Progress on my scrap quilt

Have been sewing almost all day today, and I had so much fun doing this quilt! I did start the layout tonight, just to see if I had to change something, and to decide the colors on the last triangles that will make the sawtooth border all the way around. I like the scrap quilts so much, because I think they have a different personality than other quilts, and they are so exciting to look at. And of course, a great way to do some stash busting:o)
I'm off to work again tomorrow, but I hope to get to sew some in the evening:o)

Happy sewing,
Laila

Scrap quilt in progress

I have been playing with my scraps the last days. I found this pattern over at Bonnie's place, and I figured out I wanted to make a scrapquilt for my mom right away. The pattern is called "Smokey Mountain Stars". I did spend some hours with the cutting on Sunday, and on Monday I could start piecing:o) Cute, aren't they? I love them, and I am half way with piecing the blocks that will in the end be pieced into rows, and then the star appears.
I am having a day off work today, and I have planned to spend some time with my dear Bernina, and maybe get the bunch of blocks that's left, pieced. Look forward to try quilting this :o)

Sigrun is having a challenge over at her place, go check it out, it's fun:o)

Happy sewing,
Laila

Playing som more:c)

I decided to make one more post tonight, while am into playing in Picasa. Guess I'll teach as I go :o)
This was so fun!! This is a couple of pics from my painting days. I have been painting on porcelain ealier, but when I started sewing, I just stopped doing it... I miss painting, and I have all the stuff I used for this, including my ceramic kiln, and a bunch of bins with white china/porcelain, stored away. I was thinking of starting painting again, but it doesn't mix well in the same room with my sewing. Too dusty, so trying to paint in the same room would be a disaster, and just wasted time. Everything around must be completely dust free. But I know I'll be painting again, someday:o)

Happy sewing,
Laila

Something different

I have been trying so many times to make a collage with using the Picasa, but have failed time and time again. Until I got some help from a dear angel, Hanne:o) And after figuring out how to do this, I just had to make a test. So it's the same pics I've showed on my blog before, but got to play safe;-)
Laila

One block done...

Whooowhooo! Finished, after working on the block for three days! But it's worth it, I really like it, and can't wait to get started on the next block! I did change the fabric around the geese section, the other one did blend too much with the pink fabrics. Now I have to get started on the monthly challenge projects.
I am excited to see how many of my wisp's and UFO's I can get done over the next months, but I hope to do at least one a month.
Happy sewing,
Laila

Just had to try this...

I just couldn't wait any longer to try this one. I bought the pattern several months ago at Quiltegården, and I just had to try to piece it together today. I didn't get it done, but I pieced the flying geese together, and tomorrow I'll handpiece the block together. This was quite time consuming, but very fun. The block is one from the pattern called "Gåsemor" by Sara Bolster. It is several of these goose blocks, and the other blocks is handpieced stars. It was not easy to find fabrics with the right colors, but I think these will do well together. Time flies so fast when you're having fun, and soon it's midnight, and I just have to jump to bed. It's work tomorrow for me and Hubby, and first day at school for the kids after a long and lovely Christmas vacation. It has been a cold day today like yesterday, but we did spend some time outside anyway. It started snowing again tonight, and I hope it will not snow too much till tomorrow.

Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bedbugs bite:o)
Laila

A giveaway

Elin "Lappetausa" has a giveaway over at her blog. She is celebrating her 300th post! If you pop over at her blog, be shure to take a look at her lovely SBS quilt, too. It is just georgeos!
Happy sewing,
Laila

A new Dear Jane Block

I made a new Dear Jane block tonight, and this was a fun block to make. But I didn't get it quite perfect in the middle. Guess I should have checked that before I started to do the needleturn applique, but lesson learned...



I also figured out what to make for the 2009 Challenge, and
I am going to finish a wallhanging I started more than two years ago, and a needlecase I started on a few months ago. The last one was a free pattern from Cinderberry Stitches. I think it's so sweet! So now I know where to start:o) The wallhanging is an Art to Heart pattern. I really like the patterns Nancy Halvorsen makes, and I have collected a lot of her books over the years I've been doing patchwork. It will be fun to work on these again!

Happy sewing,
Laila

A beautiful day

It was such a lovely and sunny day today, even if it was a bit cold. We went to visit my parents, and we just had to stop to take some photos. It's pretty cold, almost 10 degrees below zero, so it is a cold haze over the snowcovered lake. The kids where playing outside in the snow today. It's been snowing heavy every day since early Wednesday till last night.
But I like the snow, it all looks so clean...

Mats, Thomas and Cora (my parents dog) are having some cold fun. Mats looks a bit not satisfied, but he was looking another way when the camera was shooting :o) Cora is almost 10 years, and I bet she is the nicest rottweiler ever! She loves the kids, and love playing with them.

I am working on another block for my Dear Jane, but it's not done yet, but I guess it will be later tonight:o)
I'll post a pic of it tomorrow, with the project I have decided to be the project of this month. I have not decided that yet, but I am working on it...

Happy sewing,
Laila

A challenge, how fun!

I've joined in a challenge to finish a project a month. I decided to join, so I'll have to complete some of my UFO's,WISP's and of corse, work on some new things, too!!
This is a challenge May Britt and Kris came up with, I know this will be so fun!

I have been working on my blue and brown double 4patch for the last two days, and I am soon done with the blocks for the intire quilt. Have not decided yet, if I am going to add a border or not. It is from a pattern i did find on Mary's website. She makes so many lovely quilts!
I have not taken any photo of it yet, but I will as soon as I am done piecing it together.
I did also finish the main part of "My Blue Heaven" a couple of days ago, and now I have to finish the blocks for the border. I have some of them already done, but I have to finish at least 40 blocks, and I need about 78..... It is a pattern made by Bonnie. I love the scrap quilts she make, and this one is my favourite.

The block I like the most

This is the block I like the most of all Dear Jane blocks. And I bet it is one of the most difficult ones, too... I started on it yesterday, and wasn't finished before today. I did handpiece all of the "leafs" on top of the block. I did use the iron a bit too hard, but it'll pass:o)
Now I'm planning on another one, and I have not decided which one yet, but I have to take a little break first:o)
Happy sewing,
Laila

Cannot stop!

Since I got the DJ software for Christmas, I just cannot stop wanting to sew these lovely blocks!!! It is so much easier when I can print out the templates instead of drawing them with a pencil. I can print the templates directly on the freezerpaper, and it makes the progress so much faster! I made this block earlier today. I did sew the hearts on by hand with the freezerpaper still on the back, and then cut out a piece of fabric on the back of the block to remove the paper. Fast and easy :o)
Better go, got to make another one:o)
Happy sewing,
Laila

One more post today

Had to post one more today. I finished my pincushion from "Poppy's sewing set" tonight. And I was lucky, I did find ONE red button in one of the boxes in my sewing room. I like it! Thanks again Gail, for the nice surprise earlier this year! But it's almost too sweet to have a lot of pins in it...
Well, the other one I have is worn out, so I guess I just have to use it:o) Now I have to finish the stitching for the sewing bag and needle case. I'm almost done with one of the stitcheries, so it won't take long.
Happy sewing,
Laila

One more...

Had the time to work on my DJ-blocks today, too. And I got another of them finished before dinner today. This is block C-3 Rayelle's Fence. Used the freezerpaper method on it, and it's almost perfect. It would not lie flat while I was taking the picture, so it doesn't look square, but it is:o)
We are having my parents over for dinner tonight, so I don't have time to sew more, yet. Maybe later tonight. I also want to finish my pincussion from Poppy's sewingset I started on earlier, so maybe I'll get on with it before I start sewing more of these blocks:o) They are so fun to do, and I am in a mood for doing these still, so... We'll se. Gotta go, my potatos are boiling, and it's just one hour before we get visitors.
Happy sewing,
Laila

Another block done!

Tonight I got another DJ-block done. It's not 100% perfect, but I'll let it pass. I love this blue fabric, and think it turned out nice.
I love this puzzling with small blocks, and I hope I have the patience to do them all... I'ts a lot of work, but it is fun to do between other projects.
I just had to add a picture of our Christmas tree. We are so satisfied with it, and we love the small lights on it:o) So kozy!!!
Happy sewing,
Laila

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to everyone!
I'm so happy! I got the Dear Jane quilt design software from my boys and hubby for Christmas. Today I have been checking it out, and started on with designing a wall quilt. I want to make a blue/white one, and this is my first block for this quilt. I will choose fabrics as I go, I have no special plan other than blue and white fabrics, so I guess I'll do some stashbusting here:o)

At Christmas Eve, we had dinner with my parents and my brothers family, at my parents house. It was such a kozy event with lovely dinner my mom made for us, and it was so nice to see the kids having fun and enjoing unwrapping their presents after the dinner. They where all so thankful for their gifts. And of corse all of us grown ups where happy, too. We got a lot of nice presents, too. But the best thing about Christmas, is being together. That's what really matters. I feel so lucky to be able to have my hole family around me at Christmas Eve.
Santa did pay us a visit, too! And even if some of our kids are to old to belive in Santa, they all enjoyed the visit. So fun!
Hope you all enjoy the Holidays,
Laila

Gingerbread house

Finally we are done with the Christmas presents and baking. The only thing left now, is the rest of decorating the house. We have a tradition to decorate the Christmas tree the day before Christmas Eve, but we might be doing that a bit earlier this year. The kids and their dad finished the Gingerbread house, yesterday, and I think it looks great! I have been sewing some more on my stitchery today, too. And I am almost done with stitching on the pincussoin. I'll post a picture of it when I'm finished with it.
I look forward to the Christmas Holidays, spending time with family and friends. I also hope to get some time to settle down and do some more stitching between.

Happy sewing,

Laila

A little bit of stitching...

Back in August, I won a pattern from Gail Pan. "Poppy's sewing set". I haven't been doing stitchery for a long time, and just had to start on it. It has been waiting so long for me now.
Not much progress yet, but hopefully there will be some in the next days... I have decided to do all four pieces in this set. They are so sweet! And I do really need a needle case and a sewing bag, 'cause I don't have any. And my pin cushion is about worn out... Used well!
Happy stitching to you, too!
Laila

Still not ready for Christmas

This is the start on my table runner. Have not been working on it since Saturday, so I better get it done soon...
Maybe I'll be sewing some tonight.
Haven't been baking for Christmas yet, but tonight the kids are going to make ginger breads. It is our little tradition, the kids with some help, makes them.
There is a lot to do before Christmas yet, but I'll get there :o)

A new blog is born. Check it out: Mange blokker små
Laila

Back in Blogland again

It's so good to be back in Blogland again!! I never got my old computer back from service, so the dealer had to get me a new one. I got it yesterday, on my birthday:o) Could not get better:o) Good timing!
I am really satisfied with my new one. It is a lot better than the older one, and I hope it will stay that way too....
I have not been sewing much lately, just been knitting socks for my boys. They are only 11yrs, but they use the same size in shoes as their dad... So it takes some time to be knitting for them all. Only one pair to go:o)
I'll post a photo of them later, i have not taken any yet.
Today I did start on a table runner for myself. It is a Christmas table runner, like the one I did last year. It is a design from AnnaKa again:o) I like her designs so much.
I hope to get it done some time this week end.
I really look forward to check out all my favourite blogs again.
See you soon,
Laila