Stitchy Fingers

Hello everyone on the threshold of an old finishing year and the start of a new year full of possibilities ... I would like to warmly thank each and everyone that left a comment for my birthday last week. Although I didn't find the time to respond to everyone, they were highly appreciated! In the meanwhile I've finished two other houses of the Christmas Village and I'm still waiting for the last three months \ charts to be delivered on my doorstep. Wishing you all a lovely, happy, prosperous and creative 2014. P.S.: I'll post a stash busting report soon (the things I've bought with my birthday money :-) !

Today is my 39th birthday! I never figured out whether mom did this on purpose or not ... just before Christmas (my birthday is never celebrated big time)! :-) I've received some money and a book coupon so I guess I'll do some stash enhancing ... cross stich, quilting or knitting ... what will it be? I'll keep you posted!

It's December and for the moment it seems like I'm turning in rounds like a cat following it's tail. I'm into stitching Christmas designs and yet I know they won't be finished before the ending of the year. With each season - Spring/Easter, Summer and Halloween - this is a repeating thing! Let's take the Santa's Village ... I'm still waiting for parts 10 to 12 to arrive and I will be finishing part 8 shortly. Am I happy with it? No, but I'll have to live with that! Enough venting! To stay a little bit in the Christmas stitching spirit I've found some great Gingerbread cottages offered on this really nice - German - site where you can also find quite some other freebies as well. I like them all but favourites are the middle two in the top row and the left and middle house on the last row. In order to obtain the chart, you'll have to send a mail to the owner or leave a comment . Stickeule Weihnachts-Knusperhäuschen I also plan

Hi all, I didn't post an update on the Silver Lotus' Ornament SAL in October for the simple reason that I wasn't ready due to the Fall holidays (and me being more involved in the Love Entwined coverlet :-). Here's the November ornament picture of the Santa's Village. This one is number 7 so still 5 to go. Hope to make at least 9 of them before Christmas arrive (better get me a smokin' needle). As you can see it isn't nicely outlined as otherwise because my camera display died ... I'm still able to take piccies but I don't know what I'm "shooting" ;-). A new camera will be ordered shortly! In the meanwhile I also began following a sewing course and we'll be making a - tad more complicated - skirt. Here are my materials which I acquired for a bargain price (last piece of fabric on the "roll" :-) = 4 metres for 8 Euro only!  Wish me luck!

One of my favourite designers Renato Parolin - always is and will be - released a couple of new Christmas designs. They are just perfect for hanging at doorknobs, the Christmas tree, chimney, etc ... Guess what I'll be adding to my stash? Auguri   Quando Scende la Neve   Tempo di Natale Noël Nativita Uno, Dieci, Cendo

Something to break a little bit of the grey and dull weather for the moment ... Two guys who want to feel what it is to give birth. They are given a kind of electroshocks (muscle stimulation). Unfortunatelly only in Dutch but soooo very hilarious!!! Look at their expressions ... One of them is a softie - giving in all too soon :-). Enjoy!

Hi all, Last week marked the Fall Holidays at school so ... my hubby, 2 DD's and myself went for a relaxing midweek at one of the Center Parcs in Holland and we enjoyed it very much (being lazy, reading, swimming, eating, crafting, ...)! Of course a whole big bag of needlecraft items went with me but I only worked on my Love Entwined Marriage coverlet by Ester Aliu. After scoring a couple of new fabrics in the quilt store and at the Open European Quilt Championships I was ready to give my central compass a third tryout = two others were dismissed after cutting and putting it together because I didn't like the final outcome. From the "Potterije" quilt shop in Lokeren. T he two blues in the upper left corner will be used for the zigzag border and the light blue = fourth from the left will be used for the 4 corner vases ... the rest is to be determined yet. This is an intense appliqué quilt and although I didn't have lots of (almost none) experience

I had a blast this weekend visiting the OEQC or better known as the Open European Quilt Championships. Since this year (or was it last year) this event takes place two times a year, in May it's more expositions and selling of all things patchwork and in October the championships are held - also including lots of options for stash acquisitions :-). There were a couple of things I didn't want to miss like Jeannet with her quilts. She's soo lovely talking to, very down to earth and sympathetic. Jeannet has been connected to textiles in the broadest sense for all her life. She has been quilting since 2000, but before that she was already involved with spinning, weaving and puppet making. Jeannet is a ‘Cosy Quilter’ and derives the colors of her work from the countryside where she lives and works. She really enjoyes rummaging through her fabrics and matching them in different ways. In doing so she uses the Japanese principle of ‘Wabi Sabi’ which means as much as: not perf