SNOW!

This weekend the first snow was falling in the mountins......beatiful view!  Now it's high time to dig and plant trees and busches in the garden. Luckely the weather is fantastic...sun, blue sky..........no rain for now!  Nature is painted in amazing colors and inspired me to make a wreath of leaves and berries to decorate our door. Fantastic colors!
                  

Gardening takes a lot of time, dig,dig.......!  Different kinds of bulps have to be arranged in the

flowerbed. Hopefully I'll be rewarded in spring when it all will bloom and bludd.

Spring?.....sounds far away!

Well.... I've had some occasions in my studio making Garden Journal blocks...it kind of fits in just now.

    

  HAPPY GARDENING!

Margreth

I give up!

I red in the paper that fall is here since three weeks!!! Ok...I give up and unwillingly put my socks on and my sandals in the wardrobe ... that I don't like!
BUT.....it's time to realize that fall is here! I just need time to get in the mood!!

 My lavender, lemon tree and oliv tree make summer last a little bit. And look...my quilt made of french fabrics completes the picture. I feel it....just a little more summer!
Woops..my fig tree have three fruits..I wonder if they have time to finish?

Well.... I admit.....FALL  IS beautiful. I like the cold, bright air, the colors and dark evenings with lighting candles all over the place. IT'S OK!

We won!

"Tjejmilen" 10 km in Stockholm 5 september

We won this year too! I mean ...we managed to run all the way. That's my goal...but my daughter Elin is a really god runner....she beats me!
About 22 600 runners from 22 countries entered the race in Stockholm this sunny day. They all made my day!

There hasn't been to much seewing this week...have to work in school you know...time flies!
I've done a block from Garden Journal, the lawn mowers stichery and also one new chair!


                                                                      It's progressing!

 Have a nice day! Margreth

NEW FABRICS!

Isn't it great to come home after a busy day and find mail from USA in the box. It make the day even better!
The Bliss fabric is going to be a quilt for a dear, very wise friend who always is there for you when you need help. All the other fabrics are just for fun...have no plan for them yet.....look at.....dream.....
..feel inspiration by the colors. It's kind of the mening of this business...!

HAVE A LOT OF FABRICS!

But... just now I'm fully commited to the "chair project". Three more blocks are done!

STILL SO FUN!

I have no idea what the result is going to be....hmmmmm? I guess a great idea pops up one day!

I WISH YOU GREAT JOY!   Margreth

A new project!

YES! I managed to spend a great deal of time in the studio today. I love it....it makes me feel the FLOW....
I  finished a top..a present..and started a new project.

CHAIRS.......I like chairs...all kinds of chairs. One day when I was running this idea came up..sew chairs!
It's one of many ideas that ¨pops up¨ when I'm running...it's great running.

This is my first block. How does it look? I don't know what the progress is...I have to think about it during the week. BUT...it was fun, fun to sew..there is more to come, be sure of that!
I want every chair to look individual..shape..expression..color.
 My way to make the block is.. draw..cut...sew...cut.....     FUN AND EASY!

Back to work!

Well.. Summer holidays are over and I'm back to work. Puuh..I'm not used to it!
I  like my work as a teacher... love the kids....it's just that it takes time from quilting. But...that's life!
I have to organize......because I want to spend time in the studio.

It sure has been a  long wonderful summer full of things that I love to do! THANKS!

I luckely managed to spend some time in the studio this weekend.....working on a new quilt...Yes, I think it will turn out quite good... Hmmm...... I show it later on!
I also looked at some finished quilts and......how about this one!

This is one of the most joyful quilt I have ever done! I made it standing up all the time.
Cutting...no straight lines...sewing..cutting...sewing and so on. It was so FUN!

I made it after a postcard with a lithografy made by the artist Ingrid Roth.
She makes pictures that are easy to transform to patchwork.
The quilts size is 47x63 inch.

And..I'm so happy about your comments...love to read them! Thanks to all of you!
 I do my best to get back to you in one way or another.

See you! Margreth

Angels

I talked to a dear quilt friend this morning. It was a long time ago, Louise D ! She said one thing......( among others) ... - I like angels, you know! And so do I.
So...... later on I took a deep look in my stack of quilts and found some old treasures.
Oh, this one... and this....I remember.
Many years ago my work took almost all my energi and I had no strength left to sew. I think this quilt was the only one for almost two years!!!! I must have had something in my mind when I made this one.

                                                             HAVE A LOOK!

Fortunately I have been sewing a lot since then! Angels with several expression and style.
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This is more like hmm.... whacky angels.

 

                                                              Sort of romantic ones!

Thank you Louise D for the inspiration!

FINALLY FINISHED!

RED COTTAGES is quilted and bound! 

It is a fantastic feeling and relief when you can put it up on the wall and study the result. It's a bit of a process to decide when it's ready. More quilting? Embroydery? Embellishment? Another color in that part...hmmmmm.

 Well, I decided...it's finished!

The quilt is send to the Swedish Quilt Association, Rikstäcket,  to be photographed for next years almanac.

That's an honor!

Here are some details!

I used embroydery thread in the mashine to highlight shapes in the design.

When I sew a quilt like this I make a rough sketch of the design. I deside color theme and then make some drawings of houses. 

 I start cutting!  I cut..sew...cut...and build the quilt .......     I think it is very amusing and fun to work freely!

And surely  it makes the quilt personal!

You can see a little of the process at my blogg post 16 of  june!