AUGUST IS READY:-)

Good evening,

We had a terrible tsunami-like fload storms last week in Budapest turning squares into lakes and streets ro raging rivers. My workplace had been seriously damaged, I was very nervous and shoked for days.  It was relaxing to have this beautiful pattern at home, though all this experience had an effect, it is far not as perfect as I can sew, but well... sewing this was a healing and felt much better and the "scars" are mine, in my heart, on my quilt.  

Just two pictures of many, during the fload: 

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After the fload:

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And my center block (without ironing):  

Happy sewing!:-) 

Hugs, 

Maja

www.thesnowflowerdiaries.blogspot.hu 

July Center Block Is Ready:-))

Dear Girls,

I am happy I had finished the center block, the block of July!

The mobile pictures with flash don't do justice with the true colours at all (grrr....), in real all the colours are so fresh and breathing, but we are traveling for a holiday and I chose not to wait another week with updating my journey and risk some whip scars on my back (you know it is still the season of bikinis and beach wear, how would that look:-)))  Maybe I will update this post later with new pics.

I really enjoyed making this center piece. I covered the fabric of the vase with an antique hand-made lace to make it more like me (I am in love with all kinds of ribbons, silks, laces of antique needleworks:-)))

I was watching seasons of Aussie Ladette to Lady on youtube, this was the background "theme" this time:-)))

I wish you a wonderful August with lots of holiday time!:-)

Hugs,

Maja

www.thesnowflowerdiaries.blogspot.hu 

Finished June, started July:-)

Good evening, dear Ladies,

I managed to finish my June blocks while watching the Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners seasons on youtube.  I do not use red colour in this project, so I have other insects then ladybugs:-)))  I had also started July.  Well, I am a bit frightened how I will manage to sew all these big size center applications in two weeks, I hope I can run faster than Chooky and Susan with their whips in their hands if I fail to complete it:-)))

I hope you all have a nice Sunday afternoon!

Hugs,

Maja

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May is finished.... catching up:-)

Dear Girls,

I have finished May and I am half-way with June blocks.   I put away my Natures Journey quilt for a couple weeks, because I had been working on illustrating a children book (my first such challenge).   I really hope to show you soon, it is now nominated on a national competition for illustrators, fingers crossed:D
I really hope and plan to finish June and July this month and catch you up!:-)
Lots of love, wish you all happy and relaxing summer holidays!

Hugs+++++++

Maja

www.thesnowflowerdiaries.blogspot.hu

April blocks are ready

Dear Girls,

How are you doing?
I have to admit it is only now that I found the true colour scheme I feel ok and "home".  I am much-much happier with the April blocks!:-) I chose these tones for March, too, and I will remake the February blocks as soon as possible:-)

My home is fifty shades of white, I was longing to put some white in my Natures Journey, too:-)

I had also put some lace onto the big dragonfly's upper wing, tiny eyes for the tiny bees and stuffed the petals of the big flowers to pop them out.  

I wish you beautiful Sunday afternoon!:-)
Big hugs,

Maja
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March is completed:-)

Good evening,

I have finished the blocks for March in March!

You may find the purple traces of my trick pen (needs 2-3 more days to evaporate).  Sorry for the not-so-perfect-photo, I took it now in the evening, because patience has never been my virtue to wait for tomorrow morning's nice daylight;-)

How are you doing? I am gardening as much as I can, I am so happy spring is here.

Have a nice evening, ladies, happy stitching!:-)

Hugs,

Maja
www.thesnowflowerdiaries.blogspot.hu 

February Part Completed

Good afternoon,

how are you doing?  It is freezing cold in my country, so it feels great and humble to sit home and sew this lovely quilt of Anni.   I had finished Part One while watching some tv shows in the background on youtube:-)

Have a nice evening!

Hugs,

Maja
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..and stitching 2015 I will have no excuse not finishing it this year, it is a must now:-)

The pattern has arrived to Hungary:-)

Hello,

I am happy to inform you, my pattern has safely arrived from Hatched&Patched! I cannot wait to go home after work and read through the instructions:-)
The shipping time was only 9 days from Australia to Hungary.

Have a nice week, girls!:-)
Happy sewing!

Maja
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Fabric ideas for 2015 SAL

Hello Girls,


These new fabrics came home with me the other day, they are competing for the winning circle of fabrics for the SAL:-)  I did not find enough very light blue fabrics, so I may change the whole concept of colours, I will see, first I will combine these newcomers with my 'old' stash:-)

 I signed up for a skill-building Craftsy class about free-form techniques with the gorgeous Cindy Needham:
http://www.craftsy.com/class/design-it-quilt-it-free-form-techniques/121  

My pattern is traveling now with the holy post, I hope it will arrive in a week or so!:-)

Have a nice evening!

Maja
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Introduction from Hungary

Dear Ladies,

This is my first post here and my first SAL with Chookyblue and Susan!

My name is Maja, I am from Budapest, capital of Hungary, Mid-Eastern Europe.  I have been around this SAL blog for years, but never arrived in time to be able to sign up, but this new year's eve, I kept my wand at the ready;-)

I am a cross stitch designer, I blog at www.thesnowflowerdiaries.blogspot.hu  I began this guilty pleasure only in 2011, but I have been sewing since childhood, I am also addicted to fabrics, threads, scissors and buttons, chocolate and hooked nosed Severus Snape:-)  

I have three small children I love very much and a law office.

I would not dare to risk the feeling of Chookyblue's whip on my poor back months before the bikini season hits Europe, so I had finished the homework for January, stitching the free pattern from Anni Downs with good, old DMC am sewing a wallhanging.

I love Anni's works and style, I am so happy to be here with you!:-) I had ordered my pattern and going to a secret fabric hunt on Tuesday, woohoo:-)

Greetings from Hungary,

Maja
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