temptations

How to resist? Both the book and the shirts were purchased last summer. I was able to resist for a whole 6 months. Reading Bonnie's post was all it took. It had to give it a try...
Not sure how far I'll get into these. It may be the farmer's son quilt?

So many fun fabric options out there. Do you have a favorite?

Happy stitching!

; )

simply sweet

Still in love with the vintage linens, I wanted to share a couple of simple table toppers:

the pastel palette looks so lovely with the sweet tulips

big squares 5.5" finished size...

And this piece I just fell in love with... simple quilting on soft Hobbs Thermore batting.

The third one is the same, just a very lovely print and colors,

simply sweet!

Putting a romantic table topper on, small things can brighten the day!

Happy Valentine Day!

friday finish

A quick post to show a couple of fun quilts using "the jelly roll race technique".
I had some 2.5" strings that had been stashed for a while.

This first one ended up 31" * 37", using a remnant piece of Quilters Dream Request.

This second one ended up 31" * 41", using leftover Hobbs Thermore batting. It's backed with a flannel piece, soft and cosy. I think you can google "jelly roll race" to find instructions on how to. Quite fun and easy piecing. Great idea for leftover 2.5" strings!

Still is quite cold and wintery for being the south west coast of Norway.
Happy to have turned stash into some quilt for kids. A few more simple checked tops are waiting for suitable pieces of batting. So it's time to tackle some bigger tops...

Wish you a great weekend. Stay warm!

bundles of joy ...

I have been hard at work

shopping,


 cutting and mixing


prizes for my quilt guild lottery.

Now, it's time to enjoy the colorful bundles! Hopefully they will spread some joy. Shopping for others is quite a different thing...

a puzzle

... in 4 pieces

My biggest quilt (so far) from my pre blog days turned out to be too big to be used in my house.

An irish chain design with red Aunt Grace around the word 30's prints.

A square 92" bed size quilt. Pretty, but too big.

So I cut it in 4 "puzzle" pieces, thinking of my brother's 4 daughters. The first one was gifted this weekend for a birthday present. It was received with a smile. I haven't told her it is part of a puzzle, but really look forward to part with no 2 and 3 in may...

Luckily this one wasn't washed before the "surgery". So it was an easy operation. Now it's washed and crinkly. Hopefully ready to spend less time in a closet, and more time being used!

Do you have a lot of quilts just stored away? I might not feel so bad about storing a pile of quilts if only my house was bigger...

wednesday wip

Reconnecting with a wip. I started making Elisabeth's popular Tokyo Map design back in 2010. My squares are bigger than hers, finishing at 2".

The original design has 25 "tiles" of 8 by 8 squares. I am now up to 12.

And I am wondering if I should call it good and turn this 48" by 64" top into a lap quilt...

If I keep going it will be a big, bright wall quilt. Oh, the possibilities...

...

january finish

It is the last day of january and I had a chance to take some pictures of my finished sweet and swell.

Quilted by me with Quilters Dream Request (thin cotton) batting it measures 41" * 56".

I felt so lucky finding this lovely back from the same lines by designers Urban Chick on etsy.

Started more than two years ago, from two charm packs, these lines are not new any more.

It is very girly, and I really like it!

Thank you for good ideas naming the hexagon quilt top in my previous post. Now you have me thinking of caramel, butterscotch toffee, honey, cafe au lait, hot chocolate  and more...

Really cold weather can do that to you, don't you think?

; )

Wish you a lovely last day of january!