I`m back again!

Oh my, it is so long since I`ve posted :( I am ashamed! So what have I been doing these months?

LOSING WEIGHT!!

I have been and still work out hard, five times a week, and so far I have lost 17 kg :) My big goal is to lose a total og 45 kg, and soon I am halfway.

I haven`t forgot to sew, and I mostly work on my many WISPs and UFOs. However, I plan to make two new quilts for two of my sons.

Have fun sewing!

Siv Hege

Summer is coming...

...and summer means lots of houses for sale, which again means a lot to do at work. And sadly that means less time for quilting.

We don`t have any close up neighbours here, so I don`t have curtains in all of the windows. However, I finally decided that I had to do something in the living room, as the sun makes it impossible to watch TV. Being a shabby girl, I didn`t want to buy lift curtains, so I made them from a old restaurant table cloth. It worked really well! No sun is getting through :)

I hade some leftover scraps from the table cloth, and I am thinking of making a table runner or something.



The fabric is really thick, so I had to improvise the pattern myself.



I use the lovely Cosmo embroidery thread. What this project will result in I don`t know, but I`m thinking of making different stichery motifs and put it all together.



One evening as I walked pass my window I stopped and gazed at this beautiful sunset. Too bad my camera can`t reproduce the real thing, it was breathtaking.

Have fun sewing!

Siv Hege

New additions to the library

All though I haven`t been blogging much lately, I have been adding new books and magazines to my quilting library.



Which by the way cries for a new bookshelf!



Lovely books if I some day want to test my sewing skills and patience :)




This Norwegian book has the cutest little stitcheries. I must make something from this one, I may even start tomorrow.




Presenting the finished top for my Gardner quilt. I plan to ship it off to a proffesional for the basting (but have made too many purchases lately and must wait for next salary), and I plan to hand quilt it. Max is looking forward to curl up in a brand new quilt. Sorry puppy, this one is mums!

Have fun sewing!

Siv Hege

Award

I got this award from Zew Nice today. It is always nice to get awards, so thank you!! I have to pass on the award to bloggers that has less than 100 followers, so here we go;

Rag, Tags and Bobtail
Grandma`s Red Needle
Bears Patch
Britts Hobbygleder
Annes Quilteri

The next step is to answes the following questions;

1. Why did I start blogging?

When I finally found the world of quiltblogs (I am a bit slow), reading other blogs became a huge inspiration to me. The three blogs that by far got me going was Leannes House, Abyquilt and Hannes Quilt Corner.

2. Which blogs do you follow?

Mostly quiltblogs, but also interior blogs. I like shabby chic! My house is decorated in that style, allthough I fear that it is more shabby than chic......

3. My favourite movie?

Any Jane Austen film will do!

4. My favourite color?

I do find myself getting more "pinkish" as I get older, which is funny since I hated that color before.

5. Which country would I like to visit and why?

My dream is to go to the USA, to visit the Amish communities and "go banana" at the Houston Quilt Festival!!!

Have fun sewing!

Siv Hege

Home again

Well, I got home over a week ago actually. The trip to the annual meeting in the Norwegian Quilt Association was a success;



........good friends..........



......good food..........




.......and good quilt shops. Meet Anne Kjersti from Lappemakeriet, always smiling :)



This was one of my favourite quilts in the exhibition. Hilde A. Krogh made it. She is a Norwgian quilter and author, and has made quilts for Kaffe Fassett.



If memory serves me correct this quilt made by Magnhild Tautra won the Best craftsmanship award.

After returning home I have finished the top for the Gardner Quilt. I will show it to you soon :)

Have fun sewing!

Siv Hege

Getting ready for a big event

Sorry folks, I know it has been a while since my last post. Surgery (nothing serious) followed by a flue has kept me away from my computer. I am slowly getting better, which is about time since I am leaving for the annual meeting at the Norwegian Quilt Association this upcoming weekend. The event is taking place in my hometown Tromsoe, way up north. I haven`t been back for years, so I am looking forward to the trip.





I made this cute stitchery bag today. It fits perfectly in the bag I am bringing with me on the trip. It is a AnnAKa design (no blog or homepage). I am not taking any classes, so I have to bring a stitchery or I`ll go mad ;)




There are six pockets in the bag. I have filled one with lovely Cosmo embroidery thread, another with needles, and a thread cutter is attached to a velvet pink ribbon. I love the Cosmo thread, it is smooth like silk, and has a lovely shine.

We are fortunate to have this hobby, especially in these trying times. My heart aches for the Japanese people. I visited a Japanes blog today, her house was devistated, but her spirit was not. She and a friend was quilting again :)

Have fun sewing!

Siv Hege

Drumroll please.....

...my Dear Jane adventure has started!! I am now a Janiac, and I love it! I recently spent a wonderful Saturday with a bunch of eager ladies and my favourite quilting teacher, Hanne Schneider.


Liv (in front) admiring one of Hannes quilts. Hanne has made several quilts using Dear Jane blocks.


Here it is! Hannes gorgeous Dear Jane quilt. Not all of the ladies plan to sew the whole quilt. I am - and I will not use a sewingmachine. My challenge to myself is; every stitch will be hand sewn!



And mayby one day I will make a Christmas Dear Jane? This lovely quilt is made by Hanne.



Kari in deep concentration :)



Thread, needles, chocolate, cake, fabrics - a big mess surrounded by happy ladies :)





I made these three blocks during the class, and the one below I made at home.



I am using repro fabrics from the Civil War, and Jane Austen fabrics. Some I have ordered from the US, and some from Denmark.

Have fun sewing!

Siv Hege