Need to, want to, or both?

This month I`ve been doing a lot of musts and need to. These last days I`ve finished a table runner and two square table cloths for my DH`s office.  We live on a farm and he has his office and employees in the side building. I think it`s ok to brighten up the office now and then.

 I saw in this blog from Lappemakeriet that Anne Kjersti had made a nice table runner and was inspired to sew my own.

                       Just before Christmas I moved into a new office at work, and yesterday I finally had the time to make three door signs for the school nurse and myself. We share the same entrance.

The signs are quite simple. I used my embroidery machine for the letters, and made a small fabric border around.  I hang them up with some Velcro that I glued to the doors. We got a lot of attention today from pupils and grownups walking by.

These were all “useful and needed “products, and it`s satisfying to finish, but now I just want to play a little. Just take an idea, make sketches and see what it leads to. I`ve done enough musts and cupboard products for a while.

I'VE MADE IT!

Hurray! I’ve put the last stitch on the BOM top- At Home in the Woods. Now it’s ready for quilting, but not by me. My DH will probably get this quilt for his birthday this year. 8 years later than planned.

What to start on now? I don’t know.

 Found two pictures in my camera that I fell in love with, so maybe……

Still staying on “the promised road”

After I’ve made promises for 2011 about buying fabrics and finishing UFOs and cupboard project, I‘ve been at that road. My friend Sol and I try to finish our challenge projects , the stoles (Sol) and “At home in the woods” (me) .We’re making good progress and my goal is to finish my challenge before the annual meeting in The Norwegian Quilt Association (NQF)  (18-20 March). If I manage this I can reward myself with some fabrics.

The last week I’ve had my winter holiday at home, and have finished 3 UFOs and a fabric stash project. The ufoes are; 1 potholder for Christmas, an embroidery table runner for Christmas (Idèna design-Germany) and a small makeup  purse.

The fabric stash project is a knitting bag for my DD2. It’s from  Anne-Pia Godske’s new book “Flowerpower patchwork”. I’m satisfied with this one. For handles I should have put some thick bamboo knitting sticks no 15 to show you at the picture, but I can’t find anyone. My DD2 has.

                                                            

Are there anymore UFOS or other cupboard projects in my house? Yes, but they get fewer.

Have a nice week!