Another long weekend

I've not been writing for some days but they have been busy days. I had to go to the dentist and I'll have to come back next week. Sigh! I cheered up when I went shopping with Lore. I bought some clothes for next summer. Yesterday was a holiday here in Italy, so we had another long weekend and we could go for a trip. We went to San Gimignano, 60km far from Florence.
San Gimignano is the town where my grandfather lived and I used to go often when I was a child.

Here are some pictures of the trip in the Tuscan country and in San Gimignano. Unfortunately some pictures are dark...







And here is my purchase in San Gimignano. I fell in love with these hand-painted potteries. In the middle the design represents the Tuscan country.



I've two finishes to share.

I finished my monthly Flip-It.

I finished my monthly Christmas ornament too. I stitched four Santas from the leaflet Old World Santas by Prairie Schooler. I used a piece of Lugana 28ct, Lichen Moss by Silkweaver. I used the whole space, now I've to choose another kind of fabric because I'm going to stitch other Christmas ornaments.

Long weekend

Easter passed and days go by very quickly. We had a long weekend in Italy but I could stitch only a bit. We spent most of the days with our families. Last Monday we tried to go out for a trip but there were too many queues on the roads near Florence so we came back home and we didn't visit the town we had decided to reach.
I hope our next long week-end will be better!

I'm posting the small progresses of the past days.

Finally I started stitching the monthly Christmas ornament. It's another Santa from Old World Santas by Prairie Schooler. I'm working on these ornaments because I'm thinking about my next Christmas tree but sometimes I don't feel to stitch Christmas patterns.



My monthly Flip-It is going on good.



I think to be boring during these months because I'm posting only pictures about my monthly projects and things for the little cousin. I hope to have enough time to work on some new projects or on my UFOs because I'm annoying myself too!

Bunnies

During these days I worked on a small project for my new little cousin. I stitched a bib and I chose for it another pattern with a bunny. This design is on the same Italian magazine that I used for the bath towel.

I also started stitching my monthly Flip-It and I started working on the bunny. I love the April's Flip-It. I like the colours and the fibers are lovely. This is my progress.

Today I'm really happy because I received my first order on HoneySuckleCottage. I received some beautiful fabrics.

I'm thinking to use one of these fabrics to sew Be my love into a pillow or a wall hanging.

Goals

I've not reviewed my March's goals yet. It was not a good month for my stitching. I was ill and when I don't feel well I can't stitch. And this is seems to be some excuse!


My March's goals were:
- stitch the March's Flip-it by Lizzie Kate
yes

- finish the second Christmas ornament and stitch the third
I finished the second and started stitching the third

- stitch and sew an envelope for an exchange of mail art on EMS forum
yes but I can't share the picture till my partner receives it

- stitch a little towel for the baby of one of my best friends
no!

- stitch three small things for the baby of my cousin who will born at the beginning of April
I stitched only the nappies case with Archie by Margaret Sherry

- finish Be my love by CHS
yes!!!

- continue a big project like Celtic Summer or Once upon a time
no

My April's goals are:

- stitch the April's Flip-it by Lizzie Kate
- finish the third Christmas ornament and stitch the fourth
- stitch two small things for Emma, the baby of my cousin
- start stitching a French kit that I bought some months ago
- continue a big project like Celtic Summer or Once upon a time
- finish the first house in the pattern of Carriage House Samplings

Now I'm posting the pictures of the progresses made during the past days.

I finished the third Christmas ornament by Prairie Schooler. It's strange to stitch a Santa during the spring but I think about my future tree and I want to go on with this project.



In few hours I started and finished a small bath towel for my little cousin.
I used a pattern that's in an Italian magazine. It's easy and quick.

A new baby!

I've not been writing my blog since I came back online. During the past days we were really busy.
My cousin's baby was born and we went and visited her. She's fine and lovely. I'm so happy to have a new little cousin!
Then we went to the baptism of one of my friends baby. There was the party too and we spent the day with other friends who were at the party.
We really enjoyed but in the evening we were so tired that I didn't stitch.

I'd like to share some pictures.

This is my progress on the Santa I'm stitching for the March's Christmas ornament.
I took the picture some days ago but I couldn't post it before today.



Some days ago I finished Be my love by Carriage House Samplings. I'm happy how it turned out. I've already found a fabric that should match with it but I have to purchase it online. So I have to wait for it.



I'm posting other pictures. They're the pictures of two blankets for Emma, my cousin's baby. My grandmother and one of my aunts knitted and sewed the first one, my cousin knitted the second one.




closer:





closer:

I'm back!!!

I'm back and I want to share some pictures.

Finally I remembered to take a picture of my new start.
I started stitching The Houses of Hawk Run Hollow from Carriage House Samplings.
I stitched only a bit but I started this beautiful project.

During these days I'm busy with some projects for the baby of my cousin and the baby of one of my best friends.
I was also involved in a charity project. Only one, fortunately.
I'm also stitching an envelope for a mail art exchange.
During the next month I hope to pull my projects out again. I'd like to go on with the HOHRH and other big patterns.

Last Sunday I could sew something.
I finished two Flip-Its, the January's and the February's ones.






I also started sewing the nappies' case for my cousin and a bag for me.
I can share the picture of the pattern I stitched for the nappies' case.
It's Archie by Margaret Sherry. I hope she likes it!

Some pictures

First of all I want to let you know that I'll not be able to be online often during the next days. Unfortunately we had to change our contract for internet so I don't know when they will open our next contract. I really hope to come back and write often as soon as possible.

During the past weekend I would have liked to sew some things but a friend of Lore came and visited us, so I couldn't pull out my sewing machine. I should be able to sew during the next weekend. To tell the truth I must sew because I have to prepare a nappies case for the baby of my cousin. I've quite finished the pattern and I'll post the picture in the next days. Now I'm choosing a fabric to match with the pattern.

I'm posting the small happy dance of the weekend. I finished the March Flip-It by Lizzie Kate.



I've already started the third Christmas ornament. It's another Santas from the leaflet Old World Santas by Prairie Schooler.



The last pictures are about the envelope I received from Chiara. We organized a mail art exchange on the Italian EMS forum and my first secret partner was Chiara. She sent me a beautiful envelope. She was really kind because she sent also a nice fabric with hearts, a card and a GAST thread. Thank you again, Chiara.

The right side with my address:




The back side with Chiara's address:



Inside:

Again small projects

I'm working on some small projects. I'm happy about them because I've already had many happy dances in this year.

And this is the happy dance of the week!

I finished my second Christmas ornament of the year. This is good for my Christmas tree: I hope to have a lot of ornaments ready at the end of December.

I'm working on the Flip-It by Lizzie Kate too. It's funny but I prefered the past ones. Instead the next one seems to be so cute and funny.

During the weekend I've a lot of things to do but I'm going to sew and finish something. Today could be the right day...

Goals

I'm trying to catch up on my posts and I'm reading all the recent posts of my favourite blogs. I've not been reading some blogs for many days. I'd like to write some comments too so I hope to find enough time tomorrow.

Now I'm going to review my February's goals and write the March's ones.

My February's goals were:

- finish the roses in the pattern Once upon a time by Passione Ricamo and continue with it
yes, I finished the roses. I didn't continue it.

- stitch the February's Flip-it by Lizzie Kate
yes

- stitch two Christmas ornaments by Prairie Schooler
I stitched one of them and I started stitching the second.

- finish Coffee Menu and Lavender Hill by LHN
yes!

- finish Valentine Holidays by Carriage House Samplings
yes

My March's goals:

- stitch the March's Flip-it by Lizzie Kate

- finish the second Christmas ornament and stitch the third

- stitch and sew an envelope for an exchange of mail art on EMS forum

- stitch a little towel for the baby of one of my best friends

- stitch three small things for the baby of my cousin who will born at the beginning of April

- finish Be my love by CHS

- continue a big project like Celtic Summer or Once upon a time

I've just written the March's goals list and they seem to be a lot of goals.

Finally I pulled out Be my love by Carriage House Samplings and I stitched the dress of the woman and the bottom of the pattern.

I stitched the second Christmas ornament too and it's growing quickly. I decided to sew this ornament and the first one when I finish the third and the forth. In fact I'm stitching them on the same piece of fabric and I don't want to cut it till I finish the space.

I'm back!

I'm back. I went to ski last week and I came back. Unfortunately when I was at home again I was ill. Today I feel better but I don't feel good, I've not gone out yet and I didn't start stitching again. I spent the past days in my bed and watching tv. :(
I've to share two pictures because I should have shown them at the begininnig of the week.

During my long week-end in Dolomiti I could stitch a bit and I went on with my second Christmas ornament:



I started stitching the monthly flip-it too. I'm using the first colour, Butternut Squash (GAST).



Now I don't feel to review my February goals and the March ones but I'm going to do so in my next post.
Have a nice weekend!

Small happy dances

I would have liked to catch up on reading blogs and writing posts but I didn't spend much time online in the past week. But I could add some blogs between my links on the left of the blog.

Today I'm posting my progresses but I'll be off again because next Thursday we're going to ski. We'll be back next Sunday and I think I'll write again next Monday or tomorrow.

I finished my February Flip-it by Lizzie Kate. Linda asked me about the fibers. I used the GAST and WDW threads in the key of the pattern. There're also two DMC fibers.

I finished the first ornament as well. And I started the second one, another Santa from Old World Santas by Prairie Schooler.

A new kind of happy dance

I'm stitching only a bit during these days. I'm busy with other things too... for example I've to iron a lot of clothes! But I've two progresses to share.
One is my Christmas ornament. It's going on slowly but I'm stitching it and I should be able to finish it before the end of the month.

The second and more important progress is on Once upon a time by Passione Ricamo. I can't beleive it: I finished the roses in the left part of the pattern. It's a kind of happy dance for me because the roses are really difficult in this pattern. There're seven different rose colours and four different green colours. I'm so happy to show this progress. I'm thrilled about this "happy dance" because I can start stitching the prince and the fairy and they seems to be more relaxing than all those roses.

Small projects

During the past weekend I was so involved in watching the Olympic Games that I forgot to write my blog and I didn't devote myself to my usual hobbies.

I stitched a bit and I worked only on small projects. I've two progresses to share.

My February Flip - It by Lizzie Kate:



I like the colours in this pattern. They're lovely.

The first Christmas ornament in 2006 by Prairie Schooler:



One of my goals for this year is stitching 12 of these ornaments (one for month) but I've to catch up with them. I'm stitching the first and February is going away...

Yesterday I saw the preview of The Night, the new pattern by Passione Ricamo. It seems to be beautiful!

Happy, happy dance!

A new happy dance.
Last night I stitched again the plant on the right and I could finally finish this pattern. I loved it and I'm very happy: it turned out lovely.



Coffee Menu by Little House Needleworks, stitched on Days gone by, linen by Silkweaver.

By the way this morning I received some fabrics from Silkweaver and I'm ready to start stitching Houses Of Hawk Run Hollow by Carriage House Samplings. I decided to stitch it using the Vikki silks. I'm thrilled about this new project. I love patterns with houses.

Happy Dance!

I finished Valentine Holiday by BOAF.


I stitched it on Opalescent Lugana 28ct, colour Shimmering Obsession, by Silkweaver. I used only hand-dyed fibers (GAST and WDW). I'm happy how it turned out. I've to choose a fabric and to sew a little pillow.

I worked on Coffee Menu by LHN too. Unfortunately yesterday I found a mistake. You can see it! I didn't stitch the right plant on the correct row so I decided to undo the whole plant. :( I was near another happy dance but I'll not be able to finish it tonight.

Thank you!

Thank you for all your kind posts.

I worked a bit on Coffee Menu. It's so relaxing...

And I pulled out Celtic Summer. To tell the truth it was not a UFO. I've been working on it again since the beginning of the year but I usually stitch it only a bit every week. So my progresses are slow. I started stitching with the Petite Treasure.



Today Olympic games are opening in Torino, Italy. I'm really thrilled about them because I like skiing and I'm going to watch them.