This pincushion was stitched sometime last March and now finally arrived to the new owner so i can show a pic. It is a freebie from "Gazette94".
Joined a LK SAL which we are going to stitched one every month, this was for the month of April. Managed to stitched it in 3 days, not really on time as i had done the last stitches today. I don't know yet how to finish it of, thought into another flatfold but it is quite big.
Was Queen's Day yesterday! Viewed most of the happenings on TV, i mean where the Royalties were, it was in Weert-southern part of Holland.
There were lots of activities in every village here but i wasn't in the mood to join all the crowd, just too busy...been only here in our village but wasn't much, mainly for small children.
In the evening i had to join the rest to the 'bonfire' which was outside our village as Chris really wanted to go, can't leave him alone out there.
A 'Meierblis' is a bonfire, is lit on April 30 on the island. Incidentally, this fire has nothing to do with the Queen's Day that celebrated on the same date, the 'meierblissen' are infact part of a much older tradition. Meierblissen are great fires of waste and wood waste, these fires are lit at the beginning of the night . Some roast their potatoes in this fire. Also, become more popular use to blacken the faces with the ashes. According to folklore experts meierblis is a remnant of a Germanicpractice of firing the spirits of winter to dissipate. (source.. Wikipedia)
Thank you all for visiting and all the lovely comments. I really appreciate them all. Weekend is over... and the kids have Spring break. Chris have a friend staying over for the night, hope they will sleep in...
25 comments:
Hoi Mylene,
Wat toevallig, ik heb afgelopen week precies hetzelfde hangertje van Gazette94 geborduurd en verwerkt...grappig.
Groetjes
both pieces are gorgeous Mylene...so bright & cheery!!! I love those from the gazette blog...I have them printed to do someday!!
I wondered when I saw your facebook pictures....that the fire was....it scared me at first..I thought oh no!!!
Now, I see it was a planned bonfire!
Gazette 94 has some lovely patterns don't they - Lovely finishing Mylene
What cute finishes! It's hard to get anything done when my husband is home too. Too much cooking and cleaning to do! LOL I hope you have a productive month!
Thanks for sharing about the bonfire. Very interesting! Hugs to you!
What two cute pieces!
Cute finishes. Haven't seen the LK one before. I enjoy seeing all your pictures. Thanks.
Cute finishes !
2 Great finishes :) Congrats!
Very nice, bright finishes, Mylene! And so interesting to read about the tradition of Mieierblis, too... I love learning about different traditions and holidays from around the world.
Hello Mylene,
Thank you for letting us know about what is happening in your part of the world. Lovely stitching.
Enjoy the time with your children.
happy days.
Bev.xoxo
Beautiful finishes as always! I am a cat lover first and dog lover second so I really love the cat finish!
Two great finishes. I haven't seen either of them before. Thank you for sharing the bonfire - great pictures.
Mylene ,
just beautiful !
Love your both stitcheries !
What a cute design that pinchusion!!!
And Cat-lover looks great... fun to stitch I think
Wow what a big bonfire!!
Have a great week, hope it's sunny for you!!
Great stitching - I love the pincushion! The bonfire looks like a lot of fun.
Have a good week!
The pincushion is beautiful and the cat design is wonderful!
lovely stitching !
do you ever get used to your husband being away for such a long time ?
I just do not know how you do it.
my husband is often gone for a night, him being a truck driver, and I find that difficult.
cannot imagine him being gone longer.
maar misschien went het ?
did you watch the royal wedding to, the day before ?
My son would have said the bonfire was to celebrate his birthday. LOL
I did watch part of the wedding, but I did not get up at 4 A.M. to watch it live. I saw it on the evening news.
That pincushion is so adorable!! Really cute =)
You're going to stitch one LK every month? That's so cool! I loev LK designs :)
I know we are going to see more beautiful things made by you :D
Have a great week sweetie :)
Lovely stitching Mylene. I love the little pincushion,
The colours in your 'cat' piece are very pretty.
Hope Chris's friend and Chris did sleep in for you
Have a good time.
Super cat design and lovely pincushion
wat weer een schattig lente borduurtje Mylene en je LK is ook leuk geworden, jij werkt alles zo netjes af ik bewonder je werk !
groetjes Marjolein
Lovely stitching, Mylene!
I enjoyed seeing the photos of meierblis!
Lovely finishes Mylene. The pincushion is so sweet.
Love your little pincushion and the LK design, they're both so cute and cheerful.
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