August and OPAM summary

July went quickly but I managed to finish some projects.

A nice purse for travelling.

A jumper and two pair of socks for the autumn.

 Now I’m trying to finish some UFOS and WISP. I have a lot of new projects I want to start, but my promise to myself this year is to finish what is possible before I start a new project.

This one I started a year ago. I made all the 20 centers and cut the fabrics, but that was all. Now I have come so far. The blocks aren’t finished yet so there is more to come...

Summer and the color festival!

  Summer is here, though the weather says something else. Despite the weather there is a   color festival going on in the nature. Have you discovered all the colors around you, -the flowers in all kind of shades and the greens?

The school is on holiday and I love this time of year when everything goes slowly and there is time for just sitting down and sensing the quietness, the colors, the fragrances and everything around me.  I have even got some time for sewing. I have made a table runner and a small cloth from the latest number of the Norwegian Quiltemagasinet, and 6 mug rugs with materials from my scrap box. Happy colors for summertime! Enjoy life!

Surprised again!

Another month just passed away and summer is just around the corner. It has been exams and marking for some weeks now, and it is only 14 days again before I can tidy up and get totally organized again at work. I always use a week after the pupils have left to clear up and be ready for a new semester.  These days are hectic but with a lot of stressed pupils and teachers there are also a lot of humor and joy. I have learned a lot of new words   when my pupils had oral exam in mathematics .Words put together of well-known words, mixed together by stress and sometimes by little knowledge. To my Norwegian reader: Vet du hva det motsatte av inntekter er ? Etter et 20 min. foredrag vet jeg at det er uttekter.

It is easy to do mistakes, read wrong, put things and fabrics upside down so it’s important to not make it bigger than it is.

I try to use my spare moments to quilt, knit and stitch, so since last I have finished knitting and crocheting a dress from the magazine Made by Me, and finished block 4 in the Vignette BOM.

Search for new words this week and see what you find!