A Lovely Day

I took a well needed day off from work today and it was just 

a beautiful day.  I did things that needed to be done, but also

things that I just like doing.

I stained some linen and dyed some chenille yarn to use on 

future projects.  I did a variety of colors on the chenille.

Some tans, faded oranges and bittersweet.  Prefect for

Fall and Halloween items.  Then I put them on my

old fashion drying rack and sat it out in the gorgeous

sunshine to dry.  

I also cleaned the sun porch and did some rearranging.

I have this beautiful old green grain bin that I moved to

a spot on the sun porch and added a few touches to

the top.  An old grain sack towel with the best

small green stripes down each side.  A few of my

old jars.  Quite an obsession of mine and an

antique garden dibble.

Of course I did some stitching.  The day just wouldn't 

be complete.  I finished this Stacy Nash Alphabet

Sampler, but changed up the colors a bit, no surprise

there, right?  And added a date to the bottom.

I'm pleased with it and hope to attach it to a

wooden hornbook. 

I do love making hornbooks.

Well, wishing all of you a wonderful day, doing 

things that you love to do and that make you smile.

~Nan

~New Cross Stitch Pattern~

I'm happy to tell you I finally have the 

~Harvest Moon~ pattern finished and ready

to be released.  Thank you to all of you who 

emailed me about it.

It's stitched on 30 ct natural light linen with

a combination of Weeks Dye Works and 

Gentle Art threads.  

It's a fun and quick stitch !

I've added some Orange Plaid fabric on the 

bottom with a decorative herringbone stitch.

Pattern is now available by email or 

through my Etsy Shop.

Thanks so much for all your interest and support.

Smiles,

~Nan 

A Few Things for TDIPT Mercantile Tonight

Tonight I'll be listing a few new stitcheries on TDIPT Mercantile.

A few are Fall inspired.  Seems I'm just in the mood for Fall 

these days.

This sawdust filled pillow is a Threadwork Primitives original design.

A sawdust pinkeep in Fall colors.

I couldn't resist making another hornbook.

Did quite a bit of distressing to this hornbook,

so it looks nice and old.

My Needle's Work Ditty Bag will also be

listed tonight. 

This is such a wonderful design from 

Notforgotten Farm.

I hope you can all drop by to TDIPT Mercantile

tonight around 9 pm or so to view my new listings

and all of the other wonderfully talented artists.

Smiles,

~Nan 

~Yearning for FALL~

Are you yearning for Fall?  I am and it's showing up

in my stitching.

I enjoyed stitching this La D Da pattern so much

I decided to stitch it again in Fall tones.

 I think it would be perfect to display in Oct.

Next, I made a ditty bag with a small hanging 

BOO pinkeep to add some interest to the bag.

I love this fabric.  This is also the fabric I used

to back the La D Da Pinkeep above.

I have a few more things almost finished.

All with a Halloween or Fall theme to them.

Thanks for visiting and I always love to hear your 

comments and visit your blogs too.

Smiles,

 ~Nan   

~A Notforgotten Farm Finish~

My Needle's Work Ditty Bag

I thought I'd share my latest finish with you.  This is a 

brand new pattern by Lori at Notforgotten Farm 

and since I love stitching peacocks

it was on my MUST HAVE chart list.  

I started to stitch this the day it arrived in my mailbox : )

and when finished I thought it would make a very prim

ditty bag.  I used some brown ticking that I had to trim

the top and some denim blue homespun plaid for a contrast on

the inside lining.  It's had a good walnut stain bath, so it

looks like it's been around a long time.

At the moment it's hanging on my sewing cupboard in my

studio and it puts a smile on my face.

Wishing all of you a day full of smiles!

~Nan 

Swap Gifts From A Friend

My friend, Ivonne of  The Crackling Crows

and I decided to do a swap of stitcheries and my gifts 

arrived the other day : )  To say I LOVE this needle book

is a true understatement.  It is so pretty and stitched

so beautifully.  How totally adorable is this?

I will truly enjoy using it and thinking

of my wonderful friend.

And not only did I receive this, but also one of her wonderful banners.

It is so primitive and the color is perfect.  I can't wait to find

just the right spot to display it.

Ivonne, I love, love, love everything and 

appreciate all the little details you put into my gifts.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

BTW.... I am loving the pecans you sent too!!!!

Smiles,

~Nan  

P.S.  I used the pics Ivonne took because she just takes the best photos.

~A LA D DA Finish~

Boy, I really love how this finished up.  I am really happy with the colors.  DMC 3750 and 3012.

Stuffed nice and tight with sawdust. It's looking really nice in my antique Albany slip bowl.

It may just have to stay there :) 

Backed in a dark blue reproduction cotton fabric

and stained with a walnut crystal solution for that "been around 

awhile" look.

I am enjoying the hot (but in the shade) weather, out on the back deck.

Bill is grilling and it's almost time to chow down.

I've been stitching for Fall, so check back.

Have a great afternoon. 

~Nan

The Pattern is called Letters and Leaves and I found a link to the free 
pattern here