Lovely Fall

A trip to the mountins a beautiful shiny day in september. You have to take the opportunity when it appears. Sun..no wind..free time..all colors...

When you are tired after a long walk, stop and have good packed lunch...and..

 

Just lay down in the soft moss.... and listen...to nothing...silence......

It fills your soul and body with power.

And of course, when a quilter is out....I see colors, shapes and all kind of surface that is a great inspiration.

Look at this ......

 

When I wandered around, I came to think of a quilt I made many years ago. An oldie, which is tucked away in a basket.

A quilt inspired by the colors in Fall and the mountins....

I found it...... among all the old quilts that I almost had forgotten....

Oh..that one...and that...:)

Here it is!

I can't remember what year I made this one.....too bad I didn't signe the quilt with the year.

 I have seen a lot of quilts in bloggs made in lovely Fall colors and sure I would like to start one...but how many quilts can you have going on????

Many! OK!

Happy Quilting!

Margreth

Project Catwalk

Projekt Catwalk turned up a late evening when I had a long and slightly boring time.

 I was reading a book by Dalai Lama and I think his thoughts about how to become a happy person was a little bit complicated. Hmmmmmm....so after a while my brain started to "play".

An idea with modells...walking...standing... poseing... just poped up.

 Yes.....I grabbed a pen and started to draw.

Since then....

I've done some sketches and tried different lines and expression......I had to figure out how to make the blocks able to sew. 

Inspiration needed...... 

So I bought my very first fashion magazine ever.
Quite interesting!.....a new world for me!

.........and as it usually happens when you start a new project ..... you are without fabric ... must buy some more! :)

I found this lovely Kaffe Fasset fabrics...I couldn't resist!

Well... Today I've spent some time in the studio and tried my way....  this is how

 the first blocks looks.

A start anyway!

Pretty cheeky.........right?

Now I'm excited to continue.... but first.... down to Stockholm and run Tjejmilen.

That will be fun tooo:)

Happy Quilting!

Margreth

A new project

Full of energy and inspiration I took some time to explore whether my idea and
my design would work out.

My sketch is very simple and an overall picture of the quilt is missing!

But when you're impatient, it's only to get started!

but......you must wait to see the whole block.......I have to work on it....

It suddenly happend....my sewing machine gave up!!!

It has never happend to me before...I get nuts.

Sooo...what to do now?

Ok, the forest is full of cranberries....out we go!

Me and my daugther Sofie picked 10 l .....great fun.....it was louds of berries! :)

I had my sewing machine back today. :)

I can sew again! :)

Margreth

Amilias quilt

What a great summer it is! :)
 Wherever we have been the sun is shining. For the last weeks we have been in Öregrund and I visited Forsa in Hälsingland learning a method to learn children read. Quite interesting!

Now...home again and one of the first thing to do.. except garden...is to sew.

I decided to finish the blue quilt to my brothers daughter who had a child in maj. Hi, grandpa!

A little girl named Amilia!  Soooo qute!


After a long day in the studio I had a nice time sitting in the sun binding the quilt.

I did some stichery too...thought the quilt needed it!

This is the result!

Amilias quilt!

......and the back

.......I love to use different fabrics and left over blocks.....

I quilted it with hearts and circles and stitched Amilias name and year of birth.

....the last thing was to make cross stitches on the red stripe......:)

Done!

......am I out of work now?

No...there's some ufo to finish and a new idea.....

I think I start with it at once........:)

One more week befor work starts.....lucky me!

Happy quilting

Margreth

A day at the summer house.

There is much to fuss over in the summer, you have the time and opportunity.

In the garden grows lavender and I usually make wreaths hanging in the house smelling so wonderful.

In the garden there's plums, apples and cherries.

Shall I make some jam...or maybe a cherry pie?

The meadow must be turned with a scythe and our daughter has been given a lesson

by her father how  to do.
The next generation must take over!

Öregrund.....is a lovely place!

Old charming houses everywhere ... a great inspiration for me who likes to sew houses.

Sooo...a day in the studio would be great!

Happy Quilting!
Margreth

It's a question of layout!

All blocks are finished.....despite vacation and a lot of work in the garden. But late, long and ligth nordic evenings are good in the summer .....already midnight?

This projekt has been a long "slow sewing process" although the block are simple and fast to do.

Why?

 It must be the fantastic summer when the most interesting things to do is outdoors. I once brought my sewing machine out in the garden....but no...it wasn't a good idea!

I  can long for a hole day sewing ....... where are the rainy days? Uups.....don't even think it, they will come anyway!

Well, the blocks are on the designwall....but doesn't it look a little bit boring?

 

I think it need something to make it more interesting.

 

How about this?

Something happend!

Or this?

I think the bright pink colour is right.

Maybe like this?

There are surely a lot of options, I have to pick one!

This is one of the charming and fun part of working with quiltdesign, don't you think?

Happy Quilting!

Margreth

 

Where I sew

I visited Pink Chalk Studio and read about Kathys appeal to let us show our sewing room or place.

It's so fun looking and be inspiered about all fantastic places where quilts are made. Rooms where we dream, plan and create wonderful things.We stach fabrics in many various ways more or less organized.

Our rooms are more or less tidy, and sometimes a chaos. I think it doesn't matter how it look, each sewing room mirrors the creator and that's charming.

 Quiltstudio 22 is my place since two years when we build our house, and I had my dream come true....my own studio!

What I like most about my studio is the light and space. The view is fantastic and here is all I need to sew or just dream and plan the next "masterpiece". Most of my fabrics are stored in boxes and organized by colors.

 

The computer is a  valuable tool ......how did we manage whitout it?

This is how it look in my studio when it is as most creativ :)

I love all my things!

This is the newest in the studio, a shelf with my favorite books!
The next step will be a sink where I can dye and paint fabrics.


 
Happy Quilting!
Margreth

Something Blue

I have always liked blue...... in clothes, home interior and quilts of course!

       It struck me one day that I haven't sewn in blue for ages!

Sooo...

a quick peek in the fabric boxes and...yes, there were a lot of blue oldies :)

Now..I had to figure out what to do.

A stack of fabrics, stripes and colors in a book is inspiring.

I feel like something quick and easy........

I started up and after a while this block took place!

I share it with you :)

First of all cut the fabrics like this....I use cm...

 but I'm sure you can easily convert to inch.





 

Sew together!

and cut!

 Then you have a block I haven't seen before...have you?

They are easy and fun to make...so go for it!

...and as it often happens when something is fun :)....you forget time..and...

Oops..that's not the best photo!

Well.... I have some more work to do..fun and inspiering!
I'll be back later on.

If you try to sew this..please share it with me!
Happy Quilting!
Margreth