I have found throughout the years that my beliefs strongly affect my actions. I believe that most other drivers on the road will pay attention to the center line painted on the road and will stay on their side of it. I also believe that there are idiots among us, so I keep a sharp eye on the... Read more
This Scottish reproduction sampler from Needlemade Designs features a beautiful house and lawn, trees and flowers.
The model was stitched over 2 threads on Duxbury linen by Fox & Rabbit with AVAS, Gloriana and Belle Soie silk floss. DMC conversions are provided. Stitch Count: 198x234. Finished size on 32 Ct linen is 12.37" x 14.36".
Cross Stitch pattern from Needlemade Designs featuring two purses with a flower and a squirrel!
Patterns are stitched on 36 ct Mocha linen from Weeks Dye Works using Gloriana silks, Classic Colorworks, and NPI silks with DMC conversions. Stitch counts are 38 x 47 and 42 x 45.
A Scottish reproduction sampler with an especially delightful Scotsman in the lower left-hand corner. His jumping over the roof of his blue slate roofed cottage just captivated me. I decided that in addition to the red and green tartan kilt I needed to approximate the Frasier tartan. The Frasier... Read more
Another beautiful Scottish reproduction sampler. I'm very taken with the house that she used in her sampler. These whitewashed stone cottages appear all over Scotland and Ireland. However, one of the unique things about this house is the blue roof. Being curious, I Googled blue slate in... Read more
I created Miss Campbell's Scissors Keep using a motif from an antique Scottish sampler in my collection, Margaret Campbell 1848. The Angus Trees on each side of her house caught my attention right away. These trees were just made to be turned into a scissors case. I did take a small liberty with the... Read more