Lynette Anderson Designs

We arrived safely in Oslo after a short flight from Goteborg on thursday. We had dinner at a wonderful Sushi resturant, it was fun to watch the chefs preparing all the food.

 

We started the day with an informal workshop for 32 ladies and although there was alot of chatter the ladies did manage to get a bit of stitching started! This is what we were working on, its a new pattern called 'Happiness Is.....' and will be available in your favourite quilt shop any day soon so be sure to ask.

 

We had some show and tell and it was a very proud moment for me was when Grethe unveiled her completed Kittens Tale quilt. Kathrines Quilt Stue is going to be offering this BOM, starting in January. Kathrine has been very clever and found the original fabrics for her kits so if your interested it may be a good idea to contact her soon. 

Here I am with two very famous bloggers, May Britt and Hanne, there are lots more wonderful photos of our busy day on these ladies blogs so please visit them for a real feel of the day. I felt so honoured to meet Hanne and May Britt who like so many of you, my blogging buddies it feels like I have known you all for ever and for that gift of friendship I am truly thankful.

 

Here is a group picture of the students for the day, it was so lovely to share a few hours together. (This photo session took a while as my DH, Vince had everyones camera to use! Eventually my poor knees had had enough and we had to stop!)

 

Ok, I have to stop now as the internet connection here is very sloooooooow and in any case its time for breakfast.

talk soon

Lynettex

Meeting Quilt Friends in Goteborg

Friday afternoon, Pia the owner of Quilt Studion picked me up from my hotel and took me to her quilt shop here in the city. As the day progressed I got to meet lots of ladies who popped into the store for some essential shopping and to meet me. 

Andrea kindly offered to take me for a view of the city before dropping me back at my hotel.

That evening in conjunction with Vince's conference organisers we had a wonderful dinner at Borsen, the exchange (city hall). It was an amazing building and the food was divine, we got to try herring prepared three ways and some shrimp.

 

Saturday morning (brrrr very chilly) I had been invited to 'hang out' with the Goa Gummor quilting ladies who meet monthly. There was lots of sewing activity and lots and lots of talking and laughter. 

 

Many of the ladies brought show and tell, it was so nice to see how much they love the Australian designers work, this quilt design is by Natalie Bird of The Birdhouse.

 

 

This lady is working on one of Bronwyn Hayes BOM's and is having fun changing the colours to suit her home, her stitching was so neat.

Here we are standing in the chilly Swedish air just before I headed back to my hotel.

 

Thanks ladies I had the best day and your spoken English was brilliant!

Lynettex

Halloween in Goteborg...

Yesterday was wonderful and whilst walking around the city in the early morning I found all sorts of wonderful Halloween displays..

This wonderful bare tree was part of a big display in an arcade.

How about some of these spooky cakes?

 

back soon

Lynettex

First glimpse of Sweden..

Everyone predicted grey skies and rain but as we came in to land at Goteburg airport in Sweden the sun was out making the forests and gorgeously cute houses that we flew over seem as if from a fairytale.

Our hotel room is comfortable and quiet. To walk off the long hours of plane rides we explored the shops close by our hotel, walked to the harbour to admire the boats and enjoyed the warmth of the sun on our backs.

Tormorrow I am going to be visiting a quilt shop in Goteborg called Quilt Studion, Pia the owner is kindly picking me up from the hotel and I will be enjoying the afternoon in her store. If your close by please come as I would love to meet you, I have brought some of my quilts with me for show and tell.

bye for now

Lynettex

PS. Thanks for all the wonderful Crow tales that you have sent me, we have enjoyed reading them a great deal. Keep the stories coming.

Win a copy of my new book...

 

Leave me a message and tell me something about crows, maybe what you love/hate about crows or which project from the picture above is the one you would like to make if you had a copy of my new book 'Gathering of Crows'.

Only two more sleeps before we leave on our big adventure..... I am so excited.... 

Home safe and packing again

Its so good to be home, we arrived back on Sunday having had an amazing Quilt Market. 

I got to see all my friends and to meet some bloggy friends in person which makes it so much more fun (Jaybird thanks for making my market such fun). I had dinner with some good friends, Barri from Bareroots and Kathrine and Heidi from Katherines Quilt Stue in Norway.

Then we spent a wonderful family filled three days with my brother and his family in the Bahamas.

I was invited to meet some local quilters whilst we were in the Bahamas and took some show and tell for them.

 

I have so much to tell you but so little time.... because yes, the suitcases are already being re-packed...this time for a cold weather adventure.

Vince and I are off first to Gothenburg, Sweden where Vince has been invited to attend a 2 day conference. I will be being a tourist for those two days and hope to find some great places to visit, museums, quilt shops, knitting wool shops (if any one has some suggestions, please let me know. If you have a quilting group nearby maybe we could meet for coffee?).

Then we are heading to Oslo where I will be doing a mini workshop on Monday 2nd November at Kathrines Quilt Stue in Oslo.

Followed by a trunk show presentation in the evening. If you are interested in coming to either the mini workshop or the trunk show please contact Kathrine ASAP as places are limited.

Here are some of the samples I need to squish into my suitcases! Luckily for me Kathrine took some samples back to Oslo with her from Houston.

 

Then we are off on our big adventure, train to Trondheim where I will be dropping in at the quilt store Quiltegaarden. You can contact Siw to find out more. From there we head off on a coastal steamer for a dog sledding adventure and perhaps if we are lucky we will see the Northern Lights and I am sure there will lots of snow!

Hoping to get to meet lots of wonderful stitchers in Norway... 

Wish U were here...

With Quilt Market in Houston over, Eddie (my son) and I headed to the Bahamas to visit my brother and his family......this is where we found ourselves yesterday....the lone tree on Harbour Island which is one of the most beautiful pieces of driftwood I have ever seen.

This beach on another part of the island has the palest pink sand.

 

This morning I am going to meet a group of quilters from Corona who are also visiting these islands. 

Hope you are all well? Bye for now

Lynettex

Work In Progress...

This is what my dining room table looked like at one stage earlier this week....

 

I have so many things almost finished, or perhaps I should say almost started! These two pictures are showing the same project but made up in two different colourways.

 Yes, its a sewing themed bag with accessories...

 

I will show more once I have got the samples assembled.

Smells like choklit....

A good friend of mine sent me a txt to say there was a little parcel in the post from her, I was so excited.....when it arrived I ripped it open, she always finds fun often inspiring things for me plus she knows I love choklit.

Hmm, well the mini frames on easels are gorgeous and they made me want to get my paints out. The purple stuff does smell like something I would like to eat....but....its to help with my maths!

 

What a fun parcel that was, thanks my friend x

Dinner tonight?

 

It will be dads birthday on thursday 8th which is the day I get on the plane for Houston TX. So over the weekend we had a birthday dinner for him, there were 12 family members present and we had a great evening filled with laughter and good wine.

Vince and I cooked a family favourite Whisky Chicken with parsnip mash, the recipe came (I think) from an Australian Gourmet Traveller magazine a few years ago. We had to multiply the recipe by 3 to feed us all but here are the instructions for 4 people.

Whisky Chicken with Parsnip Mash

4 chicken breasts 

80g unsalted butter

2 tbs olive oil

Pared rind of 2 lemons

100ml whisky

Juice 1 lemon 

1 1/2tbs honey

2/3 cup chicken stock

1 bay leaf

1 tbs plain flour

4 parsnips, peeled and chopped

2 medium potatoes, peeled

Pinch nutmeg, fresh if possible

1/4cup thin cream

Grilled pancetta slices, one per person

Chopped parsley

 Boil the parsnips and potatoes together until tender. Drain water. Put into a food processor with 30g butter, nutmeg and cream until smooth. Season and place into a microwave bowl, leave aside until required.

Season chicken with salt and pepper, cover and chill.

Melt 30gms butter and oil in electric frying pan, medium heat. Add chicken and lemon rind, fry chicken for 3 mins each side until well browned, remove from pan.

Add pre measured whisky (warning, do not pour whisky straight from bottle as it could be a fire hazard). Cook for 1 min, then carefully ignite using a long match or lighter.

(here I am setting fire to the whisky...the flames were wonderful and its a bit of a fun)

When the flames die, add juice, honey, stock and bay leaf. Stir occasionally.

Soften butter in microwave and stir in the flour. Slowly add this to the pan to help thicken the sauce. Return the chicken to the pan and simmer for 8-10 mins, keep stirring occasionally.

 

Once the chicken is ready, microwave the parsnip/potato mash until hot. Spoon mash onto plates and top with chicken and a slice of grilled pancetta. Sprinkle with parsley and serve with fresh vegetables.

 

enjoy