On Saturday I had a workshop for a group of school kids. They designed and made their own softies, mascots and monsters. "This looks so much better than I thought it would", said one of the girls when she was finished with her owl :) We started by making sketches on large papers,by that I tri...

Last Autumn I joined a project for local crafters, Jag syns och säljer! that's Swedish for 'I'm seen and I sell', which is an awful translation, but you get the idea- we are thought how to sell our products and our brand. And ourselves :) When you work as an artist/crafter you are an important r...

Kitty says the winner of a copy of Bari J.'s Inspired to Sew is........... Commenter #35 P H Y L L I S !! Yay! Congratualtions Phyllis! And thank you to everyone for your comments! Be sure to stop by the Stash Books blog for the end of the tour and another super awesome giveaway!

Just thought I'd pop in and wish you all a MERRY CHRISTMAS! I want to say thank you to all my readers and customers who keep me going and being just the sweetest people EVER!! Also, wanted to show the CUTEST EVER ornaments I ordered from the oh, so amazingly talented Jessica of Petite House. ...

It took me a bit, but the stockings got finished! Yay! I managed to get them good enough for stuffing at about midnight on Christmas Eve......but the pom poms had to wait. I'm so glad that they are done for next year though! I LOVE how they turned out, so maybe next year I can do one for m...

It's a New Look for the New Year! Do you like my new banner? I couldn't resist, since this is the only year that it would work! And I have some New Ideas for Allsorts as well. Each month there will be a theme, something to give our creative juices an extra boost. The new banner is a clue about...

A nice girl from fedex turned up with an advance copy of my book Scandinavian Stitches yesterday afternoon! It felt great to finally hold it i my hands and there was a slight feeling of relief as well, because it looks just like I had imagined and very me! You've seen the cover already so I'm ...

*This giveaway is now closed* Is there any better way to celebrate a birthday than a little sharing and a little shopping!? I think not. Well, about a week (or more) on a tropical island without any children in tow sounds marvelous too, ....but shhhh...you didn't hear that from me. ;) Fi...

Crochet of the day - Beyond the Square ♥ Motif 89 Related: Beyond the Square - Edie Eckman

Hello, hello here I am...over here! - I'm finding it so, so hard to juggle my time at the moment with having to work everyday! How do people manage who have to work full-time all the time/run a home/have 3 teenage children at home and sitting exams/have far too many interests to squeeze into on...

Hooray, I've finally finished Olivia's granny square afghan and will admit to feeling very chuffed about that :) The sun has been shining recently, a very welcome change, so I took the opportunity to grab a couple of photos of it, artfully draped at the end of her sleigh bed ..... One hundred...

This weekend found us in the kitchen baking muffins. There was a time a few months ago when we made these muffins about 5 days in a row. They sit on the counter and before you know it they've been gobbled up for breakfast, lunch & dinner. I had some zucchini that was near death so we took adva...

I know I have a tendency to romanticise cottage living... Despite of the fact that I live in a multistorey house built in the early 1960's and quite enjoy it! There was a real housing boom after the wars in Finland, which means many of us live in functionalist modern houses built in the 1950-70'...

A couple of days ago I promised you a small giveaway. All you have to do is to leave a comment to this post. Feel free to post a link to my giveaway on your own blog. If you do please leave another comment and you will double your chances to win. I will pick a winner on September 30th.

Weekend scrap projects. Notebook Covers and Tissuehuggers. Not much to say about that - been there, done that.... I know, but it wont' keep we from being thrilled. I finally manage to forget everything around me, while I was home alone with fabrics and sewing machine. Time to clean-up and en...

I am very happy to announce that I have received a copy of this modern, innovative, and exciting baby quilt book to give away! It features this quilt design by me :) Meet some of the other wonderful artists: Laurraine, Malka, Victoria and Julie (her fab quilt is on the cover)! All you need to ...

I have been avoiding the subject of copying for a long time, but today I saw something that made me sad so I decided to write down my thoughts on the matter. First I want to clarify that I am a giving, positive nature and that I love to inspire. That is one of the reasons why I blog! When I firs...