It's really time to continue working on my friendship quilt  which I have started in 2003. I have added three new squares to the quilt and slowly it will be growing.
And slowly it will become a real heirloom piece and a great rememberance on all my stitching friends from so much different countries in the world.
Want to say thank you for stitching a square for me and for becoming part of my quilt and my history.
And here's the back of the quilt where I have stitched the name and the location of the stitchers. I like this "none colored" side!

I just got a lovely picture of Amandas finished Austrian Spot Sampler in purpel, which I want to share with you.
 I really love viewing different versions of my designs and I think the Spot Sampler looks gorgeous in purpel.
Thank you for the picture Amanda!

And I also discovered Astas  Blue Deer Sampler almost finished! As always she did a great job on stitching! Congratulation Asta on your finish!

Today there are two lighted candles on the Advent wreath, so I thought it would be nice to say a little thank you for visiting my blog, for your kind comments, for your stitching friendshipand and for letting me know you are out there.
 So I want to arrange a little Christmas drawing.
I'll give away one chart of each of my designs, the Austrian Spot Sampler, the Blue Deer Sampler and Marlene's Sampler, as a Christmas present.

All you have to do is, to send an email  till Monday 15th December to
romy_da@hotmail.com

Please put in the subject:  Xmas drawing and the name of the sampler you want to get as a Christmas gift.
I'll put your names in a container and a name for each chart will be drawn out by my DD on Tuesday 16th December. I'll send out the charts the next days after the drawing has taken place, so you sould receive them close before or after Christmas. It depends on how far they will have to travel.

Now in this season of peace I wish you all much joy and contentment in the coming weeks!

Just want to do a little update on my blog what's going on in this part of the world in November!

First I'm busily stitching on the model of a new big sampler. I have collected so much old stitchings and the alphabets and borders slowly become faded more and more. I really want to preserve them for the future so I'm working on a new design with this traditional letters. I think it will be called "My Grandmother's Favourite Letters". Will tell you more about it in the near future.

But as all of us, I really needed a little finish. So I pulled out my WIPs and looked what will be easily finished. I choose Merry Cox "Birds and Berries pin keep". I have finished the stitching for the Birds and Berries companion pieces last year, but never was in the mood to do the finishing. Now here's the little Birds and Berries pin keep finished!!

This tiny pin keeps are really lovely!
 I have stitched several pin keeps for gifts or exchanges, but never had done one for myself.
Just I got the idea for drawing some designs for such pin keeps, let's see maybe you will see more of them in the near future!
But first I have to finish the Birds and Berries scissors holder so that the pieces are complete!

























And last but not least I want share with you a wonderful finish by Dany in France, she finished Marlene's Sampler
and she really did a wonderful job on stitching and framing. Isn't that frame just perfect for this design?
I really love the way she finished it! I always love visiting her blog, she's doing such wonderful work!
And just I got the permission from Dany to put a picture of her wonderful finish and framing also on my blog, isn't it lovely?

October is Breath Cancer Awareness Month and so I want also do my little part of promoting  Breath Cancer Awareness with this Pink Ribbon freebie
click here to get the chart.


I think it would look nice finished as a Pink Ribbon Biscournu!