Model stitched over two on 36 Ct. Beige linen using Gentle Art Sampler Threads, Weeks Dye Works, and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 156W x 164H. Design Size: 8 5/8" x 9"
Model stitched on your choice of fabric using either Needlepoint Silks or DMC. Stitch count of larger sampler 119x116 and stitch count of smaller sampler is 55x55.
Santa took off his boots before standing on his reindeer's back to hang the moon for the evening!
This design is stitched on 40-Count Wheat from Fiber on a Whim using Needlepoint Silks. Stitch Count: 99 Wide by 169 High. Finished size is 4.95" x 8.45".
This design is stitched on 40-Count Twilight from Picture This Plus using Needlepoint Silks. Stitch Count: 225 Wide by 93 High. Finished size is 11.25" x 4.65".
There are two versions of this fun Halloween designs! The larger model is stitched on 40-Count Ancient Ruin from Fox & Rabbit and the smaller was stitched on 40-Count Seaweed, also from Fox & Rabbit. Both were stitched over two threads of linen using Needlepoint Silks and included DMC conversions.... Read more
This design uses the same cat shape as I used in my Cat & Mouse design a long time ago! This cat, however, is all dressed up for Halloween!
This design is stitched on 40-Count Ancient Ruin from Fox & Rabbit using one strand of Needlepoint Silk over two threads of linen. Cross stitch is used throughout with the exception of one French Knot. Stitch count: 131x145.
I'm always inspired by designs with large areas of solid stitching and spent some time trying to figure out a way to use those areas in a new way. I had the idea of cookie cutters and how fun it would be to "cut out" cookie cutter shapes of solidly stitched areas of some of my older... Read more
Years and years ago, I designed a piece called Pennsylvania Pinwheel. It was a Carriage House samplings design and a few months ago I saw a photo of it on someone's blog and loved the motion I saw in the design. I just had to recreate that feeling!
The sampler version of this design is... Read more
Originally, I planned for these to be included in the Animals sampler design above, but the project quickly grew into something to big to be included in that chart pack.
These designs are so fun and can be stitched in any color, on any linen, and finished in any way possible! Each pincushion has a Stitch Count of: 74 Wide by 52 High. FOr Camels and Tigers needs DMC0313.
Elisabeth LeConte, 1786 is a reproduction of an antique sampler I found here in Maryland. This was a teaching piece at the 2023 Sunshine Stitchers Retreat in Florida last spring.
My reproduction is stitched on 40-Count Hawthorne linen from Fiber on a Whim using Needlepoint Silks. The stitch count is 197 Wide by 167 High.
I absolutely could not resist doing more Cookie Cutters! When I designed Vibrant Flowers this past winter, I designed another version that was much larger and contained tons of flowers. So, when it came time to design Cookie Cutters, I knew exactly what to do! The finish on these are a bit more... Read more
This design is called "Happiness" and it weirdly/oddly/strangely/a little bit is a self portrait. Feeding all the wild animals in my back yard brings me such joy. And while I don't have squirrels climbing up my skirts, they are starting to recognize me when I'm outside feeding them!
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Both tombstone stitching options are included in the Chart Pack. Finishing instructions are included. The gray "Cemetery" tombstone is stitched on 40-Count Ancient Ruin from Fox and Rabbit and Sarah Chapman's tombstone is stitched on 40-Count Moonstone from Fiber on a Whim. Both are stitched... Read more
Santa and his reindeer are enjoying a bit of down time up in the starry sky!
This design is stitched on 40 ct Sapphire linen from Fiber on a Whim using Needlepoint Silk threads. The stitch count is 183 Wide by 166 High. Finished size on 40 ct is 9 1/8" x 8 1/4".
I found these sweet small frames at my local Michael's Store about a year ago and knew they needed samplers. I immediately posted a photo of them on Instagram encouraging stitchers to grab them up. I hope many of them did! In November I designed these sweet birth samplers and love how they look... Read more
I've been wanting to do a small sampler with an antique look and finally did it!
The sampler is stitched on 40-Count Sapphire linen from Fiber on a Whim using Needlepoint Silks. Stitch count is 77 x 63. Finished size is 3.85" x 3.15".
These pincushion make for a great quick stitch! Each is done in a different color-way to give stitchers options.
Both are stitched on 40-Count Wheat linen from Fiber on a Whim using Needlepoint Silks. The M. Lake pincushion has a stitch count of 81 Wide by 47 High. Finished size is 4.05 in wide X 2.35 in high.
I honestly wasn't planning to do another tombstone angel design, but when I saw an image of an early tombstone with the phrase "Nip't in the Bud" on it, I knew I had do another. It truly touches my heart.
Both are stitched on 40-Count linen using one strand of Needlepoint Silk... Read more
"I cannot count my day complete until needle, thread, and fabric meet."
Model stitched on 40 Ct. Vintage Maple Sugar from Lakeside Linens using Needlepoint Inc. Silks. Stitched over two using one strand. Stitch count 117x175.
"The Christmas witch she loved to stitch. She stitched a hat for her black rat, she stitched a cake for her black snake. Oh for pity's sake, she stitched a mat for her black cat."
Model stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Vintage Autumn Gold by Lakeside Linens with DMC floss and Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 162W x 168H.
Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Beige linen with Needlepoint Inc Silk. Stitch Count: 172W x 447H. Finished size is approx 10.75 in wide X 27.94 in high.