Monthly Archives: April 2007

Music´s cool

Århus Musikskole kept it’s annual ”open house” in the Music House Foyer this afternoon with pupils, instruments and visiting kids and their parents all over the place! Pupils from the Music school performed some of their songs and pieces while … Continue reading

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Book of the week

Yesterday I got a lovely little book that features the work of Julie Arkell, a British mixed media artist who creates these funny, humorous and sort of naïve dolls, creatures and objects out of humble materials such as papier-mâché, fabric, yarn … Continue reading

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Variations

My patchwork is in progress. I soon have to decide the final design. We are talking about real small but significant variations – and what to choose??? Basically you see a bunch of hexagons. Each hexagon contains a 6 point … Continue reading

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Paris plans!

Today is a beautiful, bitterly cold and deceitful April day; the sun shines, everything looks bright – only the wind goes right to your bones – but spirits are high! Fact is: It´s weekend, we only have another 10 weeks … Continue reading

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And the nominees are…

Yesterday was one of these warm and sunny spring Saturdays you always dream of. The beautiful weather tempted us to take a stroll at the port area where we checked out the curiosities at Von Otto´s and had the first ice … Continue reading

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Inspirational magazines

This week really has been a slowed down, inefficient one. I have had (still have) the feeling I’m walking and walking but almost not getting anywhere… My mind has been (still is) somewhat slow and filled with snot (sic!). I … Continue reading

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A portable project

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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Dream away…

Of course I took Emilie and Anna Sofie along to Copenhagen. It’s Easter holydays = no school this week. The girls went shopping while I went to my meeting at Olivia’s where I was welcomed with a nice cup of … Continue reading

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A new quilt´s on its way

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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First day in the garden

It´s springtime now – and Easter holydays! The sun shines and reveals every worn spot, dust grain and wrinkle without mercy! We haven’t been in the garden for months, only watched it from inside. But yesterday 1th April “the season” … Continue reading

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