Time flys....

Norway fun

'Seagull, it tastes a little like crow'- apparently.

I love Norway...

Lounging about

Most southern lighthouse in Norway. VERY WINDY!

Nasy I know, but it is life!

He can walk! One day he just decided, yup, I can do this and off he went.

His uncle sharing his spit sponge

Old abandond house. SO weird, there was furniture and everything, just left. The roof was coming in and the hosue was just rotting away into the wilderness.

Me and my wee one

My little guy and his uncle

Edinbrugh... Berlin...

A short trip back home was fun... stressful but fun. We went to a friends wedding- the friend who I have been making the quilt for! Finished JUST in time. Soooooo pleased. It looked great but I reaslised too late I never took any really great photos. Oh, well!!

My boy got his first kilt and although it is big he looks good!!

 

Alcatraz Edinbrugh style.  Surreal photo. Scotland. I swear.

Observing Edinburgh from Carlton hill... Lots to think about.

How bloody brilliant is this changing room??? My little one and myself were waiting for my husbund as he was changing clothes... the shop assistant insisted we check out this changing room....
 It was like Narnia! The changing rooms were disguised like wardrobes but inside-- Ta da!

Berlin Graffiti....

The next Berlin development I am sure. Great buildings.

Birthdays, heat and it's just all too much!

Busy hot days and 'wild quilting'

My husband loved his jeans.... and then he got some holes not even I could fix. So naturally I ripped those suckers apart and made my little guy some very nice jeans!! I got the pattern from the last Ottobre. The pattern should have been with fine linen but it worket well with jeans.

 Now my husband is hiding his other trousers and wearily eyeing up my sewing corner!

I have been quilting like crazy with almost every spare moment I have and I am getting there slowly. Looks good huh? My little monkey goes in regularily to my corner and swooshes over my fabric and picks it up for a walk through the flat. I don't mind... I just laugh and tidy up.

I so wished I had got hold of more variants of Military fabric... but it still looks good. I wasn't too sure what to do with the back... so I just made it up- 'Wild quilting'!! Got scraps, put them together....

Ripped random sized lengths of fabric....

And somehow it just worked. Now I have to make lots of it. More 'wild quilting' as I don't believe I have enough of the green.....

Also on top of that I am playing with the idea of making my own t-shirt prints. I got a silk screen... I have textile paints... it's all too easy sounding. Need to research a little more. Some cardboard templates cut outs maybe....  Help, anyone?

Hayfever...

For the first time in my life I am suffering from hayfever... It is bloody awful! I don't like living in a big city and Berlin is definately a bowl of dust. It doesn't get a nice clearing wind, when the wind blows it just stirrs up the muck. Of course it is a really green city, don't get me wrong! Very pretty and lots of plants but maybe thats the problem. Too much of everything and not enough space for the pollen to go away.

Never in my life had a problem. Damn.

So amongst the tissues and the sneezing I have been busy!

 

I have been trying to get hold of different camo types- it's actually quite hard and the more exotic are expensive.. I have American, British, German, Navy, forrest and Marine. I would love some Arctic but I can be happy with what I have.

Looking good? Taking ages but getting there slowly....

Of course it helps when I don't get distracted and make him a pair of cammo trousers....

Wow, disaster zone! Everything just creeps off the table onto the floor and slowly works its way accross the living room. I am doing a little of everything- shirts and clothes for the bug (please notice the Ottobre magazine- it is SO good) and the hacking up of the army stuff....

Great statue, shame it has lost some teeth!

This made me laugh. Makes you wonder what 'everything' is...?