My Peacock needle case

This is  a lovely needle case for a special gift,  I'm not sure where I found the original idea it's so long ago but over the years I have made several for gifts each time choosing motifs to suit the person I was stitching for, this one with the peacock was stitched for Ann B.

I'm now sharing the idea with Fiona and Diane, at this stage I am not stitching another one I'm working on completing a secret project for our guilds 40th Anniversary which is this month so will be able to share that with you later.

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Sharing Friends stitching

 I’m thrilled to share finished pieces from my stitching friends, Fiona and Diane, we meet every Wednesday morning to stitch on projects together, in my last post I shared Fiona’s little mouse roll now I am able to share Diane’s one .  Love how they have both stitched different flowers for the seasons my original one stitch in 2011 was also different.  Note Diane chose tiny holly leaves and berries for winter they are delightful.

During the holiday break Fiona finished her tiny whitework pocket, it is a small delight  stitched using three different techniques

 We start this month on a new project and Ill share with you when I next post

The month has wings

 It does seem that the month has wings as time is flying by and we are already half way through September.

The miniature daffodil Carice is now flowering this is the second year for these bulbs,  Each of the small daffodils in pots have flowered one after another so I have been able to enjoy them over a longer period of time. First Tete a tete,  then Jetfire and now Carice   Unfortunately one I was looking forward to seeing Mother Duck has failed to even put up leaves this year.

Stitching, Fiona and i are working on a small pocket using white work techniques to create contrasting textures, no photos yet but but we are near completion. Can share some photos of Fiona's Little Mouse Needleroll.

Our aim this year has been to stitch small pieces that would make ideal gifts but also give opportunity to learn more construction skills.

 Now I'm going over to Letters from Rosie  blog to post the latest  update. There is a link in the blog list on the right column  

Have a great week

New month .. new adventure.

 

The new month and the beginning of spring here.

This was taken  September  2019  The second year these miniature daffodils had been flowering in this pot, this year once again I have had a beautiful display although today they are showing signs of last night's stormy weather

And my new adventure?  I have decided to give the dolls their own blog, somewhere lots of doll photos and stories can be shared hopefully with other Blythe doll folk.  I've called the blog Letters from Rosie and will include letters written by Rosie to Eve my littlest granddaughter and some of the stories I have written for Eve about the dolls.  I have added a link in the side panel of this blog under Blogs I like to visit.

Stitching is progressing slowly Ive hidden my ball of perle thread so Kaytu cannot claim it and play with it and I've hidden it so well its taking sometime to find it .Fiona and I have started a new project a small whitework piece exploring different techniques, She finished the little mouse needle roll i loved her tiny flowers will put together a post about that project shortly. now im of in ernest ro search for the missing thread. 

Rosie’s Christmas dress

 I have now finished Rosie’s Christmas dress, made a simple dress and added a lace over blouse, next up will be Belles dress.

Took a few photos for the next party story 

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Then my furry friend decided to have the limelight 

Tilly

 When I gave the middie Blythe doll to Eve, I found if I was going to make more dresses for her I needed a doll to fit the, on so Tilly joined my Blythe doll family. The Wellington family spent a few days with me during the school holidays and Eve brought Millie with her and took home two new dress for Millie, I had been given some lovely scraps of a soft blue fabric and  had no plans for it till I found on Pinterest a cape pattern for Blythe. The pattern was a free one and easily downloaded as a pdf. 

I adapted the pattern and made a lined cape with matching hat.

 

Dresses for Christmas

 I’m planning to add to The Party book a Christmas Eve Supper Party, recently bought some lovely dark green velvet fabric, it’s a bigger piece than I intended to get but was the end of the roll and marked down as a special, so who could pass that by. Result each of the girls will have a different style  dress made from the green velvet to wear to the Christmas Supper Party.

 First dress made is Poppy’s , don’t you love the Christmas cracker she is holding, it’s made from beads, Diane has lent me some for the photos, 

School holidays are over so Fiona is free from taking care of grandchildren and we were back at our Wednesday mornings stitching together, plans for stitching projects for this term have been made and Fiona and Diane are going to stitch the little mouse needle roll that I designed for Stitching friends group in 2013, while I completed the red rose project for the guild 40 th Anniversary later in the year. Then a small white work pocket so our needles will be kept busy. And I need two more velvet dresses the second one is started so hope to share it when I next post.

This weeks photo and another Etui

 This past week The photo challenge was Blythe and flowers I posted one of my favourite photos…

This week it’s dark, black, and goth Blythe and I haven’t anything that fits that.m

Fiona has finished her third Etui one for each granddaughter , here is her latest finish.

Off to the ball

 Some time back I made some masks with the idea of doing some photos on the theme of a Masked Ball, this week Blythe Doll Australia face book group photo challenge theme was Sparkles and glitter. I decide the masks would fit the theme perfectly and dressed Rosie up for the ball, this is the result.

Then I dressed Belle with the other mask and completed my photo story. 

Another Etui

Another Finish from Fiona, this etui has a ladybird theme.

 And I have finished another dress for the dolls, this one is smocked, the blue and white gingham fabric looks lovely but not easy to work with, as it frays badly. I plan to do another smocked dress hope to show it soon.

The next party.

 I’ve added a Halloween party to the party photo book I started with two older photos but with a new story.

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 Madam Mee  owned  the Witches Hat Shop it was a shop with a difference, she did not sell her hats but rented them out, so each year her customers could have a different hat,

Poppy and her friends went to choose their hats for the coming Halloween party, I wonder which hat they will each choose.

And off they went to enjoy some Halloween fun.

There was Apple bobbing..........

Bobbing for Donuts.......

Pin the spider on the web.........

Cookies and Hot Chocolate before they went off to Trick and treat their friends.

and now to plan the last party.

A Finish

 Fiona has finished the first of the etui she is making, this has been such a happy project for our Wednesday stitching mornings and she had it on the show and tell table at guild this month. 

My etui is being sadly neglected but I will have more doll photos to share soon. 

The Tea Party

 The second party for my Party book has now been completed… a Tea Party. Rosie invited her friends to a tea party and told them it would  have a pink them, she planned to wear her favourite dress.

And they came wearing pink dresses

 

There were pink Teacup party hats for everyone 

And party games included Tic tac toe which Poppy won the most games.

And everyone enjoyed the afternoon tea with a special cake for the occasion that Rosie had prepared

And she had goodie bags and balloons to thank her guests for coming.

Everyone enjoyed the tea party.