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.

Give Thanks was the 2nd 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.

I chose a piece of 16ct Doubloon by Picture This Plus I had leftover from a previous project. I did not have all of the called for Classic Colorworks floss colors so used some from my stash.

• Blackbird/DMC 3371
• Eggshell/Victorian Motto Catnip
• Fallen Leaves/Victorian Motto Autumn Glow
• Pine Needles/DMC 3051
• Trail Dust/DMC 610

The finished piece is small and I am thinking I may mount it on a small wooden box.

I decided to mount this stitched piece on top of an unfinished wooden box. I mounted the stitched piece on a piece of matboard and added some twisted cording as trim. The box is painted with Folk Art acrylic paint Burnt Sienna. I let it dry, then added a coat of Briwax. Once the wax dried, I buffed it with a clean cloth.

I lined the inside of the ox with fabric covered matboard. The fabric is a dark brown with orange motifs.

The finished box is going to be a thank you gift for our wonderful mail lady, Valerie, who is taking a route closer to her home. We will miss her as will Shadow and Sheila as they always get a treat from her.

I knew when I first saw Snowman 2024 by Primrose Cottage that I wanted to stitch it. The stitch count was only 77×68 so not a huge project.

The recommended fabric was 32ct taupe but I picked a piece of 16ct aida Sand Dune by Seraphim from my stash. I did not have the called for floss (Color and Cotton) so I made some substitutes.

• Cherry Cobbler/ DMC 3777
• Marsh/DMC 3790
• Peace on Earth/DMC 3052
• Rustic Black/Victorian Motto Winter Coal
• Tree Lot/DMC 935
• Tusk/DMC 3865
• DMC 3776

Once I finished stitching, I mounted the piece on a 5″ chipboard circle with batting attached. I then laced the piece. The small red heart came with the chart. Now to decide how to fully finish this one.

I decided to mount it on one of the boards I had in my stash. I added some rickrack and a fabric covered board. I painted the snowflake white and hot glued it to the board handle. All in all, I am very happy with it.

Summer Quaker is another in the Quaker series by Primrose Cottage. I LOVE this series and have already stitched many of them.

The recommended fabric is 28ct white lugana using Dinky Dyes Saffron silk floss. I chose to use a piece of 28ct white Jobelin I had in my stash. For floss, I am using Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe Flame Azalea and Mountain Delphinium. While I love the design, I had a hard time with it. I do not like Jobelin as much as lugana because for some reason, I find the holes harder to see.

Summer Quaker joins some of the other Quakers in the tiered tray.

Strawberry Quilt and Berry Basket were part of the Sip and Stitch Mystery Box offered by Primrose Cottage. I did not purchase the Mystery Box but a friend loaned me both of the charts. If they offer one for Christmas this year, I think I will try and purchase one.

The Strawberry Quilt design is 55 x 55 stitches and calls for 32ct Berry Smoothie evenweave. The fabric was also offered in aida and I purchased a piece of 16ct. The recommended floss is DMC 9471, 783,3712,3831, and B5200. I decided to use Anchor white in place of B5200. I used Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe Hollyhock Leaves for the 471 and Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe Heirloom Red Cherry for 3831. I decided I wanted the finished piece to be a bit bigger so used a piece of 14ct pink I had in my stash. I finished this one as a small pin pillow with a ruched ribbon trim.

The Berry Basket has a stitch count of 99x 76 and calls for 28ct Light Ash Gray. Recommended floss is DMC 471, 645, 783, 3712, 3810, 3811, 3831, and B5200. I used the same two Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe floss colors on this one. I chose a piece of 16ct Picture This Plus Storm I had in my stash.

The small pillow is fairly heavy as I used poly pellets for the filling topped off with fiberfill. The gray wool flannel patch keeps everything inside the pillow. Rather than adding any kind of trim around the edges, I decided to add a hanging wax strawberry to the display of Berry Basket.

In October 2023, Hobby House Needleworks offered As the Crow Flies Pinkeep by Stacy Nash Designs as a kit. Since Fall is my favorite time of year and I love the Fall colors, I purchased it. The kit came with the chart, floss, fabric, and finishing trim. I chose the 16ct aida option.

The called for fabric is Cosmic Platinum fabric. I am not sure what the kit shipped with as I did not write it down but it is a mottled orange/tan fabric. It is a little darker than I normally stitch on so I am using the lighter side of the fabric.

I’m working on building the house now and planting grass in the front. I’m not sure if I will finish it as a pinkeep or not. I may mount it on a board OR frame it. We’ll see once I finish stitching it.

I decided that rather than framing this one, I would mount it on top of one of those boxes that look like a book. I would have preferred one a bit darker brown but I did not want to risk messing it up by painting it. The dimensions of this one is: 1.88” H x 10.31” W x 6.69” D

I mounted the stitched piece on a piece of matboard with a single layer of batting, then laced the stitched piece to the board using upholstery thread.

Right now, the stitched piece is just sitting on the book box. I will probably use acid free double sided stitchy tape to attach it to the box.