Romy in Austria

Today I got another French order. I ordered two new (old looking) scissores and a great catalogue for needlework tools. The book is really interesting for all needlwork tool lovers and collectors.

Just I got my package with the redwork exchange! Once again Tracey was my exchange partner :-)!! Hope she will not become totally tired in stitching for me :-)!! She stitched a Blackbird Design with Gentle Art Sampler Thread (cherry bark) on 32 ct antique...

Finally my Redwork Exchange arrived in US. I stitched an Austrian pattern and finished it as a little burse. I´m really happy that it arrived and I hope the recipient will like it. Now I just remembered that I´ll recieve something in return too :-). As...

Today I discovered this map, and so I did another play with my quilt squares. http://www.frappr.com/friendshipquilt Isn´t it funny to look where all this squares comes from?? So far, 14 stitchers (with me) stitched on this quilt.

I did a little progress on the Sandy Orton English Band Sampler. I really love to stitch on this sampler and I like how it comes along with Vikki Clayton silks.

Today I got a package from Catherine abc. I really was curiously to open it, because I didn´t expect to receive anything from France!!!!??? And look what she sent to me!!! A wonderful square for my friendship quilt, and some other extra goodies!!! Isn´t...

I just finished a new square for my quilt. It´s from the Quaker Medallion Bellpull by Ruth Ann Russel. It´s stitched mostly with my favourite Gloriana silk colour "Blue Gras" on sand linen. Slowly I really become addicted to stitch and collect those...

Today I got my order from http://www.oldstitch.com/ I got some older Just Cross Stitch magazines, with the Merry Cox Seek Joy needlebook in, and the Just Cross Stitch magazines with the Merry Cox Share Thy Bounty designs in. Each for $ 2,97. And I received...

When I posted my last article about the Austrian cross stitch, I remembered a project I started some years ago. My goal was to create an Austrian Spot Sampler, totally designed by myself, but in the spirit of the old Austrian stitchings in my region....

Today I want to show you a piece of traditional Austrian cross stitch. In 1887 in my little hometown there was opened a school for homeindustrie, where young women were thought in needlework. Especially for embroider table clothes, curtains,............This...