My first April finish.......

My "Smashing good handbag" or Grisefin veske

Do you believe it? I`m amazed that no one have asked what happend with my handbag!.... Well, exept my neighbor, she asked a week ago.... I gave her a big smile and answered: the bag is done, I onley need to attach the handles and the pocket lock.... And this was TRUE, honest.. What I didn`t say was I couldn`t find them......! Typical me.....
After the class at Quiltegaarden I could not remember Where I had put them, or if I had brought them with me home at all...... I have been looking for them since then.... On Monday I found them.... And today I sewed them on.

Hanne-Kristine

Ta ta.......

Friends at last......

If my children could stay still like these girls for a photo shoot....

Majella Rush: Family

It`s the first block from March issue of Homespun. By the way I did not receive April

issue last week, maybe I`ll have better luck this week.....

Hanne-Kristine

Life Is A Celebration

On Thursday I finished another block from February issue of Homespun.

Gail Pan`s Flowers.

I desided to skip the second block and start on the two from March issue.

This one is small enough to fit in my jacket pocket, 

to bring outside while the children play at the playground.

And at home I started on the largest block so far.....

These girls just do not agree with me..... they are really difficult to handle....

Miss Blue started the show, she just would not stick to the fabric. 

After re-ironing and a few stitches Miss Pink started too. 

Then i had to pin them down. It feels like child abuse.... 

But I did hurry to finish the faces..... 

Now I`ve got the frame and the flower-tops left.

Hanne-Kristine

Life Is A Celebration bom

Last weekend I finally got the chance to stitch on one of my bom`s...... 

I finished the two blocks from the January issue of Homespun.

Janelle Winds Home

Leanne Beasleys Rose Wreath

I`m now stitching on the blocks from the February issue, and Gail Pan`s block is in the hoop.

April issue of Homespun is due to arrive in my mailbox shortly..... 

.......and I still have 3 blocks to go....

Hanne-Kristine

Easter trip.....

This Easter my family and I went to visit the in laws up north in Meløy.

It was a long drive 12 hours, hb, me and 3 children in the car. 2 wc stops and a dinner....
 

It was a blessing to arrive. I`m a southern Norwegian city girl.... I`ll never get just to driving

threw winter winding mountain roads.....

The best part about staying over with our children`s grandparents must be that hb and I got to sleep in....
our early birds woke up the grandparents in stead of us..... Yes, I love them so much.

Good food, babysitters, beautiful Easter weather, new sunglasses what more could I ask for?

A trip to the local quilt shop....

It`s name is Krambua, and it`s more a crafting shop who has a bit of everything.

A quilters/knitters dream come true. I got to visit twice....Yes, I did... :oD

The store is owned and run by about 10 ladies from the local quilt guild. 

Laila Krogh is one of them, a really nice lady. We spent 2 hours talking while we had a show and tell. I had brought my red work "the Wish quilt" blocks, the round angel cloth, a knitting and my scissor keeper in the making designed by Lynett Anderson. Laila showed me MANY of her makings both in the shop and on her camera. 

I`M amazed.

 

I guess it`s needles to say I bought A LOT?.... ha ha ha

She had fabrics Siw dosen`t have......

...and YARN! Yarn you can`t by at Jens Hoff in Trondheim.

 
I bought one of Laila Kroghs own designs, and I`m looking forward to start sewing.

 
I also bought a kit made by both Laila and Rie Norum. Meløy is Rie Norums homested, and she went to the same school as my hb, (I belive in my brother in laws parallel class, he is a year younger). So the kit is made of scraps from one of Ries quilts ( from her book: Quiltegleder), how cool is that...?

I also signed on to a local competition called "The Secret" (Hemmeligheten). The Quilt guild will have a exhibition at the summer fest days ("sommerfest dagan" ), at the beginning of August.

You need to use all six fabrics (their about 11" x 11"), and there need to be a triangle included.....

I bought four more fabrics to go with.... just in case.... yes! sight.....

My design has been "in my head" ever since, but today it finally came together and down on paper. yay....

Now I only need some "my time" in the sewing room.....

Hanne-Kristine

Look what I got........

Look what Berit gave me, thank you so much :oD

-Kopier awarden til bloggen din.
-Link den til den personen som gav deg den.
-Fortell 7 interessante ting om deg selv.
-Velg 7 andre bloggere som du sender awarden til.
-Link til deres blogger.
-Legg igjen komentar i bloggen deres slik at de får vite om denne awarden.


7 things about me:

- I`m from Stavanger, but have lived in Trondheim, Norway for over 14 years.

- I love my husband, we have 3 beautiful children and in August we have been married for 10 years.

- I have 4 years of crafting education before I became a pre-school teacher.
I`ve had a home-daycare for 6 years.

- I have crafted all my life. My grandmother thought me knitting, crochet and X-stitching.
My mother is a tailor so my access to the sewingmachine was very short, to her frustration.....

- I love attending new crafting classes, mostly at Quiltegaarden (easy access by bus).
Lately I`ve attended knitting cafe, that was great fun.... want to join in?
The more the merrier....

- I have a sewing room downstairs, but you can find "some" knitting and quilting in the living room too....

- I DO finish projects, it`s just that I have A LOT of them.....ha ha ha
Being a part of OPAM 2010 has helpt a lot, and the fact that my children also are getting older....

Also being a part of blog land inspires me and getting comments on my work
makes me work harder to finish of my projects.

I wish to send the award to:

Siw at Quiltegaarden

- Because you are a great inspiration, you supply "us" with the most beautiful fabrics, always meets "us" with a great smile and try to help "us" as best as you can.
 
Laila from Stord

- It was great to get to know you, I`m welcoming you to my part of blog land,
and I wish my blog friends to get to know you and your crafting too.

Bodil

Mona

Berit

- Because you 3 are a true inspiration to me and you are all great quilting friends and I love your work.

Den gode feen

- Because I really like your blog, your sewing and paperwork appeals to me.

Hanne

- And then there were you. I think you are a beautiful person, a great quilter
and you have thought me so much. I love your work and your blog.
To me you are a great inspiration.

Take care to you all.

Hanne-Kristine

All the beautiful bags...... from last weekend.

I took photos of several bags. So many different looks......

Do you see the detail on the bottom? It says her name as in quilted by.....

A detail from Lailas bag....

Lailas bag with more details, can you see them?

The only red..... I love it      :oD

 This is the inside of the previous bag.

 

 My dearest Tove, her bag had beautiful photo detail, buttons and a bow.

Can you believe she and Laila both started on a second bag!

Hanne-Kristine

3 details left.....

Now the details left are two handles and the pocket lock.....

It`s turning out nicely.....

Hanne-Kristine

UPS!

I`m the first to admitt to the fact that I`m a total whimsical.... And a BIG thanks to Sølvi who pointed out that I had FORGOT to conect Laila to her blog adress....... So my apology to Laila and here are her blog :oD

....my poor excuse is..... I`m almost done sewing my handbag...... And I was very tired yesterday evening......

Hanne-Kristine

The class....day three - the final

So much to do...... so little time....

Side panel, ready to attach......

....this one, I sewed it on with the wrong side out.....

....and had to remove it....

...tried again 

I`ve also quilted the bottom parts, attached the lower part of the bag and more. 

But time ran out and it was time to say goodbye.....

Me and Tove, we have taken several classes together and it is always great to meet again.

(the parts for my pocket all done and ready to be attach...).

Me, Johane Gomes our great teacher and Laila, my new crafting friend.

Have a look at her blog, shes got some real nice things in there + her cats, all so beautiful. 

At home and the pocket is finally sewed on.

The bottom .....

....needs more curve..... 

I`ll be doing this tomorrow.....

I`ve got many photos of the other ladies bags, I`ll post them next time :oD

The class....day two.....

Then the second day of class is over.....  I was right yesterday... It really is a sewing marathon...ha ha ha.

But it is true Joana Gomes`s handbag is A LOT of work, I`m loving it, great teacher and the ladies attending too.

So what did I do today? ha ha ha 

A lot and almost nothing to show... I have told you that I`m a slow stitcher ...

It goes for machine sewing as well.... ha ha ha

The inner pocket, many hidden seams...

I sewed a pocket for my mobile phone.....

....my little pigs...

I had to add some little pig to my "grisefine veske" (gris meaning pig!) ha ha ha

Flap on top, to open and close the bag + hiding where the zippers meet on top.

I also have sewn om the side panels, started on sewing outer pocket and cut peaces for bottom and more...

well, I think I must be satersfied with todays work after all!!! ha ha ha

Afterwords we where six ladies who went out for dinner. Good food and great company :oD

Hanne-Kristine

The class....

Known faces and new ones. 

Laughter and smiles.

Name tags...

A wonderful teacher.... :oD

I have had a great evening, really. 

No time to think, just draw templates and sew! And we started with the zippers... not easy....

My fabrics.

Sewing the zipper.....

Zipper for inner pocket.

I brought this one home and sewed it....

It`s like sewing marathon... :oD

Hanne-Kristine

I LOVE attending classes.......

I`m a busy bee these days...

Local quilt guild meeting Wednesday, knitting kafe on Thursday and a sewing class this weekend...

I`ve started knitting booties for Amandas dress...

And I`m attending a new class at Quiltegården this coming weekend. It`s a handbag called "Smashing! good handbag" (Grisefin veske). You`ll find photos at Quiltegårdens blog (class schedule). Lovely isn`t it? I`ve been looking through my stash..... maybe I`ll use something of mine.... or bye something new, I`m very good at shopping.....hi hi hi

Trust me I will keep you updated...... :oD

Hanne-Kristine