Butterfly Garden...Finished

Ok.. a promise is a promise...

here it comes

The finished Butterfly Garden Quilt...

Some of the quilting...

butterflies and some kind of all over quilting

 with loops and meander...

The backside

with a stitched label 

(forgot to take a photo of it... :o)

but you can get a hint of it...

TA DA!!!

Well it was very windy this day so dear husband was very patient waiting 

for me to get at least one good photo.. and thats it...

Really liked all the green tones in this one..

 and a little brighter than my first one..

I know its up on the wall at its new owner..

 and she loves it.. 

and Im so happy for that!

 No other sewing here.. as I thought it would be...

maybe tomorrow..

(damned colds ...;o)

Over and out from Molly and me!!

Hope to see you soon!!

Ehmmmm...hello..:o)

Oh my goodness.. I did it again...

pheew.. why should it be so hard to post on the blog nowadays!"!!!

Well well.. here I am..:o)

And believe me or not..

I HAVE SEWED!!

First...

I have done the quilting on Butterfly Garden...

Hooray!!

And I must say.. I had totally forgotten how wonderful it was to quilt on my Horizon...

I am amazed...

not a single thread breakage...no mishappening..

no nothing... just PURE fun!!

secondly...

Binding is on!!! 

Even more hooray..

Label is done..... clap clap!!

So I do have a quilt finished!!! 

Happy dancing!!! :o)

Will take photos today of the finished quilt...

weather is brilliant today.. no rain...just some lovely sunshine!!

While working on the quilt...

I had company...but this time she enjoyed the sewing

much more.. and could relax on her new bed...

I made it from old jeans and old crocheted table cloths and 

filled it with millions of "foamballs"... 

dont know the right word for it!! :o)

Works Super!!

Thirdly ...

I looked into my scrap bin...

and decided it was time to use them up a little..

So a new project is started..:O)

Hopefully... it will be something to show soon...

not three weeks away..but soon!!! :o)

Chiropractor tomorrow...and a quilt to deliver...

see you lovelies!! :o)

I did it again....

I FORGOT TO POST!!!!

Can I be forgiven... hope so... please....

It´s SUMMER...:O)

And I am LAZY!! 

So I said it.. lol

Have spent lovely days at my parents place...

family get-together ...

my brothers with their families and my cousins from France ..

in a total of 23 people.. 

Yepp ... people everywhere ...and I mean it.. :o)

And I love it!!

View just outside the house ...

Swedish summer as its best....

Pretty!!

We introduced Molly to the cows...

Wonder who were most curios?

One day we cousins spent a day together...

walking, picnicking and bathing...

It was a wonderful day!!!

Molly really loved it when it was so many people... 

always someone to play with...

and this day ... to dig and to bath ..

that was FUN!!!

Family Days are the best!!!

Are now back at my home...

and have spent some hours in my sewing room...

and have my Butterfly Garden quilt top together in one piece...

hip hip hooray for me!!

This quilt is more green than the first BG quilt I made....

Really love the green tone....

Now I just have to layer it.. and quilt it...;o)

and off to it´s new owner...

Hmmm.... 

dont know If I love this one more than the first one made..lol...

Over and out with a cute pic....

Smile..:o)

More gifts....some things made and Happy Easter...

Time flies ...

and  whooops a week just passed by...

Filled with  some CUTE gifts....

Flu for both me and Viktor....

and Progress in the sewing department.. 

yepp you read right...:o)))

And an almost spotless sewing room!!! 

Wohooo...:o))

But first...

Several weeks ago I got these wonderful flax yarns from Gudrun...

maybe I will make some more bobbin laces.. or something else..

not sure yet

and she sent smaller album rings too.. so NOW I have to make my albums!!

Thanks a lot 

Gudrun!!! 

Have worked on Butterfly Garden 2 during lunch hours...

and it is slowly getting forward....

is on the eight block now...  :o)

Getting closer!!!

At work last week I up cycled an old sofa....

and this is how it became...

and Oh I wish it was mine..

Love it!!!

And the last days I have been doing some crochet..

and now I have  a new bathroom rug....

turned out really great..

Love this one too... :o)

And when showing PINK things....

these oh so wonderful ...absolutely gorgeous 

Vintage Buttons 

was sent to me as a surprise from 

Catherine Baynes

at Willow Valley Store

LOVE these!!!! 

Thankyou Cath... 

they sure are the most lovely ones I have seen !!

Today at work we were surprised by 

some Easter Witches ...

one more kind than the other... ;o)

The Black witch she didnt want to share at all...

Poor thing she had to share all her candy with all of us!!!

But I got my bag of candy...:O))

So Happy Easter to you all...

Signing off with some pictures from todays coffee break at work!!

Oh.. the sewing room...

I´ll show you after Easter...

too many pics already!!

...HAPPY EASTER...

Love from me

Stina...

Hello there...

I´m still around...:o)

Still having this

€€%&%€#"&/!! Virus flu...

Slowly getting better...:o)

Well well.....thats life!

What have happened here then...

Hmmm... this have been going on....

Can you guess???

Thats right.. 

I have had the best company and best helper in the world

 in my sewingroom...

Viktor have worked really hard... colour after colour....

and winded the DMC threads on bobbins...

So so happy for this...

Just a few left now ...

but he is finding threads at lots of different places.. 

(wonder why? lol)

 so now he is "treasure hunting" for more thread to wind...;o)

Thankyou Viktor... for the help and the company...

Think it helped me sew ..

because this morning I finished all the blocks for Butterfly Garden...

Well... the stitcheries are still there to stitch...

but it will be good to have while watching TV..:O))

We have struggled a bit Zonnie ( my machine) and I ...

but we have learned to know each other...

a little bit better..

some things I like...some things I dont!!

But more on that later... :o)

Time for TEA!!

An Update....

on whats happening here at my place...

Continuing the crazy stuff...

Butterfly Garden No 2..:o))

And this is progress so far...

making it more green than my first one and a little bit darker...

I think...:O)))

I exchanged the block stitcheries with pinwheel blocks,

to save myself some time.. and I must say I love it!

Home with my cold/eyeinfection caused by virus

 for at least some more days...Doc´s orders!

Trying to rest and do a little studies for school, so it is slow sewing.. 

but trying to sew whenever I can!

Among the crazy things we do...:o))

But first....

something that lovely friends DO!!!!

Sending lovely gifts... 

LOVE IT!!

First from my new found and wonderful Friend and Quilter..

Gudrun in Sweden...

Sorry folks.. this wonderful and talented quilter doesn´t have a blog.. but she ought to have one.. told her so.. she does amazing stuff!!! :o)

Lovely tapes!!!

 Je suis heureux.... just wonderful:..O)

I´m just that... :o)

THANKYOU GUDRUN!!!

And EARLIER this autumn... 

Super Duper Quilter

Karen

( she has a heart of gold!!)

 sent me these wonderful patterns....

Love them!!

Thankyou so much Karen... :o))

ANd now on to the crazy things I do!!!!!

I am doing Butterfly Garden one more time!!!

And THAT is CRAZY!!!! :o)

Yepp.. I know it.. I am crazy.. 

BUT... :o))

Havent sold mine.. nope.. so I am making  this one 

to someone who loved it so much this summer!!!

This one will be more green.. I hope.. and will change a few blocks...

so let some crazy sewing begin!!

This weekend.. 

it is schoolwork...

batik dyeing..and printing on fabric...

Good part is that no fever is rushing through my body right now...

just a little sore throat...

so I hope it will be a good Saturday 

with printing and dyeing!!!

See you... :o)

Ready for more....:o)

part three... here we go.... :o)

Loved the windows in the house and there was already beautiful white curtains there...

but I wanted to add a little something..

So I made paper mobiles ....hearts from old books ( love books..:o)

Loved to watch them swirl in the windows...

"Paper mobiles"

In the windows I had two "Framed little mini quilts"

made from a Bareroot Pattern...

Between the windows ...

I had a little worktable for me... with some small items on...

"Love my Tea"

bag  made from a pattern by Christine Book...  

( hope this was right... correct me if I am wrong..)

And a matching "Wrap for my Tea Mug".... 

"Jar Pincushion"

And I borrowed Maricas pincushion that I made from a Jar... 

and put a little mini quilt inside...

And above all this I hung the quilt I worked day and night with ...just to get finished for the exhibition....

 I so knew that it would be just perfect for these walls and the light in the house....

(And at my place too...lol..)

"Butterfly Garden"

made from a pattern by Leanne Beasley....

Ahh.. and I am soooo pleased to have this one finished... started this one ...

2008... after having a class with Leanne in Trysil, Norway in 2007...

Here are some close ups....

During the class in Norway... Leanne made special blocks for us who had this class... 

and I decided to use mine and my partners in crime (who also attended)... 

Louise and Marica... :o) in this quilt

 so I just swapped some of the butterfly blocks for these special blocks...

Mine is the one with the Sunflowers... :o) 

I added a bee and some more lavender to the block....

Maricas block is the one with the Lupins and Louise´s with the Cosmos...

I also changed the stitched quilt blocks...  and used an off white linen as background and a pale pink/white thread from DMC... wanted the quilt to have a very light and almost sun faded look...

Here it is ...in all its glory... 

I am so pleased with how it became... 

It was very hard to take photos of the quilt... 

both because of the light from the windows... and the quilt itself being so light...

but I hope you can see some of it ...

For the first time I used Swedish for the sayings in the block... 

I dont mind the English at all... but it was fun having it in my own language... 

At my work .. they made two lovely little rocking chairs from two kitchen chairs...

just made rocking runners for them...

Clever idea... and they were just perfect and comfy too... :o)

Had my Angels story with me... and thought I might be able to take a stitch or two during the show...but it was to difficult to start and stop all the time so I crocheted instead... :o) 

I also had my Gardeners Journal Blocks with me.. but oh I totally forgot about them... sorry girls..:o))

(I do have LOTS to catch up on now .. haven't I... my Stitch-a-long-girl -friends!!)

In one of the chairs my very much Loved little Bunny sat and kept count on all the visitors... 

"Bunny" 

is made from a pattern by Rosalie Quinlan...

isn't she cute..:o)

Ok.. are you still with me?????

Hope so.... so you didn't fall asleep!!! ;o)

Corner again... 

and some bags...

My blue summer bag...

"Beauty of a Flower"

also from a pattern by Rosalie Quinlan

And a recently made bag from a pattern by Keyka Lou.... 

and believe me...I hate making bags... (ask my friends...)

but with this pattern so very well described..  I made it and without ANY problems..:o)

"Bucket Bag"

Made in fabrics all recycled... ;o)

Thin old curtains in some strange polyester mix...

But it worked Super!! 

Just have to add the button I missed  to sew on before the show...;o)

And this is the bag I worked on for my design education... 

see .. I made a bag all by myself... and I just told you..

hate making bags..lol...

Recycling all the way here too...

stitcheries... and ribbons and ricrac and lace ...buttons..lots of them... and old crocheted tablecloths...

Ohh.. so much fun I had making this one.. adding this and that all the time... 

"Stina´s Bag"

 Ok.. this will have to be it for today..lots of photos for you to see.. hope you liked some of them..:o)

2 walls left to show in this room...

so I´ll be back with some more pics later.... and leave you with the picture from the corner....

Hugs to you my friends.. 

Bye!!