tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28592646619373140152024-03-07T04:33:39.206+01:00Bente's textile worldBente Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17453242859958051331noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859264661937314015.post-404097719150688692011-12-21T17:56:00.000+01:002011-12-21T17:56:35.472+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzE0DEGj7WD6il6wu9F4VzvRaaXD-kxh0IO8U3ycqDoYH9F6GMAXjht4RE_g5HDgBj4JkI3HOvYE1jQwAREtbCxV5WMpBEP2lTrifnv88XdnmF0pb7nE9QKMdxLoIhZlYv6GRgBAxOdj7/s1600/cat-mouse-for-blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzE0DEGj7WD6il6wu9F4VzvRaaXD-kxh0IO8U3ycqDoYH9F6GMAXjht4RE_g5HDgBj4JkI3HOvYE1jQwAREtbCxV5WMpBEP2lTrifnv88XdnmF0pb7nE9QKMdxLoIhZlYv6GRgBAxOdj7/s320/cat-mouse-for-blog.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><a href="http://s772.photobucket.com/albums/yy5/artquiltlover/?action=view&current=Signatur.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy5/artquiltlover/Signatur.jpg" /></a>Bente Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17453242859958051331noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859264661937314015.post-51829766162071819212011-11-15T19:53:00.001+01:002011-11-15T19:55:56.686+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpfO9nwdhE2jXaD-Xl2YJiw_5pVGe3GMaSPPAcI1qmXyLBVe1Kmh8tobY6De_9tExwWELnNO6-XZGO4K7Y1gBF-jOvhnVuaUd77KtKSn6uEATxnTIACdbEaw_GMdrvYuN8WDEi6BWuMi7U/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpfO9nwdhE2jXaD-Xl2YJiw_5pVGe3GMaSPPAcI1qmXyLBVe1Kmh8tobY6De_9tExwWELnNO6-XZGO4K7Y1gBF-jOvhnVuaUd77KtKSn6uEATxnTIACdbEaw_GMdrvYuN8WDEi6BWuMi7U/s320/003.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's been a long time since I had something new to blog about, but here is a little update.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm working on a new large picture, this time of my grandmother on a Harley Davidson. The original picture is tiny and was taken in 1925, so this has been a real challenge. It got no less when I decided to make it in momocrome colors and use just a few different fabrics. Most of the fabrics are from Caryl Bryer Fallert. She has some beautiful fabrics that's very suiteable for my work. I'm not happy with the face, so it's going to be redrawn, but not before the rest is finished. I have run out of fabric so I'm waiting for more from the US. In the meantime I have been working a little on my "everlasting" bed quilt. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nå er det leeenge siden jeg har hatt noe å blogge om, men her kommer en oppdatering.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jeg holder på med et nytt stort bilde, denne gang av min farmor på en Harley Davidson. Bildet jeg har gått ut i fra er knøttlite og tatt i 1925, så dette har vært en virkelig utfordring! Den ble ikke mindre av at jeg også ønsket å lage det i monokrome farger og kun bruke et begrenset utvalg av stoffer. De fleste stoffene er fra Caryl Bryer Fallert. Hun har noen nydelige sjatteringer som egner seg veldig godt til mitt bruk. Jeg er imidlertid ikke fornøyd med ansiktet, så det skal tegnes om, men ikke før resten er ferdig. Nå har jeg råket opp for stoff og venter på ny forsyning fra USA, så i mellomtiden har jeg sydd litt på "evighets" sengeteppet mitt.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is actually my quilting guild work, so most of it is sewn by hand. But now I have "cheated" a bit and sewn the corner blocks with the machine. I have sewn on paper - so much easier when there are so many pieces. I'm sorry that it hangs bad, but my design bord is only 180 cm x 180 cm, so it's not big enough. The block will be attached by hand ( theey are only pinned) on the next guild meeting. Then it remains five borders in different withs. I may sew them on the machine....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dette er egentlig quiltemøte-arbeidet mitt, så det meste er håndsydd. Men nå "har me juksa lite" og sydd hjørneblokkene på maskin. Jeg valgte å sy de med papirsøm - mye enklere når det er så mange spisser. Jeg beklager at det ikke henger særlig pent, men designtavla mi er bare 180 x 180, så den er ikke stor nok lenger. Hjørneblokkene vil bli sydd fast for hånd (de er bare nålet fast) på neste quiltemøte og så er det fem forskjellige border i variable bredder som gjenstår. Det er mulig jeg syr de på maskin....</div><br />
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Ther's not so much quilting to blog about although I've started on a new large picture. So I'm posting some pictures from a trip we had in the woods yesterday.<br />
We were seven adults, five grandchildren, two of their friends and our dog Pippi that had a wonderful day out. The children wanted to explore a cave in the a hillside a few miles from where we live. It was quite a steep rise, so the youngest children (the twins) were carried up. The other children were pushed, lifted and draged up the steepest parts. We had a wonderful family day with a lot of talking and grilling and bothe the adults and the children found the cave exciting.<br />
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Det er ikke så mye quilting å blogge om for tiden, men jeg er i gang med et nytt stort bilde. Derfor tenkte jeg at jeg skulle vise noen bilder fra en skogstur vi var på i går. <br />
Vi var 7 voksne, 5 barnebarn, to av deres venner og hunden vår Pippi, som koste oss ute på en nydelig høstdag. Barna hadde lyst til å utforske en fjellhule som ligger noen kilometer fra der vi bor. Det var rimelig bratt opp, så de minste ble båret og de litt større barna ble dyttet, løftet og dratt opp de bratteste stedene. Vi hadde en kjempefin familiedag med masse prat og grilling og barn og voksne fikk utforske fjellhula. <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Her er linker til Bonnie McCaffery's videoer fra The Festival of Quilts i Birmingham i år:<br />
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Del 1 /Part 1 : <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ1BmBheiDM&feature=share">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ1BmBheiDM&feature=share</a><br />
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Del 2 / Part 2: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErbjYbT_iOg&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErbjYbT_iOg&feature=related</a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got this picture on my phone today. Dassehra got 'HIGHLY COMMENDED' and 'JUDGE'S CHOISE 2011' at The Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, England! It's just wonderful! I'm honored.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jeg fikk dette bildet på telefonen min i dag. Dassehra fikk "HIGHLY COMMENDED" og "JUDGE'S CHOICE". Helt herlig! Jeg føler meg beæret.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just wanted to do something fast, fun and different, but I wanted to make a portrait of my granddaughter Amelie. I ended up using Maria Elkins technique found in her video Making Faces from Quilting Arts Workshops. I can recommend this video if you want to start making portraits. Fun and easy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've also joined another class at Quilt University, Artist's Toolbox with Lyric Kinard. Recommendable!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jeg hadde lyst til å gjøre noe raskt, morsomt og annerledes, men hadde lyst til å lage et portrett av barnebarnet mitt Amelie. Valget falt på Maria Elkin's video Making Faces fra Quilting Arts Workshops. Jeg kan anbefale denne videoen hvis du har lyst til å prøve å lage et portrett. Morsomt og enkelt!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jeg har også hoppet på et nytt kurs på Quilt University, Artist's Toolbox med Lyric Kinard. Kan anbefales!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Finally my new web site is finished! Please take a look an tell me what you think. You find it in English <a href="http://www.bentekultorpandresen.com/#!__engelsk">here</a> . Please save the new address.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Endelig er den nye nettsiden min ferdig! Ta gjerne en titt og fortell meg hva du synes. Du finner den <a href="http://www.bentekultorpandresen.com/#!">her</a> .</div><a href="http://s772.photobucket.com/albums/yy5/artquiltlover/?action=view&current=Signatur.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy5/artquiltlover/Signatur.jpg" /></a>Bente Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17453242859958051331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859264661937314015.post-52371843492060572952011-06-28T19:29:00.002+02:002011-06-28T19:29:31.501+02:00Moving websiteI've made a new website and is moving my address to a new web hotel. Unfortunately it takes up to 72 hours before it's updated. I only hope I've got the right IP addresses in the right place, if not I'll have to redo it and it will take another 72 hours! So please be patient if you only get the Wix site instead of mine. Please try again in a couple of days to see if it works. I will announce it here as soon as it's working.<br />
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Jeg har laget en ny hjemmeside og flytter adressen min til et nytt webhotell. Dessverre tar det opp til 72 timer før den blir oppdatert. Jeg håper bare jeg har skrevet riktig IP adresse på riktig sted, hvis ikke må jeg gjøre det om og da går det nye 72 timer! Så vær så snill og ha tålmodighet om du bare får Wix sin reklameside i stedet for min. Prøv igjen om noen dager for å se om den virker. Jeg vil si ifra her så fort den nye siden virker.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dassehra</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">127 cm x 167 cm</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">50" x 66 3/4"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last night the last stich was sewn on Dassehra! It's an incredible feeling. It has taken a year...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As usual there is a mix of my own hand dyed and commercial fabrics. Except from the scarfs and shoes, I have dyed all the fabric for the persons. It's the only way I can get enough colors and shades. The fabric for the background is commercial. Now I have a pile of books with other techniques I want to explore during the summer. Then we'll see how long it takes before I start a new large quilt :-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The name Dassehra (also called Dussehra) is the name of a festival in Rajastan, India, where the men wear their saffron turbans. The only other occaition they are used are at weddings. So I think that's a propitiate name for the quilt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I går kveld ble siste stinget sydd på Dassehra! Utrolig deilig å være ferdig. Det har tatt et år... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Her er det som vanlig en mix av egne håndfargede og kjøpte stoffer. Bortsett fra skjerf og sko, så har jeg farget alle stoffene til personene. Det er den eneste måten jeg kan få nok nyanser og farger på. Bakgrunnsstoffet er kjøpt. Nå har jeg en stabel med bøker med andre teknikker liggende som jeg har lyst til å prøve i sommer. Heldigvis blir det på mindre prosjekter. Så får vi se hvor lenge jeg greier å vente med å starte på et nytt stort bilde :-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Navnet Dassehra (også kalt Dussehra) kommer fra en festival i Rajastan i India. Dette er en av anledningene hvor mennene bruker sine safranfargede turbaner. Den andre anledningen er i bryllup. Så jeg synes det var et passende navn på quilten.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Jeg beklager at det har blitt lite blogging den siste tiden, men livet har vært veldig hektisk. Jeg er godt i gang med quiltingen av turbanene. Det offisielle navnet på bildet blir Dasshera etter festivalen i Rajastahn, India hvor mennene bruker safranfargede turbaner. Jeg har ingen bilder foreløpig, men jeg har også bedrevet litt annet på kveldstid i løpet av vinteren. Strikking er favorittaktiviteten mens TV'n står på. Samtidig holder jeg på med å bygge opp en ny nettside.<br />
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Dette er jakka jeg har strikket av <a href="http://artquiltlover.blogspot.com/search/label/Wool%20dyeing">garnet jeg farget</a> i fjor. Spennende mønster og morsomt å strikke.<br />
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This is the jacket I have knitted from the <a href="http://artquiltlover.blogspot.com/search/label/Wool%20dyeing">hand dyed yarn</a> I made last year. Exciting pattern and fun to knit.<br />
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This one I knitted in a week. I needed a summer jacket and wanted some colors in my life :-) Yesterday I was on a trip with <a href="http://www.sarpsborgquiltelag.blogspot.com/">Sarpsbor Quiltelag</a> on a trip to Jeløy, Moss. A very nice and inspiring trip!<br />
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Denne jakka strikket jeg på en uke. Jeg trengte en sommerjakke og hadde lyst på en skikkelig farge :-)<br />
I går var jeg med <a href="http://www.sarpsborgquiltelag.blogspot.com/">Sarpsborg Quiltelag</a> på tur til Jeløya ved Moss. En veldig hyggelig tur med masse ny inspirasjon!<br />
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Finally my Horizon is in place in my sewing table. I had a Janome Jubilee here before and I had to think a bit before I figured out how to do it. I just cut out a larger space and use the sewing table that came with the machine. My dear husband made a new mounting underneath the machine. With a wooden plate, a rubber plate and an anti slide pad, the hight was perfect!I also put an anti slide mat under the sewing table so it won't get out of position when I use the machine. It's so nice to have the equipment in order :-)<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Endelig er Horizon maskinen min på plass i sybordet. Jeg hadde en Janome Jubilee her før, så det måtte litt tankevirksomhet til før jeg fant ut hvordan jeg skulle gjøre det best mulig. Løsningen ble å skjære ut et større hull og bruke sybordet som fulgte med maskinen. Min kjære mann laget nye beslag under som maskinen hviler på og ved hjelp av en sponplate, en gummiplate og en antislimatte under ble høyden perfekt! Jeg har også lagt en antisklimatte under plexiglassbordet så nå ligger det godt på plass. Du verden så deilig det er å jobbe når utstyret er i orden :-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have tried all my different types of thread for the quilting of my Turban picture. And there were no doubt the Fufu thread that was the best. It's inexpensive and just wonderful to quilt with. Here are the new colors I bought.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jeg har prøvd ut alt jeg har av tråd med tanke på å quilte turbanbildet. Og det var ingen tvil om hva jeg liker best. Fufu tråd fra Olaug's quilt! Den er rimelig og utrolig god å quilte med. Her er de nye fargene jeg har kjøpt. </div><br />
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Take a look at this video, enjoy and have a wonderful quilting weekend! I just want to see it over and over again. Wonderful!<br />
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Ta en titt på denne videoen og nyt den og ha en vidunderlig quiltehelg! Jeg har bare lyst til å sitte og se den om og om igjen. Herlig!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Finally my Sunshine quilt is finished. I hane not pieced a lot before and then I of course had to choose a pattern with more than 1000 pieces to start with.... The finishe measures are 65" x 53". But it has been such an instructive journey. I liked the paper piecing when I first figured out how it was done, but it was a lot of ripping seams on the first blocks. The seams had for some reason a tendency of coming on the wrong side! The biggest mistake I did was to choose cm as a measure instead of inches. It was okay when I cut out the pieces because I have a ruler with cm. But I don't know where my head was at the time. I have a foot for my machine that sews nice 1/4" seams, but no one that sews a 1/2 cm seams! So it was hard to get accurate seams - and as you know, the blocks can be way out of proportions if the seams are not right and there are a lot of pieces. I chose to clean cut all the blocks before I joined them. But there were of course some corners and seams that didn't match. But I have enjoyed making the quilt and I have learned a lot!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Endelig er Sunshine-quilten ferdig. Jeg har ikke piecet mye før og selfølgelig måtte jeg velge et mønster med over 1000 biter å starte med.... Ferdig måler den 165 x 135 cm. Men du verden så lærerikt det har vært. Papirsømmen var morsom når jeg først kom inn i det, men det ble mye spretting på de første blokkene. Sømmen hadde stadig en tendens til å komme på feil side! Den største feilen jeg gjorde var å velge cm-mål i stedet for inch. Det var helt greit ang skjæring av delene, for jeg har en linjal med cm-mål. Men jeg vet ikke hva jeg tenkte på når jeg valgte det for jeg har jo en for til maskinen som syr en 1/4 inch, men ingen som syr 1/2 cm! Så det var ikke lett å få nøyaktige sømmer - og som kjent kan det bli en del feil mål når det er så mange biter. Jeg valgte å renskjære alle blokkene før jeg sydde de sammen, så sluttmålet ble riktig. Men selvfølgelig ble det da en del hjørner og sømmer som ikke stemte helt overens. Men, - jeg har lært masse av å sy denne og jeg har kost meg med den.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have mostly quilted as in the pattern. Circles in the circles and stipling on the rest. I bought a circle attachment for my machine, but I think it was to 'nice' for this quilt, so the circles are free motion quilted. I ment it was a good idea to quilt this one before I start on the Turbans. Since it's a while since the last quilting session, it was good to get some rythm in the hands again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jeg har srort sett quiltet som det var gjort på mønsteret. Sirkler i sirklene og stipling på resten. Jeg har kjøpt en sirkel-linjal, men jeg synes det ble for "pent" for denne quilten, så jeg frihåndsquiltet sirklene også. Jeg synes det var greit å quilte denne ferdig før jeg begynner på turbanene, siden det er en stund siden siste quilteøkt. Godt å få inn litt av rytmen igjen.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">So, a little update on the Invisafil thread. So far it's very promising. On the picture of the test piece, I have used a golden color and I think it blends well in with all the colors. But - I'm a colorfreak when it comes to threads, so my only wish is that there were more colors. I'm going to use it on the Turbans where the colors match, but the color is more important to me than the type of thread when I quilt my pictures. I think Invisafil must be the perfect thread for piecing, thin and strong. It wouldn't build anything in the seam.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Så en liten oppdatering på Invisafil tråden. Den virker veldig lovende. På bildet av testbiten har jeg brukt en gylden farge og jeg synes den glir godt inn i alle fargene. Men - jeg er en fargefreak når det gjelder tråd, så jeg skulle bare ønske de hadde hatt flere farger. Jeg komme helt sikkert til å bruke den på turbanene der fargen passer, men egentlig så er ikke trådtypen, men fargen det viktigste når jeg quilter bildene mine. Men Invisafil må være helt ideell til piecing siden den er så tynn og sterk. Den fyller jo ingenting i sømmen.</div><a href="http://s772.photobucket.com/albums/yy5/artquiltlover/?action=view&current=Signatur.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy5/artquiltlover/Signatur.jpg" /></a>Bente Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17453242859958051331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859264661937314015.post-39444617014158077322011-04-11T17:47:00.000+02:002011-04-11T17:47:22.046+02:00Award<div style="text-align: center;">I got this from a very good quilting-friend. She makes a lot of nice things. Take a look at her blog <a href="http://lises-hobbyblogg.blogspot.com/">here</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm going to give this to five bloggers that has less than 100 followers and answer five questions:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">1. Why did you start to blog: To make a documentation of what I make and get new quilting friends.</div><div style="text-align: left;">2. Whichs blogs are you following? I'm following a lot of american blogs, but also some Norwegian and elsewhere in Europe.</div><div style="text-align: left;">3. Favorite color? I love colors, but I think my favorite is in the warm part of the color circle, from yellow to red.</div><div style="text-align: left;">4. Favorite movies?: I'm not good at watching movies, I'm a bit restless. But I'm a great fan of Lord of The Rings.</div><div style="text-align: left;">5.What country do you want to visit and why? I wish I go go to the US and meet all my quilkting friends 'over there'. I would be so nice!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">See the links at the bottom of this post to see who I have given the award to. Please follow them and take a look at their blogs.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Have a nice quilting day!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Jeg skal gi denne Awarden videre til 5 blogger som har færre enn 100 følgere, og samtidig skal jeg svare på 5 spørsmål ;) </div><b><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b>1. Hvorfor startet du blogg?</b> For å dokumentere noe av det jeg lager samt å bli kjent med flere hyggelige damer som deler samme interesse.</span></div></b><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><b>2. Hvilke blogger følger du? </b> Jeg følger mange blogger spesielt fra USA, men også en del fra Norge og andre land.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>3. Favorittfarge? Jeg er veldig glad i farger, men favoritten er nok i den varme delen av fargesirkelen, fra gult til rødt.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>4. Favorittfilm(er)?</b> Jeg er ikke så flink til å se på film, blir fort rastløs, men jeg er stor fan av Ringenes herre-triologien.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>5. Hvilke land ville du besøke, og hvorfor? </b> USA. Fordi jeg har mange quiltevenner "over there" som det hadde vært veldig hyggelig å møte.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><b>De 5 bloggene jeg gir denne Awarden til blir:</b><br />
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<b><a href="http://kadusei-kadusei.blogspot.com/">Solveig</a></b><br />
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<a href="http://www.qmblogg.no/">Bente</a><br />
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<a href="http://marjiesdyestudio.blogspot.com/">Marjie</a><br />
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<a href="http://solvi01.blogspot.com/">Sølvi</a><br />
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<a href="http://batikandquilt.blogspot.com/">Paula</a><br />
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Ha en god quiltedag!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thread, thread and more thread! You should think that I had enough thread with my Aurifil suitcase, but this one was tempting. I have a bit difficult relationship with invisible thread. I like that it "disappears" in the quilt and that it blends with the colors in the fabric.BUT, I don't like that it's shiny. I think it often disturb the quilt. And it's not the best thread in the world to quilt with. Invisafil looks exciting. It's a polyester thread, incredibly thin and extremely strong. They make thirty different colors, so you can always find a color that match. They also says that it disappear into the quilt and is even more invisible than the monofilament thread. I'm looking forward to try quilting with this one. When the time comes. For now I'm sewing and sewing zigzag around all those uncountable little pieces.I have been sewing for five to six hours every day for a fortnight and there will still be some days before I'm ready to threadpaint the details.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tråd, tråd, mere tråd! Man skulle tro at jeg kunne greie meg med Aurifil-kofferten, men dette var fristende. Jeg har et tosidig forhold til usynlig tråd. Jeg liker at den "forsvinner" inn i quilten og at den blander seg med fargene i stoffet. MEN, jeg er ikke glad i det blanke skinnet. Jeg synes ofte at det forstyrrer for mye. Og så er den ikke verdens beste å quilte med. Ivisafil virker veldig spennende. Det er en polyestertråd, utrolig tynn og utrolig sterk. Dessuten kommer den i 30 forskjellige farger, så det er mulig å finne en farge som passer. De reklamerer med at den "forsvinner" inn i quilten og blir enda mer usynlig enn usynlig tråd. Jeg gleder meg til å prve å quilte med den. Når den tid kommer. Enn så lenge syr og syr jeg sikksakk rundt x antall små biter. Jeg har sydd 5-6 timer daglig i 14 dager og enda er det noen dager til før jeg er klar til å sy alle detaljer som øyne, hår, osv. </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a mini class in our quilt guild yesterday. We learned to make a simple, but fun to make block. This is what I did.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Vi hadde et minikurs i quiltelaget i går kveld, hvor vi lærte å sy en enkel, men morsom blokk. Dette ble mitt resultat.</div><a href="http://s772.photobucket.com/albums/yy5/artquiltlover/?action=view&current=Signatur.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy5/artquiltlover/Signatur.jpg" /></a>Bente Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17453242859958051331noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859264661937314015.post-638169868398078902011-03-02T16:42:00.000+01:002011-03-02T16:42:09.615+01:00Sunshine Qilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2nl7QpnSWTn5qziFBFFwjCrLlbeJfbowDi7KT9027b6KH1MvxNNi88zSJ-YgkE0LpvL3X5c7qjDZIcVTReIuwx7dZpITic5SeRO0jtR2QN5BcqyQcjYkI1BmolIoE6tjj4LHxDChOcNvE/s1600/01.03.2011+016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2nl7QpnSWTn5qziFBFFwjCrLlbeJfbowDi7KT9027b6KH1MvxNNi88zSJ-YgkE0LpvL3X5c7qjDZIcVTReIuwx7dZpITic5SeRO0jtR2QN5BcqyQcjYkI1BmolIoE6tjj4LHxDChOcNvE/s400/01.03.2011+016.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Here is a picture of what is finished of my Sunshine Quilt top. Now a row of 15 x 15 cm blocks will be added around what's here. It's being a bit larger than I thought it would be, but that's OK. It's so fun to paper piece. I could never have done all the points so accurate without the paper. The picture is from last night's Show and Tel in our Quilt Guild.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Her er et bilde av det som er ferdig av Sunshine quilten min. Nå mangler det en rad av 15 x 15 cm blokker rundt kanten. Det blir litt større enn jeg hadde tenk, men det er greit. Det er kjempemoro med papirsøm. Jeg hadde aldri fått spissene så nøyaktig uten. Bildet ble tatt på Sarpsborg Quiltelags Show and Tell igår kveld.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s772.photobucket.com/albums/yy5/artquiltlover/?action=view&current=Signatur.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy5/artquiltlover/Signatur.jpg" /></a></div>Bente Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17453242859958051331noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859264661937314015.post-21313273032035882002011-02-16T18:12:00.000+01:002011-02-16T18:12:20.065+01:00Two new 'babies' and a good work done<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtxXTg1MFohKlxQWaog1lZy9RGfp6jSU3ikE6yq5iqG3jY2EG5LnzX3d0ngVs33XhhbffQWh9pTi72oM1d0PQquRlyPNYf0-yWSNYBN3Var3b3oPgHlRaHrzias7dWlE0-3VvvOa54eEgO/s1600/1559_Elna_Elna_Strykepresse_Hvit_Gr_nn_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtxXTg1MFohKlxQWaog1lZy9RGfp6jSU3ikE6yq5iqG3jY2EG5LnzX3d0ngVs33XhhbffQWh9pTi72oM1d0PQquRlyPNYf0-yWSNYBN3Var3b3oPgHlRaHrzias7dWlE0-3VvvOa54eEgO/s320/1559_Elna_Elna_Strykepresse_Hvit_Gr_nn_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Two new 'babies' arrived on Monday. I can only say I have already fallen in love with both. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Janome Horizon seems so far wonderful. I haven't sewn so much on it yet, but it runs so smoothly. I'm looking foreward to use it a lot in the weeks to come.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Elna Ironing Press has been on my wish list for a long time. I'm not to fond of ironing and since I dye a lot of fabric - and prewash all the fabric I buy - this is a dream come true. I have tried it on both usual clothing and to fuse my picture and it works great for both.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To nye "babyer" ankom sitt nye hjem på mandag. Jeg kan bare si at jeg allerede har forelsket meg i begge. Janome Horizon er bare helt herlig å sy på. De reklamerer med kjærlighet fra første sting, og så langt stemmer det. Jeg har ikke sydd så veldig mye på den ennå, men den maler som en katt :-) Jeg gleder meg til å sy masse på den i de kommende ukene.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Elna strykepresse har stått på ønskelista mi i lang tid. Jeg er ikke så veldig glad i å stryke og siden jeg farger ganske mye stoff - og forvasker alle stoffene jeg kjøper - så er dette en drøm som har gått i oppfyllelse. Jeg har testet den både på vanlige klær og til å "lime" det siste bildet mitt. Den var kjempefin til begge deler.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Here it is in my studio when I fused the Saffron Turbans. I have to say - to those who know the technique I use - that I have used my iron to fix the pieces on my design wall before I carefully rolled it and took it down. It was so much easier. I was a bit skeptical to iron on my design wall. It's made of Styrofoam and melt easily. But with a light hand and not to much time on each spot, it went very well. It was so much faster to do this way.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Her står den i arbeidsrommet mitt når jeg "limte" Saffron Turbans. Jeg må skynde meg å si - til de som kjenner teknikken jeg bruker - at jeg fikserte alle bitene med strykejern på designveggen før jeg forsiktig rullet det og tok det ned. Det var så mye enklere. Jeg var ganske skeptisk til å stryke rett på designveggen. Den er laget av isopor og smelter rimelig fort. Men med lett hånd og ikke for lang tid på hvert sted så gikk det fint. Du verden så mye enklere dette var enn å stryke 12-15 sekunder på hvert sted. Pressa dekker jo et mye større område.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here it's with the pressing cloth on. I always use it when fusing to protect my iron / ironing press to protect it from any fusing web that might have slipped under some edges. I also rolled it carefully when it was fused. Now it can take a fairly rough treatment in the sewing process.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Her ligger det med presseklede. Jeg bruker alltid det på toppen for å beskytte strykejern / presse mot evt. limweb som har sklidd litt fram under noen av bitene. Jeg rullet det også forsiktig sammen etter at det var limt. Nå tåler det ganske røff behandling videre.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here is the 'Saffron Turbans' just before I took it down from the wall. Now it's time to zigzag around all the little pieces and the threadpaint the details. Then it's time for quilting. I think I'll be busy for a long time.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Og her er "Saffron Turbans" rett før jeg tok det ned fra veggen. Så nå er det tid for å sy sikksakk rundt alle bitene og maskinbrodere detaljene. Så er det tid for quilting. Jeg regner med at jeg vil ha nok å gjøre i ganske lang tid framover.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In 2004 - before I even thought about starting quilting - I bought this magazine, Quilting Magic, because I fell in love with the quilt on the front page. Ever since I have wanted to make this wall hanging. Now was the time. I had run out of Steam-a- Seam and needed something to do. So I started to cut all the pieces. Today the roll of 25 yards of 18" wide Seam-a-Steam 2 lite arrived in the post from Hancocks of Paducah by the way, so I'll soon be back on my picture. But hopefully I'll manage to sew a block or more in between.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I 2004 - før jeg i det hele taatt hadde tenkt å begynne å quilte - kjøpte jeg dette bladet, Quilting Magic, fordi jeg ble helt betatt av bildet på forsiden. Helt siden den gang har jeg hatt lyst til å lage dette veggteppet. Og nå var tiden kommet. Jeg hadde råket opp for Seam-a-steam og måtte ha noe annet å gjøre. Så da begynte jeg på dette. Forresten så kom 25 yard med 12" bred Seam-a-Stem 2 lite i posten i dag, så jeg er snart tilbake til bildet mitt. Forhåpentligvis finner jeg tid til å sy en blokk eller flere innimellom.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Here are all the pieces cut and organized with a number for each block. I'm not a piecer at all, so I have to have it well organized to keep up with all the pieces and colors. The only fabric that's missing here are those for the black and white inner border. I have ordered four different black and whites and the backing fabric from equilter, but it takes a couple of weeks before it arrives. That's the only fabric I had to buy. All the others are from my stash. Some commersial and some of my own hand dyes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Her er alle bitene skjært ut og pent organisert. Jeg er absolutt ingen piecer, så jeg er nødt til å være rimelig organisert for å holde orden på alle farger og blokker. De eneste stoffene som mangler her, er de svarte og hvite i den innerste borden. Jeg har bestilt 4 forskjellige svarte/hvite samt bakstykkestoff hos equilter. Men det tar nok bortimot to uker før jeg har de her. Dette er de eneste stoffene jeg måtte kjøpe. Alt annet er fra eget lager. Noen kjøpt og noen er mine egne håndfargede stoffer. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here are the first row. I struggled a lot on the first couple of blocks. The triangles are paper pieced and I think I did all the mistakes it's possible to do - and some more... The seam ripper was good to have by hand. At one point I wanted to throw both the machine and the fabric out the window. But I'm quite stubborn and when I got the grip of it, it was so fun to do :-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Og her er første rad. Jeg slet forferdelig med de første blokkene. Jeg tror jeg gjorde alle de feil som er mulig - og noen til... Sprettekniven var god å ha da. På et tidspunkt var det rett før både symaskin og stoffer flagret ut av vinduet. Heldigvis er jeg ganske så sta av meg, og nær jeg fikk taket på det, var det veldig moro å sy disse :-) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kanskje noen av dere som er innom her dukker opp på Østerled på Kalnes på lørdag??</div><br />
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</div><a href="http://s772.photobucket.com/albums/yy5/artquiltlover/?action=view&current=Signatur.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy5/artquiltlover/Signatur.jpg" /></a>Bente Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17453242859958051331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859264661937314015.post-34971441779099154492011-01-12T14:17:00.000+01:002011-01-12T14:17:47.016+01:00Turbans progress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aPoDXMc1dN0/TS2nMSaTO0I/AAAAAAAABOg/xK_uTMAIGGI/s1600/turbans+progress+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aPoDXMc1dN0/TS2nMSaTO0I/AAAAAAAABOg/xK_uTMAIGGI/s400/turbans+progress+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have had a couple of good working weeks after new year, so here is an update. The fabric I dyed are working well. The colors often seem both too dark and too strong when I start to put on the pieces, but experience has taught me that it's necessary with strong contrasts to make it work. They often need to be stronger and darker than the original picture.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jeg har hatt et par gode arbeidsuker nå etter nyttår, så her kommer en oppdatering. Stoffene jeg farga fungerer bra. Fargene ser ofte både for mørke og for sterke ut når jeg starter å sette dem på, men erfaringen har lært meg at det trengs store kontraster (større enn på det orginale fotografiet) for å fungere godt.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are a detail picture. If you click on the image you get an even larger one. I can see that a little pice has fallen off one of the fingers to the left. He has got thin fingers, but this was way too thin :-) I will put it back on again.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Her er et detaljbilde. Hvis du trykker på det får du opp et enda større bilde. Jeg ser at det har falt av en liten bit under en av fingrene til venstre. Han har riktignok tynne fingre, men det får være grenser :-) Den skal på igjen.</div><a href="http://s772.photobucket.com/albums/yy5/artquiltlover/?action=view&current=Signatur.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy5/artquiltlover/Signatur.jpg" /></a>Bente Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17453242859958051331noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859264661937314015.post-90282751121389493692011-01-09T21:39:00.000+01:002011-01-09T21:39:35.230+01:00Scetchbook Challenge 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPV_Ps_E_-tHD-za4YseLUE9clfdx14fRkDnR9I8SR1HRQeyEi-2bDGU2CungsZVYnzK_yGr3_TvLxDhA-Umm3p9ItxAwGepE6lZiM_29xzNJ8enHqswHo4xk6qw9LGyuNGZ1yAOUJOxfV/s1600/Andreas1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPV_Ps_E_-tHD-za4YseLUE9clfdx14fRkDnR9I8SR1HRQeyEi-2bDGU2CungsZVYnzK_yGr3_TvLxDhA-Umm3p9ItxAwGepE6lZiM_29xzNJ8enHqswHo4xk6qw9LGyuNGZ1yAOUJOxfV/s400/Andreas1.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As you see to the right on this page, I have signed up for "The Sketchbook Challenge". I have done this because I want to start some drawing again. I have also planed to use this year to draw faces and people. Maybe there will be an idea for a "different" kind of quilt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are given a new theme each month and the theme for January is "Highly Prized". Some of the most highly prized in my life is of course my grandchildren. I plan to draw them all seven. I draw from pictures. I start with the oldest one, this is Andreas, seven years old.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Som dere ser av merket til høyre på siden, så har jeg meldt meg på "The Sketchbook Challenge". Dette har jeg gjort for å komme igang med å tegne litt igjen. Jeg har også tenkt å bruke året på å tegne ansikter og personer. Kanskje det kan komme en ide til en "annerledes" quilt.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Vi får et nytt tema hver måned og utfordringen for januar er "Highly Prized". Noe av det som er mest verdifullt i mitt liv er selvfølgelig barnebarna mine. Derfor har jeg tenkt å tegne dem alle sju. Jeg tegner etter fotografier. Jeg starter med den eldste og dette er Andreas, 7 år.</div><a href="http://s772.photobucket.com/albums/yy5/artquiltlover/?action=view&current=Signatur.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy5/artquiltlover/Signatur.jpg" /></a>Bente Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17453242859958051331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859264661937314015.post-5657379448877853732010-12-30T23:11:00.001+01:002010-12-30T23:13:14.603+01:00A year of Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://carlasonheim.com/Silly3images/Silly150x250%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://carlasonheim.com/Silly3images/Silly150x250%20copy.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I think this will be a year of challenges :-) I have just signed up for a fun class. The meaning is to draw just for fun and have a lot of FUN! I need to loosen up, so I think it's just the right class for me. If you want to know more about it, take a look here : <a href="http://carlasonheim.wordpress.com/">http://carlasonheim.wordpress.com/</a> Click on the Silly the Third picture on Carla's blog.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jeg tror dette vil bli utfordringenes år for meg :-) Jeg har akkurat meldt meg på et morsomt kurs. Meningen er å tegne for moro skyld og ha det MORSOMT! Jeg trenger å løse opp litt, så jeg tror dette er akkurat det rette kurset for meg. Dersom du ønsker å vite mer om kurset, så ta en titt her: <a href="http://carlasonheim.wordpress.com/">http://carlasonheim.wordpress.com/</a> Trykk på Silly the Third bildet på Carla's blogg.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are all the fabric I dyed right before Christmas for the men's clothing. I think they came out pretty well.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Her er alle stoffene jeg farget rett før jul for mennenes klær. Jeg tror alle ble ganske bra.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then I cannot resist the temptation of posting some pictures of my seven grandchildren. The pictures below are the Christmas cards we got this year :-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Og så kan jeg ikke motstå fristelsen til å poste noen bilder av de 7 barnebarna mine. Bildene under er julekortene vi fikk fra de i år :-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are Helle (1), Mina (5 1/2) and Henrik (1)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are Viktor (4) and Andreas (7)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And finally Amelie (3 1/2), Sanna (1 1/2) and my daughter Jeanette.</div><a href="http://s772.photobucket.com/albums/yy5/artquiltlover/?action=view&current=Signatur.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy5/artquiltlover/Signatur.jpg" /></a>Bente Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17453242859958051331noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859264661937314015.post-13312195566422248122010-12-22T23:43:00.000+01:002010-12-22T23:43:35.414+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE56iqky2Atuj9myFMGy893rtTugtYzNu_t0mGwSf-Hy3GOUmcB93N5u5qlJrx5-oeFZ_D0HC7-LY5VVdzXYZImwEUdpJ0_LEsN7Fhn_6XxuxxlJtp_bnhMRihGVtw9ycH48H9tFfO3Isl/s1600/Merry+Christmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE56iqky2Atuj9myFMGy893rtTugtYzNu_t0mGwSf-Hy3GOUmcB93N5u5qlJrx5-oeFZ_D0HC7-LY5VVdzXYZImwEUdpJ0_LEsN7Fhn_6XxuxxlJtp_bnhMRihGVtw9ycH48H9tFfO3Isl/s640/Merry+Christmas.jpg" width="473" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Faces and turbans are finally finished! It's so fun to se how they become visible for each piece. Wen I work for quite a time with each of them, I get in a weird way familiar with them. Almost like we were in family :-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ansikter og turbaner er endelig ferdig! Det er kjempemoro å se de vokse frem for hver bit. Når jeg jobber såpass lenge med hver person, så blir jeg på et merkelig vis "kjent" med de. Nesten som om vi er i familie ;.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Next step is the clothing. I will also here need a lot of different colors for light and shadows. Here is almost 7 meters curing in zipper bags. I usually dye in containers, but thought I should give the bags a try. I'm not sure that I like the bags, but will see when they're finished.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Neste trinn er klærne. Også her vil jeg trenge mange nyanser for lys og skygge. Her er nesten 7 meter stoff i fargebad. 8 store (1/2- metere) og 14 små (fat quarters) poser. Jeg farger vanligvis i bokser, men tenkte at jeg skulle prøve plastposer med glidelås for å se hvordan det blir. Jeg vet ikke helt om jeg liker poser, men jeg får se når de er ferdig.</div><br />
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<a href="http://s772.photobucket.com/albums/yy5/artquiltlover/?action=view&current=Signatur.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy5/artquiltlover/Signatur.jpg" /></a>Bente Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17453242859958051331noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859264661937314015.post-11259395536131295982010-12-06T23:18:00.001+01:002010-12-06T23:19:42.280+01:00Two more faces<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNBdt6_vTsbtVwIvG3K-SIzpQSdvoUU4ryKNG5KH2ARwB3ZYarI9XBNVMrqA2a8h5q5LpEJEF8r_ZSJEHj9xnIX9yyjTdfQ-9sCpUSOXHOI9IDjEfcSuJ4DAn5LXjHEPGdd5f5Q7C4edHz/s1600/23.11.2010+021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNBdt6_vTsbtVwIvG3K-SIzpQSdvoUU4ryKNG5KH2ARwB3ZYarI9XBNVMrqA2a8h5q5LpEJEF8r_ZSJEHj9xnIX9yyjTdfQ-9sCpUSOXHOI9IDjEfcSuJ4DAn5LXjHEPGdd5f5Q7C4edHz/s400/23.11.2010+021.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Two more faces are 'finished'. I have to ask you to remember that the fabric for the hair and beard is only a fundament for the threadpainting. It will change A LOT :-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">To ansikter til er "ferdige". Jeg må bare be dere huske på at stoffet til hår og skjegg bare er et grunnlag for "trådmaling". Det vil endre seg MASSE :-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is how the group of men looks like now. I'm now working on the group of the three men to the right. They are coming along quite well. I hope to finish them before Christmas, but the Holidays are coming fast now and a lot left to be done.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Slik ser gruppa av menn ut nå. Jeg er godt i gang med gruppa på tre menn til høyre. Jeg håper jeg kan fullføre de før jul, men jula kommer litt for fort (som vanlig) og jeg har fortsatt mye igjen å gjøre. Så vi får se.</div><br />
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<a href="http://s772.photobucket.com/albums/yy5/artquiltlover/?action=view&current=Signatur.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy5/artquiltlover/Signatur.jpg" /></a>Bente Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17453242859958051331noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859264661937314015.post-76550595290785547212010-12-01T22:36:00.001+01:002010-12-01T22:39:20.029+01:00It's beautiful!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi93wmDUyGbzPIUqGB_tTf_ZJL3bsQF3Vlk7J85cCGJXJLOvNkWzfA6Pj4CqJ07nTzdR3RozdOhm-ejer6MQcUOLgo2DeDoeNTiF_pPFFtr_iWZ8beNLEHhcFxMHJ-rnB9kceWJHlWZ60Kz/s1600/DSC_0179.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi93wmDUyGbzPIUqGB_tTf_ZJL3bsQF3Vlk7J85cCGJXJLOvNkWzfA6Pj4CqJ07nTzdR3RozdOhm-ejer6MQcUOLgo2DeDoeNTiF_pPFFtr_iWZ8beNLEHhcFxMHJ-rnB9kceWJHlWZ60Kz/s400/DSC_0179.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Look what I picked up at the post office today :-) I have waited a long time for this suitcase. The distributor in the US was out of stock of Aurifil suitcases and after the shop got it, it took 15 days to ship it to Norway. It usually takes app 10 days, so imagine my impatience.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I bought it at I Have a Notion, which is run by a wonderful lady, Kelly Jackson. She has been so helpful on the way by calling the distributor several times and then informing me. I highly recommend her shop!<br />
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Se hva jeg hentet på posthuset i dag :-) Jeg har ventet så lenge på denne kofferten. Distributøren i USA var utsolgt og når endelig butikken fikk den, så tok det 15 dager å sende den til Norge. Det tar vanligvis ikke mer enn 10 dager, så gjett om jeg var utålmodig.<br />
Jeg kjøpte den fra en nettbutikk som heter I Have a Notion. Butikken blir drevet av en meget hyggelig og hjelpsom dame som heter Kelly Jackson. Hun har vært utrolig hjelpsom og ringt distributøren flere ganger og så informert meg. Jeg kan på det varmeste anbefale denne butikken!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">And this is how it looks when you open it. 216 wonderful spools of Aurifil Mako 50 wt. My absolute favorite thread both for piecing and zigzag'ing around the pieces in my pictures. Now I always have the color I need (I think). What a luxury!<br />
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Og dette er synet når du åpner den. 216 vidunderlige spoler med Aurifil Mako 50 wt. Min absolutte favorittråd både til sammensying og siksak rundt bitene på bildene mine. Nå har jeg alltid fargen jeg trenger (tror jeg). Hvilken luksus!</div><a href="http://s772.photobucket.com/albums/yy5/artquiltlover/?action=view&current=Signatur.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy5/artquiltlover/Signatur.jpg" /></a>Bente Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17453242859958051331noreply@blogger.com3