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Pride And Prejudice Embroidery Pattern | Whims And Fancies

Purchase Pride And Prejudice – Fools In Love embroidery pattern

There are too many women from the stories that I love to list here. I love the character of Ms. Elizabeth Bennet so much that I found myself needing to draw this Pride and Prejudice embroidery pattern.

Pride And Prejudice Embroidery Pattern | Whims And Fancies

I used wash-off stabilizer for the first time on this piece. It leaves a tiny bit of starchiness after washing, which gives the whole piece a wonderful finish. I used DMC perle 8 for the first time too, a navy thread. I used three different stitches for varying thickness: chain stitch, stem stitch and back stitch, with chain stitch being one of my favourites. I really love how it turned out. At the moment I am not exactly sure what I will do with this block. I may come up with a few more designs to make a small Pride And Prejudice quilt.

Doctor Who Rose Tyler Doomsday Mitts

This one is for Ms. Rose Tyler. The tenth Doctor and Rose had such a sad ending. I don’t watch it too often since it leaves me in a daze every time I watch it. It always seems that happy and sad endings walk along side by side.

I wanted to make these mitts ever since the very first time I saw the episode. The extent of my knowledge of knitting back then was basic cast on, cast off, purl and knit. Since then I have learned how to make fingerless mitts, and from there I jumped straight into cable. I am happy to say that once I started knitting the second mitt, I was already able to knit without looking at the pattern file anymore. I love this pair of gloves so much! I added an extra diamond to cover my palm a little better. They not only keep my hands warm, they also make me feel warm and comfortable in a very nostalgic way. This pattern by Christina Slattery can be found on Ravelry.

Pink Flowers | Whims And Fancies

My ageless cactus plant blooms only once a year. Just for a couple of days all the flowers burst open together like a fireworks finale. Every year the display is more spectacular than the year before. The flowers are very much like these ladies I love so much, rare and beautiful.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone,
-Soma

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Purchase Greek Alphabet Pattern

To Hellenikon or Greekness – Herodotus used this to describe the shared sense of identity among ancient Greeks. You can’t look at the history of every principle of study and not appreciate the enormity of the Greek civilization. This Greekness is still very pervasive in a lot of the literature I read, studies I do.

It was only natural that I would want to make a quilt with all the Greek letters. I drew all 24 of the Greek letter quilt patterns a couple of years ago, but didn’t get to sew them until now. This is one of my current large projects.

Greek Alphabet Quilt Pattern | Whims And Fancies

These letters are 5″ x 10″. Right after I finished the first two letters, I decided to forgo the sashing. Instead, I wanted to add the same background fabric on each side of the blocks and make them 10″ x 10″. There was one problem, a big one. I only had enough background fabric to make the letters. I bought more, but they are not of the same dye lot. The only thing left to do was to remake the blocks. So, I have two sets of alpha and beta. I think I will make matching pillows with the extra blocks.

Cat In A Box | Whims And Fancies

Thinking about the size of the Greek civilization reminded me of this photo of my ginormous Maine Coon kitty who likes to stuff himself in the smallest box he can put himself in.

My Orange Maine Coon Boy | Whims And Fancies

In contrast, this is his full size, mostly stretched out. I am sure those of you with cats know exactly what I am talking about.

I will leave you with that!
-Soma

Two Of My Favourite Ladies

The Greekness