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Bourse de Brodeuse!
I finished my stitching on the Au Fil des Reves Bourse de Brodeuse. It was really a quick and fun stiching! And I love how the colors of the silk, fabric and lining fit together. Now I only have to wait for a "silent" hour for finishing :-)!
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Birds & Berries progress
I just finished the front of this Merry Cox needlecase. It`s so tiny and lovely and really looks much better in reality as on the picture. Here now the "Austrian version" of Birds&Berries. On the front I stitched "meine Nadel - mein Freund" (my needle...
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Watergarden July progress
I did a very, very little progress on Watergarden in July. But I think it´s almost better to put only a few stitches in every month, than it will become an UFO forever.
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my stitching for the Summer Exchange
I just got the message that my stitching for the Birthday Buddies Summer Exchange arrived in US, so I may post pictures now! I stitched parts of the Drawn Thread Sunflower Bellpull and finished them as a little case. front back inside
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a new start!!
Last weekend I added a new WIP to my stitching basket! Now I´m wondering if anybody can figure out which designer I chose for this new start :-)!!!????
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wonderful mail day!!
Today I got this lovely scissors keeper and this lovely scissors as a surprise present from Sandra. Isn´t the strawberry scissors keeper beautiful?? I love to get another stitching small for my collection!!! And I love strawberries! Why did you know this,...
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my April ornament
For my "one ornament a month" goal I stitched and finished this Bunnies by Prairie Schooler. I think that´s a nice decoration for Easter time.
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EEF Sampler #10
Yesterday I finished the little Sampler # 10 by Ewe&Eye&Friends. It was such a pleasure to stitch this little design, that I surely will start another of this small samplers soon!!
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see you soon!
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 :-)!!
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Prairie Schooler pinkeep
This weekend I found some time to finish this little pinkeep. I stitched a Prairie Schooler freebie one over one on 32 count sandstone linen. This was my first try to finish a pinkeep.
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In The Pink
Just I finished In The Pink by Ewe Eye Friends. I stitched on this little design till it was finished. Now I have to decide which way to chose for finishing. Maybe I`ll make it into a pin pillow or maybe only make an ornament?????? Will think about t...
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English Band Sampler progress
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.
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threads Through Time sewing roll
I started the 18th century part of the Threads Through Time sewing roll. It´s designed by Ellen Chester (With my Needle). I try to do a little stitching on it every week, so hopefully it will be finished till the end of the year.
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an Italian square for my quilt
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!!!!
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a new square
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...
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Catherine Agnes progress day 2
I really have no stitching time at the moment, but this Catherine Agnes by Indigo Rose is so much fun to stitch. So I did a little progress on it yesterday. So now how it looks after stitching two days on it.
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Alphabete for the Embroideres
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!
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another great mail day :-)!!
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...
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a little finish
This weekend I found some time for finishing. So I finished my piece for the redwork exchange, will post a picture when it´s arrived in.................??? :-)!! And I finished the Lizzie Kate design " Cross Stitcher in Residence" as an ornament. Now...
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my stitching corner
I´m always admiring those beautiful stitching rooms of my stitching friends. Really great to have such a room. I don´t have a stitching room, so I created a little "stitching corner" to display my stitching smalls which I stitched and got from stitching...
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Dear Stitching Friends!
Thank you all for your response to my last question!!! Now I know another reason why I love to embroider :-)! It´s so great to "meet" same minded stitchers! I think, without you all, stitching would be only half of fun!!
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Prairie Schooler Freebie
I just discovered the PS Freebie for Spring. http://prairieschooler.com/free.htm I think that would be a nice ornament to stitch in March??!!
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another play with my quilt squares
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.
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Austrian embroidery stamp!!!
I just got a message with a link about a stamp with embroidery which is realized in our country. http://mitglied.lycos.de/bsv2005/html/20050719.html Monday I have to go to the postoffice and have to look for this stamp!!!
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Welcome to my blog!
Welcome to my blog! ItŽs especially created to write about my love for needlework, especially cross stitch. Here I want to write about my WIPs and hopefully I can write about a lot of finishes as well!