Thursday 4 December 2008

Update Tango and some knitting


I have been a lousy blogger lately, but here is an update on the Tango project. Their clothing is in place, but their hands are still missing. It will take me some days to do them. Sometimes I wish I wasn't so detailed in my work, but it is probably what it takes to get the result I want :-) It was fun to do this clothes and I think I have got the right fabrics. I'm especially satisfied with the fabric for her dress. It's velvet in real life and I had to google a bit to find fabric that looked like that. I'm always excited when I recive the package, because the colors are not always as I see them on my screen.

I have signed up for a new class at Quilt University that start January 16 next year. It's Carol Miller that has created a new intermediate class in machine quilting. I need to learn more about it and maybe get some good ideas for quilting the Tango, too. So I'm looking foreward to learn some new things.

Jeg har vært en elendig blogger i det siste, men her er endelig en oppdatering av Tangoprosjektet mitt. Klærne er på plass, men hedene mangler fortsatt. Det vil nok ta meg noen dager å lage de. Noen ganger slulle jeg ønske at jeg ikke var så detaljert i arbeidet mitt, men det er vel det som skal til for at jeg skal få det resultatet jeg ønsker :-) Det var morsomt å lage disse klærne og jeg tror jeg har fått tak i de rette stoffene. Jeg er spesielt fornøyd med kjolen hennes. I virkeligheten er den av fløyel og jeg måtte google ganske mye før jeg fant stoffer som kunne forestille det. Jeg er alltid spent når pakka kommer i posten fordi det er ikke alltid at fargene stemmer med det jeg ser på min skjerm.

Jeg har meldt meg på en ny klasse på Quilt Universty som starter 16 januar neste år. Det er Carol Miller som har utarbeidet en ny videregående klasse i maskonquilting. Jeg trenger å lære mer om det og kanskje få noen gode ideer om hvordan jeg skal quilte Tango også. Så denne klassen gleder jeg meg til.


This is the sweaters I knitted for my two grandsons when they both had their birtdays in November. The motif is from a popular kid TV program. I also have two granddaughters that will get one for Christmas. One is almost finished and hopefully I will manage to finish one more in time. The only problem is that one of my granddaughters - Mina - she wants a real tractor, too!

Dette er to Gråtass gensere som jeg strikka til mine to barnebarn som begge hadde fødselsdag i november. Jeg har to barnebarn til som også skal få jenteversjonen av den til jul. En er snart ferdig, og jeg håper jeg rekker å få ferdig den andre også. Bare et lite problem - Mina ønsker seg en ordentlig traktor også, som virker!


7 comments:

  1. Bente your Tango is fabulous. I am subscribed to your blog so i always get to see what you are up to in a timely fashion. Your work is so inspiring.
    I too have signed up for another QU class. My sister in Fl and I are going to take the basic EQ6 class together even though we live 10 hr drive apart. I think it will be alot of fun. I have thought about taking Carol's beginning quilting class. I do free motion quilting but am not very good. I have heard her class is very good.
    Jan in western NC

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  2. Hi Bente, I do love your work. Your Tango is fabulous. The sweaters for your grandsons are beautiful. did you knitt the motif or sew it afterwards? Looking forward seeing the girls sweaters. You are very active person.
    I have also signed up for Carol's quilting class. We have been together in many classes at the QU, but I'm usually very quiet.
    Paula (living in Luxembourg)

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  3. Thank you so much to both of you! I spend a lot of time alone in my studio so I appreciate the comments I get here very much. It's nice to see some familiar names, too! Do you dye a lot these days, Jan? I just figured you have a blog. I will check in in a minute :-) I can recommend Carol's beginning quilting class. She is an excellent teacher and I learned so much in that class. I have not been in any classes this fall and I MISS the Discussion Forums!
    Nice to "see" an European, Paula and I'm looking foreward to be in a class with you again. You must jump in and join in the DF. I love all those ladies who askes all the questions I never thought of asking! The motif on the sweather is partly knitted and partly embroidered afterwards. The tractor is knitted in tha same gray as the fence, while all the black and white is embroidered. See you in class in January!
    Bente

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  4. Hi Bente,
    I am awed by Tango --- can't wait to see it progress. The children's sweaters are just too cute! I'm thinking about taking the QU machinquilting class, probably need the DF more than anything right now. I miss chatting with all.

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  5. Thank you so much, Suzanne! The girls' sweathers are soon finish and I will post a picture in a couple of days.
    You get addicted to the DFs. I miss them, too! So I'm looking foreward to the January class :-)
    Bente

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  6. Wow, this is looking wonderful. I look forward to watching your progress on it. Are you fusing your pieces down as you go?

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  7. Thank you so much! No, I don't fuse it down as I go. I fuse everything in the end. Then I always have the possibility to change anything up to the last minute.
    Bente

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