Some photos

Here's a few photos of what was made during the retreat ( see my last post) we had. There are so many talented women, and such an event really gives you vitamin Q.

Back in blogland

I'm sorry I haven't given my blog priority for some weeks. It has been quite busy.
In my last post I told you that I was going to have a course. It was an interesting weekend with very concentrated students. There were 5 - three of them from South Africa. I taught them basic patchwork. Unfortunately I forgot my camera the last day, but below you can see a few photos from the second day.

The colours on this table runner was much better than the photo shows.

The African ladies stayed for two and a half week. Every day some of the members in our Handicraft Association had activities together with them. The guests taught us beading which they are very good at. It's very interesting to learn about culture in another part of the world and get new friends.

The last weekend they were our guests, they joined a quilting retreat. It's a yearly event in our quilting group to arrange this meeting. 50 - 60 (from a large area) quilters use to gather at the local guesthouse - sewing, talking, eating - just to have wonderful days together. Some ladies even arrive early in the week to have more time. I'll show you some photos in the next post.

Exciting weekend

This weekend I'm going to have a patchwork course for beginners. Three of the participants are Africans. Our Handicraft Association have some friendship groups in South Africa, and this is the fourth time we invite a few ladies to Norway. Exciting! About 40 quilters from the area around will be there as well sewing and have a nice time.
I hope to have some photos to share after the course.

Have a creative weekend!

A prize

Monday - a gift from a colleague, Tuesday - OPAM prize for August. It seems to be a very nice week. What will be the next?
Thank you very much Kris for the lovely prize!
Happy Quilting!

A nice start of the week.

I have been away for the whole weekend. It was quite late last night when I was back home and was a little bit tired today when I went to my place of work. But there was a great surprise waiting for me. A colleague had visited Iceland and gave me these beautiful fabrics. A very nice start of the week :-) Now I have to figure out what to make. Have a creative week!

Progress

Last night I finished a couple of gifts -sorry, no photos yet - and I made progress on the quilt you see below. All Log Cabin blocks are sewn together, next step is the borders. We have a beautiful autumn day here, so I'll take a long walk. Hopefully I can continue on the quilt later today.
Have a nice Saturday!

Friday Night Sew-In .... again

The weeks fly. Tonight it's Friday Night Sew-In again - is it really a month since last time?
Now I'm ready to spend some hours in the sewing room. I want to make progress on some secrets and my daughter's quilt. May be I'll start on something new too.
Have a creative evening!