I've made some beginner friendly models lately. These are easy to teach and easy to sew for you. Just tell me if you like me to make a post with a tutorial.
Thursday, 1 October 2026
Saturday, 5 September 2026
Old fabrics - new quilt
This summer I decided to hand quilt one of two quilt tops I made using fabrics from old shirts and dresses. The batting is sewn together small cut-offs from other quilting projects. The back side is an old duvet cover. And best of all, the binding is an old table cloth. I'm always proud of myself when I can make a quilt without buying new fabrics.
I quilted it with diagonal lines, with dark blue thread. Actually I started with offwhite thread. But I soon realized that it was difficult to sew straight lines through the thickest parts. So I changed to blue, which didn't show very much. I could then go a bit away from the lines, and you can barely see it.
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Sunday, 23 August 2026
Fabric ball
I've tried to make a fabric ball. It should be easy, I thought, but got more tricky than I expected. But this is my first one, and I'm so happy for the result.
Friday, 7 August 2026
Quiet book
A new quiet book is finished and delivered. These books are so fun to make. And they are popular too, as presents to children. I have already started another one. If you like to watch a "walk-through" of this book, you can find it here. Here you can see the front and a couple of pages.
Thursday, 9 July 2026
I am sailing
I love hand sewing projects. And these small sailboat quilts have got a bit of hand sewing around the edges. And I can use up some of my small denim scraps as well. I think they will be great souvenirs for sailors.
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Monday, 29 June 2026
Hand quilting
I've made two quilt tops like this. My grandmother made one when I was a little girl. Unfortunately it's gone. So I made one like hers with old, recycled fabrics. She didn't quilt it, and I wanted to keep mine also unquilted. But I liked it so much that I had to do another one to quilt. At least I've started.
Monday, 15 June 2026
Lecture and market
This week has been fun and busy. I gave a lecture for a group on Thursday, and we had a market on Saturday. It's always nice to meet people in different settings. And some new people got to know me and my hobby better.
Sunday, 31 May 2026
Owl
I took a workshop with Ann Smith some weeks ago. The result was this sweet owl. Everything is hand stitched.
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Tuesday, 19 May 2026
Sashiko
I've never tried sashiko before. But after a workshop with Kate Ward this was the result. I found it easier than I had waited. And now I have to try some other sashiko patterns when I get the right thread.
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Friday, 24 April 2026
Fancy Four Patch Challenge
I hoped to make four blocks every week for this project I started in January. After some weeks with so many activities and no time to sew, I'm back on track again. I have found that I will need fifty blocks, and this week I made number 33-36. You can read more about this project here.
We've got spring here as you can see. I love this time of the year.
Thursday, 2 April 2026
Spool quilts
This year for the annual quilt meeting for The Norwegian Quilt Association a group of friends made spool quilts. All of us had the same 18 themes, and made our own 18 small 4" quilts for the spool. It was interesting to see how different the quilts were from person to person. Here you can see the spools, and close-ups on some of my little quilts. You certainly can guess the themes. In the background you can see quilts from the EQA challenge Contrasts.
Tuesday, 17 March 2026
Project Quilting 17 - 6
A Happy Handful - the last theme for this year from Persimon Dreams. This was just perfect for me, as I will have few hours to sew this week. And I needed a mini pincushion to bring with me. Perfect in a little box with embroidery floss.
Saturday, 14 March 2026
Spring forward
I have combined two challenges this last week. I'm taking part in Ann Wood's 100 day stitch book challenge. Then I saw the challenge for Art Journal Journey, and made a spring themed page. It's spring here, and the small lambs are soon out on the grass. And the first spring flowers are already here.
Saturday, 7 March 2026
Project Quilting 17 - 5
My Complements is this week's challenge from Persimon Dreams. I chose two complementary colours and made a little one block quilt. Then I turned it into a sweet pincushion, as I often do. I really love how this one turned out.
Friday, 27 February 2026
Stitchbook
This year I have started a stitch book, a challenge from @annwood. I've seen those books for years, now I jumped in for 15 minutes of stitching every day. It's supposed to last for 100 days, and end up as a stitch book with 20 pages. I'm already at page 8. Here are all my pages until now.
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