knife in cold water.


Si acesta e finalul
And this is the end




Pentru decor presarati pe fiecare bucata de sushi seminte de susan.
For decor sprinkle each piece of Sushi with sesame seeds.

Foaia de sushi nori o gasiti la magazinele de produse naturiste sau magazinele asiatice.
You can find Sushi sheet of nori to the stores or shops Asian Facilities for Romania.


In United States you can find sushi nori at the major grocery stores.
Pasta de wasabi originala se poate inlocui cu un amestec de maioneza si hrean
The original wasabi paste can be replaced with a mixture of mayonnaise and horseradish

Bonne apetit!

The Old Man's Daughter - romanian fairy tale

Once upon a time, there was an old widower who lived alone with his little daughter. He decided to remarry in order to have someone kind to look after his daughter. He married a widow who also had a daughter from her first marriage. All was well while the old man's daughter was still a child but when she grew older she was so beautiful and industrious that the old woman and her daughter became jealous. Young men turned their heads to look at the old man's lovely daughter but ignored the old woman's homely girl. The old woman and her daughter grew more and more jealous of the girl everyday. The sweet girl was in a quandary as to what she should do for it seemed to her that the very sight of her enraged her stepmother and stepsister. Nothing she did ever pleased them and they kept on beating and scolding her and telling her that everything she did was wrong.
The poor child's only consolation was the cow her mother had left her. Her mother had called her to her side as she lay dying and said to her: "My dear child, I am dying. Look after the cow and go to her whenever you are in trouble and she will help you as best as she can." The cow was named Fairywhite and only the girl took her out to graze in the pasture. When the girl's heart was filled with despair, she went to Fairywhite and told her all of her troubles. Fairywhite would lick her tears away and look so sad that one would expect tears to flow down her face.
Unfortunately for Fairywhite and the girl, the awful stepmother was not as stupid as she was cruel. She noticed that whenever she scolded or beat the girl she would go to the barn to see the cow. She also noticed that Fairywhite would let no one except the Old Man's Daughter milk her and would kick and butt them with her horns if they tried. The stepmother realized that there was obviously something to all of this and determined to get rid of Fairywhite.


One day the stepmother and stepsister went to visit a relative in another town. She ordered her stepdaughter to clean the house, cook the evening meal and spin an entire chest of wool into thread. She warned her that if it wasn't done by the time she returned she would beat her until she was crippled. The girl ran to Fairywhite as soon as her stepmother and sister had left. She wept as she told Fairywhite what her stepmother had threatened. "Oh, Fairywhite, whatever shall I do?" cried the girl. "Even if I spin all day, there is no way that I can finish it all by myself and she has promised to beat me until I am crippled if I do not finish before her return" she moaned and leaned her head in despair against her only ally and friend. The cow spoke gently to the distraught girl: "Don't cry dear one; spin away and you'll finish it all and still have time to tidy up and cook." So, the girl began to spin and found herself amazed at the speed with which her fingers twirled the spindle and by sunset she had finished. She quickly ran about the house tidying up before hastening into the kitchen to fix the evening meal. When the old woman returned home and discovered that the girl had indeed done all the tasks she had given her she asked the girl who had helped her with her chores. The girl replied that she had done it all by herself...indeed, who was there to help her? The stepmother said nothing more but her thoughts had turned towards the cow.


The next Sunday the old woman decided to take her own daughter to the town dance. Before they started for the dance, she called her stepdaughter and said: "Take this bushel of wheat and pick out the grains one by one, wash them and dry them, so that everything is ready by sunset." Once again, upon her stepmother and sister's departure, the girl flew to Fairywhite's side to tell her her woes. The cow told her to begin the task and she would find that she could do it in time. She did as Fairywhite said and found her fingers moving quickly and deftly at their task. By sunset, her impossible task was completed and she had the house cleaned and the meal cooked.
The following Sunday, the stepmother and stepsister again went to a dance. In fact, the stepmother had decided that they would do this each and every Sunday in the hopes of finding the homely girl a husband. Before they left, she called the Old Man's Daughter and said: "Take this bushel of millet, count the grains and make little heaps of a hundred and a thousand grains. Count them well, for I'll count them again behind you and if you have miscounted even a single grain, I will cut off your hair and gouge out your eyes." When the girl heard her stepmother say this she began to tremble with fear for she knew that this was no empty threat but she thought of Fairywhite and was comforted. As soon as her stepmother and sister had left she ran to Fairywhite and told her of her stepmother's latest demand. The girl was no longer afraid because she knew that Fairywhite would help her. Fairywhite said to the girl: "Count, little one, count, and you will finish before they return home." When the old woman returned, she saw that the girl had succeeded in this impossible task too and she grew livid with rage. In her fury, her thoughts turned to the cow and she said to herself: "It must be the cow who helped her, for there is no one else who would." Her hatred for Fairywhite grew a hundred-fold and she decided to make the Old Man have the cow killed.


The very next day she went to the Old Man to demand that he kill Fairywhite. She said to him: "Listen, why do we keep that old cow when she does not breed and her milk is all but gone. She eats our food but gives us almost nothing in return. She even kicks and butts whenever someone comes near her."
But the Old Man was in no hurry to kill the cow for it was all that his first wife had left him. When he said this to the Old Woman she rose up with a fury and left him saying that she would not return to share his bed or his table again until the old cow was dead. When the girl heard of her stepmother's plans for Fairywhite, she ran to the barn to warn her dear friend. She wept bitterly at the prospect of losing the loving cow but Fairywhite reassured her once again. She said to the miserable girl: "Don't cry my dear child. Don't worry. They can not truly harm me for I am too strong for them. If they do kill me, you must gather my bones, hoofs, and horns and cover them with dung at night when no one can see you. Whenever you need something, come to the place where you have buried my bones and tell me about it, for my right horn is magical."
The girl was only a little reassured but promised to do as Fairywhite instructed her should the stepmother succeed in having the cow killed. And succeed she did for the Old Man was weak and he gave in to the stepmother's constant nagging. He went to the barn and killed Fairywhite and the girl did as the cow had told her. Now the awful stepmother reveled in her success in destroying the girl's only ally.
On the Sunday following Fairywhite's death, the stepmother devised another cruel torment for her hated stepchild. The Old Woman had noticed that the handsome young men in the town thronged about her lovely stepdaughter while they ignored her homely daughter completely. She knew that the girl was likely to marry before she could get a husband for her own child. So, before they started off for town that Sunday, the stepmother poured ashes on the Old Man's Daughter's head and smeared her pretty face with soot. She warned the girl not to wash it off because if she did she would get the worst beating of her sad life.
After the Old Woman and her ugly daughter left for town, the girl ran to tell Fairywhite's bones about this latest undeserved cruelty. She wept and asked the bones: "How long am I to live this way?" Then she heard a familiar voice saying: "Don't weep little one! Just pull the right horn and ask for beautiful clothes and jewelry and put them on. Then go to the village and join in the dance."
The girl did as she was told and found herself magically dressed in the most beautiful finery ever to be seen. She was as bright as sunbeams and looked like a princess. The girl was overjoyed and quickly ran to the dance. She danced as lightly and beautifully as a little butterfly and all of the young men present lost their hearts to the vision of beauty and sweetness that she presented. Everyone wondered aloud: "Who is this girl? Does anyone know her?" But no one recognized this happy creature as the Old Man's Daughter.
In those days, the sons and daughters of kings would often appear and take part in town dances and on this occassion the King's son was among those assembled who stood marvelling at the girl. As soon as he saw her he determined to meet her and joined in the dance next to her. He questioned the girl as they whirled around and around together but she never said a word in response. She was pleased with the handsome and distinguished young man's attentions but feared what would happen if anyone discovered her identity. She danced three times with the prince and then vanished mysteriously from the dance.
The girl dashed home and removed her sumptuous clothes and returned them to Fairywhite's horn. As she did this she found herself once again dressed in rags and covered in soot. She went into the kitchen and sat at the hearth and that is where the Old Woman and her daughter found her when they returned from the dance.
Her stepsister was all aflutter when she arrived home and was quick to tell the girl all about the dance. She told her of the mysterious arrival and disappearance of a beautiful girl dressed in exquisite clothes. Hoping to make the abused girl feel envious, the stepsister said to her: "But as you haven't seen her, you can't imagine how lovely she was". The girl responded to her by saying: "But, if I had beautiful clothes, I could have gone to the dance and seen her for myself!" This quite incensed the ugly girl's jealousy and she responded hotly: "It is not for a creature like you to see such wonderful sights!" The Old Woman, who had been listening to the conversation joined in and said to the girl with contempt: "Your place is by the hearth, filthy with ashes. Dancing! Indeed! Do not ever be so insolant again or I shall beat you 'til you are black and blue!"
Despite the harsh rebuke, the girl was still singing inside. She could not remember another evening that was so joyous and gay. As the girl sat by the hearth reminiscing about the dance, her stepsister's words finally sank into her head and she realized that the young man whose company she had so enjoyed was the Prince! The girl sat in astonishment as she realized that she had danced thrice with a prince and not even realized it. She set about her chores with a greater peace of mind and held her happy memories of that night close to her heart.
Only a few days later, it was announced throughout the Kingdom that the King's son was giving a big dance at the palace. All the eligible girls in the kingdom were invited to attend the lavish affair. The prince was orchestrating the entire ball in the hopes of discovering the secret identity of the mysterious beauty he had met and danced with at the town dance.
The old man's daughter was told of the ball by her ugly stepsister. Despite the fact that she was as homely a girl as had ever walked the earth, the stepsister believed herself to be beautiful. The ball was to take place on a Sunday and as soon as the stepmother and stepsister had left the house, the girl ran to the horn and asked for clothes as beautiful as the stars in the sky. She also asked for a horse and a groom.The horn gave her what she asked for and the girl found herself arrayed in clothes even more lovely than those she had worn to the town dance the Sunday before.
She started immediately for the Palace. As soon as she arrived the Prince dashed to greet her and began to ask her questions to learn her identity. But she told him sorrowfully that she could only stay a short time. The Prince's heart seized in his chest when she said this and he declared his love for her on the spot in hopes that she would not leave him again. The girl was amazed by this but told him that she loved no one, but then she danced with no one except him. When she was ready to leave, he asked for her ring and she gave it to him.
The next Sunday the Prince again invited all of the eligible girls to a lavish ball for he knew that he could no longer live without the girl. She came dressed in an exquisitely beautiful gown with twin stars on her shoulders but again vanished at the end of the dance. The prince was distraught and knew not what to think of this strange girl who had so won his heart. Being a man of action, the Prince quickly formulated a plan to finally discover the identity of his beloved. He planned to hold one more ball on the following Sunday and intended to steal one of the girl's shoes from her.
The girl appeared at the next ball just as the Prince knew she would. After they had danced together and the girl was preparing to disappear into the night once again, the prince followed her and pulled her shoe off as she leaped onto her horse. The girl rode away into the darkness with only one shoe. The very next day the prince put the second part of his plan into action. Taking the shoe and the ring, the Prince went to his father and told him that he was leaving to look for the girl he loved and would not return until he found her.
The Prince set out and went from town to town until he came to the town where the Old Man lived. He knocked at one door after another until he came to the house where the Old Man lived with his family. The shoe fit the girl to perfection but the girl was a little ashamed because she was still grimy with the soot and ashes that her stepmother forced her to wear to conceal her beauty. The Prince looked upon her with the eyes of true love and asked her if she was the beautiful girl that he had danced with so many times. The girl shyly admitted that she was indeed the same girl. At this, the stepmother scolded the girl and called her a liar. The girl replied: "Let your highness wait but a minute and I will prove that I am the same girl."
She ran to Fairywhite's bones and asked to be dressed exactly as she was when she and her Prince first met and danced. Immediately she was clean and dressed in the same exquisite clothes. She then returned to her father's house to present herself before the Prince and her family. The Prince was overjoyed to see for certain the he had at last found his beloved. But the girl ran back to the bones twice more and presented herself in turn in all of her other dresses. The Prince lifted the girl into his carriage and bore her off to the Palace where they were married with a sumptuous marriage feast that lasted seven days and seven nights. The awful stepmother's heart burst with envy and her daughter remained a lonely spinster since no man wished to marry such a sour and unkind girl. The girl forgave her father's weakness and bade him to live with her and her Prince in the Palace which he did until the end of his days.

I hope you liked the story .

See you next sunday evening for a new fairy tale :)

Toamna de basm- Fairytale autumn

Am gasit la Jo Ann un material foarte frumos colorat in degrade, in culorile toamnei si "stropit" - ca nu gasesc alt termen- cu auriu sub forma de linii subtiri ca niste meandre...si pentru ca arata tare bine m-am decis sa nu-l tai si sa-l combin cu altceva ci sa fac din el un trapunto.
Si fiindca are culorile toamnei nici nu putea sa fie folosit decat la o lucrare cu frunze moarte..zis si facut..si cam asa arata

I found at Jo Ann store a very beautifully colored fabric in the colours of autumn and "sprinkled " with gold in the form of thiny lines like meanders ... and becouse it look so beautiful I decided do not cut and combin it with another fabrics and make out of it a trapunto.
And because it has colors of autumn it couldn`t be used but for a dead leaves quilt.. .. said and done, and looks like this



Nu stiu ce folosinta sa-i dau pentru ca mi se pare destul de delicat...cred ca cel mai potrivit ar fi pe un perete poate sau pe o masa, ca decor...pana una alta nu mai am unde-l pune :))
Asa ca va sta frumos in dulap asteptand sa fie dat cadou.

I do not know what use I could find for it becouse it seems to me quite delicately ... I think the best place for it would be on a wall or maybe on a table, ... until then I can`t find a place to hang it :))
So it will be nicely waiting in cupboard waiting to be given gifted away.

Patchwork - quilt , quilt si iar...quilt

Am terminat acum o luna un quilt care l-am inceput anul trecut si l-am abandonat pentru ca eram insarcinata si nu prea mai aveam chef..stiti voi :)
A month ago I had completed a quilt which I started last year and had to drope it becouse I was pregnant and I wasn't really in the mood for it... you know ..:)

Are un colorit vesel si se pare ca ..tot karina o sa se bucure de el :)) si mie imi place dar e mic..
It has a happy colouring .. it seems that karina will be the one to enjoy it:)) I like it too but it is too small for me :)) ..



Si in urma cu 5 luni, inainte sa nasc , am lucrat si terminat acest mic quilt care deja e in alta parte si sper sa se bucure de el proprietarul.
L-am lucrat in culorile lavandei si am folosit un bloc din noua patrate pe care l-am taiat in patru si apoi l-am reunit in alta forma decat in cea initiala..cusute bineinteles. Am creat astfel cateva blocuri si am construit quiltul.
Five months ago, I worked on and finished this small quilt that already is elsewhere and I hope that the owner enjoys it.
I worked in the lavender colours and I used a block of nine squares which I cut in four and then I stitched them in another form other than the initial one .. . I have created few blocks like this one and I build the quilt.



Si tot de curand..adica de cateva luni..am terminat si quiltul asta inverzit
And just recently .. meaning several months .. I finished this green quilt



Toate astea pentru ca am fost in criza de inspiratie si timp berechet :)..acum trebuie sa ma rog de maria sa Karina sa ma lase sa lucrez din cand in cand :))
All this because I was short of inspiration and I had planty of time :) .. for now I must ask my daughter Karina to let me work from time to time:))