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Moonlight Visitor

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Moonlight Visitor by Blackbird Designs is #9 in the Anniversaries of the Heart series. It is copyright 2010. I have had it kitted up for some time.

I chose a piece of 16ct aida in a mottled tan color to stitch it on and used all of the called for colors. Since the date in the upper left hand corner was to be stitched over one, I used back stitching since there was not enough space to stitch it using aida.

I added my Little brother’s initials (Leonard Eugene Little) to this one. I will probably mount it on one of the boards I have.

Seasonal Samplings Winter

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Seasonal Samplings Winter is another design by Lindsey Weight of Primrose Cottage. It was released in 2023 but I just saw it and knew I HAD to stitch this one.

The stitch count for this one is 120w x 70h. The model was stitched on 28ct Light ash gray using all DMC floss. I have a piece of 14ct Yorkshire Grey that I think I am going to use. And I recently both a new set of gradient floss from Color and Cotton that I plan on using for some of the colors.

Recommended Floss Colors/My Changes

  • DMC 169
  • DMC 977/DMC 3776
  • DMC B5200/DMC 3865
  • DMC 225
  • DMC 3053
  • DMC 844
  • DMC 3362
  • DMC 930/Color and Cotton Dark Bluebird (I chose to use Bold Bluebird for the outside and inside borders.)
  • DMC 3752/Color and Cotton Pale Bluebird
  • DMC 931/Color and Cotton Medium Bluebird
  • DMC 3781/Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe Mighty Oak

I decided to finish this one as a small wall hanging I put put on the front door or the Winter. The trim and backing fabric is from the All the Glitters line by by Simon Treadwell for Northcott Fabrics. There is a sleeve on the back for inserting a hanging rod.

Winter Wonderland

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Winter Wonderland was January’s Free Stitch Friday chart for Primrose Cottage newsletter subscribers. The kit was available to purchase and included a choice of fabric (16 or 28ct) , and the recommended floss with a free extra which was a sheet of Winter Wonderland stickers.

The floss included is Cottage Garden threads Blue Heaven, Spruce, and Water Wheel plus DMC 844, 3853, and 3865. This was the first time I have stitched with Cottage Garden threads. I chose the 16ct Icelandic Grey aida. The stitch count for the design is 89w x 43h.

And here is the stitched piece.

And I ordered this fabric to use in backings for some of the winter stitches, All That Glitters by Northcott.

Summer Harvest

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Some years ago, I was able to purchase some of the Blackbird Designs charts as a kit which included the fabric and floss and chart. The fabric was linen which I do not stitch on so I sold the fabric to another stitcher and selected some aida I had in my stash.

Summer Harvest was copyright 2014 and is now Out of Print.

For Summer Harvest I selected a piece of 16ct Lambswool aida and used the called for floss with the exception of Old Red Paint which I had used for another project. II subbed Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe Southern Red Trillium which was a perfect match.

I added the initials of my paternal great-grandmother and her birth year. Sarah Emma Oldham was born in 1855. She married The photo below shows her with her daughter Ada and my grandfather Leonard. My father, Adrian Lee Little was name after his Aunt Ada.

Now I need to find the perfect frame for this one.

Cocoa and Cookies

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Cocoa and Cookies was December’s free chart offered by Primrose Cottage as part of their Free Stitch Fridays. The free design is offered for a month and then is for sale in their shop. You can sign up for their free newsletter to receive the current chart by scrolling to the bottom of the page on their site.

The stitch count is 54×54 and the recommended fabric is 32ct light taupe. I chose a piece of 14ct Vintage Taupe because I wanted it slightly larger. I used the called for colors of DMC 816 and B5200, Weeks Dye Works Pecan, Seaweed, and Swiss Chocolate.

Now I need to decide how to finish it. I did buy some backing fabric to use for this one.

The backing fabric on this one is the green that was part of the finishing kit included in the Sip and Stitch box. I added red rickrack for the trim. I think I am going to need a much bigger dough bowl next year for all the Christmas pillows.

2025 Mystery Sampler – Cloister Garden

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Since 2017, Fox and Rabbit has been offering a free mystery sampler for stitchers to participate in. This years is called Cloister Garden. Each month on the 1st a different part of the chart is available for free download. The Stitch Count for this years sampler is 333 wide x 333 high which means she is a BIG girl.

Because of the size of this one, I am choosing to stitch the motifs as individual pieces to finish as small pillows or ornaments.

January

This month’s part is the centre of our Cloister Garden, a water fountain to add sound and movement to our garden, and cool us down on hot days.

I’m stitching mine as individual smalls. Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe floss Stormy Weather on 14ct Charles Craft (DMC) Sunset. And now I can see I missed a stitch on the bottom center. Off to fix it.

Believe

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When I first saw Believe by Victoria House Designs, I knew I wanted to stitch it. I had stitched another one of her designs Two Hearts, One Love.

The stitch count is 80×80. The model was stitched on Weeks Dye Works threads on linen 32 ct, Belfast,
Zweigart color Vintage Country Mocha. I chose a piece of 16ct antique white aida using Classic Colorworks Caroling. The finished size on 16ct would be 5×5.

Not sure how I am going to finish it as yet.

Red Cardinals

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I evidently purchased Red Cardinals from Owl Forest Embroidery back in 2022.

I started stitching this one in February of 2023 but did not get a whole lot done.

I picked it back up in December of 2024.

The stitch count on this one is 115 x 148, The called for fabric is 32ct Belfast linen. I chose to use a piece of 16ct Heartland by Picture This Plus. The called for floss is by Owl Forest but DMC colors were included. I am using some DMC and some Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe floss. My color choices are in bold.

  • White/B 5200/VMSS Star Spangled Blanc
  • Salt and Pepper/3799/VMSS Charcoal
  • Chocolate/433
  • Green Oak/3345
  • English Red/3328
  • Vermeil/350
  • Red Bilberry/817/VMSS Centennial
  • Antique Gold/676
  • Spindle Tree/758

My progress as of December 20, 2024.

Christmas at Primrose Cottage

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Primrose Cottage is a fairly new designer to me but I love Lindsey Weight’s designs. I purchased three of her new Christmas charts to stitch. They all called for 32ct taupe and used Colour and Cotton floss with some DMC. They usually offer floss bundles and finishing kits to go with the various designs. I will, on occasion buy the kit but prefer to stitch from my stash.

Primrose Cottage Christmas Bundle covers.

Christmas Magic

Christmas Magic is the larger of the designs and the one I chose to stitch first. The stitch count is 100×100. I had purchased a fat quarter of 16ct Vintage Country Mocha to stitch all three of these designs and I did purchase the floss pack for Christmas Magic which included:

  • Colour and Cotton Cherry Cobbler, Peace on Earth, Marsh, Tree Lot, and Tusk
  • DMC 783 and 844

The finished size of the stitched piece would be 6 1/4 x 6 1/4 on the 16ct fabric. You could also take parts of this design and stitch them as small individual ornaments or pillows.

I loved how the stitched piece turned out. I decided to use the frame that the model used which was a 9×9 inch white shadowbox frame from Michaels (Item: 10468371) that was on sale for $9.

Once I disassembled the frame, there was a piece of fabric covered foam attached to the backing board of the frame. I tried to remove it in one piece so I could recover it with a pretty green fabric but that was impossible. It broke apart in small pieces. Once I got all the foam removed, I cut a piece of matboard 9×9 and covered it with the fabric and using the hot glue gun, to attach the fabric covered piece to the backing board. I cut a piece of matboard 7×7 inches and laced the stitched piece to it. Using doublesided stitchery tape, I attached the stitched piece to the fabric covered board.

The framed piece is now ready to hang on my Christmas wall.

Christmas Alphabet

Christmas Alphabet was released in 2022 but I just recently purchased it. The stitch count is 80×65. The recommended fabric is 28ct mushroom lugana using DMC floss. I stitched it on a piece of 16ct mystery aida with called for colors.

I made a mistake on the ball on the top right so left the bow off all of them.

I decided to finish this as a small pin pillow. I added a candy cane button to the back. If I stitched it again, I would us 25ct so it would be bit larger.

Cocoa Quilt

Cocoa Quilt has a stitch count of 73 x 73 and uses three of the colors from Christmas Magic. I was not sure I would have enough floss left from Christmas Magic so decided to use the DMC colors instead (816, 3051, and B5200). The fabric is 16ct Vintage Country Mocha.

I decided not to stitch the white in the outside border as I like the lacey look without the white. Eventually it will be finished as a small pin pillow to add to my collection. I decided to finish this one as a small pillow to add to my ever increasing dough bowl collection for next Christmas. The backing fabric is red with tiny white dots. I added to pompom trim to finish it off.

Cocoa Quaker

Cocoa Quaker is the newest one in the Quaker series. The stitch count is 80×80 and uses three of the colors from Christmas Magic. I was not sure I would have enough floss left from Christmas Magic so decided to use the DMC colors instead (816, 844, 3051, 3776, and B5200). The fabric is 16ct Vintage Country Mocha.

Primrose Cottage Sip and Stitch

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What is Sip and Stitch you ask? Sip and Stitch is a Mystery Cross Stitch Box curated by the ladies at Primrose Cottage. It is usually offered three times during a year. The one I purchased is the last one offered for the year (2024) and is a Winter theme. The box included three charts, a finishing kit, floss, zipper pulls, an adorable mug and more goodies. The coffee mug theme and the emphasis on home make it very, very cute!

The stitching cloth is not included because we all use different counts and different fabric. The cloth is offered as a separate purchase and you can choose what you want. I had ordered a fat quarter of 28ct mushroom lugana to stitch mine on. I filled my mug with wonder clips. I’ll add photos of the individual projects as I stitch them.

Warm Winter Stitches

I’m stitching this one twice with two colorways. The first one I am stitching with the called for colors with the exception of the red. I decided I liked Cherry Cobbler rather than DMC 3777.

I doubt very highly if I get them fully finished until after Christmas.

The pillow turned out bigger than I had originally planned but will make a nice centerpiece for a Winter display. The backing fabric is the same as what I used on the front. I plan on adding a couple of winter snowflake charms.

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