3/29/2013

My day in Stitch Me Up

I started to love embroidery when I was a small girl and since then I have embroidered now and then.
Until ten years ago you could find small shops with embroidery as their specialty in the towns, but nowadays they are really hard to find. My home town is the third town in Sweden, but I think there is not a single embroidery shop left. I haven´t found any, maybe some yarn shop that has a small area with embroidery and embroidery yarns. It is so sad, as it is so comforting to sit down and stitch and contemplate. Time and thoughts fly away and you so relaxed. I think that embroidering is one of the things modern working women should try in order to relax.

But first of all I like to thank lovely  Madame Samm to make up this adventure with embroidery blog hop and Jane for being a wonderful cheer leader for us all.
And what should we have done with out the pattern designers Debbie Martinez from Busy as Can Be Cyndi from Bee Tree Designs and Madam Samm, who all have contributed with fantastic patterns.

There were so many patterns to choose among , so it was a difficult task. It was not so difficult to figure out what to sew, as I am a bag lady, LOL.
I have made several purses for my sewing notions, but a sewing girl couln´t get enough of these things, don´t you think.
I had decided to make an old fashioned sewing purse with four out side pockets covered with the cute flower patterns made by Debbie.
And to make it more old fashioned I thought that  some ribbons wouldn´t hurt at all. But as I like bright and bold colors I choose a strong orange, not old fashioned at all. I love the contrasts.

And why not present my purse with my dear Henrietta, a lovely  lady from 1952. And isn´t she cute together with the sewing purse and the needle case. By the way Henrietta came to me five years ago and she was a find, only 50 dollars, bought on the Swedish Ebay, Tradera. I gave her the name after my mother´s grandmother. She is so neat to use and I love the humming sound from her, when she is working.
 I had first taken some pictures in side my apartment, but as they didn´t turned out good, we take a tour out in the front of the house to take better shots . It is cold outside, but clear weather and the snow has begun to melt. I hope it will soon be Spring.

Henrietta with company




I have also personalized one of the pockets with my name and year.

 I made a simple but cute needle case to be a companion to the purse.


I hope that you have enjoyed looking at my projects, and maybe I should make a pattern of the purse with some embroideries and embellishments of my own. I have never used Craftsy to publish my patterns, but it could be a good idea to try.
It is sadly the last day of this wonderful blog hop session, but there is time to hurry over to find out what the other creative ladies have been up to.
Here are my companions for today

Hill Valley Quilter ( That´s Me)
Madame Samm

As it soon is Easter I will cheer you up with this picture from a small town in the south of Sweden. I got it yesterday from a friend to my Iphone .
I wonder what a giant egg has  hidden this chicken. LOL

Have a great Easter
Britt-Inger



65 kommentarer:

  1. Love your sewing kit and needle case! Wow, you got a real bargain on your machine. Thank you for sharing.

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  2. I love the bright colours you used in your beautiful bag and needle case. It is next to impossible to get embroidery items where I live too. there is one store with a limited selection of DMC floss for over $1 each skein. The chicken is hilarious!

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  3. Beautiful colors. Great ideas. Thanks for sharing.

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  4. Fin sypåse med nålbrev. Härliga broderier och vad fint det passar ihop med Henrietta... det lyser härligt om broderierna tillsammans med den blanka fina symaskinen.

    Ha det gott, Glad Påsk.
    Kram

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  5. Such a cute bag and needle case. Great buy on Henrietta. Congratulations.

    swalker287 (at) gmail (dot) com

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  6. What a beautifully bright and cheery bag and needle case! I love them both. Thanks for sharing!

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  7. Glad Påsk Britt-Inger!!Bambikram

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  8. What a lively bright colors you used. Have a nice Eastern.

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  9. So lovely your stitching.
    They are looking great.
    Thanks for sharing.

    God Påske
    Frederika

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  10. How lovely your sewing kit and needle case are. The stitching is so pretty.
    And your machine looks great with them.

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  11. A sewing purse. what a wonderful idea. And you used such cheerful colors. Very pretty.

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  12. Your sewing kit is lovely. I love the colours.

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  13. Such a lovely and bright sewing kit! Very useful and beautiful too!

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  14. Oh this is a wonderful project filled with bright colors and of course your lovely machine....thanks for joining in ....

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  15. Your sewing bag is fabulous. Bright colors are my favorites and I like how you embroidered the flowers in different colors. It is all wonderful!

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  16. :) You've captured the bright colors of spring! :) You are going to enjoy this beautiful creation for many years to come!!! Thanks for sharing!
    Happy Easter!
    Beulah

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  17. Very nice bag and needle case. Thanks for sharing.

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  18. as always dearest Britt-Inger..you deliver a wow package, this time in a lovely bright very easter looking bag...it is outstanding....puts a smile upon our faces..

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  19. Bright & beautiful seems to be the theme today- great finish ;)

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  20. You are so very creative, I love your very colorful bag with its many pockets and all that lovely embroidery . Your machine is absolutely beautiful and what a bargain !!Happy Easter .

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  21. Such pretty items you made with the embroidery patterns. thanks for sharing.

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  22. How lovely and both projects turned out so well. I bet many of us would love to see your pattern(s) on craftsy. Go for it! I share your pain at not being able to find your supplies to continue your stitching and/or sewing.

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  23. Very pretty!! Congratulations on a top spot for today.

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  24. Your colorful embroidery is so pretty! Perfect for the bag! I agree that embroidery is very relaxing!!

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  25. Your purse is fantastic and so is the needle case.

    Happy Easter.

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  26. Love the colors you used, your projects just sing with it!! And that Featherweight...it's a beauty...I have one too tho I must confess to having spent a bit more :)

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  27. So lovely and cute photo with Henrietta!

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  28. Beautiful job! Love the featherweight!
    Mine is Judith from 1954:)

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  29. Wow! I love the colors and stitching on your bag...just beautiful! Happy Easter

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  30. Good morning from cold but sunny South Carolina, USA. What beautiful hand stitchin you have made. Very very pretty. And your Henrietta machine is beautiful. How I would love to find one of those affordably priced and in good condiiton. I have nver seen one for sale here. Only on blogs do i see these pictures of this lovely machine.

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  31. What a lovely sewing bag. I love it. Good job.

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  32. Gorgeous sewing kit! Love your idea!

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  33. Oh Britt-Inger, I just love your projects. So bright and fun and so pretty. I love orange, it is such a happy color and Henrietta looks so happy too. Thank you for posting.

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  34. Love it! the bright colors make it perfect! You did a great job ..I want to do one now.

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  35. Your stitching looks very pretty and the colours are lovely. Happy Easter.

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  36. I love your bright, cheerful pieces! You did such a nice job on the stitching and details!

    Happy Easter!

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  37. I love both your projects, bright and cheerful!
    Thank you for sharing!

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  38. I just love your bag. I think it's the bold colors and the ribbons. It's a great showcaset for the stitching. I too have a Henrietta. Got it from my mom, who got it from an aunt. Love her to pieces.

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  39. What a great project! Love your color choices. Thanks for sharing!

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  40. Your stitching turned out wonderful. I love the bright happy colors you used.

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  41. Britt-Inger, your design rocks! It is gorgeous, bright and happy colored, beautiful! Thanks for sharing, also the picture of the bird in the tree, big fun!

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  42. Your projects are wonderful! I love them. Your colour choices are so vibrant and cheerful.

    Great work!

    Vee

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  43. Your bag is wonderful! A lot of very spring like colors in thread and fabrics!

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  44. Love the bright, happy spring colors! Thanks for sharing and have a Blessed Easter!

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  45. Beautiful bag and stitching! Love your projects!

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  46. Gorgeous bag and needle book! I love the bright cheerful colours you used!

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  47. Your drawstring bag looks fantastic! I love the matching needle book too.

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  48. What wonderful projects. Great stitchery too!

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  49. Your sewing bag and needle case are beautifully embroidered! Great job Britt-Inger...and Henrietta is one sweet looking sewing machine. Thanks for sharing! Happy stitching, Pauline

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  50. I always look forward to seeing your hop project; they are always sew lovely. Your sewing bag and needlebook goes well with Heinrietta; thank you for the introduction. :)

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  51. great job! So bright and colorful!

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  52. Very pretty projects. I love your stitching and how colorful your projects are.

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  53. Your projects are very beautiful and bright. Sew ready for spring. Congratulations on a top spot!

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  54. Lol Love the chicken...and your projects, so nice. Thanks for sharing. vickise at gmail dot com

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  55. Vilka fina vår saker du har sytt.
    Må så gott

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  56. Love your sewing bags - so colorful. I am very lucky to have a shop in a nearby town that has a nice selection of embroidery patterns and threads. Though now I want every color of the Precensia No12 and that's not local. Luckily our cheer leader Jane sell it in her etsy shop.

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  57. lovely work thanks for sharing

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  58. Your post brought back memories of a cross-stitch shop I used to visit. But, of course, it no longer exists either. Your bag is beautiful and what a good idea to add your name and date. The needle case makes such a nice addition. Have a lovely Easter!

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  59. Love those bright colors... what a delight it must be to use~!

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  60. Lovely work. The colors so bright and fun!

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  61. Such a lovely project with wonderful bright colors. Great job!

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  62. I love this bag and the wonderful bright orange! blessings, marlene

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  63. Very pretty! Your stitching is so lovely and I really like the bright colors you have chosen. Henrietta was a great find. Long may you enjoy each other's company as you sew together. Thanks for sharing ... :) Pat

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  64. Kjempesöt sypose. Dette gjorde du bra. Klem

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  65. Söta små broderade saker, kul att ha med sig på syträffar mm.
    kram

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