A New Year – New Moments for Everything

Another year is gone and it has been a busy, eventful and good year for me and my family. I’ve been travelling a lot, finished a lot of both quilting projects and work projects. I’ve met a lot of relatives for the first time and met a lot of nice people all over the world.

For 2012 I’ve not laid any plans. I‘ll enjoy life and see what comes in my way.  I’ll try not to be doing too many things at the same time, so I’ll be ready to start a new project or take a course when the course is really my thing.

I was a part of OPAM 2011 and that was a good thing for me. I managed to finish a lot of UFOS and WISP. If I enter this year maybe my boxes will be empty and hidden projects all will be finishes by 2012? J 

Happy New Year to you all - and may 2012 fulfill some of your dreams!

One finish, but where is the time to another one?

This summer I visited my relatives in USA, that I never known or met before. A very joyful and god experience. In Forest City where my grandmother’s sister lived with her American family, I found a small pattern in a quilting shop named “The Quilted Forest”. Here is the link

The pattern was from a series called Tiny Ones Here is their advertisement from their page;

“Tiny Ones

Tiny Ones are terrific! These pint-sized patterns make full sized table toppers and runners in a variety of sizes and shapes. They are great for showcasing all types of fabrics; batiks, novelty prints, floral, bright, and specific collections.

Each card is laminated on both sides for durability and priced right! There are currently 68 different Tiny Ones, with more to come. Try them all, and keep coming back to see what's new!

Each card measures 3 1/2" x 5 1/2".    EASY TO PIECE, EASY TO ENJOY! “

My son moved to a new flat this autumn and wanted a new design for his room. White, black and red was it to be. I made him this bed cover from the only pattern I bought this summer in USA. I only used fabrics from my cupboard except for the backing.  Anne quilted this for me, and my son was very happy when he brought it with him this weekend.

I have a lot of small projects going on, but I have too much else to do so I don’t feel like sewing or quilting at the moment.  But after this week there will be better sewing days I think.

Christmas is just around the corner, so I need to get my sewing and creating feeling back.

Have a nice week!

What is sunshine for you?

After a really rainy summer here in the eastern part of Norway you hear people say; Sunshine, what is that? I started to think a bit about it and around it and sunshine can be a lot of things.

When I was traveling in Scotland this summer with my mother, she had to stay at the hotel in Inverness one day, because she was a bit tired. I went on my own to Culloden Moor a place for a very sad part of Scottish history.  They had a very good museum at the place, and you could also have a walk at the moor with your own GPS-guide, or follow historical dressed guides on the moor. I went alone with the GPS guide and my umbrella and got quite an historical walk in the heavy rain. It made the history alive! When I got back to town, cold and wet, I saw a figure in a window and had to buy this. When I turned it upside down it was named Sunshine! (It’s a Willow Tree figure.) I warmed up at once!

Sunshine can also be a friendly smile, a hug, a cup of coffee ,  a sweet,  a wild –flower,  a phone call,  a sms , an e-mail, and finding a long forgotten fabric you saved up  to use on a special  project. Sunshine is all the small things that make us warm and life worth living!

Have a nice week!