Snowman Christmas Wallhanging

Kit from The Quilting Squares Quilt & Knit Emporium.
The pattern layout is originally squared, but I adjusted the layout to cover the fuse box in my house.

And here is my last to-do list:

1. Finish Kaleidoscope quilt as a Christmas gift for my sister.
2. Finish cutting Misty Pines, piece as Christmas vacation project. Status:No progress. After Christmas?
3. Finish Santa Quilt to cover fuze box at home, a few blocks short yet. 
4. 2 panels done in Oh My Stars! project.
5. Christmas present for Rob&Sue (fabric from sales rack at Kathrine's Quiltestue). Must be done to mail off early December.
6. Knitted Shawl for myself.
7. Knitted headband for somebody.Status:No progress. Skip?
8. Knitted hat for Uncle Nils. Pattern(in Swedish), but cast on 20 stitches.

Added:

1. Added:Pieced and finsihed Marius baby hat.
2. Finish hat by Tulla.Status:Finished
3. Another knitted hat as 8), Status: Finished
4. English paper pieceing project.Status:Progress
5. Added: Two black hats. Done.

I am very happy about my progress, this helped me. Thank you fellow participants.
Here is a picture from my Christmas show participation at the local stable. I enjoy it so much!

Merry Christmas! 

Linking up to Rainbow Hare Quilts.

Finished Hat and "Making Christmas" progress report

I have finished this hat for Uncle Nils Christmas present.

Pattern: Sotarmøssa (in Swedish), but cast on 20 stitches. Yarn was Dale Lerke (cotton).

I have also finished three blocks and another panel for my Oh my stars! quilt. Cute, but a little busy. I am not sure....

Here is my updated list, slow progress:

1. Finish Kaleidoscope quilt as a Christmas gift for my sister, top is done.
2. Finish cutting Misty Pines, piece as Christmas vacation project.
3. Finish Santa Quilt to cover fuze box at home, a few blocks short yet.
4. 2 panels done in Oh My Stars! project, most blocks are done. 
5. Christmas present for Rob&Sue (fabric from sales rack at Kathrine's Quiltestue). Must be done to mail off early December.  Status 11/16: Started piecing  stars.
6. Knitted Shawl for myself (almost done). 
7. Knitted headband for somebody.
8. Knitted hat for Uncle Nils. Pattern(in Swedish), but cast on 20 stitches. 




List Item 9  Marius Baby Hat

9. Added:Pieced and finsihed Marius baby hat.

List Item 5 Star block for placemats

Making Christmas progress report #1

Oh yes, there are progress! I have finished a shawl. I have stitched together 1 panel for the Oh my star! project and made two additional blocks. I am fighting accuracy problems. I have also started knitting a hat for my Uncle Nils.

Here is my updated list:

1. Finish Kaleidoscope quilt as a Christmas gift for my sister, top is done.
2. Finish cutting Misty Pines, piece as Christmas vacation project.
3. Finish Santa Quilt to cover fuze box at home, a few blocks short yet.
4. 2 panels done in Oh My Stars! project, most blocks are done. Status 10/26: 1 panel done. 2 additional blocks are done. Fighting accuracy problems.
5. Christmas present for Rob&Sue (fabric from sales rack at Kathrine's Quiltestue). Must be done to mail off early December.  Status 10/26: Found design: 4 place mats with light star in upper right corner.
6. Knitted Shawl for myself (almost done). Done! Publish free pattern on this blog shortly.
7. Knitted headband for somebody.
8. Knitted hat for Uncle Nils. Pattern(in Swedish), but cast on 20 stitches. Started.

Making Christmas 2013

I have been debating to participate. I am afarid work will creep up on me.. But I do need some quality quilt and knit time to live. So here is my to-do list before christmas:

1. Finish Caleidoscope quilt as a christmas gift for my sister, top is done.
2. Finish cutting Misty Pines, piece as christmas vacation project.
3. Finish Santa Quilt to cover fuze box at home, a few blocks short yet.
4. 2 panels done in Oh My Stars! project, most blocks are done.
5. Christmas present for Rob&Sue (fabric from sales rack at Kathrine's Quiltestue) or In From The Cold). Must be done to mail off early december.
6. Knitted Shawl for myself (almost done).
7. Knitted headband for somebody.
8. Knitted hat for Uncle Nils.

You go over to see this post with more info on link party. Maybe you would like to participate as well?

WISP: Oh my Stars!

11 more blocks done for my slow going Oh my Stars! quilt, I am then 27% done with the blocks according to my spreadsheet. What a nerd I am!

I am heading off to London for a couple of days this. I love London, can never get sick of it. Planning, among others, to visit Liberty of London fabric department.

I have not much traffic on my blog. Do anybody have any suggestion to how I can improve my blog and get more hits?

More Fall knitting

This hat is for my dear husband, and is knitted top down, based on pattern "Sotarmossa"over at Garnhumlan. I used Dale Lerke yarn and needles 4 mm. I increased to 30 stiches on each needle. Cast off while purling. Total length of hat is 28 cm. The pattern and hat is recommended!

 

Another baby set is done also. The yarn is Freestyle. The pattern (slightly adjusted) is from the book Dalegarn No 218, design 21803 by Kari Haugen.

Yes, and I have finished some more blocks for my Oh my stars! project.
 

North country table runner

I used the pattern "North Country" #038 by This & That, but could not follow it as usual and made my own twist. The fabric is "summer nights and northern lights" by Holly Taylor and green "Crackle" by Moda. The table runner will be a prize in a charity raffle.

Oh my stars! quilt along is officially started for me. I have been discussing to bring in another color or a floral into the quilt, but at the moment I have decided against it.

Last weekend I had a wonderful time horsebackriding in the norwegian mountains! This trip is recommended if you do not mind roughing it!

Tulip Table Cloth

I am very happy with this table cloth! My quilting mojo is low, but beautiful tulips in my garden inspired me! The paper-pieced block pattern made by A Quiling Jewel was a part of the Garden Party Blog Hop at Sew Hooked. Love it, thank you for sharing the pattern!

I spent the weekend at Norefjell Spa & Resort, a lovely stay. I love the interior design on this norwegian mountain resort! You can find more pictures from my previous stay here.

Celebrate Christmas Quiltalong

All the blocks (minus one) are done from the Quilting Gallery's Celebrate Christmas Quiltalong.
See more blocks in the flickr group.
I have also received all my buttons that was awarded during the Quiltalong:

Thank you Incomparable Buttons!

Whising you all a wonderful Christmas weekend with this new "classic" Christmas song:

Work In Progress

 Since my last blog post, I have been working on the Celebrate Christmas Quiltalong, and knitted a hat for my son. The horse and snowman block (Mare'y Christmas by Shelly at Praire Moon Quilt) moved from the praire into the norwegian woods.
I have now completed quite a few blocks, have to start thinking on what to do with them... Any suggestions?

The hat is called "We called them pirates" and I have made about 10 of them. But when your son (14)asks for one in a bigger size, who can say no?
For more info on pattern and yarn recommandation, see my first pirate post. Here I used knitting needles 4 mm.

Celebrate Christmas Quilt-Along Week 2

Block 6 (right in picture): Road to Retreat designed by Barbara Raisbeck.

Block 5 (left in picture): Holiday Ribbon designed by Ryan Walsh.
I thought this block was too large, it did not blend in well with the other blocks. I did like it a lot when several blocks were put together, it made the ribbon come out better. So I decided to downscale the block. I made 4 blocks each 3,5 inch.  To make this block, you need 1 square 4,5 inch in green, 1 square 4,5 inch in white and 2  4 inch squares in red. See Ryans instructions!

Block 4 (middle in picture): Cookies 4 Santa, designed by Kim Hanson.
We feed the Santa porridge in the barn in Norway. But we have a strong tradition on making gingerbread cookies for christmas, so I adjusted the design slightly.

 

Celebrate Christmas Quilt-Along Week 1

This is my first quilt-along. I like it so very much, but I think it will stress me a bit, but also push me to do new blocks and styles. I have so far done everything from stashed fabric.
The first block (top left); I liked a lot, but I might have to add something more to it to "soften" it up.
In block two (top right) I made  the "bow-tie" blocks in a different way than the designer, see below.
In the last block it was supposed to be a stichery, but I have problems with man hand, so I chose to modify the block here too and use a print in the middle.
(The "black" in the picture is dark green.)

If you want to piece parts of the block "Santa's Mittens" here is how:

Picture 1:

Cut 2 squares 3 *3 inches, one in each color. Cut them in half diagonally.

Picture 2:

Make the block by placing the triangles into a new block with the straight corners in the middle.

Picture 3: Attach 2 and 2 blocks. Attach the resulting 2 blocks, see picture.

Picture 4: Trim block down to 3,5 * 3,5 inch.

Make 4 blocks. Cut 4 additional (white) blocks 3,5 * 3,5 inches. Piece block as indicated in the design.