Tied Comforter

Another quick project is finished. While shopping for fabric in the US this summer, my son decided he wanted a comforter for when he was playing his PS2 games. He picked out the fabrics himself. The "hot" front fabric is cotton purchased at WallMart in Eau Claire, WI, and the backing is a "cold" flannell purchased at Ben Franklin in Chippewa Falls,WI. The quilt is tied.

The project is low-cost. I visited Katrines Quilestue in Oslo, Norway this weekend. A wonderful place, with very helpful ladies. A must for a quilter to visit. But NOT low-cost... Another project is waiting in line, I have quite a few now. I am also going to a embroidery class next week. with Bente Tufte, arranged by my local quilt group, Sølvtråden Lappelag.


A quilter is never bored!

Tied Scrap Quilt

I decided to make a scrap quilt around easter time. I booked tickets for a trip to the US this comming summer, I will then for certain come home with lots of new fabrics. So I decided to dig into my fabric pile and get them used up. I now realize I can make many many more before I am out of fabric!
The quilt has 24 x 28 squares, each measuring 4 inches each. It covers a big double bed. The quilt is tied, a good alternative to quilting larger projects. It is done by using a frame. See instructions on tying. Also good instructions on tying and making the frame om Mother Earth News (also picture gallery) .




This technique is used a lot by the older generation in the US, I have earlier received several as gifts from my Mother-in-Law C. I actually saw this kind of technique used for the bedspread at the "Skrattegard-huset" located at Hallingdal Museum. The house was built by an norwegian emigrant in North Dakota, and moved to Norway in 1998. The tiny house contained only a table, a bed and a big wood oven. The quilt was then of course made of fabric scraps from used clothes. Different times, we are blessed with our stacks!

Christmas is over :-(

Is about to remove christmas decorations. The spider has been busy in my christmas tree star!

I also want to show you my christmas tree skirt, it is used every year. It is made by my husbands aunt Ch. in Wisconsin. Very pritty!

"Coming Home" and "Windemere"

I have now finished my second quilt containing June Tailor’s Quilt Express blocks. I found the finished blocks at a craft outlet in Rice Lake, Wisconsin.

The first quilt is based on the blocks called “Coming Home”. Additional fabrics from Wall-Mart in Chippewa Falls, WI and Kongsberg Sysenter. The picture shows the quilt when being tied. The descriptions on how to tie a block I got from my mother-in-law, and the “Mother Earth News”. Thanks to my husband for making the tying rack. The quilt is now in ownership of my sisters daughter, a Christmas present.

The second quilt and pillow is based in the blocks called “Windemere”. Additional fabrics from Elly’s Shared Sheep in Chetek, Wi. Here I experiemented with my new sewing machine, a Bernina Aurora 440 QE. I have not decided what to do with these items yet.