I’ve finally decided on my next project at long last: “Kindness” Sampler by Birds of a Feather. I’ve been looking for something for years that would suit my fancy and also be just the right size for my 9″ x 9″ wooden serving tray that has an insert area for stitching, and I’m thinking that this will just fit the bill. I’ve never done a chart by Birds of a Feather before, although I have long wanted to, and am looking forward to working on it.
Category: cross stitch
Another beginning
Have been migrating my needlework blog to Blogger.com, simply because I liked the looks and flexibility of this place and several of the other blogs posted here.
Bzzzz…Beehive
Adding a simple green border to this quick and easy Prairie Schooler beehive was a good idea. Little projects like this are always fun to stitch.
The Prairie Schooler Book No. 23 “A Prairie Year II”
August Beehive
August Beehive
A Prairie Year
When I moved I found this very old project of mine in the closet rolled up in a tube and long forgotten! Judging by the date I’d stitched on it, I completed this 13 years ago (!), and just never got around to framing it. Time does fly, doesn’t it? Maybe someday I’ll figure out exactly what I want to do with it. Decisions, decisions. I just hope it doesn’t take another 13 years for me to decide.
Prairie Schooler “A Prairie Year I” 1986 OOP
Love
Stitched this sampler for my nephew’s wedding in March. I changed the pattern slightly by adding seed beads for the heart instead of using french knots, eliminating the border, and personalizing it, of course, for the happy couple.
Bent Creek “Love Sampler”
Two more ornaments
I didn’t include these two in my last ornament post as I forgot to take photos before I mailed them out. The pieces I sent were finished as pillows, not as flat ornaments as shown, but you get the idea. Next time I make some I think I might try finishing them this way, it looks a heck of a lot easier than all that sewing and stuffing! LOL
The Prairie Schooler 2008 Freebie “Noel”
The Prairie Schooler Designer Series “Forget Me Nots” From My Garden
The Prairie Schooler Designer Series “Forget Me Nots” From My Garden
Earth laughs in flowers
I did this little chart at the same time as last year’s Christmas ornaments, but haven’t decided just what to do with it yet. That’s the trouble with cross stitch, there are so many pretty patterns that I want to do, but not enough time to find uses for them all.
Prairie Schooler Designer Series “Forget Me Nots” Earth Laughs in FlowersDMC on 14-count Potato Aida cloth
Quartet of Santas
Back when I used to collect Santa figures (which I don’t anymore, as I have around 200 of them and that’s more than enough!) I also used to collect the annual Prairie Schooler Santa charts. These four fellows made a nice grouping, I thought. Click on the image for a larger view.
My sister and I both love craft shops and when I visited her we used to frequent The Primitive Sampler, a needlework store in Frederick, MD now long since closed. Sis still sends me patterns she picks up from time to time on her travels, the sweetie. I lost the pattern for the Sunflower Santa in my last move eight years ago though, which is sad as he’s out of print now and I’ve always wanted to stitch another one of him.
Left to right:1989 Prairie Schooler Santa – Lantern & Wreath Santa
1988 Prairie Schooler Santa – Toys & Gifts Santa
1994 Prairie Schooler Santa – Sunflower & Birdhouse Santa
1993 Prairie Schooler Santa – Poinsettia Gardener Santa
Sympathetic Threads 