I had a lovely lovely mail day – the kind of mail day that makes me feel like it’s Christmas!! I received my goodies from Michele for winning a giveaway she was hosting last week. I also received “Embroidered in White” book from England! Michele sent me a bar of homemade “chocolate” soap that looks [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Tablecapes of Christmases past
Posted in All my treasures, Dish-aholic, Tablesetting, tagged Christmas Tablescapes, Christmas Tablesettings, Spode Christmas Rose on July 30, 2009 | 17 Comments »
Hello everyone, can you believe it’s Thursday, and that July is already almost over? That means Christmas is swiftly approaching, and that goose had better be getting fat. I am showing for this week’s Tablescapes some Christmas tablesettings I have done in the past. My Christmas pieces are still quite limited. I only started my [...]
Bloom wherever you are
Posted in Quilting, Quilts & Projects: Upcoming, tagged Always in Bloom Fabric Collection, RJR Fabrics, The Quilter Magazine on July 29, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Hello again! I hope all is well with you. I received more sample yardages for another upcoming quilt that is to be featured in the January 2010 issue of “The Quilter“. These flowery fabrics are just delightful to the eyes. They are from RJR’s “Always in Bloom” collection: I will have more pictures to show [...]
Mary Wigham: Part 8
Posted in Needlework, Needlework:Mary Wigham, tagged Ackworth School Girl Sampler, Mary Wigham Sampler, Needleprint, Quaker Sampler on July 28, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Hello Fellow Stitchers, One step forward and two steps backward is my summary of my latest Mary progress! Do you see anything amiss in the pictures? The placement of my flower sprig is WAY OFF!! Can you believe I have been going on with life for at least three weeks and not even realized it? [...]
Confession of a dish-aholic (part 1)
Posted in All my treasures, Dish-aholic, tagged Lomonosov Guipure, Mottahedeh Mandarin Bouquet, Spode Blue Italian, Spode Tower Blue on July 27, 2009 | 28 Comments »
If you let a dish-aholic start collecting a set of blue and white dishes, She will have to have other blue and white dishes to go with those she started out, and sink her love deeper and deeper and yet even deeper in the blue and white pile of dishes there are out there… Hello [...]







