Norwegian Grand Prix in Arendal - post # 100

Last week end was the big event of BMW Norwegian Grand Prix for Class 1 Powerboats Championship. Great fun to watch. The Norwegian boat Jotun won this year as in 2006. Here are some photos.

I so happens that this is my post # 100. The post should be about quilting or stitchery, but it did not work out that way. I promissed a Give Away for my #100 post so here we go. There will be a secret gift for this Give-away. To enter you have to leave a comment on my blog and wish for what the give-away should be. The drawing would be done July 30th at 18.00 Norwegian time. Only comments on this post counts.

Stay tuned :-) My sewingmashine is running!

Hugs from Nancy

Give Aways

I love Give-aways!! Both giving away and reciving. So many bloggers are having nice give aways. Debbie is having a really nice give away. Check it out !! May Britt is going to have a give-away for her two years of anniversery of blogging.

Soon I will do my post #100. Drop by to see what happens.

Hugs from Nancy

Give Away - 1 year anniversery in bloggerland

10th of July 2007 I made my first post. I did not forget the date, but had so much going on with my birthday. My plan was a give away as an anniversery gift. I have made a random drawing of comments made during this 12 months. I picked month: November (2007). Date of my post: 9th. So, November 9th 2007 this made coments on my blog: Linda, Sølvi, Elin, Sigrun, Thimbleanna, Hanne, May Britt and Suze. The clue here is that you all have to comment to this post and tell me a very good/ original reason why I should pick you. Be creativ and have fun. You can win this draw-string-bag. It's small size ment to carry your coffee og tea-cup to your quiltmeeting e.c.

Keep in touch and see what happens!!

Hugs from Nancy

Brillante Weblog Premio - 2008

Sipiweskequilts have passed this award on to me. Thank you so much.

The five brilliant bloggers I have choosen to pass this awad on to are:

May Britt at Abyquilt who is a dear friend and a great stitcher and quilter. She got me going in blogland. SMILE

Linda at All Stitched up who have nice swaps going and makes a lot of nice things.

Jane at Sew Create it who have been on my list since I starded blogging.

Anna at Thimbleanna who also have been om my list for a long time. I simply fell in love with her blog banner! Just look at all those beautifull thimbles!

Hanne at Hannes Quilt Corner who is always a great inspiration with her work and to chat with.

Enjoy your award and pass it on to blogger you feel deserve this award. It's great if you can make five.

Hugs from Nancy

Big Birthday Celebration

Oh boy have this last week been some week. Celebrating my 50th birthday was fun but exchausting. First guest arrived thursday 10th and last guests left today. Family and friends came from all over the country. I had a great day, no doubt.

May Britt came from Elverum to help DH with the arrangement. She was a great help. She set the tables beautifull with ivy and red roses. We had songs and speeches. I also got a reward! Sissel, May Britt and some other quilty friends have me the Black Belt of Shopping Award. I was so honoured and wore it proudly the hole evning :-) DH was proud too, he surely felt I deserved it! Hi hi hi.

The honor also came with a diploma. I need to frame it and hang it in my sewingrom.

Thanks to all of you who left greatings in my blog. I was so surprised. I guess Hanne had some doing there SMILE. Thanks again to all who made my day so special to me.

Hugs from Nancy

Gizmo and new quilt

Gizzmo enjoy the summer as much as I do. He love playing in between flowerpots and bushes. He can lay for a long time looking at ants and bugs in the grass.



This photo of Gizmo reminds me of the baby lions in The Zoo in Kristiansand. Sera, got four baby lions about a month ago. They have put up a web camera where you can watch the cuties as they grow. No sound, and light is turned off night time.

Today I have finished auilting and binding the jeans quilt for a bench in front porch. I made one more big pillow to go with it. The jeans quilt was quit heavy to work with, but I managed. I have new plans for tomorrow. More jeans projects.

Hugs from Nancy

Pincushion swap

I'we got mail! I signed up for a pincushion swap hosted by Linda. I received this cute Hegde Hog pincushion from Carin from Utah. Thank you very much, Carin.


I have had a lovely day out on the terrasse today. The sun was shining and it got a bit hot just laying down reading. I brought out my sewingmachine, cutting equipment and seam iron in the shadow. I finished some ironing (boring!!). I finished one more pillow made from old jeans and did some cutting for a new jeans project (tabelrunner for outdoor table). Also prepared my jeans quilt for quilting. Project for tomorrow.

Have a nice evening.

Nancy