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Time to wrap it up!

I promised you a weekly update, but guess what? I just got a finish, so.. 😉 This is the bonus design to Trick-or-Treat Costume Party Club by The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery. I stitched it almost entirely as charted, but I had to do my thing with colours (that orange and purple look so good, I had…… Continue reading Time to wrap it up!

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Trick-or-Treat Party

Happy Hallowe’en everybody!! 🎃👻💀👹 Sadly time wasn’t on my side this October 😔 I didn’t get all the Hallowe’en extravaganza ready in time – but I’m determined to work my needles off this week! 😀 What I can show you is the main designs in Trick-or-Treat Costume Party Club by The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery, I…… Continue reading Trick-or-Treat Party

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Theme-a-licious October

I don’t think I managed to participate in Heather’s Theme-a-licious so far this year, too bad because I love the geeky hints she gives every month to keep us working on those WIPs or justify our oh-no,-not-again! new starts 😉 before the year ends there’s definitely one month I want to dive into, Oft-Overlooked October! the directions…… Continue reading Theme-a-licious October

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Chapter thirty-seven – 25+3

previously on The grey tail: I showed you some glorious quilts and announced Signed Pumpkins, a pretty cool giveaway. – – – it’s all a conspiracy of Father Time and his wife, Mrs. Age – but, as the calendar seems to prove, today is the day I turn 25 + 3, or 4 x 7 (it’s pretty…… Continue reading Chapter thirty-seven – 25+3

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the frog, the cat and the hoover

yesterday’s stitching session has shared planet Alderaan’s faith.. not a single stitch survived.. and what is worse, I still haven’t found a solution to the problem.. I’ve decided to stitch two versions (for now) of The Shop Around The Corner Waiting for Christmas SAL, one with the silks I’ve shown you, the other with an amazing thread from Weeks…… Continue reading the frog, the cat and the hoover

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it’s a gift-away party!

now, the first thing I have to do is thank Edgar from Blacksheep’s Bits of the Web for writing about me in his post ..it was really nice of him, and it did help HUUUUGELY in letting people know about this gift-away (as he rightfully named it) secondly, I really have to thank you all for…… Continue reading it’s a gift-away party!

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sewing mother’s day away

first of all, happy mother’s day! I thought it’d be nice to spend this day with my mom, taking out her old sewing machine, chatting (read arguing mostly :)) while cleaning it, collecting all the pieces she managed to place all around the house (this is so my mom)   she used this only a…… Continue reading sewing mother’s day away