Last week I met up with my friends to celebrate Britta’s birthday, we had a lovely time in London on the Kings Road were we had lunch in Le Pain Quotidien, it’s our favourite hangout, especially for the deserts (they sell their cookbook!!). But first we had a look into Antropologie, a gorgeous shop with unusual wares. After lunch off to Carnaby street where we had tea in Camellia’s Tea House (they sell their tea’s on-line!), we were to full up to try their cakes, but it was tempting, Earl Gray with Orange blossom tea, splendid. Then a little look in Liberty’s, the shop had a different look and lots of changes and was definitely worth a visit. We chatted so much I forgot to take pictures!!
I made this Sampler bag for Britta’s birthday, a lovely project to stitch, did the finishing on the machine, also quite easy. You cannot see the pincushion which I also made; (senior moment here) but filled that with lavender so the moth stays out of the woolly bits. You can see it on SN's website:))
A Sajou Thimble box, Mother of Pearl button and a few mini Acorns.
The 6th Etape of Mary Glover, a pleasure to stitch this motif & the colours do come out quite strong, such an unusual pattern. Somehow stitching this sampler with the deadline of specific part every 2 weeks seems to work for me:) That wine was fabulous Emmanuelle:)
A close up of the Rice stitch.
Finally it is spring and my wild life loves it, Mr P wanders around the garden with his little wife/girls, what a life!!
Your encouraging comments made my week, thank you so much, may the sun shine where you are too :))
28 comments:
Delighted you had a lovely day with Britta - wish I could have joined you. Maybe soon. Love, J
What a lovely gift you made for your friends' birthday! And your day in London sounds like such fun! I wish I could go. Love your Mary Glover -- it's so pretty! And those birds of yours! It must be fun to have them living in your garden.
The gift you made for Britta is lovely. Lucky girl. I enjoyed reading about your day in London. I'm going to make a note of the places you ate and visited for my next trip to London.
You have very lovely birds living in your garden.
So much to look at in the post. The gift you made is wonderful, Mary looks wonderful, your weekend in London sounds like it was wonderful, and having pheasants stroll through your garden...well, that's wonderful, too!
My husband is crazy about pheasants. I love seeing Your photos of them.
Wat lief dat je dat voor Britta hebt gedaan.
Ik ben nog steeds in het ziekenhuis e er komt van borduren niets meer terecht.
groetjes Liliane
It sounds like a wonderful day! I love the gifts you made for Britta.
Wonderful progress on Mary Glover!
What a nice gift for your friend! Your sampler bag is so pretty and it reminds me of I have some of Stacy's booklets I haven't stitched any thing from them yet. lol Mary is growing so nicely. I just started step 7 in this morning, but havent made much progress of it yet. I can't wait for the last part of her at the bottom!!
Oh I love it!! Love the colors and everything - so pretty and what a super giftie.
Tanya
Hello! nice to meet you :)
The gift is amazing, so pretty.
Lovely progress on Mary Glover SAL.
This 7th part is very fast to stitch.
Thanks for your kind comment on my blog.
Hugs,
Lili
Oh what lovely birds! And stitching, too, of course! :D
Wat een schattig en mooi kado voor Britta, jullie hebben vast een leuke dag gehad in London....
Mary schiet ook lekker op....
Liefs en tot gauw
Erna
I like very much your sampler bag. I find it so beautiful. Congratulations!!
Your work is beautiful. Liberty is my all time favourite shop. I haven't been there for quite a while, but it is the sort of shop where I need to go on my own so that I can browse around for hours without a certain husband saying 'what are you looking at that for?' !!
Such a beautiful piece you stitched for Britta! Such soothing colors...The whole day in London sounds delightful!
Lovely stitching on both items - the rice stitch band is gorgeous!
Oh, gorgeous! I do love those Stacy Nash things and what fun to see a pheasant up close--I'd love to be able to do so! :D
wat 'n schattig borduurwerkje..
..én je Mary Glover ziet er ook al prachtig uit!
groetjes, Petra
Oh, I love your gifts you made, how delightful!!! What a beautiful bird to have in your garden, that is so cooll!!!
Your stitching is fabulous, so inspiring of course.....great colours too.
Hugs,
Margaret B
A very lovely gift you made Britta. Sounds like you have a wonderful time in London. I hope to visit there one day soon. Your pheasant is so pretty.
Hallo Bertie, just been reading you post and want to say that the photos dont do justice to the lovely sewing set you made for me. I have it sitting by my sofa and cant stop looking at it. It is truly gorgeous and so beautifully finished. You have turned into the queen of finishing!LOL
Your MG is also coming along wonderfully. Cant wait to see it.
Till soon
\britta
your embroidery is divine congratulations to you!
friendships
Een prachtig cadeau voor Britta.
De Mary Glover is geweldig, heel mooie kleurcombinatie.
Gorgeous gifts for Britta, glad you all had a good day.
Mary is looking gorgeous, great progress
I love the gift you made for your friend and I had a laugh at the lavender use.
Mary Glover is looking good. I still haven't caught up on mine, that over one work has held me up so much.
Bertie what a lovely gift for Britta and is sounds like you all had a very enjoyable day! Love Mary Glover, such a nice piece. Isn't this weather gorgeous! Have a lovely Easter.
Your Stacy Nash sampler and Mary Glover are both beautiful ! Happy Easter to you and family !
Lovely handwork Bertie, always enjoy your posts:)
Infact your little bag is wonderful right as I imagine!!! I love also the fabrics you used, it was not easy for me to choose it I had to think long ....
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