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2017 January 02
Issue No. 17-02
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January Samplers of the Month . . . You Choose, from 2016’s SOMs
“Sarah Esther Beeston”
from Gigi R Designs
*Chart $24
*Hand-Dyed Lakeside Linen (price
depends on your choice of darker or
lighter, count & margins ~ 36c doubledyed darker w/2-inch margins, $64;
40c lighter w/2-inch margins, $41)
*Hand-Dyed silks, $78.25, below ~
Tudor silks (for higher-count linens),
$78.75
Please refer to the January 4, 2016
eNewsletter for more information
“Miss Mary Ann Bournes” from Hands Across the Sea Samplers
*Chart $30
*Hand-Dyed Lakeside linen (price depends on the linen count and
your preferred margins, i.e., 40c w/2-inch margins, $41)
*Au Ver A’Soie silks as charted, $103.20 ~ Tudor silks (best for 45c
& higher), $78.75 ~ the overdyed silk conversion,$138.85 $170.85, depending on your silk usage (I’m a thread miser and
would need less.)
Please refer to the February 1, 2016 eNewsletter for more details
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“Amelia Boyce
1829” from The
Scarlet Letter
*Chart $24
Left, John’s magnificent “Amelia
Boyce” was stitched on Lakeside’s
52/60 V. Examplar with Gloriana
Tudor silks.
*Hand-dyed Lakeside linen
(price depends on the
linen count and your
preferred margins, i.e.,
40c w/2-inch margins,
$32)
*Au Ver A’Soie silks as
charted, $94.60 ~ Tudor
silks (best for higher-count
linen), $94.50 ~ the
overdyed silk conversion
shown left, $139.50
Please refer to the March
17, 2016 eNewsletter for
more details.
“Hannah Coates” from the Design Studios
of Hands Across the Sea Samplers
*chart $27
*linen (for example, 40c w/2inch margins is $39)
*silks (AVAS $120.40; Gloriana
Classic Silks, $168 or $105 for
the Tudors, left
Please refer to the May 05, 2016
eNewsletter for more details.
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More of January’s Samplers of the Month
April’s SOM’s were a plethora of stunning samplers released at the Nashville Market in March ~
please refer to our April 1, 2016 eNewsletter for larger photos, details, and pricing information.
NeedleWorkPress’s “Petronilla”
Gigi’s “Marie Honorat”
Gigi’s “Elizabeth A. Wenden”
Queenstown Sampler’s “Maria Jenuaria”
The Scarlett House’s “Mary Lindley”
Needlemade Designs’ “Sarah Sophia Haigh”
The Scarlett House’s “Sarah Redfearn”
N e e d l e Wo r k P r e s s ’s
“Catharine Isabella Suliss”
Erica Michaels’ “Nancy Alden”
Erica Michaels’ “Nancy Alden”
Milady’s Needle’s “Mary Ann Lynn”
T he Scarlet
Letter’s “Eliza
Hall” (2 small
Cherished Stitches’ “Sisters”
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“Berlin Woolwork Sampler”
from Darlene O’Steen/The
Needle’s Prayse ... now
published by NeedleWorkPress
* chart, 9 parts, $16 each part
* linen (40c & 36c Lakeside $32 ~
for Zweigart linens, $20+ or -)
* NPI silks for Part 1, 1 of each
color $165
(Save 15% by purchasing at least 2
of the starred items)
Please refer to the June 2, 2016
eNewsletter for further details.
Above, my Part 1
… left, my Part
9, still missing a
few motifs.
“Elizabeth Furniss 1836” from
Hands Across The Sea Samplers
*chart $30
*hand-dyed Lakeside linen (40c
w/2-in margins is $42; other
counts and margins may differ
in price)
*AVA S s i l k s , $ 1 3 3 . 3 0 ~
overdyed silks, $210.25
Please refer to the June 30
eNewsletter for further details.
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Gigi’s Ann Maughan 1851 aka “Solomon’s Temple”
*chart $30
*hand-dyed Lakeside linen (40c w/2-in margins is $23; other counts and
margins will differ slightly)
*overdyed silks, $195.50; Tudor silks, $126.50
Please refer to the August 1, 2016 eNewsletter for further details.
“Elizabeth Beaven 1835” from Hands Across the Sea Samplers
* chart $32
* hand-dyed Lakeside linen
(because of the size of this
sampler, for 40c/36c & 32c,
we are offering a SH)
* AVAS $91.50; overdyed 12ply, $159; Tudor silks for
the higher counts, $106
Please refer to the September
1, 2016 eNewsletter for
I'm stitching this on
Lakeside’s 52/60
Vintage Sand Dune
with Gloriana’s
Tudor silks.
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“Sarah Abraham’s Sampler” from Threads of Gold & The Scarlet Letter's “Dorcas Haynes 1720”
Above, for “Sarah Abraham”:
* chart $13
* hand-dyed Lakeside linen ~ for
example, 40c, $32
* our silk package w/AVAS &
Gloriana, $96.10; silks as charted,
$67.30
Right, for
“Dorcas Haynes”:
* chart $24
* hand-dyed Lakeside linen ~
for example, 40c, $32
* AVAS as charted, $86
Please refer to the October 1, 2016 eNewsletter for further details
“The Lonely Virgin” from Inguna’s Samplers/Gigi R Designs
* chart $24
* hand-dyed Lakeside linen ~ for
example, 40c, $32 ~ prices vary
depending on linen count
* our hand-dyed silks, Gloriana 12-ply,
$74.25; Tudors for high-count linens,
$49.50
Please refer to our November 1, 2016
eNewsletter for further details.
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* chart $25
* hand-dyed Lakeside linen ~ prices vary depending on linen count & over 2 or over 3
+ over 2
* hand-dyed silks, Gloriana 12-ply, $214.50; Tudors for high-count linens, $143
Please refer to our December 8, 2016 eNewsletter and December 15, 2016
eNewsletter for further details.
Parts of this sampler are charted
over 2, over 3, and 3x2 (3 threads
wide, 2 threads high) and 3x3 (3
threads wide, 3 threads high). I
decided to stitch it all over 2, and
below are the various sizes on
various linen counts, depending on
over 2 or over 2 & 3.
The Greek cross top border, charted 4-sided stitch over 4, I’m stitching over
2. It’s taking a long time to stitch because, of course, it’s much longer! Over 4 I thought
was too clunky, but I didn’t realize how much longer it will take to stitch!
Here are the design sizes over 2
on various linen counts:
* 52/60 ~ 25.3 x 6.2
* 52c ~ 29.2 x 6.2
* 46c ~ 33 x 7
* 40c ~ 38 x 8
* 36c ~ 42.2 x 8.9
* 28c over 1 ~ 27.2 x 5.7
And if you choose to stitch it as
charted over 2 & parts over 3:
52/60 ~ 33 x 6.9
52c ~ 38 x 6.9
46c ~ 43 x 7.8
40c ~ 49.5 x 9
36c ~ 55 x 10
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Summer School 2017
But Mother, I want to go to Summer School at The Attic!
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Save the dates: Friday, August 25 at
5 PM thru Sunday noon, August 27
Stay tuned for more details!
“PIECES OF OLDE II”
Summer
School 2017 at
By popular request, our 2017
theme will be a continuation of
the 2016 program, featuring
antique samplers and project
adaptations created by our
amazing Arizona designers!
We had our first planning meeting, and we’re all very
excited about what’s in store for you for next year! Here
are a few sneak peeks of several of the incredible
samplers that will be used to inspire projects for you!
A NewYear’s gift, full-on images of these superb samplers that will be a part of our
2017 Summer School: above, a sampler from Samplers Remembered/Linda Danielson’s
collection ~ right, a remarkable sampler from Gloria Moore/Milady’s Needle’s collection.
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Every
Thursday
Customer Appreciation/Stitch-In, Thursdays, 4 8 PM For as long as I can remember, The Attic has
been open on Thursday nights and, along with that,
provides the setting for customers to gather to share
their needlework with others. This is an opportunity for me to host a
weekly time with our customers, to show them the newest and greatest,
preview new designs and great needlework stuff, and also see what
you’re stitching! As a valued customer, you are invited to join us!
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Our 19th Annual Silent Auction for Breast Cancer
Research was held on Saturday evening, November
19th, and I am pleased to report that, as a result of the
winning bids on the donated items and additional
monetary donations, checks totaling $11,300+ were
sent to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation in NY.
My deepest gratitude to so many of you for its success.
Next year, our 20th and final Silent Auction will be held on
Saturday, November 18. Help us make it the best one yet!
Saturday, January 7, 10:30-12:30 Beginning Linen
This class is appropriate for both beginning stitchers and
anyone wishing to refine their skills. The class project is
Linda/Needlemade Designs’ Tulip needlebook design,
and the $30 fee includes her expert instruction +
materials. Class fee is due upon registration.
January
13 - 16,
2017
Saturday, January 21, 2017, PunchNeedle Basics with Christy, 10:30-12:30
~ Christy thought these sweet ornaments (giving you a head-start on next year) are
the perfect size for a beginner’s project, and the kit contains pre-stamped weaver’s
cloth, DMC floss, Weeks Dye Works wool medallions for easy finishing, and 2
designs in each kit. Christy has taught this class at the shop for a number of years,
and she has wonderful models with various finishing techniques to inspire you in
this fun, fast, and easy technique. $35 class fee includes the kit, a 5” hoop, &
Christy’s expert instruction. Some of you already have the #3 punchneedle ~ if
not, you may purchase it before class, and any other additional charts/designs
you’d like at the class discount of 10%.
Sunday, January 22, 2017, Sampler Sunday, 1:00-4:00 ~ This monthly gathering
of sampler lovers will be held the fourth Sunday in January due to the Sampler
Symposium the weekend before. Refreshments served ~ please register. Fee $10
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February 16 - 19, Thursday 3 PM - Sunday 11 AM, our Annual
Junipine Retreat in Sedona. We’ve been holding this retreat since 1999,
at the beautiful Junipine Resort on the shores of Oak Creek, and for the
past number of years it is always sold out. Those who come year after year
are first on the list. There are a few from last year whom we are still waiting to hear
from, so there may be an opening and, if you wish, we are happy to put you on the
waiting list. The $300 fee includes accommodations for the four nights in a twobedroom creekhouse, an opening night reception, and door prizes.
Our 2017 Sampler Symposium registration is
full, with a waiting list, but there’s still room
in the Merry Cox optional class on Monday,
Jan 16. Full details in this issue.
August
25-27, 2017
November
3-5, 2017
Summer School ~ Save the
dates: Friday, August 25 at 5 PM
thru Sunday noon, August 27
Jackie du Plessis/It’s Finally Finished
will be teaching three very special
projects. Stay tuned for specific
dates & details. Please note the new
date (first November weekend!)
A wish for 2017 from Vickie LoPiccolo Jennett
And speaking of Vickie, this
perennial publication, her
2017 Book of Days, is
almost sold out … we have 3
remaining copies! $12 each.
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“Mary Lea 1793”
from the Design Studios of
Hands Across the Sea Samplers
It is with great pleasure that I announce that this
stunning sampler reproduction, “Mary Lea
1793,” from The Design Studios of Hands
Across the Sea Samplers, will be our 2017
Attic Stitch-Along. Mary embroidered this
exquisite sampler when she was only 11 years old
~ the model shown here was beautifully executed
by Jacqueline Morris.
The model, left, will be on display at The
Attic throughout 2017.
At 373 x 445, it’s a sizable project, very
doable in a year’s time. The model is stitched on
Lakeside’s Vintage Meadow Rue with Au Ver A
Soie’s Soie d’Alger.
The overdyed silk conversion is shown on the
next page.
Mary Lea’s sampler is bordered with lilies and carnations, is filled with wonderful motifs, a plethora of birds
as well as several butterflies and squirrels, a sweet cat and dog on either side of the manor house. I love the
touches of blue throughout the sampler, the two apple trees and other trees, and the tulips and other flowers.
The sampler is cross stitch over two, satin stitch, with the verse and other words cross stitch over one.
The verse:
Great God with Wonder and with Praise
Not all the Books on Earth beside
On all thy Works I look
Such heavenly Wonders tell
But still thy Wisdom Power and Grace Then let me love my Bible more Shine brightest in thy Book And take a fresh Delight
Here would I learn how Christ had dyed
By Day to read these Wonders o’er
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As our 2017 SAL, a special kit discount of 10% is available if
you purchase all of the kit parts, chart ($27) + linen (price
varies depending on count) + AVAS silks ($98.90) OR 12-ply
Gloriana overdyed silks ($148.50) OR Gloriana Tudor silks ($99).
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Reg
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... Friday night, January 13, thru Sunday, January 15
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tion
The Attic’s Sampler Symposium:
The Warmth of Sharing Our Passion for Samplers
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Full
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I am very pleased to present the weekend faculty for this event:
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After a 5 - 6 PM supper ~
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nly & Maegan Jennett/NeedleWorkPress
Friday night, 6-9 PM, “Reconstructing Harriet Ann Hughson’s 1843 Sampler” ~ Vickie
Saturday morning, 9- 10:30 AM - “Motifs on the Move,” a lecture presentation by Lynne Anderson, Ph.D./Sampler Consortium
Saturday, 11 AM - 4 PM, with an hour for lunch, Merry Cox will present “Stitch, Mend & Mark”
Saturday evening, 5 - ? PM, reception at The Attic, with food & refreshments including adult beverages served.
Sunday, Merry Cox’s “Flowers for Milady Sewing Purse & Accessories, 9 - 3 PM, with an hour for lunch.
Your $649 fee for the Symposium includes all classes, kits, and lecture, a light supper on Friday night, breakfast, lunch, and coffee/tea breaks on Saturday,
a Saturday night reception at the shop with refreshments and supper, and Sunday breakfast and lunch.
All classes will be held in Meeting Rooms A+B at Hyatt Place Mesa, where they have available an Attic Needlework room block with prices
of $141 for both King and Queen/Queen rooms. Here is the booking link to make your reservations. Free shuttle service to the shop is
available (airport transportation is not), so renting a car is optional and may not be necessary, depending on your personal preference.
“Art has taught my willing fingers skill to write
without paper, ink or quill.”
Reconstructing Harriet Ann Hughson’s curious 1843
sampler and its probable place in history
NeedleWorkPress will
reveal the surprises
uncovered in the process of
“reproducing” this sampler
during The Attic’s 2017
Sampler Symposium. To
replicate the original, our
project is stitched on 28ct
linen with Tudor Silks
(initially we planned to offer
a 20ct option, but decided
against it to stay in keeping
with the antique). Its
sentiments are as true in
the twenty-first century as
they were in 1843: “Speak
not evil one of another.”
Friday night, 6-9 PM,
“Reconstructing Harriet Ann
Hughson’s 1843 Sampler”
with Vickie & Maegan
Jennett of NeedleWorkPress
An additional project will feature Harriet’s
faithful dog in a period bookmark.
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Saturday, 9 - 10:30 AM ~ Motifs on the Move: Studying the Migration of American Motifs
Presenter: Lynne Anderson, Ph.D.
Professor, University of Oregon
Director, Sampler Archive Project
Founder, Sampler Consortium
Historic girlhood samplers were most frequently stitched under the direction of skilled needlework teachers. During America’s colonial
period many of these teachers were immigrants from Great Britain and the European continent, bringing with them the needlework
traditions of their native homelands. As a result, the earliest American samplers often reflect the national origins of the girls’ teachers. By the middle of the 18th
century, however, uniquely American sampler styles and motifs had begun to emerge. Some of these new motifs remained deeply rooted in a specific geographic
location, contributing to a recognizable local or regional style. Other sampler motifs were constantly on the move - migrating to new locations in the hands of
needlework teachers and their students, as well as transient families seeking economic opportunity. Concurrent with our nation’s gradual settling of land further and
further into the wilderness was the dispersion of sampler making styles and embroidered motifs, contributing threads of continuity across America’s vast geographic
landscape.
This multimedia presentation will discuss multiple examples where the needlework styles and motifs found on schoolgirl samplers were “on the move” – helping to
stitch together a national identity. Working chronologically as well as geographically, Dr. Anderson will show images of the earliest known examples of a given sampler
motif or set of related motifs, and then dynamically trace its chronological appearance and reappearance in other geographic locations over time. Explanations based
on extensive historical and genealogical research (e.g., family ties, regional migration patterns, and teacher relocation) will be highlighted. In addition, the presenter will
discuss the potential for newly emerging online databases such as the Sampler Archive and the Registry of American Needlework Schools and Teachers to assist in this
form of sampler scholarship.
Saturday, 11 AM ~ 4 PM (with an hour for lunch) Stitch, Mend & Mark The mystery project has been revealed!
In 2008, Frey’s Measure
Mill made these wonderful 1-cup dry measures to commemorate their 150 years in business (1858-2008). Merry has been waiting to design something special for this
lovely little box, which is 3 ½” in diameter. First, there is a roll-up alphabet sampler that is very unusual and unique. She purchased the antique alphabet from a very
knowledgeable antique dealer who informed her it was from Massachusetts and from the first quarter of the l800’s. After researching Merry found a sampler pictured
with this particular alphabet and the sampler was dated 1834. This reproduction marking alphabet sampler (3 ½” x 15 ½” finished) will roll up to go inside the
drawstring silk bag. Attached to the bottom of the bag is a petite chatelaine that hangs over the edge of the bag when the bag is opened and draped over the 1-cup
dry measure box.
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Sunday, 9 AM - 3 PM (with an hour for lunch) Flowers
For Milady Sewing Purse & Accessories A lovely and
functional sewing purse holds all the necessary accessories for
stitching. The front flap of the purse features a poem written by
Merry with a gentleman presenting a bouquet of flowers to his lady.
The needlebook/pinkeep has antique linen needle pages and thread
winders inside, and the outside is used as a pincushion and pinkeep.
The scissors and ruler holder is finished with an ultra suede insert.
Merry designed this sweet set in celebration of her 50th wedding
anniversary (I know she got married very young!)
Openings are still available in this class.
Monday, January 16, 2017 ~ Optional Class
9 AM - 3 PM (with an hour for lunch) ~ $260.00
Flowers From Thy Garden Wouldn’t it be fun to go to class, take
your sampler from its carrying case, unroll it, place it in front of you,
and now everything needed is at your fingertips …. a ruler pocket, a
needlebook with vintage linen needle pages, an ultra suede scissors
holder tucked behind the needle pages, a pocket for a thread stick, a
lovely pin cushion and many alphabets within the sampler for reference.
While on a trip to England, Merry found a sampler stitched on two
pieces of linen and then sewn together (antique is shown in the photo on
the left. The antique pieces each have red bands woven into the linen
with several alphabets. Merry reproduced the alphabets from the circa
1860’s sampler, stitched the red bands to replicate the woven ones and
then designed “her garden.” The sampler is hemstitched and then lined
separately. The sampler and lining are held together with buttons and
ribbon in the corners. It is folded in half, wrapped around the pin
cushion, and stored in its case. Stitched on 35-count linen.
Regarding Registration
The Symposium itself is full, but there’s still room in the Monday workshop for this very special
project shown above: “Flowers From Thy Garden” ~ registration is by email at [email protected]. If
you’re interested in joining us in this wonderful workshop, please email me.
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. . . Stacy Nash Primitives
“Silent Night Pinkeep
& Ornament” $12
“Ann’s Sampler Pinkeeps” $12
“Merry Christmas Pinkeep” $12
“Schoolgirl Sampler Sewing Bag” $12
“Mary’s Pinkeeps” $12
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. . . Pineberry Lane
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. . . Little House Needleworks
“Little House ABC
Samplers - RST” $6
“Snow and Ice” $6
“Winifred Glarke 1892” $12, 135 x 125
. . . Sue Hillis Designs
Get a head-start on
some
adorable
ornaments for next year,
using the very popular
sled ornaments painted
white!
So adorable!
“Christmas Rid” or
“ Ch ri s tm as Sweets ”
each $10
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. . . Country Cottage Needleworks
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. . . Heartstring Samplery
“The Bird Collection - Part III” $12, 69 x 69
“Snow Place Like Home - 3”
$6, 59 x 72
“Let It Snow” $6, 95 x 63
. . . Reflets de Soie
. . . My Big Toe Designs
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“Faith, Laughter & Coffee” $8, 95 x 123 ~
also charted for “Faith, Laughter and Love”!
“Béatrix Pierre 1891” $18, 244 x 197, another beautiful French sampler reproduction
from Isabelle Mauzbraud, with a lion at its centerpoint, surrounded by lovely flowers and
birds AND a very gorgeous border! Oh, my, yet another sampler I want to stitch!
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. . . The Drawn Thread
“Good Tidings” $10, 56 x 167
“Christmas Baskets” $10, each square 41 x 41
. . . My Big Toe Designs
“Alphablooms” (3 designs) $8, 76 x 76 (main
design) 37 x 51 (monogram) & 40 x 31 (love)
“Storms Bring the Rains” $8, 63
x 95, sweet and very comforting
for we all have storms!
“Quaker Peace” $12, 137 x 236 (companion design to “Quaker
Seasons” & “Quaker Harmony” - go to their Website to see these!
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Our Annual Kris Kringle Party . . .
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. . . was fun, convivial, and, as you can see below,
some lovely handmade ornaments were exchanged!
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Carolyn’s “We are Blessed” from Erica Michaels
Kimmie’s start on Primitive
Hare’s “A Stitcher’s Sampler”
Melissa’s “One Starry Christmas Eve” by Brenda Gervais/With
Thy Needle & Thread stitched on 40c Aztec Red from Weeks
Amy’s start on Plum Street Sampler’s “Pomegranate Sampler” ~ love all those reindeer!
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Sandra’s “Flora McSample’s 2015 Stockings”
from Lizzie Kate beautifully finished by Beth!
Patty’s made some very creative changes to the colors
in her “Blackberry House” from Plum Street Samplers.
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Lee Anna’s stunning “Initials au Paon” from Gigi on Lakeside’s 40c V.
Spring Thyme over 1 using Gloriana’s Tudor Silk
Kathleen finished “My
Winter Home” from
France's The Bee Company ~
the $18 kit includes a white
wreath 8.75” circle frame that
Kathleen painted red, 5 buttons
(one of them is the house that
Kathleen painted blue), polka dot
fabric & cream lace. All you need
to add is 32c Zweigart linen and
Weeks floss. Thanks for sharing,
Kathleen!
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The exquisite red
anthurium bouquet,
perfect for this Season.
Where have the years gone?
A Christmas ham “imported” from Wisconsin
along with a favorite, mac & cheese, such a treat!
John and I have loved their music for several decades, and their concert this past week at Gammage Auditorium didn’t disappoint.
Fabulous! As someone remarked, Chip Davis reinvented Christmas music … and we love it! Highly recommended concert!
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