If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Almost 2 years ago, my children were wanting to get me something special for Christmas. At the time I had just started on a ‘reduce the clutter in my house’ campaign (one that has had it’s ups and downs since,… Read More
Don’t forget, this is on tonight! It is on at the St Joseph’s Hall in Boronia Rd, Boronia. It starts at 7pm. They have a big sign out the front telling everyone about the Market. You do need to drive in off the road. I was speaking to Amanda, the very capable person organising the… Read More
The Needlework Boutique will be attending this market tomorrow night. I would love to see you all there. Come along and visit the 47 DIFFERENT stalls. There are no two stalls exactly the same. Blogged with the Flock Browser
I have just finished adding the Needlepoint Inc Silk threads to the shop. At the moment we only have about 35 colours, but we will be adding to this range as time goes on.
I had been thinking of promoting a Spring Retreat from early next year. If I had it in Monbulk, it is quite local to me, and easier to organise. It is catered, but it would be bunk room style. It has quite a large hall for setting up as the sewing room. I would also… Read More
I am slowly producing a wishlist of designs, threads, fabrics, embellishments and accessories that I would love to have. Sometimes I may remove something, because the shop is now starting to stock that particular items. The things that I list here are listed because they do not fit in with the shop’s style.
Ever since this was released, I have been wanting to stitch it. Well, now I have the fabric, the threads as well as the chart. Who would like to stitch it with me. I will be working on it on the third Wednesday of the month, for sure, but will also try to work on… Read More
Thank you all for your prayers and best wishes. My beloved father is home! He has now been home for 2 weeks and is getting stronger every day. I keep telling people what a stubborn old b****** he is, and I think they are starting to believe me. Dad had a less than 10% chance… Read More
LHNN2 Originally uploaded by Bette_h I have started stitching on Neighborhood on Friday nights as part of the Let’s Stitch blog group SAT. I have been really enjoying the opportunity of spending up to 6 hours on a weekly basis stitching. The reality is that I am more likely to get about 3.5hours in, but… Read More
LHN-Always and Forever, originally uploaded by Bette_h. Back in July, around about the time of the Craft & Quilt Fair, I started the Little House Needlework Design “Always & Forever”. If you check out the picture on the cover of the chart, you will see that it is stitched in blue. Those of you who… Read More
