The loveliest rain just fell after a very hot morning, and now the sun is back out again from its siesta. I can't remember the last time our day had a sudden break in it like this, and I thoroughly enjoyed it! (My family and I still talk about how interesting the weather pattern was in Florida, when we were…
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Sampler Lesson Five
We made it! We are at the final release in the Sampler Lessons series of the Serial Bowl Collection. I've really enjoyed this series, and have had fun looking for interesting admonitions from old samplers to use; there were an awful lot of words of wisdom among those young stitchers! As with the other kits, this will come with plenty…
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New Releases for Fall!
I'll be shipping the following three releases to all shops on my automatic very soon.. hopefully next week! AUTUMN GIFTS: This was originally released at the Shepherd's Bush retreat in 2014, and the model was stitched and framed by the wonderful, lovely, darling Sherri-Berkman-of-Total-Framing-in-Virginia! The stitch count is 182w x 164h, and it is stitched using all cross stitch over…
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BYOF – Sampler Lesson Three
Here we go! It's the third little design to add to your bowlful of stitched goodies! This is the third Sampler Lesson, with a verse borrowed from one sometimes found on old samplers: The daily labors of the bee awake my soul to industry. There are countless wonderful verses on samplers stitched by young girls from so long ago, and…
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It’s Almost Time!
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BYOF – Sampler Lesson Two
I might actually be recovered from the kitting whirlwind that was Sampler Lesson One.. then again, it may just be the caffeine I've had today that's giving me a false sense of invincibility. Either way, at least for now I'm ready to begin kitting again! Sampler Lesson One was a quick, few-day project for me, and the second one was…