Thistle Manor is another of the free charts offered by Blackbird Designs. Copyright 2002. It’s not a big design with a stitch count of 92h x 75w and calls for only one color of floss. You could choose almost any fabric and floss to stitch it with.
I decided to use a piece of 18ct Platinum aida I had in my stash and Farmhouse Flossies Royalist Blue floss.
It turned out to be a fairly quick stitch and because I used 18ct, not very big. I will probably finish it as a small pin pillow.
While I prefer the look of the solid color backing fabric, I am not that great at doing the ladder stitch to close the opening. When using the method of cutting a hole in the backing fabric, I can easily (or not so easily) use poly pellets for a good portion of the filling material the fiberfill for the rest. The patch which is wool felt, covers up the hole and keeps everything inside the pillow.
What a lovely finish, Pat! Love the blue thread and thanks for sharing the link!