Goodies in the mailbox

Some time ago, in december, I commented on a giveaway over at Charming Chatters blog. And it was also a special e-mail giveaway from Mrs C. Today a big envelope arrived from Mrs C.

And look what was inside........not one......not two........but a whole bunch of patterns. THANK YOU so much. I actually did not have none of these patterns from before. I love them. Have already picked some of them to have a closer look. Temptations, temptations.......... but I really have to finish the bag and some other projeckts before starting on one of these.

Saying for today:

You must admit you have self-control
before you can use it.
~Carrie Latet

A girl needs a new bag

A quilter needs a new bag........always

and at least when she is going to the annual quilt meeting. I have had this pattern for a long time and now it was time to make this travelling bag. I have been sewing on this for several days, and still have a lot of work to do on it. Now I see the shape of it and I really like it. I plan to make a small purse also before going to the quilt meeting.

This week I also started on the christmas present I got from Bjørg. Have to make three more dresden plates before sewing it all together.

Four blocks on the Life is Beutiful is done. Enjoy having these small stitcheries.

And now I have had time to make some small stitcheries for the hexagon purses from Birdhouse design. I won this pattern some time ago and it has been on my sewing table ready to be sewed.

Saying for today:

Housework won't kill you
but why take the chance

Sew I quilt - Mug rug contest

Hurry over to Sew I quilt - mug rug contest. Take a look and give a vote. Read the vote rules in Madame Samm's blogpost. I have entered 3 mug rugs and hope to get some votes :)

Votes ends at midnight tonight.........so hurry hurry. Grab a cup of coffee and take a look at all those lovely mugrugs that are entered.

(To Madame Samm: I hope it is ok I borrowed the photo from your post :)

January quilt meeting

Thursday was the first meeting this year in my quilt guild

This evening we had Moia visiting us. She gave a little inspiration talk to us

and she had brought a lot of samples to show us.

and we could buy from her selection of patterns.

Then there was time for show and tell
Just enjoy the photos:

Before Christmas we gave our members a challenge making mug rugs,
and these are what the ladies had to show:

Saying for today:

No road is long with good company

The new quilt inspector

This evening I finished quilting the outher border of my Leannes House quilt. I am so happy :)
While pulling the basting threads out of the quilt, my new quilt inspector came to help me.

"Do we pull the threads from this side????"

"Ok...I understand, we pull the threads from this side"

"You've forgot to quilt some spots here!!!"

"This quilt is sooooooooooooo nice to lay on"

"Can I sleep on it now?? You can quilt those missing parts later.
I really deserves a prize now after being so clever doing my job as a quilt inspector"

Saying for today:

Cats seem to go on the principle
that it never does any harm
to ask for what you want.
~Joseph Wood Krutch

Just relaxing

Today I have had a relaxing day in front of the tv and enjoying some hand piecing. I have made the next two blocks for the challenge in our quilt guild. Every meeting they are getting patterns for two mini blocks.
I have made eight blocks so far. Behind on two blocks, but I will make them soon.

I have also made the two first blocks on the BOM package I got some days ago. Really fun to make them and I look forward to the next package. My friend Laila has the other colour choice for this BOM and we have swapped the scraps from our two first blocks. My plan is to make blocks from those scraps, perhaps adding some of my own fabrics where it is not enough from the scraps.

But for the rest of the evening I will be quilting on my Leannes House. Hope to have all the quilting done this week.

Saying for today:

There aren't enough days in the weekend.

Choosing ...........

I could not resist starting to sew on the BOM I received yesterday.

But what way do I want to do the sewing. It is supposed to be done as english paper piecing. All the paper pieces was in the package and I do have the glue pen. Or do I sew it by hand on the line (hand piecing).

The choice was quite easy. Hand piecing has always been my favorite way, so I traced the needed templates and drew the lines.

And now my two first blocks for this quilt is ready to be hand pieced.
CSI on tv and handpiecing, what more can a quilter ask for :)

Saying for today:

A good film is when the price of the dinner,
the theatre admission
and the babysitter were worth it.
~Alfred Hitchcock

Sidetracked

First day of the week and I have already got sidetracked from my focus list. Why.....

Because this arrived in the mailbox today. First package of the new BOM from Lappemakeriet.
It is so delicious wrapped. Fabrics that will be interesting to work with. Perhaps not the fabrics I would have chosen, but I love them. And I know the BOM's from Lappemakeriet always looks wonderful. Look forward to start sewing on this BOM.

And it looks like Frida cat have approved this BOM. She have had a close look at it :)

Saying for today:

People that hate cats
will come back as mice
in their next life.
~Faith Resnick

On a table runner roll

Think I am doing good on my weekly focusing projects :)

Today I finished another table runner. It has been on my focus list , so I am really happy that I can cross this out off the list now :)

I really love the hearts on this table runner. I anyone wonders it is a pattern from Northern Quilts design.
I've handquiltet three sides of my Leannes House quilt. One side left, and then the binding, so it will still be on my focus list. Looking forward to have this one finished. It has really been a WISP for a looooong time now.

When one project out of the focus list perhaps it is time to choose another one. I have several to choose from in my WISP drawer.


Maybe this stitchery (also one of Leanne Beasley design). Stitched a long time ago. Have to think about it. I also found a new project on Litamora's blog. I got the book too and perhaps it is time to start a new project :) I also have a crazy idea that I will make one Christmasgift each month. And I got a new pattern in the mail yesterday. But I really need some more hours each day/week to get it all done.

Focus this week will be:

*1: Quilting on my Leannes House quilt.
One side left to quilt, and then the binding.

*2. Placemats for two.
Christmasgift from my friend Bjørg. Nothing done so far on this.

*3: Angel among us BOM.
Block one done, stitchery for block two done, still stitching on block 3

*4: Life is Beautiful BOM
Three blocks finished by now.

5: Have no idea yet,
but is has to be something done by machine since
all the other focus projects are mostly done by hand.

Saying for today:

Find a job you like
and you add five days to every week.
~H. Jackson Browne


(is that the way to get the extra hours we all are asking for????)