Romy in Austria

I bought the Dillmont Enzyklopädie of the femal needlework on ebay and I really love to read this book. There are a lot of interesting things in this book and I´m happy that I have it now in my anitique book collection.

Today I got another package from my dear stitching friend Susan. I think now it´s official :-) I can´t resist the temptation of ripping open my packages earlier :-)!! She sent everything I need for being happy :-) a lot of threads, needles, scissor and...

Today I got my Birthday present from Ann Maree in Australia. I was a naughty girl and couldn´t resist to open my package a few days before my birthday :-)!! Ann Maree stitched for me a lovely needleroll and included some lovely extra goodies! Do you know...

I just got the message that my birthday present arrived at my dear Birthday Buddy Laurie in US :-), so I may show a picture what I stitched for her! I stitched the Maison des brodeuse pinkeep and scissors case by Au fil des reves. It was really funny...

I just came back from my vacation and I really had a wonderful time!! I found a Christmas package in the mail!!! Jodi stitched for me a wonderful ornament (one over one) and sent some great fabric!! Thank you Jodi, I love your package!!

Here it´s totally Winter, a lot of snow and terrible cold, so I need some days with sun on the beach :-)!!! Will be back soon, please don´t forget me :-)!!

At the moment I´m totally fond in old stitching books and charts, so I bought some old pattern books on ebay. Today the first arrived. I really like it, there are about 90 pages with alphabetes, borderes and ornaments. Really lovely and useful!

and today I put two more squares to my friendship quilt. Okay, it´s really a mini quilt - but I think four squares are a quilt and now it´s great enough to display it on a little children chair. Here´s the front and the back of the quilt Maybe one day...

I just received a beautiful Italian square, from my dear stitching friend Angela!! She stitched for me a part of the Workbasket Flower Sampler. It´s perfectly stitched one over one!!!!! and I absloutely love it!!! Thank you Angela!!!!

Yesterday evening I found some time to take a closer look to the French Catalogoue, and I really have to say it was worth the money. It´s really a pleasure viewing all the pictures of the old needlework tools, scissors, buttons, pinkeeps, ...................