Aren’t weekends wonderful inventions? They give room and time for the inspriring things in life, that are not possible during the daily routine.
Continue reading “Weekends”100 years of female suffrage in Germany
Today 100 years ago German women for the first time were allowed to vote. On the 19th of January 1919 the long fight was over after the decision of the Council of People’s Deputies on the 12th of November 1918 at the end of World War I.
Continue reading “100 years of female suffrage in Germany”Sew-along – Day 4
Step by step my embroidered blocks are improving in the appearance of the text.
Continue reading “Sew-along – Day 4”Sew-along – Day 3
In the instructions of the Sew-along Julie Paster advised two things to prevent puckering. Firstly to iron onto the fabric a fusible interfacing. Secondly a sticky stabilizer in the hoop.
Continue reading “Sew-along – Day 3”Sew-along day 2 – Treacherous backside
Oh, I was so proud yesterday evening that I had finished my first piece of the Sew-along tablerunner. Well, and then I noticed today, that while sewing the back the temporary spray adhesive did not last and so the backing folded when I mounted the hoop. Oh, how , was my first thought.
Continue reading “Sew-along day 2 – Treacherous backside”My first sew-along – Day 1
I have always been faszinated with the mythos of the 12 days of Christmas, and as I have liked English since the first lesson at school, I had to fall in love with the English Christmas carol „The 12 Days of Christmas“. When in the adventscalendars 2018 was a series to the 12 Days of Christmas, I had to collect it. Especially as the designs by Jewel Design Studio are so pretty
Continue reading “My first sew-along – Day 1”Fridalicious contest by FruBlomgren
I really do love the contests by FruBlomgren in her Facebook group as they challenge me and the work of the other participants is so inspiring. Winning is rather secondary to me but of course I was so happy when I won third prize last year with my cat dress.
Continue reading “Fridalicious contest by FruBlomgren”Happy to go star singing on a gloomy day
For my children and me it is hard to get up early on a Sunday morning to be in time for the star singing. Especially when the weather is rather uncomfortable rainy – lucky that I managed to finish the new caps. But we are lucky and the rain stops in time. So the children and I wander singing around the block.
Continue reading “Happy to go star singing on a gloomy day”For star singing warm ears are required
After my children got new star singer capes they also need new caps in the same colors as the capes – especially with weather forecast promising wind and rain on the appointed star singing weekend. Enough fabric is left and a nice pattern for a cap is also found already.
Continue reading “For star singing warm ears are required”A self-made shelf for thread kones
When I started embroidering I did not knew that I would need so much thread. I had started with a thread case by Mettler Amann with 96 kones (200m). But such a kone is used quickly, at least with the more common colors like white, black, christmas red and green, ink blue. So I bought the bigger ones with 800m. But those did not fit into the holes of the thread case. What could be done about that?
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