Tour de Fibre - another finish

Autumn Houses finished.
Sewed down the binding this morning.
4 finishes in July so far :)
It feels so good.

And I decided for the cable border for my Magcal Christmas quilt. Half the way around done while watching tv this evening.

Saying for today:

If you want to be happy,
set a goal that commands your thoughts,
liberates your energy,
and inspires your hopes.
Andrew Carnegie

Tour de Fibre - Templates

Yooohoooooo!!!!!
Such an incredible race by Tor Hushovde today.
Congratulations!!!!

I have been looking through my templates today. Did not remember I had SO many. I counted them and I have 67 templates right here. As a hand quilter I love templates for borders and I have big and small ones, with flowers and santas, with cables end hearts. I guess a template for whatever I want to quilt.

But I have my favorites, and these two are among those. So which one will I choose to quilt the outher border of my Magical Christmas. Hmmmm.....have to think about that. What do you think??
A new rainy day. Both Rusken and I wants sun. So what have we done today? Sleeping. Both Frida and Rusken, and I too have had a looooong nap on the sofa.

Saying for today:

Tour de Fibre - Reading

Not a single stitch today. But I have been reading.
I love reading all kind of books.

Long time ago I ordered the new Elm Creek book, and I have saved it so it could be my summer reading. I had totally forgotten it until today when I found it in my bookshelf. Also got a new book in the mailbox today. Ordered it just a few days ago and it looks like a wonderful book filled with quilt history. We have had a wonderful warm summerday today, so this evening I have enjoyed sitting out on the porch with my books and a glass of red wine (after all it is my summer vacation LOL). And tomorrow it is predicted it will be rain again (sewing weather). But I cross my fingers for more summer days. I need some more warm summer days out on the porch.

In my sewing room there is a lot of quilt books. I love to buy quilt books.

I love looking through them searching for ideas and inspiration. Some of them has patterns that I some day want to make. And all the time there is new books with more inspiration and more patterns that I want to make. Thank you to all those talented designers that gives us all this inspiration.

I also love to read thrillers and novels. And I am a fast reader so I am always looking for new books.

And I love my Elm Creek books. Now back to reading my new novel in Elm Creek.

Saying for today :

A good book on your shelf
is a friend that turns its back on you
and remains a friend.
~Author Unknown

Tour de Fibre - attacing UFO's

For some days my friend Irene and I have been at her cabin. Sewingmachines, red wine and a lot of projects. Sewing from early morning until late night. And I have done a lot these days :)

Finished quilting my Autumn Houses.
All that is left is to sew down the binding.

Right before leaving the house on monday I found an old ufo in my sewinroom. Started on this table cloth several years ago at a class. It took me one hour to sew on the last blocks.

And then out into the "tent" on the porch to baste the quilt.

And with at glass of red wine (or two :) the quilting was done.
And the binding sewed on.
I actually finished sewing down the binding today :)

I love my Autumn Houses and my Summer table cloth.

During these days I finished this scissor holder too :)
It took me 30 minutes to finish this UFO.

I have alse sewed a lot of blocks for my 2 x Svennebrev. Now I have just the applique blocks left to sew. And I will prepare them in the days to come.

This has been som great days, and I know we'll repeat it very soon :)

Saying for today:
Sewing mends the soul.
~Author Unknown

Tour de Fibre - Tutto cat

Are you going somewhere Mom???

Saying for today:

It is impossible to keep a straight face
in the presence of one or more kittens.
~Cynthia E. Varnado

Tour de Fibre 2011 - Tired

In Tour de France they are having their relaxing day tomorrow, I've had mine today. The last weeks have been so stressful both at home and at work. Now when I have started my summer vacation I feel so tired, so I decided to have a day just relaxing to load my batteries. Watching Tour de France, stitching and reading (and a little nap on the sofa).

Saying for today:

How beautiful it is to do nothing,
and then to rest afterward.
Spanish proverb

Tour de Fibre 2011 - secrets

A little bit of a relaxing day today. Felt good to sit out in the sun (yes we really had some sun today, after soooooo many days with rain and bad weather) just relaxing, reading and having a little nap in the chair. Also spendt som time in the sewingroom working on a secret project. It is a pattern for The Norwegian Quiltassociations magazine, so I can't show you yet. Perhaps it will be a tutorial on my blog after when it is published in the magazine :)

Saying for today:
I like the idea of being whoever I want to be
Dita von Teese

Tour de Fibre 2011 - Summer vacation

Started my summer vacation today. Feels good to think that I now have three whole weeks home from work. Have a list of things I plan to do:

1. Organizing my sewing room.......again
2. Quilt
3. Quilt some more
4. And hopefully have some finishes
5. So I can start some new projects
6. Relax
7. And quilt some more
8. A glass of red wine
9. And then there perhaps is time to organize my sewing room ..........again
10. Just have fun in my summer vacation

Saying for today:

Kind words can be short and easy to speak,
but their echoes are truly endless.
Mother Teresa

Tour de Fibre 2011 - getting advice

Meeting some friends today I got some advices how to continue quilting my Magical christmas. Did a lot of quilting yesterday when I visited Hanne, but I was not sure how to quilt the rest of it. Now I think I do :)

Bjørg had got her Under The Southern Star quilt back from quilting, and had brought it with her to show us.

It is a beautiful quilt with some wonderful quilting done by Merete Ellingsen.

Saying for today:
Coming together is a beginning.
Keeping together is progress.
Working together is success
-Henry Ford

Tour de Fibre - Friends

Visiting Hanne today, and we have enjoyed some lovely time stitching outdoors. And of course we both have been working on our Magical Christmas quilts. We have also agreed that when Tour de Fibre has ended we both deserves a prize each. I will buy one for Hanne and she will buy on for me, that way we have some surprises to look forward too :)

Saying for today:

Tour de Fibre 2011 - Quilting

Must admit that Tour de Fibre is more fun than Tour de France. Tour de Fibre with Hanne actually makes me have more focus on my projects, and my blogging. If you like to join us, you can start now (and please make a comment about it on our post and we'll go and have a look). There is still many days to go. Tour de Fibre ends at sunday 24 July together with Tour de France. We'll try to make a blogpost every day.

Today I have basted both Magical Christmas and My Garden. I am sure that Magical Christmas will be handquilted. Will start right away while watching CSI tonight. Not sure about My Garden yet. Perhaps I will machinequilt it....or not :)

Do you see the little tin box? It keeps my handquiltingthread. And I love that box :)

Saying for today:

Yesterday is but today's memory,
and tomorrow is today's dream.
Kahlil Gibran

Tour de Fibre 2011 - Christmas in July

Tor Hushovde lost his points in Tour de France today.

But Hanne and I am keeping track of our Tour de Fibre.
Perhaps a little bit competition between us two :)

I guess you all have seen that Hanne have been stitching on
Lynette's Magical Christmas

So has I. Long time ago I started stitching on this quilt. And as usual it has been stored away in a box and forgotten. Pulling it out of the box today, I discovered what was left to do on this quilt.

Just one star!!!!

It took me less than 15 minutes to trace the star and needlturn applique it on the quilt.

Now it is ready to be basted and quilted. The backing is in the washing machine now. And I promise that this time it will not be stored away. It will be one of my July finishes. Christmas in July is great :)

Saying for today:

If you smile when no one else is around,
you rally mean it.
Andy Rooney

Tour de Fibre 2011

Hanne and I have started Tour de Fibre 2011, so please join us if you want :) Congratulations to Tor Hushovde who won the yellow yersey today.

I guess you all know that I always have some stitchery to grab on-the go whenever I need one. And this weekend have prooved how smart that is. I have stayed almost the whole weekend at the hospital with my mother. She has pneumonia and has been very sick. And also having dementia, I have stayed there with her to keep her calm.

I have been stitching on AnnAKa's new christmas BOM. And these days I finished block #1 and almost block #2. Feels good to sit besides my mom's bed and stitch. She is feeling much better now and will perhaps go home to the nursing home where she lives in a few days.

But I have block #3 ready to go :)

Small steps on my BOM from Lappemakeriet. Got a new package some days ago and I have traced all parts for the blocks. I try to have all blocks done before the next package arrives, and so far I have been clever :) So this evening sewing on these blocks and just relax with a glass of red wine.

Rusken and Frida enjoys summer evenings out on the porch. I wonder when I can enjoy some time out there. Still waiting for summer to come.

Saying for today:

To us, family means putting your arms
around each other and being there