Month: October 2009

So can someone tell me where the week went? I had plans to post on Wednesday and now it's Friday………..

first I will draw 3 winners from my previous post……..

Fiona wins a copy of "sweet home pocket bags"

Angie wins a copy of "a Christmas welcome"  and

Debra (Oct 25th 8.42am) wins a copy of the "pretty hexagon baskets"

I hope you enjoy the patterns, please send me an email with your details and I will post them on Monday!!!

I would like to share this photo of May Kristin's  " A Christmas wish" BOM

it is absolutely gorgeous and I was very excited to see it in "real life"!!!

May Kristin and her friend Anita joined us on the Hurtigruten cruise and it was wonderful to get to know them both. May Kristin has some photos to share of the cruise if you would like to see more.

and if you look on the left I have made an album with some finished "A Christmas Wish" BOM's. If you need some ideas on how to finish yours, have a look…..and if you would like me to add your finished quilt, please email me a photo…I would love to see them all!!!!

Back soon

Cheers
Gail

Now that I am back from Norway I can release all my new patterns. I have added them to the my patterns photo album on the left .

Here are a few

this is called "sweet home pocket bags". It includes a needlecase, pincushion and stitchery folder. The folder is big enough to hold a 6" hoop as well as all your other stitching needs.

This is "A Christmas Welcome", a nice wallhanging to brighten up your Christmas

and "pretty hexagon baskets" which have been very popular when I have taught them. Makes a cute hexagon basket for anything you like…mmm..maybe filled with chocolate!!!

They are all available from any of the stores listed or try your local patchwork shop!!!

Have a great weekend!

Cheers
Gail

Ps if you would like to win one of these new patterns just leave a comment, I have one each to give away…..

here are some more photos from our trip

Hanne kristine and her version of Laila's garden

Siw has made my "Busy Little Christmas Elves" in blue, taupe and red Japanese fabrics and it looks stunning, here is the middle block. You can also see some of the quilting done by Merete.

here is another "corner" in Siw's shop, needless to say Leanne spent a bit of time looking in this corner!!!

a photo from the cruise ship "Hurtigruten"

here is the classroom on the ship, lots of room to play!!!!

and lastly for today, all the "roly poly santa's" that were stitched on the first weekend….we even had a few finished bags!! You ladies can certainly stitch!!!

Have a good week!!!

Gail

Leanne and I are back from our big adventure to Norway!!! WOW!!! What a great trip we had. It was so nice to meet lots of lovely ladies, those who I sort of knew through the blogs and others I got to know after a weekend of laughs, stitches and great food. All in a great shop of course…Quiltegarden in Trondheim. We had a wonderful hostess, Siw, who was fantastic and welcomed us very warmly!!

this first photo is part of the beautiful town of Trondheim..gorgeous…and not too cold!!

here is Siw, on the left with Anne Heidi and Laila on the right.

Berit, Tine, Leanne and Annika

Another blogger, Laila, also came, it was so great to meet her. If you pop on over to her blog you will see her finished top of "Laila's Garden"

We had such a fantastic time, if you go over here  you will see a link for the TV news….eek!!! we were filmed for a Norwegian show…….very embarrassing and I am sure some of the ladies have photos of me that are not so flattering!!! 

Solvi's blog also has some great photos so pop on over!!!

And finally a photo of one of my projects…"Laila's Garden".

Here are lots of blocks all together.

This pattern is available now so ask at your local quilt shop, or look at my list of shops on the left side.

Thanks to Siw, her family, Inger Marie (you are an angel!!), Anne Marie, Liv Gur and Heidi for their fantastic job of organising the weekends and the cruise (that will be another post!!!)

Back soon with another installment!!!

Cheers
Gail