The'show-off' must go on...(part 2)

MYS Quaker Pinkeep Exchange - I received a lovely Quaker Pinkeep from Margaret!

She stitched a pattern from Ackworth Quaker book. How lovely! Stitched on lugana using muted colour Dip&Twist floss and it gives a vintage look.

On the back, she stitched another pattern from the same book and personalized it with out initials , M and Z. I really like it! This exchange was really exciting coz I got learn to stitch & sew a stitching accessory that I never try before.

The'show-off' must go on...(part 1)

4th May was the dateline for MYS Quaker Pinkeep Exchange.

I had never stitch & sew a pinkeep before, and this is the very first pinkeep I ever made. The pattern from The Workbasket (strawberry quaker), stitched on 28ct jobelan using Dip&Twist overdyed.

I love the colour of the overdyed floss (bright pink) , it had made me thinking of strawberries and finally made up mind to stitch the strawberry quaker pattern. Though I must admit that after finished stitching, I found that it looks more like beetroots. I think it is b'coz of floss colour.

I put rickrack around the pinkeep and strawberry print cotton at the back.


And, this is another Quaker pattern I stitched in April. It's designed by Barb Adams & Alma Allen of Blackbird Designs. Stitched on 32ct linen using the same overdyed colour that I used for Quaker Pinkeep that I made for the Exchange. I took this pattern from Just Cross Stitch magazine (Ornaments issue) and will be finished into a Strawberry (shaped) Pinkeep.

I'm back....!

I feel much better and got back to my stitchings today. Thank you for the well wishes. I just need to see the doctor again tomorrow.

Well, lots of thing to blog & stitch and the 'show-off' must go on....

Thank you for your concern

For those who emailed or left comments on my blog asking me about my health condition, thank you very much. I hope that you had a nice time on Mother's Day on Sunday.

Thing didn't get better for me. I had developed an ear infection due to bad flu. The pain peaked on Sunday, I didn't really enjoy the Mother's Day celebration except for nice lunch treat and some magazines & gifties from my hubby who was just coming back from down under.

The pain subsided yesterday, but I was still uncomfortable b'coz the feeling of fullness and temporary hearing loss in left ear.

Acute otitis media - middle ear infection that produces fluid, pus and inflammation with the middle ear and usually associated with a buildup of fluid in the space behind the ear drum. In my case, due to mucusal nasal congestion or sinus infection during a bad flu. The pain is severe but not worrying, however it could cost you more than ear pain if not treated earlier.

Today, I feel slightly better, no more feeling of fullness and temporary hearing loss in the ear though I could still feel the pain.

I miss my stitchings! I haven't pick a needle since last week. Well, for now I just need get some rest after quite tiring days last week - caring of Hanie who caught a fever and coughing a lot and myself caught the bad flu. The medicines causes drowsiness too!

Thank you again for your concern.

Not feeling very well

I actually have things to update as well as photos to upload but I'm not feeling very well since Monday. I caught a flu ... sneezing, stuffy nose , coughing and strep throat make me dizzy.

Thank you for dropping by and leaving some comments.

Hoping that I will feel better tomorrow coz I need to mail out some envelopes and to stitch and to blog and to stitch ;)

Neighbourhood RR - round 2

Here is my stitching on Margaret's Round Robin piece. The pattern is actually a combo of 3 Little House Needleworks (LHN) patterns, mostly from LHN's 'City Stitcher, Country Stitcher'. I did some colour changes.

I personalised the piece with a letter box (my name is 'written' on it),

I also added a garden bench and a swing,

Do you notice the lamps? If you were happened to be a LHN fan, I'm very sure that you will know which chart I 'snagged' them from.