A golden oldie!

              Saturday....great weather...sunny...and a lot of snow. We went for a rather long ski trip.
                                  Then good food, a glas of wine and then...good night.      
                                           This spring fever makes me CRACY!

Well... Today I figured out that if I work sustaining all day without resting then I have to stay awake. 
                          Such as....baking bread...  the laundry....clean the house...iron....and...
                                            Puh..makes me tired just writing about it!

                        Yes,... I did all this and more......and I'm still  awake and spirited. :)

         When I was cleaning the floor in the entrance I saw some old quilts laying on the wardrobe. Well...I had to shake the dust off. Doing that I discovered that I made the quilt with tulips 17 years ago!
                                                       That's a golden oldie!!
                              The tough angel is made by Stina...Kviltstina. I just love it! :)

 I was cleaning the Studio too....a lot of threads, fabrics and dust.....and as every time I go there I make
                                 plans. Maybe I start cutting my Kaffe Fasset fabrics this evening.....

                                                          Provided I don't fall asleep!   

                                                                     MARGRETH
                                               

Inspiration!

Is it possible to feel springfever already! I'm not sure of that.... Most people is full of energi..cheerful and frisky. I want to be all that ...but....some of us is a different kind. ......TIRED....JASP!

Well.....I train three-four evenings a week...eat...sleep. Sounds fun...or?

So how is my work in the studio progressing? Answer....not a lot!

But if you not sew you can in all cases make plans.....

Lena Linderholm is an artist who use wonderful, bright colors that makes me feel happy when I see it.

Less tired!

I have some of her work at home. Lovely colors and a rather naiv impression that I appreciate.

A smell of Provence.....I have some French fabrics in a drawer....maybe another quilt to be done?

Well....I have three quilts to finish. My last one....baskets and coltsfoots ( Tussilago, farfara) is finished to quilt. I just have to figure out how? ....some thinking to do!

                                     FINALLY........I want to say WELCOME! to all new followers.

                                            I'm so happy that you find my blogg worth following!

                                                                    MARGRETH :)

New fabrics!

I was happy to receive some fabrics in the mail this week.:) Kaffe Fassets collection Classics and Joanna Figueroas Buttercup for Moda. Kaffe Fassets fabrics are beautiful and the pattern quite challenging. The colours are just...wow :)

I played with Fassets fabric on the floor and tried different combinations, great fun! Hmmm.....I might make a quilt that fits on the couch. We'll see!

Anyway.... I have stitched up the basket blocks today and also tried to figure out how to finish the quilt??
I don't want it to become an UFO.......

Well, back to work and I hard training.....I got a personal training coach last week...hope she can make sure that I train properly....no excuses!

 
                           Hey!...... I heard birds singing today...is it spring in the air?



                                                                  MARGRETH
 
 


 

Keep on!

This lovely day was last weekend. A perfekt day for skiing. Cold,sunny and no wind.
This weekend is the opposit, clowdy,windy and rather mild weather. A typical day for quilting!
That's good too!

I prepard by a visit to Mariannes quiltbod, I run out fabrics....... mostly fabrics appropiate as backgroud.
Of course I found some other fabrics that I couldn't resist.....nice to have in the piles.
Have it ever happend to you? =)

Well...after a chatt online with my daughter in India...I began to sew.
Puuuh.....My studio is a mess...fabrics  and threads all over the place. Maybe a creative kaos. =)

Now there are fifthteen blocks with baskets finished. There are a lot of coltsfoot missing so I just have to KEEP ON!

I wonder if I'm going to make some other blocks between the baskets? Hmmmmm...that is worth considering...or? What do you think?

I let it rest for a while.......                        MARGRETH

Cosy indoors!

There is  snowstorm outside ....that means I can happily stay indoor :)
No skiing today!
And......eight blocks are finished.
It feels good to make blocks with warm yellow coltsfoot.

It was almost dark when I took the photos.....I had to go out and put them in the snow!

Hopefully it's sunny tomorrow! Funny, one day indoors and I long to go out. 

MARGRETH 

Here I go!

There has been some "hallelujah moments" in my studio recently. Time flies and all I think of is my work.
All silent and alone.....no phone...no music....just my own thoughts. I love it!

My work with the fabric HAPPY has turned out in an unexpected way....it was not my picture of the quilt at the first place. But....this happens all the time. I often have a design in my head or on paper but it changes
during the process.

Well....the finished piece is not the design I had in mind or the right fabrics.

Still it's my design! :)

Hmm....this fabric is nice.....hmmmm......a chair........cooltsfoot.....this or that?

Embroidery?  YES!

                                                                OK! ... This is the result!
   

This was yesterday....today I started up my next project!

Do you remember the sketches I showed you before Christmas?  Baskets with cooltsfoot!

This is how it looks today........so far so good........wait until tomorrow.

                                             A NEW DAYS AND NEW IDEAS!

                                                                                                        See You!  MARGRETH

Happy New Year!

                  I wish all of you......A Happy New Year! 

I think back on the past year and I'm happy and greatful for all that it brings. Now I'm looking forward to a new year with challenges and experiences...... some of them in my Studio.
I hope that creativity will flow.
I made no New Years resolution but I have a few goals!
Many hours in the Studio......run halv marathon in Göteborg ( hopefully faster than last year).....
go to France..... visit a Quilt event?.....and of course spend time with family and lovely friends.

Speaking of creativity.....there has been some occasions in the Studio..between food...hugging children... coffe time.....skiing....walks.....reading...and...and...

I made two designs just befor Christmas....a lot of thinking...colors..expression..
No..I'm not ready to start!

How about?

A roll of lovely fabrics from Me & My Sister that talks to me....but what to make of it?

                   I started without a clear idea of the result........one block....then something?....
                   I think the colors spoke mostly...or?

........maybe this isn't a  succesfull way to work..but it's exiting and developing.
I know that it can turn out to be a disaster! ......but what ever!.....I think we all have some unfinished works
 that we hide somewhere..and try to forget.
Well ..go for it!

I publish this and continue this aimless piece of work.......FUN!

                                                                              Margreth

Merry Christmas

                                       I love Christmas!

      This dark country need .... all the ligths, Christmas tree, good food and joy with family and friends.
                                       Our children are coming home...I long for them!
                        Outside it's freezing cold and the snow is like a soft blanket over the landscape.
                                             The sun hardly rise over the horisont.
                        And it's sooo beautiful.....I'm so greatful to live in this amazing place!

                                          My mother is a great mother and she really can knit.
                         She makes sure that all children and grandchildren have warm hands and feet.
                                          The colors and pattern are beautiful. Thanks mum!
                            I wonder if there are some soft Christmas presents under the tree this year?

                                                    Our garden is sleeping under the snow.

         I have been alone at home a great deal of time this weekend..... Husband away playing countrymusic.
         I find it so peaceful to be alone with my own thougts....the house is completely silent..I hear my own 
         breath.
                             I started the day with yoga....fill my body with energi and power.
                        And....something happens to the brain tooo.....ideas....designs....colors....
                                                 It's called FLOW!...and happens now and then.
                                         Bright colors...flowers....coltsfoots....baskets.....leaves......

                 Is it perhaps a longing for spring?.....it's to early...but...if I start now maybe it's finished
                                                           when the sun melts the snow.

              WELL....thank heaven for Christmas... I wish you all a A MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS!

                                                             LOVE and HUGS MARGRETH