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A Girl As Mad As Birds
The creative adventures of a general arts, crafts and stitching obsessive.
Thursday, July 01, 2010
Happy Canada Day!
I hope Canadians everywhere have a lovely day!
See, I remembered this year :o)
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My Free Cross Stitch Designs
NEW! Wuthering Heights
January Biscornu and Fob
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May Biscornu and Fob
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New Year Biscornu and Fob
Valentine Biscornu and Fob
Shamrock Biscornu and Fob
Free Bee
Hanukkah
Happy Hallowe'en!
Lest We Forget
Remember, Remember (Guy Fawkes)
Thanksgiving Blessings
The Busy Bee
Thistle Stitching Accessories
World Aids Day Ribbon Biscornu
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Current WIPs
Floral Blackwork Sampler
Fruit Afghan
My Needle and Thread Comfort Me - Waxing Moon
Personal Exchange
Zauber Socks
2010 Stitching Finishes
29. HOE Alphabet Exchange 18/06
28. The Mysterious Warning - Linden Bee 18/05
27. HOE Early Christmas Exchange 17/05
26. HOE Winter House Exchange - Brightneedle 06/04
25. HOE LHN Exchange - Little House Needleworks 07/03
24. House Mouse - Gillian Bowater 04/03
23. Dormouse - Gillian Bowater 03/03
22. Gather The Flowers - Helen Philipps 28/01
21. February Block Flip It - Lizzie*Kate 22/02
20. Happy Bunny Bunny Day - The Trilogy 21/02
19. Blue Tit - Cross Stitcher 21/02
18. Liberty Print Miniature - Liberty 21/02
17. The White House - Rowandean 21/02
16. Holly Berry Sampler - Bent Creek 20/02
15. Bee Merry - Victoria Sampler 20/02
14. Bee Joyful - Victoria Sampler 20/02
13. Country Cottage - Jolly Red 19/02
12. E is for Embroidery - Prairie Schooler 17/02
11. D is for Drum - Prairie Schooler 14/02
10. February Rain Biscornu - Linden Bee Designs 14/02
09. February Rain Scissor Fob - Linden Bee Designs 14/02
08. Stitcher's Heart - A Mon Ami Pierre 12/02
07. Valentine Biscornu - Linden Bee Designs 30/01
06. Valentine Scissor Fob - Linden Bee Designs 30/01
05. January Snow Biscornu - Linden Bee Designs 24/01
04. January Snow Scissor Fob - Linden Bee Designs 24/01
03. A is for Anchor - Prairie Schooler 05/01
02. New Year Biscornu - Linden Bee Designs 01/01
01. New Year Scissor Fob - Linden Bee Designs 01/01
2010 Knitting Finishes
16. June Afghan Blocks = 19 + 1 + 7
15. Box of Chalks Afghan - 23/06
14. May Afghan Blocks = 25
13. Chevron Socks 2 - Charlene Schurch - 20/05
12. Molly Dolly Afghan - 13/05
11. You Shall Be Queen Afghan - 07/05
10. Clapotis 2 - 30/04
09. April Afghan Blocks = 33
08. Alpaca Mitts - 31/03
07. Chevron Socks - Charlene Schurch - 23/03
06. March Afghan Blocks = 15
05. Charity Block - 12/03
04. February Smoothie Hats = 18
03. January Smoothie Hats = 37
02. Knitted Netbook Cover - 29/01
01. Tardis Washcloth - 02/01
2010 Finishing
02. Liberty Print Miniature - Liberty - Long Pin Pillow 10/04
01. Alphabet Sampler - Brenda Keyes - Long Pin Pillow 05/01
2010 Framing
08. Morning Song - Just Nan 10/04
07. Bee Happy - Victoria Sampler 03/04
06. Bee Gentle - Victoria Sampler 03/04
05. Bee Kind - Victoria Sampler 03/04
04. O Christmas Tree - Prairie Schooler 30/03
03. Wooly Zipper - Bent Creek 28/02
02. Hearts Sampler - Heart in Hand 28/02
01. Do Well The Little Things - Moira Blackburn 27/02
My Project for 2010
Official Stitching UFOs
Advent Calendar Wallhanging Quilt - Needlecraft
Bless the Baby - Lizzie*Kate
Christmas Felt Wallhanging - Bucilla
Christmas Ornament - DMC
Christmas Ornaments (Felt) - Bucilla
Christmas Patchwork - Lynne Edwards
Come Home For Love - La D Da
Emerald Mermaid - Mirabilia
Floral Sampler (Blackwork) - DMC
Hardwick Hall - Brailsford and Way
Hearts of Joy No 2 - Charland Designs
Kelim Cushion - DMC
Little Bee - DMC
Lizzie*Kate Round Robin - Lizzie*Kate
Moonshadow Path - Full Circle Designs
Passing Time - DMC (Little Suzi's Zoo)
Pastoral Sampler - Helen Philipps
Petits Anges - Cousines et Compagnie
Random Thoughts - The Drawn Thread
Shaker Hen - Primavera
She Gathers - 4 My Boys
Strawberry - Needleworks by Sue Hawkins
Summer into Autumn - The Drawn Thread
Sunflowers - Sunset
The Boy King - True Colors
The Pyramids - Heritage Stitchcraft
Through The Loops Socks
Time and Season Sampler - Moira Blackburn
Finished Items to Do Something With
Alphabet Sampler - The Sewing Circle
Baa - The Bold Sheep
Bathroom Plaque - Toadstool Tapestries
Bee Joyful - Victoria Sampler
Bee Merry - Victoria Sampler
Bee Mine - Victoria Sampler
Bee My Honey Bee - 4 My Boys
Bee Sampler - Lifetime Samplers
Beehive Pin - Mill Hill
Bitty Bird Sampler - Twisted Threads - Pinkeep
Bless The Blooms - SanMan Originals
Bless The Breeze - SanMan Originals
Blue Tit - Cross Stitcher
Christmas ABCs - Lizzie*Kate
Cockerel - Primavera
Country Cottage - Jolly Red
Country Squares - Pincushion
Derbyshire - Heritage Stitchcraft
Easter Parade
Edwardian Beauty - Prima
England Heart - The Victoria Sampler - Pinkeep
England Symbols - Mary Hickmott
Fashion Plate - DMC
February Block Flip-it - Lizzie*Kate
Fit Words - The Sewing Circle
Follow Your Heart - Lizzie*Kate - Wallhanging
Geo Scissor Fob - Monkey Works
Happy Bee - Shepherd's Bush - Pincushion
Happy Bunny Bunny Day - The Trilogy
Hardanger Motif 1 - Mary Hickmott
Hardanger Motif 2 - Mary Hickmott
Hardanger Motif 3 - Mary Hickmott
Hardanger Motif 4 - Mary Hickmott
Hardanger Motif 5 - Mary Hickmott
Hardanger Motif 6 - Mary Hickmott
Hardanger Sampler - Anchor
Ho Ho Ho - Lizzie*Kate - Wallhanging
Holly Berry Sampler - Bent Creek
Hope and Eternity - Cross Stitch Crazy
If The Broom Fits - Lizzie*Kate - Wallhanging
January Block Flip-It - Lizzie*Kate
June - Shepherd's Bush
Lamb - Shepherd's Bush
Land That I Love (Canadian version) - Lizzie*Kate
Little House Sampler - Bent Creek
Love - Birds of a Feather
Love - Charland Designs
May Our Home Always Be Too Small - Designworks
McLeod Crest - Scot Stitch
Om - Unknown
Peace Joy Love - Lizzie*Kate - Cushion Cover
Petites Lettres Rouges - Blackbird Designs
Pink Flower - Jolly Red
Plum Flower Sampler - Bent Creek
Pooh With Balloon - Designer Stitches
Pooh with Piglet - Designer Stitches
Poppies - Mary Hickmott
Potted Flowers - The Bold Sheep
Pumpkin Flower Sampler - Bent Creek
Satin Stitch Sampler - Mary Hickmott
Scotland Heart - The Victoria Sampler - Pinkeep
Scotland Symbols - Mary Hickmott
Sow Kind Seeds - Bent Creek
St Patricks Flip-It - Lizzie*Kate
Swirly Sampler 1 Bent Creek - Mini Pillow
Swirly Sampler 2 - Bent Creek - Pinkeep
The Hikers - Heritage Stitchcraft
The Littles: Bunny - Bent Creek
The White House - Rowandean
Toilet Roll Cover - Patons
Topiary Sampler Freebie - Unknown
USA Heart - The Victoria Sampler - Pinkeep
Valentines' Flip It - Lizzie*Kate
Wild Rose Sampler - Sue Hawkins
Winter ABCs - Lizzie*Kate - Framed
Winter Peace - Sisters and Best Friends - Wallhanging
Winter Quaker - Unknown
Prairie Schooler SAL
A is for Anchor - 05/01/10
B is for Blackbird - 28/12/09
C is for Cow - 24/12/09
D is for Drum - 14/02/10
E is for Embroidery - 17/02/10
F is for Friends (May)
G is for Garden (Aug)
H is for Honey (Jul)
I is for Indian Corn (Jun)
J is for Jack-o-Lantern (Nov)
K is for Kitty (Oct)
L is for Leaves (Sep)
M is for Mermaid (Dec)
N is for Nest
O is for Owl
Forthcoming Exchanges
30 June - PE: Kathy
31 July - FTT: LHN Exchange
2 August - HOE: For The Birds
My Free Knitting Patterns
Cable Gloves
Cable Scarf
Garter Rib Hot Water Bottle Cover
Little Legwarmers
Mini Cable Rib Hot Water Bottle Cover
Yarn Usage - from 01/04/10
June
Yarn in: 1650 g
Yarn out - used: 315 g
Yarn out - given away: 550 g
May
Yarn in: 510 g
Yarn out - used: 613g
Yarn out - given away: 450 g
April
Yarn in: 0 g
Yarn out - used: 1004 g
Yarn out - given away: 1020 g
Year to end May
Yarn in: 510 g
Yarn out - used: 1617 g
Yarn out - given away: 1470 g
The Sampler Quilt - Block By Block
Card Trick - done 03/08/08
Carolina Lily
Clamshell
Courthouse Steps
Crocus Block
Dresden Plate
Drunkard's Path
Grandmother's Fan
Grape Basket
Honey Bee
Log Cabin
Maple Leaf - done 28/04/08
Rail Fence - done 26/04/08
Rose of Sharon
Tangled Star
Triangles 1
Trip Around the World
Tulip Block
Tumbling Blocks - done 05/01/10
Wild Goose Chase
About Me
Nic
I adore fabrics and threads. I love teashops, cakes, chocolate and yarn. I'm also quite keen on books, charity shops and craft fairs. And my partner (have to say that, he knows I blog...) and my guinea pigs (they don't know I blog).
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2010 Books Read (non-research)
77. Miss Garnet's Angel - Salley Vickers
76. Thirteen Moons - Charles Frazier
75. A Twist at the End - Steven Saylor
74. Four Sisters of Hofei - Annping Chin
73. Jo in the Middle - Jean Ure
72. Dragon's Kin - Anne & Todd McCaffrey
71. Remarkable Creatures - Tracy Chevalier
70. The Last Word 2 - New Scientist
69. Footsteps - Katherine McMahon
68. Ship Fever - Andrea Barrett
67. The Society Catch - Louise Allen
66. The Missing Heir - Gail Ranstrom
65. The Earl's Intended Wife - Louise Allen
64. The Harbinger Effect - Lois Wolf
63. Sheltering Rain - Jojo Moyes
62. Penhallow - Georgette Heyer
61. No Place for a Lady - Louise Allen
60. The Dangerous Mr Ryder - Louise Allen
59. Pickpocket Countess - Bronwyn Scott
58. The Chocolate Lover's Club - Carole Matthews
57. The Virgin Blue - Tracy Chevalier
56. Falling Angels - Tracy Chevalier
55. 1968 - Mark Kurlansky
54. Round the Bend - Nevil Shute
53. Tabloid Girl - Sharon Marshall
52. Hippo Eats Dwarf! - Alex Boese
51. The Railway Viaduct - Edward Marston
50. No Place for a Lady - Louise Allen
49. Girl Talk - Julianna Baggott
48. The Railway Detective - Edward Marston
47. A Summer Fling - Milly Johnson
46. The Bolter - Frances Osborne
45. The Excursion Train - Edward Marston
44. Untamed Cowboy - Pam Crooks
43. Moondust - Andrew Smith
42. The Encyclopaedia of Cult Children's TV - Richard Lewis
41. The Accidental Family - Rowan Coleman
40. Not Quite A Lady - Louise Allen
39. Dracula - Bram Stoker
38. Bringing Down The House - Ben Mezrich
37. The Girl's Book: How to be the Best at Everything
36. Dangerous Lord, Innocent Governess - Christine Merrill
35. The Wayward Governess - Joanna Fulford
34. The Disgraceful Mr Ravenhurst - Louise Allen
33. Destination Unknown - Agatha Christie
32. The Best of June and School Friend
31. Murder in the Title - Simon Brett
30. The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
29. Mistress of the House - Rosemary Baird
28. A Series of Murders - Simon Brett
27. A Box of Tricks - Simon Brett
26 .Twenty Times a Lady - Karyn Bosnak
25. How to Walk in High Heels - Camilla Morton
24. A History of the World in Six Glasses - Tom Standage
23. The Truth About Melody Browne - Lisa Jewell
22. A Blunt Unstrument - Georgette Heyer
21. Dark Quartet - Lynne Reid Banks
20. The Affair of the Thirty-Nine Cufflinks - James Anderson
19. They Found Him Dead - Georgette Heyer
18. Death at Wentwater Court - Carola Dunn
17. Lady Audley's Secret - Mary Elizabeth Braddon
16. Krakatoa - Simon Winchester
15. Wedding Babylon - Imogen Edwards-Jones
14. The Lifted Veil - George Eliot
13. Silas Marner - George Eliot
12. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer
11. Requiem for a Mezzo - Carola Dunn
10. The Affair of the Mutilated Mink - James Anderson
09. The Affair of the Bloodstained Egg Cosy - James Anderson
08. The Winter Garden Mystery - Carola Dunn
07. Crippen - John Boyne
06. The Crossing - Kathy Watson
05. The Uncommon Reader - Alan Bennett
04. Spilling the Beans - Clarissa Dickson Wright
03. Juliet, Naked - Nick Hornby
02. Save Karyn - Karyn Bosnak
01. Giotto's Hand - Iain Pears
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