WISPs here I come

Every time I think I have plenty of time to sew and finish projects something happens. This time my sewing machine needed a big repair. I suddenly discovered, should probably have seen it weeks ago, that the angel on my sewing foot was pointing 15 degrees too much to the left side. Probably happened when a needle broke and everything stopped a while ago. I had to send it away, but this time I found my daughters sewing machine in her cupboard and used it.

I finished my Gemstone quilt- Ruby colored, - a BOM from Lappemakeriet.no.

This is just a part of it.

I finished my summer quilt – hexagons (Grandmother`s) garden that I started summer 2013 when I learned I was to become a grandmother. I had to hand sew the frame around.  Both quilts were delivered yesterday to Merete from Sy.no yesterday for proper machine quilting.

During my week off I even took my scrap box and cut every scrap into 2 inch strips, 1 inch strips and small tumblers. The 2 inch strips I made into a small quilt for my granddaughter that started to use it once it was finished. The 1 inch strips went into a doubled sided doll quilt.

The tumblers are in a small metal bin on my sewing table ready to go into the sewing machine on a rainy day.

  I`m proud of the empty boxes, and I have decided to keep focus on finishing more WISP boxes. I get back energy and my ideas start to flower again for new projects for every empty box so I Know I`m on right tracks.

Now I have planted a star quilt on my table for the weekend. It will not turn out as the pattern say or as it was planned to be, but that is another story.

Have a nice weekend!

The BOM virus

Are you easily down with the BOM ( Block of Month)  virus? I am. There are so many nice BOMs but too little time to sew them all. BUT I still order some new thinking I get only one package every month. How many UFOs of BOMs, WISPs of BOMs and unopened BOMs I have in my sewing room?

 Now I think there are only 4 with one nearly finished, but I tempted to order a new one. This one I can sew with machine all the way through and finish in a normal period. Because the virus is especially hard with me when there is much hand sewing and the finished products are big.

This story will continue.

Here is a not so good picture of a baby quilt for a colleague of mine.

Friendship and quilting

I have got a lot of friends  during  my years with quilting and have learned a lot as a woman and as a quilter  Some of  what I’ve learned I use at work. I do a lot of social work in my job as student worker,and have a lot of  group meetings . Sometimes I use fabric , designing and quilting  as a method to get the results I want.

Here is  the latest quilt I’ve finished  where the students 12 years old, have designed the butterflies of hearts, placed the heart flowers and given them different centers  with buttons. Everybody  was satisfied with their own work and so surprised that it  all went together

They were so proud of their work so they gave it to their teacher as thanks for her kindness.