January 2 - Stitchy Plans
Dear blogging and stitching friends,Of course, I already have been planning the new stitching year for quite a while. Doing the planning is such a pleasure although I know that I won't stick to all my...
View ArticleJanuary 11 - The Alphabet Club "P" (catch-up post)
Another catch-up post for the Alphabet Club. Let's start with the German sweet treat, as usual.P = Puddingschneckeis a kind of Danish pastry so I suppose that it once came from Denmark, but I don't...
View ArticleJanuary 25, 2017 - I have been stitching ...
... and it feels great, dear friends. I hadn't lost my mojo, no, but since my planning phase I just want to stitch from the morning until the night. Of course, that won't last forever but am enjoying...
View ArticleFebruary 15 - Focus piece #1 and future spring stitching
Hello, dear blogging and stitching friends,this year I want to finish two or three of the BAPs that I started back in 2014. That was one of my plans at the beginning of this year. But the question is:...
View ArticleFebruary 26 - The Alphabet Club "Q"
Another Catch-up post - I'm still behind but I have to go my own pace these weeks and months. So let's start with the German sweet treat.Q = Quarktaschen and QuarkbällchenThis German treat has nothing...
View ArticleMarch 13 - Spring stitching
Dear blogging and stitching friends,You knew it, didn't you? In one of my last posts I showed you these three spring charts from which I wanted to choose one for my spring stitching.Well, that was the...
View ArticleThe Alphabet Club "T" + "U"
Hello friends,I'm so hopelessly behindwith my Alphabet that I thought I could do the letters in the order that suits me best. And combine some of them. And as the following two were ready to be posted...
View ArticleAbout blogging and some stitching, of course.
Hello, dear blogging and stitching friendsnot so much going on here. With the start of summer we are experiencing our first heat wave with temperatures around 30°C. Not very much for some of you, I...
View ArticleWIP stitching and a new chart
Hello friends,there wasn't any stitching time lately and the reason for this was a good one. My daughter and her family were visiting and we spent some very exciting weeks with them. Such precious time...
View ArticleThe Alphabet Club "R"
Hello, dear stitching and blogging friends,another catch-up post for the Alphabet Club with a letter that I had left out until now. As  I said in my last Alphabet Club post I don't post the remaining...
View ArticleGG and Theme-Tas-Stitch in August
Hello, dear blogging friends,This is the first time this year that I take part in the monthly Gifted Gorgeousness activity offered by Jo of Serendipitous Stitching. I haven't been stitching a lot this...
View ArticleThe Alphabet Club "V" + "W"
Hello, dear blogging friends,here is another double feature and catch-up post for the Alphabet Club. It's a bit meagre but these two letters didn't stir my creative fluids, lol. So, here we...
View ArticleThe Alphabet Club "S"
Hello friends,here comes the next Alphabet Club post. Although I'm still behind I want to do all the letters. And I definitely don't want to leave the S out because of the German cake that I have...
View ArticleWIP Stitching, a Finish and Gifted Gorgeousness
Hello, dear blogging and stitching friends,today I can show you two of my big projects, one of them has seen some progress and the other one is finished. Yes, finished. And I'm very happy as finishes...
View ArticleGive-away Winner and Gifted Gorgeousness
Hello, dear friends,I nearly forgot to announce the winnerof my last little give-away, the cardinal chart by Handblessings. There were ten stitchers interested in it and I used the Random Number...
View ArticleThe Alphabet Club "X" + "Y" + "Z"
Hello, dear stitching and blogging friends,this is the last installment of the Alphabet Club. These three letters were the most difficult ones for me. And I can't even show you new houses from my...
View ArticleAdvent Calendar
Dear blogging friends,there was still not much stitching going on here lately but I can feel that my mojo is slowly, slowly coming back. But I uncovered my sewing machine - the first time after a long...
View ArticleThe last Gifted Gorgeousness 2017
Hello dear blogging and stitching friends,Before the year comes to its end I just want to show you two little handmade gifts that I received from friends. And they qualify perfectly for a last Gifted...
View ArticleFirst Post but with "Old" Stitching
Hallo, dear blogging friends,Traditionally I should start this first post with my planning ideas but I won't do so this year. Although I love planning a new stitching year - and I always have many...
View ArticleStill blog pause
Dear blogging friends,no, I haven't given up on my blog, there is just a blog pause which has to be continued for a while. When I have something new to show and to talk about I'll be here again with my...
View ArticleI'm back - with a rotation
Hello, dear blogging friends,in the past I sometimes tried to rotate my projects but most of these rotations didn't work. The only one that worked for a while was the one where I use the Random Number...
View ArticleProgress and A New Letter
Hello dear blogging friends,spring made an appearance up here for two days with some warmer temperatures and lots of sunshine. On my walks I could even discover some spring flowers in the gardens next...
View ArticleProgress that feels like a finish
Hello blogging friends,finishing a project is a really good thing and gives you a nice feeling of accomplishment. Who doesn't know that feeling. I haven't finished a project but nevertheless I have...
View ArticleDecember 22 - A One-Project Month
Hello, dear blogging and stitching friends,until the end of last week I was having an only-one-project time. I was stitching on Pirate Fun which I started somewhen in November. And it's really...
View ArticleThe new data protection law - die neue Datenschutzverordnung
Hello dear blogging friends, liebe Blog-Freunde,The new data protection law will come into effect by the end of the month. But for me here inGermany there are so many things that are not really clear...
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