Valie went to a craft show last week. This week I received a beautifully made card together with some card to make my own or maybe some floss drops? Thank you dear friend for your generosity and thoughtfulness.

Hopefully my cold is on it's way out although I have been left with an awful cough. I will see how it is after the weekend and, bearing in mind the lengthy time I was ill earlier this year, I will make an appointment with my doctor.

Another ornament is stitched and ready for finishing and I will be starting another one later today. I really wished I had stuck to my timetable of one per month all year so as to avoid a last-minute panic ... the best laid plans etc ...

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I'm still plodding along with Miss Beatrix although not too much done for November - only the two motifs in the bottom, right-hand corner. I doubt I will find time to do any more on this one now, hence the posting before the end of the month. Sorry for the 'wrinkles' - Ken is decorating the kitchen area and I do not want to give him an excuse to stop by getting out the iron!

Berit is having a giveaway over on her blog but this is one giveaway I will not be entering as the prize is a choice of either Sew Noel or Sew Winter chart plus the free charts if you haven't already got them! So (or should that be 'sew'?) pop over to visit with Berit if you would like a chance to win. You have until midnight on November 26 to enter.

Now it's back to the Christmas ornaments for the children for me and I am determined that nothing else will tempt me until all of these are stitched and finished.

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Yesterday's post delivered the long-awaited AVAS Optique Blanc silk thread so I spent the afternoon stitching on Sew Winter. It's not finished but I thought you might like a sneak peek! I found one error on the chart which I have now amended. I hope to release this very soon.

A big thank you to Edgar for the two dvds that I won on his giveaway draw.

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I heard from Natalia in Australia that she has now finished Sew Blue. She stitched it 1*2 on 40ct creme linen using Dinky Dyes Pacific Ocean 93, Ningloo 54 and Choco Latte 31 and finished it as a pretty pinkeep. Both your interpretations of Sew Blue and Sew Red are wonderful Natalia and thank you for allowing me to post your pictures on my blog. These patterns are still free but now only available as part of Sew Noel package *here* or click the CHARTS link on the sidebar.

The AVAS Blanc Optique silk thread I am awaiting on for Sew Winter has still not arrived and I have now ordered an HDF white silk thread as a backup in case the AVAS has gone missing. As soon as either threads arrives I will stitch Sew Winter as quickly as possible. In the meantime I will stitch up the model for Sew in Love for an early release.

No stitching at all this weekend as Georgia came for a sleepover last night and we spent yesterday afternoon playing with my punches, old Christmas/birthday cards and a blank sheet of paper and some glue to produce collages. We also tried some origami where we made two types of swan. I had forgotten how much I like origami so I think I will look to buying some proper origami paper as the photocopy paper I was using was a bit thick to make really neat folds.

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For those of you who coveted my Eiffel Tower scissors in yesterday's post, here is another picture showing the size of these gorgeous scissors. Here is another pair of Eiffel Tower scissors with a beaded fob in my favourite colour and which has a teeny Eiffel Tower at it's end! Have I made you envious?

I made a start on the model for Sew Winter yesterday but I was not happy with the thread I had chosen so out came those tiny stitches. I was hoping to make a restart today with another thread but in this morning's mail came the latest Dan Brown book - The Lost Symbol - so I guess I will curl up on the sofa and read!

Did anyone notice the minor changes to my blog? I was fed up with my header picture and wanted a more neutral look so off came the picture and the stitching teddy is now in black and white and will probably be changed completely when I find something I like better. And also a slight name change 'iStitchaholic' has become 'iStitch' - the link is still the same - only the name has changed!

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It was Valie's birthday a short while ago but I decided to save her gift to give to her on her visit to England. The top is stitched 1*2 on a coffee-dyed 35ct linen with AVAS 2925 silk thread and the pattern I designed especially for her. I lined the top and base with a creme dupioni silk fabric and embellished with a piece of creme lace and a hand-twisted cord. I am sure Valie will put much better pictures on her blog when she returns home.

The rain is back so I guess Valie has taken the sunshine to London for the remainder of her trip!

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Valie arrived in England for her short visit and we picked her up from the Eurostar station in Ashford late yesterday afternoon. The weather has been atrocious all day but the rain stopped as her train arrived - I think she brought some good weather with her as today has been really beautiful. We took a walk around the town centre to see if she recognised anything from the time she spent here during her teenage years and she did recognise the area around the pier - not too much has changed in our town. We brought some ice-creams and took a walk on the pier where I took a few photos (click on the collage for a closeup view). We have booked a table in a quaint little pub in Sandwich for dinner tonight. I know the food is great there so, hopefully, she will enjoy it. All too soon her trip has come to an end for tomorrow she leaves for London.

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No stitching pictures to show you today. I part-stitched another ornament last night which now needs embellishing with beads and a charm so I now have 3 ornaments to be finished. I also need to stitch the models for Sew Winter, Sew in Love and Sew Spring. A big thank you to all who have purchased Sew Noel. I very much appreciate your support in my new venture.

It's raining heavily today and it's very dark and gloomy. I do hope that my friend's journey across the English channel on Eurostar goes well and that the rain stops at some point during her visit.

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My daughter Nicola decided that, as she liked Sew Noel so much, she would pick up a needle and thread after not stitching for many years. She picked a cream 28ct evenweave linen with Caron Waterlilies 'Holiday' silk thread for most of the sampler but stitched the holly in a silver metallic thread. My picture does not do this justice and I will post another picture (hopefully a much better one) when she is done.

Not much stitching for me these past few days although there are a couple of part-stitched ornaments waiting to be finished and I have been working on the chart for Sew Spring. I went to the new Hobby Craft at Westwood Cross (Thanet) but I wasn't overly impressed and only brought some card and a couple of threads.

This weekend brings a visitor from across the English channel for a short visit. I am sure we will cram in as much as we can during the time we have - I can't wait to see you my friend!

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