9 years WIP finished!!!

Last Saturday mu DH got his wall hanging “At Home in the Woods” designed by    McKenna Ryan. I ordered it as a BOM in 2002 to finish it as a 50 years anniversary gift.  In the original pattern there were used an invisible tread and machine appliquéd. I didn’t  master this so I started to use buttonhole stitches. It has taken me 9 years. He was 57 Saturday. Anne Rønningen has  quilted it for me.

My DH was impressed and happy, and I´m satisfied when I see it on the wall.

Three days ago I got a gift in the post. It was the OPAM 2011 – draw for April. I was one of the lucky winners. Kris  Mears sent me the gift with nice words on the umberella card.  Maybe I´ll make a summer table cloth of the fabrics?  Joining Opam -11 has given me the real push to finish a lot of projects this year. Have a nice wee!

How much fabric is enough fabric?

Once upon a time a read about an American quilt-lady who didn’t have more Than one basket with fabric. She always started a new project with the fabrics she had in the basket and bought what she needed extra. I don’t remember her name or the name of the magazine. That time I thought – what a strange lady. How boring to start with the left overs from last project! I wonder if she still is on this way. Anyone know who she was or is like her?

Today I envy her a bit. I have collected fabrics for lots of years and I feel I have too much. This year I have been good and just used my old fabric. I have bought some new magazines and patterns, but I intend to use what I have.

My last project to use a lot of fabric is to sew three veranda blankets for my DD2. She had three fleece blankets and I used some flannels on two of them and some more colors on the last one. This is my favorite. I made some pillow cases to put them in and used some more fabrics from my stash.

             

 I have sorted through all my yellows, browns, beiges and greens and have just put back the ones I want to keep, the ones I know I mostly would use in projects. The rest – two big plastic boxes I’m going to cut up in 2 or 2 ½ inch strips and make log -cabin blocks. We have a small cabin in the woods, and we have to paint and freshen it up a bit. I should have made some blankets many years ago but now is a good time to start. If I first cut all the fabrics and then make 4 blocks a day then I’ll make it. Why I don’t want to make more than four blocks a day is because it’s soon summer here and it’s easier to make some stitching and hand piecing when you are outdoors or traveling.

VÅRSALG - SPRING SALE - A GOOD EXCUSE ?

Sitter her og skriver og lese. Har vært flink og tatt en tur i det fine været I dag.  Å skrive på pc har sine fordeler og ulemper. Det er så fristende og bare å surfe litt. Litt blogger , kjøpe ett mønster eller tre, ett sticheri abonnement og smykker! Datteren min, DD2, har en nettbutikk hvor hovedsalget er yoga-artikler og te, men også smykker fra bl.a. FiFi. Dere som var på årsmøte så en god del av dem da.     Hun ringte og sa at nå var det vårsalg med 40 % avslag. Jeg logget meg på Fløyelstre butikken, og det ble 1 smykke, 1 armbånd og 2 pakker te.

Jeg lurer på hva jeg skal handle neste fredag som en belønning  når den skriftlige eksamen er over. Hvis jeg blir ferdig og ikke er ut i Cyberspace? J

I’m sitting by my computer writing and reading. Today it has been a very nice day so I have been out for a nice walk. To do the writing on my computer has its advantages and disadvantages. It`s so tempting to do a bit of surfing. To watch some blogs, to buy a pattern or three, a stitchery and jewelry. My DD2 has an internet shop where the main sale is yoga articles and teas, but she also sells jewelry from Fifi amongst other. She called and she had spring sale with 40% on the jewelry. I logged on her shop  and bought 1 for my neck and one for my arm and 2 packages of tea.

I wonder what to buy next Friday to celebrate that my written exam is finished. If I finish instead of travelling around in Cyberspace instead. J