Another stitchery keeper

I finished this one today. Another stitcherykeeper.

It is so fun making it, and I know I will make more of them.
Now I have two, so I guess this one wil be a gift for a friend.

Saying for today:

Share the love of sewing!!

I did it

Have you guessed what I was sewing????

Every girl going to a annual quiltmeeting needs a new bag.

And that's what I have been working on the last days.

It was a lot of work on this bag. All the applique and then put it together. It's the pattern "Gingham Girls" designed by Bronwyn Hayes. When I first saw this pattern on the net, I fell in love with it. I knew a would make this bag. I have done some changes inside the bag. Made a zipper pocket and some other small pockets.

Now I am ready to go to the annual meeting in The Norwegian Quilt Association this weekend.

Laila has also mad one this weekend. We have been sewing together and had have sewingreports all weekend. So visit her blog to see her bag. Thanks for the sewing company this weekend. It will be fun comparing them. We both done some changes of the pattern.

Saying for today:

Friendships are sewn
one stitch at a time.

Ready to applique

My DD came unexpected home for the weekend this evening. With bus from Trondheim (over 6 hours bustrip) . After a lot of chatting and dinner I went into the sewingroom preparing the applique I showed you yesterday. Do you know guess what it will be???

But does your sewing room look like this when you are in a hurry preparing a project????

Well.........no time to clean it now...........

Saying for today:

You may admire my dust,
but please don't write in it!

So much to do, so little time

I only have this weekend to finish what I have started today. It has to be ready tuesday evening because wednesday I am going to the annual meeting in The Norwegian Quilt Association. And I have to go to work tomorrow, and next week. Been tracing the templates for the applique. Now I am into the sewingroom to find some fabric.......hurry hurry......hehehe......but it is fun. I want to bring this project with me to show off at the quilt meeting. Have no idea if I will manage it.
And I have to sleep a little in between also.....hehehe

And guess what:

My dear friend STINA is having her birthday tomorrow on friday 13th. So go to her blog and say Happy birthday. BIG HUG FROM ME TO YOU STINA

Saying for today:

Hi Ho, Hi Ho,
it's off to sew we go!

Workshop

You all remember the fabrics from yesterdays post. And now I will show you what I ended up with. The colours I choose first, or did I change it during the day.

We had a great day at the quiltshop. It was basicly how to learn to machinequilt. But the result would at the end of the day be a table runner. First there was a lot of practice on samplers. Will not show you mine. You would all laugh if you saw it hehehe.

It was a lot of concentration while machinequilting. Smooth curves, difficult patterns, stright lines.

I'm ready to start quilting on my tablerunner. I have been machinequilting a little before, but it is always exciting to see how it will look like this time.

Because of the small stripes of teared fabrics we had to use "fabric" that you wash away (do not know what you call it ) to keep them on place while quilting.

That "fabric" washed away and my table runner is hanging over the bathtub to drip dry.

And this is the result. I used the fabric I picked yesterday. The colours on the photo is not correct because it's taken in lamplight. More correct colours is in the photo above. Now I just have to sew on the binding. It was a fun workshop and I have learned a lot.

Saying for today:

Old seamstresses never go crazy,
they just stay on pins and needles!!

Grundsetmartn

Grundsetmartn is a tradition that has lasted for over 400 years. And it is probably Norways oldest traditional market. From old time they came to Elverum to trade and sell their goods. And still we try to keep the traditions like it has been for hundred of years......

with horses
stands where they sell their things

warm coffee on the fire

and all kind of sausages and honey cakes.

It is always a lot of music, dance,
all kind of handmade things to buy and a lot of people.

It was a fun day at the market.

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Tomorrow I am going to a workshop. I intended to use only from my stash, but of course I had to buy something while visiting the quiltshop today.

I thought I had enough linen at home, but I had done some stupid cutting in that piece, so of course I had to buy a new one. And there was also a linen with roses on that will go perfect with it, so that one also came home with me.

We are going to make a table runner tomorrow and I think I will make one with lime, yellow and brown that will be my easter table runner.....................I think He he he he......... I have the whole evening to change my plans (read; fabrics, colours)

Saying for today:

Whoever said money can't buy happiness
simply didn't know where to go shopping.

Next block and a finish

Another new block in progress on the Joy Of Life quilt.
Planning colors are important for me.

Irene (no blogger) and Bjørg (also no blogger)

discussing how to plan next block.

Bjørgs blue Joy Of Life is beautiful.

Work in progress.

Lucky we are having a big table to mess around on.

And my block #6 is ready to get the stems appliqued.

Know what I will be working on this weekend.

BTW.....I have already one finish for march

One warming quilt quilted and ready to go.

Saying for today:

A messy house is the sign of a happy quilter

And the winner is.........

Today I have enjoyed visiting all the blogs in the OPAM challenge. Kris have made a spread sheet where we list all finished projects.

But now when visiting you I have discovered several things:

Some of you have not put the badge nor the monthly list in the sidebar. Have you regretted joining this challenge. Remember both Kris and I are using time to visit every blog and look for your finishes. So if you don't want to join please let us know and we remove you from the challenge.

Some have the badge, but not a monthly list. Remember that when we visit your blog in the end of the month it is what's listed in the monthly list that counts as a lottery ticket. So please make the monthly list to make our visits more easy.

Some of you have the badge one place and the monthly list faaaaaaaaaaar down at the sidbar. Please put he monthly list and the badge together.

And some blogs I have visited has not reported finishes or listed them in their monthly list. But I see on your blog that you have finished projects. Don't you want to be in the draw? Do not expect Kris and me to look through every post to find your finishes. You have to make it a little bit easy for us. We have a lot of blogs to visit.

But now over to the positive SMILE:

I have had a great time visiting your blogs. You are all so creative and make such wonderful things and write such wonderful posts. Sorry I have not had time to comment on every one.
Looking through 280 blogs takes a little time of my day. But want to tell you I have enjoyed every blog I have visited.

Some of you does only have one finish and some of you have many. But the main goal is to have fun doing this and to be proud about one finish as well as many finishes. And I guess many have done like me...........started several new projects too. And that is also allowed. We are having fun aren't we.

Last month we counted 493 finishes. This month we counted 479 finishes, and remember february is a short month. I know there is several of you that had finished more if the month had been longer, like me. I have two almost finished projects today. And this gives us a total of unbelievable 973 finishes. I wonder how many we will have in desember ????

And now it's time to announce the february OPAM winner

And the winner is
Anette S at Sunshine Yellow

and this is what she wins

A Tilda stitchery with embroidery thread and cute angel buttons.
Hope you will like this prize.
Please send me a mail with your adress and I put it in the post for you.

Saying for today:

Winning has always meant much to me,
but winning friends has meant the most.

February Finishes in OPAM

Are you busy doing some finishes today???I guess we all are watching the clock, do we manage to finish some more projects this month. The clock is ticking and if you are like me I want a clock like this.................
...........One that have at least one houre more each day.
I noticed on one blog some time ago, a quilters clock that had several extra hours each day.
Do anyone know if there is a pattern for it????

UPDATE: I got answer where to find the quilters clock.

And it even has TWO extra hours a day!!!!!!
You can find a free pattern for it here.

Now all OPAM girls has to report to me or Kris how many finshes you have in february.

And please add a link to you your blog in your mail.

That makes it easy for us to go and have a look right away.

And remember to list them in your sidebar.
Only projects listed in the sidebar will count as a lotteryticket.

And tomorrow I will draw a winner
who gets a little surprise in the post from me.

Saying for today:

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

My stitchery keeper

I finished it late yesterday so I can bring it with me to the quiltmeeting today.

With double fast2fuse inside + some stitchery batting it got so stiff that it can stand on the table. A little bit hard to sew down the binding, and the plastic was a bit slippery to sew on. But I love how it turned out. Soon ready with number two, and I know I will make more of these. Perhaps with my own touch on it.

The inside ready to be filled with my stitchery for todays quilt meeting.

And this is the outside. The colours are a bit wrong. Photos taken in lamp light and my camera is not good saving colours then.

Now I have to rush to the quiltmeeting. Hope the other ladies brings a lot to show and tell. I bring my stitchery folder and my camera.

Saying for today:

New project

A little trip to the quiltshop today to buy some embroidery thread and I came home with a new pattern (and forgot to buy the embroiderythread I intended to buy). Just had to trace it at once and start stitching it. It is the newest pattern from AnnAKa and I want to make this stitchery keeper.

Saying for today:

I feed my soul,

by the stitches I sew

Busy busy and OPAM

I have been so busy the last week, and now I realized it is almost a week since my last post. Not much sewing going on. But I did a lot of preparing for "on the go projects" the last weekend. It is always so handy having projects ready in my sewingbag if I have to go out in a hurry.

I prepared 3 new blocks for Butterfly garden. I am so behind on this BOM. Only 4 blocks finished. 3 new prepared this weekend. And I know Kim is sending me the last 3 this week.

I also prepared two small stitcheries and my first package from the Giggle button Club. I love this Butterfly magic pattern and the buttons are sooooooooo cute. I need a new bag for our annual quilt meeting in march so I know I will make this bag.

Now I have my sewingbasket filled with "on the go" projects. Stitchery are traced with batting behind, embroidery thread is found, I even put a embroideryneedle in each stitchery. And all of it put togehter with the pattern in a plastic bag. So easy to grab when I need a project in a hurry.

And how are your progress on

ONE PROJECT A MONTH

for february month.

I am so happy I already have four finishes on my list. And still there is more days to get something finished........or not :) Both Kris and I get reports on finished projects, so I know you girls are busy. And I hope you all feel as happy as me when something is finished. It is a really good feeling, don't you agree ??

The February OPAM prize is going to be drawn by me. I hope you all remember to list your finished projects in your sidbar list. On march 1st I will count all projects and each one will have a lottery ticket for february draw. If you have mailed me or Kris about a finished project, but not listed it, I am sorry.....it will not count. And now you wonder what the prize is. In my prizebox I have collected a lot of stuff. Some Tilda stitcheries, some patterns, embroiderythread, fabric and more will be added. And perhaps I just close my eyes and pull out a couple of prizes from this box. Or I will look at the winners blog and find something that I think she will like. You just have to wait and see.

It is also fun getting mail from a no blogger OPAM telling me that she has startet to blog. So Anne Lise (no blogger) is now Anne Lise with a blog.

There is a new blogger having a Giwaway - blog launch. So visit Judith at her blog Creative studio. Tell her that I sent you :)

And I have found a new free BOM over at Elefantz. Some cute wonky houses and it is only four parts in this BOM. So perhaps I trace the first house this evening :)

Saying for today:

The brain is a wonderful organ.

It starts working the moment you get up

and does not stop until you get into the office.

--Robert Frost