It was such a relief to get back into my studio and create something after what seems like weeks and weeks of just a little light knitting to exercise my creative muscles! All that pent up creative energy and yearning for colour were channeled into a series of small pieces of which one is the prize for this giveaway.
“Med hodet på skrå” (roughly translates to With a tilted head) is inspired by a well known and much loved song about a grasshopper father and son and a poppy. The song is sung in many languages and the moral is that you should be happy being small instead of wanting to be bigger. Good advice indeed although I rarely have that particular problem.-)
The quilt measures approx. 7”*11” and is made from a variety of materials and techniques. I am particularly happy with the flowery sun as we don’t see it too much these days.
If you too are in need of a little colour fix in the middle of winter, this quilt can be yours simply by
- leaving a comment to this post for one entry
- and leaving a second comment if you are a follower to this blog for a second entry.
If you’re a No-reply blogger, make sure you leave your email address in your comment so I have a way of contacting you. I will ship anywhere; as long as you have a snail mail address that will be fine.
The giveaway is open until January 21st when I will draw the winner in the evening Norwegian time.
Thank you so much for reading my blog, taking your time to leave comments and not dumping me when huge parts of my creative time and energy went into work during 2011. Now the biggest chunk is done on my part, and you know, some of all that work just might be blogable after all…
Good luck to you all!
OOOOhhh I'm the first to comment. This is fab and so generous of you. Those colours are just being introduced to my sewing room and would look fab amongst some of my own handmade items. Cogratulations on your 600th post. I am a follower too!!! Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThis is just beautiful, I love it. All your pent up creative energy was just waiting to burst forth in this bouquet of wild red and flowery sun. Kudos my friend. xox Corrine
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous Nina Lise!
ReplyDeleteI'm certainly in need of a colour fix here in the gloomy UK!!
...and I'm a happy follower!
ReplyDeleteThat is stunningly beautiful!
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ReplyDeleteLovely piece of fabric art!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for this giveaway!
I'm a follower! :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I would love to win that piece of cheerfulness.
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower.
ReplyDeleteI love this! The poppies remind me of my husband whom I lost to cancer 3 months ago. This would be a lovely remembrance to him!
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I love this! The poppies remind me of my husband whom I lost to cancer 3 months ago. This would be a lovely remembrance to him!
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This is lovely work! Gail.dunkle@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI love this!!!!! I had not heard of the poppy and grasshopper song before, but it teaches a great truth!!!
ReplyDeletedixie_bryan17@hotmail.com
Congratulations on your 600th post...this is my first visit here, but I loved browsing around your blog...thanks for the chance to win the lovely piece...I love how the rich red poppies stand out against the calm blue background.
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The cheerful red poppies really brighten the soft wintery blues. Congrats on your 600th post. I always enjoy your thoughts and cheerfulness and humor.
ReplyDeleteI am a follower! Love our visits.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing all of your great ideas. I really like this give-away composition. Happy flowers.
ReplyDeleteI am a follower and fellow blogger. I only have about 120 blog entries myself, but love to watch the statistics ... have had over 6000 visits.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful little quilt.
ReplyDeleteI am a new follower of your blog.
ReplyDeletesounds like a wonderful opportunity to own some of your marvellous work! I really do admire your way of working and I just hope that your giveaway is available for us overseas!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the opportunity to try .
Sharyn
www.alshasspace.blogspot.com
Gratulerer! Du inspirerer oss mykje og eg er ofte innom deg! Likar godt den kunstneriske delen, litt annleis enn tradisjonelle blokker!! Godt nytt quilteår!
ReplyDeleteFlott veggteppe. Det lyser opp. Klem Jofrid
ReplyDeleteEg er følgjar av bloggen din. Artig at du gjer ting som er litt annaleis. Klem Jofrid
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely piece!
ReplyDeleteOh so pretty,lovely!! I am not a follower but will be in about a minute. Hehe
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Ok I am back to say I am now your newest follower!!
ReplyDeleteUnbelievable! I love all of the colors and textures & poppies are my favorite!
ReplyDeleteI'm a NEW follower!!
ReplyDeletethank you so much fro this awesome giveaway .
ReplyDeleteroycedavids at gmail dot com
i would love to follow you .
ReplyDeleteroyce david
roycedavids at gmail dot com
What a lovely little quilt. I really like poppies. Please enter me into your 6ooth post giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI am now a follower of your blog too!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteSince I have been a admiringly follower for quite a long time - I have to admit that I do want to join the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful burst of color on cold January days! Consider me entered - thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower - thanks for the second chance. It sure would have a nice home here in northern Illinois!
ReplyDeleteGreat Giveaway. I'm following you
ReplyDeleteCongrats in your 600th post!!!
It is a lovely quilt and love the name!!
ReplyDeleteCount me in your Giveaway please
Have a nice day
I love the way the poppies "pop", it would be well loved in my home :-) Put my name in the hat for your generous giveaway!!
ReplyDeleteI am a new follower and look forward to your creativity as well as your great humour (I read your profile and had many chuckles!!!) Thanks for the chance!!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year Nina Lise!!!!! Congratulations on your 600th post! I love your latest creation. Those poppies are so bright and cheery. Glad you have found some time to exercise your artistic energy!
ReplyDeletenew follower and I like what I see
ReplyDeleteWhat a charming little quilt! I am a poppy lover so this would be great to win.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on 600th posting.
paperpals@yahoo.com
I love the poppies. A little shot of red is good in winter.
ReplyDeleteI also follow your blog and enjoy it very much
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Thanks, mamatkins@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteI would be so inspired if I were to win this wonderful little quilt.
ReplyDeleteJenni
jennit22@gmail.com
beautiful!!!!
ReplyDeleteand congratulations!
thanks for the chance to win.
I swap mini quilts on About.com and Mrs. Moen I would LOVE to add this one to my collection! Please add me to your drawing.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the chances to win!
Oh yes, I have also began following your blog, I am glad I found it! Good day
ReplyDeleteOMG it's such a beautiful pattern, I really adore Poppies, I do hope I can win this quilt. It would feel great to sleep dreaming of a Poppy Field. Thanks for this chance to win it.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous piece of work. And a wonderful moral it is based on! Thanks for putting me in your draw. And congratulations on 600 posts.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on 600 blogs - I've never even done one and I'm a bit of a lurker on the internet. I am happy to have found your blog and will follow as much as I can. Your giveaway piece is the perfect antidote for our northern lack of sunshine (Norway, Canada - winter). What a lovely giveway. Happy Creating! Adrienne - adrienneforsyth@sasktel.net
ReplyDeleteCongrats on 600 posts! I have enjoyed reading every single one of them!
ReplyDeleteI am a follower!
ReplyDeleteOH, I would love to have a piece that you made, Nina. Thanks for a chance.
ReplyDeleteHugs!
And you know I'm a follower! a reader and a boob builder, too.
ReplyDeleteHugs!
So petty! Thanks for the give away.
ReplyDeleteI am a follower.
ReplyDeleteYou have created a very beautiful quilt for your 600th blog. I've enjoyed your blog for a while now and look forward to it each time. =!=
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous work of art!
ReplyDeleteKimbahleigh666 at gmail.com
What a gorgeous work of art!
ReplyDeleteKimbahleigh666 at gmail.com
Återigen en så uttrycksfull artquilt av Mrs Moen!
ReplyDeleteJag är följare och håller alla tummar och tår för att bli en lycklig vinnare av en "Mrs Moen" att hänga på väggen.
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http://mormorquiltar.blogspot.com
Beautiful quilt, I would love to win it
ReplyDeleteI'm a new follower
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!!!! I love following your blog and read about your work. Thank you for this giveaway!!!
ReplyDeleteI´ve been a follower for some time!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful giveaway. I love your work and always look forward to reading your posts.
ReplyDeleteMost unusual. thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI would love a chance to win the beautiful quilt!!
ReplyDeleteThanks :)
I am a follower - Thank you!!
ReplyDeleteOh boy do I love color! This is gorgeous and really would perk up my little bit of the world! Thanks for the giveaway... Sharon slozanoatearthlinkdotnet
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful little quilt for a giveaway! Good things indeed come in small packages. Lovely work!
ReplyDeleteI am also a follower! Joined a short while ago & have been trying to catch up. Love your tutorials!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous work!
ReplyDeleteSo kind of you to give us the chance to win!
I wish you and your family a fantastic 2012!!
I'm a follower!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! What a perfect splash of color in the midst of winter!
ReplyDeleteThis is so lovely! I'd love to own it:) Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteSo many generous bloggers we have and you are certainly one of them. I know how it feels about knitting and then getting back to fabric. I have done the same thing. Good luck to everyone in the giveaway
ReplyDeleteGratulerer med alle dei 600!
ReplyDelete- og ein til, for eg er jo ein trufast følgjar :o)
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhat a piece of art! Wonderful!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on 600 posts! lovely poppies. thanks for being out there in the blogosphere to inspire me. and I'm a follower.
ReplyDeleteThis is perfectly beautiful!!
ReplyDeletelongleggedmomi26@aol.com
Happy 600th post Nina Lise. And, thank you for all the wonderful insights and inspiration you share on your blog too!
ReplyDeleteSewCalGal
www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com
PS - I hope 2012 will be a very happy & healthy year for you and your family too!
beautiful quilt.....nice colours and dimensional aspect..thank you
ReplyDeleteSo glad to have found your blog; and NOW I am a follower from Buffalo Wyoming USA
ReplyDeleteLuv all the technique used in this one; would luv to win!
ReplyDelete600 that is wonderful congrats and hope to see many many more. Thanks for a chance to win that beautiful quilt.
ReplyDeleteEach of your posts that I have read have been so full of your creativity that 600 posts is really a very large accomplishment! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteI am a follower, and I have enjoyed reading many of your 600 posts! thank you!!
ReplyDeleteI am a follower...thanks for the lovely giveaway :)
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600 posts is amazing, ans really something to be proud of!
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COngratulations on the 600 psost Nina Lise! Wonderful achievement! Love your posts about quilting, family and random!
ReplyDeleteYour little quilt is gorgeous!
I am a follower of your blog.
ReplyDeleteI follow you, thanks for such a creative giveaway.
ReplyDeleteHappy 600th post.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on 600! Wow, what a generous giveaway! Hardly know hosts express my gratitude at being allowed to enter to win. Thank you so much!
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