Silk Ribbons

I thought it would be a great idea to swap ribbons, silk ribbons. Maybe it is not, but I will try. Sometimes it gives you an opportunity to try something new. New colours, new brand or even something you never thought of. Anyway, I am new to this type of crafting, but I am learning. I am looking forward to this. I hope I will be able to do motifs like this.

I swap with Swap-bot!

I spotted a load of ribbons on someone’s blog today. Sorry for not remembering whose blog, but it came from Pat.
I have bookmarked the blog and I will be back to se how she uses her new treasure.

Yes, Yes, Yes
Finally, I received my books. Oh. I’ve been looking forward to this. I’ve been waiting for so long I almost forgot about them. LOL.

• Treasure of Crazy Quilt Stitches - by Carole Samlpes
• The Crazy Quilt Handbook - by Judith Baker Montano
• An Encyclopedia of Crazy Quilt Stitches adn Motifs - by Linda Causee
  
  
  OK there will not be any sewing tonight; I will be reading, tomorrow as well. The weekend is set of to do something total different than sewing. But Monday I will try everything in the books. And I’ve just been out shopping silk ribbons and new tread. Yes!
  

OK.

I’ve got my new “Bloggers who Embellish” button into my blog. But it is impossible for me to get it into the sidebar of my blog. I always get a tag-error. If I just copy and paste, it ends where it is now.

Bloggers Who Embellish Join List Previous Next Random Powered by RingSurf

Winter in progress

I just had to try. And when I got started, I just couldn’t stop. This is what I’ve done today.

But it seams like it is impossible to get good pictures, especially close-ups. Anybody out there who is willing to give me any tips.

Winter / Christmas

In one of our quilt-group there is a “challenge” to make a A4 size quilt (8,5" x 12"), themed: Winter.
Actually there is one for each season. I started autumn (but I never got finished it in time) Now I on to “Winter” and “Christmas”. I will also do “Spring” and “Summer” later on.
These two quilts need to be ready by mid December. And of course I am not like everybody else; I have to make them crazy.
This is what they look like before I start embellishing them.

If there is anybody out there who wants to suggest anything special for these quilts, be my guest. I will be happy for any feedback/coments..

WISP

Sandie has invited, and I signed up for a UFO/WISP Challenge 2007
(UnFinished Objects or Works In Slow Progress.)

Its a low stress fun way of finishing some of the projects that I have started.

The funny thing is I am not alone into this challenge. It is always nice working together. And here you can visit the others.

The reasons, why I have many unfinished projects are several. One reason is time. Another one is I have become impatient or bored with my work. The most common reason would be that I have started other projects. I love something new.
Anyway, when I look at them, or think of them, I know, I just can’t throw them in the bin or give them away. Once I loved them (I think I still do), and it would have been nice to finish them. Therefore I have promised my self to try to complete as many as possible of my UFO/WISP’s during the year 2007.

I am also aware of that we, (my DH and I) are going to build a new cabin this summer. (The old one burned down last winter) I know it is time-consuming to build something, but the cabin needs new quilts! At least one for each bed…..

I have not shown you any of my WISP’s. I am not proud of myself throwing these away into a corner, behind something else, in my sewing room. I will start bringing one at the time, into daylight. This is the first one:

I am not going to tell you when I started this one. For those of you who have been quilting for a while, might recognise the fabric.
I just loved the idea of pre-cut fabric and the sets of colours. Did I need them? No. But I just had to hvae them, LOL. During the years that are gone since I started this, I have had several ideas of the results. I think I will go for the last one. You wait and see. I will tell you later in my progress, of reaching my goal for this quilt.

Christmas stocking

ready to go. I am not going to tell who is going to get it. I won’t tell the receiver it is on its way. I want to keep it as a secret. And it is a bit early. Deadline is not until later this month. I just needed it to get going, hoping the receiver will get it before Christmas.
When I wrapped it up I stuffed it with Norwegian Chocolate (twist). I did it in my kitchen and measured it to a limit for postage.
I love the way this one turned out. Hoping the receiver will be pleased with it.

Snowmen no. 1

The first one is done. Except, I didn’t do the French Knots. Oh, I hate those. I will ask my mom to do those. Yes, I have tried, but they always seams to end up on the back side of my stitchery. And that’s not where they are supposed to be.
This one was fun to do. I am going to do the second one soon, but first of all I need to finish a Christmas stocking I’ve started. Hope it will be ready to go in the mail today (yes, it is another swap).

I swap with Swap-bot!

This time it is not me. Well, it is me, but on behalf of my son, Glenn André (8 1/2) years)
He has envied me, when I get all these parcels. He seams so disappointed when I received one package after the other. And there is nothing for him. So, this swap is for him. He is going to make up to day, the parcel witch we are going to send of. We are going shopping today. He will understand the saying: “You have to give to get”. It is work to shop, write a card, wrap it up, bring it to the post office, pay the postage, and the worst of it all, sit around and wait for one in return.

Christmas Heart Ornaments

They are now ready to go. I am a little up front. Puh! Now I just have to wait until I get my swapping partners. In the meantime, I got a lot of other stuff to attend to, like my snowmen.

These hearts are made of silk and cotton. They are embellished with red beads. I love the way they turned out.

Necklace
Yesterday we had our monthly gathering at my local quilt group. And yesterday it was a “Mini-course”. We made a quilted necklace.
Rita Schrøder is a well known quilter in this area. She has taught lots of ladies to make small quilts like this one I made:

Light table.

What do you when the pattern refers to a light table?
I had a wage idea of a light table. But I had no intentions of go and by one. To be honest I did not know where to go shopping for one. Well, it cost no money, and I didn’t have to go anywhere, to use my imagination. I used what I had in hand.
Reading light form the living room, a couple of big books and my extension table for the sewing machine. It worked!

Now I’m going to transfer some of the patterns to fabric that I can bring to my Quilting meeting this evening. Oh, I look forward to start stitching.

PS! Tomorrow I will post pictures of my new Christmas Heart Ornaments I am sending away in a couple of days. Soooo…. Stay tuned.

I have been dared.

Jo in nz said:
……I can't beleive that the others were rubbish. Show us and let your readers decide! I dare you.


OK, I went to the bin. I picked up my trash. I will be brave and publish something I am not proud of.

Well here it is, you decide:

I am not crazy!

(Picture is stolen from Quiltegården internet shop where I bought the quilt)

I am just half way there. I loved this quilt. I just had to order it. At the time when I did order it, there was no price listed. (They did not know the total price yet, since they did not have all the fabric in stock) If there were stated a price I would have imagine it was big (64"x71"), and maybe I hadn't ordered it. Who knows? I am just a little bit crazy, and I just had to have it.... And in the meantime I have forgotten all about it. I received a note in the mailbox saying I needed to com to the post office to pick up a parcel. I saw who the sender was and I thought: Hmmmm, what could this be? I jumped in the car and got the big parcel safe home. During the weekend I've tried to hide this from my husband. He is aware of my sickness (read crazy) but this would be the last nail in the coffin. It is not easy to hide all this fabric when it is hung out to dry after washing it..... ! Oh, it is old.....and it is soon Christmas.....I am trying to tidy my sewing room.....I need some red and white fabric for something that I do work on..... A lot of explanations.I feel a little bit stupid. I know what he will say: Why cant you finish some of the projects you already have started. When will you finish them? Bla Bla Bla...... Well, I not dead, yet. And all my projects they are "WISP's" (Work in slow progress). OK, some are stuffing to keep the chilly weather on the outside.This new project is fun now when we are approaching Christmas. It will not be that fun in May or June. So, I need to do this now.

Christmas Ornament Swap

Today I did the last seam on these Christmas Ornaments.
(To be honest I started something else. They turned out like garbage. I had to figure out something else I could make to be proud to swap. )

I am very proud of the result of these. They will in the mail tomorrow for my swapping partners. I need to make some more for my own Christmas tree. They were fun to make.
I have also received one of the 3 ornaments I will receive in this swap. I will post pictures when I have received all 3.

I even started on the hearts for the heart ornament swap this weekend. They turned out also very badly. I could not be proud of sending those away to my swapping partners. The idea was good, but I need to improve the look. I need to sleep on it. The deadline is not yet. I will be back on this one.

Tomorrow I will spend the day together with my friend, sewing. Well, we’ll see if we do any sewing. The idea is to sew a lot and enjoy each others company. We haven’t done that for ages. Oh, I look forward till tomorrow.

And I promise I will post picture of my new big project. I forgot all about it. Sorry. I need to take picture outdoor in daylight.

Oh no!

Another big project arrived in my mailbox today. I will post picture of it later on. It is called Winter Wonderland and contains a lot of stitchery. Now I am in shock. I forgotten I ordered it. Well, it could be another WISP. We’ll see.
I will get back to you on this one……..

Ta-da!

Today I made a new pin cushion for my own use. I saw one similar to this at a quilt gathering. I studied it, and said to myself: This is easy". And, yes it was. And it works.
Maybe later I will finish the other one I started. I just need to figure where I put the pink buttonhole tread. I can’t seam to find it.

I am so happy.

Another one removed, of my “to do” list for the first half of November.
These are tickets in our Santa block lotto. Those who want to win a pile of Santa blocks (6” x 6”) in purpose of making a Santa quilt needs to participate. Each block you hand in is one ticket to win the whole lot.
No tickets – No prices. Therefore I will hand in 4 Santa’s. Maximum limit is 5 per person. And the drawing is next Wednesday, and I want to do something else now. I will not be the lucky one, but I need to try. And the person that wins, needs the variety of Santa’s.

I swap with Swap-bot!

I’ve signed up for a few more swaps. I love swapping.
Now I am going to swap “Heart Christmas Ornaments”, “Christmas Ornaments”, Coffee And Knitting” and “Lots Of Chocolate Swap”. I am so excited.
Oh, I look forward to do my bit of the deal. (I have already started.) But I do also love to get goodies in the mailbox. I live by the rule: You have to give to get.