Giveaway Goodies :)

I am a very lucky lady today! Patti, from Stitching in Lobster Land, hosted a giveaway for the very nice reason to make someone's day brighter during the dreary months of Winter.

Right on time this lovely pink package came in the post today. I love the attention to detail, from the pink mailing envelope and oh-so-cute tissue paper...

... to this amazing handmade card:

Patti went all out and sent me all those goodies:

Two patterns - Sampler Pillow Cover #48 by The Needle's Content, and Garden Walk by My Mark ...

... as well as a fat quarter of 32 count Mulberry Belfast linen, and 3 skeins of gorgeous hand-dyed floss: Caron Watercolors in Williamsburg, Olde Willow Stitchery in Black Cherry, and a Valdani in Withered Blue.

Thank you so much Patti, I love every single thing!
Maud

11 Things Giveaway!

Hi all!

Pam, from My Stitchin-n-stuff was had the great idea to host a giveaway about the 11 things blog tag that is going around right now, so here are my answers:

What was your first cross stitch project and how old were you?
It was a stamped cross stitch that my grandmother gave me, I was about 7 or 8. I don't remember what it was exactly but I remember it had lots of very vivid colors!

What is your favorite thread/fabric color?
BLUE! I am so obsessed with blue, my eye is drawn to it all the time, whether it is fabric, threads, clothes, home decor, etc...

What is your favorite stitching tool or accessory?  Why?
My ORT jar :) I took a simple jar and modified it so it also holds needles, thimble, tweezers and scissors, so now I can just stick the jar in my bag when I take my stitching somewhere and I have every thing I need :)

Do you have furbabies that “help” you stitch?
I have a cat, named Le Chat. Whenever I stitch she lays on top of the sofa right behind me, curls herself around my neck, purrs like an engine and drools with happiness all over my shoulder.

Where is your favorite place to stitch?
My sofa for now. Hopefully someday I'll be able to have a proper stitchy chair, one that is actually comfortable...

What was your most difficult stitch project?
A small bookmark by Dracolair. Every single color was a blend and it had a million fractionals. Then I made it even harder on myself by doing the backstitching with Kreinik BF...

What would cause you to throw away an unfinished project?
Nothing, no way! I only have one UFO right now, but I couldn't imagine ever throwing away a project.

What is your STASH weakness?
Variegated threads (especially silks!) and hand dyed fabrics.

Do you have a LNS near you?
Nope, I live in Ireland which is a crafting no man's land... I have to order everything online either from the UK or the US, which of course takes forever to get here (our post office is oh so efficient) and costs me an arm and a leg in shipping.

How old is your oldest WIP?
8 months. I started a Winnie the Pooh growth chart just before Christmas, I am almost done with it, but I am just so bored with it as I have since discovered the joys of ''grown-up'' stitching (HAED, Mirabilia, Chatelaine)

How many projects do you actively work on and do you have a rotation schedule for them?
Nothing too strict or set in stone, if something strikes my fancy and I either have the stash or can afford to order it, I'll start it. Right now I have 4 WIPs: 2 full size HAEDs, the growth chart UFO, and a baby sampler for a friend.

Happy stitching everybody!

Maud

Stash and Mystery Sampler Sal

Hi all,

I've spent most of the week working on the ''secret'' project for hubby, which I will be able to show you after I give it to him on Father's Day, but I also have a small update to show you, the second part of the Mystery SAL organized by By the Bay Needleart:

Funny how things are sometimes, this is not something that I would have chosen to stitch on my own, but now that I am doing it I am really enjoying it. It is quick, cheerful and thoroughly enjoyable :)

I also got some new fabrics in this week, here is some stashy porn:

These are the goodies I won in a game on crossstitchforum.com (thanks again Sam!):

And this is the result of Melanie's giveaway:

She is such a sweetheart, she enclosed some extra goodies to help my rebuild my stash. Make sure to visit her blog here, she has some gorgeous projects going on.

And finally, I won two ebay auctions, where I got a piece of hardanger fabric and a smallish cut of beautiful purple mottled jobelan for dirt cheap. Obviously the photo doesn't do it justice, 'cuz that would too much to ask, right?

Oh, and this weekend is time to hermit!!! Don't forget to sign up for IHSW here.

Keep on stitching, peeps!

Maud

Giveaways!

Hi everyone,

A couple awesome giveaways right now:
 - The Victorian Motto Sampler Shop, check it out here
- Melissa from St. John's Stitcher, here


Happy stitching,
Maud

Giveaway!

Elizabeth from Full November Moon is having a really nice giveaway! 

She is offering up a Q-Snap cover, package of DMC variegated threads, a Bent Creek chart and a gorgeous scissor fob that she made herself.

Check out her blog here and don't forget to enter before June 1st!