Posted by: claire93 on: December 31, 2011
I have just signed up to join the ranks of almost 300 stitchers worldwide in 2012 WIPocalpyse organised by Measi http://measi.net/measiblog/ Not that I have too many WIPs gathering dust, but I know I’m sure to accumulate too many projects as the year gets underway, so this will be my way of keeping check on progress. [...]
Posted by: claire93 on: December 30, 2011
Up until now, the only patchwork projects I have done (and that means only 2 small projects and 1 block) have been hand-stitched. Following advice from ladies at my club, I make sure everything is lined up, and stitch along the line traced . . . and because it’s done by hand, it’s easy to [...]
Posted by: claire93 on: December 30, 2011
I have been making use of the last few evenings to do some patchworking. My Ohio Star block is finished, yay, and although I haven’t ironed the seams, it looks to me as if I’ve managed to keep angles spot on so my star looks nice and “crisp”. I then began work tracing my shapes [...]
Posted by: claire93 on: December 27, 2011
Tis the season to be opening more parcels and discovering more goodies . . . with posties working hard in this mild December weather and I’m loving every minute. Today we received the belated gifts from eldest son (who is currently in the south of France). And for me, it was a lovely selection of [...]
Posted by: claire93 on: December 25, 2011
Weather is grey, not ideal for taking photos, but if I wait for the sun to show its face, we could be waiting until Spring ^^ I received lots of lovely goodies this year . . . and here are the photos to prove it From Karen, a friend in the UK, who is also an [...]
Posted by: claire93 on: December 25, 2011
On the forum Bonheur Point de Croix, I took part in an exchange for Christmas, the idea being to make a useful stitching gift for our partner. The secret Santa draw meant that I was stitching for Anne-Marie, whose favourite colour is blue . . . and I jumped on the chance to stitch a Nancy [...]
Posted by: claire93 on: December 24, 2011
More home-made card to share with you, and to add to the lovely collection I have all over my living room From lili from Agnès and, from Cathdragon – a lovely card and tree decoration AND three bookmarks for my collection ^^ “merci” ladies ^^
Posted by: claire93 on: December 24, 2011
Very warm Christmas wishes to one and all. I hope that, whatever you’re doing, and whoever you are with, you find time to relax, enjoy and maybe find a few stitchy presents under the tree ^^
Posted by: claire93 on: December 23, 2011
One of the wonderful things about blogs and forums, is that you occasionally get the opportunity to meet virtual friends in the flesh. I have had the pleasure in the past, meeting Felicity (from Australia) a few years ago when she was over in Paris . . . and mamoures, a forum friend from the [...]
Posted by: claire93 on: December 22, 2011
More seasonal post today . . . with a tree decoration from Dincy and a card from tagada A big thank you to both ^^
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