OPAM february and some charm pack fun..

I have made a new table runner as a gift for a male friend. I have used dark colors to try to make a table runner to fit
his special space in the living room. I really hope he will like it :-)
The fabric are a mini charm pack I bought a long time ago.

Here are my version of "Charm pack Cherry" a fun free pattern from Fatquartershops blogg.
There are also a Youtube video of the tutorial by sweet Kimberly at Fatquarter shop.
You can find the pattern here.
I made the quilt top in 1 day and I loved making it. My back is acing now so there will not be any more sewing today :-)
I have used charm pack from Moda / High Street by Lily Ashbury for this quilt top. The High Street collection are so filled with promises of a lovely summer.Yes I sure hope so !

Just a little snow ;-)

I just have to show you some pictures from our cabin this weekend!
We have more than enough snow I guess :-)
I have not ever seen so much snow in the mountains where our cabin are seated ……………
The focus has been to remove snow from the roof and to make sure that we have free ways to escape if necessary/ emergency exits.
As you can imagine we have not been out of work this weekend :P

Here is the cabin without snow :-)

Merry merry snowmen block # 7,8 and 9

I am almost done with my Merry Merry snowmen project. I only have to put all the blocks together and put the boarders on.
Yes :-)

Endelig ferdig med alle blokkene. Nå gjenstår det bare å sy sammen alle blokkene og sy på ramme :-)

A gift from my dear friend Melanie.
Thank you so much!

En gave fra min gode venn Melanie.
Tusen takk!

Picture of the cabin from last weekend. Since then it has been snowing 75 cm with more snow …. The weather forecast tells us that it will snow even more next week. Puh...

Bilde fra hytta forrige helg, siden da har det kommet 75 cm med nysnø. Neste uke vil det snø enda mer :-)
Jeg tror vi må opp og måke taket en gang til!

BOM rehab ..

The Mystery quilt for 2013 Block #5, 6 and 7 are finished today. Now I am waiting for block #8, its a little bit late this month ?? Have anyone else received block #8 ??
I was way behind but I had a plan to catch up today and made it.. Now it is just the Merry Merry Snowmen project that I am behind with. I hope to catch up there too, maybe tomorrow ??
I love the word "BOM rehab" . I saw it at Messy Karens blogg and I thought it said it all..
"Quilt Republic" is another word that I love !

I dag har sydd 3 nye blokker i min Mysteri quilt: nummer 5,6 og 7. Nå venter jeg bare på blokk 8 som er litt sent ute denne måneden. Jeg håper den kommer snart..
Jeg har vært litt streng med meg selv og sagt at jeg ikke får begynne på noe nytt før jeg er ajour med prosjektene mine.
Nå er det bare Merry merry snowmen prosjektet som jeg har litt igjen på.. Kanskje i morra ??
Jeg fant ordet "BOM rehab" på Messy Karens blogg og fant ut det var en flott måte å si ting på som egentlig sa det meste :-)
"Quilt Republic"er annet ord som jeg har hengt meg opp!( Fra en bok )

As you can see: We have enough snow for the moment !! Right now it is raining so it might get very interesting tomorrow. Other parts of Norway are experiences very dry conditions and there has been some sever fires and some families have lost their homes...

Som dere ser er det mer enn nok snø på sørlandet!! Akkurat nå regner det så dette kan bli morsomt etterhvert.
Andre steder i landet vårt er det knusktørt og det er hverfall ingen ønske situasjon etter alle de brannene vi har hatt hvor mange har mistet hjemmene sine og er blitt evakuert.

A quilttopp is finished :-)

I am so happy , my quilttopp is finished !
I spent the weekend visiting my mother. She will be 86 years old next week and she is still in good health even though
her hearing is not very well any more.
We had a lovely time with her and the rest of my family eating waffles :-)


Quiltetoppen er ferdig, jippi…
I helgen har jeg besøkt min mor, som fyller 86 år til uka.
Hun er fremdeles i forholdsvis god form selv om hørselen svikter litt..
Vi koste oss med vafler og kaffe sammen med stort og smått i familien. Veldig koselig.
Ute er det full vinter og det skal snø hele neste uke, grumf…
Godt jeg har en flott hobby å kose meg inne med ;-)

More progress on my pinwheel quilt .

Some progress on my new quilt.. Almost there !

Litt fremskritt på min nye quilt og det er ikke langt igjen!


More picture from Thailand. Thailand is a fantastic country but we were never alone on the beach. There was people everywhere. Enjoy our trip to 4 Island of Ao Nang: Chicken Island, Poda, Tup Island and one more that I do not remember.
We rented a speed boat 1 day for just the 4 of us. Very special !

Flere Bilder fra Thailand. Thailand er et fantastisk land men vi var skjelden alene på strendene.
Her er Bilder fra vår dagstur i leid speedbåt i Ao Nangs skjærgård: Chicken Island, Poda, Tup island og 1 til som jeg ikke husker navnet på. Det var en knall dag !

Working on my pinwheel quilt ..

It is a perfect day to be working on my new quilt.I have been trying back and forth how to iron the back of these pinwheels. Very useful!
As you can see in my pictures down under there is no need to step outside :-)

Jeg jobber videre på min nye quilt. Prøver og feiler litt på hvordan jeg skal stryke baksiden.
Veldig nyttig!
Ute er det ganske ufyselig som dere ser. Det nederste bilde er syrommet mitt :-)

Thailand vacation Christmas 2013, Kata Beach Phuket.

The film "The Beach" with Leonardo Di Caprio was filmed here at Phi Phi Island.
It was a beautiful place..

Diving at Mosquito Island Phi Phi.

Kata Beach in Phuket.

Christmas at Avista Hotel Kara Beach Phuket. It was a different Christmas but a wonderful one though.