Need an award? Or a hug?

I got an award some time ago from Lise, and I should have given it to 5 bloggers with less than 100 followers.  Fighting with my exam writing, I haven’t the time to surch for you. I read a lot of blogs but you seem to have a lot of followers all of you!

So if YOU are in need of a hug or an award, feel free to take it but you have to answer five questions:

1.       Why did you start a blog? I started mine because it was easier to send comments to others who had. I also felt that when you make a promise on a blog you do a lot to keep it.

2.       Which blogs do you follow?I follow  lot of different blogs and their favorites too.

3.       Favorite colour? Bright colours. Blue and turquoise.

4.       Favorite films?  Old English costume movies with a happy ending, or films with “normal lives”. I don’t like too much violence or science fiction.

5.       Which country would you like to visit and why?  I would like to go to China and follow the old “Silk Road”, see the silk production and maybe buy a yard or two…….

I said I would try to make 4 charity blankets this year. I have made one and one toy this month. This month I think I have to keep to stitchery and do some serious writing and reading. Enjoy life and if you have a piece of advice for an exam writer, so post a comment. I’ll need them the next fortnight!

The ongoing Competition

My desk is full of exam papers, books, articles and more, and I’m trying to write an article about empowering young people at school. My sewing machine is packed down, my magazines are tucked away, my sewing room is clean and tidy, and I have no work in progress. What happens?

I write a bit. I read a bit. I need a pause. A magazine is opened, and then another one, and suddenly I have a work in progress. Three more weeks before I have to finish my exam article. Plenty of time.

Maybe I should write about the empowerment of an addicted quilter instead?

In Need of Inspiration? -1

I love to take courses, being with others to share and seek inspiration. I`ve just been to the annual meeting of The Norwegian Quilt Association and got a lot of inspiration and new ideas.

 Sometimes it is not possible to go away from home because of jobs, family matters, money, health and other reasons. But luckily there are a lot of possibilities for those who want that. I`d like to share a couple of mine outside magazines and books.

My favorite source at the moment is  Designmatters TV.  It`s net TV made by Linda and Laura Kemshall.  Go to their homepage and have a look at their free shows to see if this gives you a lust to see more and pay. I have paid and seen a lot of their shows and they have put me in play mood.  They are into Art-Quilting, but give a lot of tips for beginners and traditionalists like me.

Have you seen the pages for Quilt University? Her you can take a lot of different courses. They cost a bit but there is a great variety from traditional quilting to everything.

I’ve also bought some DVDs from Art Quilt Magazine, their TV shows. They have made a lot of tv-programmes and it’s ok to watch them when it suits you .They give a great variety of techniques and you meet a lot of exciting artist and quilters. Enjoy!

There are also thousands of blogs, net pages and so on, and everyone have their own favorites. 

Finally the most important thing is to dare try and to practice the techniques. Have fun!

PS! Don't be like these two!