Pink and Barbara

Öppet hus

Här hittar du information om mitt öppet hus den 27de augusti från 10:00-1500 i Folkets Hus i Surahammar
  
  

 

I am in a Magazine!

 
 
In the next issue of Fat Quarter Magazine!

I will be in it with this pattern: 
You can order it here for $14,99 or €10,50

 For this you will get: The whole magazine with the pattern in it, A translation of how to make the pattern in English if you don't speak Swedish, postage to anywhere in the world. The magazine will be in stores the 28th of August and I will be sending the magazins out after that. So pre-order now to get your copy.

I am so excited!

You might have noticed that not many things have been happening on the blog and this is one of the reasons why. I am also going to be in Irish Quilting Magazine soon and it was to early to write about this. I am also working on a whole new website and ofcourse a new fall season with classes that have been prepared. Other than that I have gotten a new job: I am now the sales representative in Sweden for Anbo Textiles UK, we sell Windham fabrics, Marcus Brothers, Anna Griffin, Sevenberry and more.

 

A quilty weekend

 
 

 
I had a wonderful weekend. Weronica was here and we planned to sew the whole Saturday. Saturday night we decided we would even meet Sunday. So I had a whole weekend of sewing.

  
I finished my quilt. I made hexagons on the machine and it was a lot of fun and it went fast! I will be having a class to teach the technique as well. You can read about it here. It will also be in the quilt exibition on the 27th of August at my open house in Surahammars, Folkets Hus.

 
Molly had a good time too watching us. Weronica finished her Bargello Quilt and Molly just loved the colors of it.

 
 I hope whe will want to have a sew weekend next weekend as well!

I hope you had a wonderfull weekend too!

Barbara

 

A bit of everything...

I am a bit behind in my blogging ...so here is a post with a bit of everything...

Here are some more pictures of the fair:

I was sewing on a hexagon quilt. So I had these small scrapbags as starter-kits for people..

Some time ago I showed you some flags I was making for Molly's party..here are some pics from the party:

and ofcourse there was food:

Well and ofcourse there is Molly is growing and loves her food. This is a picture of here the first time in her high-chair...and loving it because you can look outside the window when your are that high:

food for the first time:

helping Dad with the laundry:

have a wonderful day!

Barbara

Episode 8...swap anyone?

Hi 

here is episode nr 8 of the podcast.

 

Shownotes:

I am making this bag from Quilt-it & Dotty

Here is a picture of the bag:

Would you like to swap with me?

I would love to swap small 2 by 2 inch pieces of fabric with you for my thimble quilt. Send me an email at: [email protected] to get my homeaddress and send me an envelope with pieces of fabric in beige/white brown or pink. I would love it to have a print I can cut out. I will send you back the same number of fabrics and the small template to make your own thimble quilt. I will send you fabrics in the color that you would like (please note I don't have batiks, purples, novelty fabrics etc. please look at my blog and at my quilts to get an idea of what kind of fabrics I have) Let me know if you would like to swap...

In Dutch:

Vind je het leuk om lapjes met me te ruilen? Ik wil graag lapjes ruilen die 2x2 inch zijn voor mijn vingerhoedjes quilt. Stuur me een email voor mijn thuisadress en stuur me dan een envelopje met stofjes in roze,bruin en wit. Ik zou graag stofjes willen waar ik een motiefje uit kan knippen zoals de roos hierboven in het voorbeeld. Ik stuur je dan hetzelfde aantal lapjes terug met een malletje voor je eigen quiltje. Ik stuur je graag stofjes toe in de kleurtjes die je leuk vind. Je kunt op de website zien wat ik voor stofjes heb. (ik heb geen fele kleurtje, batiks enz) Stuur me graag een email naar: [email protected] als je wilt ruilen!

I am knitting my sin miedo socks. You can see them here

The blanket I am working on is called Hemlock ring blanket by Jared Flood

This picture is taken from the Jared Flood website..please visit him here

Molly's blanket is called the Zig and Zack sockblanket you find it here

The book I reviewed is Broderie Blanche by Marie-Noelle Bayard you can find it in french here

I hope you liked this episode and see you next time...and I will try and say uhhmmm a bit less!

Hugs Barbara

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The Handquilting Class

Hi!

Today I had my ladies here for the handquilting class. I always teach handquilting and then have another 2 hour class about a month afterwards. I do it that way because it normally is at home that the questions turn up. Some had finished some were still working on their piece.

I had my table dressed up and with some classic Swedish Christmas things like the gingercookies, the Christmas Ham and some glögg and ofcourse the Julmust. Julmust is a drink that has spices in it but is a bit like Cola. We only drink it at Christmas.

We had a great time and it felt like a fun end to the season and before my maternity leave...I have only 2 classes left and then I am on leave...

Hugs Barbara

Oh no...it is a podcast....

So I tested to make a video-podcast... it was a lot of fun...I never had so many giggle attacks..*s*..you feel like a complete idiot but after a while it went ok..

The first 20 seconds are grey and I don't know why..but it is normal again after 20 seconds so hold on! I will try to inprove some things like sound and light untill next time..but as said..it is just a test.

 

Part 1

Here are some of the things I talk about:

Hexagon bag frame

Cindy blackberg stamps

Ingrid aka Supergoof

Gerda from Kijk daar is

Nelly's quilt from Quiltmania 78...(please look in my catogories to find all the information)

Trick or treat baskets from Blackbird Design (please look in my catogories to find all the information)

The Dotty weekend from Quilt it and Dotty

Part 2 :

Again: The first 20 seconds are grey and I don't know why..but it is normal again after 20 seconds so hold on! I will try to inprove some things like sound and light untill next time..but as said..it is just a test.

   

 The fabrics for the bag are from Petra Prins

Sensational Knitted socks

The yarn for the socks are  Lucca from BC garn

Quiltmania is the magazine I talked about.

The videocast I like are: theknitgirllls and Around the Twist

So please let me know what you thought....and leave a comment.. 

 

Oh before I forget..Pinkandbarbara is now on plurk again..so get a membership and friend me there!

 

Hugs Barbara

 Please note: I have given links to online stores so you can see the product I have talked about..but please don't forget to support you local quilt or yarn store!

I finished a new Quilt!

I finally finished a quilt again. This one is for on my guestbed.

Here are som more photo's:

It was the first time I did a scallopborder and I think it turned out really nice!

Hugs Barbara    

Nelly's Wedding Quilt Photo's

Hi!

I am working on Nelly's Wedding Quilt and it is turning out to be fast and fun! These are the blocks I made so far. I am thinking of putting them together like this instead of the original pattern.

I still have a some blocks to make. I have put them up on my board. I use this bord board to keep things from flying away since the pieces are so small.

 I am thinking of making a small version for in the pram/baby stroller which is going to be red. I also made a new photo album called Nelly's Wedding Quilt.

Have a great day!

Hugs Barbara

Dear Jane

Hi!

I don't know if I ever showed this on the blog before. But I started to make a Dear Jane some years ago and never finished. So now I have been thinking about putting the 61 blocks I have together so that it will make a mini-jane. 

I just love all my little blocks and it is such a shame to just have them in a box...right? What do you think?

Hugs!

Oh btw..I have added some new photo albums so you can look at some of the blocks!