Quilts by Lykke de Nina

 

While I was pregnant with Kamila, I got a strong craving for quilting, something I had never tried before, so I ordered five books about quilting on Amazon.com (my favourite bookstore), and started making "Owl collection." It was inspired by and intended as a supplement to my owl collection. While I think the design is nice, the machine quilting was a disaster, and I decided to do all quilting by hand on future projects.

'Owlcollection' by Lykke de Nina

"Owl collection" by Lykke de Nina 2000

 

 

My second quilt project was made as a farewell present for our good friends Claudia and Miguel Urquiola, who left for United States to work there for some years. The idea was to remind them to come back to La Paz, because we will miss them a lot.

'LaPaz' by Lykke de Nina

"La Paz" by Lykke de Nina 2000

 

The third quilt project was supposed to be an improvement over the second, but the mountain Illimani turned out quite wrong. It was made as a present for my sister at her 30th birthday. She had never been in Bolivia, so she didn't know what Illimani really looks like.

'La Paz 2' by Lykke de Nina

"La Paz 2" by Lykke de Nina 2000

 

This quilt was made for the inaugeration of IISEC's new library, which was never inaugerated so I kept it for myself.

IISEC Library Quilt by Lykke de Nina 2000

"IISEC Library Quilt" by Lykke de Nina 2000

 

Finally satisfied with my La Paz quilt, this one was for myself. But in a weak moment I sold it to my mother, so now I'm without La Paz quilt again. 

"La Paz 4" by Lykke de Nina 2001

 

I must have had too much time on my hand, because this quilt has been incredibly time consuming.  

"Tumbling Blocks" by Lykke de Nina 2002

 

In contrast, this quilt is based on a batik painting I bought in Senegal, so it was quite quick. It matches everything in my bedroom perfectly, so even though I had it packed for a rather lucrative sale, I regretted it and put it back up on my bedroom wall. 

"Life in Senegal" by Lykke de Nina (and unknown Senegalese artist) 2005

 

The Winnie Pooh Window was made as a gift for my newborn nephew, Kristian. If my sister paints the other windows in his room blue, it may end up looking pretty good. 

"Winnie Pooh Window" by Lykke de Nina 2005

 

My kids' rooms are both decorated in aquatic themes, so these two Fish Quilts fit in perfectly. They are both based on Malaysian batiks, which got a second life.

 

"Blue Fish Quilt" by Lykke de Nina 2005

"Pink Fish Quilt" by Lykke de Nina 2006