Birds in the tree

I have a terrible summer flu, I had to stay home today. My throat have been sore - couldn't speak or eat much. I haven't made many or 'big' things today but a little stitchery any way. It was one motif from a Gardener's Journal called 'Birds in the tree'. Aren't they cute?

Have a warm and happy summer weekend!

Chores on the Midsummer

We spent last weekend in our parent's summer cottage and celebrated the Midsummer. The weather wasn't very sunny and it was raining on Saturday. I had a lot of time to stitch. I have forgotten which stitcheries I have already shown to you. So in my photo there are some which you have seen, but there are also many new ones.

In the winter when there are in Finland dark even in the middle of day I have a little difficulties to see exact but now there a light everywhere and it helps a lot with stitching. I am 'suffering' from presbyopia and I think I have to buy eye glasses next autumn.

Pots, seeds and a bag

Newsreel of a Gardener's Journal: "It has been today a perfect day for potting seeds and plants."

I have admired Lappeklipp for her skill of making beautiful bags. Today I desided to make a humble try to make a bag from squares. It was fun! My bag isn't ready yet but I want to show it to you. I'm not altogether content with the seams in the sides of bag - but this is my training object.

Lappeklipp has given good advice about making a bag. It was very easy to comply with them. Thousands of thanks for you, Lappeklipp!

Annual Garden Show

"We recently had our Annual Garden Show and yet again Chrissie, Rona and I had outstanding entries."

I'm very poor gardener. Regardless of that I love flowers and perfume of them. But I'm unable to take care of them and after a while flowers wilt. My favorite flowers are roses, lilies of the valley, lilacs, apple blossoms, hepaticas, wood anemones, bluebells, etc. Some of them are now blooming. Maybe that's why I like early summers most.

I'm so proud for myself!

I have spent a lot of time for learning how to signature my blog posts. Now I have learned it, at last. Now I can concentrate to create a more beatiful signature when I know the technique. You'll see a new signature soon. So far this is good enough :)

A sneak peep to next project

And another stitching project has been started to build up. I show you now a little sneak of it. I hope it will be finished before next Christmas.

More stitching

I have started a new stitching project a couple of weeks ago. It might be familiar for some of you. The designer is an Australian Anni Downs who has designed many lovely works in which stitching and quilting are connected. I have made the very first stitcheries of the Gardener's Journal. It's to be one of my slowly progressing works!

Make some progress

At last I was lucky and I found some more fabric which I have used in the background of the blocks. In fact it is now several weeks ago when I bought the fabric but I have been really busy last weeks at work and at home too. Today I finally had some time to collect blocks together. You'll sure want to see it? I'm sorry that the photo is out of focus. I'll show you better ones when the quilt is finished ;)