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April Sampler of the Month from Hands to Work
March Sampler of the Month
from Samplers Remembered
As our Sampler of the Month, save 15% by purchasing a
minimum of 2 of the 3 parts:
* “Sarah Gentle - 1821” chart $15
* Lakeside Linen (40c w/2” margins $25)
* Silks (17 Belle Soie + 1 Au Ver A’Soie Soie d’Alger) $131.80
Only a few more days to save 15% on Sarah’s beautiful sampler.
I’m sorry to tell you that I made a huge error in publishing
the silk price in two previous issues. To prepare this front page I
use as a “template” the previous month’s data and change the
information as applicable. Unfortunately, I failed to change the
$45 from February’s SOM silk price to this one. My staff has
contacted each of you regarding this error, but if there’s anyone
we missed, please let me know. I obviously really needed a
vacation; I have no explanation as to how I missed this twice!
Also, if you received one of the first charts in the shop, there
may be a symbol mix-up in the serpent area. Please contact us for
a replacement page.
Ever since first laying eyes on this beautiful design by Tracy Riffle, I have
loved it, and so when Tracy was here for our January Sampler Symposium, I
mentioned this sampler, and she offered to send the model for us to display in
the shop. And then I thought, what a perfect sampler for April, perfect for
both the Easter and Passover holidays!
The fabric used in Tracy’s model in 2004 was Lakeside’s 40c V.
Meadow Rue. Today’s V. Meadow Rue looks quite different, and so we were
discussing which fabric to recommend. Maegan suggested letting each of you
choose your favorite color ~ and then we got the idea to put some
combinations together for you! The staff had great fun letting their creativity
shine ~ their beautiful choices are on page 2.
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Linen + Silk Combinations
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From the left: Lakeside’s V. Meadow Rue & V. Bluegrass; Colorscapes’ Doubloon; Lakeside’s V. Chantilly Cream, V. Examplar & V. Lt. Examplar
From left: Colorscapes’ Mello; Lakeside’s V Clay Pot; Colorscapes’ Dill;
Lakeside’s VLentil; Stitches & Spice Charcoal; Lakeside’s V Tarnished Silver
As you can see, the Attic staff had great fun putting together
linens and silks. Please order by linen color; for the silks, if
there’s more than one choice shown with the linen, tell us left or
right.
From the left: Lakeside’s V Mourning Dove
& V Misty Rain; Colorscapes’ Sand
As our April Sampler of the Month, save 15% by purchasing
a minimum of 2 of the 3 parts:
* “I Wait for the Lord” chart $12
* Linen (price will vary depending on count & margins; as an
example, 40c w/2” margins is $19
* Silk (will vary depending on type & number of skeins ordered)
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April
As a member of our Attic Addicts Club, during April
you can save 15% on the following in-stock items:
• All Easter/Passover Charts/Kits
• Gloriana Silks
• Colorscapes Linens
Saturday, March 31, Stitching on Silk Gauze, 10:30-12:30.
With the release of more of Erica Michaels designs, it’s time
once again for this perennially popular class, and Rhonda will be
joining me as my “teaching assistant.” She’s actually stitched
dozens of beautiful silk gauze designs which she will bring to
inspire you. Choose your favorite design, and in class we will help
you select your fibers. Fee $10. As always, you will receive a 10%
discount on all class supplies, including lights and magnification.
April
Saturday, April 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’s Tulip
needlebook design, and the $30 fee includes her
expert instruction + all project materials.
Saturday, April 14, JABCO Pincushion, 1-4:00. These adorable
pincushions/button buddies/make-dos are irresistible! Choose your
favorite and join us for an afternoon of fun and creativity. See many
choices on pages 6 & 7. Fee $10 (Kit not included.)
Sunday, April 22, Sampler Sunday, 1-4:00. Although the fourth
Sunday, this is the appointed date and time to gather in our classroom
and share your sampler project(s), whether completed or in-progress.
Today’s eNewsletter features what was “showing” last Sunday. Very
inspiring indeed! Please call/e-mail to register. Fee $10
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Merry Cox November 2012
We are most honored and privileged to host four Merry Cox
Workshops on Thursday ~ Sunday, November 8-11. Each
workshop runs from 9 - 4 p.m., with lunch included. Registration
for all of the workshops (Le Nouveau Palais Royal twice, Sweet Little
Blossoms, and So Dear to Thy Heart, the 2011 Williamsburg piece) at
this time is closed, but if you wish to be on a waiting list, either
Thursday or Sunday’s sessions for Le Nouveau Palais Royal is your best
bet.
All workshops will be held at Mesa’s Hyatt Place, where there
is a room block being held under “Attic Needlework” with a $99
King or $104 Queen/Queen option. Phone 1.888.HYATT HP.
Unfortunately, we have more registrants than we have space for,
so some are unhappily on a waiting list. But having handled these
types of events before, I do know that life happens and cancellations
are inevitable, so don’t despair ~ there will be some openings.
Pre-stitching kits will be Merry’s first priority after she has filled
the kit requirements for her May, June, and July workshops.
You may go to Merry’s Web site for more information about
these projects, and many more of her incredible designs: http://
www.frommerrysheart.com/
Le Nouveau Palais Royal, what
some consider Merry’s pièce de
résistance, will be taught
Thursday AND Sunday. Kit
includes beautiful box & sweet
scissors.
Workshop Fee: $275
Sweet Little Blossoms
Saturday’s workshop
from 9 - 4 p.m. includes
the lovely Shaker box.
Workshop Fee: $200
Saturday, May 5, 1:30-3:30, Quaker
Pincushions. I fell in love with these adorable
cushions that use JABCO “impression”
buttons for the top and bottom ~ they look so
easy to finish that I think even I can do it! Prestitching will allow us to do the finishing
together in class! Class fee $10 (materials not included.)
We still have some BCRF cookbooks left.
Support a great cause (all net proceeds go to breast
cancer research) by buying a copy(s) of the Recipes
for a Cure cookbook for a donation of $14.95 (or
more) with fabulous time-tested recipes as well as
complimentary designs from 11 designers.
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So Dear to Thy Heart, Merry’s
2 0 1 1 Wi l l i a m s bu r g p ro j e c t ,
includes the beautiful box shown.
Scheduled for Friday, Nov 9, 9 - 4
p.m. More photos at http://
w w w. j u s t - c r o s s s t i t c h . c o m /
s e m i n a r - 2 0 1 1 / m e r r y. h t m l
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Paula’s March message to all of you joining her on this remarkable sampler reproduction/Stitch-Along: Hello March and that means Spring!
The other thing that means is that it is time to stitch the rest of the way across to the right and complete the full width of Ann Dale. Theresa of Shakespeare’s
Peddler advised that one of the red borders had been graphed incorrectly and so I waited for the correction but after receiving it, decided to keep it the same as the
original chart. If you want to obtain the corrected graph, please contact Theresa at xspeddler@yahoo.com and let her know which shop you purchased the chart
from and she will mail you the corrected pages. Once you’ve completed March’s stitching, you will have the full value of the width of this beautiful piece!
Coming from Blackbird Designs
Arriving late next week: The first of four in Barb & Alma’s Loose Feathers
program for 2012. In addition to Mary Ann Blackburn’s reproduction
sampler, there’s also a “Spring Song” box cover and a small framed bird. Each
booklet in this series will have a sampler + 2 smaller projects. Charted for 30c
w/hand-dyed cottons, we will, as always, be doing a conversion to 40c (or 36c
if you wish) and hand-dyed silks! Let us know your choices now. Chart $16.
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New, New, New!
Above, Chic-a (pronounced sheek-ah, an adjective meaning
style, innovation, and fun, especially in practical elements
such as project bags and totes) clear-front zippered project
bags, in 3 sizes: small $12, medium $13 and portfolio $18
Above: First of all, they’re Bohin, and second of all, they’re red! Can
you tell? We got these 6.5” dressmaker scissors ($27) in right before our
Market Day, and, whoosh, they all flew out the door that Saturday. And
I won’t name names, but some were seen grabbing these out of others’
shopping baskets! So now everyone can be happy because we got them
in again! Aren’t they beautiful? And being a Bohin, a pleasure to use!
Right, Chic-a Triad ($48), the perfect 3-in-1 tool for all your
project needs! Includes the mini-tote, pouch, and the pattern
holder. This fun set keeps you organized as you work on your
project. The mini tote is perfect for storing your small projects. Your smallest accessories can be separated into the little key-ring
pouch. The pattern holder folds into a triangle shape, allowing
you to rotate it as you track your progress through a pattern. The pattern holder’s clever design also conveniently wraps
around the mini tote while not in use. Size: 4x4x10 We have it
in stock in both black on white and pink on white.
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New from Just Another Button Company
I can’t help myself ! I’ve gone pincushion crazy
~ but how can I not, with these very clever and
adorable kits from JABCO?! Clockwise from upper
left, “Little Birdie, an impressionable pincushion
kit” $38 ~ and FIVE sweet Button Buddies,
each $19 EXCEPT the first one, “Charley
Chick” $22 ~ then “Katie Kat” * “Rosie
Rabbit” * “Harriet Hound” * and the very
limited “Tommie Tweet-Heart” ~ and “Over
the Moon For you Pincushion Kit” $70 ~ and a
Make-Do Pincushion Kit, “Cottontail” $48 ~
see the next page for more Make-Dos and an
answer to your question: What’s a Make-Do?
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Clockwise from above: 2 Make-Do Pincushion
Kits, each $52 (see article on this page about
“What is a Make-Do?”) “Cottontail” and “Pet
Friendly” ~ “Celebration Cupcake Pincushion
Kit” $53 that looks good enough to eat! ~ and
then, many of you have already made the
adorable Ewe Pincushion, and JABCO has
very cleverly come up with seasonal dress-ups
for your ewe, kits that include the buttons, pins
and wool for the accessories only. We are
showing “Ewe’s Spring Togs” $44.
And,
below, “Ewe Look Fabulous for Summer
Pincushion Kit” $54
More New from JABCO
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Fr o m t h e Ju s t A n o t h e r B u t t o n
Company™ Web site
What is a Make-Do?
Fans of folk art will recognize the name given
to useful items created by our ancestors from
things they had at hand. Pincushions were
often make-do projects. Pins were a precious
commodity and saved carefully for reuse. Thrifty homemakers crafted pincushions for
the purpose from a bit of fabric, stuffing and
whatever container or pedestal was ready for
repurposing—a cup with a crack, an empty
spool, or a broken candlestick. Make your pincushion and pop it into a
container you already have on hand—you
have a make-do! Use a JABCO kit to get
started, or even better, use fabric you already
have on hand. The instructions given produce
a flat–bottomed pincushion that can stand on
its own. Or you can drop the pincushion into
a mug, pop it into an old jar lid, or glue to the
top of a spool. The pincushion becomes a
make-do when you add the creative finish
using something you already own. Join our Fun Pincushion
Class - details on page 3!
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Beautiful Samplers New in the Shop!
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Wow! Many wonderful choices for us sampler lovers came in while I
was away! From the left above: Gigi R’s “Virginie Grimoux 1845” $22
~ Moira Blackburn’s “Clover and Bee Sampler” $15 ~ Long Dog
Samplers’ “Flemish Giant” (394 x 199) $26 ~ and Reflets de
Soie’s “Anais Curveur 1896” $20 ~ to see how truly beautiful this
sampler is, please click on this link: http://www.reflets-de-soie.fr/
epages/62027478.sf/fr_FR/?ObjectPath=/Shops/62027478/
Products/RDS123
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New from The Sweetheart Tree
Clockwise from above: 3 what Sandie calls “quadrielle,” these 3 very elegant are perfect for stitching for the special days coming
very soon, “Mom Quadrielle” kit, “Dad Quadrielle” and “The Wedding Quadrielle,” each $27 for a kit that includes 28c
linen and everything else you need (except stuffing) to create these beautiful 3-dimensional pieces (and for an online finishing
tutorial for these, go to http://www.sweethearttree.com/finishing.html) ~ “Teenie Butterfly Welcome” $21 complete kit w/
28c linen ~ and “Bunny Business” $10 chart w/embellishments + custom-cut mounting boards for finishing $6
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New from Lizzie Kate
Clockwise from left: The newest Double Flip,
“Less = More,” with the first 2 flips available
now $8 each (Fear Less, Hope More & Whine
less, Breathe more) “A Little Easter Kit” $12
w/32c antique white linen, baby pink button
+ teeny pale pink beads ~ “Birdz & Bugz
Limited Edition Stitch Kit” $24 just in time
for spring; includes fold-up kit with 2 linen
bands, 2 pockets for stashing stuff, and cute
rick-rack bands to hold everything together.
New from Homespun Elegance
2 perfect-sized samplers
that will be easy to
stitch at this busy time
of year for the Special
Occasions in your life.
From Sandra’s Purely
Samplers Collection,
left: “Petite Wedding
Sampler” $8.25 w/
charm and, right, “Petite
Graduation Sampler”
$8.25 w/charm
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New Books in the Shop
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Elizabethan Stitches A Guide to Historic English Needlework, by Jacqui Carey ($55 ND) This 160page soft-cover book is another one of those “definite must-have” books for your needlework
library. Historic English needlework fans as well as surface embroiderers will be delighted
with what’s inside: all kinds of stitches and their applications, with up-close detailed shots of
the stitches on existing samples, both front and back, and diagrams showing how to work the
stitches.
This from the back of the publication: “The author’s detailed study of surviving
artifacts has revealed that many of the stitches found on 16th and early 17th century textiles
differ from those used today. For over 100 years, publications discussing historic English
needlework have described the historic stitches in relation to the stitches made popular by
women such as Thérèse de Dillmont, Grace Christie and Mary Thomas. However, the
visual evidence found on the surviving textiles does not correspond with these modern
interpretations. Unfortunately, most of the stitches shown in Elizabethan Stitches have been
obsolete for so long that they do not appear in stitch dictionaries. It is hoped that this book
will provide a valuable reference source for those wishing to identify and catalogue historic
work, as well as providing practical ‘how-to’ instructions.
“All the stitches shown in this book have been found on surviving items, and case studies
are used to provide the visual evidence. Diagrams are used throughout the book to clarify
the stitch structures, and where possible the obsolete stitches have been compared to modern
stitches that are recognized today. Step-by-step instructions offer a method for making each
stitch, and a discussion of historic design shows how the stitches might be used.”
Above left to right: Beginner’s Guide to
Goldwork $20.95 ND ~ Goldwork Techniques, Projects and Pure Inspiration $30.95
ND ~ Stumpwork $22.95 ND
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More New Books
Clockwise from above: The Complete Photo
G u i d e t o N e e d l e w o r k $ 2 5 . 9 9 N D, a
comprehensive how-to book about all of the
most popular hand needlearts: embroidery,
cross stitch, needlepoint, crewel, silk ribbon
embroidery, and bead embroidery ~ Wool Toys
& Friends $16.99 ND, step-by-step instructions
for needle-felting fun ~ Wool Pets $16.99 ND,
with superb photography and easy-to-follow
instructions to teach yourself how to make 20
three-dimensional figures and animals by
sculpting wool roving with a barbed needle ~
Stitch Step by Step $16.95 ND (previously
published as The Needlecraft Book), with more
than 200 decorative stitches, including
embroidery and needlepoint, demonstrating
each stitch with clear photographs and
instructions to ensure that you master the
correct technique.
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New From Rosewood Manor
Left, “Surrey House
Sampler” $12,
stitched on Fabric
Flair’s silk-screened
linen, which I ordered
in both 28c used in
the chart model and
40c, and then did a
fast silk conversion
yesterday afternoon
after our chart came
through the door.
Isn’t the fabric
glorious? It looks like
wallpaper! As always,
Karen urges you to
“Be Creative!” and
helps that along by
showing just the
flower basket with
“Welcome” below it,
76w x 84h, as opposed
to 165w x 177h for
the whole sampler.
Above: A lovely and elegant tone-on-tone “Welcome Home”
$11 (Buttons $55) ~ and, right, “Nostalgia II” $8, 2nd in this
series inspired by antique sampler motifs, which can be stitched
alone (109 x 109) or together with the other 11 months (12
horizontally, 6 on top and 6 on bottom row, 659 x 219, or 12
vertically, with rows of 2 across and 6 down, 219 x 659)
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It’s Bunny Time!
You’ve seen these before from Brenda/With Thy Needle & Thread, but in
this “Bunny Season” (for some of us, it’s always Bunny Season) I was moved to
include them again ‘cuz they’re so stinkin’ cute, to quote a lovely needlewoman.
From the left, “Easter Frills” $9, a 7-inch (when stitched on 35c) Easter egg
pinkeep, “Bunny & Co.” $9, 159w x 95h and, below, “Peter & Peep” $10
New from With Thy Needle & Thread
Left, “Word Play - April Doorbells” $9 features
many of our Springtime images, including
Mr. Bunny.
(See page 21* for Barbara’s
wonderful finish of her October & November
Word Plays finished as a 2-sided door hanger.)
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New from Gloriana
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From Gloriana, 13 silk chenille, $9/10-yd. pack: Clockwise from
upper left: Highland Garden, Elizabethan Green, Iris, Flowers of
Italy, Fawn, Hazelnut, Antique Black, Strawberry Pink, Strawberry
Pink Light, Beige, Rusty Red, and Oatmeal ~ and on order, Red/
White&Blue!!! Who knew! I love it, of course!
New from Little House Needleworks
From the left, “Quaker Birds” $6 in Diane’s 2012 Ornament Series ~
“Adam and Eve” $8 ~ “Louise B. Snow” $14, a beautiful sampler
reproduction with a wonderful verse and a glorious rose garland
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Last Sampler Sunday
Left, Tamami’s stitching JBW Designs deer for her part in Brenda’s Ornament Challenge
and Tamami is almost finished with Blackbird’s “Christmas Garden” $16 ~ isn’t it stunning!
Wow! Stitchers unhinged! You will see that these ladies
have been very busy. And I know you will find much
inspiration from their work, whether it inspires you to stitch
ornaments, bunnies, a Stitch-Along of “Ann Dale” or one of
your own creation, like “Ann Sandles” $19, below, from
With Thy Needle & Thread. I wish I could stitch this one
also. I have loved it since it was first available. Love the
reds! And the fullness ~ not much white space on that linen!
It is truly beautiful!
Left from bottom to top, Janet’s,
Tamami’s and Deb’s progress
on their “Ann Sandles.”
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Sampler Sunday (continued)
Deb might be a bit behind on the “Ann Sandles”
SAL, but her needles have not been idle! Left, her
“March Wordplay” $9 by With Thy Needle &
Thread ~ Homespun Elegance’s “Sampler
Bunny” $8 ~ and Bent Creek’s “Quaker Egg” $9
Below, Pat’s beautiful “Waterfield Band Sampler”
$40 by Page/The Samplar Workes
Left, Molly is stitching Erica Michaels’
“All Thy Works” $22 on 40c linen
rather than the 40c silk gauze, for her
mother’s very special 100th birthday!
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Brenda’s SS Show & Share!
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Despite very challenging visual problems, Brenda’s
mother has a love for embroidery that keeps her
stitching. (No more excuses from anyone complaining
they can no longer do this!) She stitched these
beautiful pillowcases for her daughter Brenda and
grandchildren, with perfect stitches!
What an
inspiration! And she has passed on her love for
needlework to her daughter, as you will see below!
Clockwise from above: Shepherd’s Bush’s “Flower Power” $8 for
button ~ 2 from Lizzie Kate: “A Little Love Kit” $12 and
“Faith Inspiration Boxer” $16 ~ 2 Little House
Needleworks ornaments, each $6, “Blessed” and “Hallelujah”
~ and JBW Designs’ “A Sweet Bouquet” $5, a design Judy has
“dedicated to all of our families and friends who are facing
cancer treatments. A portion of the sales of each leaflet will be
donated to the American Cancer Society.” What a fabulous
finish, Brenda, with the pink toile! I’m going shopping. There
must be more pink toile out there somewhere!
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Tedra’s SS Show & Share!
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Above, Tedra’s completed C Street Samplerworks’ “I Sigh Not
for Beauty” $16 ~ below, an ornament from the 2011 Just
CrossStitch Ornament Issue ~ and Tedra’s start on the SAL piece
“Darning Sampler” $10 from Trenner Needleworks
Above, from Little House Needleworks, 2010 ornaments,
each $6: “Red House in Winter” ~ “Winter Sheep” ~ “FaLa-La” ~ “Pear Tree” ~ “He’s a Flake” ~ “Snowy Pines”
and, below, “This is My Joy!” $10 silkpack (chart + Belle Soie)
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And More From SS’s Show & Share
Clockwise from the left: 5 of Cheryl’s, the Praiseworthy Stitches’
Limited Edition kit, “Simple Gifts - Hearts” $40, a very complete kit!;
Shepherd’s Bush kit, “Little Eggs” $20; the adorable Spring
chickies I don’t have information about; the rabbit is the latest
complimentary chart from Cross-Eyed Cricket; and a
Just*Nan sampler ~ next, 3 of Janet’s, “Eliza Sloan,” an OOP
Goode Huswife design ~ a complimentary design from a French
Website (here’s the link:
http://123citrouille.canalblog.com/
archives/grilles_gratuites_123_citrouille/index.html ~ and her
completed “Hornbook” from Carriage House Samplings
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And Still More from Sampler Sunday!
Clockwise from upper left: Barbara’s very clever finish of the October & November “Word Play” from With Thy Needle & Thread:
it’s a 2-sided door hanger! Everyone loved it. ~ Carol J’s “Feathered Friends-March” $8 from Cherished Stitches in their new
“bird” series, perfect for Carol in more ways than one: She forgot her stitching bag and was so very grateful to helpful stitchers at
the retreat (you can see that she stitched “2012 Junipine” into her piece) ~ and her “Charlotte Clayton Sampler” ~ June’s “Thirteen
Colonies” from Little House Needleworks ~ and, in the center of the page, Jan’s “Glory House” Kit $22 from Chessie & Me
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More from Sampler Sunday
Clockwise from the left: 2 from Evelyn, her
finished “Christmas Quaker II Songs of
the Season” $24 from Bygone
Stitches and her almost-finished
“Alphabet Zoo” from Blue Ribbon
Designs ~ and 2 of Linda D’s finishes,
“Stitcher’s Purse” $14 from With Thy
Needle & Thread ~ and her “Arizona
My Home” created by
NeedleWorkPress to mark the 100th
birthday of our 48th state, especially
for our January Sampler Symposium ~
and the word is that Vickie is currently
charting it for all of the other 49 states
as well. When available, you’ll see it
here. The perfect hanging frame $48 is
from Priscilla’s Pocket.
The Attic, Mesa, AZ Toll-Free: 1.888.94-ATTIC (1.888.942.8842) www.atticneedlework.com
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More of Sampler Sunday’s Inspiring Finishes!
Photos of Linda D’s finished project from our
January Sampler Symposium, designed by
Tracy Riffle/Hands to Work. Linda made
the snowdrop into a pincushion rather than
framing it (I have it sitting sideways in the box :
( ...) and, of course, she had the perfect scissors
for this project, and that underscores the reason
we collect many, many scissors: because we
never know when we’ll need a pastel blue one!
And isn’t the “Snowdrop” scissors fob just
perfect for it? Beautiful design and beautiful
finish! Thank you, Tracy and Linda!
Right, Linda D’s beautifully finished “Be My Valentine” $14
by With Thy Needle & Thread using an empty Whitman
chocolate box. Another great reason to eat chocolates!
And still another reason to eat chocolate (as if
we need reasons) was in the news this week:
A study just released says eating chocolate more
frequently has been linked to lower body mass index
in a new study – regardless of total calories
consumed per day or time spent exercising. The
study is published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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