New Year Giveaway

Happy New Year!

I am starting 2013 with a giveaway to thank all my blogger friends for your visits, lovely comments, inspiration and friendship. The parcel will include charts, stitching goodies and something stitched by me! Here are the charts!

No picture of the goodies and stitched piece as I have yet to decide what to include in the bag ha ha! Just be a follower and leave a comment on this post, I will draw a winner on January 19th.

Now on to the stitching stuff. I started Dorothy Walpole on Boxing Day. I love stitching with silks, they are so soft and smooth. Here is my progress posted on Nicola's Scarlet Letter Year blog on Dec 28.

Fabric: 40ct Sand Linen
Thread: AVAS silks

A closer look! I am enjoying this sampler and had made further progress. Will update when I have a chance to take some photos!

Next an update of the hardanger SAL piece hosted by Abi of The Stitch Specialists. We have progressed to part 11 of this SAL, lot of cutting and fillers.

I love these fillers!

I would like to leave this post with  pictures of my last finish for 2012. The French design is from a Japanese magazine Idees Vol 16. My friend will help me to sew it into a pouch as shown in the book.

Fabric: 28ct Blue Jubilee
Thread: DMC 803, 915

Thank you for your visits! Please remember to join my giveaway!

Happy Stitching in 2013!

Hugs,
Ellen

A Post Before Christmas

Countdown to Christmas.... I want to have a post before the actual day to show my ornaments. 

I am still stitching on my Fairytale Advent Calendar. I am very far behind and may not complete the 24 ornies on time ha ha!

And I have finished my Christmas Tree! 

The Christmas Exchange hosted by Lainey has completed with everyone receiving their Christmas packages. My partner for this exchange is Lisa V. She loves reindeer and I chose to stitch for her a design by Blue Ribbon Designs in JCS Ornament Issue 2012. I so glad that Lisa loves what I put together for her for this exchange.

I received my Christmas package from Clare from New Zealand. Clare made a flatfold for me and I love it very much! This is my very first flatfold! Look at the goodies and Clare is so sweet to send me something extra for my birthday on Nov 19th.  Thank you Clare for a wonderful exchange.

A Pouch and Stitching Keeper
for my Birthday

I have decided to stitch Dorothy Walpole for Nicola's Scarlet Letter Challenge. My chart and supplies have arrived. I am so excited and eager to start but will hold back until after Christmas. Still struggling with stitching and finishing ornies ha ha!

Thank you for your visits and lovely comments. I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Wonderful 2013! I will be holding a New Year Giveaway, please visit again!

I will leave you with a picture of my Christmas Tree!

Hugs,

Ellen

More Christmas Stitchings

It's December and I have more stitchings to show!

First, an update on Elisa's Christmas Tree. It is progressing very slowly because I am stitching more ornaments!

A closer look, I love the red stocking and that candy cane!

More ornaments....

Designer: Freebie by iStitch
Thread: DMC
Fabric: Unknown (probably 32ct)

Designer: Freebie by Niky's Creations
Thread: DMC
Fabric: Unknown (probably 32ct)

Designer: The Little Stitcher
Thread: DMC
Fabric: 30ct linen

Merry Christmas is a freebie from The Little Stitcher. The stitching is not completed yet ha ha! I am also stitching the Fairytale Advent Calendar. Laura designs 24 small and cute ornies! The next two pictures are taken from her blog.

I have completed 3 of the 24 little ornaments. Hopefully I will be able to stitch all the 24 ornaments before X'mas! I plan to do the finishing on all the ornaments this weekend ha ha ha!

I received a wonderful ornament from Marie P for the HoE Stitcher's Choice Ornament Exchange. She chose to stitch for me a freebie by Plum Street Samplers, Christmas Coffee 2012. Marie's stitching and finishing are gorgeous! Thank you, Marie, I love this ornament very much!

Besides boxes, I also collect scissors. Here is a recent addition to my collection! This one is from China, a well known brand "Zhang Xiao Quan".

A beautiful gift from my friend, Sonia. It's for my handphone! She is great at patchwork and quilting! Thank you, Sonia, I love it!

Nicola is celebrating her birthday in a big way in 2013. She is organising a Scarlet Letter Challenge, to  complete one or more samplers by The Scarlet Letter. Please visit Nicola's Scarlet Letter Year if you are interested to join the Challenge. I have added my name to the long list of stitchers. The Scarlet Letter website offers a wide selection of samplers, some stitchers already have many SL samplers in their stashes! I have yet to decide what I want to stitch for this challenge ha ha!

Thank you for your visits and comments! Please come back to see my ornies in the next update! I will also show you what I am going to stitch for Nicola's Challenge!

Happy Stitching!

Hugs,
Ellen

Exchanges and An Update on Christmas Stitchings

This is my second post this month ha ha! I just have to show updates of my Christmas stitchings. Here is my progress on Elisa's Christmas Tree, love it! The colors are very christmasy - red, white, green and gold.

A closer look, I love that sewing machine!

I have finished 4 ornaments, two for Exchanges and two for my tree. Hopefully there are more to come!

The Reindeer is from the Cross Stitcher, a UK cross stitch magazine. I added a red button for his nose and a blue bell to his scarf. Cute, isn't he? The other ornie is by Eyrnne from my previous post. I hope to stitch more ornies from this design!

Next ornie is for an Exchange! My partner does not read my blog, so I am showing it here before I send it out. This design is by BBD in this year issue of JCS Ornaments. Hope she likes it!

The fourth ornie is already on its way to my exchange partner, will show picture only after the Exchange concluded.

Found another Erynne's Christmas design that I want to stitch! There is so many designs I want to stitch for this season but time is running out!!!

I joined the Stitched With Love Exchanges for the first time, the theme is Fall into Halloween. This is what I stitched for my partner, Spot of Autumn, by The Drawn Thread.

The goodies for the exhange!

Here is what my partner, Tiffy sent to me! Thank you, Tiffy, for a great Exchange!

I stitched this tiny design for my friend's birthday, it's a freebie by Danybrod. Purple is my friend's favorite color!

I love this design, plan to stitch more in different colors!


Happy Stitching until the next update! Hope to show more ornies and Christmas stitchings!

Hugs,
Ellen

HAL and some Christmas Stitchings

It's hard to believe that Christmas is coming! I have not post for two months ha ha! September and October are lazy months for me, not much stitching. In October, I went to Taiwan with my mum for a short holiday. Here is a picture of Taipei 101!

Taroko Gorge!

I join The Stitch Specialists(TSS) Group recently. They are currently doing a HAL - A Confetti of Hardanger designed by the Group Owner Abi Gurden. This project is exclusive to TSS members only! Here is my progress, I am stitching on 32ct platinum Belfast using DMC Perle 712. I use Dinky-Dyes Peach Melba for the flower motifs - a very pastel touch of colors!

Designer:  Abi Gurden
Fabric: 32ct Platinum Belfast
Thread: DMC perle, Dinky-Dyes

A closer look!

For Christmas, I am currently stitching Elisa's tenth Christmas Tree. You can visit her blog to see the gorgeous tree. Here is the chart and my tiny start ha ha!

I am using DMC threads on 36ct Edinburg linen -Dried Thyme, hand dyed by Nina.























Another project I plan to start is this chart "Merry & Bright" by Erynne Chard.

You can check out Edgar's and Myra's blogs to see their progresses! I decided to borrow Myra's idea and stitch individual squares as Christmas ornaments instead! Here is my first square, not finish yet!!!

Designer: Erynne Chard
Fabric: unknown scrap
Thread: DMC

I am stitching for Christmas exchanges in between these projects, no pictures until later. Here are a couple of small finishes accomplished during the two lazy months.

Designer: SAL by Nicky Creations
Fabric: Unknown
Thread: DMC

Designer: LK
Fabric: 32ct Cream Belfast
Thread: DMC

Designer: The Primitive Hare (freebie)
Fabric: 32ct cream Belfast
Thread: DMC

Next, a couple of gifts from friends. I love and collect boxes, all kinds. My friend knows me well and gave me these two wonderful tin houses from England! Thanks, Claudia, appreciate them!

Another friend, Kristine presented me with these two tatted necklaces! Aren't they gorgeous? Thank you, Kristine!

That it until the next update! Thank you for visits and comments, they are greatly appreciated!

Happy Stitching!

Hugs,
Ellen

Winner!

I have my DD to pick a name. The Traveling Pattern is on its journey to Taiwan to .....

Theresa - Giraffe Crossing


Theresa, please contact me with your full name and mailing address.

If you are interested to be the next stitcher, please follow Theresa's blog. I have enjoyed stitching this lovely design by my favorite designer, LHN. It's fun to follow the pattern as it travel round the world!

Happy stitching until the next update!

Hugs,
Ellen

The Traveling Pattern Is Ready.......

for the next stitcher!

I put the last few stitches on LHN - Summer Splendor today. I wanted the design to be small so my version is stitched on 40ct linen hand-dyed by Nina. It will be finished into a needlebook.

Design: LHN - Summer Splendor
Fabric: 40ct linen hand-dyed by Nina
Threads: DMC and CC

A closer look at my finish!


Now if you would like to be the next stitcher to stitch this gorgeous chart please leave a note specifically stating that you are interested in the drawing for this chart in your comments. The only requirements are:

1. You must have an active blog
2. Please agree to stitch it promptly
3. Please pass it along to a fellow stitcher via a drawing on your blog
4. Please post your finish and the history of where the chart has travelled like this:

1. Kathy at "Kathy's Sit and Stitch"
2. Carol at "Stitching Dreams"
3. Lisa at "Lisa V's Lounge"
4. Ellen at "Stitch Passion"

I will draw a name on Friday 31 August. I am excited about this draw, where will the pattern be traveling to?

Until then, happy stitching!

Hugs,
Ellen