... and that's it!

Time to sum it up. I think 2010 have been a very good quilt year for me.

Keeping in touch with good friends, and making some new ones. Being constantly inspired by others wonderful blogs. Participating in swaps, quilt-alongs, virtual quilt festivals and playing with fabulous ladies in 2 virtual bee's. Learning a lot, and making quilts:

for the table:

for the wall:

lap quilts:
and flimsies...

There is a few wips, ufo's and older tops too. So we'll just have to see what 2011 will bring, won't we?

Thank you all for playing along!

Be safe, be merry. And hugs to all...

one last flimsy...

"There's always room for one more" - I think this goes both for christmas cookies and new quilt projects...

After sewing together my warm palette cherrywood top in improvised strings, I found the cool palette scraps kept popping into mind.

I find myself often doing quilts in odd pairs, twisting the palette or the pattern a bit(theme for another post - next year).

I mentioned in my last post how much I look forward to Denyse Schmidts new fabric line. She has a picture of a lovely quilt made up. So the two ideas brewed in my mind for a while. And I decided there was time to whip up another quick and easy recipe:

ingredients: 3 or 4 packs of cherrywood scrap bag + 2 yrd of indigo

preparing: divide the scraps into 2 groups by length 9" and 6"

• • 1. then cut or rip each group of scraps into strings of random width

• 1. 
     

• 1. mix: working with the two groups separately, randomly pick strings and sew together

1. distribute light and dark colors, and group strings in pleasing neighborhoods

arrange: using your design wall, pair them up in columns of one or two

cut, distribute and rearrange until they have reached the same length

cut: take your yardage piece and rip or cut into strips, including a top/ bottom one

final step:sew the bars together, using random widths

Mine ended up at 60" by 72". I think I'll use wool batting. Just leave it to cool off a bit...

Wishing upon a star...

Someone special is still sick - poor thing.

It's time for me to wish you all a happy, peaceful, safe and creative New Year!

And may 2011 be a fun one!

; )

god jul ...

... it is time, now...

... the 6 jolly snowmen quilt is finished

... and they are ready to be merry ...

Christmas decorations in this house includes a couple of quilts. My christmas calendar from last year is turned with the back facing forward, the perfect backdrop for the jolly 6...

18" by 27" sitting on top of 27" by 72", my christmas quilt in the narrow series

Now the house is ready for the holidays.

And this happens to be my post # 200!

It's time for me to wish you all Happy Holidays ( God Jul is the norwegian phrase).

Please enjoy time with loved ones, relax and be merry...

; )

hommage a Denyse

It's cold and dark this time of year. Time for a taste of colors. So I cooked me up some colorful cookies. An easy recipe:

one small piece of pattern per block, add solids strings from the scrap bin

Courthouse blocks, inspired by and infused with Denyse Schmidts lovely products.

No sugar, no calories, no regrets...

test pilot...

quilts are softer and warmer than snow...

My little Hommage a Denyse measures 26" by 28", uses the leftover piece of Kyoto bamboo batting and is quilted with perle 16 in my favorite baptist fan pattern.

Grey, dark, cold days...

is enough to make us all dream of new adventures....

It's a busy time of the year. Hope there's still time for you to do some sewing, or if not, to dream up some new quilting adventures!

(I'm dreaming of Denyse's latest fabric line, still not available from the stores yet)

; )

wip wednesday

Some smaller quilts to share on a wintery wednesday. The first is a scrappy chinese coins table-topper, being basted for quilting. I used my box of leftover scraps from my Cats in my garden quilt (on the wall behind the table) and paired them with some black 100% linen. It's about 32" squarish.

This is my third chinese coin pattern in a row. I started small, and they keep getting bigger. Does that qualify as as having a crush on chinese coins?

; )

The second quilt just needs a binding. This table-runner uses some yummy japanese fabrics with texture. It's about 22" by 34". The solid brown is the back of the thin striped brown next to it. Two fabrics in one...

Having fun with the quilting, I'll name it Norwegian Wood. Not just a title from Beatles, but also a book title from the japanese writer Haruki Nurakami. So, it's just a play with words...

All these brown and earthy colors calls for a cup of hot chocolate, trying to stay warm. They say we've had the coldest november in more than 20 years...

Stay warm ... and keep quilting!

; )