Wonky Stars

Häromdagen sydde jag klart kvilttoppen med skeva stjärnor. Och i går började jag med att sy baksidan, som också kommer att bestå av hopsydda restlappar. På det sättet kan Harry när han blir större, kolla in de roliga figurerna på baksidan och jag blir av med ytterligare fler restbitar. Jag köpte en bit enfärgat blått tyg att blanda in i de mönstrade restbitarna.
The quilt top to Harry, my sisters grandchild is done. I am now constructing the backing, which will be pieced from my stash with kid fabrics. I have bought a solid blue to blend with the printed fabric.

Wonky stars quilt top

Skeva stjärnor / Wonky stars

Mitt Wicked projekt är nu klart och skall bara fotograferas ute någonstans. Jag har roat mig kungligt medan jag sydde det. Men nu har jag startat på något nytt, innan jag sätter igång med att kvilta ett stort UFO och nästa blog hop hos Madame Samm.

För någon månad sedan fick min syster ett barn barn, en pojke som heter Harry. Har inte så mycket kontakt med dem, eftersom de bor i Stockholm, men nu blir det ett täcke till pojken. Ska sy lite av mönstret Skeva stjärnor som jag tidigare har sytt i vitt och pastellfärger. Kollade i min tyggarderob och har ganska mycket tyger med motiv och mönster lämpliga för barntäcken. Hittade ett cool kattyg och sedan några tyger i klara färger att ha till stjärnspetsarna. Det blir svart bottentyg, men det blir ändå ett väldigt färggrannt täcke. På baksidan kommer jag att skarva ihop flera tyger, så lite mer försvinner från min garderob. Här är i alla fall första blocket och det skall bli sex stycken. Blocket är färdigt 14,5 inch, eftersom jag utgått från kvadrater som är 5 inch.
Ha det så bra och sy lugnt.

My wicked project is done. I have to take a picture out side. In some way it is pity that it is done, as it was so fun to make it. But over to the next new project before fighting with a UFO. 

My sister had a grandson one month ago and I think Harry should have a baby quilt. And why not with cool cats inside the wonky stars and with the star points in bright colors. The back ground fabric will be  solid black, but I think it will be nice as the stars will really twinkle at this back ground color.

The block measure 14,5 inch and I have planned to make six blocks with different colors of the points.
 Have a nice day
Britt-Inger

The first block

Wicked en tjuvtitt / Wicked a sneak peak

Sedan jag kom hem från Falun i måndags kväll har jag varit drabbad av en besvärlig förkylning som hindrat mig från att göra något vettigt. Men i slutet av veckan började jag rita på mitt Wicked projekt och nu har jag kommit så långt att allt är applicerat och dags för inramning och kviltning.
Det har varit väldigt skoj än så länge, även om vi inte har så mycket Halloween här i Sverige.
Jag har tagit bild på en liten detalj, som inte avslöjar så mycket-
I have had a bad cold since I returned from Falun Monday evening. I had not had energy to make something of my Wicked project until Thursday evening, when I started to sketch and then draw my motif. I must admit that I then was so amused, that I couldn´t stop until the whole drawing was made to an appliqué. And yesterday I made some finishing handwork with some embroidery.
I will today continue working on it, with the finishing borders and quilting.
My cold hasn´t disapperad yet, but I have got lot of energy to go further.
My day at Wicked will be 23rd of October, there is plenty of time to finish, but I hope that I will have Wicked done tomorrow.
I will give you a sneak peak of a small detail . See you 23rd of October

Leafs Me Happy Day 8 My Day

First of all I want to thank Madame Samm and Cherry for taken care of  this fantastic blog hop. I am so enthusiastic and  I have been asked to  write  an article of my blog hops adventures  in the magazine, that our Swedish quilt guild publish. I hope there will be more Swedish quilters that will play with us in the future.
The days with Leafs Me Happy have flied away and now it is my day to present what I have been occupied with.
I have been visiting the middle of Sweden this weekend, Dalecarlia, the county of the Dalahorse.
And as the landscape is quite different from my county I want to show you a fall picture, which I took outside the school where the National Quilting Guild had their annual meeting combined with classes, exhibitions and quilt shops.

I have also showed my projects from my blog hops in Show and Tell this weekend , and the ladies were so excited to hear about the blog hops and I hope there will be many Swedish women  who will be sewing in future blog hops.

Fall in Falun, Dalecarlia

In the south of Sweden where I live the pictures from fall are quite different. The pictures are from my parent´s garden taken some years ago.

Fall in rhe garden of my parents

I have always loved birds, and my favorite specie is this little bird Koltrast, Black Bird.

The male bird sings fantastic for her female in the spring, but during fall and winter you could see the birds seeking for food in close to the houses. They are hopping among the whirling leafs during the fall. Listen to the beautiful song a short while  Blackbird song and then I will continue my story. The male blackbird is black with a yellow beak and he is so handsome, while the female bird is brown with a black beak and I think she is also a beautiful bird. 

These birds are stay birds in south of Sweden and they love apples, that is why we often see them in fall outside our homes, wanting to get bits of the fallen down apples.

My first thought creating a project for this blog hop was a block with blackbirds playing among the whirling leafs. Then I saw one of my many purses, and this one had  Black birds. The pattern is of  my own design and I have drawn the birds and leafs before I made the appliqué. I decided to reuse the pattern for a block, but first I will show a picture of my purse made from fabrics from Japan in different brown shades.

Purse with Black Birds

But as you could see on the purse there are only male birds playing in the whirling wind, but this time I decided to make a couple of birds. I didn´t have any fabric with whirling leafs and I was lucky to find a piece to suit my project for the outer border .

I have made four blocks with the birds playing among the leafs and decided to make a table cloth of the blocks. The sashings are simple four patches. 

Black Birds and whirling leafs

The table cloth measures 36 inches in square and each block is 12.5 inch. I think this will be one of my favorites for the fall. I have named the block Whirling Leafs with Black Birds.

You have seen my project in Leafs me Happy. Don´t forget to visit the other quilters

Quilter in the Closet

Sew Much 2 Love

Peanut´s Patchwork

Quilting Lines

Mochawildchild

Ariane Quilts

Lily Patch Quilts

Cindy´s Crafty Creations

Count it All Joy

Rose Creations

Sew We Quilt

Most of all it has be sew fun and I am almost whining as this is the last day of Leafs me Hapy blog hop. But I will soon be back in the next blog hop, making a wicked block. It should be fun even if we don´t have so much Halloween traditions in my country but I have a fun idea of what to make.

Sew ladies,  see you later

Britt-Inger

Falun nästa / Falun next

Tidigt i morgon bitti skall jag åka till Falun och Rikstäckets årsmöte. Det skall verkligen bli kul.
Eftersom jag skall till dalahästens hemtrakter har jag sytt en liten bonad med en häst och en modern kurbits. Jag har naturligtvis använt glada och livliga färger på tygerna.
Early next morning I am going to Falun and the annual meeting of the Swedish quiltguild Rikstäcket.
As Falun is situated in Dalecarlia, the county of the Dalecarlian horse I have made a small wall quilt with a horse and a flower. I have used bold and happy colors as usual.

Min Henrietta Whiskers/ My Henrietta Whiskers

Nu är min Henrietta Whiskers äntligen riktigt färdig med några dekorativa knappar påsydda här och där på djuren i kvilten. Kråkorna som gillar allt som glittrar har fått glitterknappar, medan Henrietta och ungarna fått pärlemorknappar. Sedan har kvilten blivit fotograferad ute på gräsmattan uti i den skånska blåsten. Jag är jättenöjd med kvilten och tycker att den är så trevlig.
My Henrietta Whiskers is finally done and embellished with buttons of different kind. The crows who love glittering have glass buttons and the squirrels have mother of pearl buttons. 
I have taken photos outside at the grass lawn . I am very satisfied with outcome of the quilt and I believe that I will love that wallquilt.

Henrietta Whiskers

Här kommer några närbilder också. 

Mina sexkanter / My hexagons

Jag klär flitigt mina sexkanter, har hunnit med ganska många hittills. Jag pysslar mest med det när jag kollar på TV. Jag har hittills sytt i hop sexkanter till 30 blommor och det saknas 50 blommor. I den fina kappsäcken finns det massor med klädda sexkanter, som jag snart skall börja sy ihop. Nu är jag trött på att klä fler sexkanter för tillfället och skall börja att sy fler blommor.
I am busy with my hexies. I have now made 30 flowers and there are 50 more to go until all the flowers are done. I have some more hexies to make before I am done, but I will start now sewing more hexies to flowers. This is my job in front of TV.

A few of my hexieflowers

Hexies ready for flowers