Last day of January

 

What have I been up to this month?

It started with a little crochet, and another preemie afghan saw the light of day.
The little bear is handmade by a dear friend :-)

I have been exercising several times a week (yes!)- and this applique quilt actually decorates the front desk where I do exercise and physiotherapy.
The man with the dark trousers was the founder of the place and the one in the fuchsia top and broad shoulders did really work there before :-)
I wish I knew the maker of this quilt. All the people are made 2 dimensional by stuffing - very clever.

I have been eating better too.
I do not plan to get skinny, I am aiming at getting stronger and more fit.
I have things to do and places to go :-)

I have had a lovely weekend at May Britt and Rusken's,

I have not been shopping anything this month, at all, but I was so lucky to have May Britt's Civil War Repro collection to move to my sewing corner :-)

I LOVE CW repros - May Britt not so much.

I have made progress on several projects, and I have attended a lovely 1 day class with May-Lisbeth. More about the lovely class some other day. Lots of fun and laughter!

All in all a good month :-)

Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.

Hanne

A girl got to do what a girl got to do……. :-)

Sometimes me and my body are not in the same game……..
I know that is to be expected with you come delivered as a heap of 2nd sorting parts.

A lot has been on the back burner lately, but luckily it is getting better now, at last!
I am happy you are dropping by to see what is going on in my sewing corner :-)

The Dresden flower quilt is back from the quilter, and it is beautifully quilted by Merete at www.sy.no 
Remember the flowers from last summer, when I had them on display on my walker?

I have not got the binding on yet, but I will shortly, and it will be the striped fabric you can see on the photo above.

Dresden-flower-mania has been going on in the sewing corner and it is so fun :-)
If you notice the black leather couch is out of here, you are so right!
The new couch set is a lovely grey, from Ikea. I do need new cushions now, right?

I am longing for spring and to celebrate spring getting closer I have also made some flowers in soft yellow. I made these when visiting with May Britt lately - we had a great weekend :-)

Several fabrics were tried for the centre circle - the  Civil War repro double pink won!

Miss Cat just wanted to say hello as well.
I wish she was good at house keeping in the sewing corner too - I am a mess there when I do not sew so much ;-)
I think she likes the smell of the cardboard boxes where I keep my sewing thread.

Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold,
happiness dwells in the soul.
Democritus

Hanne

A finish!

Recently I have been working on several things not yet bloggable, but today I have made something I can blog about.
The heart is from May Britt, and the pouch is also May Britt's pattern, slightly adjusted to fit my needs.

I  have made several of these over the years, for gifts, but this is the first I will keep myself :-)

Hanne

Simplify and enjoy

I want to wish you a Happy New Year and share with you my slogan for 2012 - Simplify and enjoy!
If you like to stitch the design too, you can find it here.

Please keep in mind that this is my pattern and I enjoy sharing it with you.

You can make as many hearts as you like, to keep, to give away or to sell, adjusting the size if you so prefer
BUT
I will ask you kindly not to teach from my pattern and
not to copy my pattern to your blog or website.
You are welcome to refer your friends to my blog to print their own pattern, and I love to see what you have made from my design!
Enjoy!

 

I am not one for resolutions really, but I love plans :-)

My plan for 2012 is to simplify and enjoy -
* organize my fabrics by using from my fabric collection
* finish several started projects
* shrink my WISP collection
* take a break from making care quilts
* have fun with my own designs

This is May Britt's lovely heart design in the making :-)
I love hearts, and I love May Britt's yearly heart designs. Thank you May Britt!

May Britt and I have a January challenge going between us:
No starting of new projects in January.
We also have a Low Buy challenge going until 16. March - only BBBB allowed - borders, bindings, batting and backing!
It will be hard, but we can do it, together :-)

The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary
so that the necessary may speak.
~Hans Hofmann,

I define joy as a sustained sense of well-being and internal peace
- a connection to what matters.
Oprah Winfrey

Hanne