New finish, new start...

During the week-end I worked on the Christmas ornaments.
I finished the monthly one and I went on stitching the sixth. The sixth ornament should be the ornament of August. During that month we'll be off, I hope, and I will not be able to stitch a lot.

The finished one:



A good progress for the next one:



I'm happy because my Christmas goals are going on and during every month I could stitch at least one ornament but I'd like to stitch more and more to have a wonderful tree next December.

I also worked on The Stitcher by Homespun Elegance. I tried two different Needle Necessities to stitch the alphabet but I'm not sure about the result. They're the only good green colours that I have so I'll have to choose one of these even if I think that they're not right for my fabric.



Finally I started stitching my first pattern by Country Cottage Needleworks. I love these designs and I like The Tea Room very much. I started it last week and this is a good progress:



If you love CCN and LHN patterns you can join this group. My friend Veronica opened it for the stitchers loving this kind of designs and we'll start a SAL on the first of June. We're waiting for you!
(I'll take part in the SAL with The bookshelf that is the winner of my poll)

Week-end's pictures

Last Saturday my best friend got married. She didn't get married in a church so we went to the town hall because she wanted to get married at the registry office. The town hall in Florence is Palazzo Vecchio, near the Uffizi.

Here are the Uffizi and Palazzo Vecchio:

Here I'm in front of Palazzo Vecchio:

The ceremony was in a beautiful hall, called "the red hall". In fact the room was furnished with red velvet. It was the bedroom of Cosimo I dei Medici. Medici was an important family of Florence.



And this is the rings pillow I stitched and sewed for the wedding:



I decided to try silk ribbon and I used Victoria Clayton's silks. It's my first experiment and I'm quite happy how it turned out. She didn't want a cross stitch pillow and this is the idea I had for the pillow. I hope she liked it!

Sunday I could stitch and I decided to pull out an UFO. It's The Stitcher, a pattern by Homespun Elegance that I started stitching last year as SAL with Veronica, an Italian friend. We decided to change the original colours and threads of the pattern to try new and different fibers.
For example I decided to use some colours I had received by PawPrint when I was subscribed to the Fiber Fenzy Club.

Here is my progress:



I worked on the Flip-It too. I realized that I had used a wrong colour for the carrot's background, so I unstitched and I stitched it again.



I also decided to start stitching the sixth Christmas ornament of the year. June has not arrived yet but I think that I'll not be able to stitch the August ornament so I could stitch the August one during these months.

A very small progress:

A lot of cross stitch pictures

First of all I'm late. I should have reviewed my April's goals and listed the May's ones but I've not done so yet.

My April's goals were:

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

- finish the third Christmas ornament and stitch the fourth yes

- stitch two small things for Emma, the baby of my cousin yes, I stitched a bib and I finished the nappies case. By the way I'm posting the picture now because I forgot it during the past weeks.

- start stitching a French kit that I bought some months ago no

- continue a big project like Celtic Summer or Once upon a time yes, I worked on Celtic Summer

- finish the first house in the pattern of Carriage House Samplings no

I didn't start the French kit and I didn't work on the CHS Houses but I stitched a pattern for charity (the French heart) and I started working on a rings pillow for my best friend. She'll get married next Saturday and she asked me for a rings pillow.

My May's goals are:

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

- finish the fifth Christmas ornament by Prairie Schooler

- work on Celtic Summer or Once upon a time

- finish the rings pillow for my friend

- work on some UFOs

- stitch an envelope for a mail art exchange


Now I'm posting the pictures.
This is the nappies case I stitched and sewed for Emma, my new little cousin.
I'm really happy how the nappies case turned out. The pattern is so cute!



About the mail art exchange I received the second envelope. I love it! An Italian friend sent it and she made a great work!

The front side:



The back side:



Inside:



During the past days I pulled Terre de France out. Finally I worked on it a bit and I finished a new block.



And these are my progresses on the Christmas ornament and the Flip-It.

I'm back...

Finally I can write a new post. I was busy during the past days and I couldn't find the right moment to write something.

I came back home last Tuesday. We had another long weekend (the last one!). The first of May is a holiday here in Italy so we decided to spend some days in a beautiful island of the Tuscan. The island is Isola del Giglio and it's not so far from Florence. I went to this island eight years ago and I fell in love with it. I had been wanting to come back here since I saw it. Finally we came back and I loved it again. There were a lot of flowers, the sea was wonderful and I really enjoyed myself. We walked a lot and we visited the little towns of the island.
I'm posting some pictures but I'd like to show all the pictures I took.














About cross stitch I can post some pictures. There're progresses and finishes.

Before going to the sea I finished a pattern for charity. I had never posted its progresses because I thought to finish it in few hours but it took me more time.
It's a pattern by Passion Broderie for Savoir Faire Vailly. It's my first heart by Passion Broderie and I think that it turned out lovely. I'd like to stitch one for me too.

I also want to share the April progress on my Celtic Summer. During the past month I worked on the skirt with the blue colours.

During the past week-end I didn't stitch a lot but I've some pictures to share.

I started stitching the monthly Flip-It by Lizzie Kate. It's the May's one and I'm stitching the carrot.

I'm also stitching the monthly Christmas ornament. I changed the kind of fabric. I'll stitch the next four ornaments on linen. The fabric is a 28ct Cashel Linen, Purely Primitive by Silkweaver.

Finally I finished a little work for my kitchen.
I found the design on an Italian magazine. I've already used those designs for an apron that I had stitched last year.

The apron I had stitched last year:

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.




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