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One year...

2011-12-22T17:31:00.002+01:00

If you are willing to take a minute, please check my other blog. Today is a very special day!

Little houses!

2011-11-22T14:37:00.000+01:00

I made some houses, for Christmas.

Made with scraps only (the linen is not exactly scraps, but stash fabric for more than 10 years). These were a lot of fun! I think I will make more:-)

Great for Christmas presents:-)

The last of my swaps.

2011-11-20T18:51:00.000+01:00

As I told you yesterday, I have a couple of more things to show you.

First, the "Pretty Little Pouch Swap", which I sent to Megan in Los Angeles.

She got the package, and I think she liked it.

I made this pouch from the Curvy Clutch pattern from Keyka lou.

I really loved sewing this clutch, I had fun choosing fabrics, quilting the linen and playing with different types of wrist bands. I ended up using a chain.

The last swap I was in, was the "Goodie Bag Swap", where we sew bags for a secret partner and send it filled with some scraps and if we want to, some other extras as well.

I had a lot of difficulties with this swap, I made three bags before I was happy with the result.

Again, I used a Keyka Lou pattern, this time it was the "Lots of Pockets Tote" pattern.

I love the result, but my partner didn't receive her package yet, so I can't tell you where I sent it. But here it is:

I have decided that this was my last swap in 2011, I need to focus on Christmas presents and other things. I'll get back to swapping next year!

Been busy!

2011-11-19T13:35:00.000+01:00

I'm so sorry I have been away from my blog for far too long... I have been busy with life and some sewing!

There has been some swaps that I will show you, and some Christmas presents that are in the making.

First of all, my mug rug from the "Mug Rug Swap adventure 3"!

This one came from Sweden, from Karin.

She made me a beautiful Christmas mug rug, and sent some very nice extras along with it.

Thank you so much!

Then there is the "Scrappy Swap", and I got the most thoughtful gift ever from Marian!

She made a frame from fabric scraps in my favorite color and framed a lovely poem she found on my other blog. I can't tell you how much this poem means to me, and how well it describes the feelings and emotions about loosing a baby...

She also sent wonderful scraps and a delicious chocolate... Chocolate didn't make it into the picture, I'm afraid.

I have been sending some swaps too, the "Scrappy Swap" to Leila.

She is expecting her first baby, so I made a little hat to send along with the scrappy pouch and fabric scraps.

I have a couple of other things to show you too, but I think I'll save it for another post.

Have a good weekend!

Hugs <3

Mug Rug Swap adventure 3.

2011-10-16T14:43:00.000+02:00

I joined this swap for the second time, and this round there was a holiday themed swap. The twist was that our swap partners could choose their holiday!

My partner had chosen Thanksgiving as her holiday, so that gave me a challenge. We don't celebrate Thanksgiving in Norway, but I did my best and came up with this!

Maybe it's not exactly Thanksgiving, but at least it's autumn themed, and as my swap partner said that she likes rich, warm autumn colors, I think this will be ok.

I added some cute little details, buttons, crochet leaves and rick rack. I'm happy with the mug rug, and I hope the recipient will be too. It was sent on a long journey yesterday!

Have a nice sunday!

Swaps... Again!

2011-10-15T16:46:00.000+02:00

First, I would like to take the opportunity to tell my readers that today is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day. This is a cause that needs more attention.

I will light candles this evening, and I hope you will too.

Now, to something completely different!

I had a great mail day yesterday:-)

My Pretty Little Pouch arrived!

It came all the way from Florida, USA, and it is the most gorgeous project pouch.

I love the details, stitchery, YoYo's, the zipper pull... Beautiful!

The green text fabric is great.

There were extras in the pouch too.

Beautiful, hand dyed yarn from Chile, and a crochet pattern.

This yarn is gorgeous, soft, and it has a great color.

And another pretty little pouch!

Lovely green fabric, and with pockets inside.

I love all of my presents, thank you from the bottom of my heart to Jeannie in Florida!

She is such a great swap partner.

F-R-I-E-N-D-S swap.

2011-09-27T11:12:00.000+02:00

I had lots of fun making and shopping the items for this swap! It is going all the way to Sue in Australia. I really hope she will like her swap!

These are sneak peeks, I don't want to ruin all of the surprise.

Sue likes rich autumn colors.

Something for sewing.

Something to wear.

Something to write ideas in.

Something for sewing and something for personal use.

I put a couple of surprises in the package as well, a last minute gift...

Hope you like this, Sue! I had a great time with this.

Doll Quilt Swap 11 recieved!

2011-09-10T23:52:00.000+02:00

I got my quilt a few days ago, all the way from Asheville, North Carolina, USA.

Thank you so much, Amy!

She made me a very nice little quilt, with some of my favorite colors.

I love it!

Amy also included a charmpack of "terrain" fabrics by Kate Spain.

I will have to figure out what to sew from it, because the fabrics are just lovely!

Love the backing of the quilt as well, cute fabric with cherries on it:-)

2011 F-R-I-E-N-D-S swap

2011-08-23T10:56:00.000+02:00

I signed up for this swap, and I'm very excited to find out who my partner is!

Swapping is so much fun:-)

Doll Quilt Swap 11.

2011-08-17T02:06:00.000+02:00

This was the most exciting swap for me ever, and I was VERY nervous when I signed up! There are sooo many talented ladies in this swap, could I make something that would be good enough for it?

All I can say is that I tried my very best, and that I hope my partner likes it!

This tiny little quilt was a real pain in my b*** to sew, I have never used the seam ripper more. But I love the way it turned out.

It measures 13.5" square, so you can imagine how tiny the half square triangles are.

There are 9 "Lady Of The Lake" blocks, all made from scraps.

I know the points in the HST's are not perfect, but it's so small that this was the best I could do. After all, this is my very first mini quilt. Ever!

I had a hard time deciding how to quilt it, but I landed on some random lines and in the ditch around the borders. I hope my partner likes it:-)

The back of the quilt.

I thought this fabric was perfect for the backing, and the binding just HAD to be red.

I sent it today, to someone far away from here;-)

Swapping -Again!

2011-08-15T20:12:00.000+02:00

I got my Pretty little pouch from the swap at Flickr!

I'm so happy about it, my partner have been reading my likes very well. She made me the most gorgeous pouch, and lots of extras, too!

Here is one side of the pouch, lovely patchwork with fabrics and colors I adore!

Combined with linen, which is great.

She even embroidered a little heart in one of the linen squares, perfect...

The other side, these circles are perfect:-)

A nice touch with the hand embroidered details.

And the extras, take a look!

A beautiful pincushion, a coin pouch, zipper, buttons, fabric scraps, rick rack, ribbon and snap buttons. I love it all so much!

This is a photo of the lovely pincushion, Its gorgeous. Way too pretty for putting pins in. I will have it on display in my sewing room.

Thank you so much, Emily!

Comments.

2011-08-15T10:04:00.000+02:00

Just a note to say that I have been changing the settings in my blogs!

Some of my readers have been sending emails saying that they could not leave comments.

I hope it's ok now!

I have a new blog.

2011-08-12T22:43:00.000+02:00

I just started another blog, a very personal and serious one.

It will be mostly about life and the loss of our son, Henning.

If you want to take a look, you can go here.

Thank you!

Some more swapping!

2011-08-11T05:31:00.003+02:00

I was so lucky to have a partner that sent my "Make Mine Modern" swap very early!

Well, I'm not that fast, I'm afraid, but I am now finished with the swap, and it's going in the mail today!

I made a project pouch, wich my partner wished for. I hope she likes this, I know it's made in colors she loves.

This is the back of the pouch,with a pocket and a cute frog button.

Here is the front, I made a wonky log cabin block and added some hand stitching details.

The pouch has two interior pockets as well.

I also made this mini quilt, and I hope she likes it.

It was great fun to sew the tumblers and to add the little quote...

And as you may have noticed, I really love buttons! So the flower had to be there:-)

Here are the whole package, minus the mini quilt.

I hope my swap partner will enjoy it.

(There are a couple of surprises that didn't make it into the photo)

I have a lot to share!

2011-08-10T20:37:00.003+02:00

First of all, I would like to say thank you to Elizabeth from Texas for my "Make Mine Modern" swap! I participated in this swap on Flickr, and she was my secret partner.

I am so lucky, she made me a lot of beautiful things and gave me lovely fabrics, and some extras, too.

She made a sewing machine mat, two adorable pincushions, a fabric basket with lovely details, and a crochet project pouch, complete with adorable scissors and crochet hooks. Everything in my favorite fabrics and colours.

The fabrics she got me are fabulous, four fat quarters and a charm pack.

Look at this, it's all so beautiful:-)

It has been a bit too long between my blogposts lately, It's summer and a lot to do:-)

We were on a holiday last week, in Trysil. We rented a cabin through my job's union, and had a great time!

The first photo is NOT the cabin we rented, but you see, I just had to take a photo of it. These cabins are not the usual standard, but there are a lot of high standard cabins in the area. I think it's a shame to even call them "cabins", because they are so big and luxurious.

Bamse sneaked in to the photo, he loved it there.

This is "our" cabin, we had a lovely time there, and I'm sure we'll rent it again next year.

I have some more to share too, but I'll leave that for another post.

Big hugs to you!

Mitt Lille Land... My little country...

2011-07-28T20:15:00.003+02:00

"Mitt lille land", performed by Maria Mena.

Written by Ole Paus.

Lyrics are in Norwegian.

Let the pictures tell the story...

I love this song!

No words...

2011-07-24T10:56:00.002+02:00

I have no words to describe the horrible act of terror that was made this friday in Oslo and in Utoya...

My thoughts goes to the people affected by this, parents, friends and family.

I light candles for the victims.

Time for some swapping!

2011-07-18T13:08:00.003+02:00

I joined several swap's over at Flickr, and this is the first one finished.

In the "Pretty Little Pouch swap 2" I got a wonderful partner, and I think she will like this. It's a small pouch (5"x 8"), and I loved making it!

This is the back of the pouch. Sorry about the ugly piece of paper on it, but there's a name behind it. I don't want to spoil the surprise, just in case she happens to read my blog.

This is the front.

I made half of a Dresden plate from scraps and sewed it on a very rough piece of linen (from IKEA).

The pattern I used is the Keyka Lou Inset Zip Pouch, but I gave it my own twist.

The zipper came from my grandmothers stash, I'm so happy I can use the things from her. I added a colorful piece of ribbon to the zipper pull.

I hope my partner will like this as much as I do! It's been a very fun pouch to sew, and I enjoyed using linen.

Now I'm off to find some goodies to put in the pouch! I think I have a couple of things in mind:-)

The best birthday present ever.

2011-06-20T12:03:00.003+02:00

Hmmm, Blogger doesen't want to place my photos in the order I want them...

Well, anyway, I participated in a swap on Flickr, the Mug Rug Swap Adventure 2, and this is what I recieved. Isn't this mug rug beautiful? Thank you so much, Wendy!

She even included some teabags. I love tea, so that was great.

And now, for my birthday present... I love it! I have been wanting a new sewingmachine for years, but the type of machine I wanted was way too expencive. I have been drooling over this Janome since it came on the market, but couldn't afford it.

Well, I had my birthday recently, and my whole family gathered together and gave me money so I could buy it. I love them sooooo so much! And I guess they know me so well, they understood that this was the best gift I could ever get.

Thank you to every single one of you, you are the best:-)

The first item I made on the new machine it this mug rug...

I can't show you anything but a sneak peek, because this is my item for the Mug Rug Swap Adventure 2, and I don't want to spoil the secret for my partner, in case she reads my blog. I'll show you later.

I went out of the box with this, and I'm very happy with the result. Combining my two favorite hobbies, quilting and crochet, was so much fun!

Only scraps were used, pretty happy with that, too.

I hope everyone is having a great week!

Hugs:-)

Small things...

2011-06-04T21:12:00.002+02:00

I made four small drawstring bags last week, I love these colours.

I have not been on the "red & aqua" wave, but I do love those colours together.

These bags are for sale in my shop(see sidebar)

I hope you are having a great weekend!

Giveaway at Bentes Quiltehage.

2011-05-24T11:27:00.002+02:00

Leave a comment at her post and get a chance to win a lovely prize:-)

Drawstring.

2011-05-22T13:19:00.004+02:00

I made a small drawstring bag the other day, I think it got kind of cute. A little "hippie"... And it shouts summer!

I love rick rack, crochet details, buttons and drawstring bags, so this is totally "me".

Another swap!

2011-05-22T13:04:00.003+02:00

I have joined a swap I found at flickr, the Mug Rug Swap Adventure 2. Partners were assigned Friday, so I have an idea about what fabrics etc I will use.

This will be fun!

I got mail!

2011-05-21T19:09:00.004+02:00

I have been in a swap for a zippy purse, and today I got some lovely mail!

Francisca from The Netherlands was my swap partner, and she spoiled me:-)

This is what I got, a lovely zippered pouch, a mini zippered coin pouch and a key holder.

Thank you so so much! I love everything you sent me.

The key holder:

And the cute coin pouch:

Here is a detail of the zippered purse, she put my initial on it.

I love the fabrics Francisca used, it is so my colors and style.

I know Francisca got the zippy purse from me as well, but I forgot to take photos of it... And she does not blog, so unfortunatly I can't show you what I made. But it sounded like she liked it!

Giveaway at Lis'

2011-05-15T20:16:00.004+02:00

Lis is having a giveaway for this beautiful tablecloth on her blog. She makes a lot of beautiful things, so you should run over there at once:-)

(Blog is in norwegian)

Giveaway over at Britt's hobbygleder.

2011-05-10T18:31:00.002+02:00

Britt is celebrating 100 000 visitors in her blog, and is having a giveaway.

You could win this lovely pouch!

Hurry over to her blog, Britts hobbygleder.

Look! What is that? Could it be... UFO's???

2011-05-05T21:21:00.004+02:00

I have been digging in my BIG box of UFO's...

These two have been in there for far too long, and it's time to get them finished!

I sewed the blocks together yesterday and today on both...

The first one is for a little girl in my DH closest family, and she loves pink.

I don't know if I should add a border or leave it as it is, I like borders a lot, but it might get a little too big for her bed. What do you think?

Here is a close up of the blocks, a mix of really old fabric from my stash and some that are not so old... I love to mix it up a little with the fabrics, and don't care to much about following specific fabric lines.

Now I need to find backing for this, the girl's mother asked for fleece...

This is the other UFO that I found, a big pile of crumbs:-)

The solid red came from my grandmothers stash, so glad I could use it in my quilt, it makes it extra special.

I had the green fabric for years, but it was never used, because I was thinking of my crumbs and that it would be perfect for them. And it worked out really good!

(The colors are a little light in the pictures, the green is much deeper)

I will add a wide outer border on this, but I don't have fabric that matches the quilt, so I think I need to go shopping:-)

Suggestions for color would be appreciated:-)

Lot's and lot's of work on these blocks, even the tinyest scraps have been used.

I think I'll keep this quilt, just for me:-)

Basement treasures.

2011-04-17T22:41:00.002+02:00

I went treasure hunting the other day, in my mothers basement.

I found some old sheets and other bedding from the 70's that she didn't use anymore.

Perfect for my sewing addiction!

When I was home again, I made this.

A cute little bag made from a pillowcase.

It is well washed and you can see that the fabric has been used a lot, but I like it anyway.

This is a Keyka Lou pattern, I shortened it a little and left out the handles.

Vintage mother of pearl button for closure.

Good night everyone!

Using my stash...

2011-04-10T17:46:00.002+02:00

I'm trying to use some of my stashed fabrics, but that is easier said than done...

It is so much of it!

Anyway, I made this bag from stash fabric, I think it's a very cool color combination.

When my DH saw it he said: "Oh, hunting colors!"

I didn't even think about that until he said it, but I think it was in my mind somewhere when I picked the fabrics. Green and orange is the colors of his hunting jacket:-)

This is another Keyka Lou pattern, I'm so happy I found her shop...

The patterns are so easy and accurate that it's a dream to sew from them.

Even zippers are easy:-)

Some opinions needed.

2011-04-08T13:15:00.002+02:00

I made a little monster!

And now I need your opinion on this...

Do you think it would be something you would concider buying? I'm asking because I am thinking of making monsters for my shop:-)

I'm going to add a keychain to it.

Here he/she is, up in a tree looking over the garden.

What do you think, is it a boy or a girl?

Have a nice weekend, everyone!

2011-03-31T09:56:00.002+02:00

I joined another swap yesterday!

This sounds like a lot of fun... If you are interested, you can find the swap over at cookies and cream craft:-)

Click on the link here, or the picture in my sidebar. Sign up's are open until the 12'th of April.

Ooops!

2011-03-30T19:33:00.003+02:00

It's been too long since my last post, but I have been busy making things for my shop.

This baby blanket is crocheted in merino wool, really soft and warm.

My new favorite color is...

2011-03-15T18:08:00.002+01:00

Purple!

It's funny how my taste in color has changed over the years, I did not like purple very much before. But now I really love it:-)

Yesterday was very productive, I made this cute little set with a wristlet and a card wallet.

Patterns are by Keyka Lou.

I have been buying some vintage jewellry from thriftstores, and this needle was perfect on the wristlet.

Purple and gray.

2011-03-14T12:27:00.002+01:00

I made another hat yesterday, this is soooo soft and warm, made from 100% alpaca wool.

The weather is really nice here today, so I decided to take photos outside.

It's still lots and lots of snow on the ground, but it's getting warmer now, so I hope spring is right around the corner.

Still crocheting and loving it!

2011-03-13T12:23:00.003+01:00

This was finished yesterday, a baby sized afghan in a wool/acrylic blend. Very warm, nice and soft. The perfect size in a stroller.

The colors are white, black, brown/beige and gray/green.

All folded up...

Some things for my shop.

2011-03-10T17:44:00.003+01:00

A cute set for a baby girl, size 3-6 months.

I had this pattern for years, and the yarn too, so it was about time I used it. This has been posted in my shop.

I love the heart buttons:-)

Oh, the pouches from my last post are in the shop too:-)

Trying out new patterns:-)

2011-03-09T18:49:00.004+01:00

I discovered a wonderful designer the other day, her name is Keyka Lou, and she designes the most wonderful pouches and bags etc.

She also has a blog.

I tried out some cute little pouches, these are so easy and fast to make. And a lot of fun!

I get to use some pretty buttons on them too, and that's never bad:-)

I have been crocheting too, but that will be in another post:-)

Have a nice evening!

Yesterday's sewing

2011-02-27T10:17:00.004+01:00

...Didn't get as productive as I had hoped it to be... It's so good to sit in the sofa, talking with my hubby and watching TV while I crochét :-D

I did get a little done anyway...

I made these two baby bib's, wich I think came out really cute. I found the pattern somewhere on the internet, but forgot where it was.

Cute little hearts...

I finished up this headband too, made the flower and sewed on the button. I'm not sure about the color on the button, but I didn't have the right pink so it will do.

Another finish, I hope the girl that will have the hat and the headband will like them:-)

Have a great sunday!

I'm home alone today, so I hope I can sew a little bit...

Sneak peek and some more hats...

2011-02-26T11:32:00.003+01:00

I have made a little something, can't show you yet but here's a sneak peek!

Looooove red and white with a little pink thrown in...

Other than that I have been crochéting hats and headbands, it's so fun and fast!

I love the variegated yarn.

I hope you are all having a great weekend! My plan is to sew and sew some more:-)

Crazy for crochet.

2011-02-16T14:36:00.004+01:00

I started crocheting some hats the other day, and they are so quick to finish that it's hard to stop making them! Thick yarn and needle #8 makes this a project that finishes in about 2 hours.

Very easy pattern...

I also made a headband from the same yarn, and made a flower with buttons for it. It got really cute! And you know me, I love buttons:-)

Oh, I forgot, pattern for hat and headband found on Drops design.

(I'm linking to the Nordic site)

A Chrismas present!?!

2011-02-13T13:17:00.002+01:00

I made this lap quilt, and found out that this is the perfect gift for my mother for Christmas. Not bad to have a present done in February!

I have been collecting floral fabrics for years, but I rarely use any of them... But when I found this pattern in a Norwegian book, i wanted to make it.

I used the Tri/Recs ruler for this, it was very easy to sew it together. The binding was not so easy, it was hard to get the corners look pretty.

Very simple quilting, straight lines on both sides of every seam. I used variegated thread in shades of beige and brown.

Lots of snow here...

The only thing I don't like, it that the drawer I keep the floral fabric in, is still overflowing... So I'm thinking another quilt would be nice.

Have a great Sunday!

Other fun stuff to do besides sewing!

2011-02-12T23:12:00.002+01:00

I have been playing with yarn today...

I made this little pouch, and I really think it turned out well!

I used to do a lot of crochet a few years ago, but I got bored with it.

This was fun to make, and it went really quick.

I also played with my beloved vintage buttons... Too much? Personally, i like it.

A very special quilt.

2011-02-10T18:09:00.003+01:00

I started sewing this baby quilt when I found out that I was expecting a baby, but before we knew if it was a boy or a girl. I decided it would be a "green and yellow" baby, because I love the color combination.

I did not sew much during my pregnacy, because I did not feel like it, but I finsihed the quilt a couple of weeks ago. It was hard, but good to finish it.

I guess it will never be used, but the quilt is very special to me.

I used lots of old fabrics from my stash for this, many of them are 10-15 years old. I love the fabric and the colors.

I made a mug rug yesterday, have been looking around in flickr and found lots of inspiration there. This is made from tiny scraps, and are raw edge applique. I think it will look better after it has been washed a couple of times.

Made some pillows...

2011-02-08T20:55:00.003+01:00

Pillows for my mom, wonky stars made from scraps. They were really fun and easy!

Stipple quilting in the white fabric.

2011-02-06T23:07:00.003+01:00

For those of you that have not seen this, it's hilarious! Norwegian comedian Truls Svendsen doing a Beyoncé parody...

Winter meets spring.

2011-02-06T13:39:00.003+01:00

First of all, let me say thank you to all of you after I posted about Henning... It warms my heart to think of all your prayers and thoughts.

I have been sewing a lot for the last few weeks, it helps me get my mind on to something else, and I really need that.

This is a French press warmer, with matching mini quilt for a bread basket. I gave this to my aunt for her birthday.

Next, here is my spring table runner! I went out in the snow to take some pictures, lighting is great outside today.

The runner was made from scraps after a lap quilt that I have been sewing (not finished yet), and I embellished it with a fabric/button flower.

I practiced freemotion quilting on this, it's been a while since the last time I did that.

It got kind of cute and very romantic!

Here is a detail of the flower.

And at last, I WON!!!

Jamie at Modified Mix had a giveaway a while ago, and I won this cham pack of Make Life from Moda. I love it! The fabrics are so beautiful and fun. She also included some hand cream, wich I tried and it is great. I use a lot of hand cream in the winter, so that was really a great addition to the charm pack. Thank you so much Jamie! Big hugs to you:-)

So, now it's back to the sewing room for some more finishing of different projects. I have a BIG box of UFO's that needs to be done. I started crocheting an afghan as well, but I need more yarn.

Happy Sunday to everyone!

Started sewing a little.

2011-01-24T14:21:00.003+01:00

I have found out that sewing works as therapy for me, so for the last week I have been sewing a lot. I have started on a lot of UFO's but they are not finished yet, so I can't show you...

But I can show you this!

My Kaffe Fasset quilt. I finished this in the beginning of december, as a very late birthday present for my aunt. I think she liked it:-)

I'm sorry about the lousy pictures, it was a snowstorm the day I took them.

I made a mug rug some days ago, and used fabric I tie dyed about 18 (!) years ago. It was about time i found a use for it! I think the fabric looks like a wonky snowflake, so I used snowflake fabric for the binding.

A hard post to write.

2011-01-12T14:45:00.003+01:00

I'm sure you all have noticed that for the last half year, I have not been posting anything.

The reason for that is mostly that I did not sew anything!

The other reason is that I was expecting a baby...

What was going to be a wonderful year has turned out to be our worst nightmare... On the 22. of December 2010, our precious little boy was born silently into this world. Two days before that, we found out that his heart had stopped in week 31 of my pregnadcy, for no obvious reason.

Please light a candle for our Henning.

Not much happening here!

2010-08-26T19:48:00.006+02:00

...At least not when it comes to sewing...

I just don't seem to have any motivation for sewing, allthough my head is filled with ideas for things to make. Maybe it's because my sewing room is a mess... Or that my stash has gone out of control, and I don't know where to start! Probably a combination of the two.

Oh, and I completely forgot to blog about my wonderful swap from Aunt Pitty Pat!

She made me a beautiful potholder with a Santa on it, I just looove Christmas.

She also sent some goodies with it, cookie cutters (I love them, it's hard to find cookie cutters with shapes like that in Norway), muffin baking cups and a notebook shaped like a cup cake.

I love the things you gave me, APP! Thank you so much.
I'm sorry it took me so long to blog about it.

I have also joined another swap that Aunt Pitty Pat is arranging, for a Halloween tote:-)

At the moment I am waiting for some fabric to arrive, as my stash of Halloween fabric is less than small. I will use fabric from my stash too, but I really want to use some special Halloween themed fabrics as well.

The tradition for celebrating Halloween here in Norway is very new, so we don't have a lot of stuff related to it. But it is coming more and more every year! I like the "spooky" part of it the most:-)

I just have to show you this picture of the men in my life:-)

Cute, don't you think? Bamse is a little too big to be a lap dog, but he tries:-)

To hot to handle pot holder swap.

2010-07-29T11:13:00.003+02:00

Today I got a very nice email from Aunt Pitty Pat, where she told me that she got the potholder and the extras I sent her.

I loved making the potholder and the washcloth, it has been a long time since I did any crochét.

Since Marcel is the host of the swap, I wanted to spoil her a little, so I sent along a piece of Tilda fabric and some matching ribbon. I love to participate in swaps, and I can imagine that organizing them are a lot of work. So she deserved a little extra!

The potholder was made from yarn scraps, and even some yarn that was handed down to me after my grandmother passed away. The pink yarn in the wascloth must be over 50 years old I think! It was good to find a use for it:-)

I'm so happy M liked her swap package, I'm always a little nervous when I send away something I made, hoping that it will be loved.

A wedding present and the summer tote swap!

2010-07-27T20:58:00.005+02:00

I just realized that I did not write a post about this gorgeous wedding present that we were given by the wonderful Jenny and her daughter Blossom in Australia. The small wallhanging is so beautiful, so I hung it in a special place in our living room. It is embellished with tiny beads, and the stitches are so even and perfect! I love this present, and my husband said that he likes it too:-) And he's not very into this kind of things;-)

This is the tote I came up with for the summer tote swap, I am really happy with it, so it's kind of hard to give it away;-) I hope the reciever will like it too! It was a long process to finish it, but I made it before the deadline. The tote will go in the mail tomorrow, on it's way to a new home.

I tucked in a couple of extras, two pieces of Tilda fabrics and matching ribbon...

Now I only have three more days at work until I get my summer vacation, It will be sooooo good to have three weeks off from work. We are going on a little trip to Denmark, but other than that, I think we will stay at home and relax. I think I'm going to sew a lot, I have plenty of projects in my mind that I want to do.

Sighhhhh...

2010-07-21T18:25:00.002+02:00

No internet connection at home at the moment... I'll get back to blogging as soon as the problem has been taken care of.

I'm still looking around in blogland when I have a brake at work though:-)

See you soon!

Summer Tote Swap recieved.

2010-07-06T21:25:00.006+02:00

Today I got wonderful mail from Australia!

A beautifully wrapped package...

With a nice homemade tag on it.

It was my tote from the "Summer Tote Swap"! I love this, it's soo my colors and style. The size is perfect too, not to big and not to small. I love the flower on it as well.

It has lots of pockets, one on each side and three on the inside.

And look! Extras...

A card to cross-stitch, and pins. And do you see the little box? It is filled with buttons! Oh how I love buttons:-)

Thank you soooo much Maria!

I love the bag you made for me, and the extras are sooo great. You obviously read my blog, to find out so much about what I like!

You should all go check out her blog, Life on the block.

Maria makes the most gorgeous things, she is so creative:-)

Thanks again!

Some more photos from the wedding:-)

2010-06-29T21:16:00.009+02:00

First, a photo of the beautiful church, Hoff Kirke in Lena, my home town:-)

The church is very old, built between 1150-1200.

Here we are, just after we got wed, inside the church. The beautiful altar is very old, dated 1664.

On the church steps:-)

Our ride for the day, too bad it was raining, so the top had to be up.
1969 Cadillac.

Beautiful wiew from the place we had the party, down to Mjøsa, the biggest lake in Norway.

The waltz:-)

And the last photo for today, my wedding boquet, wich I made my self.

I'll be back soon with some sewing related posts!

A new BOM from Jenny!

2010-06-24T11:35:00.002+02:00

Jenny of Elfantz Is giving all of us a new, free BOM, Daisy-Do, starting July 1st. Take a look at her blog to see the sneak peeks! It looks soooo lovely! I can't wait to see the first part:-)

So this is what's been keeping me occupied lately...

2010-06-16T18:12:00.008+02:00

We got married saturday! It was a lovely day, except from the weather, wich was very rainy. But I've heard that rain in the brides hair means luck, so it's a good thing:-)

Now, I'm not sure that I feel very comfortable about posting pictures of me, but I would really like to show you something from our big day anyway...

First one of hubby and me...

I made the dress my self, and the wedding bouquet...

Here is one of my maid of honour and me.

She is wearing her bunad, I think it's so pretty!

And one of hubby and his best man (weird photo, but we had so much fun!).

All four of us. We are joking a lot so we look really funny:-)

Here is one of hubbys brother and sister, and hubby and me. My brother was supposed to be on the picture too, but was nowhere to be found at the moment! Wonder if that has something to do with him not liking to be photographed...

We had such a great day, the party went soooo well, the food was great and everyone had a good time... I'll make another post with some more pictures soon, but I need to get copies from the photographer first. She is just the best:-)

Something old, something new...

2010-06-06T12:23:00.002+02:00

The bride needs to bring some things with her, right? Like tissues and a small camera...?

I made this clutch from the dress-fabric and lace I got from my grandmother. I think it was from one of her night-gowns, so its OLD... And the fabric is NEW, so I have those two things covered. Even the glass button is old, it came from the collection of my mothers uncle, who collected just about anything.

So, now I have to find something to borrow, and something blue....

Under a week left until the wedding!!!

I joined another swap!

2010-06-05T21:05:00.003+02:00

I'm going to make a bag for someone:-)

This will be exciting! I guess I'm getting addicted to swaps.

Project Pillow Swap recieved!

2010-06-04T18:51:00.006+02:00

I got this wonderful pillow in the mail two days ago, look at how beautiful it is! I love the colours and the floral fabric.
Thank you so much, Berit!

Berit sent along some goodies too, a pair of scissors and some flower seeds. It will be exciting to see how the flowers turn out.

And this is the pillow I have made for the swap. I'm sending it right after the weekend, to???

I really hope she'll like it:-)

Have a nice weekend!

Hugs:-)

I'm learning something new!

2010-06-03T15:55:00.007+02:00

...How to sew zippers.

I have been so afraid to sew zippers, but it helps with great tutorials and to read the manual of the sewing-machine...;-)

This little pouch is a free tutorial over at Noodlehead, and it is soooo great! I loved it at the moment I saw it, and knew that I had to make it right away. I made my own twist on it, by adding the ric rac and the buttons.

Here is a shoot of the inside of the pouch, with a divider pocket and room for two credit-cards/drivers licence etc.

The other pouch is from a tutorial over at Timotei, she makes such lovely little pouches and other stuff... Love her blog! And she has explained in an easy way how to sew zippers.

This bag is not perfect, the zipper got a little crooked, but I think I can do better with some practice. At least I gave it a try, and found out that it's not so scary after all!

The pouch is small, I am making two of them, and both are from one fat quarter.

Now I need to get back to my sewing machine! I have some finishes that has to be done by tomorrow.

See you later!

Cutie Pinwheel

2010-06-03T10:03:00.004+02:00

...Is having a giveaway, celebrating 200 followers!

Wonderful mail from "down under".

2010-06-02T17:38:00.003+02:00

A while ago I saw that Jenny In Australia was blogging about Tilda fabrics, and how hard they are to get in her part of the world. So I asked her if he would accept some fabrics as a gift from me! She suggested a swap, and this is the lovly fabrics she sent for me.

I really like the designs of Rosalie Quinlan, so the fabrics from her line, "Grandmother's Flower Garden" are perfect:-)

Jenny also sent me one of her beautiful epatterns, and I will make sure to make a project from it as soon as I can find the time.

And as if this was not enough, a couple of weeks later she sent me this wonderful embroidery floss! They are hand-dyed in Australia, and the colours are just wonderful:-)

Thank you so much Jenny!

I got some wonderful mail today too, I'll take some pictures and show you very soon:-)

Some updating!

2010-06-01T11:13:00.006+02:00

I have been so busy since I got back home, I am preparing our wedding wich is now only 11 days away. I can hardly wait! But pfheww it's a lot of work!

Here are some pictures from my trip to Tonsaasen...

This first one is the old sanatorium wich in the old days was used for rehabilitation of tuberculosis. It is now owned by Tonsaasen Rehabilitation, and used for housing some of the people that are working there. Big, scary building in my eyes;-)

This picture is from a place called "Meinset", a really beautiful cabin that we were walking too... It is a hard trip, lots and lots of uphill, but sooo worth it when you are on the top and can see the view!

...Some of the spectacular nature in Valdres:-)

The pictures does not do the nature justice, but it's a little peek of how beautiful this country is... I'm just a little sorry I was not there in the summertime, the snow limited us when it came to where to walk and so on.

I have been sewing a couple of small projects after I got back as well, and I had some nice mail coming in from far away... So I will have something to show you over the next days!

A small update!

2010-05-04T15:06:00.002+02:00

I have a lot to share and a lot of pictures to show you, but you know what? I forgot the cord to my camera at home! Silly me... So I guess it will be another week until you get to see what's going on in Tonsaasen.

But let me tell you... Spring has not arrived here yet!!! Lots of snow everywhere, cold nights and mostly sunny days:-)

I'll see you soon!

Hugs:-)

What's this?

2010-04-27T18:13:00.005+02:00

Just a little sneak peek on what is going on in my sewing room at the moment... Got to be done before the 12'th of june:-)

(Sewing clothes is not my strongest side, so wish me luck)

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I'm just about to take a trip, going to be away for two weeks...

I am quite a big sized girl, and I am trying to loose some of it. And I am so lucky to be accepted as a client in a program held in "Tonsaasen" (follow the link to see some pictures).

I will be there for two weeks, learning about food, nutrition and training. Surrounded by beautiful nature and mountains!

This is a program going over five years, and this is my second year going there. I learned so much there last year, so I'm looking forward to the stay, starting tomorrow.

Lucky for me, my sewing machine is going with me, so I will not be out of things to do when I'm not training or having classes:-)

I will share some pictures from my stay in Tonsaasen, so stay tuned:-)

More UFO's.

2010-04-21T20:41:00.004+02:00

I'm still digging in my UFO box, and yesterday I finished these two.

I had the squares made out of strips, so I sewed them together and put on a border. I thought it was a little boring, so I added the hearts with raw edge appliqué.

Here is a closeup of the quilting. I am practicing feather borders at the moment. It's so much fun, I am finally getting better at the freemotion quilting. My stitches are still a little uneven, but with a lot of practice I think it will be better.

These stitcheries is from a great BOM over at Gail Pan Designs, and they are free! I made these three, but then I decided to use another fabric for the background, and different threads. So the three stitcheries in this wallhanging ended up in the box. But now I finally finished them! I think it got cute with the bright green and red.

I still have a lot of UFO's to finish, but I need to start some new projects too:-) Next up is my pillow for my secret swap-partner! That will be a fun project:-)

Winter mini quilt swap!

2010-04-19T10:29:00.007+02:00

I made this for Betsy Lynn in North Carolina, USA!

I had news that she got it, so now I can show it to you!

Sorry about the bad photo...

A little early for this, but...

2010-04-16T18:55:00.003+02:00

..I took a dive in my UFO box, and this is one of the tings I finished yesterday! I had this stitchery done before Christmas, but it ended up in the box somehow.

I used ricrac together with the border, and I think it gave the wallhanging a nice effect. Solid red for the binding.

I freemotion quilted it, still practicing on that! But I am getting better...

At last, a photo from my garden, spring is finally here! I love it when the first flowers are blooming:-)

Have a nice weekend!

I'm in heaven!

2010-04-10T12:54:00.003+02:00

...Fabric heaven, that is...

I went a little "bananas" when these fabrics was on sale in my favorite online quilt-shop... At first, I ordered one bundle of fat-quarters, but I soon found out that I needed more! And ended up with four different fat-quarter bundles and some yardage.

Oh, all the things I can make with them! But I have to admire them a little more before I cut into them:-) And prewash, of course...

Pretty, huh? I guess I'm a fabriholic...

(Fabric line is Minny Muu from Lecien)

Project Pillow Swap.

2010-04-09T10:08:00.003+02:00

I joined a swap today, this will be exciting!

It's still time for you to join, if you go to Modified Mix to sign up.

A little surprise...

2010-04-08T15:09:00.002+02:00

...For someone...

Hope she likes it!

Winter Mini Quilt Swap.

2010-04-07T16:49:00.004+02:00

It seems things are taking a long time to get on my blog lately, but here it is...

I got this lovely quilt about two weeks ago, and I adore it! Love the snowflakes and the fabrics in it and the colors. And it is just the right size for a small tabletopper!

Thank you to you, Jennifer!

Now I'm waiting to hear from the reciever of the quilt I made for the swap. I'm a bit nervous something went wrong... The quilt was sent about a month ago, and I have not heard anything yet. Crossing my fingers that it's just caught up in customs or something.

Do you need some inspiration?

2010-04-03T21:08:00.003+02:00

...To use fabric from your stash? Rae Ann at Cutie Pinwheel has started a new blog to give us all some help and inspiration! Check out Stash Manicure and become a follower! I'm sure there will be a lot of great ideas and inspiration to be found there.

I sure need to use some of my stash, so I can feel better about buying new fabric:-)

Giveaway!

2010-03-31T19:42:00.003+02:00

Just a quick post to tell you about a giveaway going on over at "Adventures in Alice Land" Go over and check it out!

I'm back!

2010-03-29T13:31:00.004+02:00

I'm sorry about my long brake from blogging!

I hve not been sewing a lot, I guess I needed a brake.

In the meantime I have been re-organizing my sewing room, buying some new storage and shelves. I am very happy with the result! It still looks a bit messy, but now the mess is in system:-)

New bookshelf, with all my books, magazines and prints from the internet... I put some things on display there as well, from different swaps

( Cat's food station stands there as well, as he lives in my sewing-room ).

My working table, and new storage for all my fabric.

And this fabrics are for a mystery-quilt I decided to make, all batiks combined with solid black.
I started sewing from them, but havent taken any pictures yet.

I recieved a gorgeous mini-quilt from the winter time mini quilt swap too, I will take pictures and make a post about that one soon...

Until next time, happy sewing!

Spring meets winter!

2010-02-19T16:55:00.003+01:00

I had a charm pack in my drawer, and did not know exactly what to make out of it. But I have not made tumblers before, so this it what I came up with!

Fabric line is "Spring magic" from Moda.

I love the way this turned out! These fabrics do not need a lot of cutting, they
look so good anyway.

Picture is taken out in the snow, not much spring going on around here yet!

I have made some muffins today too, these are soooo good, even if they look a bit strange. Recipe is found here. I add blueberries and use banana yoghurt instead of plain, and on these I also added topping made of cinnamon, butter, flour and sugar.

Hope everybody is having a great weekend!

I won!

2010-02-05T17:02:00.003+01:00

I'm a lucky girl!

Recently, I participated in a challenge at "Quilt i Norge"...

We were supposed to finish some of our UFO's during January. I only got one done, but lucky me, I won the first prize!

Toja sent me these wonderful pieces of fabric, and I just love them:-)

Thank you so much! Usually, I never win anything, so this was such a nice surprise.

Besides that, I have been busy sewing pinwheel blocks for a quilt for my aunt. She filled 60 at the end of January, and this is her very late birthday present. I still need to add some borders, but I have to buy fabric for them first!

Bamse was very helpful today, when I took the pictures:-)

A swap recieved and some bags!

2010-02-01T10:41:00.004+01:00

I have been a bad blogger lately, and I have no excuse! But I have been cutting down on my computer time, there is so much else to do!

Anyway, here is a little update on what's been happening:

About two weeks ago I got this wonderful swap-package from Simona in Croatia.

Look at all the wonderful things she sent! The mini quilt with the three hedgehogs are so cute, I love it. And she must have been reading in my blog, because she found out about my love for buttons, and sent me some beautiful vintage ones.

And there was also some lovely variegated embroidery floss made in Croatia, that I will make good use of!

The fabric-calendar is so nice, I am going to sew on some borders and put it on the wall of my sewing-room. And she sent a postcard with a picture of her hometown and a nice note where she wrote a little about herself.

So thank you so much Simona! I love what you sent and think the stitchery is adorable:-)

I have been sewing a little too, not much, but a little to show you anyway.

I made three small bags, they were all made from the same set of stripes, but they all look different anyway.I used ricrac for oe of them, the other is a shoulder bag with a vintage needle, and on the third I made a yoyo with leaves and a vintage button.

As you can see it is cold here with lots of snow, but it makes good photos:-)

Beautiful and freezing!

2010-01-15T20:21:00.007+01:00

I thought I'd show you some pictures I took the other day, when we were out walking the dog...

It was such a beautiful day, with bright sun. But freezing! It has been a very cold January so far, but the temperature has gone up a little the last days.

We usually say that there is no bad weather, only bad clothing, so we dress up for the cold and take the dog out no matter what the temperature is. And Bamse doesent mind if it's a little cold, he loves to be outside anyway!

Time for some UFO's...

2010-01-14T22:35:00.004+01:00

I am trying to finish some UFO's at the moment, I have way too many of those!

This is the first two, made from 2.5 " squares from a swap at Quilt i norge, the norwegian forum I am a member in.

I was not too happy about the quilting on these, so I "forgot" about them for a long time. But I finally took the time and sewed on some binding the other day! And you know what? It was not too bad after all:) So now I have a new runner for my dining table and a tabletopper too:-)

Last projects in 2009 / first in 2010!

2010-01-04T17:36:00.006+01:00

I did some sewing between Christmas and new year, not much, but I'll show you what I made.

This bag was a gift for a good friend who has her birthday on the 30'th of december. She loves green, so I just had to make her a bag in that colour:-)

She really liked it, so I hope she will make good use of it!

The mini quilt is my contribution in the "fall-inspired mini quilt swap" over at quilting gallery. I used a pattern from an old issue of "American patchwork and quilting" but changed it a little.

It has been sent to ??? today, I hope she likes it! It was fun making it...

Merry Christmas!!!

2009-12-23T20:04:00.002+01:00

Hoping all of you are going to have a great Christmas... GOD JUL!
Big hugs from me:-)

Some of the last christmas presents is finished...

2009-12-13T13:37:00.006+01:00

I have been doing a lot of finishes for christmas the last week, so now I am near to finished with the presents! Just some small things left...

The hotwater-bottle is made in fleece and with the cute stitchery from a free pattern at Cinderberry Stitches...

These baskets made with inspiration from a pattern at Pink Penguin, will be filled with all sorts of goodies and other things one might need, and given to the oldest in my family (not easy to figure out what to give people that are 80+)...

...And these two wallhangings are presents for someone else (can't tell who they are, just in case they are peeking in my blog)...

I am off to finish the rest of the presents today, just have to make dinner first.

Have a great Sunday, everyone!

My christmas-gifts is almost ready:-)

2009-12-02T11:05:00.002+01:00

More christmas... the two christmas-stockings was so easy to put together, I just quilted the red fabric with variegated thread, and added the border on top of them. The one with the prairie-points was sold at the christmas-market:-)

The potholders was easy too, the leaves was fuzzy-cut from an old christmas-fabric I got from my grandmother. I sold one of the two pairs:-)

More christmas!

2009-12-01T15:21:00.002+01:00

I have been making a lot of christmas related items lately, I really love christmas and all that comes with it. I like to decorate for the holidays around the house, and I allways like to have something new to put on display.

I made this tablerunner with some inspiration from a norwegian designer (Lise Bergene). It was simple and easy to sew. I sewed on some buttons from my "treasure chest" and quilted it with some stippling. It's a little untraditional in the colours, but I really like it:-)

The tabletopper was a lot of work, but really fun to make! I used a lot of different christmas-fabric for the dresden plates, and solid white for the background. Solid red and a red/white fabric for the sashing and border. And for the binding I used a red, white and gray striped fabric. To me, this says christmas all over:-)

Hearts for christmas:-)

2009-11-30T11:33:00.004+01:00

I have been sewing some hearts from scraps... I think they got really cute! I sold a couple of them on the christmas-market (will make a post about it soon), but I still have some left for christmas presents.

Only weeks left until christmas...

2009-11-28T11:47:00.005+01:00

I am participating in a christmas-market tomorrow, and I have been sewing a lot of things for it... This basket is one of the items, and I also plan to make a few of them for christmas presents! It's hard to figure out what to give to the oldest members of the family, so I thought that I could make baskets like this for them, and fill them with things they need/like... Like chocolate, coffee, tea, jam etc...

The fabric inside the red border is Norwegian, from Sandvika veveri, and the verse is a traditional Norwegian christmas-song. I thought it was fun to fuzzy-cut the fabric and use it for something like this basket.

Bag made from 3,5" squares.

2009-11-26T23:07:00.003+01:00

I made a bag the other day, from some Amy Butler fat quarters.

Actually, I have been cutting squares for four of these, this is the first one finished. A tutorial for this bag can be found here.

I love the shape of this, and the bag is small, but it can still hold a lot of things. Picture number two shows a detail of the back. I quilted it with a simple stipple.

The handles are not Amy Butler fabric, I used it all for the squares! But I think this fabric works out great too, it's Kaffe Fasset, and very similar to the Amy Butler's.

I'm back!

2009-11-26T12:25:00.003+01:00

Finally I have been sewing something! I'm so sorry for not blogging the last weeks, but I just had nothing to show you... I have been ill for two weeks and has not been able to sew. But now I am so inspired, after seeing so many wonderful blogs and shops online... (there was a lot of time online for me while I was ill)

This is the first thing I want to show you, a small bag for christmas.

This is made from tiny scraps that was leftovers from this project, the triangeles are small! But it was fun sewing this, using some trims and ric rac...

This would be really nice to give away for christmas with a tea-cup, some tea and some chocolate in it. So that's what I'll do:-)

I got an award!

2009-11-12T21:39:00.002+01:00

Thank you Katha, for loving my blog! This award warms my heart:-)

A beautiful surprise!

2009-11-09T19:30:00.003+01:00

Some days ago I went to get my mail, and there was a package for me from France! I had no idea what it was, but when I saw who had sent it, I knew that this was something great.

Claudine, who was my swap partner in the friendship bag swap, had sent me she sweetest surprise! She is the best:-)

Look at this cute little bag, and the lovely Christmas-ornament:-) I love angels, I love christmas, so this is such a thoughtful and caring present:-)

Claudine is so good at embroidery and the applique angel is so cute.

Thank you Claudine! You made my gray winter-day go bright and shiny:-) I love the gifts from you.

My mothers new "baby"!

2009-11-09T18:35:00.002+01:00

My mother came over yesterday for some help, she wanted me to mount this santa for her!

It is knitted and then washed to shrink into shape.

I mounted all the pieces, and filled it with rice and fiber fill. Glued on eyes and beard, and put some color in cheeks and nose.

He got sooo cute, don't you think? She promised me that I might get one just like him for Christmas:-)

Friendship bag swap!

2009-11-09T18:26:00.004+01:00

I recievd my friendship bag some weeks ago, but because of my computer problems, I have not been able to blog about it. I got this wonderful bag with two beautiful fat quarters from Tonya all the way from North Carolina in the USA.

It makes me think of spring with the nice green, white and purple colors:-)

Thank you so much Tonya!

My stitchers angel presents was recieved:-)

2009-11-06T09:06:00.006+01:00

I got a nice email yesterday from Katha in Hungary, letting me know that she finally got her parcel from me. And she liked it! Now I can relax knowing that it traveled safely and got to Hungary without problems.

I made her some things that I thought she would like, in her favorite color red. This pincushion...

...And I made her a little wallhanging for christmas, since I found out that she is loving christmas as much as I do:-)

Then there was this bag, a notebook with cover and a tissue cover. Sorry about the blurry photo! I put in some embroidery needles and a scissor for her, she makes the most amazing embroideries in cross-stitch... In this was also two chocolates, witch i did not get on the photo...

Now you may notice that there are not a lot of roses in the items, I got a litttle far from the theme for the swap, I hope it doesent matter...

And at last I made her a tea cup carrier, and put in a nice cup and some tea. Again, sorry about the bad photo...

I am so happy she liked it, I really enjoyed making these things for her:-)

Work in progress!

2009-11-05T22:38:00.003+01:00

I know, I have been a bad blogger lately... But I have an excuse! My computer broke down... Again! The words I said when it happened do not do well in print, it was bad... Luckily we have a mini-laptop, but it's not really good to store pictures in it. But it will do for now!

I recently bought a new tool, the "eazy dresden ruler" and I love it! It makes the dresden plates become so easy to make, so I have been cutting wedges like a mad woman:-)

I see now that this is a lot of work, but I think they will turn out fine once they are done.

So here is a picture of my work in progress:

These will become pot holders for christmas, I don't know how many, but I think there will be a few pairs:) I have not decided on what type of fabric I will use for the middle yet, but I think it have to be something in red and white.

I just hope they will be finished for Christmas! I'm starting to panic a little now...

An angel sent me the most beautiful gifts!

2009-10-23T16:31:00.009+02:00

As I told you yesterday, I recieved a lovely package with the most wonderful things for the stitchers angel swap. Kymberly have really spoiled me! She has made the most beautiful things, just take a look! When I opened the package, this lovely bag is the first thing I saw...

And then it just went on... This beautiful bookkeeper is a pattern from moda bakeshop and I really adore it! I love the stitchery on it, what a great idea! Kymberly also included a notebook.

Then there was this needlebook, it is just lovely. I like the patterns from Natalie Lymer so much, so this is so nice. I did not have a needlebook either, so it was a perfect gift:-)

Included in this was some DMC thread and a pack of embroidery needles:-)

At last there was this... Dont know exactly what to call it in english, but this is a bag that holds a mini cutting mat and ruler. Wich was included in the package:-) I really feel spoiled! Kymberly made so many beautiful things for me, and I love the fabric line she used. And her stitches are so great. Thank you!

Here is all of the things she sent, she even included some extra goodies, two beautiful patterns, a nice cosmetics bag with cream and cleansing for the skin, and some Halloween candy!

I will take good care of these things that Kymberly sent me, they are all beautiful:-)

I'm a lucky girl!

2009-10-22T19:38:00.009+02:00

I Am Such a lucky girl, I have had the most wonderful surprises in my mail this week. I'll write about the first one now, and the other one tomorrow:-)

I am participating in the friendship bag swap at quilting gallery, and some weeks ago I sent this bag to Claudine in France.

Alltough I have not recieved the bag from my swap partner yet, I know it's on it's way:-)

But while browsing the flickr group for the swap, I got in touch with a wonderful woman that asked me if I would like to swap a bag and a quilting magazine with her! Of course I said yes:)

So I made her this bag and filled it with some fat quarters and another surprise, and sent it on it's way to the US:-)

She sent me a nice email when she got it, so now I know I can post a picture.

A couple of days later I got this nice surprice in my mail! A really cute bag with a paper-pieced heart and six wonderful fat quarters of 30's reproduction fabrics, wich I love! She also included a piece of Americana fabric, that are so nice. And ofcourse the McCalls quilting magazine, with a lot of nice projects that I will try sewing. And se had put in a pattern for a cute doll, I will try making that one as well.

I am really happy with this generous swap, Deborah! I love the bag and the goodies you sent me:-)

Tomorrow I will write about the stitchers angel swap, I recieved a wonderful package today, and I have a lot of pictures to share:-)

I'm sewing...

2009-10-15T18:59:00.002+02:00

...But I have nothing to show you yet! The items I have made lately are all for swaps, so I really can't show you any of them... Don't want to spoil the surprise!
Well, got one other thing to tell you, remeber when I told about my fiancee and the dog going hunting? It went really well with them! The dog did really good, and tracked down two moose:-) Not bad for a 7 month old puppy! I think he will be a great hunting-dog:-)

Spring???

2009-10-07T22:37:00.006+02:00

Ok, I know that it's autumn now, but this cute stitchery reminds me of spring...

I had to make a quick little gift for a friend of mine that I went to visit yesterday. And I had this stitchery ready to make into a cute wallhanging! It was done in about 45 minutes.

The pattern is a freebie from needlecrafter, gotta love that website! I adore all those vintage patterns, and are so glad someone is taking the time to share them.

Here is a detail of the stichery:

I also made another gift for her, as the reason for my visit was that she had a baby! A cute little boy named Eirik:-) So I made a small baby-quilt with fleece on the back. Don't know what I think of it, was'nt quite happy with the result. It's unsymmetrical, and i don't really like things that are like that... But she loved it anyway, so I guess it was fine!

Pot holder swap!

2009-10-05T19:51:00.004+02:00

I am a member of a Norwegian forum called "Quilt i norge" and Toja arranged a swap for pot holders in September. We had one month to sew and send them, and each participant whished for colours or theme. And I whished for something "Christmas'y"

Look what I got! They are sooo beautiful, and it was Toja who made them for me:-)

I'm sure you understand how happy I was when these was in the mail!

Thank you soooo much Toja:-)