Original Designs by Paulette Stewart
In the spirit of the day… enjoy!
(Please use the link located at the bottom of this post to download the PDF for this design.)
P.S. The football's stitches are shown in black, but they're actually to be stitched in Ecru! This is noted on the chart. 🙂
Please see the ETA at the bottom of this post…
ETA: Both Mary's Sampler and Mary's Sampler II are nearly the same. However, the second version requires a bit more stitching time to complete. Both versions are the same size, but if you'd like a simple quick-stitch project, you may want to opt for the first. If you'd like something a bit busier, then the second version may be the one for you. I hope this helps clear a few things up! 🙂
If you'd like to print these pages out, here are the PDF's for you (keep in mind, however, that the colored background will use a significant amount of ink or toner):
Download Introduction to SMS 1
Download Introduction to SMS 2
Download Introduction to SMS 3
Don't worry – the chart posts will be perfectly printable! See you next week!
Here's a little stocking pattern for you. I designed it for my mom and put both hers and my dad's initials on it. Then I surprised her with it on Instagram (she'll be over for the Super Bowl on Sunday, so I'll give it to her then), and she loved it! It was a fast little stitch, and along with the chart itself, I'm including an alphabet and numbers for you to personalize yours with, as well as a tutorial on how I finished my stocking.
Whether you're spending Valentine's Day with a family member, a friend, or with your own sweet self, I hope the day is lovely for you.
Download A Valentine's Stocking PRINTOUT
Download Stocking Personalization PRINTOUT
Download Stocking Tutorial PRINTOUT
Here are the jpg images if you have trouble printing from the pdf links above. Just click on the page you want to print, and then print from there. (I'm unable to pinpoint why some of you have had difficulties printing out this chart, but I suspect it may have something to do with the MacStitch program I'm using and its translation into Photoshop. I've never had issues before now, so if any of you have any suggestions you can offer, I'd be forever indebted!)
If you still can't get any of the above options to work, then email me and I'll attach the pdf to an email. If it doesn't work that way, then I sincerely apologize, for I'm stumped at that point.
I've had the honor of having so many of you email me with your Plum Street finishes, and I wanted to let you know that it's always very exciting – and humbling – when I receive your pictures. When I first started designing, I never thought that one day I'd actually be seeing something that I designed be stitched by others. It was just a dream of mine to design, but it's purely the icing on the cake that some stitchers out there actually like what I've done!
Thank you, with all my heart.
When I released Halloweenies, I thought there might be one or two people out there with dachshunds, at best. But I still thought it was a fun little design, so I went with it. Lo and behold, and do believe the population of doxie-owners is more than a little gigantic, based on how well-received this pattern has been! (This goes to show how out-of-touch I am with the canine world. I'm usually too busy Googling things like "How to dominate a Yorkie" and "Support groups for people who live with Yorkies" to pay attention to much else.)
Here are a couple of finishes that were sent to me recently…
Andrea stitched it twice, one for each of her daughters, and then below,
as a pillow for her mom. I love the solo doxie!
What beautiful finishing, Andrea!
Pictured above is Nancy Daniels' framed piece. She changed
the colors to better match her doxie's coat. I love it, Nancy!
(And I love that frame too!)
I'm also excited to show you the Christmas Coffee
freebie, finished by Anne, of Doll's Musings.
She's a self-proclaimed "major coffee girl,"
which automatically makes her my java-sister. 😉
Here's another background:
I don't generally stitch my freebie charts, but something
about that green background in the first photo
reminds me of my birthplace, Starbucks, USA.
The fabric Anne used makes it look like a mini
canvas coffee bean bag, and I love it!
Thank you so much for stopping by, and thank you again for taking the time to send me your finishes! I'm off to get my day going, starting off with searching the rooms for the Yorkie's little carpet-gifts to me. After that, I'll be Googling "cross stitch designs for doggy diapers."
Enjoy your day!
I just realized this morning that Halloween will be upon me before I know it, and I've yet to find out from Sophie what on earth she'll dress up as this year. Sabrina's costume is done and out the door, ready for the parties, but Sophie-joon needs to come up with something pronto, before my sewing machine goes back to doing what it does best: collecting cobwebs.
And our weather! It was summer just a few days ago, and yesterday brought with it wind gusts and rain and hot cranberry tea. I know, I know.. Mom already reprimanded me for breaking tradition and brewing some before Thanksgiving, but I just couldn't help myself!
So before I go pour another mug-full, and before Halloween has come and gone, I'd love to share with you my latest Hares freebie! This one is called Hares' Happy Haunting, and you can download it by clicking the following link – not the color image below it.
Hares' Happy Haunting Printout
Enjoy this blustery season, full of gorgeous color and whistling window panes and the fragrance of cinnamon and cloves and tea – or whatever it is you decide to brew for those quiet stitching moments. 🙂
And don't forget to visit the online Needlework Show! It's open today, and it's full of fun stitching projects! Contact your shop owner if you see something you need, and again – if you're looking for my newly-released Stranded Jacks, you can find it in the Kelmscott Designs booth. 🙂
I just wanted to share a couple of finishes with you all that were shared with me in an email this past week. Wilma and Sophie (from France) finished up the Christmas Coffee freebie I posted recently, and I love what they did with them!
Here's Wilma's version:
And here's Sophie's:
Thank you so much for showing these to me!
If you missed the chart and want to print it out (along with any of my other free patterns), just click on the "Freebie" category to your right and scroll through them. 🙂
Enjoy your weekend, everyone!
I just had to share this finish with you all, bc the famous Jill Rensel did such a smashing job on the mats, as usual! Thank you, Miss Kay, for allowing me to share your finish on my blog. 🙂 I can't believe all the stitching you get done!
And for the love of coffee, here's a free chart for you! (Remember: you can't click on the photo to print it out; you should click on the link instead.)
Download Christmas Coffee PRINTOUT
I'm off to pour another cup and get busy with some weeding before those temps break 100 again. And once they do, I'll be pouring up a nice, creamy cold-press. 😉
ETA: The Beans, Beans chart is available from your local needlework shop.
I have a friend who has been getting me into trouble lately, and her initials are Miss Katrina. She's got me hooked on these:
They're Cadbury Mini Eggs, and I've eaten them for breakfast and dessert for the past three days. (What, you don't have dessert after breakfast?) I've never been a big chocolate addict, but for some reason I can't stop eating them.
Katrina, you are a very bad influence, but I think you already knew that.
Which brings me to my next topic: Easter. I found myself humming an old hymn today, called He Lives, and I thought that a few of the lyrics would fit perfectly into a little Easter sampler. Feel free to download this by clicking on the link below, and not the actual image. (Keep in mind that the image colors you see on your monitor are not true to the actual DMC colors used.. they're similar, but not exact.)
If this is something you plan on stitching for Easter, then I so hope you enjoy your time spent with it. But whatever you choose to work on, don't forget to have these by your stitching spot:
ETA: For the lyrics to He Lives and to read a bit about the composer, Alfred Ackley, please visit http://www.popularhymns.com/he_lives.php. And Happy early Easter!
Here's a little complimentary chart to help get you in the mood for the upcoming Thanksgiving celebration. I can't wait to get my Honeybaked Ham ordered – and pick up a jar of their Mango Salsa!
Remember not to click directly on the image for your chart. Instead, click here: Download Give Thanks
Or, if you prefer this version…
I'm thankful for all of YOU!