Make a Boob at Solborg Folkehøgskole

The first Make a Boob workshop of the year took place at Solborg Folkehøgskole in Stavanger. Folkehøgskole is a one year study (typically between our high school and college/university), where the focus is on self development. The students can choose from a variety of subjects at different schools all over the country. This particular school has classes for, among other things, different types of arts like photo, movies and sewing, and I got to spend a few hours with the young ladies of the sewing class and their teacher.

It’s very interesting to visit different kinds of groups from all ages and situations. The young ladies were sweet and fun and surprisingly quiet, but that might be because of my presence. Although their main focus is on sewing garments, they seemed to enjoy the handwork.

The class has a light and airy studio at the top of a beautiful old school building, and all kinds of sewing machines and sergers at their service. I wouldn’t mind working in that studio at all!

I came home with 15 beautifully decorated boobs and lots of new knowledge about the school.

I find myself still stitching faces; they are fun and easy to make so I don’t have to think too much and can participate in conversations.

Thank you to the teacher and students for having me over and contributing to the project!
You’ll find more pictures from the day at the Make a Boob blog.

Sew In # 10

Last night’s Friday Night Sew In was spent on the couch watching TV and doing a little hand work:
Stitching a self protrait for Make a Boob

making some fabric covered buttons (tutorial here)

using scraps of a damask cloth which makes them a bit chunky but oh so pretty

and knitting a few rows on my leg warmers in the making.

Have a wonderful Saturday! I’ll be spending a huge part of mine at the doctor’s waiting room trying to get rid of the strep throat; seriously it’s been 4 weeks and 2 long and exhausting rounds of antibiotics and they are still having a ball down there. Aaaaahhhrrrrg.

October workshops

Tonight was supposed to be the fifth and last of the Make a Boob workshops for October, but instead I’m flat out with a new case of tonsillitis with accompanying antibiotics. Brilliant. Just what I needed. Not much to do though, just letting nature and meds do their work, and be grateful I have filled our house with warm and comforting quilts and soft pillows.

Anyway; some of the workshops were brilliant, a couple of others more party-of-one style. No point wasting time, so I made a few boobs and tidied up a few baskets before I went home.

I have booked one workshop in November and hope to reschedule the one I had to cancel tonight, but then I’ll take a break for finishing up my work assignment and Christmas. I have a few workshops set up in the new year, and will be working on booking more as soon as my schedule is clear.

Back to bed; see you later.

Make a Boob at Rogaland Quiltelag, Part 2

After doing a few workshops I’m getting better at setting up my Make a Boob stash;

knowing what goes where does help.

The content of the ribbon basket was a bit tangled

and the bead boxes a bit of a mess when I set up

and even worse when I packed everything up.

This was my second workshop at my guild, Rogaland Quiltelag. We were not that many at the meeting

but all these lovely boobs got decorated for the project.

Thanks for having me. Again!

Second workshop

Tonight is the second Breast cancer association Make a Boob workshop. Working on this project makes me humble, and I’m so glad I can do this.

I have been untangling a bag full of yarn donated by the grandmother of a friend of mine. I love how this project touches women of all ages. Thank you!

Awareness month

It’s October and finally the day of the first Make a Boob workshop for the Breast cancer association as a part of the breast cancer awareness month.

It will be a small group; even better for connecting with each participant. I won’t be able to show pictures from the workshops as I feel I would invade their privacy, but hopefully there will be a few finished boobs to share.


I’m so excited (and a bit nervous); I have been working towards this month for almost a year as this was my initial idea and goal for this project, and I am able to do this thanks to you guys. Thank you!

Boob day

I’m packing up my boob gear again today for another Make a Boob workshop at my guild. My neatly sorted boxes are quite a bit messier now than when grandson and I first meticulously filled them, one bag of beads in each compartment. However, after killing a few hours of moving beads around with a teaspoon at Craftretreat, I confess they will probably stay like that until Make a Boob is finished sometime in the future. Unless there are some neat freaks out there who would love to do it for me.-)

The Make a boob blog has been updated with new arrivals through the summer (click picture to get to that specific post):

Liz
Caroline
Magnhild
The ladies at Quilte Huset/Vestlandsdrakten
I’ll have to do another boob count, but I’d say I have approx 750 boobs now; a number with which I am totally happy.

Make a Boob cushion

No self respecting quilter would do a series of workshops, setting up all kinds of treasures and keep the needles in an ugly plastic container. At least that was what I was thinking at my last workshop and then again yesterday morning when I was sorting to the Make a Boob paraphernalia preparing for upcoming workshops. Fuelled by embarrassment I went down to my studio and half an hour of playtime later a brand new Boob pin cushion was ready to use.
The background is an orange hand dyed/painted fabric covered with scraps of yarn and ribbons and a layer of tulle. I added two layers of batting to the back and quilted it so it would keep the disc-like shape when stuffed and not turn into a badly shaped ball. I cut scraps of cotton batting approx ½” wide to use as stuffing which worked great giving the cushion the perfect body and weight (magic stuffing indeed, much unlike chocolate...).
Now my workshop needles will have a pretty place to rest and be visible among all the other stuff. I think I might make more of these; I do love playtime you know.

Make a Boob at Craftretreat

Yesterday’s all day Make a Boob workshop was fun with lots of lovely ladies of all ages. Doll house, embroidery and teddy bear people from all over the country gather here once a year and take classes, watch exhibitions and shop. Sounds familiar?

We set up our tables in the morning; Tone from Bitteliten broderi og dåpskjoler (mastermind behind this event) put me next to my guild buddies from Kaktus Quilts which was nice. The owner, Liz, kindly offered to sponsor the project with long arm quilting of all the backgrounds which was even better! I’ll write a separate post when we have discussed the details, but thank you so much Liz, a weight is lifted from my quilting shoulders in more than one way!!

Almost ready to go
with my impromptu sign perfectly imperfect taped to the wall
and a rainbow of colours on the table.

My stand had lots of visitors all day, and people took the time to sit down, talk and sew.
Half an hour goes by quickly when you’re doing handwork (I believe you already knew that, didn’t you) so I was very pleased with the turnout on a day like this. I had a lot of young girls joining in and was impressed by their skills and joy of sewing (and pink and bling). In more than one case moms wanted to leave but the girls wanted to stay longer to sew, and some obviously not-too-big-fan-of-sewing moms joined in while waiting.
I had a look around at the exhibit and shops before the opening, and although it didn’t look all that much at the first glance, there were so much gorgeous teeny tiny miniature (doll house size) stuff; they just don’t take up much space. Look at these little knitted garments
and tea pots
and sewing stuff
and bra (how could I not notice this when I was going to make boobs all day long).All items from Solfrids’s småting (no web page)

Daughter and grandson popped by and he and I had a look at the exhibited doll houses. I was so afraid he would touch something (think 4 year old curious boy) so I kept saying he should keep his hands in his pockets while we were looking. I was happy to see a miniature quilting shop made by former (dormant?) quilter Pat (no blog)
with a sign in the window “Help wanted”.
Maybe I should apply...