It is Monday and that means ....well--- GET your BREW ON....
I think I was brought up in an era that was common for us to hear this phrase "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach".
Sounds weird now, that whole quote.... but when I was young- my Nanny would always say that to me when she was teaching me a new recipe. Although she believed that was why my Grand Pere loved her so much, she also reminded me of what a good education would bring too. She really was a MODERN woman for her day.. And one heck of cook and baker.
This is yet another J.C. print. He did a few ads for coffee. Check out below " So what every young girl ought to know, if she hopes some day to be a good wife, is how to make good coffee- morning, noon and night."
My Nanny - in her kitchen and you wonder where I get my passion
for anything and everything gingham....
I actually looked much like that wee girl when I was young. My Nanny would wrap my hair at night in rags, ( flannel strips) and in the morning, I would have these great curls. She would iron satin ribbons and I always had ribbons in my hair. How funny a photo of gentler times, brings back so many delicious memories.
I have been cross stitching quite a bit, and would love to show you them but that will have to wait till the new year. I have completed all 4 of Brookes Vintage Cross stitching patterns. All of my Tammy bags are cut out..just ready to sew, when we get home... and will work on Coris pinnies next.
I actually am enjoying cross stitching again, I have ordered a few patterns such as SAMPLERS, that I so enjoyed in the past.
What is a SAMPLER- you ask?
A (needlework or cross stitch) sampler is a piece of embroidery or cross stitch pattern produced as a demonstration or test of skill in needlework. It often includes the alphabet, figures, motifs, decorative borders and sometimes the name of the person who embroidered or cross stitched it and the date. The word sampler is derived from the Latin ‘exemplum’ - an example.
Here are some I just purchased... check out
for anything and everything gingham....
I actually looked much like that wee girl when I was young. My Nanny would wrap my hair at night in rags, ( flannel strips) and in the morning, I would have these great curls. She would iron satin ribbons and I always had ribbons in my hair. How funny a photo of gentler times, brings back so many delicious memories.
I have been cross stitching quite a bit, and would love to show you them but that will have to wait till the new year. I have completed all 4 of Brookes Vintage Cross stitching patterns. All of my Tammy bags are cut out..just ready to sew, when we get home... and will work on Coris pinnies next.
I actually am enjoying cross stitching again, I have ordered a few patterns such as SAMPLERS, that I so enjoyed in the past.
What is a SAMPLER- you ask?
A (needlework or cross stitch) sampler is a piece of embroidery or cross stitch pattern produced as a demonstration or test of skill in needlework. It often includes the alphabet, figures, motifs, decorative borders and sometimes the name of the person who embroidered or cross stitched it and the date. The word sampler is derived from the Latin ‘exemplum’ - an example.
Here are some I just purchased... check out
I loved the humour behind this piece...as samplers often include the name of the one who stitches it....I guess Mdm Samm will be replaced by Betsy Ross...
But this one I fell in love with although I may substitute the house for an APPLE........love apple everything, and David loves when I bake some deep dish what he calls FLINtSTONE pies... May bake him one this week...
So you can see stitching is in my future...a hint of what is coming....
So many FREE patterns available too....what I like about samplers, is they can be small, and can be done in one colour. They are easy to stitch up and really look good quilted into something...
check out some boards here.....cross stitch samplers..
more hereHundreds to choose from all the samplers boards here
Can you believe it is already DEC 8 th. ?
WE need a Christmas song...
and how about "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
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