Shorttakes
Stitchers, get ready to Harvest!!
We're seeing lots of great stuff & Molly & I worked all day Thursday loading everything on the website! If you'd like to go directly to the list of goodies, just click on the sunflower!
Read on here to see what's new & get the lowdown on everything.
As with our prior Markets, we'll group them by designer.
A Year in Chalk: November - Love this one ~ and while it definitely suits November, it's just as nice year-round.
A Year in Chalk: December - The perfect way to end the year!
Give Thanks - love those white pumpkins!
Block Party: Home - This kicks off a new series from Cathy! We love it so far! Each chartpak will come with a piece of the wool & features pins from JABC.
Winter Whites - I love these 3-dimensional creations from Cathy. So pretty & really fun finishing!
Dames of the Needle
Quaker Flower Hornbook & Pincushion - love the colors!
Fall Pumpkins Hornbook & Scissor Fob - spooky!!! I love the tombstone-shaped scissor fob!
Paul Revere Hornbook - I love her patriotic designs & this one is great! 2-sided, one side features George (?) & the other most certainly shows the epic midnight ride in front of the Old North Church.
Flags & Flowers Tall Drum - a great companion to Flags & Flowers Hornbook, released this summer.
Merry Christmas Hornbook - Looks like some over 1 stitching... Molly spied another deer!
New fabrics coming soon ~ Cherry Pit Brown, Witch's Brew, North Beach Brown!
Over the River - a gorgeous fall sampler!
Pumpkin Pin Cushion - what a gorgeous pincushion for Fall!
Bargello Pin Cushion - WOW! This one is STUNNING! Can't wait to stitch this one!
Simple Abundance - Inspired by PA German samplers & stitched in rich autumnal colors!
The final 3 designs in the "Postcards from the Heart" series! Beth has said that she's pondering doing some travel locales, so we'll keep ya posted!
Postcard #10: Fall - a really cute crow out in the pumpkin patch at night! Love the Fall leaves on the left side!
Postcard #11: Winter - Cutie reindeer with a great "sweater pattern" motif below! Also, the little snowflake ornament on the right side is too sweet!
Postcard #12 New Year - So many great memories ~ so many new treats to anticipate!
Christmas Quaker - love this! Not overdone in Christmasy stuff, but enough to be gorgeous.
Love Mini Quaker - Great colors! What a pretty design.
Acorn House - A pretty Autumn sampler ~ looks awesome on the Lone Elm box.
Goldfinch Sampler - her little bird samplers just keep getting cuter!
Floral Postcard ~ October Marigold - just right for Autumn!
Blessings Abound - A lovely little pinpillow! The words are stitched over 1 thread, but Paulette has said they could easily be left out or replaced with another acorn for anyone who likes to stitch on aida.
Bounty Sampler - This is a gorgeous Autumn sampler! I love the leaves on this tree! Again, there are a couple little bits stitched over 1, but they can be left out easily if you'd rather stitch on aida.
Labor for Learning - Could there be a better sampler for stitching at the beginning of the school year?
Bowl Full of Merries: Merry One - Woohoo! A new series of BYOF's (Bring Your Own Fabric)! these will all be CHRISTMAS!! They will come out randomly & they'll be limited, so grab yours when you see them. Each chartpak comes with the fibers & trim you need, but you can stitch it on any fabric you like!
This one is ADORABLE ~ LOVE Santa's curly beard & the reindeer's Quaker motif "tattoo"! And if you ever need a little holly leaf design, these are great!
Shepherd's Bush
Joy to Ewe - the newest litte ewe! We will get as many kits as we can (they'll include 18ct linen, fibers, button, backing fabric & trim), but they go really quickly. However!! You can get the chart with the purchase of the button, then either get your fabric & floss or check your stash & see what you've already got! We'll also be getting those AWESOME mats that are pictured here.
Harvest Home Fob - What a pretty fob for Fall!
Halloween Pumpkin Box - a cute little punkin design! Finish it in the box & keep treats hidden away or frame it as you like, or it would make a cute little pinpillow!
Over The River - a darling little sampler for the Harvest season! We'll have the mats too!
Midnight Garden Tray - TOO FUN! And yes, the raven trays are available too!
Autumn Trifles - YAY! Another great installment of the "Trifles" series! I love these ~ there's something about purple in autumn designs that I really like!
Grateful Heart Bag - a pretty little bag in warm autumn colors. And the best thing? The bag is prefinished!!
Paula has a whole bunch of new goodies & (as usual) we can't decide what we like best! The color du jour is .... BLACK!!!
Threadkeep ~ Black Queen - Molly LOVES this one! I love that she's got orange behind her ~ gettin' in to the spirit of the season!
Threadkeep ~ Black Sheep - Aaaaannn (or, Baaaaaahhhh)..... I love this cutie!
Needleminder ~ Halloween Cat - THE CUTEST little halloween kitty!
Scissors ~ Frightweb - such fun! I just love how clever these are.
Whimsical Needleminder ~ Skeleton - what a charming bag o' bones!
Threadwinders: Pear - These beautiful Mother of Pearl pears are lovely little threadwinders!
Needleminder ~ Love Birdhouse - so sweet!
Margin Marker ~ Love my Needlework Shop - This little 2"x 2" square has a hole where you can put it on a ring with your floss & you can use it to measure in 2" & down 2" to get started (we generally recommend between 2" & 3", depending on the size of your piece).
Give Thanks - isn't this a nice harvest sampler? You know me, I love the borders on this!
Starry Night - what a fun & spooky little sampler!
Festive Frost - I think this is very cool! Fun little ornaments or that awesome cushion! They've stitched it on the Red Pear, but I think it would be really pretty on a blue fabric.
24 Days of Christmas - Great designs for an advent calendar! They definitely have a Scandinavian feel. They've shown it here stitched as individual ornaments, but you could also stitch them all on 1 piece of fabric & maybe attach pieces of candy or some other treat.
Trust in the Lord - love this little design. It looks like something from long ago, a little bit primitive even.
Chessie & Me
Over the River - how AWESOME is this?? Can't wait to stitch this one.
Winter Woods Pillow kit - this will come with chart, linen, threads & needle.
N.O. Bodies Home - Bwhahaha! This is an homage to the New Orleans cemeteries (get it? N.O. = New Orleans, bodies home = crypt. Took me a minute...or two). Below, see the sewing kit opened up, both outside & inside. Kit includes 28ct linen, floss, lining, interfacing, purple silk lame, beads, charms, scissors, wool felt, pins & instructions.
N.O. Bodies fob - how cool is this? Awesome googoo (technical term) for the bottom of this!
Phone Plugs
Now, I'm not TOTALLY sure how these work, but my nephew assures me that the little black thing fits right in the spot where you can put your earphones (which I don't have ~ which might explain some of my confusion). Then they just dangle & look FUN FUN FUN! These are the PERFECT beginning project for this beading technique.
Haunting Hat - or, perhaps, a Sorting Hat!
No Tricks Here - Happy Jack!
Future Oaks - lovely autumn creation.
Charlie's Tree - LOVE this one!
October Needle Case - a smattering of October snippets! This awesome needlecase kit includes 28ct linen, fibers, lining fabric, wooden ruler & threadwinder, a tiny hook with bead attached & all the embellishments.
October Fob - Cats, bats & a crescent moon!
Sewing Society (Revisited) Sewing Set - A beautiful tin full of treasures! Kit includes 28ct linen, fibers, lining fibers, lace, beads & treasures, threadwaxer, wooden rule & threadwinder, petite scissors & tin.
Sewing Society (Revisited) fob - love the colors & the little spool!
Memories Forgotten Sewing Set - kit includes 28ct linen, fibers, lining fabric, treasures & beads, floss waxer & a darling octagonal box.
Memories Forgotten Fob - so sweet.
This is only the beginning!! Were we at a Market, far away from home, we'd stay up late & get all of them up RIGHT NOW! However, we're home & we still have to go to work tomorrow. And more importantly, Molly is recovering from a wicked cold & I have a wicked sinus infection, so we're both running on empty. So I'm gonna cut my losses, send this off to you & promise lots more tomorrow!
Hugs & stitches ~
Beth & all the first place Marketers at TSS
