Rosemary en liten björn/ Rosemary a cute bear

Jag har börjat prenumerera på en ny engelsk kvilttidning, som heter Love Patchwork and Quilting. Den kommer ut dels som papperstidning och även digitalt. Jag har den som digital prenumeration på min Ipad. Vill man ha den papperstidning finns den att köpa på Pressbyrån, tidigare Presstop, dels på större Pressbyråbutiker och sedan kan man beställa den på internet.
Jag har bara läst två nummer, men jag kommer nog att fortsätta ett tag till. Det passar mig med en digital version, så kan jag skriva ut det jag vill sy efter eller kolla beskrivningen på min padda.

I have started to subscribe on the digital version of Love Patchwork and Quilting, a new magazine from UK. I think that it is a very creative and modern quilt magazine. 

Och här kommer Rosemary in. Jag blev så förtjust i en liten björn och kände med detsamma att en sådan ville jag också sy. Det var en mycket bra beskrivning, lätt att följa och resultatet blev jättebra.

I found a pattern to make a patchwork bear, and I fell in love in this cute bear and started soon to sew. The pattern was very instructive and easy to follow and my bear came out so good.

Får jag presentera Rosemary och snart kommer hon att få en liten bror.

Visst är hon en liten sötnos.

May I introduce to you Rosemary, my cute little bear. I think that she soon will have a brother bear.

Rosemary har också en egen liten påse, som hon kan bäras i.

Rosemary could rest and be carried in a purse, and of course the fabric is full of roses.

Eftersom det är måndag och Eva , Bambi har visa och berätta länkar jag till hennes sida HÄR

Denna vecka skall jag ägna tiden åt att sy ett volangprojekt, för det är snart  dags för en ny bloghop hos Madame Samm, Sew We Quilt, som skall handla om volanger. Jag har precis börjat på mitt projekt, och även om jag inte är mycket för volanger, så har jag hittat något, som jag tycker skall bli kul att sy och att använda.

Grattis Immi

Immi firar 50 000 besökare på sin blog idag och lottar ut en överraskning för att fira.

Här är hennes rosenbukett som jag lånat

Besök hennes blog och gratulera henne till så många besökande.

Puss och Kram/ Hugs and Kisses

It´s my day of this week full of lovely hearts and lots of hugs and kisses.

I have sewn some things before  with PP. You maybe remember the  blog hop with  PP bowls nearly  two years ago, yes time flies. And since then I have made some more things following this technique.
But to be honest it is not my cup of tea.

I am a person that has problem to resist challenges and here I am again participating in a blog hop with PP.

Valentine is not a big thing in Sweden, even if the flower shops have good inflow.
I have chosen two of Soma´s patterns, Hugs and kisses and made a bright table cloth.
Most of the days in February have been gray and rainy, but today the skye has brighten up a bit and I hurried out to take some out door pictures of my table cloth.

When I first have sewn the four blocks together with some sashings, I thought that this was not a nice thing and threw it away for some days, as I didn´t know how to finish it up.

I have some discussions with a quilting friend and then the idea with a four patch border came up.
And then I was in a happy mood again. The wonderful heart fabric together with the pink, just made the table cloth.

It was funny again to complete the table cloth with some FMQ, as I have begun to love it.

Here are some details of the table cloth

I have shown the table cloth for a good friend, who can´t sew at all, and this should be a belated birthday present, as she loved it.

The size of the table cloth is 28 " square.

Once again thanks lovely Samm and Suma that have made the designs and challenged me to try them.

Now hurry over to the other ladies of the day

Lady Beth

Lady Jenny

Lady Carla

Lady Marian

Lady Lyndsey

Have a wonderful day blog hopping. 

Even if it is gray again outside, it feels a bit like Spring.

Greetings from Sweden

Britt-Inger

She who sews has sew fun My day

It is a wonderful design that  Quilting Treasures has made and distributed to our quilt shops all over the quilting world. And a appropriate collection for all of us that love to sew.

It was hard to decide what to make from this collection, I will make a quilt, but didn´t have the time, even if I have bought enough with fabric, so i picked out some useful handy things for me in my sewing room and for going to classes.

I have some months ago bought a pattern to make a big divided basket from fabric. The pattern is made by Noodle Head and it was now time to use the pattern.

It is a rather big basket, and I will use it to store FQ bundles or some fabric that I am working with for the moment. The basket has an outer pocket to use.

A divided pocket on the outside

I then had to work with one of the panel fabric. I decided to make a sewing folder with a see through pocket inside and four other pockets made from fabric. The pattern comes from the same designer as the divided basket. You could find the pattern here  at Noodle Head.

Of all the wonderful pictures I have chosen these darling ladies for the outside of my sewing folder.
They are so lovely.

The inside of the folder has a big plastic pocket with zipper closure and four fabric pockets with velcro closure under the pocket flaps.

 I have also included two small pincushions for some needle and pin, the tiny red rectangles on the button fabric.

You have now seen my projects and there will be more from this lovely fabric later on, but for now that´s all from me.
Hurry over to admire the projects from the creative ladies of today

Just let me quilt

Hill Valley Quilter (that´s me)

Sew Much 2 Luv

My Whittle Adventures

Kids and Sewing

Moose Stash Quilting

I Piece 2 Mary

Thank you lovely Samm and wonderful cheer leader Carla for making it all come through. 

I love these blog hops and they surely make my creativity to over flow. Sometimes even to much, LOL.

Have a great day blog hopping and warm hugs from cold and grey Sweden. It has been impossible to take pictures outside the house.

Britt-Inger

Don´t let the door stop you My draught protector

It´s my day today in this fun blog hop with door stoppers. As I don´t have so many doors to stop in my apartment I thought that something that could stop the draught from my balcony door, could be a good and fun  idea for me.

For several years ago I made a funny sort of case for the wheat pillow, you know that kind of pillow that you put in the micro wave and then have it around the neck.

That case but bigger could be a good draught stopper for the balcony door. I have enlarged the pattern to 150%, so it is a big dog. He measures 28 inch from head to back and he also has long legs and tails.
I have planned to take pictures outside in the snow, but it is so windy outside and cold and snowing , so my dog is resting on my sofa, so he won´t catch a cold.

Don´t you think he is a funny dog waiting to take care of the draught, when he is in his right place.
It was hard for me taking good pictures of him, when he was doing his tasks down on the floor.

He is so fun with his tongue hanging out.

I thought it could be fun to se him together with his little brother, which is five year older.
I think my new dog will not fit around my neck, he is way too  big and absolute too heavy.

Thank you lovely madame Samm on Sew We Quilt and our wonderful cheer leader Carla on Creatin in the Sticks to conducting this fun adventure .

You have now seen my funny dog and it is time for you to hop over to the creative ladies of the day

Just let me quilt

Quilted Delights

Meadowbrook

Hill Valley Quilter ( that´s me)

Pampered Pettit

Life in the Scrapatch

Seams to be Sew

Have a great blog hopping day

Britt-Inger

En liten vårduk / A small table cloth waiting for spring

Tidigare i veckan hittade jag en beskrivning till en underbar liten duk med vindsnurror hos Samelia´s Mum. Jag blev så inspirerad att sy en egen version  av denna. Tygbitar har jag ju gott om och det passade också väldigt bra att Eva på Quiltmeva hade afterwork i fredagskväll då jag sydde färdigt det mesta av duken.

I have found earlier in the week a tutorial at Samelia´s Mum for sewing a small table topper. I was so inspired that I had to sew it as soon as possible. I was thinking of Spring and it was not difficult at all to choose fabric in my stash.

I also bought the first tulips for the season, they are for us in Sweden true messengers of Spring.

Jag köpte också mina första tulpaner, vårens budbärare.

Duken har jag frihandskviltat, helt och hållet utan att markera först. Det är så härligt att kvilta loss. Mitt favoritkviltmönster är Paisley, som jag har använt på det mönstrade tyget. Annars är det små skruvar, som har fått leva sitt eget liv.

The table cloth is FMQ, and I have enjoyed every minute of it. Only once the thread was broken.

Här är lite närbilder av min kviltning. 

I morgon startar det en ny blog hop hos Madame Samm på Sew We Quilt

Vi skall sy dörrstoppar eller dragstoppar och behändiga saker som underlättar vår hobby

Tomorrow it is time for a new blog hop at Sew We Quilt. Don´t miss it, there  will be a lot of fun projects to be inspired of.

Mina dagar är 30 januari då jag visar hur jag stoppar drag från balkongdörren och den 3 februari då jag visar några behändiga saker för mitt syrum. Välkommen att besöka min blog då och alla de andra damernas bloggar naturligtvis, då det kommer att finnas länkar till deras bloggar hos mig.

My days are 30th of January and 3rd of February.  As if sooner welcome back to visit me then.

Ha en trevlig dag. 

Have a great day.

Britt-Inger

Wake up to Kona / Kona sätter färg

Det går en färgvåg över kviltvärlden, där man sätter färg på sina lapptäcken med enfärgade tyger.

Kaufman har tagit fram massor av färgkulörer i sin serie Kona Cotton och har också tagit fram charmpack och packar med fat quarters i designade sammansättningar av färger. De senaste är packar som skall avspela soluppgång och solnedgång. Tyvärr har,  vad jag vet, inte så många svenska kviltare hittat de enfärgade tygerna ännu, kanske till stor del beroende på att kviltbutikerna här hemma ännu inte tagit hem tyger och framför allt inte visat vad man kan göra med tygerna.

För detta projekt var jag tvungen att inhandla mina tyger på internet och från USA.

There are a flood of color round and round the quilt world. You could really paint with solid colors today, which has been possible thanks to Kona Cotton solid. But I am sorry to say that this wave of playing with solid colors  has not yet reached the Swedish quilters. 
I have only found one Swedish quilt shop, that has some some Kona FQ bundles and some charm packs to choose among.

I started to buy from an internet shop in US some charmpacks and a bundle Kona Cotton , all Sunrise and Amanda Murphy´s book, which inspired me very much. I have one favorite in the book, the quilt called Circus, which I will make in the spring.

I thought that I needed some small table cloths now, when it is so grey out side, no snow at all here in the south of Sweden, to a kick off for Spring. There was no light enough outside  to take some smashing pictures, and really dark inside too, but I have tried my best.

Jag kände ett behov av några små dukar och hade hittat ett trevligt mönster som jag köpte här, där jag kunde använda några charms. Det behövdes endast åtta charms till denna duken, så det blev 32 stycken över. Här nedan ser du charm packen som jag utgick från.


I have started with this charmpack, and there are some left over charms   to use for later projects.

I found a pattern Round and Round that Thimble Blossoms has made and fall in love with that pattern. As the block is big 22 ", I thought that one block would be a good size for the small table cloth that I needed.
As the block only needed 8 charms there should be 32 charms left to play with for the next project.
There is an instruction in the pattern which give you four half square triangles in an easy way.


Denna duk blev 22 " så det är ett stort block, passande till en liten duk. Men man kan lätt minska på storleken, för jag tycker det är väldigt charmerande och kommer säkert att sy några block i mindre storlekar.

For this table cloth I have chosen the brighter shades from the charm pack to form the stars. Then I could´t stop FMQ, it is so fun, even if I am still quite new for this.

Som ni ser gick jag verkligen loss på frihandskviltningen. Jättekul att öva på mindre saker.

Yes,  there were 32 charms left from the first charm pack and I have had an idea long time to play more with wonky stars. I think these type of stars are so charming. This time I have played with tiny and small stars, the tiny are 3 "blocks and the small are 6 " blocks. 

Jag har sedan länge velat leka med s.k. Wonky Stars i olika storlekar och valde då att sy block som dels är mycket små och små, dvs 3 och 6 . Duken var verkligen kul att sy och det kommer att bli fler, för jag tänker göra ett mönster på duken och har börjat testa sy av ett mönstrat charm pack.

It was so fun to sew this table cloth, that I have started another one this time from a charm pack with patterns. I have also the intension to make  a pattern to sell , why it is a good idea to use a different charmpack to show different looks.

Like the first table cloth I took a new exercise of FMQ, which I really enjoyed.

Här har jag sytt bubblor och snurror, jättekul. Duken mäter knappt 50 cm och jag tycker att den är jättegullig.

My star table cloth is not so big, only 19 " in square, but I think it is a real cutie.

Thanks lovely Madame Samm  and our cheerleader Carol for organizing and putting it all together
and Robert Kaufman, Aurifil and Amanda Murphy for contributing with wonderful prizes.

Now hop over to the other participating ladies for today.

Hoppa nu över till  de andra deltagande kviltarna i dag enligt länkarna nedan.

Quilting Prolifically

Thimble Mouse and Spouse

Daisy Days

My Addiction to Quilting

Meadow Mist Design

Hill Valley Quilter ( that´s me)

Malini´s Quilting Adventure

Englating

Enjoy the rest of our blog hopping, we are lucky to have some more days drooling over all the lovely projects with glowing colors. 

Ha det bra och kolla gärna kommande dagar, ni hittar alla länkarna varje dag hos Madame Samm .

Greetings from Malmö and Sweden

Britt-Inger