Upcoming classes and a Movement class at Randaberg Husflidslag

I’ll be teaching two classes this upcoming weekend, and am getting my stuff ready to go. The class samples have been located and set aside and, with any luck, the printouts will come out of the printer first thing tomorrow morning. I was planning to teach locally only this spring, but when I was invited to visit a small guild up north, I couldn’t resist.

The classes I will be teaching are Christmas on Earth and Funky Fowl; two very different but equally fun classes with lots of room for creativity.


I have also set up a few classes to be taught in my studio over the next few months. The classes are Skyggesiden (The dark side, 3D effect),

Fargerike (colour theory with a twist) 

and Movement (painting with fiber). 

You will find all the dates on the “Kurs” page.


The last class I taught last year was a Movement class at Randaberg Husflidslag back in November.

I have said it before, but I'll say it again - the process from bits and pieces to finished projects is magic,

and the results are gorgeous.

I am very much enjoying visiting different Husflidslag which are local chapters of Norges Husflidslag, the national arts and crafts association. Their classrooms are often decorated with a variety of fabulously colourful pieces. Here are some pictures from a previous class at Sola Husflidslag posted back here.

If you would like to sign up for one of the upcoming studio classes, let me know and I will send you more information.

Thanks for stopping by:)

Mrs Moen studio, the grand tour

I thought it would be fun to show you the Mrs Moen studio space, so welcome in! (Just to keep it real: these pictures were taken before the third time the movers and I put stuff in here. There are more boxes and bags to be unpacked or recycled, I am just not ready to make all those decisions. Again.)

Anyhow, here we go

The 4 new worktables in the middle of the room which works as one huge table or 4 separate tables for classes. I have strapped the legs together to prevent them from moving apart when I’m working. Works like a charm. My “proper” worktable is behind the couch, but I prefer working at this one. It’s right underneath the skylights and is a lovely place to gather my quilting friends for an evening of hum & chat.

Fancy red guest chairs around the big table. I use them myself all the time; it’s great to have several workspaces without having to move anything including the chair. The chairs are from IKEA and also come in orange. When you see my couch, you’ll understand why I got the red ones instead.

Mixed media shelf which needs to be reorganized

Dresser with big drawers which also serves as an entertainment unit/refreshment area. The kettle has now been unpacked and used

An assortment of gifts and memorabilia which disguises some pipes on the wall and gives my eyes a place to rest

My cutting table which is the exterior of a dresser who lost its drawers during a fabric storage overload many years ago. Poor thing

husband helped me attach feet to raise it

and scraps and waste go into the box and bag underneath. I want a better way to do it, but for now it works just fine. Even with a cutting table, I still do most of my cutting sitting at the table. Go figure

The turquoise IKEA trolley was sold out, so I bought the grey one. Working at several different tables, this thing is genius

4m*2m of 4cm thick cotton batting ordered many years ago under the impression that it was quilt batting. I never knew what to do with it, and never had the guts to get rid of it, so it sits here in a corner

The fabulous Wall

My painting with fiber stash is stored on the top shelf in these bags; mainly because it is the only thing light enough for me to handle at this height. All the handles are facing forward for easier access.

The fabrics are sorted by colour, and each bag marked with a string of yarn to show what’s inside

Boxes, boxes, boxes. WIPs, scraps, treasures. All my treasure hunting this summer hasn’t even made a dent

Thrifted fabrics are stored in these IKEA bags. They weigh a ton and fit just beneath the bottom shelves

Old Rubbermaid drawers holding everything from thread that does not fit into my thread cases, to office supplies and quilting tools

My fabulous fabulous orange couch and orange-red foot stool. One bright and bold orange item is enough for this space, even for my taste

It is facing the temporary design wall so I can sit here (or at the worktable behind from which this pictures is taken) and look at whatever that is up there. I had to edit out the WIP on the wall, but it’s basically two lengths of flannel pinned to the wall. It needs to be properly stretched and repinned

The TV is visible from everywhere, but mostly I watch Netflix on the iPad while I’m working

Ah, looking at that light and airy space in the pictures makes me want to get rid of all the boxes and bags in the corners. Oh well, maybe tomorrow.

Thanks for stopping by!

The Wall in progress

Even for a fabricopaintofiberoholicwhohasdreamtofanewstudioforyears like me, transforming a pile of stuff

into a functional and comfortable studio space can be quite daunting.

Thankfully my friend Liv Kirsten kept me company on Saturday afternoon, sorting and folding fabric while we were chatting. I as amazed by the progress we were able to make during a few hours together.

I have been going strong for the better part of the day,

but oh man, that couch I am planning to get will be ordered first thing tomorrow morning. I most certainly need a comfortable place to relax during the day.

Husband has kindly assembled the sturdy shelves, and I’m about half way to getting The Wall the way I want. I spend a lot of time thinking and changing my mind as I move along.

My quilting fabric will still be stored in the 50l plastic tubs. Set upright, they work like narrow shelves, but they can easily be moved and turned the “right” way for easy access to any fabric.

And – one of the most important things – the lids can be put on for protection against light and dust,

and also calm down the visual impact of the huge and rather colourful wall.

Husband set up another shelf on the other side of the room this afternoon, so I’ll get started on the mixed media stash soon. Maybe on Tuesday, my fingers had an unpleasant meeting with the bottom edge of one of the metal shelves and need some time off.

I have two walls where I want design walls and am wondering how you have made yours. Can you just put a few nails around the edges of a king size cotton batting to make it stay in place, or do you need something more elaborate?

Thanks for stopping by!

The honors

Grandson had the honor of making the first moving-into-studio-step yesterday. I brought a bag of batting and a bag of fabric when picking him up, and then we went to get the keys. He was very excited and so was I.

This is my building. It is only a 2 min drive or 15-20 min walk from home, and the bus stops right down the road. The location location location thing is totally true, I could not find a better space at this price.

It is 30 square meters and I will have 3 desks so I can have 6 students. There are meeting rooms and a kitchen down the hall which I also can use.

There are no windows on the walls, but two skylights.

Grandson checked out the details, but there was not much to see just yet. 

Key working? Check.

The movers will be here at 14:00 today, but husband will not start building the shelves until Saturday. 

One day at the time, my friends, one day at the time...