New Patterns!

It's getting close now!

 Flosses are being kitted,

 linen is being cut

 and

you might say,

I'm just getting

 all my little

 ducks in a row,

before the release

of the following new patterns. 

So here is what is coming!

You can expect these to be added to our 

website just as soon
 as that last
 little straying duck

gets in line!!

SIT & STITCH

Is a cross stitch chart

 for a fun little sewing box chair

 that you construct from 

linen-covered cardboard. 

  The seat cushion lifts up,

 revealing a little box

 to keep all your

 sewing needfuls in!

This 9" chair

 has a crisply box pleated ruffle 

and her

 little wooden legs 

are old wooden thread spools...

how cute is that?

  All letters of the alphabet

 are included

 so you may personalize your chair!

   Also included in this pattern

 is a sweet coordinating pincushion, 

complete with cross stitched motifs,

 old mother of pearl buttons

 and 

antique ticking. 

MAY WORD PLAY

The 8th of the 12 monthly series

 is now ready

 for your stitching pleasure!

  Full and partial floss packs 

will be available

 as always.

SAMPLER OF THE SEASON - SPRING

After a little delay,

 the Spring sampler

 in this 4 sampler series

 is now ready! 

 It's an earth-warming spring day

 on the homestead,

gentle breezes are blowing,

it's time to get the quilts out

 for their annual airing.

  Design is worked on

 30 count Parchment linen 

over 2 strands,

 using GAST flosses throughout.

A big "THANK YOU" to Valley House Primitives
for supplying us with another one
of their beautifully hand-grained frames.

Moving onto NEW punchneedle patterns...

DAYS GONE BY

A sweet little huswife pocket 

with antique crock and rabbit pull toy. 

 Wool penny tabs 

and 

antique mother of pearl buttons

 adds extra detail

 and

 texture to this piece.

   A perfect little piece

 to hang from the corner 

of a ladder back chair

 or

 cupboard knob.

PARSNIP PIE

"My garden is beauty full"...

Here we have chambray skirt & straw bonnet clad gardener,

 admiring her bumper crop 

of

  carrots and parsnips. 

Oh there are rows and rows of other 

produce and sunflowers too,

 but is is the parsnips that she

has her eyes on...

 She is thinking Parsnip Pie,

 just like the ones

 her granny used to make.  

   Design is mounted on a linen weave fabric 

with

 wool flower accents

 at it's corners.

That's all for now folks!

Have a good week,

Brenda

P.S. no baby yet!