This design is a reproduction of an antique theorem from the early 1800's I found in Pennsylvania. I found it at an outdoor antique market in 20-degree weather with crazy cold winds blowing! I couldn't take my eyes off of it and knew immediately what I wanted to do. It HAD to become a sampler! The... Read more
I couldn't resist the urge to create another Quaker Stocking after the enthusiasm I saw for my Quaker Christmas Stocking! This new piece uses the exact same linen and silks as the Christmas stocking.
It is stitched on 40-Count Wheat linen from Fiber on a Whim using Needlepoint Silks. Stitch count is 173 x 447. Finished size is 8.65" x 22.35".
Note from the designer: As you can see from the photo of the cover sheet, I've only stitched the stocking. The sampler version image was created in my designing software. I wanted to include a sampler version to give stitchers another option for stitching this design. I LOVE anything Quaker and... Read more
"And Heaven and Nature sing." Model stitched on 40 Ct. Vintage Pecan Butter Linen from Lakeside Linens with Needlepoint Inc. Silk thread. Stitch count is 186W x 153H.
This piece was inspired by the wonderful children's book Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown. It was certainly one of my favorite books to read to Liz when she was a little girl and definitely one of her favorites as well!
Our model was stitched on 40-Count Fossil from Fox and Rabbit... Read more
Pattern by Kathy Barrick featuring a Christmas themed stocking and sampler design. Note from the designer, "I love this design! One thing Marty has taught me about designing is to always try to incorporate movement in a piece. She certainly did that well here! (I, on the other hand, am not... Read more
While the sampler version of this design has not been stitched, I've inserted an image produced by my designing software to the cover sheet of The Embroideress Stocking. This image gives you a clear idea of what to expect in your finished sampler.
Stitched on 36 count Beige by Weeks Dye... Read more
Pattern by Kathy Barrick featuring a cute springtime Quaker design with butterflies, hearts, and more!
This design is stitched on 40-Count Thornfield from Needle and Flax with NPI silk floss. The stitch count is 172 x 155 and the finished size is 8.6" x 7.75".
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
Spring means gardens and flowers and vibrant colors in everyone's yard! This design is meant to capture that wonderful look!
Both our sampler and pincushion are stitched on 40-Count Thornfield from Needle & Flax using Needlepoint Silks.
The sampler version has a Stitch Count of: 99... Read more
Pattern by Kathy Barrick featuring a large crescent moon overlooking a town. Inspired by the Edgar Allen Poe quote stitched in the pattern, "At Midnight during the month of June, I stand beneath the mystic moon".
Pattern includes two versions of the design, larger and smaller.... Read more
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".
Pattern by Kathy Barrick featuring a large bird perched in a tree over a town.
This design is stitched on 40-Count Thornfield from Needle and Flax with NPI silk floss. The stitch count is 145 x 130 and the finished size is 7.25" x 6.5".
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.
Same shapes, different designs and colors! 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... 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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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 fun design centers around the 1929 song, Dance Around in Your Bones. I couldn't resist! This design is stitched on 40-Count Ancient Ruin from Fox & Rabbit using Needlepoint Silk. Cross stitch, French Knots and straight stitches are used in this design, as are a bit of cross stitch over one thread. The stitch count is: 129 Wide by 178 High.
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 so loved the verse on the original Good Intentions design, I wanted to use it again! And I wanted it to be entirely different, and this one is! Ive designed two versions of the same design. One is a sampler stitched on 40-Count Seaweed linen from Fox and Rabbit, and the other is a pin drum... Read more
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 over two threads on 40 Ct. Heritage by Picture This Plus using Needlepoint Silk and Thread Gatherer Silk n Colors. Stitch count 145x136.