Adding to stash

Today I remembered I hadn`t shown what I brought at `Heirlooms`(Barberry Row&With Love) when Sherelyn had her display of stitching. There was juice,coffee and tea with nibbles as well that evening. A lovely time for my friends and myself. There was a door prize and amazing for me I won it. This surprise will come to me on the 20th of August. Looking forward to that.

With My Needle `Blue House Needle Primer` which encluded a wooden hornbook and mounting board. The cotton reel goes with `An Icelandic Christmas Sewing Set`. I didn`t get the hornbook for this,maybe at a later date. The wooden thread holder has `Stitchery soothed the soul and inspires the mind` written on it. `My Tuscany:a Shaker box in Italy` with accessories is the third one. 

I had another spend for a few things from Needle Arts but as thay are for stitchery gifts that will be shown at a later date.

This post will be short as keep getting message,hope there`s no hick-ups.

Please come again as I love you visiting.

Happy Stitching,

Clare.

Sitching and family

Hello everyone. Hope you have had a lovely week like I have. Time spent with family and friends.

I  found this in the back of nearly finished,so did the last back stitching and few leaves now have finished ready to frame.Yay



My Mum celebrated her 80th last month and begining of this month our eldest daughter had her 29th. 

So time to move on so till next time thankyou for visiting

Happy Stitching,

Clare. 

Always something on the go

Another month nearly gone! I have been stitching and over the next few weeks hope to show what I`ve been stitching patchworking and quilting. Some joining of blocks on my sewing machine and quilt tops complete,only quilting to be done.

`Where My Heart Is` - Island Cottage Needle Arts.

I  stitched on Platium with suggested Sampler Threads. I am stitching different heart patterns to have a basket full. I wonder how long that will take! The buttons are 7gypsies,smoke. They are really tiny. I brought them in Hamilton a few years back at the craft fair which is now held in Auckland.

My finished LHN `My Needles Work`. I stitched with suggested colours on antique white 28ct. Plus I stitched half cross stitches round the roster with crescent colours `Old Blue Jeans`. I am in the process of making this a stand alone. When totally complete will add this with some others.

Progress on my SKof W. Really pleased how this is coming together and I`m finishing blocks etc on time.

Thankyou for visiting and hope you enjoyed the work I have shown. 

Till next time Happy Stitching,

 Clare. 

Julys nearly gone.

This month has been so busy. My Mum turned 80 on the 14th so 66 adults and 14 children helped her Celebrate this speacil birthday. Most of them family with only a few friends. I think we have been winding down since as it was full on catching up with everyone. No photos as yet.

I  found a new blog to visit  `Cottage Garden Samplings` has opened an online shop plus a giveaway which ends 30th July. I hope you can find this as have no link for you yet. I hope someone I know wins the lovely giveaways. I love to have won this one but don`t think my answers went through. Pity.

I thought it was about time I showed you what I did with part of freebie pattern from `Primitive Hare` `Sister Stitcher`. I made into a small hold all for Lyn (her blog: stitches from the mainland) as a birthday gift. Plus a little cushion which I thinks has wool stuffing in in case she wishes to use for a pin cushion. I also made a matching blockroll. As you can see there is plenty of pockets for Lyn to use. there is a scissor fob as well. I hope you enjoy many hours using these Lyn. I enjoyed making this lovely set.

I have anothe gift or two on the go so will show them at a later posting when I know they have recieved their parcels. This month has gone so fast and still have a little more on my SKof W before blogging on that.

The moblie phone network for my type of phone is closing down so have to change my phone completely which is sad for me as this was a gift for a special birthday and I know how to use it. Have a new phone only need to set up so don`t loose my number and contacts but more lessons coming up. My youngest daughter is coming tommorrow to help me!

Friday night two of my friends are going to `Heirlooms` (Barberryrow) for a look at Sherelyns beautiful stitching displays and the latest pattens that she purchased while in the USA earlier in the year. I know I will have some retail therapy while there and come home with some lovely ideas. Usually a `With My Needle` is is one of the designs I look out for.

Hope to get another post in before the end of the month so thankyou for visiting. Look forward to your comments.

Happy Stitching,

Clare.

End of June already

Hello everyone. We have had some cold days but with winter here that`s why it is lovely to sit in front of the fire and stitch.



Look what I`ve got. A friends Mum went into a home so she passed a box of things to me and this wasone of the items in it. Hubby not too sure of it. It`s a paper clip. I love it. Really antique looking.

Sorry but this photo is on it`s side I did try to turn it.Wasn`t happening! This is `Gentle Stitches` by Shakespear Peddler in with `A Stitchers Heart` by Little House Needleworks. I`m stitching the heart now.

I used satin stitch for the thread on the spool,double cross stitch on the lettering and beads for the centres of the flowers.Now to make up for display and maybe useable as well. Have some thoughts on that.

Well this has taken some time today so best get the dry washing in and then some stitching done before the next meal needs cooking.

Thanks for visiting and love your comments.

Happy Stitching,

 Clare.

Stitching

Hello everyone.

Hope you enjoy your visit with me and feel encouraged to do some of your own stitching. I know I`m encouraged and sometimes tempted to go shopping when visiting other blogs. If I already have a pattern I may start this if not a WIP. Then it comes out to be worked on,maybe even completed.

Thought I would show my `Fernhill`.

 A  Lynette Anderson button club that I am getting through `The Country Yard` 

Another lovely bag to put everything in. This one doesn`t have a handle. When Fiona sent my birthday gift she tied a ribbon round the wrapping with tapemeasure look to it. I thought that I would use that for handles and at the same time as attaching them I would line the bag. Also add a pocket or two inside as I can see me using this again. The roses on the fabric bag are beautiful.

The first two patterns,my fabric and a mixture of  DMC,Weeks Dye Works,Crescent Colours and Sampler threads that I`m using in this project.

`The Dell`

A few leaves to finish,sorting colours for them. A cute little bluebird button. 

`Forest Floor`

A playful squirrel button with stitched hedgehog (we have the hedgehogs here they love wet cat food) and a buzzy bee. I find satin stitch a challenge so still working on my flowers because of that.

Block 3 came yesterday `Spindle Tree` with layout sheet.

I will finish my stitching of the first two this weekend then out will come the light box for tracing `Spindle Tree`

Thakyou for visiting and hope you leave a comment as I enjoy keeping in touch with you.

Happy Stitching,

Clare.

following on

Hello my stitching friends.

Following on from my last post here`s the third month of my Mystery 2012 Quilt from `The Country Yard`. Month four will be here as the time seems to be going so quickly. Looking forward to seeing what that will be.

Mittens,scraves and snow drop border sitting on top of two rows of triangle block squares and part of month two showing at the top of photo. I find if I get my light box with my cutting board and cutter on the day this arrives I complete this quite quickly.

I have finished `Mystery Quilt 2011` only the quilting to go. Will show that when finished.

A close up of  `Primitive Mothers Day` by `the little stitcher`. I changed the colours of this little freebie for my Mum for Mothers day. The bottom photo shows the true colours.

 Our Mothers Day was the 13th of May this year. It was lovely to hear my Mum talk of sharing Mothers Day with my Dads birthday in their early years of marriage. He had an accident when I was a baby and died of his injuries so was nice for Mum to go down memory lane with me. I love those special times.

Six blocks stiched six to do of my `Tis The Season` Lovely to stitch when a good movie is on. When out at my favorite quilt shops I keep looking for the fabric to have as borders and backing for this quilt. There is enough of the red print for binding.

I thought  that I would show a close up of the mice block with their whiskers added. This also shows my stitching fabric with the spots.

Well thankyou for visiting. I do so enjoy your comments,

Till next time,

Happy stitching,

Clare.