Pincushion / Tűpárna

When I saw this CD pincushion tutorial at Ivory Blush Roses, I knew I had to make one.
Amikor rátaláltam a CD-vel készült tűpárna leírására  az Ivory Blush Roses blogon, azonnal tudtam, hogy nekem is készítenem kell egyet.

It had to wait for a couple of months, but I have finished it today.
Várnia kellett pár hónapig, de ma végre elkészült.

It was fun to make and I love the outcome. It is so cute, I don't think I'll have the heart to stab it with needles and pins... 

Annyira megkedveltem, megeshet, hogy nem lesz lelkem tűket szúrkálni bele...

2, 20, 200

Crazy quilted ring bearer's pillow no.2, 20x20cm in size, and blog member no.200 :)

By the time the seam treatments, embroidery and lace beading were done, I realized that adding anything to the boomerang shaped patch would take away from the shape of the fan.

As I felt the same way even after sleeping on it (not literally...), I finished it up and I am happy to present my CQ'd ring pillow no.2:

The rings are going to be attached to the trim in the upper left, with cream silk ribbon, but only when the time comes for the pillow to be used...

And last, but not least, I am also happy to welcome Kathy Shaw (Shawkl), as member / follower no.200 of my blog, and to present her with her choice of a hardanger angel or bookmark by this Christmas :)


Have a beautiful weekend, Everyone!




P.S. I've been without internet connection for the last two weeks, so many emails remained unanswered. I am kindly asking for your patience for one more day, will start going through the letters tomorrow. Thank you!

Back to the future

After a small break, I am back in my studio again, working on another ring bearer's pillow:

The colors, threads and laces are the same as on the previous pillow I made, but this time I took my chances with piecing a fan block. 

I was a bit nervous about the curved piecing, but I think it turned out beautifully. 

The seam treatments still have to be finished and the laces embellished with beads... 

I have several ideas for how to treat the "boomerang" patch, will have to decide on that by Tuesday so I can hopefully finish the pillow next weekend.

Until then, have a great time this weekend, Everyone!

When the time came / Amikor eljött az idő

... my fairy, who also helped me with last year's drawing, kindly agreed to keep a watchful eye on this drawing too, making sure that everything is fair(y):
... a tündérkém, aki tavaly is lelkesen segédkezett a sorsolásban, beleeggyezett, hogy idén is szemmel tartsa a műveletet:

There were 62 names in the box, but I could only pick one:

62 név került a dobozba, de csak egyet vehettem ki: 

Aaaaand, the winner of the Lanarte Rosa Botanical and Lee Albrecht's Rosas Coral kits is none other, than:

Éééés, aki a Lanarte Rosa Botanical és Lee Alrecht Rosas Coral készletek tulajdonosa lesz, nem más mint:

Laucica !

Congratulations and enjoy!
Szeretettel gratulálok, hímezd őket örömmel!

Thank you all, for playing with me :)
Mindannyiatoknak köszönöm, hogy játszottatok velem :)

Flights of Blue

After the very last French knot was tied:

What a wonderful journey it has been...

Heat

With the needles literally melting between my fingers because of the hottest weather this year, there's little progress on my stitching projects. And on any other, as a matter of fact.

Still, I managed to finish my work on Marianne's block:

And every now and then to make a stitch or two on my monochrome project for Sharon Boggon's Sumputous Surface Embroidery class:

I should already be working on the next project of the class, in colors, but that one is only in the sketching stage at the moment:

I will be happy if it is finished by the end of September. Unless all my needles melt by then :)

Fabulous First Timers no.17

Remember Marianne's lovely pansy block? 

I started working on it yesterday, here's my progress so far:

That cute hankie in the upper left corner spoke to me: it wanted the little bench I just saw in a new embroidery book I received from a dear friend. As you see, I couldn't refuse :) Also added some ribbon flowers and a trim which I embellished with beads.

Then I moved on to the pansy patch under the hankie, embroidering the leaves with two tones of green silk thread. I plan to finish my part on the block this Thursday and I hope Marianne will be happy with the result.

Both the bench and the leaves are things I did for the first time now. This is one of the reasons I am so glad that I signed up for this Round Robin: it really shakes up creativity, forcing me out of my square :)
Not to mention how much there is to learn from the beautiful work of my RR companions!

:o)