My second quilt is brown. I’ve been mixing beautiful rosy fabrics with my collection of browns. I have a thing for browns. Maybe it has something to do with being born in the seventies, when everything was dark brown, with hints of orange. Back then even living room walls here in Sweden (where everything gets […]
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Category: Quilting
I’m not a Quilter, really. I’m a Quilter Wannabe, but that’s okay too. I have tried Crazy Quilting (no rules-sewing), free form patchwork, EPP, and now modern style quilting. I love sewing simple without patterns, like the lovely log cabin for pillows and stripes in a row.
Oh, I also worked for a while as Editor in Chief for a Swedish quilting magazine.
The Photo Quilt is Finished!
Green buttons, green fabric. Here is photo of the whole thing from above, it’s not giant, but not small either: What you get for helping out with quilting and sewing: Homemade chocolate! Deeeelicious!
Tutorial: How to Handsew a Patchwork Ball
Yes, it’s time for a tutorial, don’t you think? I promised this one when I made balls early this summer and quite a few of you were interested in learning how to make this pretty toy! I have had it on my to do-list since then but haven’t come around to actually sitting down and […]
New log cabin pillowcases from scraps
What is it with me and log cabin pillows? I just love making it! I’ve made a new batch with the leftovers from my pink quilt! Related PostsLog Cabin Pincushions
Art Quilt | Summer Playtime
I’ve been experimenting some with fabric and paint and sewing this summer. Just playing a bit, having fun and not expecting much of an outcome because I didn’t know what I was doing. When you have no expectations on your creation if often surprises you. Both my experiments turned out really nice and I’m pretty […]
Quilting side by side with my Mom
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I have not a single bit of talent left, and could say, ‘I used everything you gave me. Erma Bombeck As promised, here is mom and the blue quilt she made alongside with me! I decided to make a pink […]
Making a quilt – adding the edge and finishing
It is finished! My pink quilt is finished! It’s a bundle of love when it is folded like that, and spread out on the floor it is a feast for the eye. I think I’ve used almost every pink fabric that we have and I love love love it! This is the third and last […]
Making a quilt – sewing it together
This is part II of Making a Quilt, read part I first starting is easy. I’ve decided on the background fabric! It’s white cotton with green and pink checkers that I found at the thrift store. I have a huge piece of this fabric, 5 meters I think. When we come to this part you […]
The making of a quilt – starting is easy
You start with a pile of fabric and you envision that beautiful quilt laying on your bed or sofa, all glorious, handmade and original. You have an idea of what you want to create and you start picking your colors. Picking the colors is the best part for me. I think I have an eye […]
Craft night with mom and the Ladies
When I moved here I lost the possibility to spend lovely inspiring craft nights with my own friends. Since then I’ve been tagging along with my mom to her craft nights and it has been a lot of fun too though different all together. The craft nights with mom’s friends are more about quilting and […]
A captured angel
My snow globe on mom’s very cool patchwork table cloth that she made before Christmas. I love how cool and colorful it came out. Related PostsFlash of Christmas gaming Christmas Gifts are Wrapped In the mood for Christmas…
Smilla’s quilted cat blanket
Quilted cat blanket – because all cats need one! Right? While I made a couple of log cabin pillows this autumn I started to add the scraps and uncut pieces together at random. When I had two big pieces I sewed them together and made quilt for my cat Smilla. I wanted to create a […]