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Birthday present
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...
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my quilt is growing!
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...
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Ouvrage de Dames Catalogue
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, ...................
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My redwork exchange from Tracey!
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...
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Surprise in the mail!!!
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...
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my stitching for the Redwork Exchange
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...
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back to the roots
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....
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Traditional Austrian cross stitch
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...
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fabric
Today I received my order from the Kunst & Vliegwerk onlineshop in the Netherlands. I ordered some fabric samples for linen. So I received try outs for 30, 36, 40, 48 and 55 count. No idea if I ever will stitch on the higher counts, but now I have them...
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Ornaments
I just found a perfect place to display the ornaments I got in exchanges. I started to hang them on a bell in our floor near the door to our living room, and it really looks lovely. And so I always see them and are remembering on my stitching friends....
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Heart Quilt
Maybe some of you are remembering the free Coeur Romantique by Reflets de Soie which I stitched for a Quilt project in our Sampler RR group. http://romyaustria.over-blog.com/article-492185.html Nine stitcher are participating. Every of us stitched one...
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update on my sampler trousse
I finished all the pockets of the French Sampler Trousse, and I really like how it comes along. I especially like the combination of cross stitch two over two and cross stitch one over one of the scissors pocket. Isn´t this a cute pocket?? This was really...
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Freebie Exchange
Today I got my wonderful freebie for the freebie exchange which Tracey stitched for me!! I absolutely love it!! She stitched for me "Dear Friend" by Brightneedle. The front and back are stitched one over one, and Tracey did a gorgeous job on the finishing....
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a new actual WIP
This weekend I finished my piece for the Freebie exchange. I´ll post a picture when it´s arrived in US. Now I may add a new project to my "actual WIPs". I usually stitch on 4 projects at a time. (And try to forget about all the other started pieces *lol*,...
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Antique Embroidery
I have a great collection of antique embroidery which I got from friends and family. I think I´m the only one who loves needlwork in our family. So fortunately I get all the old embroidery from friends and family they don´t care for. I think you can understand...
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back of the pinkeep
Just I got the message that the Prairie Schooler Pinkeep arrived in France. So I may show the back of it :-). I stitched it as a little surprise present for Vero, who helped me so much with silks and linen for a design I wanted to start immediately. I...
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My Beekeeper Story!
This days the ladies of the "Stitching Smalls" group remembered me of the My Beekeeper online class from Elegant Stitch. http://www.elegantstitch.com/shop%20classes.htm The class is designed and taught by Jackie du Plessis of It´s Fine-ally Finished....
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Redwork Exchange
I finely made my decision what I will stitch for the Stitching Bloggers Redwork Exchange. I will stitch with DMC 814 and I choose my fabric (ivory 32count Belfast linen) and I bought some Austrian "Dirndl" fabric for the finishing, and I´ll stitch for...............that´s...
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Finishing
Yesterday I found some time to start the finishing on the Merry Cox Birds & Berries sewingcase. I finished the case and now I only have to do the little pocket inside and have to sew on the linen for the needlecase pages. I´m a person who keeps all and...
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Birds&Berries FINISHED!!!
Today I finished my Merry Cox piece, Birds & Berries. And I have to say, I´m really pleased how it came along. I really love it. It has a little an "antique look", which I love so much on needlworks. This was the first Merry Cox design I finished, but...
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organizing my WIPs
Today I tried to count my WIPs. I´m now up to 20 WIPs (if I found all of them :-). I really have to organize my WIPs. I have to find a strategy to not become too overwhelmed with all my stitchings. First I put all my projects for exchanges and gifts in...
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new French stash
I havn´t finished the Bourse de Brodeuse by Au Fil des Reves, but I finished the stitching and so I couldn´t resist to order more of this kits. I really love this designs. Today two kits arrived! The Porte ciseaux et aiguilles Maison de Brodeuse and the...
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Bee Keeper onlineclass
I just started my pre stitching for the Bee Keeper online class. The finishing class will take place in September and I absolutely want to finish the pre stitching before class, because I know, I can learn a lot from Jackie du Plessies of It´s Fine-ally...
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Mini Sampler
I finished the Periwinkle Promises Sunshine Sampler Accent. This little sampler is worked with silk and only specially stitches. It really was funny to stitch. And now I´m in the mood for a new start! I´m thinking of a sampler, maybe a reproductions sampler....
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Shopping!!!!
I just came home from shopping and I want to share with you my purchases! We live in a very little town and when I go shopping I never get the thinks I´m looking for, but I always find a lot of things I´m not looking for but must have :-)! First I bought...