Project Quilting 15 - 3

 Inside out, that's the challenge from Persimon Dreams this week. Just now I'm concerned about hexagons to finish my last La Passion. So the first thing I thought about was...... hexagons. And I try to keep these challenges scrappy. After digging in my black and white scrap bin, I found some fabric pieces to use for this project.

Turning the fabrics inside out, making hexagons and sew them to a piece of denim, also inside out, gave me this fun pincushion. And as I also love pincushions, this was perfect for me.

Linked up to:

Persimon Dreams link-up

OhScrap!

Wednesday Wait Loss

La Passion

 Three years ago I finished this hexagon quilt for an exhibition in Germany. It is a pattern from Grit Kovacs, and there are 17 300 hexagons in it, size 1/2". It's hand sewn and hand quilted, and you can read more about it if you click La Passion in the side bar.

As the quilt is about 2,6 m square, it's not possible to hang in on the wall. It's been in a bag now for three years. I was so happy when I was invited for a new exhibition in Molde, Norway a couple of weeks ago. There I also had a lecture telling about my life as a quilter, showing many of my quilts. 

Since it's been a while, now is the time to also show you this quilt again. On the second picture you can see the inspiration for the chosen colours. It's a bit of Norwegian nature.

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Wednesday Wait Loss #300

Peacock Party

Needle and Thread Thursday

Restelapper og litt håndsøm

Har tatt en liten pause fra det store sekskantprosjektet mitt, men jeg må likevel sy noen sekskanter hver dag. Det blir lettere å ta det fram igjen når jeg har ferdige sekskanter som kan gå rett inn i teppet.

Holder på å montere det jeg har sydd i dag av rester. Kan ikke vise hva det er akkurat nå. Det får dere venter med til litt senere.

Today I've basted some hexies for my La Passion. Took a little break from that project, but it's nice to have some hexies ready when I find it again, hopefully in some days.

Then I found some scraps, and made something a bit secret. I'll show you in a while, but you can see that it's bright and happy.

Linked up to Show Off Saturday, Fabric Frenzy Friday, Oh Scrap! and Slow Sunday Stitching.

Et gammelt teppe, quiltetreff og litt snoperier

De siste dagene har jeg nådd å finne igjen ett av de første lappeteppene jeg har sydd, hatt et lite norsk treff med den andre norske quilteren som syr La Passion, og vært på quiltebutikk og snopet litt.

The last days I've found an old babyquilt I've made long ago, met the other Norwegian La Passion quilter, and visited a beautiful quilt shop.

Dette sydde jeg for over 30 år siden.
This quilt I made more than 30 years ago.

8500 og 8200 sekskanter på disse to teppene.

Delikate stoffhyller på Lappe-Loftet.

Linked up to Bambisyr and Modern Patch Monday.

La Passion - 2600 hexagons

Da var neste hundre passert. Har i mellomtiden startet en ny med mindre sekskanter. Har forsøkt å ta noen bilder så dere kan se forskjellen i størrelse.

Another hundred hexies passed. An I've also started a new La Passion with smaller hexagons. It's not easy to find a way to show the difference, but I've tried at least.

Linked up to Sew Many Ways, Bambisyr and Slow Sunday Stitching.

Nålepute og litt forskjellig

Med den varmen vi har for tiden er det ikke lett å sette seg ned for å sy. Litt håndsøm har det blitt, for det meste bare klargjort deler til mine håndsømprosjekter. Fikk en rull med nydelige stoffer i presang, og de står her til inspirasjon til kjøligere tider.

Denne flotte nåleputen fikk jeg i posten forrige uke, og den er fra Ulla. Tusen takk! Skulle ha sydd og sendt en selv i Beas nåleputebytte, men det får bli når temperaturen synker. Så Laila, du får smøre deg med tålmodighet.

We have summer tempertures in Norway these days, and it's difficult to sew. I've prepared some hexies for my different projects, and I also made two more flowers for my mini hexie quilt. I got some nice fabrics from a friend, and those fabrics inspire me a lot.

The postman brought me a pincushion from Ulla in Bea's swap. I should have made one for Laila, but that have to wait until it's getting colder outside.

Linked up to Bambisyr and Hexie weekend.

La Passion - 2500 hexagons

Enda et monster er klart, og da passerer jeg 2500 sekskanter.

Another monster is ready, and I pass 2500 hexies today.

Linked up to WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced and HeLP for Hexie-aholics.

La Passion - 2400 hexagons

Det har dukket opp enda et monster fra under teppet mitt. Må bare le når jeg ser de store øynene som stikker frem. Har lagt teppet på et rundt bord, slik at det er mulig å få en følelse av hvor stort det er nå.

Another monster is looking out from under my quilt. I laugh every time I see those big eyes staring at me. I put the quilt on a round table so that you may see the size of it right now.

Linked up to Slow Sunday Stitching at Kathy's Quilts, Bambisyr and Sew Many Ways.

La Passion - 2300 hexagons

I dette fine været der alt i hagen blomstrer, fikk jeg sydd enda et hundre sekskanter nå i mai. Fryder meg over å se dette teppet vokse, og kan takke Grit for mønsteret.

In this nice weather with everything in the garden blooming, I managed to join another hundred hexies this month. I'm so happy to see this quilt grow. Thanks a lot to Grit for the pattern.

Linked up to The Inspired Wren and Hexie Weekend.

HeLP for old hexies

I always love to start new hexie projects. That means old ones will be put in a bag for later. Now I've found a project I'd really like to finish, and you can probably help me. It's about 75x150 cm by now, and almost covers a bed. Should I stop joining hexies and sew borders to get it big enough for the bed? And what coulour is suitable? Please tell me your opinion, so I will have the courage to take this to an end.

Har funnet fram dette arbeidet som jeg ikke har rørt på et par år. Er altfor glad i å starte på nye ting. Nå trenger jeg at noen heier på meg, så jeg kan få dette ferdig. Skal jeg sy på kanter nå eller sy det enda større? Det dekke nå omtrent toppen på ei vanlig seng.


Linked up to HeLP for Hexie-aholics.

La Passion - 2100 hexagons

Disse siste hundre var bare svarte, og kjedelig å sy. I løpet av de neste hundre må jeg starte på mønsteret utenfor denne raden, og det blir spennende. Vi er mange som syr etter Grits mønster, men bare én utenom henne som er ferdig med alle 17000. Det nederste bildet er tatt 26. april ifjor, så i disse dager har jeg sydd i ett år.

The last hundred hexies were black, and boring to sew. The next hundred will be better, less than 40 blacks left. We are several sewing Grit's pattern, but only one other has finished all the 17000 hexies. The last picture is from April 26th last year, so it's about a year sice I started this project.

Linked up to Slow Sunday Stitching and "in hand" epp linky party.

La Passion - 2000 hexagons

Har vært på helgetur, og har sydd så mange sekskanter at jeg nå har nådd 2000. Det er snart ett år siden jeg startet på dette teppet. Fant mønsteret hos min tyske quiltevenninne Grit.

I have been on a weekend trip, and I managed to finish the next hundred on my La Passion. Now I have 2000 hexies, and the next hundred will be the black border. I started this project about a year ago. You can find the pattern with my German quilt friend Grit.

Linked up to Hexie Weekend, Slow Stiching Sunday, Life Under Quilts and Sew Many Ways.

La Passion - 1900 hexagons

De siste dagene har jeg sett på OL og sydd grønne sekskanter. Nå passerer jeg et nytt hundretall, og da deler jeg synet med dere som følger med. Før jeg passerer 2000 skal den grønne kanten være helt ferdig. Enda mange tusen sekskanter igjen på denne, så jeg er glad for at jeg liker prosessen nesten like godt som resultatet.

The last few days I've watched The Olympic Wintergames, and made green hexies. I know many of you are following along, and as I pass a new hundred I'll show you the progress. Before I pass 2000, the green edge will be finished. But it's a long way to go before a finish, so I'm happy to love the process nearly as much as I love the result.

Linked up to Hexie Weekend and Slow Sunday Stiching.

La Passion - 1800 hexagons

Nesten ferdig med denne runden. Etterpå blir det grønt rundt hele arbeidet. Passerer akkurat nå 1800 sekskanter, men det er fortsatt bare vel 10% av hele teppet til Grit.

Almost finished this round. Then there is a round with only green hexies. I'm just now passing 1800 hexagons,  but this is only a little more than 10% of Grit's quilt.

Linked up to Slow Stiching Sunday.