2015 Sew Advent Band Sampler · Au Ver A Soie · Christmas · Corinne Lacroix · DMC · Holly & Hearts · iStitch Designs · Lizzie*Kate · Monique Bonnin · Mysteries · Needlepoint Inc. · Nina's Threads · Ornaments · SAL · Scissor fobs · The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery · The Grey Tail · TUSAL · Vaupel & Heilenbeck · Véronique Enginger · Zweigart

KABOOM! (3rd rundown post – May)

In the spirit of keeping track with my progress and finishes month by month, I’m starting this post as a draft at the beginning of May and updating it with every relevant piece of news until the early days of June, this way you’ll have an account of what happened as it happened. 😉 I felt like doing…… Continue reading KABOOM! (3rd rundown post – May)

Christmas · Holly & Hearts · Lizzie*Kate · Mysteries · Nina's Threads · SAL · Sampler and antiques · The Alphabet Club · The Grey Tail · Weeks Dye Works

The Alphabet Club – K –

My entry for TAC this month is kind of a double treat, you’ll see what I mean 😉 This first post will be focused on idle nattering – the one coming up shortly afterwards is going to be a LONG post, jam-packed with pictures and finishes, so get your tea ready, grab a snack or whatever you fancy – it’s going to take…… Continue reading The Alphabet Club – K –

Anchor · Blackbird Designs · Christmas Celebration Sampler · Cindermice Stitch Along · DMC · Forever Friends' Summer Swing · Holly & Hearts · Lanarte · Little House Needleworks · Lizzie*Kate · Mill Hill ornaments · Nina's Threads · Paris in the heart · Stitchers Anon · Summer Sparkler Party · The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery · The Grey Tail · Travelling Pattern · What Delilah Did

Happy New Year!

Just a quick recap of some of this year’s finishes to say goodbye to 2015 😊 See you in 2016! 😀 Lots of love and happy xxx, Chiara

Holly & Hearts · Lizzie*Kate · Nina's Threads · Ornaments · Stitch enigmae · The Grey Tail

new month new goals, Watson

in the attempt to do things right and on time I’m checking what happened to February’s goals and setting new ones for March, hoping that I won’t get sick again or get run down by another stress tank, this week was enough, thank you very much. 😖 February stitching goals: finish L*K’s ’13 mystery Holly & Hearts…… Continue reading new month new goals, Watson

Holly & Hearts · IHSW · Lizzie*Kate · Ornaments · Stitch enigmae · Stitched Tales · The Grey Tail

hermitting, knots and a new clue

so I did get the chance to hermit & stitch a lot during the weekend, but because the threads I’m using keep on knotting (I swear in the past week I had all the knots I usually get in a year!) I had to deal with a lot of sudden cuts, half lengths, otherwise unnecessary…… Continue reading hermitting, knots and a new clue

Gifted Gorgeousness SAL · Holly & Hearts · Lizzie*Kate · Mysteries · Nina's Threads · SODA Stitch · Story Time Sampler · The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery · The Grey Tail

two finishes and a GiGi update

this will be a fairly quick post, but I have some finishes to share and I really want to get this out before the 15th is over – I don’t want to be late for another thing on my calendar! – – – first of all is an announcement for the Gifted Gorgeousness (GiGi) SAL over…… Continue reading two finishes and a GiGi update

2015 Smalls SAL · Books · Holly & Hearts · Lizzie*Kate · Nina's Threads · The Grey Tail

Chapter 3 – SMALL SAL & goals

before February reaches its half, I would like to sum up my January goals and set new ones which I’m already working on, but it’s nice to keep track. 🙂 January stitching goals: • finish L*K’s ’13 mystery Holly & Hearts (1st part is almost done) —> I did finish part 1 and started on part 2, but…… Continue reading Chapter 3 – SMALL SAL & goals

Christmas · Gifted Gorgeousness SAL · Gifts · Holly & Hearts · Lizzie*Kate · Mysteries · Nina's Threads · Story Time Sampler · The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery · The Grey Tail · Tilda

GG SAL: Christmas gifts & cards

GG is pronounced GiGi, à la française, even though it was born in the Kingdom of Her Majesty the Queen of Gorgeousness, Jo! 🙂 – – – Jo over at Serendipitous Stitching started this SAL for 2015 where we try to post about a gift, or a piece that involves gifted materials, every 15th of the…… Continue reading GG SAL: Christmas gifts & cards

2015 Smalls SAL · Food · Holly & Hearts · Lizzie*Kate · Mysteries · Nina's Threads · SAL · Story Time Sampler · The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery · The Grey Tail · WIPs

FaceTime, scallops and Aristocats

it has been a pretty weird day so far, so I thought it better to allow myself a few minutes to distract me with nice things, and most importantly nice people and friends. I’m so grateful for the amount of very good friendships I’ve built through my blog in the past few years, I never thank…… Continue reading FaceTime, scallops and Aristocats

2015 Smalls SAL · Christmas · Gifted Gorgeousness SAL · Gifts · Holidays · Holly & Hearts · Lizzie*Kate · Mysteries · Nina's Threads · Oeil2cha · SAL · Sampler and antiques · The Grey Tail

gifts, crappy selfies and a semi-finish

I know we agreed on a weekly Thursday post but honestly I see no reason why I should wait until tomorrow when I have a bit of time now, and most of all a finish to show! (and it’s from my goals too! win win! 😀 ) – – – before showing off my most…… Continue reading gifts, crappy selfies and a semi-finish