So far we have had the warmest winter since 1900 or so. Now my part of the world is covered in a sheet of glazed ice, the worst in 30 years. The silence is broken only by ice falling off the trees, no traffic, no aeroplanes to the nearby airport. Hubby we
My daughter-in-law, who neither sews nor embroiders, asked me to make an apron with a logo for a good friend who has a small catering business. Unfortunately she did not get the jpg-file of the logo until Christmas eve. So yesterday before breakfast I
Needed something for Christmas presents, so I started digitising an alphabet yesterday; digitised A-N and tested the first 3. The rest will follow shortly. The letters are 60 mm (2.35") high. The alpha will be available shortly on one of Yoriko's
My sewing/craft room cum study slowly but surely filled up with bags and boxes holding knitting yarn, fabric, scraps, shirts to be recycled, paperwork to such an extend I could hardly move or reach a cupboard. Not any more. Yesterday and today I cleared o
Carolyn loves cross stitch. I had an off-day and to cheer me up had a go at a carnation border for a 8x14"or 200x360 hoop. I have yet to try it out but here's a picture from the software programme.
You may remember I made 29 cards for my daughter back in February when she came to see us. Today is the birthday party and as I could not come and visit my daughter sent me this picture of one of the cakes she made using the same design. Looks yummy, does
Carolyn's nice project had me having a go at digitising some cross stitch designs. As our planned trip to Norway was cancelled due to my hubby having some health problems my diary was empty and I had time on my hands. Have yet to stitch them, need to
As my embroidery machine went on strike at a very inopportune moment, I tried to overcome my frustration by sewing something. I used two of the decorative stitches of my sewing machine to do this little purse. I would have preferred silver colo
Went to see my friend yesterday and she loved the dolphin towel. It was a nice sunny day and she lives somewhere between Amsterdam and the Hague, the bulb growing area in the Netherlands. So we did the tourist thing and drove around a bit. Too early fo
It is about time I started doing something else, but my Iris and my Ruby both need to see a doctor. So made this card today for a friend's 45th anniversary tomorrow.
Cards for my daughter, invitations for a birthday party with an Indian theme. It was great fun designing and the Cameo did a very good job. But then came the gluing. Next time I'll adhesive cardstock. The flash does not do them justice.
I played some more with my Silhouette, made two birthday cards and then decided to make cut-files for appliqué. I used the design of an owl soft-toy I made some time ago, but cut the separate parts out of paper before I would do it from fabric. Probl
First attemps to get my Silhouette to produce something for me. Have to get used to the software, so I used a few existing designs.
How to auto-digitise redwork with 5D Extra Carolyn asked how to change the current clipart by Clipartopolis to an embroidery design. I am not a fan of auto-digitising, but redwork gives acceptable results. So here we go. Open 5D Extra and
Is there anyone who owns the Husqvarna 200x200 mm quilter's hoop? The hoop costs €135 here, the 200x260 mm hoop costs €60. A great difference in price. The dealer asked Husqvarna what the difference between those two was, but they said there was n