Venner og symaskiner - Friends & Sewing Machines

Denne helgen har jeg sydd på lånt symaskin. Takk og lov for gode venner. Jeg har funnet ut at jeg fint kan klare meg uten symaskin, men aldri uten gode venner. Og når jeg er så heldig å ha gode venner med symaskin er lykken komplett.

Helt siden jeg kom hjem fra Gøteborg har jeg klødd i fingrene etter å bruke stoffene jeg kjøpte der. Selv om jeg er veldig glad i rosa har jeg aldri være en roseperson, men dette rosestoffet falt i smak. Fikk laget to bordbrikker. På forsiden har jeg brukt rosestoffet, som jeg har sydd kontursting på enkelte steder for å fremheve mønteret. På baksiden har jeg brukt det hvite bomullsstoffet med rutete struktur. Nå kan jeg kose meg med engelsk frokostte å føle meg riktig så sofistikert.

This weekend I have been sewing on a borrowed machine. Thank God for good friends. I have found out that I can live without sewing machines but never without friends. And when I am as fortunate as to have good friends with sewing machines the happiness is complete.

Since I came home from Gothenburg my fingers have been itching to use the fabrics I bought there. Even if I love pink I have never been a rose-person. However, this rose fabric I fell in love with and ended up making two coasters with it. I hand sew some simple stitches following the pattern to emphasize it. On the back I used the white cotton fabric with squared texure. Now I can enjoy my english breakfast tea quite sophistically.

På oppdagelsesferd i Gøteborg - Discovering Gothenburg

Noen synes sikkert det er tragisk, men jeg elsker å lete etter tekstilforetninger når jeg er på ferie. Jeg elsker muligheten til å finne et type spesielt stoff jeg har lett etter lenge eller oppdage et stoff jeg ikke visste at jeg vil ha, men som jeg faller pladask for idet jeg ser det. Hvis jeg i tillegg finner en knappebutikk kan du være sikker på at feriebudsjettet går ad dundas. Dette er noe av alt det fine jeg fant (og kjøpte) da jeg var i Gøteborg.


Some people probably think it is tragical, but I love to look for textile shops while on vacation. The possibility of finding a special kind of fabric that I have been searching for or to discover a fabric I didn't know I wanted, but that I fall in love with on the spot. If I in addition find a butten-shop you can be sure that the vacation budget exceeds all limits. This is some of the fabrics I found (and bought) while in Gothenburg.


I have been looking for tweed like this since I "discovered" tweed on moonstitches blog. After inspiration from moonstitches and 6.5st, this fall as soon as I have bought myself a sewing machine and have moved into a new appartment (did you notice in which order that came...) I will make one.

This two fabrics fall into the category " I didn't know I wanted them but fell in love on the spot". I have no clue what to make of them, but I know I will have to use them in a small project soon. I simply cannot stop touching the white one.

These two flannel's are ment to be used for the back of two baby quilts that have been written down on my "to do list". They are incredibly soft!

These fabrics are to me tipically Swedish and alsoNorwegian. They remind me of summer, kithcen and cosy homes.

Gøteborg - Gothenburg

Denne uken har jeg vært på en større konferanse i Gøteborg i forbindelse med jobben. Alltid like spennende å møte mennesker fra rundt omkring i hele verden. Turen til Gøteborg var også en fin anledning til å bli bedre kjent med mine nye kolleger. Etter to uker i ny jobb stortrives jeg både med kollegaene og arbeidsoppgavene. Jeg kunne ikke ha vært mer heldig enn det jeg har vært!

Den absolutt beste gatronomiske opplevelsen vi hadde i Gøteborg var på Fiskekrogen. Lenge siden jeg har spist så mye god mat, drukket så god vin og fått så god service. Dit skal jeg definitivt tilbake - Anbefales!

This week I were in Gothenburg on a big conference in relation with my job. It's always exciting to meet people from around the world. The trip to Gothenburg was also a good opportunity to get to know my new colleagues better. After two weeks in this job I love both my colleagues and my work tasks. I couldn't have been luckier!

The absolutely best gastronomical experience we had in Gothenburg was at the restaurant Fiskekrogen. It's been a long time since I have eaten such a good food, drunken such a good vine(s) and received such a good service. I am definately going back - I recommend it!

Godt å være hjemme - Good to be home

I am home for the weekend. After ten days away from my man, it is good to be home.


Imagine my excitement when I found out that I had two packages waiting for me in the post office! One was with books I have ordered from Yes Asia. I finally received the Idées book number 5. This series is my absolute favourite among the Japanese craft books. I find them so inspiring and I never get tired of them no matter how many times I watch through them. I´ve posted some other craft books I have too.

The slippers book has different types of basic patterns. The details are up to each and everyone.

The second package was with fabrics from eBay. A nice stash of wonderful fairy tale fabric! I have thousands of projects in my head and on my “as soon as I get the time I will do”-list. Some of this fabric will be used for a fairy tale quilt that I want to make for my future children. I have this idea about reading books to them while we lay either under or on top of the quilt. I hope they will grow to enjoy books as much as I did when I was a little girl.

I love this little red riding hood fabric on dotted backround.

A work sketch for the fairy tale quilt

Today came the internet man...

12 dager uten internett "hjemme". Det er ny rekord og en tolmodighetsprøve. 4.juni begynte jeg ny jobb i Oslo. Vi har ikke noe sted å bo i hovedstaden enda så nå bor jeg i et studentkollektiv sammen med tre andre. Det er åtte år siden sist jeg bodde i kollektiv. Jeg hadde glemt hvor sosialt og gøy det kan være... I hvertfall for en kort tid.

Jeg er også uten symaskin så jeg har ikke fått jobbet noe mer med det quiltede baby-teppet til Raquel. Istedet har jeg brodert på Franck Sorbier sjalet som du kan se bildet av her. Det går sakte men sikkert fremover. Håper jeg blir ferdig med det i løpet av sommeren slik at jeg kan bruke det før høsten og vinteren kommer

Samtidig som jeg er i Oslo forsøker vi å selge leiligheten i Ålesund. Jeg lovte jeg skulle dele bildene som megleren tok, så hvis du vil se leiligheten kan du klikke her. Det har vært en visning allerede og vi skal ha en visning til på lørdag. Og denne helgen er jeg tilbake med min kjære.

12 days without internet at home". That's a new record and a test f my patience. The forth of June I began a new job in Oslo. We don't have a place of our own to live in yet so I am currently living in a student house together with three others. I had forgotten how social and fun it can be to live together with so many people... At least for a short period of time.

I am also without a sewing machine so I haven't been able to work on the baby quilt for my friend Raquel. Instead I have worked some more on the Franck Sorbier "echarpe", which you can see a photo of here. The work is progressing slowly but steady. Hopefully I will manage to fiit nsih during the summer so that I can use it before the autumn and winter comes.

At the same time as I am in Oslo we are trying to sell our apartment in Ålesund. I promised I was going to share the photos that the photographer took of the apartment as soon as we got them, so if you want to you can see them here. There has already been a "showing" of the apartment and there will be a second one Saturday. This weekend I will be back with my hubby. I can't wait.

Pakke og ryddeuke

Vi har nå pakket og ryddet i en uke og de siste 48 timene har vært ekstra intense. Megleren var på besøk i leiligheten på onsdag og ga oss tilbakemeldinger om hva vi må forbedre og gjøre klart før vi legger ut leiligheten for salg. Vi har laget bilde (med tapetrester), vi har kjøpt bilderammer til bilde på soverommet og badet, samt vi har kjøpt speil til gangen. Men den aller største jobben var likevel ryddingen og vaskingen. Det har aldri vært så rent og pent hos oss som nå. I dag kom fotografen for å ta bilder av leiligheten . Alt måtte være i tipp, topp stand til han skulle komme. Og det var det. Jeg er utslitt, men så glad. Noe av det verste er over. Nå får vi bare krysse fingrene for at noen faller for leiligheten og byr så det suser. Vi trenger pengene ;-)

Dette bildet har jeg tatt selv og er av favorittstolen min. Jeg skal vise bildene megleren tok så snart vi får dem.


We have been packing and cleaning for a week now, and the last 48 hours have been really intense. Our real-state man was here on Wednesday telling us which changes and improvements we need to do in the apartment before we put it for sale. Vi have made a “painting” to put over our bed (with wall-paper), we bought frames for the posters in the bed room and bath room, and we bought a mirror for the entrance. But the biggest job of them all was the tidying and cleaning of the apartment. Our place has never been so tidy and clean as it is now. Today the photographer came and everything had to be in tiptop shape. And it was. I am exhausted, but happy. The worst part is over. Now we just have to cross our fingers and hope that someone falls in love with the apartment and gives us a big fat offer. We need the money ;-)

The photo posted here has been taken by me and is of my favourit chair (and corner of the house). I'll show you the photos the photographer took as soon as we get them.