Back in 2003 I had an idea for a "cross stitch friendship quilt". This time I started collecting little cross stitch squares. All are stitched on 32 count linen and have a max. stitchcount of 52x52. I stitched some by myself and I got some beautiful squares in exchanges and from cross stitch friends all over the world.
There are several great designs from my favourite designers I want to stitch and this way I can stitch them for useful. From time to time I pull them out and "play" with them.
Now I want to activate this project. So far 12 stitchers from USA, UK, Austria, Canada and Australia stitched for my quilt. This really will become a gorgeous heirloom quilt for me.
And over the years my flavour changed, and so I discovered several more and other favourite designers. ItŽs funny the design of the squares absolutely do and donŽt fit together. IŽm just on the way to try a kind of finishing each square individually. So that this quilt will be finished always and never. Maybe IŽll do a four sided stitch border or only a backstitchborder to put the squares together. Have to do some try-outs first.
And I want to let you know, IŽm always open for an exchange !!
I finished the Rosebud Scissores Keeper, a C.A.Wellls design.
The stitching was funny, the finishing of this tiny design was a little difficult but the most difficult part was to take a picture :-)! Don´t know why, but it looks like without shape on the photo, but in reality it´s really a cute little fob.
Just I got this cute little Jessie & Me design. It has everything I like on a design, cross stitch, cross stitch one over one, speciallity stitches overdyed threads.......
Think this will become a new start soon!
I finished my stitching on the C.A.Wells Rosebud Scissores Keeper. Now I have to do the finishing.
ItŽs a cute little three dimensional design. There is a white work, a cross stitch and an initial side.
Yesterday evening I finished my Indigo Rose onlineclass, it tooks a some more time as I expected, but now itŽs finished and IŽm very happy with it.
I just came home from a wonderful round at the Golf Course, and our daughter had fun too :-)!
Now IŽll sit in the garden and try to finish the Indigo Rose Armchair Pinkeep.
After a lot of working in the garden this afternoon, I found some time this evening to finish my stitching on the Catherine Armchair Pinkeep.
Now will come the harder part....... the finishing. IŽll wait for this till IŽll get a "silent" hour without family around :-)!
Thank you Laurie for motivating me to think about kiting up the Lancaster Manor Pocket. I bought the chart from a stitchingfriend who took the class and she included the left over silks. So itŽs easier to find the right supplies for this design.
Yesterday I was looking at the store where I always buy the fabric for lining my stitchings and they carry a wide range of buttons too.
I found some wooden handpainted buttons with lady bugs which will fit perfect to the Lancaster Manor Pocket design, because inside and at the bottom of the pocket there are bands with lady bugs. I surely will find a place somewhere at the bag to attach the buttons.
First I have to start and to finish my stitching for the Summer Exchange but after this, maybe in August, I want to start this Wendy White design.
I really love needlecases. Today I took a picture of my small collection.
The two in the middle are new only with an antique look, but the wooden right and the brass on the left side are from my grandmother, so they should be about 100 years.
After I finished the Coeur Romantique I have to chose a new actual WIP.
I just counted my WIPs...currently....18 WIPs. But I always select only 2 or 3 of them to make some progress. Mostly one with speciality stitches, one easy to stitch and maybe one for an exchange or a present. That helps me to not become overwhelmed with too many unfinished projects.
So I decided to add the C.A. Wells Rosebud Scissors Keeper to my actual WIPs. This three sided scissors keeper is stitched on 36 count linen and I finished two of the sides. So I hope soon the third side and the finishing will be done.
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