onsdag 2 juni 2010

Mrs Quilter

who is it?
does anyone know her?
I think it can be anyone of us

But let me present
Mrs Quilter to you

my new Gerenium plant
thank you Siv for giving it to me

Later this summer
there will be some nice pink flowers
hopefully



Hugs................................................Ankie

tisdag 1 juni 2010

Scrap-sewing

I have been thinking of what to do with my small scrappies
then I found this hexagon templates
at Quiltbiten one day
and I decided to try this

I didn´t think that I would like
hand-sewing
hmmmm!!!
but it was fun
this is my first little flower

Now I have something more to do in front of the TV

Hugs ........................................Ankie

måndag 31 maj 2010

The end of silence

Sorry you haven´t heard from me for a very long time
hope you still want to follow my blog
but I have had so much to do
at work and
at home
I think I did not sew anything in April
In May I found it
what???
the time to sew
Her are the photos of what I started and finished
this month

1.
A computer storage from FQ and two
fun small "things" from Quiltbiten




2.
A toilet bag also from FQ
here you see it inside and next picture shows the outside






3.
A Dresden plate wallhanger
pattern from Quiltbiten


4.
A little purse
no pattern but I know there is a lot of similar patterns

S calls it a "Frogpurse"

5.
A tablerunner from Quiltbiten


6.
A bag from Quiltbiten - again
I live quite close to this shop
and of course you always find something you really need
or :-)


7.
A vinebox-cover
from .....
take a guess
50% chance :-)))

no, no.....
not Quiltbiten
yes, yes
FQ
Hope you have enjoyed this short photosession
Trying to be back tomorrow
Hugs....................................Ankie








torsdag 25 mars 2010

Just a short update

no photos today
I went to work on Monday and Tuesday
but I wasn´t popular
on Tuesday I had to make an appointment
with my doctor
pneumonia!! :(((
antibiotics for 10 days
but hopefully I`m fit for fight on Saturday
going to Dalarna and visit some quilting friends

Hugs .......................Ankie

måndag 22 mars 2010

Another package

last year I joined Dawn´s PIF
today the gifts arrived
and when I opened it........................
DAWN - you have really done it
a very cute bag- in my colours
a fabric in Australian design
and 2 DMC-threads
THANK YOU SO MUCH DAWN



and yesterday I finished this
pincushion organizer
the pattern comes from
and it is a free tutorial


Hugs.............................Ankie

söndag 21 mars 2010

Barbeque

believe it or not
not - if I look out the window now
but yes we had a barbeque yesterday
it was sunny and really warm
found some burgers in the freezer
yummy
and now, today
it is snowing
whow..............
what a surprise!!!



I have been waiting , waiting, waiting
and wating
for some fabrics I bought from USA.
Friday I found out that the postoffice have had one of the packages more than 2 weeks
they had forgott to send me a note about it
the same day the other one arrived
but they had found their way to me via the custom at Arlanda




First Cours by Tara Reed and Garden Song by Nancy Halvorssen
I love all fabrics by NH
these come from Rossville Quilts a new shop to me
the Caterwauling prints and the mix come from
Tranquility Quilts and fabric shop also new to me
I can recommend them both
Hugs......................Ankie

fredag 19 mars 2010

Extreme makeover

not of me
but I feel like I need one
I have now been home from work 5 days
and this cold really make me feel
grey :(
a makeover would be nice

no.....
we have done some makeover
in our bathroom, sauna and laundry room downstairs
today we don´t have any sauna
we have never used it during this 10 years we lived here

so if anybody needs a heating device (bastuaggregat) for a sauna
you are welcome to pick it up for free:)))

instead we have a guesttoilet and a new laundryroom.


Laundryroom

The toilet
the walls are green not grey as it looks on the picture


it is just the final touch left.

last week we started with the bathroom upstairs

Hugs..................Ankie

torsdag 18 mars 2010

Log Cabin Hidden star


is the name of this quilt
I started and finished the top
when I was at Quiltcamp,
november last year
but now finally it´s quilted and finished

I used one jellyroll of the Crazy Eight collection by Sandy Gervais
and fleece on the backside so it´s really warm and cosy

the pattern did I find in the book
Jelly Roll Quilts by the Lintotts
(I like this name because lintotte in Swedish is a little blond child)


Hugs.........................Ankie

Cook-a Doodle-doo

catching a cold ))):
staying home from work
surfing,surfing...................
found this funny little guy
it is an "eggwarmer" originally
but I have put some wadding into it
so I can put it on my fireplace

the pattern comes from
DropDesign and their Easter-calendar



Hugs............................Ankie

onsdag 17 mars 2010

Confession

I have to make a confession!!!!


I´m an addict
Not only to Quilt
everyone is doing it
or maybee not,
but many of you out there
you have made me start to crochet
not nice of you :)
or

I really like sitting wathing tv and do some crochet
made some grandma squares
and this little basket
matching up quite well
with my black and yellow tablerunner
I found the pattern at



Hugs.........................Ankie

tisdag 16 mars 2010

Springtime is getting closer

It has been a great weekend
we have finally seen the sun
yipeeee!!!
Inside it lightened me sewing-room
as you can see on my quilttop
being prepared to be quilted



Outside
some of the snow is gone
but there are a lot of it left


Drip, drop, drip, drop........
I love that sound outside my room


When spring is coming
it´s much more fun to sew
this is a basket
made of some scraps

an Easter-table runner
from a pattern in Quiltmagasinet
originally it was in pink and white colours
but I choosed yellow and black instead




Hugs........................Ankie


söndag 28 februari 2010

Finally I´ve made something

Yesterday the snow was melting
4 degrees plus is much better than -28
as it was some days ago


Totally we have got about 3meters of snow
today some more arrived
from our neighbours garage
Wonder, if the bushes survive this winter


Finally the last trembling days of February
I manage to sew some things
First here is my version of Lizzan´s nyckelgömma (for my keys)


and here to wallhangers
and these were in fact finished for Valentine day



and finally two pillows in logcabin-pattern





Hugs..........................Ankie


söndag 31 januari 2010

In the last minute......

did I finished my last project
for January
and that was the crazy curve quilt
that I started on last Sunday
I have used parts of the fabric collection Iced Mocha
and I think it turned out quite well
this is gonna have it´s place in my office at work


and here is a close up


then I have to show a picture of my three cats
during brekfasttime
they are so cute, aren´t they?


when I looked out the window
Friday morning-Sunday morning
I saw snow, snow and snow



and here is the result
Sunday morning
"Photo of the week and month" at the same time



Hugs............................Ankie




måndag 25 januari 2010

Busy weekend

I had a lot to do this weekend
it started with a meeting with my
quiltfriends "Quiltkramarna"
I decided to make a wallhanger
for my office at work
since I work at a diary
I looked for a pattern with a cow
and found an AnnaKa pattern
the original is a tablerunner
I finished it today
and here is the picture



A close-up




Then on Sunday I had a class at Quiltbiten
to learn how to sew this
with crazy curve-templates
very funny to make
and much more easy to make than I thought it would


then rest of the weekend did I spent
cleaning out the bathroom downstairs
we gonna start renovating this week

Hugs ......................Ankie

onsdag 20 januari 2010

UFO-focus

Believe it or not!!!
I have started with one of my 2 UFO´s
or was it 20 of them ?? :)))
the disappering 9-patch swap
here is the first block
I haven´t decided yet how to put the blocks together
but I have an idea that I´m gonna try


Then I have been thinking of what project
I´m gonna sew, when my quilting guild
having a meeting on Saturday
no decision yet

My DH also has a hobby
and here is photo of his Poison dart frogs
I don´t remember the latin name
you can see one grown up and at least 3 young ones

Have you seen Annikas ( on Sammanfaller) great giveaway
I really don´t want to tell you about
because I want to be one of the winners
Hugs..................................Ankie

söndag 17 januari 2010

The quilt is finished

Home again
DD 1 invited all of us to a "cookie-party"
to celebrate her 20th Birthday
yummy, yummy..............
some cupcakes with apple
chocolatecake
french choklatetarte
and Pavlova
I don´t think I need any dinner today
or?????




this weeks OPAW
about the same as last week
but today is not as cold


I embroided this
and sewed it on the back of the quilt


and here it is
the finished quilt
was a bit tricky to take a photo
because of the snow
it is 240 x 260cm





Hugs............................Ankie



lördag 16 januari 2010

Friday Night sew in 2

I promised a picture
................. and here it is
my oldest DD´s birthdayquilt
ready to quilt


It´s a pattern from " Tyger och tings " (in english "Fabrics and things") book
"Tyger blir ting" (in english "Fabrics become things")
and I bought a kit from the same store
I made the quilt larger with 1 broad border, to fit a doublebed
This is how it looked Friday night
and today have I done a lot of freehand quilting
now..........
IT`S FINISHED!!! :)
I´m gonna take a new photo tomorrow
when it´s daylight
Hugs..............................Ankie

Friday Night Sew-In

Yesterday I tried to update my blog and tell you that I joined
but I have had some troubles again with my blog
I thought this was a fun idea
so during Friday evening I finished the birthdayquilt top
and sandwiched it
photo comes later today
Hugs..............................Ankie

onsdag 13 januari 2010

Sneakpeak

I have now start piecing DD´s quilt

and here you get a sneakpeak

her birthday is on Tuesday next week

I hope I´ll manage to quilt it this weekend






I think I have not shown you this wonderful embroidery

that I got from Arlene




Here comes the last UFO-photos


I hope !!!!

















This one is from FQ and I think it is called Greetings from Sweden

I have 4 blocks left and some embellishing


















Here is a signblock swap
organized on Quiltsnack
and as you see this is from
2008!!!!

















Debbie Mumms BOM 2009
Natural Wonder


















and finally
..............yeeeess
Verandah views




Hugs..............................Ankie
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