A new quilt and Houston is next ..

Here is my last quilt using Indigo Crossing by Moda. The pattern is made by Lise Jørgensen at Kreativ Quilt Kristiansand.
I have made the quilt a little bit larger than the pattern so it could fit as a sofa quilt in my new living room .
I loved making this one and I have to thank the sweet girls in my quilt guild who helped me to think right.
The quilt has been beautiful quilted by Quilt´n in Arendal.

Today I am off to the International Quilt festival in Houston.. I am very excited !!

Her min siste quilt hvor jeg har brukt Modas Indigo Crossing. Mønsteret er laget av Lise Jørgensen på Kreativ Quilt i Kristiansand. Det var gøy å leke med mine yndlingsstoffer Indigo Crossing og sammen med et flott mønster ble jeg veldig fornøyd. Jeg sender en stor takk til Skjernøya gjengen / Quilteklubben som hjalp med med å forstørre mønsteret slik at det kunne passe som sofaquilt i min nye stue.
Quilten min er quiltet nyderlig av Quilt´n i Arendal.

I dag reiser jeg til den Internationale Quilt Festval i Houston sammen med 24 andre damer med Temareiser i Fredrikstad.
Gleder meg voldsomt !! Ehee måtte kjøpe ny koffert :P

Very sweet suitcase with pink ribbon !

Kofferten ble veldig søt med rosa sløyfa da !

New place mates / Opam October

I have made 6 plate mates for a friend at work. They look very similar to the one a made for my daughter Tonje.
These are quick and fun to make..

Jeg har laget 6 kuverbrikker til en kollega på jobb. De er ganske like til de jeg laget til min datter Tonje.
De er raske og morsomme å sy ..

Under finner dere litt stemmning fra hytta sist helg :-) Det var helt fantastisk på fjellet med alle høstfargene nå.

Under here you find some pics from the cabin last weekend :-) It was amazing at cabin with all the typical fall colors everywhere.

"Cindy Lou Who" a wedding gift..

I have made this quilt, " Cindy Lou, who" with French General fabric/ Rouenneries Deux as a wedding gift for my best friend daughter who got married last weekend. I hope the young couple likes it and use it.
The quilt has flannel as backing and it will do very nicely as a sofa quilt.
Quilt´n in Arendal has quilted it for me and they have done an amazing job !
I found the pattern in a book called Another bite of Schnibbles by Carrie Nelson. I really love this fabric and the quilt is one of my favorites so far !

Enda en bryllupsquilt, denne gangen til min bestevenninnes datter som giftes seg forrige helg. Mønsteret er hentet fra boken "Another bite of Schnibbles" og heter " Cindy Lou, who". Stoffene er fra French General kolleksjonen Rouenneries Deux. Quilten har bomullsvatt og flanel på baksiden. Et ordentlig koseteppe. Jeg håper det blir brukt mye!
Quilten i Arendal har gjordt en flott jobb..
Dette er så langt en av mine favoritt quilter!

Pictures from "Kjerringsveiven" a trip to the mountains with 2400 other girls 14 days ago. I went with 8 other lovely ladies for a march that was 12km long. It tok us 5 hours :-) Yes my legs was hurting and my knee was burning !!
I have never been to Rjukan so I was very excited. I had a blast and came very tired back home.

For fjorten dager siden gikk jeg Kjerringsveiven med 8 skjønne jenter. Tilsammen var vi 2400 jenter som gikk denne 12 km lange marsjen. Vi brukte ca 5 timer på turen som vel var tøffere ann jeg hadde trodd..
Jeg har aldri vært på Rjukan før og jeg ble kjempe imponert over naturen og omgivelsene der oppe.
Leggene mine gjorde vondt og knærne brant så det var deilig å komme hjem igjen. Vi bodde på 2 leiligheter på Rauland/ Vierli og laget mat og koste oss masse.

Dalen Hotel, Telemark.
På hjemveien var vi innom Dalen hotel og hadde kake og kaffe. Jeg ble helt stum !!

Dalen Hotel. On our way back home we had cake and coffee at this lovely place.. I was speechless !!

Sundays walk, Falkenuten in Rauland build by sherpas from Nepal. Can you imagine lifting this rocks to make stairs out in the mountains , a trail 2,5 km long in 14 days.(No, me neither..)

A tabelrunner for OPAM in august.

I found this tabelrunner on a swedish lady s blogg and I loved it ! I guess it has been on several bloggs lately.
I bought the pattern on Craftsy.com. Craftsy is a new thing to me were you can also take online classes and buy patterns.
The pattern for this tabel runner is easy and fun to make. I have already got an order from a lady who want a similar tabelrunner, she asked very nicely so I guess I will make one for her. The fabric are Moda Indigo Crossing by Minick &Simpson.
This will be my Opam for August.

Jeg fant denne løperen på en svensk blogg. Jeg kan ikke huske om det var på bloggen til Evaj-Bambisyr, Dolland design eller hos Majas Paradis. Uansett dette er 3 svenske damer som alltid gir med masse inspirasjon og flotte tilbakemeldinger.
Mønsteret fant jeg på internett stedet Craftsy.com. Her finnes masse flotte mønster og det er også mulig å ta online klasser her i forskjellige teknikker.
Stoffene er Moda Indigo Crossing av Minick & Simpson og er mine yndlingstoffer for øyeblikket.
Denne løperen blir min Opam for august.

I had some guests last weekend, actually they where 15 and a little girl of 2 years.
Yes I made them dinner and dessert with cakes.. I was so happy when everything just went so well ;-)
I also tried to be a florist, can you imagine?

15 stykker på middag forrige helg, jippi det gikk kjempefint faktisk:-) Jeg serverte grillet indrefilet, Ovnsbakt kyllingfilet surret med Serrano skinke og kake og is til dessert.. Jeg var så glad da alt gikk så fint :-)
Jeg fikk også prøvd meg som blomsterdekoratør, ehe...

Under here issome pictures that I took this summer in Old Skagen. It is a very special place with a wonderful bright light. Some very famous paintings are made here.Unfortunately the link is to a norwegian site but you might understand what some of the paintings are like .

Under kan dere se noen bilder fra Gamle Skagen som jeg tok tidligere i Gamle Skagen. Jeg er veldig glad i Danmark og spesielt Skagen.

Moda Bakeshop, neighborhood charm quilt

I have been scrapping myself a house quilt and I found the pattern on Moda Bakeshop.
I wanted to empty my pink stash of fabric but there are still a lot of them left...
The quilt has been quiltet by Anne at Quilt´n in Arendal and I love her wonderful stitches!
Tommorrow I will be heading back to work and this summer has been a wonderful summer vacation with lot of warm weather and for those of you who knows Norway well knows that warm summer weather is a rare thing..
The last week I have been home and sewing my heart out and that was exactly what I needed!! Yes I have been out in the sun too :-)

Jeg har laget et resteteppe med hjelp av mine rosa rester. Tenkte at jeg skulle få brukt alt men det er fremdeles masse igjen. Jeg får vel bare finne på noe mer å lage etterhvert..
Mønsteret fant jeg på Moda Bakeshop og du kan finne dette mønsteret her.
Teppe er quiltet av Anne på quilten i Arendal:-) Jeg ble veldig fornøyd !
I morra er det tilbake til jobb igjen og for en sommer vi har hatt!! Siste uka har jeg sydd litt og kost meg mellom noen timer i sola og så tilbake til syrommet.

A new quilt is finished :-) Opam April..

A finish at last and I can finally show you this quilt..
I have used 3 charm packs of Moda / Reunion and some yards of fabric. The pattern is a Moda Bakeshop pattern and you can find it here.
The quilting is made by Quilt´n Arendal and the quilt pattern is called "happy times ".
I am slowly getting back on track in my sewing room after being absence for a while. Love it !!
This weekend has been a very productive one and I have enjoyed myself !
I hope you too have had a great weekend..
Do you have any signs of spring, I would love to hear about it :P