OPAM 2013 AND A CREATIVE GIFT IDEA

Happy new year to you all! Life has been a bit hectic for a while, but now I try to get back into blog land again. I have signed up for OPAM 2013 and this I know from previous years keep me on my creative track. One project a month (I small project) even I manage to finish. Maybe it’s something for you too? Have a look here: http://tagalongteddies.blogspot.com

Need a suggestion for a creative gift for some of your friends? This year I came up with a rather good idea for a Christmas gift after a lot of thinking. I made 9 of my friends at work a small gift books with buttons, small fabric pieces, ribbons, embroidery thread and some yearn. They could add whatever they wanted, and use any material, but the finished object had to be minimum the size of A5 and max A4. If they made something bigger they had to give good arguments.

 

 

 January at work was fun. Just a few discovered that every box contained the same objects (except for the lion fabric, - some got a cat fabric instead)
They had about 4 weeks to finish and then they were invited to soup and coffee. After chatting and eating we had a big show and tell! Here is what they made;

                                                                                                                                    









                                                                                                                                                                                        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This was such a good experience, so I have already planned next year’s gift, and another colleague is thinking of making this with a twist for a coffee date later in spring!

Have fun and be creative together with your friends!

Just a few pictures

I got tired of my old office wall-hanging and took apart the three layers. Used my ruler and made a new top. Used the two old layers and the binding and my office has a new wall-hanging, - just a little bit smaller than the old one.  New from old!

                                            The old one

                                                   The new one

My WISP is finished and a new jumper in Cottonwool from Rowan. A very good yarn

 

Now I’m working on a secret project in my few spare moments, besides student guidance and working out a plan to collect 9 000 000 nkr   for a new congregation house.

Having a dull life? Not me.

 

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At last!

Last year I sorted out a lot of brown, yellow, green, brown-red and more fabrics from my cupboard. I knew I hadn’t used any of these for years so I had to do something. We have a small cabin in the woods that needed some sofa covers so I sorted the fabrics into two groups. I cut all of them into big squares (12,5inches) and sorted them into brown/yellows and green/rest.

The brown yellows I matched two by two and cut them in a sort of log cabin. When I had sewn all these together I knew I didn’t want to start on the next colour so I kept the squares and made backs for the cover quilts. 

Here you kan see the fronts and backs. I had enough blocks to make three pillows too.

 

I ‘m looking so  forward to cover my old cabin sofas.

Even though I got my first flue for the season I have finished some other products this September. Here are some pictures.

 

Isn't this a beautiful button!