03/07/2013

Fleur de Digoin

Il y a quelques années, quand je me suis 'installée', ma grand mère m'a donné de vieilles assiettes à elle, avec des fleurs de Digoin. (désolée les cousines ... c'est moi la plus vieille =D)
Depuis j'ai un peu agrémenté ma collection de vaisselle estampillée de cette fleur, et j'ai pour elle une affection toute particulière je l'avoue.
Aussi quand l'échange avec le groupe français sur le thème des fleurs a pointé son nez, la fleur de Digoin m'a paru être une évidence =)


Je suis toujours impressionnée par les grilles qui n'ont aucun point arrière, où seulement le mélange des fils donne toute sa dimension au sujet =)
Encore une broderie que j'ai failli garder...
Comme j'ai déjà échangé plusieurs fois avec ma partenaire et que je lui ai déjà fait un petit pochon et un petit coussin...j'ai choisi l'option livret à épingles pour changer.
J'ai trouvé par hasard le tissu Liberty qui semblait fait pour cette fleur !


Ressemblant non ? =)
Aucun ajout, ni ruban ni bouton...juste quelques pages en feutrine à l'intérieur.
Je le dis à chaque fois, mais de la fleur de Digoin...il va vraiment falloir que j'en borde pour moi...!
Il y en a tellement de différentes... et ce serait parfait dans ma cusine =)

J'ai aussi eu la chance de gagner un petit concours sur le blog de Bruna visant à trouver un nom pour sa machine à coudre...qui a donc été baptisée Coco ... comme Coco Chanel. 
Merci beaucoup Bruna pour ces cadeaux reçus la semaine dernière.
Je vais vite attaquer le Summer Iris que j'aime beaucoup.

Ce weekend c'est mariage ... espérons que le temps se remette ... et puis je reviens bientôt vous montrer le coussin à alliances
xxx


Some years ago, when I got my first home...my Grandmother gave me old plates of hers, with the famous Fleur de Digoin on them.
Since then I bought  other crockery with this flower, for which I must admit, I have a special affection.
(surely because I saw those plates very often at my Grandma's home...and that they are linked to her)
So when our French group decided on an exchange on the theme of 'flowers', it was evident to me to stitch a Digoin flower...


I really love those designs with no backstitch, when only the perfect association of colours gives life to the subject...
I had difficulties to post the parcel  I can tell you =)
I know I say this very often but I really have to stitch some of this flower again for me, there are so many different one !
As I already made 2 exchanges with my partner and that she already received from me a pouch and a pillow...I chose to sew a needlebook.
Just sewed felt pages inside and added nothing, no ribbon, no button..I found it perfect this way, with this fabric I had and that has surely been made for this flower !
It's a Liberty one.
Don't you find embroidery and crockery are very similar ? =D



 I'm in love and I hope my partner will enjoy her gift.
Speaking about gift, I won a giveaway on Bruna's blog some weeks ago =)
Lucky me. Bruna wanted to find a name for her sewing machine and it has been christened Coco , like Coco Chanel =)
I received lovely gifts from Bruna, obrigada again sweetie, I so love everything !  You made me very happy.
The ribbon meter is so funny. 
I will soon start Summer Iris,  I really love this design. I'll surely offer it to one of you as soon as I have finished it, I can't keep such a cute design for me alone ... so watch this space =)

I hope the weather will improve for the wedding next Saturday ! It's raining cats and dogs, and it's so windy  ! 
Definitely Summer is not with us !!
I'll be back soon with my ring bearer pillow I stitched then =)
xxx


40 commentaires:

  1. Cute little needlebook! It really is matching the crockery & the backing fabric is just perfect for this project :)
    Have a lovely time at the wedding x

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    1. Thank you Mii =)
      I'm in love with this flower and want to stitch the whole book
      but before I have to stop time hahahaha =D
      Hope sun will make its come back this weekend !!!
      xxxx

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  2. So glad you like it ;)
    Have fun!
    xoxo

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    1. sure I love =)
      I'm very impatient to start Summer Iris
      it will be a cute little piece that I won't send to anybody this time =D
      have a great day
      xxxx

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    2. sure I love =)
      I'm very impatient to start Summer Iris
      it will be a cute little piece that I won't send to anybody this time =D
      have a great day
      xxxx

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  3. A lovely needlebook, the flower is beautiful!

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    1. Many thanks Meggie =)
      I'm in love with the book...I want to stitch them all =D
      xxx

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  4. The jugs are lovely and the needlebook you made pairs perfectly with them, such pretty colours. Amanda

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    1. Many thanks Amanda =)
      it's changing a lot from my little furry friends but I really enjoyed stitching this piece
      I want to stitch the whole book but haven't enough time =)
      xxx

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  5. What beautifull you got them from your grandmorther!!
    It looks so wonderfull!!!
    and your stitching piece.. You really really need to make more for yourself!!
    It will look so good als a pinkeep or flatfold in you closet with all your plates..
    It really looks the same.. and so beautifull.
    She must feeling so lucky with such a great friend as you, who makes such beautifull things.
    You giveaway won.. is really great!!

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    1. thank you very much Petite Anne =D
      I'm in love with the whole book ! but don't have time to stitch all the pieces...
      sure I'll make one for me or maybe first,as Mum said, one for my grandma as a kind of thank you =)
      She would be very happy
      Nobody is allowed to touch my crockery =D
      just me ! don't want to have it broken ...
      My partner was very happy. She is a fan of blue, so this flower was 'half perfect' for her =)
      big big hugs sweetie, and thanks again for your kind words

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  6. What a beautiful book of needles, I think the perfect combination. It seems that the embroidery was even made ​​for this fabric and these pans. Very beautiful. Loved the colors.
    Hugs

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    1. Thanks a lot sweetie =)
      I find it's a bit of 'Marcinha style' hehehe =D
      I put some romanticism in my needles...
      that changed from my furry friends !
      have a great day
      xxxx

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  7. Aww so sweet...very pretty book..
    Pretty flowers ...love the colors so much..
    Bug hugs x

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    1. Many thanks sweetie =)
      Can you believe it only took me 4 hours to stitch it, very quick and so beautiful =)
      I'm in love
      sometimes it's toooo difficult to offer our finishes =D
      big big hugs
      xxx

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  8. Oh how I love this french style so very pretty, just love these colours, hugs.

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    1. Many thanks June :)
      Indeed..so French..
      The book is full of beauties, I have to put again my nose in it soon =)
      big hugs
      xxxx

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  9. The pattern really looks like the fabric and the crockery. It is gorgeous!
    Looks delicate and vintage. This kind of pattern reminds me about the time I started to cross stitch :)

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    1. thank you sweetie =)
      delicate indeed, that's the word
      as the crockery =)
      as I told to Annette nobody can put his hands on my crockery
      don't want to take any risk hehehehe =)
      xxxx

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  10. I love those beautiful plates from your Grandmother, Valerie, and your stitching is a perfect match! I've never seen that pattern before--must be French :)

    Congratulations on your goodies from Bruna--Summer Iris is such a pretty pattern! Enjoy :)

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    1. Many thanks Carol =)
      I so love my crockery ... full of souvenirs =)
      The crockery as well as the flower are typically French indeed
      it's, or was because it closed in 2007 after more than 200 years of activity, a famous earthenware factory (hope it's the right word =D) in the east of France. Now the old pieces are very rare and expensive !
      If you google 'Digoin Sarreguemines' you will see some great crockery pieces ! I'm in love with those old plates and mugs... =)
      have a great 4th of July
      big big hugs
      xxx

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  11. Très jolie , on pourrait croire que c'est d'époque avec les céramiques (j'ai pas dit vieillot;-) !!!)
    Trés bon choix des couleurs , bref parfait ! ...what elese :-)
    bisous bisous

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    1. pas vieillot hahahaha =)
      merci super Hubby
      biiiiiiiiiisous

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  12. Gorgeous crockery :) I can understand exactly why you love it - it is so pretty and such a light and delicate design.
    The stitched design is a perfect match... You definitely should stitch it again for yourself. I love the fabric you choose to make the needle book. So pretty :)
    Lovely gifts that the mailman delivered :)
    Fingers crossed the weather is perfect for the wedding. Looking forward to seeing the ring bearers pillow!
    Hugs x

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    1. Many thanks for your kind words Noni =)
      I really enjoyed this stitching, I'm sure if somebody was looking at me while stitching...I was in sepia or back & white =D
      lot's of memories with my Grandma
      maybe for Xmas I'll stitch her one
      big hugs
      xxx

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  13. It looks really pretty together.
    A wonderful reminder of your grandma...those flowers.
    And just in 4 hours stitched...pretty and fast!
    big hugs

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    1. Many thanks Angel =)
      I so love this flower
      I usually put all my love in my stitching but for this piece it was very special =)
      have a great weekend
      big hugs
      xxx

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  14. Very pretty needle book!! :) I used to cross stitch without back stitching earlier. It is just few months back I saw those designer charts where back stitching gives that extra dimension to the image. But cross stitching without back stitching is a different charm in itself.

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    1. thank you Preeti =)
      you're right about the backstitches !
      I love them when I stitch pets like MS one , the backstitch gives life to the animals =)
      but here, with this kind of design it's really special and I enjoyed it very much
      big hugs
      xxx

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  15. That stitching design suits perfect next to your pieces :D They really match!! Great work :)

    I know that feeling, it's special to have something that link us to our grandparents memories ♥ Well, I say memories because all my grandparents are gone. But the most special one was for sure my mother's mother =) She was sweeter than both my grandpa's heheheeh (the other grandmother was gone very earlier, I wasn't even born)
    And now I'm babling.. sorry... you made me think about my grandmother :) and I started writing heheheh

    You also got goodies from the Portuguese island! Bruna is a very sweet person :)

    Hope the weather is getting better over there! Here it's still very very hot, this heat is hitting historical records!! :p But I still prefer too hot over too cold =)
    Tells us more about the wedding!! Brings pics!! :D
    Hope it was a very special and pretty day :) hugs!!!
    Hugs&smiles, Nia

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    1. many thanks sweetie
      I love when you're babbling =D
      I really enjoyed this stitching piece indeed, and was a bit amazed by the result ! It was as if I had made crockery myself =)
      I think next flower I do will be for my Grandma in fact, maybe for Xmas
      We are now having very hot days !!! The wedding was tooooo hot but so great
      I'll send you pictures of course and show here my cushion
      I have so many things to show hehehe, really missing time those days !
      big hugs
      xxx

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  16. Oh Valma! I love the sweet rose needlebook you made! It matches that darling crockery perfectly! It's so nice to find something that reminds you of your grandmother and takes you back to good memories. I have a few things like that as well. I'm so lucky to still have my Nana around and be able to visit her every Sunday. We often have tea and sit on the patio if the weather's nice!

    Hugs!

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    1. thank you so much for these kind words Anne, and for the virtual picture of you & your Nana you gave me =)
      so sweet
      I have my 2 grandmas left...and we are still sharing good moments together, it's so important !!
      Kiss her for your French friend next Sunday =)
      big hugs
      xxx

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  17. So gorgeous, Valma! Beautiful stitching, too.

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    1. Many thanks Kaye =)
      I stitch very different things this year
      Have a great weekend
      xxx

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  18. Your flower is so pretty, I really like the simple needle case you have made with it too. I have just come across your blog and am a new follower. I will enjoy looking back through your posts.

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    1. awwww many thanks for your kind words Kay :)
      welcome here
      I hope you'll soon come back =)
      xxx

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  19. Valma, I really love these... so lovely can stitch to match with your lovely teapot set.

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  20. Hi Valma, Sorry, i'm Joey from Singapore, your MS blog exchange partner, the above was my comment for you.. ^^"

    Joey

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    1. Many thanks Joey =)
      I have a special feeling for this piece indeed
      I'm happy my parcel well reached you =D
      Hope to read you soon
      big big hugs
      xxx

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