::making progress....one stitch at a time...::

:: green tea & sweet beans month 5 - tulip block (hand pieced) ::
the last week or so, any crafty encounters i have had, of which there have been many, have all involved small stitches by hand, and i must say it has been very relaxing progress, slow, but progress all the same. i am feeling suitably chuffed with my handiwork so far and thought i'd best share some crafty bits with you (or you might just think i've lost migt crafty mojo... again) even though none of it is finished except for the first of the two tulip blocks required as part of month 5's blocks...the second one is still a work in progress:



i'm getting there...promise...

i have also be working on some christmassy cross stitch which is destined to be gifted, can you tell what it will be?:


there's also been time for stitches of the hooky nature and my scallop baby blankey is coming along beautifully:



in fact, there is actually some chance this may be completed in record time for me!

hopefully by the time i pop back next, i might just have some completed slow-stitching works to show you.

See you soon,

Tam xo

:: sunday stash ::

:: cashmere woollen felt ::

A weekend away and a lovely gift of this bundle of woollen felt, cashmere no less, how extremely yummy!

I have to run, even one night away when there is 6 of us requires unpacking and washing etc., remember to leave your link below...and have a happy sunday.

:: friday flickr favourites::

1. Cross Stitch, 2. krukje rune, 3. Untitled, 4. Felt embroidery, 5. cot quilt in pales, 6. Block printing + embroidery / Estampado + bordado, 7. tufted, 8. Pillow swap detail, 9. around the house

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::happy things::

::little stitches make me happy::

The other night at Perle8's Christie was working on a beautiful cross stitch project from this lovely book: Made in France: Cross-stitch and Embroidery in Red, White and Blue. Seeing her stitch away reminded me of a time many years ago when I cross stitched, in fact, I think it was the first craft I taught myself as a teenager.

So, armed with enthusiasm to search for things from what seems like another lifetime ago I went hunting...hunting for the first cross stitch that I ever started but never finished, and, guess what? I found it! Look at all those little stitches:


So now I'm going to finish it, there's not much to go, I'm not sure why I never finished it in the first place...but little stitches make me happy at the moment and I want this little Bunnykins cross stitch piece to finsh its journey now, and I think that will make me extra happy!


Pip's talking about happy things on her happy blog...go and check it out, it'll make you smile.

Have a happy day.

Tam xo

::sunday stash::

I know I promised the other bundle of Anna Maria this week but I had to show you my new wooly stuff from Bendigo Woollen Mills. I am planning on making the Bubba#5 the 6.5sts Baby Wrap Cardigan out of one of these neutral colours.

Remember to pop your details in below if you're playing along this week.

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Enjoy your Sunday, Tam xo

::friday flickr favourites::

1. forsaken no more..., 2. Brunswick Street, 3. Paletas Quilt - Finished!, 4. windmill quilt detail, 5. hand stitched swap2, 6. sunday stash - silks, 7. Taggie Ball, 8. Paris Teacake; Single Serving, 2003-2006, detail, 9. crazy memory develops

::my creative space::

::Paper pieced hexagons::


::Hand pieced rhobus shapes::


::Pretty Lecien spots piped onto sweet Japanese fabric::

Not much to say today....too much to do...

More creative spaces here.

::sunday stash::

Kinda gave you a sneak peak at this in an earlier post this week and promised I'd reveal it today - Sunday, so here it is:


...well this is half of it, it is the Sunlit Spectrum fabric stack from Anna Maria's shop...pretty yummo I think, and it's mine....all mine...and there's more:

but you'll have to wait until next Sunday for that!

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And of course if you're not playing, but would like to peep at some other clever crafty bloggers stash, well then you can find them by just clicking them on the links below.

Enjoy.

::friday flickr favourites::

1. Felted floral bag, 2. Folky pillow, 3. babette, all done!, 4. bliss, 5. value quilt, 6. beavering away..., 7. Handstitched Swap, 8. nano quilt stack, 9. main-18

Are you spreading the crafty, flickr, bloggy love with your fellow crafters this week?...if so, remember to pop your link in below:

::my creative space::

Today my creative space is on my coffee table, trying to finish my Rose Crochet Cushion Cover...


...and thinking up a christmassy idea with some green grannies...oh! and looking at this amazing book by Sibella Court called: Etcetera: Creating Beautiful Interiors with the Things You Love, after I've devoured it completely I'll be sure to post some pics to give you a preview...but trust me when I say you have to get this book...it really is sooo beautiful...

More Creative Spaces over at Kirsty's place.