I am now about to begin the 4th block of gail pan’s Christmas Wish BOM, and I’m so enjoying making them. The three above are the ones I’ve completed up till now, and the one below is my most recent. I didn’t think I’d enjoy embroidery as much as cross stitching but now I [...]
I’ve been wanting to learn to do embroidery for a while and when I saw the Christmas Wish BOM over at gail pan designs I thought it was the perfect opportunity to teach myself. So after a few online tutorials and YouTube videos I felt confident enough to give it a go. It came [...]
Today my mother sent me photos of the tea quilt I made her after she got it home and put it up. It’s kind of exciting for me because this is the first quilt I’ve ever made for someone as a gift that is on display somewhere.
She hung it in her dining room, which is [...]
A few months ago I started working on a secret project. My parents were coming over and I knew my mother would be celebrating her birthday while they were here. I wanted to make something special for her. So I got to work on a quilt I had been wanting to make that I thought [...]
I’ve finally dug out the sampler quilt I started making in my quilting class oooooh 1.5 years ago. I had finished all the blocks but they were just tucked away in a drawer waiting for me to do something with them. Since I quit work recently I figured this would be a great time for [...]
Argh, I just went and saw that the theme for this week’s photo hunt is LIGHTS! I wish I’d saved this post for Saturday rather than on Friday, so I’m just going to make this my entry for the photo hunt this week!
Grab the Scavenger Hunt code.
Photo Theme. Join the blogroll. Visit participants.
As promised, [...]
I’ve been talking for a while about getting a sewing machine to try to make things to sell like rat hammocks, hedgie bags, play tubes and other fun pet stuff. Basically, an idea for me to try to bring in a little bit of money.
We had planned on getting me one for x-mas but x-mas [...]
It’s now one week since I started my tree skirt project for x-mas. I still have a month and a half to finish it but I’m trying to get the patchwork done as quickly as possible. I’ve never gotten past the patchwork stage and the actual quilting and binding is unfamiliar territory to me so [...]
Last winter I took a quilting class with another expat girl I know. I know it sounds like something only old women would enjoy, but it’s actually quite nice. It’s relaxing to sit and sew in front of the TV and such. I don’t have a sewing machine yet so I do it all by [...]
Today a friend sent me an MSN and demanded I write a blog so he has something to read while at work today. The pressure!
I don’t actually have a whole lot to write about. I could ramble on about the usual day to day life but I’m sure most who read my blog [...]
This morning at 6:30am (approx 40 minutes ago) I was laying in bed and heard the phone ringing in the livingroom. The phone in the bedroom is broken and by the time I was awake enough to realize the one in the livingroom was ringing I knew I wouldn’t make it in time. [...]
Little self-scold there… seeing as I’ve been such a crap blogger lately.
Not a whole lot new here. Been working on my quilting a lot and doing some knitting.. my scarf should be done just in time for when I’ll need it hehe.
This is the example of the block I’m working on this week. [...]
Learned two valuable travel lessons this weekend. I had a petsitting job in Den Haag and on my way there my train stopped part way and wasn’t going any further, leaving me with no idea how the heck to get to my destination. Lesson learned: ALWAYS plan an alternate [...]
Yesterday I met up with three other expat women who are living here in Rotterdam. I met them on one of my “Life in the Netherlands” type of yahoo groups when I made a post about knitting (yes, I know.. I’m obsessed with learning to knit lately). Usually when I go [...]
Tunnels of Blood (The Saga of Darren Shan)
by Darren Shan
