November tally

 

One finish in November - a little candle mat, with a very Norwegian stitchery.
The designer is Kristin Langebraaten. I do not know if she is in business still. Her designs are very good.
Christmas gift? Check ✅
Note to self: I like the ric rac edge finishing I usually do the best. Next time!

Yesterday, my oldest grandson Sander visited to learn how to use a sewing machine, and to have a grandparent all to himself day. 

Little brother, 3 years old, was not invited, and had other plans with mum.

Being very interested in everything with machines, and moving parts,

I think all the moving parts on the machine was more fascinating than sewing itself. 

According to plan, we made a Christmas gift for mum. Sander picked fabrics, thread, we gathered all the tools we needed and we took the small Janome to the dinner table, so we had enough elbow space. 

I am impressed that Sander kept up the interest to the very end, and we helped each other through the project. Stuffing the heart with a hemostat was very interesting too. 

After, we did some colouring, making Christmas cards, and then we decorated some store bought gingerbread hearts with icing, chocolate buttons and mini marshmallows, for eating right away.

After coming home, Sander opened the Christmas present for mum, to keep it for himself, carrying it around, and hanging it over his bed. As proud as can be. He is so sweet 💜💜💜
I guess we have to make something for mum next year!

             

Heart back side

 💜 A very good day were had by all 💜

Hanne

Progress and plans

 

Some stitching has been going on this week. The snowman stitchery is done, and I am making it in to a candle mat. I planned to give it away for Christmas, but I am not sure now, as I like it so much 🎄
On the other hand, when I like something I make very much, it will also be a good gift for someone on my gift list.
The drawstring bag will be finished during the upcoming week, so I can write it down as my November finish.

3 knittings ......
The socks, for dear daughter #1, will be finished before Christmas, as will the ice blue and short sleeved summer jacket. 
The offwhite knitting in the basket - hopefully I will move it forward, but I do not expect it to be done this year.

To work, oh bold quilter and knitter 😍

                                       💗Wishing you a good day where you are 💗

                                                  Hanne

To much of a good thing?

 

I have not been holding back on starting new projects this week, and suddenly I feel overwhelmed.....

This little Norwegian stitchery I intend for a Christmas gift. Maybe it will not be - time will tell. 

Another knittting???
I do actually have a personal limit of max 2 knittings at a time. 
I have no excuse for starting a third knitting..... 

I just so wanted to make myself something with this ice blue cotton yarn, for a travel we are going on in January - less than 7 weeks away. Hopefully I can finish this one + one of the others before that?

Last night we had this season's first serving of Lutefisk. 
It was very very good 💗

Blogger is still a mess when it comes to the comments. I will continue to answer in the comment section. No mails are coming through.

      💗Wishing you a wonderful day where you are 💗

Hanne

November focus project

 

It is sort of empty and strange since the Chookshed Stitchers 2024 Challenge is done after 10 months. 

I am happy to learn that it will be a new challenge in 2025. 
I am already thinking about what to put on my list.

Another Christmas project will be done before this Christmas. 
It is just 41 days to Christmas Eve 🎄

This project was started last year (or was it the year before?)
It is designed by Anni Downs. 
Now all the applique and stitchery are done, and I am half done with the machine quilting.

Strange things are going on with Blogger.
I got no mails that comments has been left on my previous post. I therefore chose to answer the comments directly under my blog post.
Anyone else experiencing the same?

 💗Wishing you a lovely day where you are 💗

Hanne

October tally

 

October was a good month in my sewing room.
The foot stool is finished and I love how it looks.

The cushion from The Red Rooster, Dublin, Ohio,  is done too

 - and ready for Christmas decoration in my home.
I love the printed snowmen - original art from the shop.

The Kaffe Fassett cushion embroidery was a long time project. I am so happy to call it done!

26244 stitches, wool thread on canvas.

This was the last month of the Chookshed Stitchers 2024 challenge. 
It has been fun! 
From the list I made by the beginning of the year, I only changed out one for something else.

I have been told that there will be a 2025 challenge! 
I am looking forward to participate.

💖 Thank you Deana, for organizing this challenge,

 and for being our fearless leader through the year 💖

😍

Wishing you are lovely day where you are

Hanne

October Focus Projects

 

With no regret I have switched my last challenge project to the project above 😀

The project I have put away for now is Raspberry Tea Quilt. I planned to do machine quilting in sections to finish it, but I do not feel up to machine quilting right now, and am doing something smaller instead. 

This box chair I bought second hand during the summer of 2021, when we were cut away from normal life by Covid. 
I had searched for one like this for years, and suddenly I found one, online, only a few minutes walk from my own home. The chair is true vintage - from the late 40s, early 50s. The price was nice too.

Next is a cushion kit I bought a Red Rooster Quilts in Dublin, Ohio last autumn. 
The snowmen is printed from a original drawing by the owner of the shop. 
I need to do some changes to the original size of the cushion. It is a bit to big for my couch. I think I have come up with an idea that will make me use all the fabrics included in the kit.

I have had this embroidery as a side project for some time, and my goal is to finish it this year. 
It has its own story that I will tell in a later post. The design is by Kaffe Fassett.

💗 Wishing you a lovely day where you are💗

Hanne

September tally

 

One of my oldest stitcheries is now a part of a Christmas cushion I will treasure 💚

I bought the stitchery on Ebay long before stitcheries was in the shops here in Norway.
The designer is Bronwyn Hayes / Red Brolly.

I had such a good time stitching the design back then. I did not know what to make from it, and put it in a pretty box. 
A treasure in a box does not shine much....... 

I have had a good time making the stars with my Lemoyne Star ruler, and it has been fun to play with the setting. I have enjoyed making this in to a gem I can enjoy for years to come.

💚

I am still working away on my yarn stash. 
A pair of work socks for my other son in law.
I ran out of black yarn and had to be a little creative to make the toes look good too.

💚 Wishing you a good day where you are! 💚

Hanne

August tally

 

August was busy - 1 week at playing Bridge festival, and the rest, more or less under the covers, with fever and aches. Someone brought with them Covid to the festival - maybe the guy who looked like he had a fever, and who did not cover his mouth when coughing at our card table?
Anyway, as I have a fragile immune system, I was unlucky enough to catch it. I tested positive when we came home. My husband tested positive a few days later. We both have had 5 vaccines.

I think we would have been even sicker without the vaccines. I never discuss vaccines - I believe in them and take them, others may not believe in them, which is their choice. I have had two weeks of antibiotics too, which really took away my energy. 
I am on the road to recovery now, I am happy to say.

I did not turn the sewing machine on before the second last day of August. I so wanted to keep up my at least 1 finish a month, so I did a switcheroo between the green stitchery project and this stitchery project, which was an Advent stitch along in 2023, hosted by em_bea_roidery on Instagram.
I finished it the last day of August.

So as we write September, I have 2 projects (see last post) left to finish in order to reach my challenge goal. I think I can, I think I can 😍
I will just start and see where it takes me!

💖Wishing you a lovely day where you are 💖

Hanne 

August Focus Project(s)

 

Going through the last 3 projects we are doing in the Chookshed Stitchers 2024 Challenge, I really do not know where to start. 
My projects are:

#8 The green Bronwyn Hayes stitchery - make a nice Christmas cushion.
#7 The lovely stitchery from Advent SAL by em-bea-roidery in 2023 - make a candle mat  
#4 Raspberry Tea Quilt, top nearly done. My goal is to quilt it in sections, on my own sewing machine. 
It is a rather big quilt, 69 by 69 inches. I need to find batting, backing, thread, courage and everything....

Deana, our fearless leader in this challenge, draw #3 for August, and since I have already done #3, I can pick and choose.

We are going away for some time this month, so my sewing room time will be limited. 
Therefore I will choose #8 to finish this month, 
and if there are some time and strength left, I will have #4 as my side project. Maybe I can finish it by the end of this challenge that ends by the end of October.

Take care 💕 Have fun!

Hanne

July tally

 

This was my Chookshed Stitchers Challenge priority work for July. 
I am very happy with how these placemats turned out, and my oldest daughter is very pleased with them too. Since we both have been on different summer activities, she has not received them yet, but I have kept her updated with photos. She needed 5 placemats - I made 6 😊

The yarn stash shrinking will be an ongoing activity for a long time. 
I finished my striped socks, for myself, and I made a pair for a young man with far bigger feet than what I have 😀
No adding to my yarn drawer, and I am passing all sales with a smile.

My grandsons, age 3 and 5, think Paw Patrol is super cool.
When visiting in USA before Christmas, I bought 1 yard of fabric with Paw Patrol,
I have had a plan, but it has been procrastinated big time.

It did not take me to long to make 2 bags, suitable for carrying Lego when visiting. They both were very excited, and the little one filled his bag with Lego right away.

 

This table topper / tablecloth has been moved and moved and moved around my sewing room, the top nearly finished, for quite some time (as in years)
I found from some old photos that is was started in 2021.
Well - now it is done, and I am so happy with the result. 
I used my favorite blue fabrics.  
I have used English Paper Piecing. The borders are hand appliqued on, so I did not have to cut of anything.  I have machine quilted in every square + border by sewing machine. 
The last stitch in the binding was yesterday afternoon.

I did not expect to get so much done in July, but summer has been very wet and on the colder side this year. Tourist are coming to Norway for something they call Coldcation, since our climate is so much colder than the rest of the world. Good for those having it to hot - not so good for us who live here........ I wish we could get some warmer weather too, but what can we do, other than making the best of it 😊

Now to find what I will work on in August!

💖 Wishing you a wonderful day where you are 💖

Hanne