Category Archives: Crafty

Something’s boiling …

Posted on December 22, 2012 by

Some people go to the kitchen to bake cookies for Christmas these days – I use my stove for creating new ART pieces for an exhibition in Lemvig. (Well, I ALSO make cookies). Wish you all a peaceful and happy … Continue reading →

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Spring!

Posted on April 7, 2011 by

Collages, garlands of paper – words and statements bent in wire. My house is a serious mess = preparing for SPRING (Easter exhibition at Fanø). The kitchen looks like something has exploded. It will be better. Soon …

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A piece for peace

Posted on May 16, 2008 by

My piece for “La coperta delle donne” (Women’s blanket) – a collaborative craft project dedicated women of Afghanistan – initiated by the Italian artist Alina Rizzi. Each participant contributes a knitted, crochet or sewn work, in 30 x 30 cm size. … Continue reading →

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An outing

Posted on May 1, 2008 by

One of the days we made a tour to Jangjibang, a traditional Korean paper mill in rural Gapyong two hours from Seongnam. It was so nice to go from the very busy and crowded urban area into the countryside – … Continue reading →

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Patchwork design

Posted on January 13, 2008 by

At the moment I work hard to finish a new patchwork project. I have agreed with Hendes Verden, a Danish magazine, to design a quilt + a couple of pillows and to write additional tutorials for their spring issue featuring patchwork. … Continue reading →

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Zakka

Posted on August 6, 2007 by

I’ve often seen bloggers using the expression “zakka” and wondered about the meaning. What´s zakka? Today I discovered “zakka” has even become the August theme at whiplash  . Here I also found the definition according to Wikipedia: Zakka (from the Japanese … Continue reading →

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Patch-on-patch

Posted on July 24, 2007 by

My absolutely oldest, most worn out patchwork/quilt made out of well used tea towels, dishcloths and my striped painter´s jacket has just been upgraded: washed and repaired. It’s not only a patchwork but a patch-on-patchwork!  For my book…

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A portable project

Posted on April 9, 2007 by

I started another quilt some days ago. And this one will take its time. It’s actually designed to be a “slow” model – all hand stitched. It gives you other advantages though. Of course any new quilt involves some planning … Continue reading →

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A new quilt´s on its way

Posted on April 3, 2007 by

Tomorrow I go to Copenhagen to meet an editor from Olivia. We’ll plan writing a crafting book: How to sew new quilts out of vintage fabric. And as my star quilt haven´t returned yet from a photo session at Somerset I … Continue reading →

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A quilt to be…

Posted on March 14, 2007 by

This weekend I started a new project – a quilt. My last quilt had a star pattern – this one is going to be made out of squares – and still it´ll contain stars! Right now I’m considering my palette: red and a few green … Continue reading →

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