My Christmastree and a finish

This is my fantastic Christmas tree, I don't know if you can see it, but it snows !! Yes really that's why there is an umbrella, to keep the snow coming....

My crochet blanket is finished, Yes !!!

A update about my mittens...

and another finish my cushion, I am really happy with this one, it is nice and soft and big !!

Almost Christmas and an update

Santa (5/12) brought me a nice gift country homes at Christmas time lovely to read 

Every day we open a new window of this little book about "stille nacht"

This morning it snowed a lot in Holland

Very nice weather to quilt my Scandinavian Christmas quilt all the hearts are quilted

And almost finishes a new cushion, I made one for my dd but of course we needed one more for my other dd.

And now I am starting very nice nordic mittens an other pattern of drops.

Wish you all a lot of knitting stitching quilting fun !!

Finish and and almost finish

The top is finished so now I can start quilting and hopefully it will be done just before Christmas !!

Ans a finish my cushion is finished !! It is 60 x 60 so you can also sit on it in front of the fire place...  I made a few more pictures together with the other cushions and the back...

Paper piecing and other projects

Little update of my new quilt to be.... I really love making the blocks with easy paper piecing method, but the effect is lovely don't you think, I really enjoy making this !!

The book where the quilt is from is on my previous blog although the pattern of this quilt was not in the book sadly... but I found it on the internet.

Already 5 little babyhats heading for middle asia....

And I started allover with my cable cushion, I didn't like it so instead of using needles 9, which was adviced I used 7 and I like it much better much tighter and I used an other cable , this one is more on top what i prefer...

Sewing, Stitching and Knitting.... Lovely weekend !!!

I know I know, I shouldn't start a new project... I have to finish one first.... but my family is asking for a quilt in the colors of our lounge sofa ... well I am happy to start it already... something different to do in between all the other projects.... this is the book where I found my inspiration 

In my own cabinet I found these wonderful fabrics, And I think these are about the colors where I am going to work with, but things can change a bit when I am going on... you know how it works...

This is the first block... I love the braun's and pink together, my favorite colors to gether with blue but I am not sure if I am going to us blue in this one... perhaps I first start with a braun/pink one... and the next a blue/braun one.... well will see... lets start with this one first...

And a little update of my sampler of stitches... the last part in coming next week and I am not so far behind any more.... I am now finally making my dd's and my hubby in the middle, changing the pattern a little bit because this is my family

And last but not least I am knitting little baby hats... I read about it in knippie... this is the site www.savethechildren.nl there you can find a free pattern of a baby hat.  Children in the middle of Asia will be very happy with this little hat. Last year the hats went to India... this year I don't know yet the project is from 22th oct until the end of Februari, so if you wish to knit a hat too, feel free to go to this website. I like to do it  it is, quick, you feel helping someone and your cleaning out your wooll in the same time !!!

New Emboidery

This weekend I was in London with my dd and of course I had to go to Liberty's and look what I bought isn't it lovely.....

This little set my dd gave me because we went away together on this beautiful weekend

a knitting needles bag with all wooden knitting needles.....

And a lovely embroidery pack, to make a purse with my favorite colors a bit blue and a lot of pink just as I like it... and with a little bird on it as well I couldn't be more happy.....

And a little update of my L atelier perdu embroidery.....hope the aged pweter thread is coming sone to finish the parts that are left out now....... keep you updated and keep on stitching with a smile xxx

Beach and Embroidery

l'atelier perdu patches of life sampler Part 1 almost done in one week.  I have to be quick, I started late and I already have part 2 and part 3 is coming next week....

 Part 1, the only thing I have changed are the letters... of my two DD, N and D. I keep all the lovely threads and patterns in the little box in the corner.

Lovely weather .... in september.... so gone to the beach !!!!

see you next week with more updates ....