Project Quilting 10 - 3

The challenge on the blog Persimon Dreams this week is "bigger than a breadbox". My breadbox is rather big, so I had to make my quilt 16"x18,5". Valentine's Day is right around the corner, and I have to practice quilting after a class I took a couple of weeks ago, so I combined those two and made this heart quilt. With these beautiful batiks from Island Batik it came out quite well. From Sunday evening you can vote for 10 of the quilts you like the best if you click this link. Mine is number 20.

Denne uka har Kim på bloggen Persimon Dreams ny utfordring, større enn en brødboks. Og siden min brødboks er ganske stor, så ble quilten min 16"x18,5". Kombinerte mitt behov for å trene frihåndquilting og at Valentinsdagen er like om hjørnet. Slik ble denne quilten til, og jeg har brukt nydelige batikkstoffer fra Island Batik. Fra søndag kveld kan du se alle quiltene og stemme ved å klikke på linken her. Min er nummer 20.

Linked up to
Project Quilting 10-3 at Persimon Dreams
Needle and Thread Thursday
Peacock Party
Can I get a Whoop Whoop?
Froh und kreativ
Freutag
Show Off Saturday
Modern Patch Monday
Show and Tell Monday with Bambi 

Try a Technique with Island Batik

As Island Batik Ambassadors we get a new challenge every month. This month we were supposed to try a new technique, something we hadn't done before. I have always thought about doing a 3D quilt, from a book written by Kirsti Hovland I got some years ago. This was just the right time to do it.
All the materials used here is given me by Island Batik.

I used Aurifil Thread for the quilting.

Here are links to the other Island Batik Ambassadors. Check out their March #TryATechniqueIB challenges!  

Alison at Little Bunny Quilts

Amy at Sew Incredibly Crazy

Anita at Quilt in a not-Shell

Anna at Ark Angel Creations

Anne at Sweetgrass Designs

Barbara at Bejeweled Quilts

Bea at BeaQuilter

Carole at Carole Lyles Shaw

Connie at Freemotion by the River

Connie at Kauffman Designs

Dione at Clever Chameleon

Geraldine at Living Water Quilter

Jackie at If These Threads Could Talk

Janet at Whispers of Yore

Jeanette at Inchworm Fabrics

Jen at Patterns by Jen

Jennifer at Curlicue Creations

Jennifer at Dizzy Quilter

Jennifer at Inquiring Quilter

Jessica at Desert Bloom Quilting

Joan at Moosestash Quilting

Joyce at heARTs Creations

Karen at Sew Karen-ly Created

Karen at The Quilt Rambler

Kathleen at Kathleen McMusing

Laura at Slice of Pi Quilts

Leanne at Devoted Quilter

Mania at Mania for Quilts

Maryellen at Mary Mack Made Mine

Michelle at Creative Blonde

Myra at Busy Hands Quilts

Nancy at Masterpiece Quilting

Pamela at PamelaQuilts

Sally at Sally Manke

Sandra at MMM Quilts

Sarah at Sarah Goer Quilts

Sharon at Yellow Cat Quilt Designs

Sherry at Powered by Quilting  

Stephanie at Steph Jacobson

Suzy at Adventurous Applique and Quilting

Teri at Lizard Creek Quilts

Tina at Quilting Affection Design

Linked up to
Crazy mom quilts
Show Off Saturday

A Lovely Year of Finishes - wall hanging

I've had this lady in a drawer for a long time. Now I've finished this wall hanging, and I really love how this project came out. Here you can see how I found these fabrics a month ago. Quilted with a fantastic Aurifil thread.

Denne damen har ligget i en skuff flere år. Nå var det på tide at jeg sydde dette veggbildet som jeg har tenkt på lenge. Ble godt fornøyd med resultatet. Her ser dere stoffene før jeg begynte. Og endelig fikk jeg brukt tråden fra Aurifil som jeg kjøpte for en stund siden.

Linked up to March Finishes Party and Show off Saturday Linky Party.

Veggbilde/wall hanging

Ble nettopp ferdig med dette veggbildet som er sydd i forbindelse med en swap. Det var mange knapper og diverse småting som skulle på plass, så det tok sin tid. Nå er det pakket og klar til å sendes til min hemmelige swap-partner.

Designet er mitt eget.
Størrelse: 11"x11 1/2" eller 28x29,5 cm.





















Her er noen detaljer.

Spesielle minner/special memories.

Her er det fint å kunne feste flere knapper en knytter spesielle minner til.

With space to put your own buttons giving you special memories.

Hexagon flower with an extra sweet button.

Rotary cutter, the sweetest I ever saw.

 With love.

Just finished this wall quilt for my secret swap partner. It took some time to find and fasten all these sweet buttons, but it was worth it. Now it's packed and ready for the post office. Hope my partner will like it.

Linked up to LaFF at Richard and Tanya Quilts, Crazy mom quilts, TGIFF at Amy's and FFF at Sew many ways.

A Lovely Year of Finishes - juliquilten

Dette holdt hardt, men ettersom jeg har tatt med symaskin på ferie, fikk jeg også denne ferdig i tide. Blokkene er papirsøm, en serie som het Summer Sampler Sew Along. Jeg sydde bare fire av blokkene, og tenkte det var lurt å få de ferdig mens det ennå er sommer. Har quiltet den på en enkel måte. Ville ikke sy over de flotte bildene.

A last minute finish for my July goal. This is a series called Summer Sampler Sew along, and I thought it was good to get it ready this summer. I quilted it in an easy way, didn't want to sew over the pretty paper pieced pictures.

Linked up to A Lovely Year of Finishes - July Finishes Party.

A Lovely Year of Finishes - juli

Denne måneden vil jeg gjerne gjøre ferdig denne sommerquilten. Håper det kan lokke fram sommeren. Har sydd fire blokker i denne serien, og tror det blir nok til et lite veggoppheng.

My goal for July is to finish this summer quilt. I've done four of the blocks, and think this is going to be a nice little wall hanging. I also hope this will bring the summer to us here in Norway.

I'm linking up to July Goal Setting Party.

Modern Mini Quilt Challenge

Som dere har sett nå i flere innlegg, så har jeg holdt på med en miniquilt. Utfordringen kom fra Jennifer på Ellison Lane. Nå er jeg ferdig, og slik ser den ut. Størrelsen er 35 x 44 cm.

Her er noen flere bilder. Ett av dem er tatt før quilting, og da ser det nesten ut som et glassmaleri.

I've just finished my mini quilt. This is how it end up. Size 14" x 19". Before I quilted it, it looked like a stained glass quilt. This is a challenge from Jennifer at Ellison Lane. Click the link, and look at all the other fantastic mini quilts in this challenge.

Linked up to Ellison Lane; Modern Mini Quilt Challenge, LaFF at Richard and Tanya Quilts and Crazy mom quilts.

Sekskanter og andre former

I tillegg til denne bloggen skriver jeg av og til på en annen blogg. Den handler utelukkende om håndsøm over papir, såkalt engelsk papirsøm. Har nettopp laget et innlegg om denne quilten, og du kan besøke bloggen Hexagon Alley om du er spesielt interessert.

In this quilt I used hexagons, squares and triangles. You can read more about this quilt and other fantastic hexagon quilts on Hexagon Alley.