Rust dyeing result

This is the result from my experiment.  I have a project in my mind, and an idea of how to use these fabrics. I need some time to work on it – hopefully soon



Winter

It’s winter. The temperature is at minus 10 degree Celsius. It’s cold. This old oak has survived many cold winters, and has been given me inspiration for a new quilt.

Taking a class at Quiltuniversity

I am participating in a class called "inspired to design" by Elizabeth Barton at the Quiltuniversity. I love it. It takes some time to figure out how to do this; the class offers lots of way to find inspiration and to transfer it to a design that can be made as a quilt.

Here are some of my ideas

Back yard

Wood

Now I have to find the color and values to make the quilts. Hopefully I have some fabrics in my stash that are suitable!

Rust dyeing update

Yesterday I checked up on my rust dyeing project. I discovered that the fabrics that are in the shadows have been rustier than the fabrics in the sun – I had to pour some water on. I leave them for some more weeks.

Reading my new books

Yesterday I received two books. I started reading “The quilting arts book”. This is fun. A lot of ideas turn up in my mind; I had to find paper and start to write down my thoughts. It is a beautiful book. It has a lot of pictures and several techniques. I write more about this book later.

Rust dyeing

I am testing how to dye fabric with rust. I have a clever husband who is working with metals and he suggested some rusty items. I soaked fabric in water and vinegar, and wrapped it round the rusty iron items. Now I leave them outside waiting for the fabric to rust!

Shopping some new books

I have been searching at Amazon to day and guess…..found several books that I just had to purchase! I will receive them in September. I have to be patient…

Unfinished projects

This is fabric strips fused on muslin. I have couched with yarn. Then I have added painted gas and all sorts of tread and stuff I am not sure what to do with it

Here some cool wool embellishment. There was a tutorial in Quilting Art Magazine

Cosmetics bags

They are embellished with felted stuff and some foto

Book cover

I made a note book cover for my sister. The picture on the front is my mother as child.I have used paintstic and acrylic paint on some of the fabrics, some hand stitches as well.

Veskekurs med Andre Wallenborg

Denne helgen har jeg vært på kurs og laget denne vesken. Andre er en flott kursholder og jeg har lært mye nytt om teknikker for å få veske fin.

Table cloth callenge

Mrs. Moen has a challenge at her blog. This is a picture of my old table cloth. My grandmother made this sometimes in last century and I am going to transform it to something else.

http://mrsmoen.blogspot.com/2010/03/table-cloth-challenge-before-pictures.html

Crazy quilt block second attempt

This is made with a different method. The first block is laid and the edges are pressed under. Then it’s stitched. The second method is fabric laid with right side together and stitched. Then it’s flipped over and pressed.

Crazy quilt block first attempt

Crazy quilt

Har nå plukket ut stoffer til en crazy quilt blokk. Skal bruke de til et kurs på Quiltuniversietet. Kjekt å lære en ny teknikk.

This is some fabrics that I have selected for a crazy quilt block. I'm following a course at the Quilt University. It's fun to learn something new.

Kule fugler - Funky Fowl

Her er bilder av resultatet etter helgens kurs "Kule fugler" med Nina Lise Moen "Mrs. Moen"

Here is some picture of this weekend class "Funky Fowl" with Nina Lise Moen –”Mrs. Moen”



Edvarda and Clara

Hjertequilten min er ferdig !!

Endelig er jeg ferdig med dette teppet. Blokkene er fra et blokkbytte vi hadde i quiltelaget mitt i 2009. For å få nok blokker satte jeg inn tre bilder fra bryllupet mitt.

Finally is my heart quilt ready. The blocks are from a swab we had in my quilt guild last year. I put in 3 blocks with photos from my wedding.

Journal quilts

I am participating in a class at the Quiltuniversity. Journal quilts. Here is the result from lesson 1. It's made by fusing strips of fabric and butterflies and leaves with fusible web. The idea came from a mind mapping exercise. Maybe I will put in some word.