I can't believe .....

The days and weeks just fly. I can't believe that we are in the middle of June already. May/June are not the best months for me to get sewing time, so I haven't much to report. I had to buy a few more fabrics for the Log Cabin quilt. I have 15-20 blocks left to make before I can start putting them together. I have one more make-up bag to finish.

I have also plans for these green fabrics; more about that later when I have started.

But I can't give sewing/blogging the highest priority at the moment. I wish there was more weekends :-))

Happy Quilting!

BQF

Amy is hosting Blogger's Quilt Festival for the third time. There are hundreds of participants; not only showing their quilts, but also telling the stories behind them. Thank you so much Amy for doing this! This is my second time joining the fun. My entry is a wallhanging made in 1999. It was the first mystery quilt I made. The pattern was from a foreign magazine; a Belgium friend translated it into English and sent to me every time there was a new part of it. At that time there wasn't any quilt shop in my area. When I knew how many light, medium and dark fabrics I needed, I asked my eldest daughter in Bergen to help me. I hadn't said anything about what colours I wanted. My daughter didn't want to decide, so it was the staff at the quilt shop that made the decision. I must say I was a bit nervous when I received the package - it could be colours I didn't like at all - but I was happily surprised. During the next months it was exciting to get the next part of the mystery from my friend and make progress. When the quilt was finished, I was satisfied with the result. Now I'll have a cup of tea and enjoy visiting more blogs.

In between

Log Cabin blocksI have made two more of these make-up bags. I like this pattern from the Norwegian designer AnnAKa.A stitchery block is also ready to be started. It's a pattern designed by Angela Prince-Bex some years ago. This is the first of 5 blocks that will be a part of a wallhanging. Happy Quilting!

Online again and April OPAM

Yes, I'm online again :0). We have been without telephone and Internet connection since Friday afternoon. It's not nice when you can't send e-mails and visit blogs.

Last month I mostly concentrated on my daughter's quilt. But Friday I finished a make-up bag, so I just made it - one project a month.

I had a wonderful weekend together with quilting friends. Always lots of inspirations such days. Lovely bags, table runners and cushions were made. Some finished their work, others made a good progress. I'm very satisfied - the number of blocks has increased - but there's still many more to make. Saturday I got a mini Round Robin back. My block is in the upper left corner. I asked my friends "to give" me a flower, and here you can see the result. They have even made a fence in front of "my garden". Thanks a lot for the lovely work you all have done! Now I'll put on a border before quilting.April is almost at the end, and I haven't any finishes yet! This evening I have to find a little UFO which I hope to finish during the week.
Happy Quilting!

Meeting friends

I'm ready for meeting some quilting friends. We are going to sew together in an old school in the near. I haven't done a stitch since Monday, so my plan for the day is to make more Log Cabin blocks. Talk to you later :-) Have a nice, creative Saturday!

"Pay it forward"

It's a week since I posted about "Pay it forward"
Thank you very much to the three who wanted to participate:
Elyte
Laila
Dawn
Within 365 days you will have a little package from me in your letter box, so please send me your snail mail address.