Early Arrivals from the North Pole

2015 Stacy Nash Primitive Handwork Club

Country Sampler Spring Green, WI

 I can't wait to  sink my needle into this beauty--primitive, Christmas and Stacy Nash--a great combination.  

2015 Colonial Gathering Club

On Redware Road, The Scarlett House

Another beauty with wonderful fiber colors and birds on big flowers with a tall house.  My style all the way.

Merry Two (A Bowl Full of Merries)

Plum Street Samplers

I was asleep at the wheel when Paulette released the first Merry and missed ordering.   If you are listening Paulette please release this design again.  Santa, the reindeer and sleigh and a snowman--what's not to love?  This will be a great addition for either my tree or dough bowl Christmas 2016.

Little by Little Ann Pennsylvania Peacock. 

 Ann has been patiently waiting in my stitching bag for a few years.  Am taking some liberties with Ann she will become Anne Magnolia Jackson, AppleJack's Grandmother and will be a gift to his daughter and granddaughter.  With a name like Anne Magnolia she's just calling to have her own sampler.  One of my challenges with Anne has been converting the fibers to NPI silks and finding just the right sampler fabric.  One of the things I miss most about loosing LNS's is the linen.  I am a visual person and buying linens on line is just not the same as seeing it in person.

Another design which has been in my stitching bag for a few years (gulp).  AppleJack treated me to a pair of Dovo scissors just for cutting wool.   Am trying a new product with this applique--hope it works out.  Am told the secret is heat, heat and more heat when pressing the wool

Stash Enhancement

Scattered Seed Samplers

A new to me designer--Tammy Black, Scattered Seed Samplers brings that wonderful primitive, folk art element to needlework.  Ohh that rabbit will be perfect for spring.

Notforgotten Farms My Pretty

Her hair is just over the top.  She reminds me of an Edgar Allen Poe poem with that raven bird sitting on her hand.

Hands on Design

Having French General fabric and Aztec Red linen in my stash made choosing this design an easy decision.

Threadwork Primitives

Nan's Lancaster County Coverlet will be a perfect addition to my Colonial Gatherings coverlets.

So many great designs/designers, so little time.

Sharpening my Shopping Skills

The St. Charles Needlework Market starts in 16 days!  Ahh sixteen days to surf the web hoping to find some sneak peeks at new designs, linens and fibers.  While I wait, I decided to add some goodness to my stash.

Mary Cotton

Designer:  Kathy Barrick

This design says companion piece to Colonial Gatherings.  Love all those critters at the bottom.

Rabbit Floss Holder

The Primitive Hare

This rabbit reminds me of the many bunny rabbits who frequent our garden and eat our tomatoes.  Will be so fun to load him up with spring colored floss.

Kelmscott Needle Minders

A folkart angel and thistle needle minders.  

Antique Needlework and Sampler Quarterly

2014 Just Cross Stitch

Halloween Edition

I think all these stitching goodies will put me in sensory overload and get my stitching mojo engines started.  Of course, I have already started my shopping list for the St Charles Market and there is still plenty of time to add to the list.

Restocking the Stash

Since I have been drawing heavily from the fabric stash and there have been some great sales, I thought I would do my part to help stimulate the economy and restock my stash.

Pictured are The Sampler House and December Word Play by Country Stitches.  (Not pictured is February Word Play and Home Sweet Home Sampler by Pineberry Lane)

This is Springology by the Triology.  Shepherds Bush has a great sheep stitched from this leaflet.  Also pictured is Blackbirds Loose Feathers Spring 2013 with the Agnes Platt Strawberry sampler.


The sheep from Shepherds Bush

Amaryllis Artworks is a new to me designer, the Quaker ball  has twelve different Quaker motifs and is finished in a most interesting way. 

A dear friend gifted me with The Hart Lives Where it Loves by the Scarlet-Letter.  If you haven't seen Margaret's beautifully stitched  Hart anniversary sampler, pop over to her blog.  Her sampler is exquisite and that sneaky rabbit is over the top!



35 ct Confederate Gray by Weeks


30 Ct Old Salem Linen by The Primitive Hare

What's a great design without a great piece of linen?  Confederate Gray by Weeks and 30 ct Old Salem by The Primitive Hare.

A girl can never have to many scissors and with these on sale at 40% it was the perfect time to add to the Gingher series.  The other scissors in the drawer were getting lonely.

With the making of the Patriotic red, white and blue quilt, I have greatly reduced my fabric stash.  These fabrics are from Minnick and Simpson's line called Indigo Crossing.

A visit to the quilt shop does not seem complete without the addition of some Jo Morton fabric.

Charm Packs are so useful with quilting and finishing to add interest and variety.  The tiny tumbler will be used to make a miniature patriotic quilt from the Rogue quilter.  Whozer that template is tiny.

As I was restocking my stash, I noticed I have some duplicate charts.  Gulp!  Yes, there are some designs and designs I like so much I have been known to purchase duplicate charts.  In the spirit of sharing, it seems a fitting time for a drawing.  If you  would like to be entered for the drawing to win the Carriage House Samplings Friendship Sampler chart, please leave a comment.  (If you want your name entered twice, become a follower of my blog).  AppleJack and Miss Callie Mae will draw the winner on Monday.

Just in time. . .

My Soie d alger silk fiber has arrived,  No more excuses, time to finish another UFO.  Thanks Attic Needleworks for coming to my rescue (again).