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Welcome to our Last Chance Page!

Just a few things that have been past favorites... or little things that have been forgotten over time. Maybe the last one of something? Possibly something we can no longer order from Designers?

This Last Change Page is full of fun, LAST-CHANCE Treats! You can see the original price in the dropdown, as well as the Sale Price.

All Sales are Final. In-Stock only! Enjoy the Browse... we hope you find something that needs a new home in your stitching stash!

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We've cleaned off our old Last Chance Table in the shop, and re-freshed with a whole new batch of cool stuff! A lot of this is on our Last Chance Page of the website - but not all of it. I took some quick pics right after we fluffed and buffed... but this is a busy table in the shop... and will change daily! I've put tons of it on this LAST CHANCE PAGE... all 50% Off. Have fun browsing... we're continually adding to this page, too!
We try to group these together by designer, but they are definitely not alphabetical! REMEMBER, you can put your cursor over each individual pic to see its name and its designer. Scroll down and enjoy!






Amelia Prescott and How Her Parents Did Educate Her by Kathy Barrick - click to see more
Amelia Prescott
Amelia Prescott and How Her Parents Did Educate Her - This is a Kathy Barrick original design, inspired by all the charming antique multiplication table samplers. She's done Algerian Eyes and Rhodes in the alphabets, and included that verse about Amelia's Parents!

Stitch count is a mystery until I can read the chart... but it will probably be generous in size... and gosh, the math actually STILL works - not like that 'new math stuff!'

Horse Feed Sack from Carriage House Samplings - click for more Hungry Hare Feed Sack from Carriage House Samplings - click for more Reindeer Feed Sack from Carriage House Samplings - click for more
Sheep Feed Sack from Carriage House Samplings - click for more Chicken Feed Sack from Carriage House Samplings - click for more House Pig Feed Sack from Carriage House Samplings - click for more
More Feed Sacks
Here come more fun designs that are meant to finish into little 'sacks' to display or use! Joining the Reindeer, Sheep, Chicken and Halloween Feed sacks we already have, these are offered as separate charts. Stitched on Picture This Plus' 32ct Faun hand-dyed linen, with regular DMC floss, they finish approx 8 x 9. They would be SUPER CUTE finished as directed (even the finisher's contact info is on here for you!) and filled with sand or something and used as a door stop.

What a fun and unexpected way to display your needlework! You could also make them into a little pillowcase to go over a microwaveable sack of rice or corn (or whatever you like inside yours) to use as a warming sack for cold hands and feet! A fun collection of designs so far.


The Moons of 2022 from Kathy Barrick - click to see more Spring Pin Drum from Kathy Barrick - click to see more Twisted Pumpkin from Carriage House Samplings - click to see more
  • The Moons of 2022 - This is a NEAT design! Ms. Kathy has listed the names for each month's moon in her verse, and surrounded them by a glorious border of night sky and early morning woods! Because we are already into 2022, and have already seen some of these moons, she has listed the 2023 moons inside the pattern (so you have no excuse not to stitch this) and then PROMISES that she'll do monthly moon names for 'as long as anyone needs them!'
    The moon names are selected by the Olde Farmer's Almanac, and Kathy has included a chart of a more condensed version of this - omitting those moon names - giving you just the sky and hills. Worked on 40ct linen, this finishes about 10 x 16... love the stylized trees and the rolling hills and that dramatic sky.
  • A Parliament of Owls - None of them look scary - they're all pretty cute! Part of The Collective Noun Set of charts by Liz Mathews and Kathy - just for fun - because they can!
  • Twisted Pumpkin - Oh... you need that fun orange fabric for this to highlight all that striking black stitching. What a fun knarley tree, and that fat pumpkin, just kind of an intense looking little piece!

The Mill House from Kathy Barrick - click to see more
The Mill House
Well, definitely quieter than the Witch Training Academy! Larger-than-life butterflies and that owl in the sky... you know, I kind of like this without all that above and just the mill, alphabet, fence and that cool stream with all the fish and the snake! (Just make the grass come down below the pickets, and you can even leave off the words!)

The butterflies are pretty just by themselves and they'd make a gorgeous double-sided pin cushion - one on the top side, one on the bottom side.

Frankie from Kathy Barrick - click to see more Francie from Kathy Barrick - click to see more I Give You My Hand from Kathy Barrick - click to see more A Good & Proper Home from Kathy Barrick - click to see more
Frankie, Francie, I Give you My hand and Good and Proper
Kathy Barrick has some fun things... and I threw in an old surprise, as well.
  • Frankie and Francie are her two newest rabbits - ultra-big on charm and personality. Stitch these on any neutral background... they are coded for DMC or needlepoint silks. Frankie measures 179 x 152, while Francie is a little smaller at 110 x 104. They'd be stunning done in Simply Wools... and I think they'd make darling bed pillows finished with lots of lush trims.
  • I Give You My Hand - I love this classic design! Stitched with a slight colorway difference on either light or dark linen, this is coded for DMC or silk. Measuring a mere 4 x 6 on 36ct, watch the swirls in the ruffle down at the bottom - they are not all the same!
Animals from Kathy Barrick - click to see more Strawberry Dream from Kathy Barrick - click to see more Caught in the Swirl from Kathy Barrick - click to see more Vibrant Flowers from Kathy Barrick - click to see more
Animals, Strawberry Dream, Caught in the Swirl, and Vibrant Flowers
  • Animals... At home, On the Farm, and In the Wild. This is pretty cute! Top area is the 'at home' set - the cats, dogs and squirrels in the yard. The middle section is the 'On the Farm' section - I love the barn! Then, 'In the Wild' is along the bottom. I think that's a snake above the giraffe! Measures 112 x 143 - so finishes a petite 5-1/2 x 7 on 40! Coded for DMC or silks.
  • Strawberry Dream - This is in honor of Kathy's mom - Trudy Barrick - who apparently was a whiz at making 'all things strawberry!' Trudy turns 100 this year... and shares her hand-written Strawberry Shortcake recipe on the back of the chart! Measuring just 81 x 96, your strawberry dream piece will finish a teeny 4 x 5 on 40ct.
  • Caught in the Swirl - This is so pretty! All the repeating green leaves... each piece uses only 6 colors. Notice that the pin cushion uses slightly different colors - use which ever combo you like best - she has this coded to silks or DMC. The big piece measures 157 x 172 - so it finishes about 8 x 8-1/2 on 40ct, the bitty cushion isn't really that much smaller... it's 87 x 90!
  • Vibrant Flowers - What a wild flourish of flowers! A sampler and coordinating pin cushion... you need to display them side-by-side! 'Lush and lovely my garden does grow - vibrant flowers make a magical show.' The little kitty on here is cute too! The sampler finishes bout 5 x 8 on 40ct, while the cushion is about 4 inches.

Cookie Cutters 3 from Kathy Barrick - click to see more Cookie Cutters 4 from Kathy Barrick - click to see more
More Cookie Cutters
She's into something with these cute little filled-in shapes! Collections #3 and 4, She has the same shapes in both of these - reversed them - and filled them in with pretty florals.

Finished as little pin cushions... these are garnished with old buttons. The designs across all 4 charts are charming... and making spectacular filled bowls of little stitched curiosities!





The Road Home by Cosford Rise Stitchery - click for more Elmsett Sampler by Cosford Rise Stitchery - click for more A Wander Through the Cosford Rise by Cosford Rise Stitchery - click for more
  • The Road Home - Long and skinny, it's a path through the village on the way to market? Or a friends house? Or maybe home - like the title promises. Coded for hand-dyeds it measures 4 x 16 - perfect for a skinny wall!
  • Elmsett Sampler - LOVE this quaint village scene! And I think it's cool to have the buildings labeled in the grass! This is stitched with DMC and measures just 4-1/2 x 14 inches!
  • A Wander Through the Cosford Rise - Nine individual blocks (80 x 80 each) depicting life in the Rise... you get the barn, gorgeous flowers in the garden, the ships arriving in town from the sea, the hay harvest, farmer plowing, and even all the little farm creatures burrowed under-ground for the night. Just charming... I like to split this kind of design up into individual pin cushions for a bowl, or put them on different sides of a fabric cube, so you cannot see all at once... you have to play and turn or re-arrange to discover all the scenes.
Nothing Gold Can Stay by Cosford Rise Stitchery - click for more Give Your Heart: The Midwife's Sampler by Cosford Rise Stitchery - click for more The Ivy Green by Cosford Rise Stitchery - click for more
  • Nothing Gold Can Stay - Stitched on Country Vintage Mocha Linen this is a trio of peaceful farm scenes - 4 x 4 and 4 x 7.
  • Give Your Heart: The Midwife's Sampler - The information about midwives and their history that Kelly supplies on her instructions is fascinating. She's included a plethora of symbolism around fertility and childbirth in a traditional sampler format, and goes on to explain the motifs and meanings. Coded for Sampler Threads this finishes approx 11 x 33 on 36ct.
  • The Ivy Green - Kind of a tribute to ivy vines! I like the brick pattern on the house, but especially the pattern in the grass! Coded for DMC, finishes 10 x 8 on 36ct.

Father Christmas and Uncle Holly by Cosford Rise Stitchery - click for more Peppermint House by Cosford Rise Stitchery - click for more All Is Calm All is Bright by Cosford Rise Stitchery - click for more
  • Father Christmas and Uncle Holly - A pair of Old Tyme Santas with forest friends, apparently Uncle Holly is Santa's brother! Coded for hand-dyeds or DMC, each measures 55 x 80... 3 x 4-ish.
  • Peppermint House - Quite the festive scene - hard to tell in the pic but the sky is full of lacy stitched snowflakes. DMC on natural, this measures 130 x 153 - 8 x 9-1/2 on 32ct.
  • All Is Calm All is Bright - A trio of smaller designs - all are ornament or pin cushion sized, and done with hand-dyeds for a softer look.

Love and Joy by Cosford Rise Stitchery - click for more

Love and Joy
What a pretty pair of small cushion designs. By Cosford Rise, Kelly has chosen a deep green fabric to set-off her DMC 3865 Winter White blackwork stitching, and then accented with Gentle Art's Grecian Gold for her sentiments.

Trim is vintage mini garland - which we carry! Anyway, think about deep colors of fabric - reds, blues... maybe do the wording in metallic?

These are actually very simple but so classic and eyecatching. Both designs come in the single chart.





Fanny Aujas 1906 by Reflets de Soie -- click to see more! Fanny Aujas 1906
Wow, what a beautiful antique sampler! Really just a simple, willow-y border and small pots near the bottom... the grand alphabets in this really bring it to life! Measuring 384 x 308 -- this will finish a generous 17 x 21 on 36ct.

Coded for silks or DMC... the colors are mostly that dark burgandy with medium mossy greens. There is actually quite a bit of very pale pink and cream in this... it's in the border and highlights that pretty alphabet in the center. Presented in leaflet format; the chart is huge and in color. Silks available separately.





Rainbow Acrylic Minder from Cherry Hill Stitchery - click to see more
New Needle Minders by Cherry Hill Stitchery!
Acrylic or Enameled - Take your pick!
Cherry Hill Stitchery has taken the artwork from her Miss Hollybird and Luna cross stitch designs and made them into beautiful enameled minders.Super-Stong magnets on the backs, they measure approx 1-1/2 inches in size.

THEN, she has her cute artwork on acrylic pieces as well! Again 1-1/2 inches in size, the magnets on these are actually embedded inside the acrylic layers so without the second loose backing magnet, these are flat and lightweight! Each comes with that film-sheet cling covering that you will initially have to pull off the piece - but that keeps it from getting scratched before you own it. Delightful designs... they make you smile. We especially like the LIGHTWEIGHT feel of the acrylic pieces!


The Cupid Sampler from Cherry Hill Stitchery - click to see more

The Cupid Sampler
from Cherry Hill Stitchery
Cherry Hill Stitchery has new designs with Valentines and Spring in mind. Printed with both black and white and charts in color, both are coded for DMC floss.

The Cupid Sampler can be done with one shade of red hand-dyed or a solid DMC. It measures 5 x 11 on 16/32ct.


Sherman the Fox - Sweater Weather from Cherry Hill Stitchery - click to see more

Sherman the Fox -Sweater Weatherfrom Cherry Hill Stitchery
  • Sherman the Fox - Sweater Weather - We know both of these designs are pretty similar, but little Sherman-the-Fox is pretty 'foxy' in both of them, so we couldn't choose the favorite! I see these stitched and hung above the mitten rack in the back hallway.
    Stitched on anything neutral in any count you like, they are coded for DMC and hand-dyeds. They finish 9 x 9 and 4 x 5-ish on 14/28ct... just something cute for the season.




Meowmas from Stitchy Prose - click to see more Meowster Mash from Stitchy Prose - click to see more
Meowster Mash and Merry Meowmas! For you Cat Lovers!
from Stitchy Prose
A Pair of Cute Biscornu Designs by Stitchy Prose... Work these on any fabric you like - they measure 60 x 60 in stitch count - so will finish about 4 inches on 14ct. Coded for DMC, they feature little kitties all dressed up for the seasons, and they are CUTE!
  • Meowster Mash has a Ghost cat, a Frankenstein cat, and one wearing a cape.
  • Meowmas is even cuter... it has a snowman cat, a reindeer cat, and even a Santa Cat! Real different, each is presented in chart format.



Follow The Yellow Brick Road from Little Dove Designs - click to see more Follow The Yellow Brick Road
This is a sweet, simple rendition of the story of The Wizard of Oz... cross-stitch-style. When stitched on 14ct, this'll finish approx 9 x 12-1/2 and is worked with 27 shades of DMC.

It would be cute finished into a 6-sided stuffed fabric block... fun to turn it around in your hands to follow the story!


All The fun Of The Fair from Little Dove Designs - click to see more
All The Fun Of The Fair
Oh we might not be going to The Fair much in 2020... but we used to... and we will again! Now it means greasy food, and kind of getting sick watching the crazy rides. The 4-H exhibits are neat... the booths selling ironing board covers - not so much. So WHY do we remember it so well from when we were little? Everything must have been colorful back then, the candy was delicious, and those rides didn't make you sick - just super scared!

This is a fun scene from your memory - measuring 123 x 176 - so 9 x 12 on 28ct. Coded for DMC, choose a fun background fabric color so the white will show up, and for heavens sake, add some metallics and beads to this! What a fun summer decoration to get out and display from June to September!





Woodland Sampler from Marjorie Massey - click for more PR33 Sampler Primitif III from Marjorie Massey - click for more
Woodland Sampler and Sampler Primitif III
Hereare more delightful quaker-inspired samplers by Marjorie Massey. Theyd be neat hanging in a mountain cabin because they feature deer, evergreens, squirrels and acorns, and have a 'coverlet feel' to them because of the reverse alphabet at the bottom.

Woodland Sampler
Stitched in only one or two colors - choose a hand-dyed that you like against a background fabric that you like - absolutely nothing is called on the chart! Put your family initial in the center circle... and you know what? You can even change the alphabet to spell anything else besides THE ALPHABET! Stitch count is approx 170 x 200, the chart is nice and big, and she does have it printed in two colors of ink.

Sampler Primitif III
Measures 261 x 198, pretty Quaker border on this!


When Christmas Comes from Marjorie Massey - click for more Wish You a Merry Winter PR9 from Marjorie Massey - click for more Peace
  • When Christmas Comes - (PR20E)Two charts in here, about 5 x 6 and 6 x 7 on 35ct.
  • Wish You a Merry Winter (PR9) - Three charts in here, Santa is 3 x 8 on 35ct.
  • Peace Sampler II When Winter Comes (PR8) - Two designs in here... the larger one is 169 x 137 - 4-1/2 x 9 on 32ct. Colored or stitched with only one shade.

Sampler Primitif II PR18 from Marjorie Massey - click for more When This You See VS1 from Marjorie Massey - click for more
  • Sampler Primitif II (PR18) - This one is a Needleworker's Sampler! Can you see the scissors in here? The pin cushion on the base? The spool and thimble? Not to mention all those gorgeous Quaker motifs all around the edges! Measures 194 x 134 - so 13 x 9 on 32ct. DMCs of 3799, 645, 924, 3768 and 926 - GORGEOUS!
  • When This You See (VS1) Just a simpler piece, it measures 9-1/2 x 7 on 32ct, this color scheme suggests DMC blues of 823, 312 and 322. Not as involved as some of the rest.

Prairie Prairie
  • Prairie Girls Sampling PGS3 Harvest - Peace and Plenty - the larger one is 129 x 129 stitches.
  • Prairie Girls Sampling PGS2 Queen Bee - Cute little piece - I'd do some gold in there! Big piece is 125 x 125, smaller cushion is 95 x 95 - so 6 inches on 32ct!

Peace Sampler VS5 Peace to my Friend Chart from Marjorie Massey - click for more Prairie Girls Sampling FQ3 Quaker Style III from Marjorie Massey - click for more Prairie
  • Peace Sampler VS5 - Peace to my Friend - this has several parts you could pull out and stitch for individual pin cushions. It measures 120 x 285 - so 8 x 19 on 32ct.
  • Prairie Girls Sampling Quaker Style III FQ3 - Full of sheep, bees, the farm girl - just charming! Measures 118 x 177, so 8 x 12 on 32ct.
  • Prairie Girls Sampling Quaker Style VI - More gorgeous motifs plus a big alphabet for monogramming. This one is 133 x 174 -- 7-1/2 x 10 on 35ct.




Fresh Picked Lavender from Petal Pusher - click to see more

Fresh Picked Lavender
A pretty little pillow, cushion or mat design.

This is done with Gentle Art Sampler Threads and Weeks hand-dyeds on a crispy white background, measuring 9 x 5-1/2 on 32.


Some of the designs in How does Your Garden Grow? from Petal Pusher - click to see more

How does Your Garden Grow?
This chart contains 11 different 40 x 40 designs that you can mix and match any way you like. Stitched with regular DMC, on neutral 32ct Platinum linen... you could add beads to these, glass Mill Hill Treasures, a little metallic glitz if you wanted.

Maybe choose a sky-blue hand-dyed fabric... or make a bunch of stand-alone blocks and re-arrange them... or make plant pokes out of them. There are a million possibilities because they all go together!







Susie Susie Samplermaker from Lindy Stitches - click for more
Susie Susie Samplermaker from Lindy Stitches
Susie Susie Samplermaker is a companion to Mary Mary Needleworker. Finishing about 12-1/2 x 10 on 32ct, it's stitched Classic, Weeks and DMC.

The verse asks about Susie's garden, which is probably NOT growing too well as she is inside stitching samplers rather than keeping away the hungry deer in her yard!





Sea Time from Fairy Wool in the Wood - click to see more
Sea Time
from Fairy Wool in the Wood
Here is a fun design that is made up of 8 smaller insets. Stitched on 36ct Country Vintage Mocha Linen (any count will do) it finishes 8 x 12.

Coded for DMC, this is a perfect design to break up and finish into individual pin cushions for a fun basket or tray display. Super charming that way... you get glimpses of a seafaring family and life at the beach!


Gifts from Fairy Wool in the Wood - click to see more
Fairy Wool in the Wood has New Designs for Christmas



Independence Day of The Mice from Twin Peak Primitives - click to see more
  • Independence Day of The Mice
    How cute is this? The little mice have on party hats to celebrate the 4th Of July. I think they're sewing flags; I can't tell if they are passing the thread through a waxer up there on top of the spool, or if it's a thimble, but it looks cute anyway!Measures 136 x 122 - so finishes about 9 x 10 on 28ct. You could make it a little smaller, and it'd finish into a super-cute cube stand-up for your counter. Leaflet, DMC.




Sewing Lavender from Les Petites Croix De Lucie - click for more Sewing Lavender
This is a neat pattern. It is a medley of antique sewing accessories and tools, all stitched with 26 various shades of DMC floss. The charts in here are huge, and all in color. You can stitch each 'thing' individually or do the entire medley, which measures 117 x 141 - so only 7 x 9 on 32ct!

It looks a lot bigger than that, so the moral of this story is PIN CUSHIONS AND LITTLE SEWING CASES! That tape measure is about 15 x 60 the button card is only 34 x 34, the safety pin is only 10 x 30... these are enchanting little what-nots! Get the chart, and then figure out what you want to do with all the designs... this is a 'must have!'


Lavender's Sprig from Les Petites Croix De Lucie - click for more
Lavender's Sprig
This is a pretty medley of small designs that would make a lovely collection of individual pin cushions.

The whole picture is 140 x 140 - so think you could break it up pretty easily into smaller sections. 26 shades of DMC floss called for.






Where You Drop Your Anchor... from Finally a Farmgirl  - click to see more
Where You Drop Your Anchor
This nautical design celebrates 'home' with a mother and daughter (and the family puppy) waiting beachside for husband/dad to return from the sea. The lighthouse is leading his way.

Stitched on a light blue with a mixture of Weeks, Gentle Art and DMC flosses it measures 180 x 143 - so 11 x 9 on a 28ct.


Under the Mistletoe  - click to see more Main Street from Finally a Farmgirl  - click to see more
Under The Mistletoe, Main Street, and Witch's Parking
Finally A Farmgirl has some pretty cute releases for all year long!
  • Under the Mistletoe - Oh, here's Mr and Mrs Claus celebrating another successful Christmas under the Mistletoe! Measuring only 48 x 70, and stitched with DMC on 32 Nocturne (or any lovely evening-dark color), they finish 3 x 4. What I think is awesome about this design is that it could be a WEDDING OR ANNIVERSARY momento! You could stitch it for Mom and Dad as a Christmas gift and personalize it on the backside. Rainbow Gallery's White Wisper would be awesome in the fur or even the little mouse in Santa's hat! Just love the possibilities with this design!
  • Main Street - Lots of little town and village street scenes these days... and here's another really good one! Stitch count of 306 x 106 - it'll finish a whopping 19 x 7 on 32ct. Long enough to make a drum shape finish. A summer/patriotic theme, it's crisp, colorful, and every shop looks welcoming!

Santa Claws from Finally a Farmgirl  - click to see more
Santa Claws
Here's Matilda the Mouse and Oscar the Cat getting ready for the Big Day.

So darn cute, it's hard to see, but there are tiny animals hiding in the gifts, the tree top, and Santa's arms. Finishes about 5 x 7 on 32ct... so smallish.


Oscar the Cat from Finally a Farmgirl  - click to see more Catching Flies from Finally a Farmgirl  - click to see more
Home is Coffee, Oscar the Cat and Catching Flies
4 New designs by Finally a Farm girl are here... and they just make you smile! Cute for Summer.
  • Oscar the Cat - Just a sweet pic of the brown kitty helping his mouse friends gather the tasty berries! Quick little 4 x 4 piece!
  • Catching Flies - Here is Jeremiah up to bat, with his friend Matilda Mouse. She is there for cheer support and snacking on popcorn. Would be cute to sub your favorite player's number on that uniform!

Matilda Mouse from Finally a Farmgirl  - click to see more Scarecrow Matilda from Finally a Farmgirl  - click to see more Matilda Sews from Finally a Farmgirl  - click to see more Miss Jenny from Finally a Farmgirl  - click to see more Jeremiah from Finally a Farmgirl  - click to see more
Matilda Mouse, Scarecrow Matilda, Matilda Sews, Miss Jenny and Jeremiah from Finally a Farmgirl
Here are 5 cute little personalities all by new designer - Finally a Farmgirl. Presented as charts, they are all small, and stitched with a combo of DMC along with Weeks and Classic Colorworks hand-dyeds. The charts are in color... but a bit hard to see, so maybe blow them up a little.
  • Matilda Mouse is the teeniest at 3-1/2 inches on 32ct Summer Khaki. Love that tape measure twill tape on the finishing (we have it - by lady Dot Creates - black, yellow or creme.)
  • Scarecrow Matilda is 4 x 5... cute for Fall.
  • Matilda Sews companions the first one... look at her baby peeking from behind the tomato cushion!
  • Miss Jenny is a toad - she's kind of hard to see in the pic because of the curve of the cushion. We think she is holding a sampler in one hand, and books in the other... Matilda is there on a neighboring mushroom!
  • Jeremiah is smitten with Jenny - his chart is the one that is hard to read... but he's cute, and worth the effort! Jeremiah finishes about 6 x 5.

Team Work from Susanamm - click for more Show Your Teeth from Susanamm - click for more Skeleton by Susanamm CrossStichr - click to see more
Team Work, Show Your Teeth and More Hearts from Susanamm
A trio of cheerful designs for your stitching fingers! By Susanammcrossstitch (which is a mouthfull to say!). All are offered as charts and coded for DMC floss.
  • Team Work Makes the Dream Work - Measures a generous 174 x 179 - this finishes a whopping 10 x 10 on 18ct. Lots and lots of solid fill-in stitching on these, the colors are fun and fresh. And what a true message it delivers!
  • Show Your Teeth measures 74 x 150 - so finishes approx 5 x 8 on 18/36ct. Super cute and very eye-catching... there is A LOT of solid stitching on this... kind of fun to do the outlines and design details and then just fill in the backgrounds with no char needed!
  • Skeleton - Isn't this little guy fun for Halloween? He's pretty big - 87 x 102 - so about 5-1/2 x 6-1/2 on 32ct - and he's solid stitching. BUT pretty darn cute! Coded for DMC.

Cross Stitch Quilt #19 Flag from Susanamm - click for more Cute Pumpkin from Susanamm - click for more Cute Pumpkin and Cross Stitch Quilt #19 (Flag)
We're crossing the holidays with these two new releases by Susanamm Cross Stitch. Really cute pieces both are presented as charts. Susana's charts can be a little challenging as the flag, for instance, is full coverage, and her symbols are quite similar side by side in the chart. Coded for DMC.
  • Cute Pumpkin is stitched on Weeks Havana hand-dyed linen - a khaki color of Aida will work too. Coded for 33 shades of DMC, it measures 132 stitches square - so it finishes about 8 inches square on 32ct. It looks like fun to stitch... you might just need to blow up the chart a little to tell the symbols apart... but there is lots of solid, so it's easy to work on!
  • Cross Stitch Quilt #19 - Measures 126 x 168. Doesn't matter what you work on, as it's all covered - so chose something you LIKE to work on! The stylized flag has a checkerboard background that you really can't see in the pic - it looks REALLY cool when you can look at the pic closely though. Quite an eyecatching piece, it uses 10 different shades of DMC red, blue and ecru. This will finish approx 8 x 11 on 32ct.

The Skull from Susanamm - click for more
Cute Variety by Susanamm Cross Stitch!
All of her designs are funky... and generally heavy on the stitch count. They are big, lots of solid worked areas, and they'll use tons of your DMC! Sometimes the charts are intense because they are so much solid stitching... but a lot of needleworkers really like that!

The Skull - Oh my gosh, I think this is so cute! But, but, I think I would skip the pumpkin because the chart makes my head spin! (It's solid and about 80 x 80 stitches of 349, 606, 646, 720, 817 and 922 - it's a whopper!)

The skeleton is so darn cute, and the whole thing uses only 9 shades of DMC... just super fun... so get out that floss!


Fall #2 from Susanamm - click for more Fancy from Susanamm - click for more
  • Fancy
    How about a new shoe for the Holidays? This is colorful selection... it finishes about 8 inches square on 28ct... and uses 30 different DMC flosses.
  • Fall #2
    This is a very bright medley of squash and pumpkins... it finishes about 7 x 8 on 28ct. There are a lot of 'busy' symbols in the chart... a little hard to read, but none of the elements are really too large, so you can get through it OK! Bright, clean, contemporary and smart!


Los Charros from Susanamm - click for more Trick or Treat from Susanamm - click for more Coffee Time from Susanamm - click for more
  • Los Charros features three friends - a kitty, mouse and birds - all wearing their delightfully colorful headgear! Stitch count is 144 x 149, so on 14/28ct it finishes about 10 x 10.
  • Trick or Treat is my favorite. It is solid stitching - unless you find that gorgeous shade of turquoise for your fabric. So, the chart is a little intense... a lot of solid symbols. Stitch count is 110 x 148 - 8 x 10-ish on 28ct. I love the colors, I love the cat, everything about it is snappy!
  • Coffee Time is smart, clean and fresh! What a pretty piece to hang in a contemporary kitchen... it measures 145 x 169. Choose a fabric to match the background color of the wall behind the flowers - then skip all that stitching. Otherwise, it is completely solid stitching - which sometimes, is really fun to do (but sometimes not, so be aware!) Peaceful colors of grays and light browns with a splash of mossy green and lavender tossed in.

Love Coffee from Susanamm - click for more Love Coffee
This measures 118 x 114 - so it could be 6 x 7 on 18/36 ct.

Choose an amber-colored background so you can skip all the background stitching - or even choose a different color - the retro red, along with the black and gray will look stunning on lots of different background colors.


Buildings and Colors from Susanamm - click for more Buildings and Colors
Isn't this one fun? It's a whole busy city full of funky apartment windows... colors everywhere... and neat shapes! I want to live in one of those! This is another solid design - be aware the chart is pretty intense, just a lot going on.

Coded for 36 different DMC flosses, it measures a generous 140 x 160 - so 10 x 11 on 14ct. It's only 22,400 stitches though! (Maybe you could just get by with only the top half... or one of the top corners if you aren't ready for 22,400 stitches!


The Quilting Farm from Susanamm - click for more The Quilting Farm
Same artsy flavor as the Buildings and Colors, this one could use a chestnut-colored background to save you thousands of stitches!

I love the trees, and especially the little 'penny rug circles' in the grass!


Ewe and Friends from Susanamm - click for more Ewe and Friends
Gosh, this is a cool design! The little birds are just the cutest, but that sheep's coat is the best! Find a pretty green material to stitch on, this measures 137 square - so about 10 x 10 on 14/28ct.

The chart gets a little hard to read when you get into that sheep's coat... you'll need a little patience with that, but the overall effect is just awesome!


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Little House Haunted from Bent Creek - click for more
Little House Haunted
Another dinky design - a teeny weeny house on a hill haunted by a HUGE and scary ghost!

Tiny Nativity and Little Lighthouse are small like this one -- they all finish ONE INCH in size if you go over one on 25ct!



The Little Irish Cottage from Bent Creek - click for more The Little Irish Cottage
A BITTY 24 x 24 thing... stitch this on anything you want! Less than an inch over one on 28 or like 3-1/2 inches on 7ct! Bits of flosses from your stash, the roof is regular Cross Stitch with straight stitches over it to make it appear thatched. Check out the Lucky Landscaping as well!

Cute, this is presented as a small chart.


The Little Igloo from Bent Creek - click for more The Little Igloo
Oh, another charming ITTY BITTY design, this one is a wintery sky surrounding a little igloo -- complete with a dinky penguin that is only 7 stitches high!!! The entire picture measures only 24 x 24 stitches -- all of these are absolutely charming!

Offered as a small chart.



Wedding Cake - Your Color by Bent Creek -- click to see more
Wedding Cake - Your Color
Wedding Cake - 'Your Color'! A simple tiered cake with special initials and date... you choose the colors of the wedding to work this in!

Offered as the small chart, this finishes just 2 x 3, and it would make a SUPER CUTE gift tag!!!



Merry Moments by Bent Creek -- click to see more Wintery Wonderfuls by Bent Creek -- click to see more The Flurries: Wintery Wonderfuls and Merry Moments
These are small charts that each feature two SMALL designs that are supposed to be mini snow globes or those mini dome-globes (you know, the ones made out of plastic that are bitty!) The mini globes measure 24 x 25 stitches - so if you stitch them over one thread - they'll be an INCH in size.

The mini domes are 18 x 24 - even smaller! Look past the finishing a little, and imagine a little bit smaller, a little more subtle... stitched on 32ct linen. The designs are petite and detailed, very cute! Charted for DMC or hand-dyeds.




Abide With Me from Heartstring Samplery Oh the Deep Love from Heartstring Samplery Let it Begin With Me from Heartstring Samplery Dressmaker's Sewing Kit from Heartstring Samplery The Stitching Life from Heartstring Samplery


Stitch or Die from Heartstring Samplery Precious Littles from Heartstring Samplery My Sweet Home from Heartstring Samplery


Really Friends from Heartstring Samplery Five Songbirds from Heartstring Samplery
  • Really Friends - Another release of a previous exclusive design, inspired by Jane Austin - it measures approx 7-1/2 x 11 on 32ct. The bottom band looks really charming with the castle and carriage on it, but we'll know more when the patterns are in our hands! Available in a chart format.
  • Five Songbirds - An adaptation of part of Mercy Megginson's sampler- I see Adam and Eve on there, so I think it's part of the bottom area. Good colors, cute trims... Same fabric as the main sampler.




Patience by Brenda Keyes -- click to see a larger view!

Patience
from The Sampler Company
Cmon Monde

Miss Paris
from Cmon Monde
Seeds of Kindness from Scattered Seed Samplers - click for more

Seeds of Kindness
from Scattered Seed


Charmed Woolen Mittens by Hinzeit -- click to see more new designs

Volleyball w charms
from Hinzeit
Olaf's Stocking from Shepherd's Bush -- click to see lots more

Kind Heart Kit
from Shepherd's Bush
Weeds Make Haste from Shakespeare's Peddler - click to see more

Weeds Make Haste
from Shakespeare's Peddler

Two By Julia from Shakespeare's Peddler - click to see more





You're a Grand Old Flag from Samplers Not Forgotten - click to see more
You're a Grand Old Flag from Samplers Not Forgotten
Will measure about 13 x 13 when stitched on 36 ct fabric.




Little Birds from Blackbird - click for more from Blackbird Designs




With the Needle #1 and #2 from Lila's Studio Needle #1 from Lila's Studio
#1 was released in 2012. #1 measures 20 x 9 on 32ct, and is coded for 24 DMC flosses..

Even if you don't stitch the entire sampler... those little square scenes would make fun pin cushions!





Jack's Candle Pocket from Plum Street Samplers Gathered Hearts from Plum Street Samplers
from Plum Street Samplers
  • Jack's Candle Pocket - A fun finish for a primitive Jack-o-lantern design... the year 1867 is on there as the possible first year pumpkins were carved for Halloween! Finishing instructions are in the chart so you can make a cute candy sack, or something to hold dried flowers and twigs for the season - that would make a cute door hanger.
  • Gathered Hearts - The companion piece to Friendship Garden, it features two friends (with crowns on!). Both of Paulette's pieces have 'areas' that would be pretty stitched alone - without the words. Look at them... maybe you're up for smaller 'mattress-style' cushions or little stand-up blocks instead? Measures 98 x 170 - 5 x 9 on 36ct, again uses Weeks and Classic hand-dyeds. Chart runs $12.00



Garden Sass from October House - click for more
Garden Sass from October House
Robin used all her favorite colors in this piece... Red Pear, Hinter, Grits, Fathom, Winnie Blue and Rose Petal. Her sassy little floral basket in the center is accented by the borders of Quaker motifs and then calming leaves.

She loves stuffing alphabets in small spaces... so X Y and Z just made it!




Winter Blooms from The Blue Flower and Lindy Stitches -  click for more Our Hearts Go Out from The Blue Flower - click for more Gathering Honey from The Blue Flower - click for more
from The Blue Flower
  • Winter Blooms - They 'bloom amidst the Winter's snow.' Stitched on a wintery-gray background, this is a plump pot bursting with glorious flowers and leaves. Finishes about 5 x 7 on 36ct, Jeannine chose a mixture of DMC and some hand-dyeds.
  • Our Hearts Go Out - To Meet the Spring! A lot of hand-dyed thread variations in this piece... you can really see it in the border and bird colors. Finishing a generous 8 x 11 on 36ct, this is coded for DMC along with Jay Bird, Old Marigold, Magnolia Blossom, Steamed Broccoli and Bean Sprout!
  • Gathering Honey

The Glad Sun from The Blue Flower - click for more
  • The Glad Sun - Celebrating the return of the Spring Sun, the splash fo flowers has a Art Nouveau feel to me! Stitched on a soft gray, coded for DMC and hand-dyeds.

Halloween Acorns from The Blue Flower -  click for more
Jeannine McGowan continues her gorgeous seasonal squirrels and acorns with Halloween!
Halloween Acorns
Delish! Stitched on a light neutral background, this is worked with hand-dyed flosses and DMC 730 and 371.

Hard to see in the pic, it is trimmed with Lady Dot's Wizard (deep purple) hand-dyed chenille trim. Stitch count is 86 x 86.


Autumn Acorns from The Blue Flower -  click for more Winter Acorns from The Blue Flower -  click for more
The Acorns
These are absolutely stunning, and I do not know how you are going to choose just one or two as favorites.

Her Acorn cushions all measure between 80 and 90 stitches square - so not too big.






Autumn Garden at Cranberry Manor from Pansy Patch Quilts and Stitchery - click to see more Peacock Manor from Pansy Patch Quilts and Stitchery - click to see more
Lori from Pansy Patch Quilts and Stitchery is bursting with pretty new designs! Everything is offered in charts.
Here we go!
  • Autumn Garden at Cranberry Manor - This is a companion to Summer at Cranberry Manor - which was released this last March. I imagine we'll get all four seasons with this, just don't know for sure and when. Delicate quilt motifs scattered everywhere, Lori likes pinks and reds, and it's fun to see them in an Autumnal design. Measures about 6-1/2 inches on 36ct, stitched with Classic and Gentle Art hand-dyeds.
  • Peacock Manor - Another pretty red house surrounded with delicate quilt and sampler motifs, this one measures just 77 x 100 - 4 x 5 - on 36ct.

Summer Garden at Cranberry Manor from Pansy Patch Quilts and Stitchery - click to see more Tea Garden Pillow from Pansy Patch Quilts and Stitchery - click to see more
Designs from Pansy Patch Quilts and Stitchery
  • Summer Garden at Cranberry Manor - This is PP's show exclusive with limited availability before April, but we have plenty, and we brought home the stitched model with us! Pretty pinks, golds and soft greens, this finishes approx 6-1/2 inches square on 36ct. Stitched with varied hand-dyeds, it is coded for DMC as well. The house is little and surrounded by such a flourish of quilt motifs - it's extra charming!
  • Tea Garden Pillow - A tiny little pin cushion pattern, this measures just 60 x 60, and is done with DMCs of 25, 3727, 522 and 815.

Pumpkin Lane Maple House from Pansy Patch Quilts and Stitchery - click to see more
Presenting the Houses on Pumpkin Lane
Pansy Patch Quilts is beginning a new 9-part series of Autumn houses - just like her Gingerbread Cottage Set! Here are the first six (you don't have to get all 9 and stitch them all - it's OK to pick and choose favorites - less stress!)

The first 6 charts are ready now... the final three release in March '23. Lori has a fun freebie border chart to join this set together if you want to go that route, but they are shown as individual pin cushions on the chart covers as well. Anyway, pretty Fall colors, lots of fun quilt motifs decorating the houses, neat top and bottom borders... leave off the names of the houses if you want - and insert your own initials instead! Each house measures 97 x 87... is stitched with DELICIOUS colors of hand-dyeds (DMC conversions included) and finishes approx 5 x 5. Lady Dot trims are featured on the cushions.





Trumpet of Swans Biscornu from Stacy Nash -- click to see more Mary Robards Sampler Pocket from Stacy Nash -- click to see more
  • Trumpet of Swans Biscornu - A 6 x 6 pin cushion... usually these are stitched on both sides, but this one isn't. It'll take 1/2 the stitching time! 36Ct, using Weeks hand-dyeds.
  • Mary Robards Sampler Pocket - Another pouch/pocket piece... this one is just 8 x 5-1/2 on 36ct Seraphim Tobias linen. I think you should put your name on it instead Mary's and PICK AND AGE YOU WANT TO BE in whatever year! Then, take it to every event you go to! THAT makes it your own, fun, and special!
Calling of the Sea Pinkeeps & Pin Disk from Stacy Nash -- click to see more Calling of the Sea Pinkeeps & Pin Disk - This one is fun too! The chart contains all three designs - the round compass case, and both the whale and ship cushions. THINK you'll need multiple skeins of floss for that humongous whale! What a fun and festive set of designs!




CS299 Caroline Amelia Trowell from With Thy Needle -- click to see lots more Presenting Caroline Amelia Trowell from With Thy Needle
Brenda Gervais has released a new sampler reproduction! Originally stitched by 10-yr old Caroline - a shepherd's daughter. Brenda tells us about Caroline, her family, where she lived and the significance of some of the motifs she chose for her sampler. The are photos of the original antique sampler in the leaflet as well.

Packed with sweet motifs, there are 3 'sections' to this... lots of opportunity for small cushion take-outs... and a pretty sawtooth border.

Stitched on 40ct hand-dyed linen by Seraphim, we have SEVERAL color options by Seraphim in various counts... so I am sure we can find you something lovely. Brenda uses a medley of DMC solids and Weeks hand-dyed flosses.


Tree of Life Sampler from With Thy Needle -- click to see lots more Tree of Life Sampler
A lovely sampler - not too big either! Rose, butterscotch and gray colors, Tree of Life measures just 89 x 112, is worked with DMC and all three hand-dyed floss companies. On the 32ct Weeks Beige hand-dyed linen it calls for, this will finish just 5-1/2 x 7-1/2. Pretty floral motifs and the cute little house, Brenda shares that while taking the antique needlework out of its frame to better see the colors on the backside, she found a Spencerian Penmanship Lesson hand-sewn on the backside of the sampler.

Was it a school lesson by the same set of hands as the sampler? Did she learn stitching and penmanship at the same school? We'll never know. Choose a smaller count of linen if you like... this will be charming no matter what you choose! Presented as a leaflet.


Autumn Splendor from With Thy Needle -- click to see lots more PA Duch Tomato Pinkeep from With Thy Needle -- click to see lots more
More Designs from With Thy Needle's Brenda Gervais.
  • Autumn Splendor - Brenda describes this little 4 x 4 design as having stitched rows to resemble timeless ticking fabric along with a central motif that hints at Quaker. Just a very pretty Autumnal design - not Halloween, just classic. Stitched on 36ct using Weeks hand-dyed flosses.
  • PA Dutch Tomato Pinkeep - A fun little design measuring just 9-1/2 x 3 on 36ct... you can finish it into the round drum shape - or just flat. It uses DMC floss #22 - one of the newest colors, which looks like a burnt-strawberry color. (#21 is the lighter companion color - might be fun to mix them in this!) Inspired by antique German show towels, it's a study in simplicity. Brenda includes instructions for the cute pedestal drum finishing. We now carry the delicious hand-dyed velvet used in this finishing!

Basketful of Spring from With Thy Needle & Thread - click for more CS294 Say You Have from With Thy Needle -- click to see lots more
  • Basketful of Spring - What a pretty little design tucked so cleverly onto a linen pillow! (Pottery Barn has really pretty ready-made linen pillows...) This is actually just a tiny design stitched on 40ct Weeks Parchment linen in 6 shades of hand-dyeds. On that fine fabric, it measures approx 3 x 4. After stitching is complete you IRON it onto freezer paper, cut out the basket shape (this might be scary for us non-finishers!), and then applique (little tack stitches) onto the larger linen pillow fabric. Then... add the buttons and ribbons, and construct the pillow, complete instructions are included. A really pretty finishing treatment... something different for that pile of luscious pillows you are making!!!
  • Say You Have - This is a Cross-Stitcher's Confession! A play on words taken from *Keep Calm and Carry On.* The original poster was printed in 1939, and intended to raise the British people's morale in preparation for WWII. Brenda says the poster was rarely displayed in public and little was known about it until a copy was discovered in 2000 tucked within the pages of a book in a used bookshop... and as they say, the rest is history. She continues to explain that there was a crown above the wording on that poster from 1939, so she thought it would be fun to design this little 'Rippit Frog' guy, and give him that royal crown! So, her advice for 2021... The next time the Frog visits... no need to 'rippit' ... just fudge it and carry on! His little crown is silver metallic - Petite Treasure Braid PB04, check your stash, most any thin silver thread will be perfect to help carry on!




Madonna & Child - A Work of Heart from Teresa Kogut -- click to see more Kindred Spirits from Teresa Kogut -- click to see more
Madonna & Child - A Work of Heart
This gorgeous design belongs with Teresa's Angels! SUPER DETAILED stitching in these... they are not easy to follow, but so worth the effort if you can do them! Solid stitching, color changes everywhere - choose any fabric you like!
Madonna and Child measures 126 x 135 so finishes approx 8 x 10 on 32ct.

Kindred Spirits
Finishing 10 x 11-ish on 32... love the patterns and colors in the dresses - aren't you glad we don't have to look like antique artwork? Makes me smile!


Common Looking from Teresa Kogut -- click to see more Thoughts & Dreams from Teresa Kogut -- click to see more Thoughts & Dreams from Teresa Kogut -- click to see more
  • Common Looking - Pennsylvania Dutch inspired, and part of Teresa's early American Folk Art Series, this is worked in a combo of DMC and Weeks hand-dyed flosses. Finishing approx 9 x 11 on 40ct, it reads, 'Common looking people are the best in the world -- that's why The Lord makes so many of them.' Presented as a chart.
  • Thoughts & Dreams
    Three designs in this book too!
    Daydream Believer, My Darling and Flowers or Weeds.


XS261 Star Santa Ornament from Teresa Kogut -- click to see more
Stars from Teresa Kogut
Each finishes about 4 inches on 30 or 32ct fabric. Not many other details yet, just cute little cushions and ornaments!
Vonna Pfieffer is releasing a video finishing tutorial on these today, too!


Daisy Hill in cross stitch from Teresa Kogut -- click to see more
More Theresa Kogut on Sale! Daisy Hill -- Finishes approx 6 x 4 on 30ct Weeks Onyx Linen.

You could always stitch this on light fabric so it's easier to see and fill in that background with over-dyed black!


PN348 Folkart Eagle Punch Needle Pattern from Teresa Kogut -- click to see more PN347 Halloween Tuxedo Punch Needle Pattern from Teresa Kogut -- click to see more
Two new Punch Needle Designs from Teresa Kogut
  • Halloween Tuxedo - 7 x 5-1/4 inches in size
  • Folkart Eagle - 6 x 5 in size.




Louisa Denman from Erica Michaels - click for more
  • Louisa Denman
    A marking sampler reproduction featuring an optional verse, the original used a soothing color palette with interesting dividing bands. Chart.

  • The Psalms from Erica Michaels - click for more The Psalms
    Retiring!
    This is a small bit of stitching -- *the 23rd Psalm* is all it says. Linda is showing it with a bit of Scrapbooking artwork as the finishing. She's made a 'prayer card' of sorts by decorating a card with the printed psalm on one side, and old lace and buttons on the other -- so highlight the bit of stitching.

    Stitch count is 27 x 131, this is charted for DMC or hand-dyeds of Baby Spinach, Sable, and Artichoke!

    My 1st Christmas from Erica Michaels - click for more
    My 1st Christmas

    A mini-stocking ornament design, stitch this in honor of the first Christmas... or that of the new grandbaby!!!

    Worked in Weeks, Gentle Art and DMCs, it finishes a trite 1-1/2 x 1-3/4!!! Easy to finish into an ornament in any number of ways... it'd be fun to personalize with baby's name.





    My World from Threads That Bind -- click to see a larger view American Roots from Threads That Bind -- click to see lots more
    My World from Threads That Bind
    This is a really cool punch needle piece that we have had in the shop this Fall... but I've somehow missed showing you on-line!!! One of my personal favorites... it is a round scene of a village in the four seasons! By Threads That Bind, it punches into a 6-inch round little rug, that we have perched on top of a painted shaker box.

    Look closely... you see the city in the Fall, farmyard in the Spring, seashore in the Summer, and mountains in the Winter. Lots of fun detail and pretty colors, this design is so unique and really charming! Offered as the design stamped onto khaki-colored weaver's cloth, you supply your punch needles and floss.

    Finally, American Roots -- a cute house-on-the-hill scene, I love the Penny Rug detail down in the yard. Punched with three strands, you can see lots of color movement in this one -- that is simply alternating colors of DMC in your needle as you change threads! This one finishes 5 x 5-3/4.


    Grandma's House from Threads That Bind -- click to see lots more Grandma's House
    A neatly-kept house, lavish garden and lots of birds... the flag is a little saggy, but Grandma has been busy tending to that property!!! Finishing 4 x 8.


    Spooktacular Night from Threads That Bind -- click to see lots more
    Spooktacular Night
    Just a bitty Punch needle design - 5 x 5 in size. This would be a nice and easy one to begin with, because it's not too involved.

    Lots of curves that follow each other, and lots of 'solid' spaces.


    Hilda from Threads That Bind -- click to see lots more Hilda
    Is she over-the-top, or what???

    Hilda punches approx 5-1/2 inches square, and features a row of light-colored punches all around to highlight her!

    Remember, the roiling background is simply different colors of DMC!


    Trick or Treat from Threads That Bind -- click to see lots more
    Trick or Treat
    I LOVE this green cyclops spider... he's leaving the web, complete with his Jack-O-Lantern Trick or Treat pail... to get the goods!!! How Charming!!!

    He measures approx 5-1/2 inches square, and is punched in DMC #580 green! Talk about personality!



    A Ride in The Country from Heaven and Earth Designs - click to see more
    A Ride in The Country
    Artwork by Jane Wooster Scott, Stitch count of 625 x 490... 87 colors of DMC, this finishes approx 19-1/2 x 25 over one on 25ct fabric.

    Totally charming, how could you NOT love this scene???


    Santa's Bag of Toys from Heaven and Earth - click for more Santa's Bag of Toys
    Adapted from artwork by Ruth Sanderson, this masterpiece measures 450 x 444 stitches, and is worked in 88 different shades of DMC floss.

    Enchanting... QUITE the challenge as far as chart-following and color-changing... you have to be a special stitcher to get through one of these! Definite family heirlooms!!!


    Clowning Around from Heaven and Earth - click for more Clowning Around
    Another of Jane Wooster Scott's charming scenes of rural Americana at its best... this turn-of-the-century circus-in-the-park scene measures a HUGE 625 x 520 stitches -- 25 x 21 OVER ONE on 25ct!

    It calls for 89 colors of DMC... and 89 months (or years!) of your patience to get it done!!! Too charming for words! Offered as the chart.


    Candied Apples and Candy Corn from Heaven and Earth - click for more Candied Apples and Candy Corn
    Jane Wooster Scott -- another super-busy fair scene! Remember in the old 'State Fair' movie with Ann Margaret and Pat Boone... all the family kept adding the whiskey to her Mom's prize-winning mincemeat? Mom's probably down there in the front celebrating her blue ribbon!

    Just full of details... think about that small take-out stitching idea if you're entering your own fair and haven't the time to finish this! 450 x 364 Stitches.

    Road Rage from Heaven and Earth - click for more

    Road Rage
    By Jane Wooster Scott, the old meets the new in this corner of American countryside! 450 x 377 Stitches.

    Tis The Season from Heaven and Earth - click for more
    Tis The Season
    Another cheerful Santa... he's hanging the greenery boughs. 400 x 500... a little more on the generic side of Christmas... no children around... he's a lovely Christmas piece.
    Dona Gelsinger, artist.

    Town Christmas Tree from Heaven and Earth - click for more
    Town Christmas Tree
    Very Victorian, very large -- a whopping 450 x 502!!! Early dawn on Christmas Morning... lovely.
    Artist Ruth Sanderson.

    Santa and The Mouse from Heaven and Earth - click for more
    Santa and The Mouse
    Can you see the pic? Santa is handing a little mouse (dressed in his pajamas!) a tiny Christmas gift! His elf helper is there getting the rest of the presents under the tree... but the family cat is curious!

    Artwork by Scott Gustafson, this measures 450 x 524.

    Up On a Rooftop from Heaven and Earth - click for more
    Up On a Rooftop
    Can you imagine? The elves, the reindeer... and even the children peeking out the nursery window!

    Quite the classic, it measures 400 x 324 and is by artist Scott Gustafson.

    Boots from Heaven and Earth - click for more
    Boots
    This one is more contemporary... who's boots are those??? By artist JM Leotti, this measures 350 x 412.
    I thought it was a good addition to our collection simply *because* the lines are newer, the shading simpler... the 1950 and 1960 appeal -- that lots of us were around for!!!





    Moon's Out Brooms Out from Autumn Lane Stitchery - click to see more
    • Moon's Out Brooms Out - A fun Retro-look to this one! Choose a dark blue to mimic night sky, this one finishes about 8 x 11 on 32ct.

    Autumn Leaves & Pumpkins Please from Autumn Lane Stitchery - click to see more
    Autumn Leaves & Pumpkins Please
    All are the same design format - 126 stitches in diameter, they finish 9 x 9 on 14/28ct. Another opportunity for neat fabrics, these use regular 'ol DMC. Halloween Night would be cool with metallics in there, a little opalescent for the moons - a lot of cool stuff on these. (If you do these over one thread on 28ct Lugana - which is actually fairly do-able for lots of us - they'll be only 4-1/2 inches round!) Terrific little round cushions!




    Merlin the Midnight Owl  from Just Nan - click to see more!

    Presenting Just Nan's Merlin the Midnight Owl!
    Due in the Shop October 9th, Nan has a darling new little owl ornament pattern. She describes Merlin opening his starry eyes at midnight, under a silvery moon. Her newest little guy has a flat seamed bottom with wire feet to help him perch on any flat surface. Worked on 32ct Weeks Tin Roof Linen (stitching is full coverage, so linen will not show) with a combination of DMC and Weeks flosses, there is a bit of silver metallic in here as well.

    Eyes are sequins with beads, and there is an owl medallion charm on his back. His hat is a tiny purple crystal with silver sequin brim. His chart includes chart, instructions for stitching and finishing, multiple beads and sequins, owl head charmbead, and wire for feet. You'll need a bit of stuffing and a pin to attach his hat.

    Cute as can be... Nan has Merlin shown on a felt pumpkin she's had in her holiday decorations for years. It does not come with the pattern, so we suggest perching this little guy on those tiny real pumpkins! (Actually we think those small white ones are pretty cool for this.) (If you have been on our Just Nan ornament auto-ship -- you will get this little guy - but it's OK to call and check!)


    Rose Heart Bunny - Eve by Just Nan - click to see more!
    Just Nan has announced her Rose Heart Bunny
    Little Rose Heart Bunny will be on her way to us an a few weeks.... she is Nan's final little 1 x 1-1/2 inch mouse design. She has soft pink felt ears and a furry pom-pom tail... and she'll be precious as an ornament, pin keep, spool topper, ornament - anything you want! Stitched on 32ct white linen with shades of pink and green DMC, she is embellished with rose beads, along with her ears and tail. She is also wearing a tiny Rose Quartz heart HAT that is held in place with a tiny pearl pin. All of Nan's previous little bunnies are now retired, and Rose Heart is the last in the series. Her chart includes the pic, graph, instructions for stitching and assembly, overdyed wool for the ears, pom-pom tail, beads and pin. You'll need a tiny bit of batting to line/stuff her.



    Madame Butterfly Mouse on a Tin by Just Nan - click to see more! Presenting Madame Butterfly Mouse on a Tin
    Nan's last little mouse perched on her tin house will be here by the end of April! Madame is ready for the sunny flower-filled days of summer. She is wearing a gown of gorgeous butterflies and pretty pink rose stitches accented with sky blue and golden bronze beads. Her blue flower hat is pinned in place with three blue beads, so she's ready for a sudden gust of wind!

    Her tin perch is decorated with rings of blue and bronze butterflies set against a dramatic black background, and Nan has added blue scalloped trim along the edge. Inside Madame's tiny tin, you'll be able to tuck your tiny frayed-edge needlebook. It is decorated with butterfly stitches, an antique brass butterfly charm, and sparkling blue crystal.

    Both the mouse and book are stitched on Week's Dye Work's 32ct Linen color of hand-dyed linen using DMC floss from your stash. Included with the leaflet are all the stitching and finishing instructions, beads, flower hat, butterfly charm, needlebook felt, decorated metal tin, gold tail and Nan's signature button base with magnet. All you'll need is a tiny bit of fusible interfacing for the book and mouse.
    Too darn cute, Madame Butterfly is the final Mouse on a Tin. The Peacock and Bee Mice are sold out... but we still have Little Lady in Red Ladybug Mouse!



    Presenting Just Nan's Lady in Red Mouse on a Tin - click to see more! Presenting Just Nan's Newest Little Mouse-on-a-Tin - Lady in Red
    She is the 4th in this series and ready for Spring in a beautiful costume of bitty ladybugs, greenery and pretty red and pink flowers. Garnished with red and gold beads, her flower hat is pinned in place with pearls, and even her tail is red! Perched atop her decorated 2-inch round tin, she is magnetized for stability.Presenting Just Nan's Lady in Red Mouse on a Tin - click to see more!

    Inside the tin, you'll stitch the 1-1/4 needle mat decorated with more ladybugs and flowers. Mouse and needlebook are stitched on Weeks' hand-dyed Linen... and just as cute as can be! Nan's kit includes all the instructions for stitching and finishing plus the decorated tin, red tail, beads, burgundy pearl, flower bead, gold pearl, glass ladybug bead, read felt and the magnetized mouse button base. Kits are limited.





    Woman at a Pond from Cross Stitch Antiques - click to see more
    Woman at a Pond
    An unfinished piece, it features 10 different alphabets... and has a woman sitting by a pond - holding her stitching!

    Kathleen thinks this is from the early 1800's, and it's extra-charming because the fabric is actually pieced together - probably because linen was so precious a find! 17 x 12 On 40ct linen.





    L' Atelier de Zelie from Cmon Monde -- click to see more L' Atelier de Zelie from Cmon Monde
    OK... I can't read French... so I am imagining this is telling me it is delightful apparel for your iron! Oh... Google Translator says it is The workshop Zelie! I have never seen a stitched iron cover, so I HAD to buy this!!! Everyone I know either uses their iron 20 hours a day, or 2 minutes a week! (My daughter doesn't even OWN an iron!) The design is cute -- the seamstress and her machine and quilts -- it is embellished with buttons and rik rak trim that you can find in your stash.

    There are DMC numbers given in the color key, and the stitch count is 66 x 78, but those are the only things I can read in this pattern. I think the spools of thread are Satin stitches, as well. Maybe there are finishing instructions in here... but I don't know! Regardless, I thought this was imaginative, unique and darn cute! Offered as a chart.


    Au Pays aes Tulipes from Cmon Monde -- click to see more Au Pays aes Tulipes
    Country Tulips! I love this very organized little garden scene! Everything lined up straight in rows, even the laundery on the line if perfectly white!!!!!

    You get two designs in this chart pack... larger is 149 x 87, smaller is 63 x 74.


    Noel Feutre from Cmon Monde -- click to see more Noel Feutre
    This is a darling little design that features some bits of wool felt applique as parts of the design. Stitched in Gentle Art Sampler Threads and bits of DMC, check out the mushroom top, the tree and the gifts... they aren't stitched! They are bits of wool sewn on! The chart does have them charted... and in those instructions, I also noticed the charted greens at the top and bottom -- but in the model they are primitive stitched! REALLY cute!

    So... you can stitch the entire piece, or add the buttons and ribbons and bits of fun fabrics if you like! Noel Feutre is presented in French -- so I can't read a word of the instructions except the thread names and DMC numbers. Stitch count is163 x 100, this is a chart.


    Toc Toc Toc from Cmon Monde -- click to see more Toc Toc Toc
    We're not sure what the title of this means, as one site translated to fake, fake! Another translated it as Knock, Knock Knock. We think it's a darling piece -- Santa is there with Rudolph (see the red nose!) -- there are snowflakes scattering across the sky, we just like the whole 'flavor' of the 122 x 126 design.

    This one uses lots of Sampler Threads -- Onyx, Piney Wood, Weathered Barn, Cherry Wine and Sarsaparilla.


    Le Nuage de Pere Noel from Cmon Monde -- click to see more Le Nuage de Pere Noel
    'The cloud of Father Christmas'... he's saying that he sees the wise children. In other words, that means that Santa is watching and seeing all the good children before he visits on Christmas! (even without his glasses on -- see them by his boots!?)

    So whimsical and cute, stitch count of 120 x 171, just charming!


    Quand le Chat est la from Cmon Monde -- click to see more Quand le Chat est la...
    When the cat is... (out, the mouse will play!) Oh my gosh, check out the CHARM of this piece! The cat is rotund, with that awesome curly tail, the mouse is wearing a pink Tu-Tu!

    The tiny bluebird is just singing away... he's not worried about life at all!!!!! Over-the-top personality in these two 90 x 75 pieces!





    Halloween Hats from Imaginating - click for more Halloween Shoes from Imaginating - click for more Halloween Shoes and Halloween Hats
    Quite a fun sampling of expressive shoes and hats for the season! Measuring 6 x 6 on 18ct, and coded for DMC floss, it might be fun to do these with some metallics to brighten them up a little... maybe add some beads?

    Just fun pieces! Presented as leaflets.


    Camp Essentials from Imaginating - click for more Camp Essentials
    Well, not something you'd stitch for the family tent... but maybe the camper or the cabin? Just a fun little piece that maybe can commemorate a special trip or weekend... or even a whole summer?

    Presented in leaflet format, this finishes 6 x 13 on 14/28ct. DMC.


    Holiday Farm Animals from Imaginating - click for more Holiday Farm Animals
    Isn't this festive? All three are cute just by themselves - stacked or not - but I LOVE that little pig! You could stitch him just by himself (3 x 4 on 18ct) as an ornament - he is precious!

    Actually, this piece is kind of on the larger side. Entire stitch count is 152 x 213 (11 x 15 on 14ct!) so it won't go missed anywhere you display it. Stitched with normal colors of regular DMC.





    Margaretha Schropfer from Jeannette Douglas Margaret Meadows 1804 from Jeannette Douglas
    from Jeannette Douglas
    • Margaretha Schropfer - This is an adaptation of an old sampler. J talks about leaving out the multiple alphabets, and changing the unpleasing composition of the original - she really changed it up, and it's charming! Finishing 4 x 13 on 40ct linen, she chose all the curvy, pretty parts of the original. That box with the rose in it at the bottom will make a stunning individual pin cushion! Presented as a chart.
    • Margaret Meadows 1804 - Presented in a half-sized chart format, this one is very pale in color. It finishes a mere 7 x 6 on 40ct, and is stitched with silk or DMC. J does give you 'permission' to darken your colors if you want those florals to show up a little... this is, after all, YOUR stitching!

    Most Suitable Name - Kind Karen from Jeannette Douglas
    Kind Karen
    Another of Jeannette's cute primitives... this is the 6th or 7th in the series: A Most Suitable Name. She started by naming them after her sisters... but she ran out of them a couple of years ago! Kind Karen is a stitcher! Cute motifs, fun hand-dyed cottons, finishes just about 5 x 5 on 36ct.

    Devoted Dorothy by Jeannette Douglas -- click to see more Modest Mildred by Jeannette Douglas -- click to see more Modest Mildred and Devoted Dorothy
    More of these cute ladies stitched with earthy tones and mingled with pretty motifs, each is presented as a small chart. They'd be fun as pillows, add buttons, or maybe even a penny rug border like the background on Mildred's front cover.

    Worked with overdyed flosses, Mildred and Dorothy companion Betty, Hilda, Willi, Nettie, Penny and Annie! DARLING all together in a basket of little pillows!


    Button Betty, Humble Hilda and Wool Willi
    Button Betty, Humble Hilda and Wool Willi by Jeannette Douglas -- click to see more Here are three more lovely ladies -- all named after Jeannette and her family members!!!!! Willie gets the wooly lambs and Betty gets the buttons... each piece is a tiny primitive with kind-of a stitching theme.

    Offered as small charts, add some old buttons or charms to yours if you have something special from the family. Stitched on something 36ct-ish, Willi finishes approx 4 x 5 -- close to the rest. All are charted for Weeks and Gentle Art hand-dyed flosses.


    A Most Suitable Name!
    Nimble Netty by Jeannette Douglas -- click to see more Prim Penny by Jeannette Douglas -- click to see more Alphabet Annie by Jeannette Douglas -- click to see more Alphabet Annie, Prim Penny and Nimble Netty are all charming primitive pieces by Jeannette Douglas! Something quite different from her regular design style, these are worked on hand-dyed linen using Weeks and Gentle Art flosses. Annie has the alphabet, Penny has a teeny Penny Rug stitched over one thread by her name -- this would be pretty with a row of wool pennies in place of the stitched ones.

    Netty has a flower stitched in a round motion and a house stitched in a diagonal motion to really show off the floss variation -- I guess that's what makes her nimble! Annie finishes approx 4-1/2 x 8, and Penny and Netty approx 5-ish inches each. Pretty colors, charming little designs, each is offered as a chart.



    Stitching With The Housewives Buzz of the Bees - click to see more Stitching With The Housewives Liberty Farm - click to see more Stitching With The Housewives Red White & Bantam - click to see more



    Stitching With The Housewives Candy Cane Coop - click to see more





    Plenty & Gracet by Brenda Keyes -- click to see a larger view! Plenty & Grace Sampler by Brenda Keyes
    Brenda Keyes has two new samplers... both offered in chart format; we like to stitch ours over one thread on 28 Lugana or with half stitches over two. Charming motifs and houses, the border on the Shepherd reminds me of the marks on a ruler! Always coded for DMC, her pieces are simple and pretty - but we notice that she is using some hand-dyed threads now. Due in the shop anyday, we can't wait to get the models stitched.

    Plenty & Grace measures 12-1/2 x 9-3/4 on 14/28 - but if you do the over one, you can get it down to 6 x 5!


    Every Heart by Brenda Keyes -- click to see a larger view!
    New Samplers have arrived from Brenda Keyes of The Sampler Company
    From all the way from 'Across the Pond,' we're excited that they have arrived! All presented in chart format, and coded for DMC.

    Every Heart is a traditional wedding piece... it finishes approx 11 x 11. You might need to update that couple though!

    Noah's Ark Sampler by Brenda Keyes -- click to see a larger view! Noah's Ark Sampler
    Brenda Keyes has a new sampler -- with a Noah's Ark theme. Very simple and bold compared to some of her other things, this measures approx 13 x 17 on 25ct over two. (That's big... it'd be 12 x 9 on 35ct.) Stitched with regular DMC floss as well.

    Awesome trees -- I love her different choices for those. Animals -- kangaroos, giraffes, camels, snakes and I think hyenas... this is a very traditional flavor for Noah. Offered as the chart.


    House on the Hill Sampler from The Sampler Company -- click to see more House on the Hill Sampler
    Stitch something traditional and easy -- this is a neat piece just for that -- because the alphabet and motifs are simple. With a stitch count of 252 x 132, this will finish approx 9 x 18 on 28ct... but could be 4 x 7 over one on 35ct! Lots of fabric choices for this one -- it is charted for 12 different colors of DMC floss.

    It's a perfect piece to add some overdyeds to, because of the large design area. Look at the trees, the grass, the big alphabet, even the house -- you can add lots of color impact with just a couple of hand-dyeds. A pretty piece to stain and mange up, too!!!!! (We learned to do that in our Shakespeare's Peddler Retreat Class this past summer!)


    Heaven Doth Ask Sampler
    26-1/2 x 9-1/2
    on 25ct over 2





    Just Saying #2 from Abby Rose Designs - click to see more
    Just Saying
    *Just Saying - This is a trio of great little designs - *enjoy the little things, today is a Gift & life is beautiful* are the first three - there are 4 charts of 3 patterns each planned so far.

    Stitched on Picture This Plus's 32ct Wren linen, they are coded for Gentle Art and Weeks flosses and feature Lady Dot trims. Each measures 67 x 67 in size... what a pretty set it's going to become! We're going to begin an auto-ship to collect the other three charts coming in the next three months!





    LOVE included buttons from PuntiniPuntini LOVE from PuntiniPuntini
    LOVE
    *Is all around you* This is rather a simple chart which can be stitched on any fabric, using a color of your choice. What makes it special are the button and pin embellishments included. Hand-made by Puntini, you are getting 4 alphabet 'tiles' that remind one of Scrabble letters, along with 2 decorated hearts and a matching heart pin. The buttons have a definite cream color... so do be careful to choose fabrics and threads that compliment and not clash.

    Very cute design, this would make a fun wedding announcement! Presented as the chart with pin and buttons, make sure to see the rest of the Puntini hand-made pin and button collection we have -- it is full of CHARMING things!




    PuntiniPuntini Button Set Luck - click to see more



    PuntiniPuntini PIZZA Pins - click to see more
    PuntiniPuntini PIZZA Buttons - click to see more

    PuntiniPuntini HOME Buttons - click to see more
    PuntiniPuntini X-Mas Pins - click to see more
    PuntiniPuntini X-Mas Buttons - click to see more



    PuntiniPuntini BOO Buttons - click to see more
    BOO
    PuntiniPuntini Coffee Time Buttons - click to see more



    PuntiniPuntini Do Not Open - click to see more
    Do Not Open
    Do Not Open highlights that darling little green and white striped package.



    PuntiniPuntini When I Think of... Set - click to see more PuntiniPuntini When I Think of March - click to see more PuntiniPuntini When I Think of April - click to see more PuntiniPuntini When I Think of May - click to see more PuntiniPuntini When I Think of July - click to see more PuntiniPuntini When I Think of August - click to see more
    When I Think of...
    All stitched with DMC, all featuring little motifs for that month.

    The individual cushions finish 3 x 6-1/2.


    PuntiniPuntini When I Think of ABC - click to see more PuntiniPuntini When I Think of DEF - click to see more PuntiniPuntini When I Think of GHI - click to see more
    When I Think of ABC, DEF, GHI Alphabet Blocks
    Here is the beginning of the alphabet... three letters presented in each chart. Stitched on 40ct, with DMC floss, they finish just 2-1/4 inches each - they look bigger in the pics, but are actually pretty close to actual size. Paola chose dark fabric.. you can do whatever you want... and finishing options are many for these. She talks about using them for the backs of pin cushions, or the insides of needle cases - like a little stitched monogram! No info on the pins or buttons yet... just enjoy the beginning of this fun set of designs! If we get a hold of pins, we might just include them with the charts for ease.)


    PuntiniPuntini Strawberry Lemonade - click to see more PuntiniPuntini Seasons Houses - click to see more
    • Strawberry Lemonade - Measuring 67 x 53 - This one finishes about 3-1/2 inches square on 18/36 - and would be fun as another little cube tucked somewhere fun in your kitchen.
    • Seasons Houses - This is the 4-chart set of seasonal houses that are BITTY! Just 3 x 4 each, they are charted for Weeks Dye Works hand-dyed threads. They don't have any specific buttons or pins, but browse down the page to see your decoration options. These would be finished as one block stand-up with a different season on each side. Then poke some cute pins in the top - how cute!

    Sunflowers and Bees from PuntiniPuntini PuntiniPuntini Sweet Treats - click to see more The Sleepless Stitcher from PuntiniPuntini
    • Sunflowers and Bees
      A pretty Tuscan villa overlooking a field of sunflowers, this measures only 65 stitches round. Coded for DMC. Would make a stunning pin cushion!
    • Sweet Holidays includes a tiny peppermint.
    • Just cute and quick, choose any fabrics you have in your stash - these call for DMC. Then, when they are finished, check out her pin sets and see if you can find some cute ones to garnish your cushions a little more!
    • The Sleepless Stitcher - *1, 2, 3, 4... I could stitch a little more...* might be fun to hang in your 'fun room!'

      Measures 159 x 130, and is coded for DMC floss.

    PuntiniPuntini Halloween Trio - click to see more PuntiniPuntini Too Many Buttons - click to see more
    • Halloween Trio features tree small designs - each with a button embellishment - spider, corn or dots.
    • Too Many Buttons - NO Such thing as too many buttons! Might be fun to garnish this 84 x 63 piece with some from your button box, and use Paola's trio pin set of clay buttons too!




    Home Sweet Home from The Stitching Shed -- click to see a larger view
    Home Sweet Home from The Stitching Shed
    Well, the verse says it all! finishing approx 7 x 7, this one would be cute with some hand-dyed flosses tucked into the grass and sky.


    Cupcake Sampler from The Stitching Shed -- click to see a larger view
    Cupcake Sampler
    Perfect for the Birthday Girl!!! Finishes approx 5-1/2 x 8-1/2, don't you just love the colors? Add a few bead sprinkles for decoration!






    Kindred Spirits of the Thread from La-D-Da -- click to see a larger view
    Kindred Spirits of the Thread
    This is a pin cushion for a stitcher! Stitched on 36ct Confederate Gray is calls for Weeks blackboard, Lichen, Caper, Cinnabar and Arrowhead.

    Easy to change colors though... any stitcher will love to have and use it!


    Little Virginie 1837 from La-D-Da -- click to see a larger view
    from La-D-Da... Little Virginie 1837 - Stitched on 36ct, this one finishes approx 10 x 10.

    There's a windmill in here... a peacock and that cool sailing ship... kind of a 'family established' thing!


    Fetish #1 The Parrots from La-D-Da -- click to see a larger view Fetish #2 Elizabeth Longley from La-D-Da -- click to see a larger view
    The Fetishes -- This is a set of 4 small designs, 100 x 100 stitches.

    Patterned after different types of samplers, Lori thinks she'll do a set of 12 of these!


    U & Me 123 from La-D-Da -- click to see a larger view Catherine's Big Heart from La-D-Da -- click to see a larger view
    • U & Me 123 - Can you find the dinky U & Me in here? 200 x 146, on 36ct this measures approx 8 x 11.
    • Catherine's Big Heart - This is a little one - just 5-1/2 x 8 on 36ct - Weeks Straw Linen and Weeks hand-dyed flosses.



    from AB Designs
    I Am The Witch! from AB Designs - click for more


    All Things Warm and Cozy from AB Designs - click for more All Things Warm and Cozy
    ab Designs has another charming design that uses the new DMC Memory Thread! This awesome stocking would be awesome FINISHED as a stocking... it's stitched with Sampler Threads, and features a neat woolen heart applique, and a few red glass seed beads. Deep, rich colors of Apple Cider, Woodsmoke, Buckeye Scarlet, Dark Chocolate, Raven Oatmeal and Parchment... it just LOOKS like a comfortable old sock!

    Notice the curly-Q stuff around the sheep and holding the heart? THAT is the DMC Memory Thread. It's actually thread-covered wire that you twist and attach just however you want, to get such a fun and whimsical effect! This design uses the Gold color, and finishes approx 9 x 11 on 28ct. Offered as the chart with woolen heart and beads, linen, flosses and Memory Thread offered separately.


    But First Coffee from AB Designs - click for more Snarky Stuff by Amy!
    Just funny sayings that are super fun to have on display in just the right places!!!
    *But First Coffee* and *That's a horrible idea* -- Both designs in this chart, they come with a smattering of small green buttons.

    You can even add some of the PuntiniPuntini coffee buttons! Again, any fabrics you want, change colors too if you want!

    Christmas Calories Don't Count from AB Designs - click for more
    Christmas Calories Don't Count
    Well in a perfect world, I guess! AB has a cute design that needs to be mounted on a chalkboard stand or something -- some sort of presentation to preside over the tempting Christmas Cookie tray of sin!

    Her pattern comes as a chart with cuts of two different colors of brown wool, red heart buttons and DMC Memory Wire Thread for icing decorations to make delightful felt gingerbread men! The stitching is only 5 x 6-ish on 28ct... so this is a creative, quick thing to dress up your kitchen cooie tray!


    Crazy Dog Lady from AB Designs - click for more
    Crazy Dog Lady!
    Two of AB's new designs... we all have that friend who is NUTS about their cat or dog... they dress them, they cook real people food for them, they skype with them, they even stick them in their purses to go shopping together! (well maybe not the CAT!) Anyway, she needs this! Dog was released a few weeks ago -- Cat just came.

    Offered as two separate charts -- both measure 61 x 133 in stitch count -- about 6 x 14 on 14ct. CAT comes with a felt fish for trim, DOG comes with a felt bone. Cute as can be... you could skip the top two cats to save stitching time... but not if that offends that Crazy Cat Lover!




    Front Yard Flowers from The Drawn Thread - click to see more Front Yard Flowers
    This is a captivating piece -- petite at 60 x 60 stitches -- and packed with something like 25 tiny specialty stitches. The matching needlebook is even a tinier version of the 'big' piece! Texture and fun detail everywhere... you'll want to showcase this piece on the top of Olde Colonial's Small Dowry Box, or frame it and display on a table-top easel. You want everyone to be able to see all the stitch detail easily.

    Offered as a chart, coded for silks, it looks like FUN to stitch, because all is packed into such a tiny area.


    Sampler Sack from The Drawn Thread -- click to see more Sampler Sack
    Here's a fun design -- a petite 52 x 90 stitch count spot motif sampler that is shown on the front of a 6 x 9-ish little linen sack! Cynthia has very detailed placement charts and finishing instructions in here... along with stitch diagrams of at least 19 different stitches. (I just love looking at all those -- they feel like puzzles when you follow all the numbers and your stitch actually turns out!) Tons of detail in here, you personalize the back of your linen bag, and then make the matching scissor tag. Coded for Dinky Dyes silks or Gentle Art Sampler Threads.


    Botanical Stitches - Aquilegia coerulea - Colorado Columbine from The Drawn Thread -- click to see more Botanical Stitches Christmas Rose from The Drawn Thread -- click to see more Simply Scary from The Drawn Thread -- click to see more
    • Botanical Stitches - Aquilegia coerulea - Colorado Columbine 54 Stitches Wide X 84 Stitches Tall. As emblematic as the Bluebonnet is to Texas, the Columbine is to Colorado. If ever you get a chance to visit that mountain paradise, look for this special flower to brighten your day. Stitched on "Natural Undyed" linen using Needlepoint, Inc. and Dinky Dyes silks. When stitched on 30 count linen, this design will also fit neatly into any standard 5" x 7" frame.
    • Christmas Rose - The next Botanical Stitches, this is 'Helleborus niger.' I'm not a botanist, so these remind me of Dogwoods and a little Cardinal... this measures 54 x 54, just like its companion Pumpkin chart. Silks are a dark forest green, brick red, creme and butterscotch in color.
    • Simply Scary -- Another in Cynthia's Simple Sampler series... this is only 53 x 95 in stitch count, so quite petite! It is coded for either Dinky Dyes silks or Gentle Art Sampler Threads, and the chart includes a pair of bitty black buttons to make those little spiders! Very cute.

    Winter Jumble from The Drawn Thread -- click to see more Winter Jumble
    Oh, another of these fun mini-motif designs that spells out a word. Cynthia has quite a few of these for the different seasons and holidays -- all of them are farther down this page. We LIKE these because you can do a lot of different things with them. Stitch the pic as shown... make individual fobs or ornaments... finish them into little building blocks. By now, you have a million different assorted letters and designs -- do something fun with them! I see this one stitched as one long tube -- finished into a hot-dog shape to grace a breezy windowsill!

    Lots of fun stitches, each tiny square is only 15 x 15 stitches -- NOTHING AT ALL to do! Coded for 6 Needlepoint and 3 Dinky Dyes hand-dyed silks. Offered as the chart, a gray color fabtric is suggested so that the snowflakes pop!


    Summer Jumble from The Drawn Thread -- click to see more Summer Jumble
    Another one of these cute miniature block designs that spells out the season or holiday... Cynthia has finished ALL FOUR SEASONS and shown the medley design on the back cover of this chart. These are great 15 x 15 stitch count squares full of seasonal motifs and cool letters -- and special stitches to boot! Make them into fobs or ornaments, OR make loonnnnng and skiinnnny samplers out of them!

    This is now a huge series of designs from Drawn Thread -- so you could even make a basket of like 200 BITTY TRINKETS!


    Autumn Jumble from The Drawn Thread -- click to see more Autumn Jumble
    Another of these fun sets of mini-blocks!! Joining several of DT's other seasonal mini-blocks (Halloween, Valentine and Easter all come to mind right away) AUTUMN is spelled out in one-inch squares -- surrounded by other 1-inch blocks of tiny motifs. Again -- loaded with fun specialty stitches -- these are SO COOL stitched individually and made into miniature fabric blocks!

    They make stunning mini-ornaments and are perfect for nametags and scissor fobs. And... of course... lovely stitched just as Cynthia presents it! (I like these long and skinny too -- they look neat hanging above a door, and very unexpected trailing down a very skinny wall.) Stitched on any creamy linen the silks called for are rich taupes, olives, rusts and marigold. Only 49 x 83 stitches -- this is actually approx 3 x 5 -- just a bitty thing! Offered as the chart.





    Faby Reilly Apple Blossom Scissor Case - click to see more Apple Blossom Scissor Case from Faby Reilly Designs
    Such a pretty sewing set... we have a biscornu that matches these. Worked on 32ct Antique White Belfast linen in DMCs and embellished with a touch of gold beading, these are full of brilliant pinks and bold greens.

    Every piece in the set features a slightly different version of the signature design, so everything matches but is unique!




    Treasured Memories by The Purple Thread - click to see more
    Treasured Memories from The Purple Thread
    This is another drum-shaped cushion. But this time, she's cut up an old quilt and you get lovely cut of an old quilt, the linen, flosses and finishing felt.

    Your stitching decorates the top... it is just charming! Complete kit contains everything you need - except the stuffing!


    Make a Wish by The Purple Thread - click to see more Mend and Make Do by The Purple Thread - click to see more
    Four Fun Smalls
    Ms Sharon was busy this season creating 4 darling new small projects... she always presents them in kit format with the coolest little embellishments and materials!
    • Make a Wish - This is a tiny Birthday Cake scissor fob! Stitched on 32ct white with DMC, it's garnished with a tiny silver flower charm. Sharon says she stitches these for all her Stitching Friends on their birthdays. Her complete kit contains the chart, needle, charm threads, pink mini-rik-rak and the most delicious fray striped raw silk backing fabric. All you add is stuffing and love! Little Fob finishes 2 x 2.
    • Mend and Make Do - Stitched with only 2 colors, you embellish with cut bits of included wool, pins, a snap, and a couple of buttons. Super cute as a pin cushion, this finishes approx 3 x 4. The complete kit includes the chart, 28 creme Cashel Linen, threads, needle, buttons, hook and eye, snap, beads, the wool... even darling button fabric for the backing and tea-dyed vintage baby rik rak for the edge.




    Tumbleweeds #2 Cowgirl Country from Little House Needleworks - click to see more Tumbleweeds #4 Broken Arrow Ranch from Little House Needleworks - click to see more
    The Tumbleweeds Series
    This is a departure for Diane. It is dedicated to her husband and the challenges that our lives journeys bring us. Coded for DMC and also includes Classic Colorworks conversions.
    2nd in her Tumbleweeds series of designs, Cowgirl Country features a trio of smaller designs that can be stitched all together on one cut of fabric, or separated as shown and mounted on a piece of Weeks hand-dyed wool!
    #3, American Frontier, finishes approx 8 x 14 on 39ct Confederate Gray Linen, and is a mirror image on each side -- except for the ponies.


    Heart and Home from Little House Needleworks - click for more
    All Dolled Up Designs
    Little House Needleworks has released several designs that are 'All Dolled Up' with 'Pretties!' A few beads here and there... a clay button or two... just a little something in the way of garnish. The Queen Bee and Chocolate Box are a step away from all her house designs -- just for fun! If you've taken one of our Mona's finishing classes, or subscribe to the Secret Needle Night finishing kits... that chocolate box will be a breeze for you to make!

    Offered as charts, each finishes approx 5 x 5 -- Strawberry House is 4 x 6. Using DMC flosses and Crescent overdyeds, the beads are Mill Hill, and buttons come from Just Another Button Co. Cute!


    Red Rooster Inn from Little House Needleworks -- click to see lots more Red Rooster Inn
    Cute if you changed that name to yours and hung it in the kitchen - ONLY you need to be a good cook and offer stunning breakfasts!

    Finishes approx 7-1/2 x 8



    Cherries and Berries from Country Cottage Needleworks -- click to see more Cherries and Berries
    The fruits of summer, both look yummy in their charming pottery bowls. I think there is a bit of 'artistic license' with those blueberries in the tree, though!

    Offered as the chart, this finishes approx 4 x 9 on 28ct. If you are an over-achiever, you could stitch the 'bowl' squares and make them jam jar labels!!!





    Harriot Passey 1838 from Scarlett House - click for more
    Scarlett House
    Harriot Passey 1838 - The color of fabric is named 'Dirty Teacup!' The sampler definitely elevates that picture in my mind! Tis religion that can give sweetest pleasures while we live, tis religion can supply solid comfort when we die.


    Mary Kemp 1862 Sampler from Scarlett House - click for more
    Scarlett House
    • Mary Kemp 1862 Sampler
      Stitched on 36ct Wren there are over-one and over-two stitches in here. Finishing approx 8-1/2 x 7 on the 36ct, it is coded for silks or hand-dyed flosses.





    Angel Band from Stardust - click to see more

    Angel Band from Stardust






    Christmas Robins Scissor Fob from Barbara-Ana Designs - click to see more Christmas Robins Scissor Fob
    A charming little design -- it's a double-decker fob!!! A trio of chubby winter robins -- dressed in Christmas finery with their Santa Hats on -- they are so simple, yet so cute! THEN... why haven't we thought of this before???? DOUBLE fobs??? What a cool way to use coordinating designs?! What a neat way to use cool beads from your embellishment stash?! (With so many designs... you could stitch a tiny bit of the larger design as an accent... and attach it to the main piece!)

    Anyway, Christmas Robins's top design measures 39 x 46, while the bottom is a mere 25 x 25. Choose your fabric of choice... grab DMC floss from your stash and get BUSY! Offered as a chart.





    A Banner Year Ghosties & Gourds from Hands On Design - click to see more A Banner Year Snow Much Fun from Hands On Design - click to see more Red She Said from Hands On Design - click to see more
    A Banner Year!
    This is the first of an 'occasional series' - Cathy has no set release date schedule for the rest to come... but we are promised a companion design trio by year's end.

    These three triangles finish together to form a little seasonal banner. They are stitched on 32ct Kermit hand-dyed linen by Picture This Plus. They are coded for Colour & Cotton hand-dyeds as well as DMC floss.


    Cool Beans HD130 My Cup Runneth Over from Hands-On Design
    Cool Beans!
    Cool Beans grid from Hands-On Design Hands On Design is beginning a new set of designs to celebrate Coffee!!! Nine single 1/2-Sheet full color charts, each finishes approx 4 inches square on 32ct linen. Each chart is available individually, and you can stitch these individually, but there IS a simple border chart.. click the image at right... that guides you in stitching them together into one (235 x 237) 14 x 14 square.

    Coded for DMC, they are fresh and fun. The first three designs of the nine are available now.. the other six to follow in two more shipments (May and July).


    To the Beach 93 Stars in the Sky from Hands-On Design To the Beach 105 Refuse to Sink from Hands-On Design To the Beach 112 Learn Your ABZs from Hands-On Design To the Beach 113 Row from Hands-On Design
    Hands On To The Beach!
    Hands On has 4 designs out so far in a cute 12-part series of *Beachy Thoughts!* Presented in 5-1/2 x 8 inch card format, each design finishes approx 4 x 6 on 32ct, and uses a dusty color palette of Gentle Art Sampler Threads. (Coded for DMC as well.)

    Cute as can be, choose just one or two, or collect the entire set. Fun to finish as little stand-up door-stop bricks, maybe 4 together in a pillow... a lonnnggg skinny picture to hang above a doorway???



    French Kitchen Pomme et Sauge Apples & Sage from Hands On Design - click to see more French Kitchen Fraise et Menthe Strawberries & Mint from Hands On Design - click to see more French Kitchen Poire et Romarin Pear & Rosemary from Summer House Stitche Workes - click to see more French Kitchen Myrtille et Thym from Summer House Stitche Workes - click to see more Francaise The French Kitchen Bucket - click to see more
    The French Kitchen
    Enjoy this neat set of designs that celebrates the bounty of the French Kitchen with the fruits and flowers of the seasons. A collaboration between Hands On Design and Summer House Stitche Workes, Cathy designed Strawberries & Mint and Apples & Sage. Beth designed Pear & Rosemary and Blueberry & Thyme. (Don't know who designed the little bucket!)

    Each tall sampler measures 53 x 135 - finishing approx 3 x 8 - stitched on 32ct linen. When your 4 are finished... either display them or store one or all of the 'out-of-season' panels in the cute little stitched 'bucket!' It's also perfect for storing recipe cards or chocolate!


    Turnip the Beet from Hands On Design - click to see more
    From Hands On Design
    • Turnip the Beet
      This is so cute, it's a play on words -- all vegetables! *Lettuce Turnip the Beet Peas* which translates to Let us turn up the beat, please! Cathy shows this stitched on both white and chalkboard colored fabrics -- it's cute on either one, and finishes approx 5 inches in size. Presented as a chart.





    Halloween Flower Biscornu from Praiseworthy Stitches - click for more
    Halloween Flower Biscornu
    Not really a traditional floral, this is simply a swirly Halloween-y cushion!

    Orange on one side, purple on the other, it's done on 32ct and measures about 3-1/2 inches in finished size. Presented as a small chart.


    Wedding at Mermaid Cove from Praiseworthy Stitches - click for more Wedding at Mermaid Cove
    Oh a wedding on the beach... lots of attendants, a candle-lit church, a visiting whale in the sea, and billowy winds blowing the clouds and waves! Your hand-dyed fabric will be giving the sky its drama, so choose a pretty, happy colored piece... (don't want to start the bride and groom off with stormy skies!)

    Susan and Pam always put a lot of cute little motifs in these scenes - this one is no different. Measures 282 x 160 - almost 18 x 12 on 32ct, it features lots of hand-dyed and DMC colors, as well as a little metallic and some glass beads.


    Memorial Park from Praiseworthy Stitches - click for more Memorial Park
    Praiseworthy Stitches has a new Summertime design -- an old fashioned ball game in the park! Stitched on 32ct light green linen with DMC and Weeks flosses, this finishes approx 12-1/2 x 6 on 28ct.
    It's Spring and the whole town has turned out to cheer for their teams at the first baseball game of the season. The wooden stands are packed and there are children in wagons and on the fences -- even the dog is in the outfield ready to catch one of the balls on the fly! Can't you just smell the peanuts, popcorn and the hot dogs? Yummmm! It's time to play ball!

    The Just Another Button Company buttons that garnish are *everywhere* in here... striped stars, the baseball, and all those little triangle flags -- those are buttons!





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