April 27, 2009

Spring has arrived....

Even if there are lots and lots of snow left..
Spring has arrived...
The swans are swimming in the lake...
Flowers have started to come up from frozen ground...
..and my eyes have started to be red and itchy...
and Im tired...
SPRING I S HERE !!!
And I dont mind at all..
I love it!!!

Started to crochet yesterday...
Hexagons...
EDIT!!!
Pattern from Attic 24...

...I ended up using all colours...
It is so much fun...
but not so good for the finger...so I cant make so many a day...
Hope to sew some tomorrow..
too tired today...
Early bed for me...
See you soon...

April 23, 2009

I won....

How lucky can a girl be????
Look what I won at Bonnie´s place...
...Spring Giveaway...
Just the word makes me happy...
These fabrics are sooo lovely... and they are perfect in my home...
and better up... I love tea too...
I think Im the happiest girl on earth...
Bonnie have made a wonderful work on this tablerunner...
choosing lovely fabrics..the embroidery...and the quilting... and the finish...
LOVE IT!!!
Bonnie...you made my day....Thankyou thankyou so much

Ohh.. now I can make a inquiry here...
don´t know if you see the fabric Bonnie have used as
background fabric in the blocks...
cream fabric with tiny pink, blue or yellow dots...
Is there anyone out there who knows if this fabric can be found somewhere???
Have searched for this kind of fabric to use for a BOM I have in mind and wanted those fabrics for stitchery...
Earlier this week I got my pattern from Kellie at Don´t Look now...
...will be fun to try this one out...
And today I bought some yarn to start to crochet some hexagons...or granny squares...
havent decided yet...and I couldnt decide on the colours either
so I bought the ones I liked most...
Dont know if I want to make in just one colour or many...
And this is what I have sewed on this week...
..Looks like I have baked some bread...
Secrets...so you who knows...

Hope you all will have a great weekend...

April 20, 2009

Sewing weekend at the home of Cici..

Back after a fun weekend...as always...
filled with a lot of sewing..stitching and having fun!!!
This time... think I broke a record...
Never EVER have gone to quiltweekend with just one bag filled with projects...
No sewing machine on the bus... Can you belive that the the DH of the girls were surprised...
IS THIS ALL???
Yeppp...
I decided to just stitch on this weekend...
Saturday just had tooo nice weather to be inside...so I sat outside stitching...
I really enjoyed the sun and the birds singing...
Here are some pictures from the weekend...
Well I didn´t take so many pictures... hope the other girls have some more pictures...
Hope you all had a great weekend...
hope for some sewing this week..
see you soon!!!

April 17, 2009

Oh..look at this!!!!

Have received a late birthday gift...
and what a gift ...
I´m so happy to have friends like this... all the work and love she put into this one.. oh it means so much to me....
Louise...THANKYOU from the bottom of my heart...
It is sooo beautiful... flowers and a lot of pink...
and Louise even used a softer palette for me..than she normally uses...
Im sooo Happy!!!
And for Louise and Britt-Ìnger...
Im ENVY of you girls...
Do you know where they are...
Browsing quiltshops in the USA!!!
Oh .. I wish you heaps of FUN!!!

Today Im trying to pack for a weekend with my quilting friends.. I decided ..that no sewingmachine will come along this time...just some stitcheries...
See you after the weekend!!!

April 16, 2009

Easter part two ...

Okey...kidding here comes part two...two post today instead...
Easter Day...
The weather was incredible...
from its best side...
And it was time for the Yearly Ski Race...
Nine brave skiers...
and some officials...ready to help the ones that needed help...
...youngest 2 1/2 years and oldest 17...
Rules... age split in half..and that was how many laps you had to go!!
No wonder we older didn´t ski...
The prize...chocolate medals for all...

Easter Day... traditions to eat eggs...and the children painted them...
Ok I did some too...
Easter Sunday ... brought us sunny weather again...
so we spent the day outside ...
barbecuing sausage and bread...
Yummy!!!
Monday out again... more sun!!!
And on Tuesday morning we went home ...
And more wonderful weather...we just had to spend time outside!!!
So Viktor and I have spent two days near our river to look at the swans...
...and we had picnic...
and how good doesn´t food taste outside...
I have had so wonderful days...
hope you all have had the same!!

Easter 2009 part one...

I´m back...
from a wonderful ...fun ...and...joyful time spent at my parents place...
In Arjeplog...
where the snow still rules...
We were at most 21 peolpe...
and how fun isn´t that...
We were out most of the time...kids playing...and some grown ups just had to start a
snowball fight!!!
On Good Friday we celebrated that my Dad had turned 70...
Guy prepared one of his wonderful cakes...
and this time he let the kids decorate the cake...
I think its beautiful...
(and it tasted heavenly... )
When all that was prepared...
there was an egghunt...
and the kids searched for there candy eggs...and Dad had to search for his special one...
... and in his ...there was a MOUSE...
for his new laptop...
He has so much to write and document ..so I hope this will help him
organize and help documenting all he knows about our familys history...
Good Luck Dad...
And yes ...he loved Viktors present...
very much...
Back tomorrow with more pictures...
see you!!!