On Friday I came home from work to discover that the postie had been. I received a beautiful set of squares from LindaB (no blog) for Fair Squares Round 28, which had a ‘Stitch Red for the Heart’ theme. Linda…
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Stashing, Stitching & Framing
Hello Stitching Friends Winter must be good for stitching, as I have been spending a lot of time indoors stitching, blog hopping and stashing. I took advantage of the Aussie $$ value and splurged on some Moira Blackburn designs I’d…
Fair Square Exchanges
My exchange partner Jeanie C in Singapore and I have both received our exchange squares for Round 19 so I thought I’d share. Without any communication whatsoever between us, we both chose the same colour theme. How’s that! I just…
TTE2 Exchanges
I participated in a pincushion exchange with Tiny Treasures II and received a lovely pincushion from Andrea. The fabric has been infused with red wine and the stitching was done in white thread. It’s gorgeous 🙂 Thank you so much,…
Fair Squares Update
FayeR was my partner for Round 18 and I stitched her a little redwork – pinkwork, to be more precise – I used DMC Variations 4120. I also took the opportunity to finish to exchange pieces languishing in my…
Tagged with: Fair&Square, Pinkeeps, Quaker, Redwork
Posted in Cross stitch, Exchanges, Finished pieces
Posted in Cross stitch, Exchanges, Finished pieces
How Quakeresque
2010 is clearly the year of the quaker design for me. I don’t choose them on purpose. It’s only when they’re stitched, washed & pressed and ready for a photo shoot that it dawns on me… yet another quaker! Personally, I’m…
It’s True! (About the Threads)
During the week I received my order of threads from Anita’s Little Stitches to kit up my Lizzie Kate Green Flip-Its. The thread colours were so scrumptious, I couldn’t resist a start 😉 Anyway, a little while back someone in the…
Quaker in Royal Blue
Hot off the press is my latest finish and the first for 2010 that I get to keep 🙂 Of Female Arts – The Primitive Needle Fabric: 32 count Vintage Belfast linen Thread: DMC Variations 4240 Note: pattern amended slightly…
Framing Experiences
Hi, Friends In November, I ordered a couple of frames over the internet. As you know, taking stitched pieces to a framer’s is an expensive business and I was looking for a cheaper alternative. So, I found a couple of framers online that…
Fair & Square Finishing Frenzy
I’ve been in a finishing frenzy the last couple of days. On Friday I received my gorgeous squares from Renee K, which led me to take out all the other squares that are rolled up in the drawer. Well, wasn’t there an uproar!…
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