Pepperkaker / Gingerbread

Noen fridager i romjulen ble benyttet til litt søm. Jeg sydde disse gryteklutene for noen år siden og hadde lyst å sy et nytt par. Mønsteret er designet av Kristin Langbraaten. 

Mine grytekluter måler 7 3/4" x 9 3/4".

During the holidays I've been sewing a bit. I made these potholders some years ago and wanted to make one more pair. They are from a pattern by Kristin Langebraaten (Norwegian designer). 

The potholders measures 7 3/4" x 9 3/4".

Thailand

For en knapp uke siden kom jeg hjem fra min fjerde utenlandstur siden juli. Denne gangen var vi i Thailand for å feire min manns 60-årsdag og min søsters 50-årsdag. Ferien startet på Koh Samui der vi var i ti dager. Her ble det litt soling, god mat, utflukter og avslapping. De siste fire dagene var vi i Bangkok og her tok shoppingen seg kraftig opp for de yngste i reisefølget på åtte. En dagsutflukt tok vi oss tid til innimellom turene til de enorme kjøpesentrene i hovedstaden. Alle var godt fornøyde med turen og de to quilteinteresserte fikk også sin kvote etter en tur til Chinatown.

Nearly a week ago I came home from my fourth trip abroad this year. This time we went to Thailand to celebrate my husbands 60th birthday and my sister who turned 50 a week later. We stayed on the island Koh Samui for ten days, and in Bangkok the last four. There was time for sunbathing, delicious dinners, shopping and some day trips in between relaxing. We had a great time. My sister and I went to Chinatown in Bangkok where we found fabric, zippers and pearls.

Many people in a small taxi. Waterfall 2 in Koh Samui. Icecream.

Elephantriding. Massage. Dinner together.

Day trip with speedboat to Angthong National Marine Park.

Large waves at our hotel Kirikayan Boutique resort, Koh Samui.

Mae-klong Market - the train passes through several times a day.

Visiting The Tiger Temple outside Bangkok.

Meeting the tigers.

The bridge over the river Kwai.

Floating Market

Night-market beside the river Kwai.

In Bangkok: Celebrating Mona's 50th birthday at Sirocco, the worlds highest open air restaurant.

The Skybar on level 64 at Lebua Hotel.

Chinatown, Bangkok.

Down, on the right side are my treasures bought in Chinatown.

"Bøssepung" / "Thread catcher"

For mange år siden kjøpte jeg et mønster på "Bøssepung", designet av Anne Berit Røed Pedersen. Jeg ble svært glad i min første utgave og den følger med symaskinen overalt. Etterhvert sydde jeg flere og solgte på messer. Nå var det etterspørsel etter denne bøssepungen og i helga sydde jeg fire stykker.

Many years ago I made myself a "thread catcher", pattern by a Norwegian designer - Anne Berit Røed Pedersen. This became very popular and after a while I made several more for Christmas markets. 
Now someone asked me to make one more for her daughter. I made four this weekend and will sell them at the Christmas market upcoming weekend.

Buggy Barn Crazy Hearts

Her er mitt første Buggy Barn Crazy Hearts-teppe sydd på jubileumskurset med Helle Løvenskiold i begynnelsen av oktober. Det er nydelig quiltet av Berit Wartiainen Moe. Jeg valgte tre lysgrå stoffer til lukkekant da rammen er ganske mørk. Modellen på bildet er datteren på vei til aftenvakt på Nyfødt Intensiv, UNN.

This is my first Buggy Barn-quilt, finished after a class with Helle Løvenskiold from Oslo, Norway. A friend of mine has a long arm-machine and she quilted it beautifully for me. The binding is light grey because the borderfabric is so dark. The model is my daughter on her way to work at the Newborn Intensive Care unit at our hospital.

Budapest

View from Gellért Hill

I forrige uke var jeg en tur i Budapest. Jeg har alltid likt å reise og å få komme til Ungarns hovedstad har jeg lenge hatt lyst til. Klimaet kan være varierende i denne byen når det nærmer seg slutten av oktober. Vi var heldige som hadde sol og mellom 20-25 grader hele oppholdet.

Last week I went for a visit to Budapest. I've always wanted to get there and it was a great experience. The weather was lovely with a lot of sun and about 20-25 degrees Celcius.

 The Market

Testing the menu at the restaurant Gotti before eating Friday night

Warm and sunny Saturday

 Matthias Church

  The floating bus Riverride - sightseeing on land and water

 Lifewest under each seat

The Synagogue - biggest in Europe

 House of terror - museum

 Heroes' Square

 The Parliament building

Boat on the river Danube (Donau) passing Margaret Island

Many fantastic buildings on the Pest side

Caesar salad and a glass of wine - heavenly good!

View from Liberty bridge

Citadella - Gellért Hill

A Patchwork shop, but it was closed when I discovered it...

Dinner at Sir Lancelot