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Bringing Good Cheer

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Bringing Good Cheer by Blackbird Designs is #3 in the Christmas Sampler series. This is the 2nd one of this series that I have stitched. The first one was Christmas Rose.

I chose a piece of 18ct antique white aida with the called for Weeks Dye Works floss. I did not have Cayenne so chose to use DMC 3777. I love the rich red of the flowers.

Alma writes of this design” Bringing Good Cheer was inspired by the antique sampler stitched by M. Bowker in 1842, when she was only 9 years old. The wild floral border captured my attention right away. I love it when the border is bold and almost grabs the attention away from the central design.

Since I stitched this one on aida, I decided to change the satin stitches for the basket to plain crosses using Chestnut and Dirt Road. I’m happy with how this turned out.

I used a simple black frame I purchased from Amazon.

A Simple Wish

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A Simple Wish by Blackbird Designs is included in the quilt book, Garden Club published in 2010.

I’ve wanted to stitch it for some time and a friend loaned me the chart. I chose a piece of 28ct white Lugana from my stash with mostly called for threads. I guess I did not realize how many eyelet stitches this particular design has and I’m really not enjoying stitching them.

I decided to add another row of alphabet letters instead of any personalization on this one. Most of my ancestor names are too long. Not sure how I will finish it as yet but happy it is now finished.

And here it is framed. I used a simple frame from Michael’s but painted it a brown.

Bluebird’s Message

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Several years ago, someone in one of my cross-stitch groups was selling her kitted-up Blackbird Designs Loose Feathers charts. I bought several of them.

Fast forward to now and a stitching friend posted her finished Bluebird’s Message. I decided to pull mine out and stitch it. Since the original kit had included linen fabric, and I don’t stitch on linen, I pulled out a piece of 16ct Colonial Parchment from Fabrics by Stephanie to stitch mine on. I used all the called for colors since they were included in the kit.

I LOVE the bright colors. Now to find a suitable frame.

I ordered a dark cherry frame from Craig Frames for this one.

Autumn Quaker

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Autumn Quaker by Primrose Cottage is the 4th one in this series I have stitched. The stitch count is 81 x 79 and the called for fabric is 28ct mushroom using 2 skeins of Colour and Cotton Pumpkin Pie floss. A finishing kit was not available when I bought the chart.

I decided to use a piece of 16ct mystery aida which was a mottled orange/gold color with Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe floss in Rustic Charm (dark rust) and Pumpkin Head (brighter orange) This one will join Christmas Quaker, Winter Quaker, and Valentine’s Day Quaker in a dough bowl or tiered tray.

While I like how this turned out, I may stitch it again on 28ct Lugana. We shall see.

I still need to find some orange rick rack to add as trim but I am happy with how it turned out.

Valentine’s Day Quaker

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Valentine’s Day Quaker by Primrose Cottage is the 3rd one in this series I have stitched. The stitch count of this one is 80 x 80. The recommended fabric is 32ct Blush using Classic Colorworks Ripe Melon.

I chose to stitch mine on 28ct white Lugana using Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe floss Dresden Plate and Cerise and VMSS Tans for the two birds. I did not buy the finishing kit for this one as I did for the two previous ones, Christmas Quaker and Winter Quaker.

The leaf fabric is what I used for the backing on this one. I still need to find just the right color rick rack to use as trim on this one.

Winter Quaker

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Winter Quaker is the second on in this series by Primrose Cottage that I have stitched. I bought the chart and the finishing kit directly from their Etsy Shop.

The recommended fabric is 28ct mushroom with Color and Cotton Battleship floss. I had the Lugana fabric in my stash. Stitched on 28ct over two makes the finished size about a 6-inch square. I do plan on finishing them as pillows. Winter Quaker will join Christmas Quaker for display, and I have two more in this series to stitch.

Christmas Quaker

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Lindsey Weight of Primrose Cottage is a new designer to me. I LOVE her Quaker series and plan to stitch all of the seasons. Christmas Quaker is the first one I have stitched. I bought both the chart and the finishing kit for this one. The finishing kit included the floss, backing fabric, a piece of wool for the back and the rickrack trim.

The chart recommended 28ct mushroom 2 over 2, I chose a piece of 28ct white Lugana I had in my stash. I used the cherry cobbler floss for everything except the tree. I stitched that with Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe Kris Kringle Green.

I’ll probably wait and finish it once I have stitched Winter Quaker which is next up. I decided not to use the backing fabric that came with the finishing kit. Instead, I used something I had in my stash.

October’s Party

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Autumn is my very favorite time of the year. So when I saw October’s Party by Little House Needleworks posted in one of my Facebook groups, I knew I HAD to stitch it.

I selected a piece of 16ct aida I had in my stash. No idea of the color but it was a mottled light orange and tan with the called for floss colors.

Unfortunately, as I was stitching I made mistake in the placement of the verse but did not discover it until I had finished stitching the verse. I knew if I started frogging to fix said mistake, the whole thing would have ended up in the trash. So I just went on and made adjustment to the leaves on both sides.

I had purchased a pretty fabric with a leaf design that I plan on using to make either a flatfold or wall hanging or maybe a drum. We shall see.

I ended up ordering an inexpensive 8 1/2 x 11 black frame from Amazon for $15.99. I covered a piece of matboard with some pretty fabric I had that matched the colors. The frame is deep enough so as long as you use matboard for mounting instead of foam core, there is room for the glass and spacers and backing board.

Bluework Pears

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Bluework Pears is a 2023 release by Annie Beez Folk Art. This design features three patterns of blue samplers in the shape of pears.

The Models are stitched on 35 count Light Khaki linen from Weeks Dye Works, using 1 strand over 2 linen threads with Dinky-Dye Silk. DMC conversion provided. Templates and finishing instructions are included.

Stitch Counts:
Birds: 47w X 68h
Alphabet: 47w X 65h
Floral: 39w X 64h

Bluework Pears chart cover.

I chose to stitch mine on different fabric using different color floss for each one.

Birds

For this one I chose a piece of 28ct white Lugana and Sulky au ver a soie 100/3 silk floss color #010. I stitched two over two.

Alphabet

For this one I chose a piece of Picture This Plus 16ct Aerial aida using Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe floss Americana Blue.

Floral

I again used a piece of 28ct white Lugana with Mo’s Murky Blue silk floss.

The photos really do not do them justice. Now they are off the Vonna Pfeiffer, finisher extraordinaire to work her magic.

A Sweet Memory

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The very first time I saw A Sweet Memory by Silver Creek Samplers, I knew I had to stitch this for my two sons. Even though the youngest is 59 and my oldest would be 62 this year, it brought back memories of drawings on the ceilings using the top bunk of their bed.

I chose a piece of 28ct mushroom lugana to stitch it on and used the called for colors except for the handprint and bear. For those two I used Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe, Havana Brown. This one ended up being my last finish for 2023. I need to measure it and figure out a frame.

I stitched their initials over one. I wanted to add the year they were each born but there was just not enough room. I love how it turned out. Now to find the perfect frame for it.

I ordered the frame from Amazon and it included glass and backing board. I’ll add spacers between the glass and stitched piece.