My Turn to Blog Hop

I am so excited to share with you the project I've created for the Buttermilk Basin's Spring Thyme Blog Hop.   

I just love Spring!  Everything is new, fresh and green again.  I'm really looking forward to all of our Spring bulbs popping in the gardens.

With that thought and inspiration in mind, I created this...

"Tulip Hop Needlebook"

Model was stitched with one strand of floss over two linen threads.
Pattern Stitch Count: 59 by 21. 
Finished size: approx. 5" W by 8"H (open)

DMC Color Code

O ~ 830 Dark Golden Olive

B ~ 502 Blue Green

Supplies Needed

1 piece of 30ct Natural linen 6" x 9"

1 piece of backing fabric 6" x 9"

1 piece of wool 4" x 3"

1" vintage lace 5" long

floss

spool thread

walnut crystals (optional)

Finishing instrucions

If you want to stain your linen, do so before you begin to cross stitch your piece.  Spray or soak the linen with water.  Mix up a batch of walnut crystal mixture.  Use a sponge brush to randomly brush the linen with the staining mixture.  Let air dry or dry with a hair dryer for a faster result. Repeat if needed.

Start to cross stitch your design 1" from the bottom of the 6" linen side and centered.

Once completed, mark your seams on the back of the linen with a pencil line at ½" all the way around.

Place the linen and the backing fabric with right sides together and pin.  Sew along the pencil lines leaving an opening on the top large enough for turning.  Trim all seams to ¼" and snip your corners.  Turn right sides out and press.  Sew the opening closed with matching thread.

Fold your needlebook so there is a 1" reveal of the lining fabric on the bottom.  Attach the piece of lace to the front of your needle book with matching thread.

On the inside, position the piece of wool 1 ¼" from the bottom of the needlebook and whip stitch in place.  Add you favorite pins and enjoy!

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Here is my recipe....East Oreo Truffles.

This is something my friends and I always have at every stitching get together. My friend Michelle brought them to our first one and they were such a hit, they are a now our get together must have.  Girls, Chocolate and Stitching!....LOL

Thank you all for following along!  I hope you have liked my hop offering and I would like to thank Stacy of Buttermilk Basin for organizing this Spring blog hop.  I was thrilled to be apart of it. 

There are 2 more days of hopping:)  

Smiles, ~Nan