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Een aantal jaren geleden deed ik heel veel mee aan "exchanges". Vanuit de hele wereld vielen er hier de meest prachtige borduurwerkjes op de deurmat en ook mijn eigen werkjes vlogen naar alle uithoeken van de wereld. Vaak werd er bij deze exchanges gevraagd om een bepaalde manier van afwerken; pinkeeps, flatfolds, biscornu's, matrass pincushions etc. Op een gegeven moment was ik wel klaar met al die exchanges, het "verplichte" en de tijdsdruk ging mij tegen staan. En daarmee verdween ook het afwerken een beetje naar de achtergrond. Met de naaimachine gaat het nu eenmaal een stuk makkelijker ;) Maar vorige week heb ik Quilters Delight nog een keer geborduurd en die riep gewoon om tot Pinkeep te worden getransformeerd! Ik moest ff uitzoeken hoe het ook alweer moest, maar ik was het nog niet verleerd. Bovendien heb ik hier voorbeelden genoeg. Ik heb er een mooi stofje van Luna Notte bij uitgezocht voor de achterkant en ik had nog een linnen bandje op voorraad. En ...

Wow! Look at the wonderful Autumn exchange I received today, from Claudia ! And so fast... She sent it Tuesday from Italy. Unfortunatly the Autumn Elf broke both of his legs... :( But I glued them back together, so he is back on his feet again. Claudia made me the most stunning pinkeep I've ever seen! She used a design from Homespun Elegance (which happened to be one of my favourites), "Fall House Sampler". But look what she did on the back! A scissors pocket with a very pretty pair of scissors in it and the cutest little needle magnet. She also made a "Thread Hopper". And look what is under the scissors; a tiny little bat! This was the first exchange I received from Claudia for the Seasonal Exchange. I'm already looking forward to the next one ;) Thank you so much Claudia! I hope you like my exchange as much as I do yours... Hugs, Simone

On the "Make a wish" exchange group, I wished for something with a birdhouse on it (what else?), and Becky was so kind to granted my wish! Look at the wonderful pinkeep she made me!!! Becky stitched a design of Brittercup; "Spring Friends" and finished it into a pinkeep. Thank you Becky, I like it a lot!!!

When I saw this little birdie on several other Blogs, I knew I had to stitch it! So I ordered the Big Book of Cross Stitch Designs (which is full of nice Designs!), and took this little project with me on vacation. I stitched it for Cathy B , to say "Thank you" for all the wonderful exchanges I received from her last year, in the Seasonal Exchanges. I just heard from Cathy that it arrived on her doorstep. Design: part of "Shaker Hearts" from the Big Book of Cross Stitch Designs Fabric: 32 ct. Belfast "Summer Khaki" Floss: DMC Finish: pinkeep

Today I received this wonderful SBEBB ABC- exchange from Edgar . I wasn't expecting anything, so I was a bit surprised :) I think it traveled very fast... But look at all the great things Edgar sent to me: (my wishlist is shrinking again!) Here is a close-up of the gorgeous "pynkeepe", Edgar made me: I love the deep, warm colors he used for it! Thank you so much, Edgar!!! I also received note from Isabella , that she received my last exchange for the Seasonal Exchange. I don't have a pic of the whole exchange, but this is the pinkeep I've made for her: Design: part of "Spring" from the book "Country" by Helen Wind Fabric: 28 ct. linen Tarnished gold Floss: DMC Finish: pinkeep I also received an email from Pascale that she received my Scavenger Hunt for the crazy exchange group. I totally forgot to take pics of that one... So I hope Pascale will publish some in her blog... Hugs,

I'm telling you; they never come alone! Today I received two exchanges again. First of all, the Scavenger Hunt. Janaina organized this for the Crazy exchange group . Janaina gave us 6 words and we have to use our imagination to find something for those words. The words are: birds, kitchen, old, flowers, happiness and tiny. Pascale was my partner (again) and she sent me this: Bird: the little pillow Kitchen: the napkins Old: the wooden bobbin Flowers: the notepad Happiness: the card with a beautiful poem written in it Tiny: the little scissors And the Christmas ornament was a little extra I assume. Here's a close up of the pillow. Pascale, thanks again for yet another wonderful exchange!!! I also reveived the Feathered Friends exchange for the SBEBB group today. Cathy (mk) has sent me this pretty exchange: I love everything of it! Cathy made me a gorgeous pinkeep and absolutly stunning fob. Both with Prairie Schooler designs. And she also made an excellent choice with all the...

Hi all, I'm home again, from a wonderful vacation in France. We had great weather, so we didn't do much... ;) I hardly didn't stitch either! It was too hot, or too windy, or too late in the evening... Instead of that I read two books of Jennifer Chiaverini (Round Robin and Cross Country Quilters). On May 4th it was my Birthday and it was fun to celebrate it on the camping, together with my family and some other camping-guests. Here I am opening Janaina's Birthday exchange for the Crazy exchange group. And these are the pretty things Janaine sent me from Brasil: She made me a perfectly stitched tea-towel (you should see the backside, it's so neat!). And add some Anchor threads, linen, quiltfabrics and other goodies. Thank you Janaina! This is the beautiful exchange I received from Pascale from our Borduurhoekje group: She made me a quilted wallhanging and 3 cute little birds, and sent a book with Christmas charts, some threads and a little birdhouse. Thanks Pascale!...

Carol let me know that she received my Crazy exchange for her. She also told me that it was my second crazy exchange for her! I feel so terrible, because I really can't remember that I sent her something before and what it was! (Help me out here Carol ;) ) That's what happens when your participate in too many exchanges! :) Maybe I should keep an administration for it... Anyway, this is what I made for Carol: Design: Swedish sampler motif from a French book "Motifs Scandinaves traditionnels" by Valérie Schira Fabric: 28 ct. Zweigart Glasgow linen White Floss: DMC 161 + 347 Finish: Pinkeep or pinpillow or ornament... Only 6 days untill our holiday! I can hardly wait...

Today I received this pretty pinkeep! On our Dutch mailinglist we're doing something with wishes. You can add your wish in the database and someone else can choose to fulfill your wish. I wished for something for Eastern... And here it is! I just hate that it's anonymous!!! I want to thank someone for this sweet little bunny...

Today I received this wonderful Pinkeep from Pascale ! It's for the pinkeep exchange of the " Borduurhoekje ". I already saw a pic of it on Pascale's blog and now it landed on my doorstep! Pascale, thank you for this great exchange!!!

A few days ago Iris told me that she received my pinkeep for the pinkeep sxchange on our Dutch Borduurhoekje. Since Iris is making a Valentine ornament tree, I knew right away that her pinkeep had to be something Valentinish ;) She also likes bright colors and SanMan designs, so this is what I made for her: Design: "Be True", SanMan Originals Fabric: 28 ct. evenweave "Wild Orchid" from Sassy'sfabbys Floss: DMC Finish: pinkeep Last Saturday I went to the "Handwerkbeurs" in Zwolle (a craft market) and I did some great stash-shopping! This is my score: The only thing that's not in the picture is this portable daylight lamp:

I just got a message from Denise that she received my Christmas Ornament! I'm glad it arrived and that I can show the pics now! Design: "Emblem of Friendship" by Cherished Stitches, JCS Christmas Ornaments Issue 2006 Fabric: 28 ct. Jobelan Christmas Red Floss: DMC 4045 Finish: Pinkeep, ornament

I received a message from Cathy that she received my pinkeep. I've read in her blog that she likes The Drawn Thread. So I stitched "Summer Scene" for her. This was my first pinkeep and I really enjoyed making it. It's such a nice, pretty gift, and it doesn't take much time stiching and finishing it. I hope many more will follow ! I also had a big envelope in the mail today which contains the most wonderful piece of linen! It was a birthday-RAK from Anne. The fabric is called "Winter Meadow" and is from Sugar Maple fabrics. I love the color-combination!