Hello again..:o)

 Well I promised to be back didn´t I??? :o)

With some pictures from our weekend together...

Marica and I...

So sorry that the other girls couldn´t make it.. we missed you...

maybe next time we can be all five of us!!

EDIT!!!

Check out Maricas blogpost from the weekend  here and here

Oh oh Marica... sewing it was... NO computer..lol...

I know.. you did some researching...

at least you said so..:o)

She is excused.. she worked hard with her lovely little purses...

Both with the first one... with a pattern that wasn´t correct... 

and with the second one....

The second one is sooooo CUTE..:o)

Think I will have to try to make one... :o)
After that she started to sew on a Tilda doll...

Meanwhile I sewed my little patches together... and sewed on the borders....
working with the lovely fabric line
Nicey Jane...

While I sewed she started to plan next weeks project...

So be sure to see to that she sews some...
because I really want to see this one finished...
It will be wonderful...

Ok.. and what did I actually sew on this weekend....

My Schnibble of course!!!! :o)

This time I chose the pattern 

Hot Cross..

it was our choice this month... and I have had this pattern for some time

 and just waited for the right time and place..

and now it was...the right time and place...

My Schnibble this month...

...Summer Cross...

Decided to sew on the quilt all weekend.. 

so while Marica still was here.. I prepared it for quilting..

but never in my life I thought I would finish it today..

But I did...:o)

It is all quilted and bound... 

WOW...

Will share a picture of the quilt tomorrow...

it was too bad light in the sewing room when I was finished... 

so I will take a new picture and show... 

What a wonderful weekend..

couldnt have had a better one..

Thanks for the company Marica!!!

New week coming up..

Capacity building at work with 

Design Education...

Hmm

wonder how this will go... 

10 weeks with designing... 

yikkees..

Well well.. 

this is what I do at work...

 so I guess it wont be so much trouble..just a lot of fun!!

 See you...

(and oh it was fun to make a blogpost again... actually two in a day..lol...)

Hello my friends....

Miss me...:o)

I miss you... :o)

Time flies and life is busy around here...  sewing in between and try to get some things finished for exhibition... 

But this weekend I have company in my sewing room..

Marica is here and we sew and do have so much fun..

SOOOO good to have company....

On Friday we exchanged our Birthday gifts

 with each other.. a couple of months late.. but we haven't managed to get together before... 

And all I can say my waiting was for the good.. this is what she made for me...

Ahhh.. I love it... :o)

The colours and the fabric ... soo sweet....

And now I have my own... 

SMILE!!!

And her daughter made the lovely bracelet...

Isn´t it lovely??

Love it Jennifer!!!

And Marica... thanks from the bottom of my heart!! 

And this is what I made for Marica...

A recycled jam jar turned into a pincushion....

with a little mini quilt inside...

Had so much fun making this one... have to make one for myself later...

Saturday morning we started to plan our projects....

I started up with some new fabrics for me...

Nicey Jane...

And was almost finished late last night.. Pictures will come later today..:o) 

And Marica started with a smaller project...

And made first one... and hmmm.. 

wasn't to satisfied with the colours on the velcro.. so she had to make a new one... in lighter fabrics.... 

And... Promise to share more pictures of this later...

See you... have to get up and sew!!!

Hugs to you all..

What I did this weekend...

 except for having a wonderful time

 cyber sewing with my friends...

(It worked so good with the webcam!!!)

Marica... Cici... Kristina... and Lotta
Thanks for a lovely weekend girls!!!

I actually did sew some ...

Finished the stitching for last years Easter project...

"Bunny Tales"

By Jo Ann Mullen

except for .. I need to restitch the fence..in block four

too soft pink...

Finished my some swap blocks.. 

so they will hopefully be in the mail soon Marica!!!

And I have joined the Stitch-A-Long

arranged by Chookyblue, Peg and Dale...

Have had Anni Downs book 

A Gardener´s Journal since Summer 2005

(said so in the book...;o)

and said sooo many times I have to start it...

And this was an opportunity to finally.....MAYBE get it finished...

I know... haven't quilted 

An Angels Story yet... 

but that´s another story..:o)

(Hope finger will hold soon to get the handquilting done)

Have prepared this months stitchery blocks.. 

and might draw up some more...

Will be good to have when we go to Arjeplog  during Easter!!

And I have a little finish too...

And for this I can thank Julie at

Tattered Threads and Willing Hands

for helping me out so I could make this cute little wallhanging!!!!

Thank you so much Julie!!!

 Ooopss... see that it´s not quite finished.. 

forgot to quilt near the binding..;o)

Well.... it is almost finished then... 

A most wonderful weekend!!!

Maybe I scared some bugs away with having some fun!!!

Sewingweekend...

but in a new way....

via webcam... :o)

The colds stopped me from going to Maricas house 

where we was supposed to be..

but got a bright idea.. why not try to connect  and bring my friends
( Marica, Cici, Kristina and Lotta)
to my house via webcam... 

and it worked brilliant!!! :o)

It was hard to get some nice photos of my friends...

but I hope I can get them on picture later today..:o)

but you get the point..

it was sooo nice to be able to take part in 

the chatting and seeing what they made...

and hear them... :o)

We sewed  until about 8 pm... when I started to quit for the day...

and so did they... but before that

 they teased me with some pictures of what they had for dinner

cooked by Maricas husband Roger!!

You know.. I was supposed to go away..and MY GUYS always eat...

"Pannkaka" when I am away....

and that isnt my favourite... and that was what was supposed to be at the table this weekend...

but there was some nice leftover for me...;o)

 Earth hour light savings... at 8 30 pm... and after that ... no sewing ...

just the bed... :o)

Made some blocks during the day for a swap....

with Louise and Marica...

so finally girls... 

they will be on the way!!

And I started something new... 

See you ...

The day have started and I am connected via web to the girls today too...

so another sewingday is to begin..:o))

Outside snow is whirling...

more snow...but it is a fantastic sewing weather!!!

See you..

Where was I ???

Hmmm...

Quiltweekend  last weekend

and a challenge with scraps from Marica...

She told us before we went to take small scraps with us..

so okidoki I grabbed my small pieces and

wondered what could be made from them... :o)

How was I to know it was going to be something

I definetly needed!!!!

Marica had prepared small bags with

snaphooks, cute buttons...and a tiny little flower...

And this is what it became...

...Lanyards....

Thanks for a fantastic idea Marica..

I have used mine all the time since then...

and it is GREAT!!! :o)

Earlier that week I got this in the mail...

...a fantastic pre Christmas gift...

Pink scissorfob.... Christmas Pincushion..

and sweet red buttons... :o)

from Sandy at

Peek A Boo

in Argentina...

Thankyou so much Sandy...!!

Ok.. after showing my picture of the quilt in the machine the other day.. I have had lots of questions regarding the black "thing" ontop of my quilt!!!

When we went to Norway last month

I visited my Machine Doc...

and he fixed my machine so I could quilt..Thankyou for that..

but then he also had this ...

Fab-U-Motion...
You can check this link too... to see how it works....

Ok.. I had looked on it before..and asked and you know all that kind of questions..Is it good...does it work??? And so on..

So he said.. take it home and test...:o)

And so I did...finally.. after backproblems..and whatever...

So did I like it???

Definitely not at first...

didn't get the hang of it...

(need that DVD... that was supposed to come along with it)

Does anyone else have the Fab-U-motion???

TIPS thankyou!!! :o)

But after a while I kind of got along...

and best of all I could sit pretty long times behind the machine

 quilting with no stress on arms and shoulders...

So I shall quilt one more to test..

but I think I like it! :o)

Took my schnibble out for some air today....

and took pictures...l

..and I have hanged my new quilt on its

place in the livingroom/kitchen...

Do you think husband have seen it yet??? ;o)

Hope for another and better week than the last one..

WITHOUT nasty surprises...

To make long story very short..

Make sure friends are friends...

my daughter found out this the hard way!!

HUGS to you all...

Quick report...

Having fun....

Just the word friends and quilting sounds good doesn't it???

So just a quick report this morning  for

for you to see what I worked on  yesterday!!

..and this was actually finished within an hour...

back with pictures... :o)

And then I got working with this one....

OHHH.. I opened up a Layer Cake...

My first...lol...

and fast....just within a day...huh...

not even standing on a shelf for months...:o)

and a little progress to show... :o)

No.. now it´s time to go...

for another day with quilting!!!

See you later

I have sewed....

Arrived Friday afternoon at Marica by bus...
with a lot of packing...this time...pheewww!!!!

So much fun to runaway from home...
just for some days...

We sat up the machines at her lovely room...
and started to sew and stitch...
worked till sunset... around 11 pm!!

Marica decided to work on her Tilda dolls...

Saturday came... and Cici joined us... she had light packing...
Stitcheries...smart girl!!!!
Marica worked on the dolls...
And I started to work on a secret project...

... after some applique.. I changed project...
The Garden Club Quilt...
I joined some very talented ladies
( Karen, Libby, Colleen, Kim, Beth, Yvonne and Jane) to make this quilt...
Have had the book since 2002.. fell completly for the gorgeous quilt...but
for some reason never made the quilt..
(does someone recognize themselves here... )
But now the quilt might be done..with a little help from friends!!!!
Thankyou ladies!!!
Ok...here is my first block...

Its kind of me.. dont you think!!!!?
Hope to be working on this one on and off..so push me If I put it aside!!
Have a flag to work on this week...
and continue on my secret for ... Linda...

And we had SUMMER HEAT in the North of Sweden...
29 C in May...
Amazing...and I loved it...

Thankyou Marica

for the wonderful weekend
I think I need to do this more often!!!!
So when will next time be????

Off for some FUN!!

Sewingweekend of course!!!!!

Will spend all weekend at Marica and sew...
I hope!!!
Pheew..have packed a lot of things ..dont know exactly what
I will be making and I have thrown pieces of fabric in the bags that I hope
will match to make my first Garden block!!

...and some secrets and a new start on a quilt.. ...intentions are good..
but Im happy I get just one block stitched...
See you after the weekend!!

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!!!

Some more pictures...

from the quiltweekend...
And as I said..this was the most quiet quiltweekend ever...

I stitched on my Bunnies... first picture...

and Lotta´s machine was at the doctor so she had prepared a lot of binding job and some handsewing....
( mostly all her work on the pictures... )

...and Marica worked on Tilda dolls...
don´t you just love those legs...

When we got home on Saturday...Marica gave me a wonderful present...
too fragile for posting in the mail....
Loved this green paper...would look wonderful on fabric....

... this is ...
the most lovely and wonderful...

...sewingbox I have seen...

...with a lot of dividers and space for a lot of sewing things...
LOVE IT!!!
Thankyou Marica!!

Will fill it up with things I have hard finding in my sewingroom...
like thimbles...rippers...and Hmmmm...think I can fill it up pretty easy!!