Today I received this lovely fabric page for my French themed fabricbook from Barbara in Germany. What a great idea Barbara to make the French (and Dutch!)coloured flag like this. Must say that
I envy you for your sewing machine that makes that wonderful stitches. Thanks so much Barbara!

Today I received this wonderful Christmas fabric postcard from Faye in Australia from a swap

at Fibre-Fever.

Thank you so much Faye, it's lovely and a Merry Christmas to you too!

I am a really bad blogger these days, but the flu was back for the third time last week. Had the second shot against H1N1 yesterday, so I hope it is over now.

Due to my illness my teacher was so sweet to put the finishing touch on my first oilpainting so it could be displayed on a big Art exhibition "Kunst in de markt" in the Eusebiuschurch in Arnhem last weekend. It is an impression of the slow march of the British Massed Pipes and Drums Band on "the Bridge too far" in Arnhem during the 65th Airborne commemoration last September.

Also I'd like to show you a picture of a fabric Christmascard I made for a swap, it is on it's way to Doreen in Australia.

This is the fabric page I made in November for Lise in Denmark.

It is my first try on fabric paper that worked. Before this one I tried to make a little quilt like this, had my collage ready and dry and when I started to sew the binding on, a lot of paper
started falling off...........
I just don't seem to manage to keep my blog updated regularly. Life is so busy these days.
In my spare time I am working on a painting for an exhibition, have to finish it before the 26th and it is my first in oil paint, so I also need some days to let it dry!
Also I have organised my mothers 80th birthdayparty, which was yesterday and luckely a big success!

Today I want to show you another painting I just finished. It is still difficult for me to decide what I like more, to paint in a realistic style or go for the more loose and faster style...In fact I like to do both!
This is only a small painting, 40 x 40 cm.

Today I want to show you the October fabric page, themed "Together", I made for Marja in the Netherlands. It shows a picture of me and my grandmother Wilhelmina, made in 1958 (I am named after my grandmother). My mother sewed the winter coat and knitted the knee stockings I am wearing.

Here you can see what I have been so busy with the last weeks. It is a big painting (you can click on the picture to enlarge it)after a picture I made in Biloxi at the Gulf of Mexico.I made it for the 24th birthday of our son Wesley. He saw the painting when I just started it and was so enthusiastic about it that I decided to finish it for his birthday last week.

And this is the august fabric page I made for Helina in Finland. Her theme is "a walk in the woods". I printed a picture of a tree to muslin, then surrounded it with green patches and embroideries of leafs.

This fabric page I made in September for Janny in Holland, she choose a "Vintage" theme.

The page with this lovely Parisien lady I received yesterday. Doreen from Australia made it for me and it is a wonderful addition to my fabric pages with the "thinking of France"theme.

I am now working on a fabric page for Marja in Holland, her theme is "together". I'll show you a picture when it is finished.