New Designs

New for Market

February 16, 2013

By now most of you have probably seen some market release buzz from different designers. I get so excited each year to discover new things by my favorites that I simply must have. 🙂

Here are the releases I've got coming out in Nashville in just a couple of weeks!

Nantucket Girl's Sampler… this design was inspired by the book "The Heart of the Sea" by Nathaniel Philbrick. In it, he relays the dramatic events that took place in 1821 when the Essex was rammed by a sperm whale, and what the survivors went through to live to tell the story. (These events inspired Herman Melville to write Moby Dick.)

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I love stories of the ocean – especially true ones – and when I read the excerpt from Eliza Brock's diary in Mr. Philbrick's book, I knew it must be stitched into a sampler. What a clever little song it is! (Although Mike wasn't convinced it was after reading the last stanza.)

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In case you're having difficulty making out the verse, here it is:

Then I'll haste to wed a sailor
and send him off to sea,
For a life of independence
is the pleasant life for me.

But every now and then
I shall like to see his face,
For it always seems to me
to beam with manly grace.

With his brow so nobly open
and his dark and kindly eye,
Oh my heart beats fondly towards him
whenever he is nigh.

But when he says, "Goodbye, my love,
I'm off across the sea,"
First I'll cry for his departure,
then laugh because I'm free.

By the way, the verse and the rest of the sampler is stitched over 2 linen threads, except for a few places of long-stitches.

Next up are the new friends of Olga, Boris, Sergei, Max, and Zoya. Meet part of Viktor & Irina.. I say "a part of" because I don't have the official photo yet, as the frame is on order. If you've seen Viktor & Irina in its entirety, you've only seen the scratch photo of it  (I needed to get a photo out quickly for the shop newsletters)…

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Thank you to Nicole Neville for stitching the model in about 11 minutes! And thank you to Katrina Devine for her neverending supply of names for me. 😉

As soon as the frame is in, I'll show the "real" photo to you all. Thank you for your patience!

Lastly, I've been working on a new line from Plum Street Samplers called Plum Street Antiques. I'm so very, very excited about this! With the gentle shove from my good friend Tany Brockmeyer of The Scarlett House, I purchased Peggy Shorrock's sweet little sampler and immediately got to work reproducing it. Paula Sibbald of Kelmscott designs did a perfect job of stitching the model, and I'm so in love with the blues and browns in it! And of course, the ships and ladies with their walking sticks and their little hooligans. 😉

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(The scissors are there for scale.)

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Here is Peggy'as original sampler, stitched 210 years ago!

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And here is the reproduction!

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I hope you like my new releases, and that you find lots of others that you like too! Market time is always so much fun, and I'm going to have to make room for all the new goodies – the charts, the linens, the fibers and accessories… so exciting!

Now… I'm wondering if my family will ever try to figure out what the message in the bottle says…

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25 Comments

  • Debra

    February 16, 2013 at 3:16 pm

    Love, love, love all the new designs. I read the last stanza to my husband, and he agrees with Mike. He said “That’s kind of hateful, isn’t it?”

  • Marion

    February 16, 2013 at 3:24 pm

    Ahh……released just after my Birthday……guess what I will be doing with Birthday money!!
    Love your designs, as always Paulette…you are by far my most favourite designer!!
    Take care
    Marion

  • Melanie

    February 16, 2013 at 3:34 pm

    All of the new designs are fab! I’ve already placed an order for these and some other things, I think I’m going to be bankrupt very soon!

  • Lynn Jones

    February 16, 2013 at 4:52 pm

    I’m in love with all of them!! That last stanza in the Nantucket song is just too funny!
    And I simply have to have Viktor & Irina! Postage costs to Canada have pretty well doubled so now I really have to save my pennies. What am I talking about? They got rid of those too!
    What it means is that I’ll have to order less frequently and place bigger orders to make it worth my while. It’s never a problem when ordering your charts!

  • Laurie in Iowa

    February 16, 2013 at 5:01 pm

    You’ve got wonderful new designs Paulette. So glad you took the plunge and started Plum Street Antiques. You’re off to an amazing start!

  • connie

    February 16, 2013 at 5:41 pm

    I get to go to market this year so guess what will be on my list of must haves??? I think the last line of the Nantucket song is awesome…so true!! LOL!! Plus Street Antiques is off to a fine start! Thanks for sharing!
    Connie

  • Margaret

    February 16, 2013 at 5:58 pm

    I love them all, Paulette! I have to say my favorite, though, is Viktor and Irina. Oh my gosh, they are wonderful!

  • Brenda Gervais

    February 16, 2013 at 6:00 pm

    All lovely, Paulette! The antique reproduction is so charming! Take a peek at my Ann Dickinson antique reproduction and you’ll see many similar motifs between the two samplers! I’m going to believe that Ann and Peggy were stitching buddies…that’s my story and I’m sticking to it!!!
    Brenda Gervais
    P.S. Glad to hear there are others who are working right up to the deadline!! I’ve got frameless pieces too….eek!!

  • Fern Richardson

    February 16, 2013 at 8:44 pm

    The Essex sampler is wonderful. I just love your designs so much and just looking at what you’ve done keeps me inspired. I love the blend of whimsy, humour, and history.

  • tanya

    February 16, 2013 at 9:28 pm

    Oh my gosh – that song is beautiful. My Dad has that book and can never stop talking about it – his sister gave it to him soon after their mother died 2 years ago. I think it’s extra special because of the gift alone but Dad is a sailor at heart and loves the water. Oh that verse is wonderful and I LOVE that last line. lol
    You rock, Girlie – I need some of your designing inspiration.
    Tanya, the knitting fool these days who lately only designs in her dreams 🙁

  • Anja

    February 17, 2013 at 6:15 am

    Dear Paulette,
    I am so in love with your Nantucket sampler and I excited told Lutz about it. Some weeks ago we both saw a wonderful documentary about the story of Nantucket and this special ship and Melville. Oh, it was so interesting. All sights of whale hunting were shown, so that everyone could make its own thoughts about it.
    I translated the verse to Lutz as good as I could, but he was a little bit disconcerted about the last sentence. He was not amused 🙂
    I also saw a documentary about the Nantucket island today. Interesting too, but so different.
    We all love Sophie´s new cat. She is lovely. In Germany the colour of her fur is called “Schildpatt”. We would love to see more photos, also from the dogs.
    Have a nice Sunday, Happy Stitching,
    Anja

  • Véro L

    March 4, 2013 at 9:14 am

    Bonjour Paulette,
    I just love Nantucket girl’s sampler, Viktor and Irina.
    I search on the wed..they are stitching with NPI silks.
    As my hands are extremly dry, it’s very hard to me to stitch with silks …
    Please….is there a conversion in DMC floss on leaflets ?
    many thanks for your answer, have a nice day.
    and Thanks agaain for all thoses new designs!!
    sorry for my poor english..

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