A plan with no plan ...

This is my desk at the time.  doesnt look too bad.  How do I make this look like christmas ?
I probably need some softer shapes : )

This is how the backside i s looking like.
The paper is still there . I will remove them later.
You can see the red thread I used to attach the fabric to the paper.  Will remove the thread when I remove the paper.
This makes every diamond the same size and shape.  Perfect  : )

English Paper Sewing with no plan : )

Started something new.  I have no plan, just vant to use reds and whites.  Thinking of christmas I guess : )
Have to have some gifts ready soon.  Will just see where it ends : )
I just bought  (again : )) a book with a lot of nice patterns.  Its called "Quiltegleder" , and it is written by Rie Norum and Hilde Aanerud Krogh. The pattern I like , is called "English paper sewing".  I do the diamonds : )  It is nice to be able to move around the house with this project.  But I still dont know how many , how big it is going to be.

My room ..... need some uncluttering !

The view from my chair
The wall next to my desk, and my messy desk.  I am working on some christmas things at the moment ... or at least trying to ; )  .... will tidy the place up today .... I think : )  It is really lovely weather outside today .... a rare thing around here at this time of year .... I better enjoy it : )

Messy or just a place for creativity ?

Originally I felt that this should be enough space for me to be creative .... but I filled it pretty quick : )
I tell my husband it is too small ... he will never get it .   He told me ; next time we build a house, we will first set up your room , and then we build the rest of it around it.  A very good idea I think : )

Love is in the eye of the beholder : )

At last ... its finished.  Doesn't look too bad ... if I say so myself.  Had to spend some time to assembly all the parts.  I do not think I will give you all a closer look.
It will only  reveal all my mistakes.  I m still learning : )  So .... quilt police .... keep your distance : )  Look at the big picture .... hehe .
Now I can start looking at my newly bought books .... jippy !
And of course .. christmas is getting closer .... a lot of presents needs to be made .  Jolly good .... hihi

Having a place just waiting for a quilt helps : )

This must be a perfect place for my quilt.  With my Chinese furniture and my Chinese picture.  Well its called Japanese folding technique.  Close enough : )  If Im real clever it will be up sunday evening.  I m real good at making promises, so just let us se what happens : )

Going slowly, but going forward : )

Have done 46 up to now ... only 54 left... I will do it ... I will .... If I make ten each evening, it will only take five more days : )  .... fortunately I still love the colors and being able to take them with me where ever I go helps.  But, my mind is starting to think of other projects I could do.  Maybe I should do 15 each evening .... yes I will ...

The beginning of something ...large !

The first 12 pieces .... I could lie and say that the shape are not supposed to be the same ,  but they are.... give me some time , and I will get it perfect.  Well , I love the colors.... will probably use some more yellow ... and the pattern ... I have no idea .... first I will make plenty, and we will see what will happen : ))

This is the colors I would like to use for this project..... white for the senter .... brown, turquoise and yellow for the outside .... and of course the padding : )

Japansk bretteteknikk .....

This is one of my favorite books, by two norwegian ladies .... this technique is called " Japansk bretteteknikk" ( Japanese folding technique ) ....its pretty easy to do, but not so easy to get one block looking like the other : )  .... but perhaps after making one hundred of them, I will get it right....

Happy faces .... and a dog : )

The rest of the gang ... in the wrong order : )  ..... Terje my oldest son (22) studying Biology  ..... our dog Jenny ...... and Ingrid , my sons girlfriend who is studying to be a nurse.

GUTTABOYS ... trying to get a photo of all my boys together..an almost impossible task.

Vegard (almost 21) a student of Comparative Politics and Chinese.... next is Brede ( 15) who is a promising track and field athlete.  To the right is Runar ( 19) for the time being he is in 1 year mandatory military service. My oldest son was visiting his girlfriend when this foto was taken ... 

The aaalmost finished project...

Find one mistake. If you cant find it then Im not gonna tell you ;)

Here we go !
First I cut out five fabrics for the birds (and the wings), then one light color for the background.  I attach the fabrics like you do with the flying geese.

At last I attach a bacground color on the top and bottom.  It just misses a tail, eyes, a pair of running legs and hair, and it will look like a bird : )  

One of many Autumn projects.

What to do with these lovely colors ?  An idea on a piece of paper , but how will it look with my fabrics ? 

  

   

New fabrics from the Quilting heaven of USA

This is the reason I have to let my other project rest, just a little bit.  Love these Autumn colors, and black and yellow colors, and blue , and ...... 

I have to start my blog eventually, so why not with my present project.  Never done the Bears paw before.  Fun to do.  All done by hand.  Have to let it rest a bit before i continue.

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