Swap gifts from Else in Norway

I want to show you the lovely skein of Alpaca silkin petro blue and 2 skeins of Sulka,one in white and one in burgund,chocolate and a package of napkins.The card is made by Elina Helander from Utsjoki.Else lives in the north of Norway and she told me that they have got new fresh snow in the mountains.

Thank you Else.

Happy Midsummer

My favourite flowers in the garden or in the surroundings today.
Mimi asked about the names of the flowers and from the above
Lilac-bush
Crane´s bill
??????
Lilies of the valley

A long time ago they belived that 7 flowers ,picked on different places and you needed to go over 7 fences ,under the pillow on Midsummer Eve until Midsummer Day and you have dreams about the one you are going to be married with.Today there are not so much fences and we don't think it's possible.
This night is the lightest night and therefore it's a magic night.Everything can happen!?????!!!!!

Today we also celebrate the one who baptized Jesus,Johannes.

A package from my Secret friend on Sticka mera

Wow,what a great happiness to get a gift from a secret friend.
Socks in a wonderful colour,wool for felting and a wristwarmer kit with a pattern
inspired by a "spedetröja"a pullover.Thank you so so much.
www.ibodesign.com

May miniquilt for Kathy and the may quilt from Kathy

The May quilt from Kathy.A red little quilt and a sentence from a lovely Christmas song.



This miniquilt (about 7"x7")I made for a swap friend in Canada.I wanted to do something traditional but also a combination of colours and fabrics reminding of Canada,Japan where my eldest son loves and the swedish summer .The yo-yo flower is made of a fabric that reminds me of the swedish summer.

If you are interested in this small quilts we swap you find the flickr group here
http://www.flickr.com/groups/725005@N21/

This week

Hello all

This week has started with a lot of work.In my sparetime it's cross-stitch,knitting,looking at football and different things as smeeting with friends,going to the dentist and........

I.m doing my first mail art combining the flowerbasket from the sampler on
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/anne-les-petites-croix/

and the heart from
www.theworkbasket.net

I do the embroideries in DMC 815 on linen fabrics.

Have a nice day all my friends

The summertime comes to us

This time a year we have not so many flowers.Now we really long for the symphony of flowers and real summer with warm air.I hope I can use some of the early beauties as an inspiration for the doll quilts I'm going to do when my holidays starts in 10 days.In the meantime I 'm knitting a pullover in blue cotton yarn.An hour in the morning and some houres in the evening and maybe it's ready in July.

Today we celebrate the National day here in Sweden.
Have a nice day