New Designs for Nashville Market 2026

 

Cottontail Cottage 

The trees are blooming, and bunnies are hopping at Cottontail Cottage!  They have gotten into all the Easter Bunny's eggs and spread them all over the yard so the children can find them. Can't you hear the children? The air is full of giggles and shouts of excitement as they race for the most eggs!          

Black Cat Stacker 

She is ready for her big magic moment!  Stitched with lots of sparkle and scary friends, Miss Kitty is set for lots of spells and Halloween shenanigans.  All finishing instructions are included in the chart.       

My Work Is Done Sampler 

This modern take on an old verse taken from an antique sampler is a light-hearted thought about how we all still feel when we finish that last stitch!

A Redwork Christmas ornament kit

 This is a delightfully cute kit. It is a limited-edition kit.  Materials used include cotton floss, ribbon, trim & more. 

Christmas Quaker Thread Wallet Kit 

            This fun design includes linen, beads, floss, fabric, and finishing materials. It uses 32ct linen and Sullivan's floss. All complete finishing instructions & materials are included with the kit.

         

Spooky Pals Bookmark Kit. 

These 2 cross stitch coffin shaped vinyl bookmarks are so much fun!  Included are 2 coffin bookmarks, 2 flying bats, chain, DMC and complete finishing instructions 

Little Monsters Buckets. 

My other spooky kit is a limited-edition kit. It includes a tin bucket (Dracula, Pumpkin or Mummy), a beaded scissor fob, & a pumpkin pincushion. It uses 32ct linen and DMC floss. All materials and complete finishing instructions are included. 

          I will be featuring some items from Patience Gray’s Sewing Turtle Boutique. Her incredible project bags, scissor cases and ort trays are always popular. 

New Designs for the Fall Needlework Market 2024

 Hi all! 

I hope that you have had a wonderful summer with lots of fun and stitching in it! I have been busy designing and stitching the new designs for this fall. (And yes, I do stitch my own models!) I really excited to show them to you!

Simple Gifts- Haunted is my newest Quaker design is full of delightful spooky treats! Come and celebrate the season along with all of the ghosts, bats, & ghouls!

           The Blue Snowflake Ornament kit is a limited-edition kit.  This fun design is perfect for all the holiday celebrations! Materials used in this design feature a wooden ornament, ribbon, beads, floss, linen, hanger, & trim. Chart includes complete finishing directions. 

Creepy Spider kit is a limited-edition kit. Materials used in this tiny creepy Halloween treat include a tin, cotton floss, linen, ribbon trim, strong magnet, beads for the fob, & more. All materials and complete finishing instructions are included

A Swan's Christmas is a limited-edition kit that comes packaged with an ornament frame, 32ct linen & floss. Frames are either red/green or silver/ gold. All materials and complete finishing instructions are included. 

It’s Back! I are so excited that I have been able to get some caskets for the Haunted Casket Kit.  It is a limited-edition kit. The kit comes packaged in an unfinished wooden casket which lights up to give it an eerie glow! The casket can be left natural for a rustic look or can be colored with watercolor markers for an individual design. It includes a beaded scissor fob, moon light cover & pincushion. It uses 32ct linen and DMC floss. All materials and complete finishing instructions are included. 

I hope that you are ready to do some Halloween stitching! 

Happy Stitching!

Pam

New Designs for the 2024 Nashville Market

Hi all!

I hope that all of you have been having lots of fun stitching!  I have been busy getting ready for the Nashville market.  It is hard to believe that it is in 3 weeks!  I wanted to share my latest designs and tell you a little about them.  All of these can be reserved with your local shop.  

Sleigh Ride 

It's the first snow of the year-just in time for the big town Christmas Eve celebration!  Skaters are flying around the small pond, while the horses are pulling the sleighs.  What a perfect night!

Sunflower Farm Stacker

Following our other fun Stackers is our fall scarecrow version! This scarecrow is the perfect addition to our fields.  But there is a problem-he is so cute that he doesn't scare too many crows!  He makes friends with them! Sigh!

Little Mummy. 

This adorable Mummy is a limited-edition kit. It includes a tin mummy bucket, a beaded scissor fob, stitch counter, & pumpkin pincushion. It uses 32ct linen and DMC floss. All materials and complete finishing instructions are included. 

Petite Quaker Drum Kit 

Some of the sweetest things some in small packages.  One of those is this limited-edition kit. It includes linen, floss, ribbon, fabric and finishing materials. It uses 32ct linen and DMC floss. This sweet drum is only 3" high! All complete finishing instructions & materials are included with the kit.

This sweet kit comes packaged with acrylic globe, beads, linen, floss, & trim.  All materials and complete finishing instructions are included.

Caskets Haunted Again Kit 

The kit comes packaged in an unfinished wooden casket which lights up to give it an eerie glow! The casket can be left natural for a rustic look or can be colored with watercolor markers. It includes a beaded scissor fob, light cover & pincushion. It uses 32ct linen and DMC floss. All materials and complete finishing instructions are included. 

I hope that you will enjoy stitching these new designs.  

Happy Stitching!

Pam

 

 

New Designs for Fall Needlework Expo 2022

     It has been a busy summer! We are busy getting ready for the fall Needlework Expo that takes place August 27-29!  We have lots of fun new designs for your stitching pleasure!  

                                                        Esmeralda's Academy of Charms

    School is back in session at Esmeralda's Academy of Charms!  All the children are busy learning all the spells and tricks for Halloween.  They are making spells to conjure ghosts, ghost cats and wicked spiders!  Even the cats are working hard to learn the perfect flying techniques!   It's going to be an exciting Halloween!

          Pumpkins & Buzzards Biscornu 

Are you ready for all the fun of Halloween?  This fun design gets you ready for the spooky season.  Creepy buzzards, bats and glowing pumpkins-it's going to be an exciting Halloween!   Chart includes complete finishing directions.

Ghosts & Bats Biscornu

The air seems to be full of ghosts & bats this Halloween!  This fun design gets you ready for the spooky season.  But you better beware-there is mischief going on here this Halloween!   Chart includes complete finishing directions. 

 Blue Christmas Ornament kit. 

It is a limited-edition kit. We have a delightfully cute kit comes packaged with a wooden ornament mount, & metal ornament hanger. Materials used include cotton floss, linen, trim, ribbon, & more. All materials and complete finishing instructions are included. 

Haunted Casket Kit.

It’s Back! We are so excited that we have been able to get some caskets for this limited-edition kit.  The kit comes packaged in an unfinished wooden casket which lights up to give it an eerie glow! The casket can be left natural for a rustic look or can be colored with watercolor markers for an individual design. It includes a beaded scissor fob, moon light cover & pincushion. It uses 32ct linen and DMC floss. All materials and complete finishing instructions are included.

We hope that you will enjoy all of our new designs for the Needlework Expo.  You will need to contact your local shop to reserve your items!

Also we are so excited to be teaching at Christmas at Williamsburg! This is a picture of our class project.  You can't see the custom-made basket that the lid is resting against, but it's beautiful!  All the stitching for the class is done before you come, so you will spend time learning how to do all the finishing.  We always have lots of fun and surprises in our classes so make sure to sign up now while there is still room on our roster.  (We are limited to 18 students for this class!) That way we can give you lots of hands-on attention!  We are looking forward to seeing you soon!

Happy Stitching!!

Pam & Susan

New Designs for Fall Needlework Expo 2021

 We’ve been getting ready for the Fall Needlework Expo show.  We are excited share our new designs with you! 

Ghoul’s Crossing is special place where all the ghouls come to meet and dance the night away! The buzzards and crow are singing their raspy songs, and the cats are swishing their tails to the beat while the skeletons and ghosts dance!  Do you see those ghosts peeping out of the house at you, and the tiny monster posing in the window?  These are just the start of all the many other surprises are waiting for those that dare to visit this house for tricks and treats this Halloween!

Simple Gifts-Silent Night is the latest in our Quaker Simple Gifts series. it features one of our favorite Christmas hymns.

Our new Bewitching Bangles bracelet kit is a limited edition. It uses 32ct linen, DMC floss and includes the bracelet.  All instructions & materials are included. You will need to choose either a cat or a witch hat design.  They are sold separately.

We hope that you are ready to stitch for the holidays!  

Happy Stitching!! 

Pam & Susan

New Designs for The Needlework Expo 2021

         Susan and I are excited about giving you a pre-show reveal at what we have been getting ready for the Needlework Expo!  The Needlework Expo is a wholesale market that can only be attended by shop owners.  However, you can select your favorites and have your favorite order them for you!  We hope that you will enjoy our new designs!

Wedding at Mermaid's Cove 

There's a wedding on this sunny day at Mermaid's Cove!  Look at all the little "brides" and groom's men dressed for the wedding! Do you see how the bride just seems to sparkle on her special day?  There is even a whale signaling lots of good luck on the horizon and a mermaid over at the lighthouse watching all of the festivities!  It's a wonderful day in Mermaid's Cove. 

Morning Tweet

It's early in the morning in Birdtown and all the birds have started to leave their nests to start the day.  The sun is coming up-listen, did you hear it? It is the first tweet of the day.  All the little ears have perked up for all the news to be gathered in the first Morning Tweet!

                                                        

Mary E. Allen Sampler

The Mary E. Allen Sampler was stitched in 1836.  The original sampler was stitched on plain, even-weave linen with 2 ply silk floss.  It incorporates cross stitch, satin stitch, rice, Algerian and Smyrna stitches and is hem-stitched around the edges.

Creepy Pumpkin Stackers 

Our pumpkin patch is haunted!  Just look at the pumpkins-they have all sorts of bats, cats & monsters peeping out of them and dancing all around them!  Some of the monsters are even glowing in the dark! These pumpkins are full of mischief!! They are even stacking themselves 2 or 3 high so that they can hop out and scare those passing by!  It's going to be an exciting Halloween at the farmer's pumpkin patch this year!

Mr. and Mrs. Claus Ornaments

These 2 ornaments are made as flat-folds; however you can finish them as an ornament for your tree or a small pillow.  Whichever you do, we hope that you will enjoy stitching these fun decorations for your home! 

Blue Frost Ornament kit

This delightfully cute ornament is a limited edition kit.  Materials used include cotton floss, linen, trims, backing, ribbon, & more. All materials and complete finishing instructions are included. 

Bouton de Rose kit

This adorable necklace kit is a limited edition kit. The picture shows the back as well as the front. It is a perfect gift for a stitcher!  It uses 32ct linen and DMC floss. All instructions & materials are included.

We hope that you will enjoy all of our new designs! Keep Stitching!

Happy Stitching!

Pam & Susan

New Designs for Fall 2020!

Simple Gifts-O Holy Night

Simple Gifts-O Holy Night is our newest Quaker inspired design ready just in time for Christmas. Started as companion piece to Simple Gifts-Christmas, this new design echoes the the meaning and the symbols of Christmas.  We hope that you will enjoy stitching this as much as we did! 

A Spooky Biscornu

This was so much fun to stitch! Complete with bats, spiders, cats, ghosts and skeletons, this oversized (6 inches square) will be a spooky addition to all of your stitching smalls! Happy Halloween!

Just a couple of other notes for your information- our blog has "updated"  it's settings etc.  So there are some options that we used to have on our blog that we no longer have available.  The most interesting one is that we no longer get notifications when people make comments on our page.  Since we are not posting everyday, we don't always see them  until much later.  Please if you have a question then email us.  It is listed under our profile.  (praiseworthystch@bellsouth.net)  We always love hearing from you!! So please let us know if we can help!  We also are on Facebook and Instagram under Praiseworthy Stitches.  

Thank you for all of your support.  It means the world to us to know that we can bring joy in to your lives.  Take care and God bless you.

Happy Stitching!

Pam & Susan

New Designs for Nashville 2020

It is almost time for the Nashville market and we have been busy making all kinds of wonderful designs for you! 

 Blue Moon Manor

There's a rare Blue Moon rising over the Manor!Do you see that some of the residents are already on the prowl?! There are ghosts and ghouls coming from far and wide for the night's big Blue Moon party. There are delicious treats and even a few tricks as well for everyone attending.  It's going to be a howling good time!

 

Gingerbread Cottage Drum

 

It's snowing sugar at the Gingerbread Cottage! Everyone and everything is all too sweet! Candy canes, lollipops, gumdrops 7 stacks of cookies are child's dream.  Do you see Santa and his reindeer?  They have decided to visit for a tasty treat!

 The Gingerbread Cottage Drum can be stitched & finished as a drum or framed flat. 

 

 Halloween Frights

 

Christmas Delights

 

These 2 charts feature a new product for cross stitch! These designs are a fast and fun project that gets you into the holiday spirit.  These are a set of small sweet ornaments that will the perfect addition to any stitcher's seasonal  decorations! These models were stitched on 14ct vinyl Zippy Hoop ornaments with 3 strands of floss.  The only finishing that is required is to cover the backs with sticky felt! Each chart has one Zippy Hoop for you to try.  Zippy Hoops can be purchased separately in two different colors-gold or black.


Just a quick update on the Christmas Delights pattern:  We are adding a correction for the deer's legs. They won't fit on the hoop as they are charted.  Also I (Pam)  stitched the snowman's scarf red when it was supposed to be blue.  Feel free to stitch it either way.  Thank  you so much for your patience!

 

 

A Sweetheart Etui

This delightful limited edition kit comes packaged with a red heart, beaded scissor fob, pink heart stitch counter, and a needle book.  All materials & complete finishing instructions are included. 

 

Frost Flowers Kit

This is a limited edition kit.  It comes in a red snowflake tin, with a beaded scissor fob, stitch counter, stitched needle book and pincushion.  Shown in the picture is a closeup of the tin top design.  All materials and complete finishing instructions are included. 

 

We hope that you will enjoy our new designs.  Contact your local shop to get yours!

 

Happy Stitching!

Pam & Susan

New Designs for the Fall

August is coming to a close and fall is just around the corner.  We have been working hard getting all of our new designs ready for you.  We have a new designs for the Halloween & Christmas!

      Mr. Bones Starlight Ballroom

 Mr. Bones has just opened his new Ballroom for all the Trick or Treaters.  He is offering lesson to young or old; spook or haunt. Don't be ;left our on the newest dance craze-the Black Cat Cha-Cha! If that is not your style then maybe the Purple Bat Samba the Spooky Waltz or the Count's Tango is more you.  Mr. Bones knows all the steps and will have you stepping out in style in no time.  Sign up soon-classes are filling up quickly!  They are just to dies for!

Santa Claus Lane

 As you can se Santa Claus is on his way and all the children are so excited to see him! Listen, you can even hear the sleigh bells merrily ringing in the air.  There are snowmen, bunnies & a sweet little house all ready for Santa's arrival.

 

Santa Claus Lane is the sweetest drum at only 4 1/2" high!  It can be finished as either a drum or a framed piece.  We are offering (thru your local shop of course) finishing kits for the drum with red fabric, trim, batting, Bristol board and the inside buttons. 

Hope these will get you ready for all the coming holidays!
Happy Stitching!
Pam & Susan