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jeudi 11 juin 2026

FIFA WORLD CUP STITCHING WITH MELISSA

Melissa from Measi.net is holding a special event for the FIFA World Cup.

From June 11th to July 19th.

I use to participate to her Wipolympics challenges during Summer and Winter Olympic Games and I love it very much.

So can't miss this opportunity, I like football games but to be fully honest less than years ago. Attitudes and atmosphere had changed mostly with money. But I don't want to sound "it was better before" so ready for the game.

I have given a call to my journalists friends who usually hosted the TV show for the OG : Nelson and Gérard.

Measi introduction:

FIFA World Cup Stitching: A completely new challenge for 2026! In lieu of our normal June and July focus months, we will be holding a challenge from the beginning of the World Cup group matches on Thursday, June 11th through the final on Sunday, July 19th. For each day in the World Cup, there will be three match challenges (you set the time according to your personal schedule – or stitch during your local match broadcasts). Each match will consist of two 45 minute sprints and a 15 minute halftime break, per standard soccer/football rules. Stoppage, extra time, and penalty shootouts are yours to do with as you choose. Your challenge is to progress in your project of choice during each match as far as you can. You may work on a different project for each match, but may not switch projects within a single match. Whether you count stitches or not is up to you. Note: Melissa is going to attempt to do some scheduled sprints via YouTube during these days.

Aujourd'hui commence la Coupe du Monde de Football jusqu'à mi-juillet 2026. Et Melissa de chez "Measi's musings" organise un nouveau challenge pendant la compétition. Une opportunité à ne pas manquer surtout elle me permet de me donner quelques buts supplémentaires !

Je vais convoquer mon équipe de journalistes et mon couple de souris rebaptisé "aficionados" pour l'occasion.

Mais tout d'abord, faisons la connaissance des trois mascottes des pays organisateurs.

First let me introduce you to the mascots : Maple, Zayu and Clutch.

104 matches, 48 countries

First my journalists team must organize their new office before hosting their football news program. Splitting their time between Canada and U.S.A.

Nelson:

Hi Gérard! Are you ready to watch our first match on June 16th?

Gérard:

Of course Nelson, France / Senegal will be a very interessant game!

Then on June 22th France/Irak and on June 26th Norvège/France.

Nelson:

I hope the time difference won't be too difficult for our French tv spectators. Do you know what is planning our friend Jocondine during this competition?

Gérard:

Probably no "live" works due this time issue and I heard that she's planning some holidays too. But no doubt it will bring her new goals!

She already told me that she'll give to each mascot a project to follow.

and my team's supporters told me that it would be a great opportunity to spend some times in Mexico.

As you can see, they already adopted local outfits.

See you later, probably at the end of next week.

And don't forget there is a "Tour de France" running on this blog!

On the previous post, the 4th stage. I'm waiting for your guess to find a new town to visit.

STAGE / ETAPE 4/2

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You can find the department number with Monday post

mercredi 10 juin 2026

FULLY FINISHED GALLERY SAL 06/26

It's the 10th of this month and Rachel from "Ten Hour Stitcher"

used to welcome us and our Fully Finished achievements.

Her blog is on pause but I want to keep this event as a special day welcoming my fully finished projects.

Miguel the Cameleon is a kit from Filantrope broderies, they have quite a collection of outfits and I have chosen girafe.

After a bad start during the Olympics, mixing colors, I took another fabric and here it is. I didn't like the thread at all, very tight I found difficult to work with.

There is a tiny swaroski crystal for the eye.

Mon petit caméléon Miguel est enfin terminé. J'avais commencé ce kit de chez Filanthrope Broderies à l'occasion des Wipolympics mais j'ai eu pas de soucis, d'abord je me suis trompée dans les couleurs ensuite je n'ai pas aimé utiliser leur fil très raide. Mais ce modèle girafe est l'un de mes préférés parmi leur collection impressionante d'habillages et il me semble assez réussi.

lundi 8 juin 2026

STAGE / ETAPE 4/1

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dimanche 7 juin 2026

ETAPE / STAGE 3/3

Département 23 Creuse

New department visited!

The town name is : Châtelus Malvaleix

Rappel des indices / Some explanations about the clues

1/ I chose the place to visit a new department 23 (the penultimate Tuesday on June calendar in the 23th).

It's a small village known because it's where a very popular French actress has a country house. Her name is Anny Duperey, she is known as an theater actress, TV, movie artist but also as a photographer and a writer.

The TV show : une famille formidable / a wonderful family was broadcast from 1992 to 2018 - 15 seasons

Her character was named Catherine Beaumont

(Beaumont street name 3-1)

She also sews and creates a lot of her play costumes.

Aujourd'hui nous rendons visite à Anne Duperey, actrice française renommée pour ses films, feuilletons, pièces de théâtre, photos, livres et son jardin dans la Creuse. Bien sûr son rôle de Catherine Beaumont pendant les quinze saisons d'une famille formidable notamment.

Les couleurs de la ville sur le bouclier et l'adresse d'un restaurant du cru.

2/ "The travellers inn - l'auberge des voyageurs" is a restaurant in Châtelus-Malvaleix. The colors on the knight shield from the town coast of arms.

Our guides were little Miss Star and Mr Bump

Nos guides fûrent Madame Vedette et M. Malchance