Gathering Acorns (pictured lower left corner) is one of the five charts in the Gathering series by Misty Purcel of Luminous Fiber Arts. This is the third one in the series I have stitched.

Again, I am using 16ct white aida with Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe floss Russet. I have chosen not to use the buttons on my projects. I have also ordered the trim that goes with each of them but not exactly sure how I will finish them. Next up will be the one pictured at the bottom left corner, Gathering Snowflakes. And the center one, Gathering Honey is on order.

Autumn Sound is one of the designs included in the book, Winds of Autumn by Blackbird Designs. Stitching this one is my second foray into using linen to stitch on. I was given a yard of 28ct Cashel linen in antique ivory and decided I needed to at least try it. My 16ct aida is much easier to grid but this looks so pretty.

I started this one on March 3rd and right away had to frog the bird. Gentle Arts and Weeks Dye Works both have a floss called Deep Sea but they are NOT the same color. I wondered why my bird was not a blue blue. Once the frogging was done and the correct floss pulled, it proved to be a quick stitch as I finished it on March 6, 2022.

I am very happy with the project and ready to try a larger piece on linen, one of the BBD samplers, I think.

June 2022 – I decided to try and finish this piece as a drum. Vonna Epperson Pfeiffer has an excellent tutorial on drum finishing in the Summer 2022 issue of Punch Needle and Primitive Stitcher magazine as well as a video tutorial. And Claudia Bourgeois gave me a tip of using foam core for the top and bottom which made it easier for me to pin those pieces to the drum body.

I still need to figure out how to keep the trim from raveling but maybe just run a needle and thread through the end. Anyway, I am happy with my first attempt and found two other stitched pieces in the drawer that I am going to try this finish on. I also ordered some felted acorns to perhaps dangle from the side.

I was recently given a collection of charts, and floss and fabric by another generous stitcher. I kept some and gave some away. One of the pieces was a one yard cut of 28ct Cashel Linen Antique Ivory. I had not stitched on linen since 1985 when I completed an Eva Rosenstand bird kit. I decided to try it again so selected a small design from the Winds of Autumn book by Blackbird Designs, Blooming Sunflowers Sewing Bag.

I had all the called for colors with the exception of WDW Oscar and DMC 3011 is almost a perfect match. The main reason I don’t like stitching on linen is the uneven thickness of the threads, some are like regular sewing thread and some more like pearle cotton. Gridding the fabric is a must for me and the uneven thickness of the threads makes this more difficult.

Started Stitching: February 27, 2022

Finished Stitching: March 1, 2022

Fast forward to November 2023 and this one is now fully finished. I used a pretty bronze colored ribbon to create the ruched ribbon trim.

Bittersweet Acorn by Blackbird Designs was one of the retreat projects for 2021. It should be available at the Nashville Market 2022. I received it as a gift along with a piece of 18ct Wren by Picture This Plus. I switched out the fabric for a piece of 16ct Regency also by Picture This Plus.

The called for threads are all Weeks Dye Works – Cinnamon Twist, Cocoa, Cognac, Dirt Road, Oscar, Roasted Fig, Tobacco Road, and Swamp Water.

I started stitching this one on January 6, 2022.

No idea at this point how I will finish it. I think I will stitch this one again on a different count fabric (perhaps 20ct over 2) cause I like the way it looks.

I decided to finish this one using a small wooden board I bought from Hobby Lobby for half price. The boards were available in both a dark and natural color so I got several of them. I had purchased some Fall trim and added that to the edging. It was a bit stiff to work with so no bow or whatnot.

When I saw the chart A Merry Little Christmas by Bent Creek, my first thought was of my little brother and his Charlie Brown tree.

I knew it was one I had to have to stitch for Christmas 2022 as gift ornaments. The design is not large with a stitch count of 55×55.

I chose a piece of 15ct Queen Anne’s Lace fabric and used the called for colors:

• DMC 640
• DMC 869
• DMC 3362
• Blanc
• Weeks Dye Works Bark
• DMC 645
• DMC 934
• Weeks Dye Works Turkish Red

I stitched two of them for now and may do a couple of more perhaps on a smaller count fabric.

Now they will head off to Vonna Pfeiffer so she can work her magic on them.

This was one of the bonus Christmas ornaments included with the 2020 Linens and Threads Mystery Sampler SAL. I stitched it on 16ct white aida using Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe threads in shades of Teal.

• Primitive Teal
• Weathered Teal
• Robin’s Egg Blue

The backing fabric is from my friend’s quilting stash. I will be finishing it as a small pin pillow for my dough bowl collection. The ruched ribbon trim is made from Lady Dot Creations sequoia trim.

Gathering Clover is one of the four charts in the Gathering series by Misty Purcel of Luminous Fiber Arts.

I am stitching each of these on 16ct white aida. For Gathering Clover, I chose to use Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe In the Meadow floss.

Started Stitching: October 30, 2021
Finished Stitching: November 23, 2021

I have also stitched the Gathering Berries, the first one in the series. The other two are on order. They will all probably be finished as small pin pillows.

As you can see, I decided to mount this on a board that was already painted green. It is set up to be a table display so I need to figure out how to hang it.