Yesterdayevening I have started to make a Paisley Bauble Bag for a swap on CQForNewbies.
I made this embroidery, but think it doesn't look much "Paisley", more a sick moonfish......LOL
What do you think?

No, today not a picture of my sewing room..........LOL, but a roombox that I made some years ago. The samplerquilt on the right measures 4 x 4 inches, 10 x 10 cm.
Next to patchwork my other big hobby is making miniatures, scale 1:12 for my dollshouse and roomboxes.

Today I received 2 wonderful hearts. The light one with the red roses is from my friend Lorenza in Italy, Lorenza you did (as ever)
a great job! The "Americana" heart I swapped with Susan Nixon from the USA, Susan, I like it very much and it is a nice reminder of the trip I made to the USA earlier this year!



I also want to show you a picture of a stitcherie I just finished.

When I was in France I found some more old postcards. Have been busy taking photo's and resizing them all afternoon, thought they look great in the middle of a Crazy Quilt block or heart!

Finally I managed to print them and what happened: empty cartridge, you can imagine that I wasn't happy with that!

I am glad that I got such nice comments on my Victorian block, it really is my first try and normally I never make such "feminine"
things........
Lillian, I bought the fabric here in Holland at: www.petraprinspatchwork.nl
And Charlene, here is a picture of the heart my DH wants to keep:

My nr. 9 Staphorst block is on it's way to Lorenza in Italy, one of the Debbie Mumm blocks to Susan in the USA.

This is the light coloured Victorian block I made during vacation, it is a try out, hope it is really a bit "Victorian"! Will add some charms and buttons later........

Back from a lovely holiday in France.......
We visited several chateaux, nice antique and brocante markets, had great food and wine and I even managed to read 9 books, make 7 crazy hearts and 1 crazy quiltblock!
Here you see pictures from 6 hearts I made to swap. The seventh stays at home, my DH told me that he liked it so much that I may not send it away..........LOL


These 2 are made from Debbie Mumm fabric with a garden theme.

















2 Christmas hearts to swap:

Hearts from traditional Dutch fabrics from Staphorst again,nr.9 and 10 in this serie.

This morning I visited a little fleamarket and I found some old postcards, now I first have to find out how to print siggies!
Think they will look wonderful in the middle of a crazy quiltblock or heart.....
The jewelry will be a great addition to the lightcolored Victorian CQ I am planning to make in the future.

Another heart received from Candji in the USA, with wonderful SRE flowers..........

I just love hydrangea's and especially the blue ones. That is why I like the heart that I swapped with Hideko from Japan so much, it has hydrangea's (Hortensia's in Dutch) on it!
I have several sorts and colors in my garden. Unluckely the 2 heatwaves we had this summer didn't do them much good!

Just to show you that I can make something without blue in it..........LOL. This will become a needlecase for my birthdaybuddie.

This week I received 2 more hearts, both from Australia.
The white one from Maureen and the red one from Sandie, aren't they wonderful?

Today I received 2 more lovely hearts.







This one is from Karen in Kentucky in wonderful soft tones, lace and little pearl seedbeads, Karen thank you for swapping with me!




The next one I swapped with Linda from NY. I just love the little butterflies, dragonfly and bee and the vivid colors. Linda, thanks so much!

Finished this Staphorst CQ block today, don't know what to add more at the moment.........
This block I received from the CQRR I was in and is pieced by Brigitte from Austria, have to embellish it by myself.

I received the lovely heart with birds I swapped with Ati in Norway,ain't it beautiful?

It is a pity that I don't have more time, otherwise I would love to have joined the 100 seamtreatments in 100 days..........
Yesterday I have done some stitching on another Staphorst block and came up with the left seamtreatment all on my one!

5 of my Staphorst hearts are swapped now.
nr. 1 is on it's way to Karen in the USA, nr. 2 to Linda in the USA, nr.4 goes far away to Maureen in Australia, nr. 5 goes to Candji in the USA and nr. 6 to Ati in Norway.
Nr. 8 I have sent out as a surprise for someone, so now I only have nr. 3 and 7 left to swap.

Here are the pictures of the hearts I finished last week, now the swapping can begin!

Back again from a short holiday at the beach, it was lovely but very hot, we had a heatwave here in Holland.
Managed to get 6 Crazy hearts done, still have to make some pictures, will show them later.
Here a picture from my garden, I just love dragonflies!