Finally it is a Friday,

Finally it is a Friday, I have waited for a half a year, is here. Actually all the weekend, what I have waited, is here. Sewing- and inspiration weekend. Time, where I can meet people who loves to make handcraft, to learn new things and most of all, to get some more inspirations.
Today we made a pillow case by using some different techniques - applications, embroidery, yarn couching and sewing. it felt so good to sit behind a sewing machine and just spend some good time and hours just for me. Time, to relax and forget everything else.
Tomorrow, it is new day and it will be full of handcraft as well. Hopefully  I will update with things again my blog, or I will write it on Sunday. We will see.
At least it is my way to celebrate my birthday. My own present for me. 
Have a nice evening,
                                   Love,
                                            Ingrit

My first bra,

Another day is coming to its end and soon it is time for me to hug my pillow. Today was a last day for my sewing and inspiration weekend in Jönköping. For me, it was time to learn how to sew my own bra. It was all day course and I do not regret that I changed my previous booked course for that course. It was fantastic course. The course leader was very good. She had prepared to us all a personal sewing kit with different materials and colors.
To sew my own bra, was good exercise to learn to sew in stretch material as well as lace. For me it was bit scary, since I have not been a good friend with any stretch material, but I must admit, it went very well. I am so happy with the end result. Of course, I did make some mistakes,  but it is totally normal, since how else we learn to sew and for the first time, the result for me was perfect. It made me to decide, that from now on, I start to sew my own bras. No more need to buy, since then I can have personal bra, what anyone else does not have. Much more personal. It took it's time, but it was not very hard one.
For this year, this interesting weekend is over. That is bit sad. I really hope, that next year will it be again. I know, that I would be there, since it was so interesting, it was fun and I learned quite a much. But that was not the only reason. I also could meet with my friends and get some more inspiration. That is something what have generated several interesting ideas for some projects :) Hopefully soon I can do so much that I can feel more happy. Have missed my handwork but my shoulder makes that I can't still do as much as I want. Tomorrow I will go look after some things and then I will see what the result will be :P
Now it is time to look a bit TV and soon it is time to hug my pillow. Tomorrow I will update bit more my blog as well my facebook page for handcraft.
Have a nice evening,
                                  Love,
                                            Ingrit

Me and my crazy hobby,

Today was another day in Bäckadal gymnasium for my handcraft weekend. I must admit, that I love to be there and to do, what we have done. I love handwork and I feel that I can hide myself from my worries and all the hard times. It is one thing what is very good for my soul.
Today I decided to learn more to know my wonderful Smarty :D I must say, I am not surprised that she got that name, since it seems that it is perfect name for my sewing machine since she is still smarten than me, but hopefully I will learn more to know my machine, than I did before.
Today, as yesterday I came home with a new embroidery card. I loved yesterday what we learned and that was the reason, why I bought one more embroidery card in felting technique. Tomorrow is last day for course and after that my Smarty will be back at home and I can hide myself behind it.

Here comes a new updated embroidery pattern list:

Husqvarna Viking patterns:

Card 280 Organic Creations
Card 279 Felted Nature
Card 270 Vintage Postcard
Card 269 With all my Heart
Card 267 Appliqué Cutwork
Card 264 Layered Quilting with Appliqué
Card 263 Line Art Flowers 
Card 257 3D Flowers
Card 255 Small Square Hoop Embroideries
Card 253 Elegant Cases
Card 252 Yarn Art
Card 247 Most Popular Lace
Card 245 Decorative Edge Work
Card 241 Mega Endless Embroideries 
Card 239 Cutwork Technique II
Card 237 Quilting for the Holiday 
Card 236 Hand look Vintage Letters
Card 231 Textured Quilting II 
Card 229 Majestic Seasons
Card 227 Christmas Creations
Card 222 Cross Stitch Harmony 
Card 219 Romantic Cutwork
Card 217 Precious Crochet
Card 215 Hoop! Sew! Go! 
Card 214 Towel Magic 
Card 211 Thread Velvet & Yarn
Card 208 Endless Romantic Cotton Lace
Card 203 Special Techniques Butterflies  
Card 202 Cutwork Finesse
Card 200 In Full Bloom
Card 197 Embellish with Yarn
Card 193 Wing Needle Embroidery
Card 186 Mega Madeira Borders
Card 182 Felting Art Embroidery
Card 180 Mega Blossom
Card 178 Mega Decór  
Card 163 Dimensional Decorations
Card 162 Blooming Flower 
Card 153 Colors of Autumn 
Card 144 Mega Swirls
Card 143 Mega Floral Elegance
Card 139 Mega Flowers
Card 138 Sparklers
Card 137 Swedish Santas 
Card 131 Mega Elegance
Card 128 Flowers and Fashions
Card 119 Flowers and Frames 2
Card 117 Mega Borders 
Card 108 Designer Celebrity Collection
Card 91 Endless Insertions and Thread Work
Card 78 Kitchen & Garden II
Card 75 Cross Stitch Border
Card 74 Fuzzy Wuzzy Bears
Card 68 Beautiful Baltimore
Card 65 Delicate and Dainity
Card 64 Italian Romance
Card 63 French Café
Card 58 Trendy Textures
Card 53 Christmas Lace I
Card 50 Kitchen Harvest
Card 47 Butterflies
Card 46 Candlewicking
Card 45 Fantasy Flowers
Card 34 Countryside
Card 17 Roses

Pfaff patterns:

Card 452 Handbags and More
Card 446 Lettering . Including Thread Velvet
Card 439 Towel Techniques
Card 436 Grand Dream Yarn Quilting Special Techniques
Card 429 Elegant Pop-Up Flowers
Card 424 Endless vintage cotton lace

Inspira patterns:

Towel Time!
Kitchen Art
Endless Elements
Flower Fun
Elegant Bottles
Easter Friends
Fantasy Flowers
Playtime
Mega Florals
Christmas Eve
Cross stitch borders
Baltimore in Bloom
My Sewing Room 

More pictures and things about my weekend will come on my facebook handcraft page and little bit more also here in my blog. I will try to update it latest on Monday. 

Now, it is time for me to see my Saturday evenings series Downton Abbey and after that it is time to go to sleep, so that I can be wake tomorrow and enjoy my day in Bäckadal for a last day in this year.

Have a nice evening,
                                   Love,
                                             Ingrit

Bag for spring,

Today I was an inspiration evening in Jönköping in my dealer for my sewing machine. We was quite many today and it was actually fun. Always nice to meet other persons, who has the same interest for sewing.
Last time, I could not be there, because my shoulder, but since I planned to go this time, I did not do anything with that hand for a week, so that I could go there. Last time, so many had wished to make a bags and so, today we did it.
I am so happy for it. I had for a while wished to make a new bags for myself for spring and summer and for different occasions. Today it was just a start. More pictures from my bag can be seen in my handworks Facebook page. This bag will have couple of details more, but for now, I have to wait a bit, since the embroidery card I ordered shortly after new year, has still not arrived. Hopefully soon it will arrive and I can make final touches for it.
Next bag I will make, I will use bit different material from my home. Can´t wait it already :) When it is done, I can promise, that you will see the result.

Have a nice day and enjoy the spring,
                                                             Ingrit

Tävla hos Mirre syr,

Tävla hos Mirre och vinn en fantastisk fin liten tomte. DOm är så söta och en fantastisk present eller liten pynt till jul.
Mer kan läsas på: http://mirresyr.blogspot.com/2011/11/vinn-en-liten-tomte-hos-mig.html#comment-form

Sewing Fair / SyFestivalen,

In this weekend, in Jönköping is Sewing fair. It has been first time, when it has been held i here. When we got to know, that there is sewing fair, me and Kristi decided to go and visit it. First we thought that we will go two days, both in Friday and Saturday. Since we was yesterday at work, we had to chose some other time - Saturday or Sunday, since it only is 3 days.
Today morning, when I woke and saw, that there was outside very nice and beautiful weather, I decided that, it will be today, when we will go and visit fair. I also know, that since my fiancees friends had plans for him and I could do things, what I like to do. So, I went and picked up Kristi and our morning in fair could begin.
First we understand, that next year, we will buy tickets to fair before, since today we had to first stand in a long que. For our luck, it went quite fast. After the tickets, we was ready to enter into fair and gather a lot new inspirations.

We saw so many interesting things there. Got some good inspiration for things what we could and can self to do. Spend some money for new pattern and I got the new embroidery hoop. Now, it should be easier also make my napkin rings for our wedding and in the same time, I can try to make some nice quilting things and patterns. That will be one of the projects after our wedding.
As I just wrote also, we bought new endless pattern. Can try to embroider it for tablecloths and other longer edges and other places. It will be fun to try it.

We had also possibility to be part of different workshops. We took part where we could do jewelers with our own name on. It was so fun and so interesting. Me and Kristi made both necklaces with our names on. It was fun and same time interesting. Result of it is, we both have our own made personal necklaces what noone else has. It was good experience and hopefully that will not be last time. In the pictures white necklace is mine and black necklace is Kristis.
In the end, it was fun. We both liked it and it was very good for us. Met different people and got some more ideas. It was wonderful time for us.