tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35664623919267245042024-03-21T21:13:12.969-07:00Timber Creek NeedleworksCounted Thread Designs by Lody Steward
... specializes in traditional and historically-inspired designs with out-of-the-frame finishings.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566462391926724504.post-16608970736605955962009-09-25T18:22:00.001-07:002009-09-25T18:30:33.795-07:00Pagoda Pincushion From Bhooma<div align="justify">Another lovely pagoda from a lovely stitcher. Not only Bhooma stitched this piece using Vikki Clayton threads, she also gave this as a surprise gift to Vikki for her new shop. Isn't that sweet? Her thread color choice reminds me of a french-style piece. Thanks so much for sharing your lovely work Bhooma.</div><div align="justify"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385581121541638386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 256px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwVSkFcluYFL8eXmavAepIwDGZik5y_3te8_92wmx_dpoSj9EO9jrgZ6708b2UeQ2Pm4_UxJr3dW5jP1ahWl-h8OeJeKDdsqdwuzPFdfRTCfGZOHt2ZyB91WxjlIfTPsaWl5Y3yx3DYDA/s320/0909-pagoda+pincushion+from+bhooma+of+usa%27%27.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="justify"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385581110750672946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 256px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNaSdRgB0mIOpXoFOIWqmxxoRpzhft0LwPK0sXPt493_PAlXZo8AtEznMoYGEsm6S_LD5TKZ-z9pnqcWV9mdek0NiUA46sS60S9prmNYuDUf2bskLwpEVbJHuLOSEDKxnuf2KUKdr5WQ/s320/0909-pagoda+pincushion+from+bhooma+of+usa%27.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#660000;">July Pagoda Pincushion</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#660000;">Stitched by Bhooma of USA for Vikki</span></strong></div><br />Have a great stitching day everybody!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566462391926724504.post-10624118930126924312009-09-08T08:11:00.000-07:002009-09-08T08:39:12.550-07:00Server Upgrade On Lody's Creations Shop<div align="justify">Our web hosting provider will have a server upgrade and/or servicing on September 10th and 19th, 2009... for about 3 hours per provider advised. Should you encounter problem viewing the website on those dates, please come back on the following day.<br /><br /><a href="http://lodyscreations.com/aboutus.aspx" target="_blank">Lody</a> will be out of the country starting end of September 2009 therefore only available PDF pattern orders will be processed. Other orders will be processed and shipped when she return. Please do not hesitate to send <a href="mailto:lody@lodyscreations.com" target="_blank">email</a> for queries and check our <a href="http://www.timbercreekneedleworks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">blog</a> often for further details and announcements.</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify">Thank you!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566462391926724504.post-51347189471427424052009-08-19T08:23:00.000-07:002009-08-19T09:05:04.331-07:00More Finishes From Stitchers<div align="justify">As always, <a href="http://www.broderie.over-blog.org/">Anne Marie </a>amazes me with her creativity. She stitched and finished all these pagoda using her own versions for her friends. Aren't they lucky? I love the variation in colors as they depicted a character of their own. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371698543758992450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqQKxPc5P-HjB0DhyphenhyphenwfpdSFqFpzXo0V15Lfb8yqFJkohNZYIoq74JQU2DwCKYBbTjxG9lADjY-NJueQdguldLtHeC1aExfR0Eu6I279U_aPDgQWolDTTfcWA08gMANtS1T-wzIHqIlzQ/s320/0908-pagodas+from+anne+marie+of+france.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#660000;"><strong>Variety of Pagoda Pincushions</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#660000;"><strong>Stitched by Anne Marie of France</strong></span></div><div align="justify">Though she was on vacation this month, <a href="http://www.broderie.over-blog.org/">Anne Marie</a> managed to stitched this needle etui from recent issue of TGOS magazine. Instead of stitching the saying, she put a block motif instead which I think is very pretty. Thank you so much for sharing your lovely work Anne Marie.<br /></div><div align="justify"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371698554691373170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSG-NYoqkfrzUfNA2tsZVh_XCJHC5ClCVHyRPRjUSIJtbguZcUAAojbnCABkFFkEhhIav8BcX2N-W1LT99RDK6EujvrvCW00TatxBIYFDR3sCS9dJ3bPGwcwFwVEWalKj4ND_kEr8ojDk/s320/0908-needle+etui+from+anne+marie+of+france.jpg" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPtwtuuwhpCzwFMwNHWPSJxBwU9kAOLzMm2TJsJokOhunzPvBX3cQD1zXOOe9gpg0TUP6cZ-WFJs7CzWFeFm18ATh2EsPLC4TsQqF5zxStEDfhhKPLcrEm-SEC0DLptnTrPZASMxt60Q/s1600-h/0908-needle+etui+from+anne+marie+of+france2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371698566540117410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPtwtuuwhpCzwFMwNHWPSJxBwU9kAOLzMm2TJsJokOhunzPvBX3cQD1zXOOe9gpg0TUP6cZ-WFJs7CzWFeFm18ATh2EsPLC4TsQqF5zxStEDfhhKPLcrEm-SEC0DLptnTrPZASMxt60Q/s320/0908-needle+etui+from+anne+marie+of+france2.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#660000;"><strong>Needle Etui</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#660000;"><strong>Stitched by Anne Marie of France</strong></span></div><div align="justify">Loraine and my dear friend Rachel from Utah stitched this sewing set for their local stitching friend, Cindy, who's suffering from breast cancer. They changed the colors to fit Cindy's liking. Please check <a href="http://mymeditationinmotion.blogspot.com/2009/08/and-now-its-august.html">Rachel</a> & <a href="http://ljezak.blogspot.com/2009/06/where-does-time-go.html">Loraine's</a> blogs for further details about this sewing set, and to see the matching lovely purse that went with the set. I can attest you'll enjoy browsing their blogs as both ladies are very talented in various needlecrafts.</div><div align="justify"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div align="justify"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371698534014477298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflWENCRXGlxyPxxAc1LsMUcf6USEVSVtopyz7-jdSFi9leOE8nwE9BfiSBX6xBLvpu7QIb6gKfk6uiAHAjyRVo7xCKuJupwVOrDNeF_1agkZ2esGKJxvopEI0c3tWG89qoR8NMhURZJM/s320/0908-summer+flowers+set+stitched+by+rachel+and+loraine+for+cindy+of+utah" border="0" /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#660000;">Summer Flowers Sewing Set</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#660000;">Stitched by Loraine and Rachel of Utah</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#660000;">as a gift for their dear friend Cindy</span></strong></div><div align="justify">The biscornu below was stitched by <a href="http://mihya.blog1.fc2.com/blog-entry-2279.html">Mihya of Japan</a>. Her blog is full of stitching accompalishments as well. Don't forget to check it out.</div><div align="justify"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371698575506643746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNOEpkpI_5CHHk8Xgpq3dqULJiXYwOohRm3_OqfxJsaRItdoRObKTTe8L11ewuSLdte9q-mp6ynC6t_WymqbD-z0UDKYVPI_lF4JpaaLDsBQUsgohmy389uzhWNFpAnhn8i1F-jmQOgs/s320/0906-flower+garden+biscornu+from+mihya+of+japan.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#660000;">Flower Garden Biscornu</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#660000;">Stitched by </span></strong><a href="http://mihya.blog1.fc2.com/blog-entry-2279.html"><strong><span style="color:#660000;">Mihya of Japan</span></strong></a></div><div align="justify">Thank you so much for stitching the above "smalls" ladies. I can't wait to see more of your finishings!</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify">I'm finalizing a bunch of new designs that i hope to add in my website next month so don't forget to check them out at <a href="http://www.lodyscreations.com/designs.aspx">Lody's Creations</a> shop.</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify">Happy stitching all!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566462391926724504.post-85303791146115120922009-08-04T06:32:00.003-07:002009-08-04T06:43:37.810-07:00Needle Etui And Fob Set From London<div align="justify"><div align="justify">I just finished reading Brenda's email with the photos of her recent finished attached... none other than my article at this month's TGOS magazine. Thank you very much for stitching the set Brenda. </div><br /></div><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366102765127857122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiedh-2DNZgdku7xOnl4tOwFSEne9zCT18YYT3buZ80geV9iDjKx5ttaSydlRIgVmjpBi1wW-j1pJ81lLOs9wQFSmOQQs87F0b51FEo6w1tNjDa4YddoJW2k4AUNIuf0G76-mFl7pyDK2M/s320/0908-needle+etui+from+brenda+of+london3.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366102769586765650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjut_s89_TQrMljcUbBmJaiIt6Tlps6onujpaWpB9-UPlVOICY0PnS7xMnk-08LtjOykYs6YezS4Cuy4a5pnxBSG7o1BaOEsgWZGg4PLjEGGyCj5fyL5rf1VUtmLgjmiAnrGjJQhtkRQgE/s320/0908-needle+etui+from+brenda+of+london2.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366102775980077570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PmJTicLBve4nErOsboQC1dbrjn3CjKO-GvF7Vmp65_u8ujNKGFYDLCU7aI8M8oSb9uXMSSIh8ppiIQgMsw-aFJUkbr9KiPgcoGmDsixFgjWq3duU7Fc75-kzTSckATnKcxETUsFV7Uw/s320/0908-needle+etui+from+brenda+of+london1.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="color:#660000;">Needle Etui & Fob Set from Brenda of London</span></strong></p><p>If you already stitched, or planning to stitch the set, please send me a photo of your work so I can add them in my Stitchers' Gallery.</p><p>Have a great stitching day everybody!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566462391926724504.post-21266577418409862202009-07-27T21:57:00.001-07:002009-07-27T22:03:54.429-07:00Pagoda Pincushion From Singapore<div><div align="justify">A fabulous pagoda stitched by Jeanie of Singapore arrived in my email today. The beads on the corner of the roof really add extra fling, right? Thank you so much for sharing your lovely work Jeanie.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363371551111973410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtOOTojTTDIV40FQscJjZ3YRGdsyy2UClz6PX8hnUdLlKjH1Dao06_qzNGyq5LhuvL3q_jmnRYuu8gNz1dVt5thb9CZTn7ZsF__2o0pZaZi0V2IFWuWMyazhuKX1OsINwPg4riBxPGpM/s320/0907-pagoda+pincushion+from+jeanie+of+singapore.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="justify"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363371555113610178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkjpAHMIKyD_KN9-wq5ZiR5ixA1_XV5pkTCEoa2P85svApHLHFo7mguAYMqQobBp8lzTnfrEBrWwATcZ6SO2Y8kS3jQ5wYciLayqqaR3BXk-u6zet4_tN8oeRV0uTqsmQBaDjd4DExoX8/s320/0907-pagoda+pincushion+from+jeanie+of+spore.jpg" border="0" /></div></div><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;color:#660000;">July Pagoda Pincushion </span></strong></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;color:#660000;">Stitched by Jeanie of Singapore</span></strong></p><p>Have you stitched the pagoda yet?</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566462391926724504.post-38206235269546108832009-07-25T23:18:00.002-07:002009-07-25T23:36:35.892-07:00Pagoda Pincushion From Florida, USA<div align="justify">Congratulations to Lisa for finishing her Pagoda Pincushion. Thanks so much for sharing your lovely finish Lisa! Keep finishing and in no time, you'll be an expert finisher.:) I can't wait to see your next project!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362653148426288834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 293px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLt38GoPmLUXiAPwqYV1PDI7FSGxJgU1ThN4R1wNuzhxXJZ6M-Aj2XG6nnQuzqkeAMgKJGb1zKncnoYoSsI01Id6j3scU3D-Za2I4YFf0MiPwbzjk5gMCW8XoQhDQrKz7D7fGYztJFgl0/s320/0907-pagoda+pincushion+from+lisa+of+florida2.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362651217353130770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 308px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-WdybpHxREO48C5cW17zH5d43BINpaSWPl6rthjlyIRsCM_uJandqe_7V4Z53W_Rxnp2-pa23N9RplB_Gb8oOanPUDuS4Px-jRqObMGwu-MHjaOzFfN6Llc4478VxubdV7Rq7hWwNbA/s320/0907-pagoda+pincushion+from+lisa+of+florida.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#660000;"><strong>Pagoda Pincushion from Lisa of Florida, USA</strong></span><br /></div><div align="justify">I'm really enjoy recieving various versions of this pagoda, so if you stitched it and haven't share a photo, please send an email.:)</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566462391926724504.post-74848479665732849952009-07-13T09:25:00.000-07:002009-07-13T09:33:37.197-07:00Pagoda Pincushion from Perth, Western AustraliaA stitcher from Perth, Western Australia also stitched the pagoda pincushion. Isn't it pretty?<br /><br />Thank you so much for sharing your completed piece Judi. I hope to see more of your works soon.<br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357982540964566402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 256px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWGbCohpllPOyS8zfH3ewoA2Wfs-on25Ch2RDWHyUC10qHLRDoLsr1L5MYHPf-RWuZ_wSsCWDFBav9oOSyA6fpvyq_qFqTOf6Es97jJUzDUl334_h2qE94bUujsSteLgB4QHCwYUiONo/s320/0907-pagoda+pincushion+from++judi+of+perth,+western+australia%27.jpg" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7LodWx9EsfcHk-VrxfY76r2-iLNBJFQDoPuNkHT0QECGUol7zrpwYXZRHJcDnVoAoTBNilXnz2TONdKlYNLSfQHN83Ww4uaJa4StVXY8WgZMwPs3x2-sDjL9KgWJzFwYc77OWqHCn3XI/s1600-h/0907-pagoda+pincushion+from++judi+of+perth,+western+australia%27%27.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357982547732234434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 256px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7LodWx9EsfcHk-VrxfY76r2-iLNBJFQDoPuNkHT0QECGUol7zrpwYXZRHJcDnVoAoTBNilXnz2TONdKlYNLSfQHN83Ww4uaJa4StVXY8WgZMwPs3x2-sDjL9KgWJzFwYc77OWqHCn3XI/s320/0907-pagoda+pincushion+from++judi+of+perth,+western+australia%27%27.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#660000;"><strong>Pagoda Pincushion</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#660000;"><strong>Stitched by Judi of Perth, Western Australia</strong></span></div>Have a great stitching week everybody!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566462391926724504.post-38509654293134606182009-07-09T08:11:00.001-07:002009-07-09T08:17:36.902-07:00Pagoda Pincushion from Linda of USALinda did a great job on her pagoda as well. The colors are just lovely... so feminine! Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful work Linda, but most of all, thanks for stitching the pagoda.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356478641490994754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT24UgOsjeJ6gFelcFRKgOnGONPuwKreiA2PGAT0RiDXMaa5f7eiDoQUkAiF7oeUlcVh8IoMFJEmPjG5z0P91hO0HmtuDmIoXKROpnnZQyle1tar7SdrbYtnfoZJrgyL9sD-909SqMzF8/s320/0907-pagoda+pincushion+from+linda+of+usa2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356478642371820530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVgfCL88P2sFO4YonEOwwqUklItC_WkDj2hYlXH5zvtVS0jSJJUMuBgzlT1xS6sgjA846SusDAqgL9MOKszrAsdjRl6iJBvhlhGlg7FGbN63vyXeRyxDixWzj9oLEGOcT7DVSZTHRdCA/s320/0907-pagoda+pincushion+from+linda+of+usa.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#660000;"><strong>Stitched by Linda of USA</strong></span></div><div align="justify">Keep the photos coming everybody. And don't forget about the <a href="http://www.lodyscreations.blogspot.com/">Pagoda Craze Contest </a>going on for the month of July at my personal stitching blog. </div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify">Happy stitching!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566462391926724504.post-54518172932093620892009-07-09T07:57:00.001-07:002009-07-09T08:11:25.252-07:00Pagoda Pincushion from France<div align="justify">I recieved this lovely work of Marie-Christine this morning - her own version of the Pagoda Pincsuhion. I love the colors you chose Marie-Christine. Thank you so much for stitching this piece.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356477163769982642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioO9j-d5eKKrl5yLS5yDZVoNfPOS8KsYH9WGxCOvfcGjK17TGc63a7sLn_E2CuMqnhCHNnB75OU4JQymmStOb1o5jWZwsbI8lkOLnOdNDgSD-g68hqJ9pJbfjittuHzAZfBxUeTrPkCjI/s320/0907-pagoda+pincushion+from+marie-christine+of+france2.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356475572761437666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_ZbdWA7PD5Hs2ZXUC2_XVVuKabMhq-EJDeZA2WZ2D13u3N1xaoo1pMGU89YfbSI0lXft2FWXqFat_grn-LhgHJp75gn5x_GAy_aWRet1RRduwUMozIiSMjKVoHH4rInGxLwvDHQ9S_I/s320/0907-pagoda+pincushion+from+marie-christine+of+france1.jpg" border="0" /> <div align="center"> <strong><span style="font-size:85%;color:#660000;">Stitched by <a href="http://www.plaisirsdaiguille.over-blog.com/article-33589493-6.html">Marie-Christine of France</a></span></strong></div><strong><span style="font-size:85%;color:#660000;"></span></strong><div align="justify">Have you stitched this piece yet? I would love to see your version.</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify">Enjoy stitching!</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566462391926724504.post-18515932026027661762009-07-05T06:07:00.000-07:002009-07-05T06:14:41.987-07:00Pagoda Pincushion From London<div align="justify">Brenda from England just made my day. She surprised me this morning with her adorable version of the pagoda pincushion. Isn't it pretty?</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354962941365596402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcGFO8wPOkMoQn0rmTH-KeAc_An0CXr7wSGyFkoje2m1Pe8gLKwi6eQA8enY060VGolTkCxXQkntnO4L9GrZeuhuGFb_t7mBNmxRdP5LgwCThE2O7F2bxKE8TgkFH_T-Q7DlvedatEWrI/s400/0907-pagoda+pincushion+from+brenda+of+london.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#660000;">Pagoda Pincushion from Brenda of London, England</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#660000;">Stitched with Caron Watercolours and Wildflowers Threads</span></strong></div>Thank you so much for sharing your lovely work Brenda. I can't wait to see what you'll gonna stitch next.<br /><br />Happt stitching!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566462391926724504.post-4633744034197868382009-07-04T15:01:00.000-07:002009-07-04T15:24:58.447-07:00Pagoda Pincushion From Japan<div align="justify">Another stitcher from other part of the globe has busy hands. I recieved an email from her yesterday and I followed the link for her <a href="http://www.blog.chi-jp.net/">blog</a>. She does really neat stitching and finishing! I enjoyed browsing her blog and can't pick a favorite among her completed works as everything's lovely. I encourage to visit her blog to see what I'm talking about. Her Mary Wigham progress is updated regularly.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUCNl3hyphenhyphenNo46jyCwldhFJIyUO5-935iLrLJTo9YMpb8Y0vGFb7hGdZNl0D7dfN7CKDGY4zTLl5PQB1sOmsRaDpRq7lEYByPwHyu-XYCrARjVd6JfC1EYcxO3S9lg1ef_TWGZxyiS6z2CE/s1600-h/0907-pagoda+pincushion+from+chizue+ohya+of+japan-2nd.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354732040834580850" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUCNl3hyphenhyphenNo46jyCwldhFJIyUO5-935iLrLJTo9YMpb8Y0vGFb7hGdZNl0D7dfN7CKDGY4zTLl5PQB1sOmsRaDpRq7lEYByPwHyu-XYCrARjVd6JfC1EYcxO3S9lg1ef_TWGZxyiS6z2CE/s400/0907-pagoda+pincushion+from+chizue+ohya+of+japan-2nd.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2yGcOVwjAikSiZP0WGkrhCJ8utsD0zoPYad_u54d16ctJfluTEAthvzGOtKkSKTgoZLBaUkipu2ZyZT5xPnVZitI5n_wAVdnKrV19pRmAqrD-LCfyykw_f56TQAy3HPTxp1AAEgOE0aU/s1600-h/0907-pagoda+pincushion+from+chizue+ohya+of+japan.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354732033999435986" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 112px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2yGcOVwjAikSiZP0WGkrhCJ8utsD0zoPYad_u54d16ctJfluTEAthvzGOtKkSKTgoZLBaUkipu2ZyZT5xPnVZitI5n_wAVdnKrV19pRmAqrD-LCfyykw_f56TQAy3HPTxp1AAEgOE0aU/s400/0907-pagoda+pincushion+from+chizue+ohya+of+japan.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>Pagoda Pincushion from <a href="http://www.blog.chi-jp.net/">Chizue</a></strong></span><span style="color:#990000;"><strong> of Japan</strong></span><br /><div><br />Thank you for stitching one of my designs Chizue. I look forward to seeing more of them in the near future.</div><div> </div><div>For other stitchers who stitched this piece, please share a photo or 2 so I can add them in this blog.</div><div> </div><div>Happy 4th of July and Happy stitching to all fellow finger stabbers!</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566462391926724504.post-34212224099299436392009-07-02T21:26:00.000-07:002009-07-04T15:32:37.194-07:00Pagoda Pincushion From France<div align="justify">I just recieved these photos this morning from Anne Marie of France. It looks like she managed to stitched and finished this pagoda pincushion yesterday in one sitting. She's really such a super fast stitcher and finisher. I'm always impress with her lovely works. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgutPyMieKx-eYFHMpPutl8gDLHswdOp9cC6snxdCM6hwYQ3O25NWf4rJ_R1fez3SAA-fcP8INUyhzE41hxuPr-mhSe1XJCYF5gEr0plJQdZeaO5rPpmwXX3O9kvs7ljuuh_zMulYsC2e8/s1600-h/0907-pagoda+pincushionTGOSM2.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354087948578799570" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgutPyMieKx-eYFHMpPutl8gDLHswdOp9cC6snxdCM6hwYQ3O25NWf4rJ_R1fez3SAA-fcP8INUyhzE41hxuPr-mhSe1XJCYF5gEr0plJQdZeaO5rPpmwXX3O9kvs7ljuuh_zMulYsC2e8/s320/0907-pagoda+pincushionTGOSM2.bmp" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgneiz-xPh6fQKXsLCYmGi1m_Xdl3XiLeaZ9VX1Fn1MHjwD4SE5u67Ocg2TmBaAyzSgDvvq4XKgt2yZAGHZwT0KTmNCQNJlYJAi4PX44RcbZZ-8M7vxJ6SNmsgOwxSTHacYJlXSHW_II90/s1600-h/0907-pagoda+pincushionTGOSM.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354087944198323426" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgneiz-xPh6fQKXsLCYmGi1m_Xdl3XiLeaZ9VX1Fn1MHjwD4SE5u67Ocg2TmBaAyzSgDvvq4XKgt2yZAGHZwT0KTmNCQNJlYJAi4PX44RcbZZ-8M7vxJ6SNmsgOwxSTHacYJlXSHW_II90/s320/0907-pagoda+pincushionTGOSM.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Pagoda Pincushion</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Stitched by Anne Marie of France</span></strong></div><div align="justify">Thanks so much for sharing your fabulous work once again Anne Marie.</div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">For other stitchers who have completed any of TCN designs, I would love to recieve a photo or 2 so I can them in the gallery.</div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">Happy stitching!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566462391926724504.post-65385506633395464052009-06-12T16:44:00.000-07:002009-06-12T17:09:26.978-07:00Filigree Charmed Drum from Anne-Marie Of France<div align="justify">Anne-Marie did it again! With her turbo fast needle and finishing expertise, she managed to complete this piece in a matter of days despite the fact she's not feeling well. I just love her version on the top part... don't you? Instead of finishing the top part the same way as the bottom part, she re-aligned the assembly a little bit and came up with a fabulous top view.</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify">This drum is not good only for displaying your fancy scissors, it's also great as tabletop organizer, as what Anne-Marie shows in her first photo.</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6P8ZUYe92BqA7iAJx2Aovp5RRm3NE1D1YBXgX1hMkk1Hi2d1DiD9JenZeeSRVkfwlFz8qi1HN05aOPxuprg561dfUk9Q8SfAipleu8WRtB9kftXMs9Y-_lDzkLAdT61Vu2SPHaqrOcY/s1600-h/0906-filigree+charmed-anne+marie+from+france3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346592099701693682" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6P8ZUYe92BqA7iAJx2Aovp5RRm3NE1D1YBXgX1hMkk1Hi2d1DiD9JenZeeSRVkfwlFz8qi1HN05aOPxuprg561dfUk9Q8SfAipleu8WRtB9kftXMs9Y-_lDzkLAdT61Vu2SPHaqrOcY/s320/0906-filigree+charmed-anne+marie+from+france3.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOv2Zp9oMJphjXlMn_OrGXR0icFrMDBGaNsTjkyqkG24LRxujLi3dgcTqI2sgOt01yvW77g4eee3LkKYC6e91QdWPHF0TUllT__Yq4CNmm_P33H7r2U5mi5kmgFgzZKmuPGLANNF1esI/s1600-h/0906-filigree+charmed-anne+marie+from+france2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346592091737581682" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOv2Zp9oMJphjXlMn_OrGXR0icFrMDBGaNsTjkyqkG24LRxujLi3dgcTqI2sgOt01yvW77g4eee3LkKYC6e91QdWPHF0TUllT__Yq4CNmm_P33H7r2U5mi5kmgFgzZKmuPGLANNF1esI/s320/0906-filigree+charmed-anne+marie+from+france2.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh78hfLcMXGUdQH5qRmYsIPUmIC7ZKS5h2xsI7BgVRPpV3IWO5BjmmQyL3WTdlYvIgJ65K1OuKJhXjdwI-ZzYGzP-qzoGtSgcXXu50R3vbES8oM797cg9zK-ycGLUj9WglkehkpYMeo8qg/s1600-h/0906-filigree+charmed-anne+marie+from+france1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346592093139650562" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh78hfLcMXGUdQH5qRmYsIPUmIC7ZKS5h2xsI7BgVRPpV3IWO5BjmmQyL3WTdlYvIgJ65K1OuKJhXjdwI-ZzYGzP-qzoGtSgcXXu50R3vbES8oM797cg9zK-ycGLUj9WglkehkpYMeo8qg/s320/0906-filigree+charmed-anne+marie+from+france1.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Filigree Charmed Drum - A Scissors Display Case</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Stitched by Anne-Marie of France</span></strong></div><div align="justify">This design is currently available at my <a href="http://www.lodyscreations.com/tcndesigns">online shop</a>, either via leaflet pattern or PDF file. The design is accompanied by detailed finishing instructions as well.</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">Thank so much for sharing your wonderful finish Anne-Marie! I hope to see more of your lovely works soon.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566462391926724504.post-44555988533164999342009-06-12T16:25:00.000-07:002009-06-12T16:38:35.197-07:00Pagoda Pincushion from Lee of AustraliaHere's a pagoda pincushion from a stitcher in down under. Isn't it fabulous? Thank you so much for sharing your lovely work Lee.<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikWmi_aCupHbpHnNgXjPhBXf89UUq1o7hk0iJajGAkpQMDDYyu83kN-AbKLknQkslvwTXGoApqmOHLIBeamYOEZVqISbcy4_viPRbIE37ysQMrZ_4QwsgfuCcABvGeyNvV8Sd-BX5IQvo/s1600-h/0905-december+pagoda-lee+mason+australia"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346588369867516354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikWmi_aCupHbpHnNgXjPhBXf89UUq1o7hk0iJajGAkpQMDDYyu83kN-AbKLknQkslvwTXGoApqmOHLIBeamYOEZVqISbcy4_viPRbIE37ysQMrZ_4QwsgfuCcABvGeyNvV8Sd-BX5IQvo/s320/0905-december+pagoda-lee+mason+australia%27.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><span style="color:#990000;">December Pagoda Pincushion</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Stitched by Lee of Australia</span></strong></div><div>I hope everybody's having a great stitching weekend.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566462391926724504.post-32975341596843210332009-02-13T09:48:00.000-08:002009-02-13T10:17:58.277-08:00Friends in Stitches Pincushion<div align="justify">A triangular pincushion that resembles the traditional "toblerone chocolate" shape. The linen was stabilized to withstand the shape!</div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302344223310925730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 242px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOT6MlM7ARBlpMrHx1YENueApiu_MyW1VXodP_Kbb_FjlaMMUzIo55_i-D1OzbYq2IsWvXRcOYF64EjphBvIE1jLelzk9911_eYH_9uqeJ9k0gP5AGw0cT8v2syzUHFN3WBM8ekdkt0rA/s320/HPIM1631.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302342859207216082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 242px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghwm5f1tv6m0fqpVJ8IiaysI0DGvJ9afGV9Ze2esXLl9SzWptklBN0j3v6dCnn3x8VdHqZlHAJo267xIqaxy9HJZMzIASIFesRRHlFROr-KxaeX2bB8QzyTqNuvIXFNP4SkBcPEQul9as/s320/HPIM1632.jpg" border="0" /><span style="color:#990000;"><strong> Friends In Stitches Pincushion</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>A tribute to EGA Heartland Region Seminar</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>at Springtime in the Valley</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>on April 22-26, 2009</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>COME JOIN THE FUN!</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>Visit <a href="http://www.orgsites.com/ia/cvcega">www.orgsites.com/ia/cvcega</a> for more info.<br /></strong></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566462391926724504.post-43092498333349847782009-01-26T07:56:00.001-08:002009-01-26T08:28:01.764-08:00January Snowflake Pagoda Pincushion<div align="justify">This pincushion has been done months ago but didn't able to post right away. It's the 2nd in <strong>monthly pagoda pincushion series</strong>!</div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295635988437186562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNCYsx2bw9PqGioTlF1WPcWrEHlR30v_Xs3jqZC3qpS4hMB1nLX33EEmE4kQwe6t9NoCoGSAwylF16EaX-uwleBCevpxA99YVJkBlRPFKldvAPjr7hOhbskGoUbNkZnuGgqJbbr8qFSU/s320/HPIM1612.jpg" border="0" /><strong><span style="color:#990000;">JANUARY SNOWFLAKE</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">2nd in the Monthly Pagoda Pincushion Series</span></strong></div><div align="justify">Prior to finalizing the above model, I also stitched a couple of different versions using quaker fabrics.</div><div align="justify"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295636002222989762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 242px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_YIJJARkIGGFtnWxpag4fg5Un24HTLNQV1ead1N_l32g3Dx-iysNgYZKJH7kOqcW92d06aQcR9SXEot_R4lIA_pjHxWOwRQWPVP870kYj82uaVHM5hV1dq2ZMVNbCvyEXRtx1RrhaFMA/s320/HPIM1613.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">PAGODA PINCUSHIONS</span></strong></div><div align="justify">And below is the first in the series which is currently available in <strong>PDF for $5.00</strong>, pattern and finishing instructions included. </div><div align="justify"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295636002205803794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYIlXDQR0-AZB4Tbnnji7AUCKQMIN8ZhyphenhyphenJcfJIZO3ONhJUmKk0D8SU8TbnREE8ZUh3wMDY_KevShNBwKcklG_SzlxlMCtZI6MGCynJsRYDBbof_JZTI9550yAEQlUqOCbI1DCSMsi3xcM/s320/HPIM1001.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>DECEMBER LANTERN</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>1st in the Monthly Pagoda Pincushion Series</strong></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#000000;">Interested in the above designs? Send your order via email. I will then send you an invoice with payment instructions. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#000000;">US Orders: Paypal, Money Order, Personal Check (for IA orders, plus tax)</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#000000;">Int'l Orders: Paypal only</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566462391926724504.post-50974977347387468552008-12-29T10:30:00.000-08:002009-01-26T09:01:37.544-08:00Frenchy Pincushion<div align="justify">A year end finish! A pincushion with a new twist in finishing. Ever wonder how to finish a pincushion using the stitched piece and filling materials only, yet the end result is symmetrical? If so, this piece is what you need. </div><div align="justify"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295642014294570690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-gr6sntHUbDq2UoTbgLIEwCq1kWjcWy1LUlQFVgQpSSJQ7nsVxXYxukBA9ypYINwFwiE2ZwIINF_kcV5Fv6CcX7dEz7EWNv-1OFFEixSBmmIdxeIWnnDThDZmNjuH48iX3CJOyp3UZg/s320/HPIM1607.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">FRENCHY PINCUSHION</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Model was stitched on 28 ct Spice Blend Sugar Cane Crunch from Stitched and Spice</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Recommended Floss: Hunter Shiraz Stranded Cotton from Stitches and Spice</span></strong></div><p align="justify">For queries on how to order this design, please send an <a href="mailto:timbercreekneedleworks@msn.com">email</a> with Frenchy Pincushion in the subject. Pattern and instruction is available in PDF file.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566462391926724504.post-22098823406708840042008-12-08T07:55:00.000-08:002008-12-08T08:05:55.123-08:00ASJ Fob from Brenda of London<div align="justify">Another big thank you to Brenda for sharing her wonderful work. If you'll look closely, you'll notice that she did a wonderful job on embellishing the edge of the fob. Thank you very much again Brenda. If some of you have other TCN stitched pieces, I would love to add a poto of your piece here.</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK2UdI0B0RaJcejxg8c2ybZy7n4h9JxDOuDIhrAsmjO7bqDg2O1avcIoCiJvPHSvsdEZcFEzsuWKfwkr8GG0-EaEm9JVe-RmY-VDGxyxZzjo6lPcG4Yr7YemjweDDGXA-6789KZEXJlI0/s1600-h/0812-asjfob-brenda+of+london.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277449661688202626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK2UdI0B0RaJcejxg8c2ybZy7n4h9JxDOuDIhrAsmjO7bqDg2O1avcIoCiJvPHSvsdEZcFEzsuWKfwkr8GG0-EaEm9JVe-RmY-VDGxyxZzjo6lPcG4Yr7YemjweDDGXA-6789KZEXJlI0/s320/0812-asjfob-brenda+of+london.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#990000;"><strong><em> </em>ASJ Fob stitched & finished by Brenda of London </strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><strong>TGOSM December 2008 Issue<br /></strong></span><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><strong>Article 2: Embellishments</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><strong>Part 1: Weighting & Filling Solutions</strong></span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566462391926724504.post-46928418026148301292008-11-19T05:35:00.000-08:002008-11-19T05:45:41.844-08:00Christmas Heart from Anne Marie of France<div align="justify"><a href="http://www.broderie.over-blog.org/">Anne Marie</a> always impresses me with her lovely finishing ideas... and this piece is truly a one-of-a-kind for me. She used her own choice of colors for the threads and finished it uniquely. Check out her blog to see more of her outstanding works! I'm sure you'll be amazed too. Thank you so much for sharing your work with us <a href="http://www.broderie.over-blog.org/">Anne Marie</a>.</div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270363415140957746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-9x041bcORyr74lXTJdYcgQrisBvZQ5F_Zo7HDS21m2Drj5LRGPNavWBwq4t9Q2vK5YDkSvJz1hTa6bJukYkjjqiz4PPpcgBUrD5iITGehy4Wj8zf3jWeAjtiboP8qwe_qULQoZDxhNk/s320/0811-christmas+hearts-anne+marie+from+france.jpg" border="0" /></div><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;color:#990000;">Christmas Hearts featured at TGOSM November Issue</span></strong></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;color:#990000;">Stitched & meticulously finished by <a href="http://www.broderie.over-blog.org/">Anne Marie of France</a></span></strong></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566462391926724504.post-50321116176398895542008-11-05T16:40:00.001-08:002008-11-05T17:02:48.496-08:00Christmas Hearts Ornament<div align="left">Brenda did it again! Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful work again. I'm starting to think that she got a turbo needle nor elves that stitch for her at the middle of the night... lol She finished the design as a siftly filled cushion using silk threads from her stash.</div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265342690038728210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiET6a-pXqueB5SS2ixYFQ-7Tu1TicvDu4mMdavaUyPCggSlWNZ_brQil_5C1ttgCuU8ufHidLFwVaR98sL6YLoWfKAjJRikwoP-pIbVSDT9jxRK2klNAHgCs25aQZDTjGFWZtdRrdoxvs/s320/0810-christmas+hearts-brenda+from+london.jpg" border="0" /><strong><span style="font-size:85%;color:#990000;">Christmas Hearts from Brenda of London</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;color:#990000;">Featured at TGOSM October 2008 Issue</span></strong></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="justify">Christmas Hearts ornament is TCN's contribution for this month's issue of TGOSM. I myself is contemplating which one to stitch first amongst the 24 lovely ornies. Nevertheless, I will stitch Christmas Hearts again and finish it as a biscornu.:)</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify">I would love to see a photo of your completed works from TCN so don't forget to email me a photo so I can showcase your work here.</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify">Happy Stitching to all!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566462391926724504.post-9677331187314028642008-10-09T17:04:00.000-07:002008-10-14T17:11:46.980-07:00Another ASJ Fob 1<div align="justify"><em><strong>Brenda did it again...</strong></em> she made another ASJ Fob 1 using her own version. The finished product is so sweet and very feminine, isn't it? She even embellished the edges with ribbon. Once again, thanks so much for sharing your lovely work Brenda.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257165331196984194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy1SmhqQOoTc6WR-MIXDbUFR-YTSIMQhdjZEDRezZyZ2C12gW_7Yp1TQEPrOC43cgz1ljIdzEImN2uFgDzfwAlwTpMr7TTm7dws29XEGFAYR8j6XtbDAPoDOlM2VS46YwbmElWRFtbOlE/s320/0809-stitchersjourneyfob1c-brenda+from+london-front.jpg" border="0" /></div><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#990000;"><strong>ASJ Fob 1 @ TGOSM October 2008 Issue</strong></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#990000;"><strong>Stitched by Brenda of London</strong></span></p><p align="left"><span style="color:#000000;">Check out the other versions already posted for great ideas on how to finish your fobs!</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566462391926724504.post-15682834365963478752008-10-04T23:09:00.000-07:002008-10-05T10:52:57.270-07:00Two More ASJ Fob 1<div align="justify">Two more finished fobs were shared. Thanks Anne-Marie and Brenda! Both of them used their own versions and they're stunning, right? The first photo is Brenda's second stitched piece of this fob. She used Threadworx and embellished the edges with beads. Brenda said she'll gonna stitch more with different version so don't forget to chack back to see what she'll come up with!<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253728023317654882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMeD-lmmZLiKR9E7U8gH4840WhMo57CwTxrx-G1CU3aiV5cB5QAM_QMxM-SahvexKT-l8DEVqEfLm6OKJwci0H-ndfptMn6MfYi6JTTNJO8Zx6RaNQe21LoUAJS7RmN-EB2FDKhwCLmk8/s320/0809-stitchersjourneyfob1-brenda+from+US.jpg" border="0" /> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#990000;"><strong>ASJ Fob 1 from Brenda of London</strong></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTEZ2SVLQSHcBkj9vJvghLxgxuKmc5saIKdXN2axUSsnxWhp2NE_WWJiwFoEAAIckmU5c69-eVVk4dz9Vi9z1G5u4CL2ztdRPw2aIUxplWZihf7Wkr5pZWTHmlZquo42ce4m-e83YIXpE/s1600-h/0809-stitchersjourneyfob1-anne+marie+from+france.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253691928842221826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTEZ2SVLQSHcBkj9vJvghLxgxuKmc5saIKdXN2axUSsnxWhp2NE_WWJiwFoEAAIckmU5c69-eVVk4dz9Vi9z1G5u4CL2ztdRPw2aIUxplWZihf7Wkr5pZWTHmlZquo42ce4m-e83YIXpE/s320/0809-stitchersjourneyfob1-anne+marie+from+france.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#990000;"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;">ASJ Fob 1 from Anne-Marie of France</span></strong></span></div><span style="color:#990000;"><div align="left"><span style="color:#000000;">Thanks for my making my day ladies.:) Happy Stitching to all!</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><br /><div align="left"></span><span style="color:#000000;"><em>Update 2008-10-5: Sorry for the mistake in your location Brenda. Hugs!</em></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566462391926724504.post-35952645435478685252008-10-03T13:28:00.000-07:002008-10-05T10:41:52.570-07:00A Stitcher's Journey Fob 1 by Brenda<div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253029510974890962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJd8fhD-I_P9qbb2qr7c7YktNM4HQ4wrIjHodhUIA-heicATmAKHcGBtY-Xqxs1o84MqVZXpYOhIhovWm9njkx2yucklKdhDpv62KnbnW0yETTOjSxQJvk_9IC1thiy1dMF5SRTncAFU/s320/0809-stitchersjourneyfob1-brenda+from+US-front.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253031735898380850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXw82o0zpY9gRyAZKd8OMGQPcXCD2LdA1VG-PiZtw0A_2F0B1bEBOMqK2lc4xyAit3AAOP9YlCKjcavfJ2Bpk0VqILA23r_cnFk983Zj3EqJ_p7x5LJ0eAhz3F-fsmQWdToPKMZAgiWY/s320/0809-stitchersjourneyfob1-brenda+from+US-back.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#990000;"><strong>A Stitcher's Journey Fob 1</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#990000;"><strong>Featured at October 2008 TGOSM Issue</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#990000;"><strong>Stitched and Finished by Brenda of London<br /></div></strong></span><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">It's only mid-afternoon but Brenda already completed my day! She emailed me photos of her recent finishings and needless to say, I was overwhelmed. I can't help not to share her email as well, which I hope she doesn't mind.:)<br /></div><div align="justify"><div align="justify"><div align="justify"><em>"Hi Lody,<br />Thank you so much for the lovely scissor fob design in this month's Gift of Stitching.I had to stitch it right away and am sending you 2 photographs back and front. Didn't have the same colour beads,but had a near match.Took your advice and put some rice in the stuffing of this one.<br />Looking forward to your other fobs .They make lovely gifts.<br />Take care,<br />Brenda"</em></div><div align="justify"><em></em></div><div align="justify">As the first stitcher who shared a photo of finished "A Stitcher's Journey Fob Series", Brenda won a surprise gift from me. It is one of those fun games/contest that I kept to myself but had planned long time ago. Further details of this fun game will be posted on my <a href="http://www.lodyscreations.blogspot.com/">personal blog</a>.</div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">Thank you so much for sharing your lovely work again Brenda. BTW, she also stitched Summer Flowers Sewing Set featured at August 2008 TGOSM Issue. I blogged about it here on September 22, 2008.</div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">Have a great stitching day everybody!</div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566462391926724504.post-49512231752496647922008-09-29T09:34:00.000-07:002008-09-29T09:49:12.842-07:00Flower Garden Biscornu From UK<div align="justify">Here's another finish from a wonderful UK stitcher and finisher. <a href="http://paperfaerie71.blogspot.com/">Elisa</a> managed to stitch both sides, and gave the finished biscornu as gift to her MOM.:) Isn't she thoughtful? Click her name to be directed to her blog. You'll surely enjoy her lovely works. Thank you for sharing your work Elisa.</div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251483931176055666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEN1KnBbrIYAcRmkDE82MKO8YkoWBJyhSvxq5Pm4vNX5KeH2JtddahLNekvhlWP4vjDVMgOMN2ED2rYDLKVfoRJmEvC9TDtwaA6i_VAcjKidhVWjcYBKZSaui38KMy4y-L8cNtcGoOxvM/s400/0808-flowergardenbiscornu1-elisa-yorkshireUK.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251483944224179426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKsepPqu0AqVLp1adWgy8AGsdUE_9XBQr9DemdTJTx8_6E0_r0KtV0D2TBiD6NrvDBIZQA2DKA5oScmC4bQqmSs_o3-8RppITfoUfQRY-ss7lU8eO6JBH64GZl0B-gkXMhYQA2qmELRA/s400/0808-flowergardenbiscornu2-elisa-yorkshireUK.jpg" border="0" /><strong><span style="font-size:85%;color:#990000;">Flower Garden Biscornu</span></strong><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;color:#990000;">Published at the Biscornu Bonanza</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;color:#990000;">of TGOSM - June 2008 Issue</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;color:#990000;">Stitched by <a href="http://paperfaerie71.blogspot.com/">Elisa J. W. of Yorkshire, UK</a></span></strong></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566462391926724504.post-91440288223573007182008-09-22T16:55:00.000-07:002008-10-05T10:58:39.547-07:00Pagoda Pincushion and Stitchers Finishes<div align="justify">A new pincushion series will start on November 2008. Here is the first in the 12 of Pagoda Pincushion Series.</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQgXmOH-3KQDkUjXVy4ytKEtnJq7e8e8ijLvFh4JCNtom3U4hBW8emUgfHGrps6d1erQIivJ32Ctu4t-vP1iX93fayoIg1Vj4_N2p_gViLma7tDdRsL9i24oMyH28lhj22jIrkQbxQpo/s1600-h/HPIM1001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249000082677584098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQgXmOH-3KQDkUjXVy4ytKEtnJq7e8e8ijLvFh4JCNtom3U4hBW8emUgfHGrps6d1erQIivJ32Ctu4t-vP1iX93fayoIg1Vj4_N2p_gViLma7tDdRsL9i24oMyH28lhj22jIrkQbxQpo/s320/HPIM1001.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>Design Name: December Pagoda Pincushion</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>Release Date: November 2008<br /></strong></div><p align="justify"></span><span style="color:#000000;">I found a couple more stitchers who stitched and finished Summer Flowers Sewing Set. Brenda didn't stitch the case but she did a wonderful job finishing the rest of the set. She even chose her own floss colors. It is indeed a lovely set of smalls... Thank you for sharing Brenda!</span></p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249000086635808242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimhCjOyfv2eIoAfRMUDanESstEJ7eujIRYgT85PZlCXBnJtSAtMqEo3Vd_duhGeFgdvq8ewrL9hLMzyuhyGO0ZfUBZJaPipgGlTF44ECfcEteCLVS7QNyxXG6VGGsjK10Lwsj4fRX196I/s320/0808-summerflowers-brenda.jpg" border="0" /><strong><span style="font-size:85%;color:#990000;">Summer Flowers Sewing Set</span></strong></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;color:#990000;">Stitched by Brenda of England</span></strong></p><p align="justify"><span style="color:#000000;">Below is a set stitched by another stitcher from US. She also made her own version of the set by stitching a matching floss tag and scissors fob. </span></p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249000090614502258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgdFc5Ym0uJPXzX9GTNCQ52DFTQNIcnwxhOGEj9oLdnidcyn77hrUldpCkLn1h1tIMCWt1d2UMhbLAjFbLrPCddVdzZ_x1DwlouIjnYfdtCg4qLn6L7yqnEYm1CPyYk-cSgI-AomJ5zQ/s320/0808-summerflowers-1963highlanders+from+ebay.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249000084843007778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjToFXwJQ96FzR-yRRQhyphenhyphenBSLVKWOErYhywNGf9YEkH5KpsQL2PWTcsKrN-4-BtsV9ObMWrgyFqb74vGWea4FacJ7kdUuLu2ZEFwvn9Yf9AAzF8TB9AU2b8TOd2qQVqKJdNVFTYh0XDLkk4/s320/0808-summerflowers-1963highlanders+from+ebay%27.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#990000;"><strong>Summer Flowers Sewing Set</strong></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#990000;"><strong>Stitched by 1963highlanders</strong></span></p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2