Finish nr 2

 UFO number two is finished! 

It has been a long journey with hand quilting and it has taken time because the sight is somehow inferior. Surely it can't be age?

Well ... this is how it turned out in the end!

A sixth triangle quilt made of Kaffe Fassets great fabrics. 

I love them!

It is a bright cold day here and the quilt makes a fantastic picture in the winter landscape.

...brrrrrrrrr

Snow, frost and icicles from the roof.

The quilt measures 51x79  inches and is hand quilted in feather pattern.

 Louise, a good friend of mine gave me the inspiration for almost a year ago ... 

....gee how time flies!

The back is like this!

....here you can see the quilting quite well.

Sooo..this chilly day it's nice to sit in the chair and 

crawl under the quilt and cuddle ... or?

 ........... is it better on the couch ....... hmmmmm?

Happy Quilting!
Margreth

Sagas Quilt

Sagas quilt is finished, quilted and bound. :) .... the first finished quilt 2013!

A warm cosy one......

The quilts back is made of several fabrics.

 It feels good to use  some of the small leftovers...... ....and it sure makes the back more 

interesting and vibrant.

This quilt is made in warm colors and remind me of spring coming.......but when I look out it's still full winter.

Snow and cold...but couldn't I feel the sun a little bit warm to my nose today?

Soooo....I had to look at my bulbs......dreaming :)

Sagas quilt is blooming and soon it's time to plant some bulbs in pots ....I'm longing 
to see small green leaves coming up. 

Happy quilting!
Margreth

Slow progress

Oh well..... if there is insufficient time to sew, you can always order fabrics .. right?

And dream about future projects.

So do I! :)

 I got these great Kaffe Fassett fabrics in the mail this week. 

Lovely ones!

Still....there is some work done:)

I have taken the last handmade stitch on my Sixth triangle quilt.....now to be bounded.

Just need to buy some more fabric!!!!!

Saga's quilt will be embroidered with her name and birthday...sooon finished!

Hi....look at this! A very cool picture! 

This is one of the things that inspire me :)

  Look at the pattern the chairs forms, the surface between the chairs, colors .... fun right?

Happy Quilting!

Margreth

Happy...!

A new year is approaching and it's exciting to think about what it will bring :)

Hopefully a lot of joy with family and friends....:)

I dream about...

......some amazing quilts to sew and one or two UFO:s to finish.

Finding lots of fun colorful fabrics ... 

 Be inspired by exciting things and experiences around me..... and all that you, my friends,
 share with me through your blogs:)

 Your fabulous quilts and thoughts about sewing and how you, in my eyes, creat works of art.

...

Thanks to all of you who share my world of quilting!

Love to you and see you around next year!

Margreth

Cool!

Check out the cool chairs!

 Twenty artists have decorated the famous chair Ant by Arne Jacobsen. 

For me who like chairs, it's really a fun creative ide.

You can read about the project and loook at the fabulous chairs at

 The Big Chair Project

Well, how is it going with my "designer" chairs then?

 Very slooooow!

A few chairs are stitched but I have very brief moments to be in the studio.

 But ..... you have to be happy for the little sometimes :) 

So be patient .... the quilt will surely be ready.

Happy Quilting!

Margreth

Four days!

I looked forward to four days off with a lovely time in the studio

 but a lot of other things showed up instead. 

Cleaning the house ... surprising what a lot of dust to be found! Family to be cared for ... exercise .. .and the our daughter came home to cuddle....and..and..

Well, in other words... it has been great!

Late on Sunday afternoon I had a session in the studio. 

I ironed my dyed fabrics and sewed a chair. 

But the result was not so good .. bad flow :(

...but my fabrics are ok! :)

                      Soo..I had to do something else .... up with a lot of interior design magazines.

 I began to study different models of chairs instead. 

What amazing... sometimes completely unreal models there are!

Very fun and a lot of inspiration!

I make a fresh effort in the studio another day!

Happy Quilting!

Margreth

....first chair!

There have been a few moments in the studio this weekend. 
The Glam Garland quilt top is finished and laid in the pile of all UFOs. A stack that is getting a bit too high ..... must do something about this!

Well...this is the quilt made in colors that I usually don't use. 
Brown, turquoise blue and  purple....a bit ugly-nice! 
But it is certainly a very fun pattern to sew! :)

For some time, I put a lot of work to paint and color the fabric for my new project with wooden chairs .... and the first block is made.
 Very funny!
Good thing I have two days off next week so that the project can continue to develop.


I use my simple sketches of chairs and cut pieces by hand.
Measuring roughly and find where the seams should be.
 An approach that suits me so well ...:)

And this is the first broken wooden chair dreaming of ....?

Happy quilting!

and while sewing...my thoughts are with my daugter in New York...take care!
Love and hugs!

Margreth

Wreath..dig and quilt!

What do you do a bleak fall day when the first snowflakes falling

 and a cold west wind tears down the leaves from the trees?

Well....... off and pick leaves and fine seed heads for a wreath ... it is a proposal....

......then it's just to get started creating.

This years wreath!

Well...my supplier of garden materials called and said that my bushes are on the way ...

 so out and dig. It must be good groundwork and

  soil.

Hard work...and a lot of stones!

phui!

After all, digging in the biting wind, it feels good to go in and sew.

The Quilt for my niece's newborn daughter is to be finished.

......a sixht triangle quilt in warm coosy colours!

I thought the quilt  needed something cold that chilled the impression .. it had to be some flowers in blue tones.

......a closer look at the flowers!

... and the quilt  do well in the conservatory too

.

Happy Quilting!

Margreth