Nashville part 3

Simple Grifts-Grace is our newest Quaker design. Stitched in shades of purple-Abby's favorite color, Simple Gifts-Grace is dedicated to Abbey Grace-a wonderful little girl with a joyful exuberance for life and all its wonders.  She is fighting a battle with Sanfilippo Syndrome. 

20% of our profits of this chart are being donated to the Abby Grace Foundation. You can find more about her at the www.abbygracefoundation.org or you can see her on facebook. 

100% of all donations collected at the Abby Grace Foundation go to the research for a cure for Sanfilippo Syndrome.

Happy Stitching!
Pam & Susan

Nashville 2016 part 2

Here is part 2 of our Nashville offerings. These are 2 limited edition kits.   All the materials are included. The Spider spool measure is a little hard to see since it is all closed up, but it is a actual 3 inch measure-1 black cat, 2 spooky pumpkins and 2 batty bats!  I was such fun to stitch 

 

 

Creepy Casket Etui

 

                                                                    
    The Letters to Santa includes the envelope to stash the small things in and the letter/pincushion says it all -on one side  " Dear Santa, I have been a good girl.  I made you cookies." While on the other side is "PS--I can explain Everything!"  Just a lot of whimsie and fun!

                                                                Letters to Santa

 

Well we have one more piece tha near and dear to our hearts that we will be posting very soon. Keep Stitchin!!
Pam & Susan

New Designs for Nashville 2016 part 1

Hi! hope that you are doing well so far this year.  We are busy getting ready for Nashville-it is a very hectic time here! We wanted to show you a few of our new designs that we will offering.  The first is called A Churchyard Christmas.

     It's the children's churchyard nativity and all is not well. Halos are crooked, crowns are bent and some of the camels have escaped! After all the years of helping with the children's Christmas programs, we decided to share some of our favorite memories with you in our design! We hope that you will enjoy our new chart.Watch out for those runaway camels!

Say Boo! Scissor Fob kit is a small, sweet kit that will be the perfect addition to your Halloween smalls.(Only 300)

Rudi & Friend Scissor Fob Kit is a darling fob kit.  All materials are included. (Only 300)

We will be posting more in the next day or two so  stay tuned!
Happy Stitching!
Pam & Susan

Nashville 2016

Nashville is soon upon us and we are busy getting everything done! We will be posting here later today some of our new designs that we will be featuring.  So stay tuned!

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all of you!  We hope that this season will bring you joy and peace in the middle of the all the strife of this world.   Pray for those who are hurting right now and love your family with abandon.   God bless you.
And yes we are working on new designs!
Happy Stitching!
Pam & Susan

New designs for August!

We hope that you have had a wonderful summer and are ready for the holiday stitching!  We have some new designs that are available for the Norden Craft Fall online show.  So get ready to stitch!

This is one of our new limited edition scissor fobs called Angel Blessings.  All materials are included.

This one is called Spider's Spell. These are a fast stitch and lots of fun to do!

And here our the newest Halloween house! 

Seedy Pumpkin Cottage

The party at the spooky Seedy Pumpkin Cottage is just getting started! Look-do you see the ghosts appearing to dance?  The cats are quietly slipping out to start the singing and even the bats are swooping low to see all of the shenanigans!  It's the night of the Jack-O'-Lantern Moon and the mischief has begun!  Did you see those scary pumpkins start glowing? It's time to celebrate!

 

Happy Stitching!!

Pam & Susan



May Flower Etui

 

May Flower Etui.

The finished design features Quaker motifs on a flower-shaped etui that uses a ribbon drawstring to close.  There is a bird shaped needlebook & thimble holder, a bee scissor fob and a pincushion center of the etui. Quakers were inspired by nature and their designs had all types of natural elements in them.  This sweet etui & smalls are fast and satisfying stitch. While looking impressive, in reality the pieces are simple to finish with step-by-step instructions. If you can trace a line, then sew on the line you trace, then you can make this!

 

 

 

 These pictures show the inside of the etui when it is opened up,  the Thimble bird and the Bee Fob.

Happy Stitching!
Pam & Susan

New Designs for Nashville 2015

 Simple Gifts-Christmas is our newest Quaker. It features three colors rather than the 2 we usually use.  It contains words that we associate with the season.  

Dancing in the Moonlight is a smaller addition to our Halloween family.  The skeletons are having a fun celebration in the cemetery-complete with top hats and canes!

Going to Grandma's is a picture of Christmas at Grandma's house-a time of fun, food and games.  Look even Santa and Rudolph have come!

Frankie & Friends Sewing Box is a limited edition kit.  (220) It has a magnetic spider needle minder & scissor keep.  A Ghost emery, a caldron ort container, mummy needle book, trick or treat  purse, haunted stitch counter and a Frankie thimble holder.

Le Petit Etui Noel (Little Christmas Box) is a limited edition kit (200) that includes, a Santa & Rudolph needle book, poinsettia thimble purse, a magnetic bell needle minder, a Santa/Snowman pincube, a snowball stitch counter, snowflake emery & snowman thread winder.  Although you can't see all the sides of the pieces, other motifs include candy canes, reindeer, & wreathes.  The tines that everything comes in have either a Santa or a snowman on the front.

Let it snow Fob kit is a limited edition  kit (300) that includes everything that is seen here-except the batting to stuff the stitching!

 

The Steppin' Out Fob Kit is a limited edition kit (300) that includes everything that you see here to make the fob except the batting.

 

Snowman Sparkle Ornament Kit is a limited edition kit (200).  It has everything to make the ornament.  The frame is included and comes in white or blue. 

 

Check with your local shop to get them to reserve your favorites!

Happy Stitching!

Pam & Susan





 



 

 

 

Darkwing Manor-our new Halloween House is here!

 

 

It is here!  Darkwing Manor is now available!!

There are bats in the belfry-and are there bats in the house too?! There all sorts of surprises in this fun piece. See the blue ghost peeping out at you, and the tiny monster 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!
We hope that you will enjoy stitching this batty adventure!
Happy Stitching!
Pam & Susan

New Designs for Nashville 2014!

 Simple Gifts- Peace is the latest in our Quaker series and it holds a special place in our hearts.  With this chart we are honoring those who have served in the military and returned home with physical and psychological injuries. As part of our commitment to this, we are donating 20% of all the profits from this chart to the Wounded Warrior Project.  By donating to the WWP, we hope that this will help all of those who have fought to keep us free.

 
 
This delightful Halloween Frights Treat Box Kit is also a limited edition kit (Only 200).  We have 4 different tins with the same cute smalls.  The different tins feature a ghost, black cat, Frankie and pumpkin.  The smalls are designed to go with all of the tins equally well.  The tin is lined and has pockets lining the bottom and complete with an embroidered spider web in the lid.  There is a little scissor sheath embellished with beads, a Frankenstein needle book, stitch counter, a plastic coffin ort container, beads to make the scissor fob, and a pumpkin pyncushion.  Materials used include cotton floss, calicos, felt, satin ribbons, beads, 3 pieces of linen, beads, charms, etc. All materials and complete finishing instructions are included.  
 
 

  Posey Minder Pynchusion is a darling pyncushion that is mounted on a magnetic frame.  It has a tiny butterfly stitch counter with as well.  It is the perfect piece that can attach to those magnetic boards and sewing machines. (Only 300)
 

The Snow Crystal Scissor Fob is a small, sweet limited edition kit that will be the perfect addition to the Snow Crystal Huswif Kit! (Only 300)  

 Snow Crystal Huswif Kit is a limited edition kit.  (Only 200)  This kit features a cute snowman covered tin.  The Huswif folds and ties closed so that all the goodies stay in place. The little scissor purse is embellished with sparkly tinsel handle feature a snowman on the front. There is a snowman needle book, stitch counter and a biscornu pyncushion.  Materials used include cotton floss, calicos, charmuse, felt, satin ribbons, beads, linen (10 x 11), beads, charms, etc. All materials and complete finishing instructions are included.
 
 
 

Carols on the Square

It’s the town’s Christmas Eve celebration and it is already underway!  See the snow is falling- the skaters are flying round and round the pond while the carolers are singing all their favorite carols!  Everyone will be thrilled to see Santa and his reindeers appear!  Look! Can you see Rudolph is in the lead?  It is the perfect Christmas night!

Trick or Treat-a new Down the Lane design!

     We have a new design in our Down the Lane Series!! It is called Trick or Treat.  It is stitched on 28ct Vintage Winter Sky from Lakeside Linens with floss from A Gentle Art, Weeks Dye Works and metallic floss from DMC.  We also use Mill Hill beads and buttons from Just Another Button Company!      Remember when you went out to trick or treat? We would get dressed in what we could find in Mom's closet and the sewing scrap bag. It was so much fun-it was such a innocent time. My sisters and I would walk in the twilight and feel so brave to be out!  Our biggest worry was the neighbor's dog.  Stitch and dream of those special days from long ago!

Happy Stitching!
Pam & Susan

Widow Black's B & B --Our new design for the Fall TNNA Market

Widow Black's B & B is our newest haunted house! It is just a fun design to stitch! Widow Black is opening her parlor--uh bed and breakfast in our Halloween Village. She is inviting guests to parlor for a cup of her special tea! She has a few long time guests that are just wrapped up in all the comings and goings of the house. Some of them just linger and...linger!

Be sure to add Widow Black's B & B to your Halloween Treats--but don't allow her to entice you in to her Parlor!

Happy Stitching!
Pam & Susan    


 

Boo To You!

     Boo To You! is our latest design.  It is being released for the Columbus Needlework Show.  This little design features a set of spooky smalls all ready to spice up your sewing basket.   This quick to stitch piece includes a black spider pincushion, a ghostly needle book, the haunted pin keeper and a lovely felt Trick or Treat bag to store them in or to gift them to a lucky someone.  Time to get ready for Fall!

     Happy Stitching!!
     Pam and Susan

          PS-Did you hear the rumor that there is a Bed and Breakfast opening soon in our Halloween village?  Widow Black has made the decision to open up her own parlor to new uh--customers.  Bee on the look out for Widow Black's B and B - coming this fall to a shop near you!

 

Quaker Harvest Necessaire Floss Symbols

It has been a busy spring!  The weather is just beautiful here in North Carolina today-but more rain is scheduled for the weekend.  We had 4 plus inches of rain in the last 2 weeks so it is good to see the sun out. 

We found that with some of the Quaker Harvest Necessaire kits that part Floss Symbols were cut off.  So we are posting the new pdf of the complete list.  Hopefully it will print for you with no problem.  If you need us to we will be glad to email you a copy! Hope this will  take care of everything!

Hope that you will have a wonderful weekend!

Click here to go to the Quaker Harvest Necessaire Floss Symbols

Happy Stitching!
Pam & Susan

PS-Did you hear that our new haunted house is coming out in August?  It is called Widow Black's B & B.  It is a very fun piece-sounds like someone has drawn us into her web!  Just starting to stitch it!

Online Needlework Show starts Today!

        The online Needlework Show (www.needleworkshow.com) starts to day at 2pm! Whoo Hoo!! Who doesn't love to shop and especially when you can buy more stash!! Keep the shoes, give me stitching!!
       After much begging and pleading from some of our stitching friends, (you know who you are!) we decided to release our Bluebird Trifle Case as a chart.  So if you did not get to purchase this sweet little design, then you have the chance to pick this up!

     The inside has a felt bird-shaped needle rest and a tiny thimble nest!  We did include all the materials list  and the finishing instructions! It is very small and could be finished in a couple of nights!

 

     We are also making another kit that we have had many requests for available as a chart.  It is call  the Bunny Garden Needleroll. 

     This is a chart features a needleroll, scissor weight and pincushion.  It also includes a bead pack. We did include all the materials list  and the finishing instructions! It is a good way to learn some of those fun stitches-especially when you only have to stitch 2 or 3 of them!

 

Have fun at the Needlework Show! Remember that even if you are shopping the night away, you still have to sleep!

 

Happy Stitching!

Pam & Susan



 

 

Name mistake for design

Do you ever have those wonderful moments of utter clarity that reminds you that you goofed up?  When I was typing the names for the new designs I wrote Pumpkin Harvest Necessaire--It is supposed to be Quaker Harvest Necessaire.  I was thinking of the shape I guess and my fingers did the translation.  One of those crazy things that our brain does.  Thanks for your patience!

Happy Stitching!
Pam & Susan (although Susan did catch the mistake!)

New Designs for Nashville 2013

Simple Gifts-Courage holds a special place in our hearts. We are celebrating all those in our lives who have struggled with different types of cancer. While we have charted our design using the colors for breast cancer, we are including with each chart a list of the different cancers with its colors, and an alphabet the same letters as the one in the chart so that you can personalize it for your loved one. As part of our commitment to cancer eradication, we are donating 20% of all the profits from this chart to the American Cancer Society. By donating to ACS, then all the different cancer research facilities can benefit.
This will be available at the Nashville Market starting March 2, 2013

Pumpkin Harvest Necessaire is a limited edition kit (We will have only 200 of these.) that we have  planning for the last year.   We are so excited to  be able to debut it at last!  This kit features  32ct Irish linen, reproduction fabrics, beads, batting, stabilizer, wool, ribbons, 8 skeins of floss, the chart and complete finishing instructions.  Here you can see the base of the pumpkin  and inside the lid. 

The pumpkin has five different designs on the outside-one on each panel.  The inside features a little acorn in the very bottom. There is a needle book, a pincushion, a scissor fob and thread minder.

 

 

Mon Petit Jardin-is a sweet sampler that can adorn your e-device cover.  The picture shows the finished Ipad cover, but we are going to include the finishing for any e-device.  They are all made the same, just the measurements are different.  The chart has all the finishing directions. 

 

Last but not least is the Bluebird Trifle Case Kit. The very small design has a thimble case and a needle book inside.  This our new kit for the Make It/Take it for Friday nite.  There are only 200 of these! Everything that you need to make it is inside!

If you are interested in these then you need to contact your local shop and let them know!



 

Contest

Forgot to mention that we are having a contest thru the Needlework Show.  We are giving away to 3 winners 1 each of the 2 new ornaments!  So go by and get your name in the Hat!
Happy Stitching!
 Pam & Susan

Needlework Show starts tomorrow!

Tomorrow, Thursday , October 18th, is the beginning of the online Needlework Show!  (www.needleworkshow.com) We have 2 new design for this show.  The first is an ornament called Glad Tidings. All the finishing instructions are included!


Glad Tidings

 

The second ornament is called Christmas Sleigh Ride.  It is a part of our Down the Lane series. All the finishing instructions are included.

 

  Hope that you will take time to visit the Needlework Show. (You can even visit in your pjs!) Then you can call (or  take the time for a visit-YEAH)  your local shop to place an order. I cna't wait to see what everyone has to offer!

Happy Stitching!

Pam & Susan   

Cross Stitch Pal Retreat, Myrtle Beach, SC here we come!!

       We are getting ready to head south to Myrtle Beach for the Cross Stitch Pals Retreat!  We plan to get there on Thursday evening.  We just can't wait to see all these wild and crazy stitching ladies.  We will fit right in with all the wild and crazies! 
     We do plan to have a few suprises with us for everyone and we are bringing models, chocolate  (and More) so be prepared!  Are you going?