Some years ago I made mice for Christmas and gave them away. I had one left, and now was the time to make some more of them. They are really cute, aren't they?
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Sunday, 17 November 2024
Tuesday, 29 October 2024
Hot pads
I've almost forgotten my blog. But my Instagram @densyendehimmel can show you more of what I sew just now. For a Christmas market soon I will make some more hot pads and some other small items. Here is one hot pad that's finished and some others under making.
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Wednesday, 18 September 2024
European Patchwork Meeting
Last week I was in Alsace together with two of my friends, Margun and Randi. We had some nice days there, watching all the exhibitions in churches and halls. So much inspiration, and my head is now full of new projects to try. There were also shops, lectures, quilt parade and other fun things to experience. Here are some photoes from the September days in France.
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| Quilts from EQA's challenge |
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| Round Bobbin challenge |
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| Amish doll quilts |
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| Mola artist |
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| Margun and Randi studying some quilts |
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| One of the beautiful churches full of quilts |
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| Two ladies in the quilt parade |
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| Inspiration for an advent calendar |
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| Quilt shops both in tents and halls |
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| I found a kawandi kit |
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Friday, 16 August 2024
Making new fabric
I have lots of small scraps, even after I have used some of it for different projects. They are too pretty to throw away. Therefore I have started to make new fabric by sewing the smallest pieces together to make new fabric. Some of the pieces I will use in quiet books, and others for pot holders. I think it's possible to use these new fabrics for more than that too. You may have more ideas!
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Monday, 29 July 2024
Pincushions
After weeks where my sewing machine hasn't been working with me, I now found out what was wrong. Now it sews so well, hopefully. I had to test it by making some new pincushions. These are made with selvages, and are so fun to make.
Many of you have asked what I stuff them with. And here you can see, all the tiniest scraps. The pincushions will be stable and the needles won't go through.
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Thursday, 4 July 2024
Using denim scraps
I love denim scraps, and they're so good to use to free hand embroider on. Now I've started a new book cover. The back side is not so pretty, but I have a plan for it. Hopefully I can show more next month if I find the time to continue this work.
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Monday, 3 June 2024
Wrapping up the micro mini month
May is always a fun month with challenges for the smallest quilts you can think of. The biggest one is in my hand, and it's 3 1/2" square. I made seven of them this year. Here you can see them all. Which do you like the best?
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Monday, 27 May 2024
Building houses
My newest project is growing every week. A super project for using up some scraps. Here are my latest houses.
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Sunday, 12 May 2024
Micromini quilts
Every year in May @berry_birdy you can find challenges for the smallest quilts you can ever imagine. I love to take part in those challenges as it gives me the opportunity to use my tiniest and most beautiful scraps. Here are my first quilts for this year.
This one is 2 1/4" x 3", scrappy and improv.
This second one is all hand sew and hand quilted. I really love how it came out. It's just 1 1/2" x 2", also scrappy and improv.
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Thursday, 25 April 2024
A new project
Every year my friend Margun and I have a new project making the same quilt, but using different fabrics and colours. Then we send it to the exhibition for the Norwegian Quilt Assossiation's annual meeting in March. We live in different parts of Norway, and meet a couple of times every year. But we talk together often and send pictures.
This year we were together a couple of weeks ago, and decided to make a scrappy house quilt with houses in bright colours. I need to make at least three houses every week to finish the top before Christmas. Here are my first six blocks.
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