Workshop with Helle

Saturday I and a good friend had joined a workshop at Kathrines Quiltestue to learn how to use the Rapid Fire Hunter Star ruler.  I had brought my own fabric to use, but of course those never came out of my bag, because I found this collection in the shop.  I just fell in love with the one to the right, and that one will be the outher border of this little table cloth.

Helle is a great teacher and she guided us through the use of the ruler.

and then we was allowed to cut into our fabrics

and start to sew

More guidence with tips and trics to get the seams to fit perfect into eachother.

I have made a few blocks so far.  Had big plans sewing more yesterday, but I just enjoyed relaxing out on the porch in the wonderful summer weather we are having right now.

This is Helles sample that inspired me. I am making mine as big as this and use it as a table cloth on my kitchen table.

And I just have to add some photos from Kathrines quiltshop.  All those temptations and ideas!!!

Saying for today:

Anyone else???

Found this on facebook.  Just had to make a blogpost about it.
Anyone else having it like this??
BIG SMILE

Wish you all a wonderful weekend.

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What’s in the box

Earlier today I posted this photo on the TdF group (Tour de Fibre) on faceobook with the text “What’s in the box?? And I promised to make a blogpost about it. 

It’s been a very busy weekend with guests, but I’ve had some time when I have brought my sewing box out on the porch and done some stitches.

This is what was in the box. I am making stars.  I fell in love with these stars when I bought Carolyn Konigs book.  Slowly I have made 7 stars and I have prepped several more.  So this box will follow me out on the porch this summer.

And so will this little purse too. It is storing another little project.

1/2 inch hexagons.

This weekend have been hot and I have enjoyed some relaxing time out on the porch with my sewing.

Doing these small Anni Downs stitcheries is so fun.  Have traced double up on several of the patterns, so I guess there will be several small purses made on rainy days (which I hope we will have few of this summer).

Sunday trip to Korpereiret waterfall

Today we went for a little picnic to a place called Korpereiret.  It is a canyon with a couple of waterfalls. 

Following the path beside the canyon

through the wood

reading the sign that said it was going to be VERY steep down to the waterfall

and it was so steep that we had to use the chain besides the path to avoid not falling
I did not take a photo of that because I had to use both my hands to hang onto the chain

On our way down to the waterfall

and finally we reached this beautiful place

And we had a great sunday picnic.
Knowing we will come back to this beautiful place.

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One for my needles

Yesterday I enjoyed working on this little project.

A little needleroll to keep my needles.

I bought this pattern a couple a weeks ago when I met Anni Downs.  I fell in love with this little stitchery at once I saw it.  And I love that the stitchery is preprinted in the pattern.

As I have told you earlier, Anni is one of my favorite designers.  I love her tiny stitcheries and her applique.  I think I have most of her books, and a lot of her patterns (just a few of them here, more in my boxes). After meeting her it is even more fun working on her projects.

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Measure one, cut double….oh no!!!!!

Yes that is exactly what I did today. Because of rain and thunder today I planned to spend some time in my sewingroom.  And the plan was to sewing together the table runner I started on at Anni Downs class some weeks ago.

I started to rotary cut the row of houses. Measured the size of the row, and started to cut, thinking that something felt wrong.  Oh no !!!!!! I had both rows of houses on top of eachother, and of course the bottow row was now cut WRONG !!!!!!!

Okey…..what to do.  Sewing a new row of houses was not an option, Did not have the background fabric. So I sewed on the piece of fabric that was cut off.

And it sort of works. Perhaps not in the most perfect way, but okey.

Rotary cutting the squares. This time I measured twice and cut once LOL.

I was lucky to find a ric rac in my stash. Now the table runner ready for basting and quilting.  And my rotary cutting mistake just add a personality to the table runner.

Found some backing, but have to look in my boxes for batting.  Will sew the quilt together and then turn the right side out, and then quilt it.  This way no bindings to do (hurray). 

But now the sun is shining again and i will bring some sewing out on the porch. 

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Mai quilt meeting

Yesterday was the last quiltmeeting in my local quilt group before summer vacation.  A lot of beautiful things in the show and tell:

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Gratulerer med dagen

This has been a lovely day to celebrate the Norwegian Constitution day.

Just a little bit sewing

Slowly doing some progress on my house building.
Still frustrating over my bad arm.
But some easy stitching now and then keeps me sane.

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