And We Have a Winner.....

Good Morning All.  Time to announce a winner for my 
3rd blogiversary!
For the giveaway drawing, I used a random number generator, but had to do this by the copy and paste method because I couldn't get the picture of the generator box to load.  Why, I just don't know.  And I'm usually pretty good with this kind of stuff.  Oh well.

Anyway, I won't keep you in suspense any longer.

The random generator picked # 59 which is 

Mary @ Neat and Tidy.

 True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 59 Powered by RANDOM.OR

 

So Mary...Congratulations.  I will be emailing you to let you know that you have won and to find out which pattern kit you would like as your prize.

x x x x x

Thank you to everyone for your wonderful comments 

and for your participation in my 1st giveaway.

I appreciate you all.

Hugs,

~Nan 

Just Released ~ Linen Sampler Pouch Pattern

Hi Folks....

I've been very busy designing and finally

finished this up!  I'm quite excited and happy

with how it turned out.  It was really a 

work in process.

The pattern is for a very useful 

Linen Sampler Pouch.

Stitched on 32ct Zweigart Light Mocha

linen using WDW Onyx floss.

Great for holding your journal.

If you're like me I keep one around

at all times to jot down ideas

and lists of things needed.

As I said, this was a work in process.

I don't know if your remember, but this

pattern started out like this back in May

(see post here)

http://threadworkprimitives.blogspot.com/2011/05/happy-memorial-day.html 

and I decided to rework it into this hanging pouch.

I was unable to get any more of this striped

linen banding and was unsure of the finish.

I am so happy that I changed it and 

have it hung in my sewing studio.

I hope you like the design change too.
Look for 2 more patterns to be released
very soon.

x x x x x 

Happy Stitching and thanks

for all the comments on the freebie and 

giveaway.  I'll be doing the random 

draw on the 28th.  Good luck to all!

Hugs,

~Nan 

Having a little fun

Hi.  Thank you all for your 

wonderful comments and I'm thrilled

to see so many participating in the 

giveaway.  This is fun for me too.

  I'm so happy the freebie is a hit 

and I hope you enjoy stitching it as much

 as I did.  

xxxxx

I thought I'd have a little fun today.

I had the camera out and snapped

 some pics from around the house

while I was straightening up.

A few of my pride and joy

possessions.

 xxxx

And a finish to show you.

I have wanted to stitch this for such

a long time now and finally pulled the

chart out from my to do list.

It's by Chartmakers and is 

called PA Stitcher's Sampler.

Since I was born, raised and live

in Pennsylvania, I kind of have a 

fondness for things that were

made in PA.

 I decided to put a tea stained muslin border

around it rather than have it framed.

It will make a cute table mat and I love

that there is so much blank space to 

the sampler.  Gives me a place 

to put small items on it and not 

block the stitching.

Happy Sunday!

~Nan

Spring Freebie and Giveaway

Hi friends.  I'm coming up on my

blogiversay and really wanted to 

celebrate.  It will be 3 years on

March 28th. 

I wanted to share this freebie 

with you all that the

Gentle Art Sampler Thread 

company was nice enough to take

and distribute at Market in 

Nashville this past Feb.

I designed it around 

their floss.

I hope you will enjoy stitching it 

and would love to see your 

finishes.

xxxxxxx

xxxxxxx

This is a pic of the one I stitched.

I haven't finished it into anything 

yet, but I think it would make a

wonderful needlebook.  It's just

the perfect size.

xxxxxxx

Now for the GIVEAWAY!

I've never had a giveaway on my

blog before and thought it would

be fun and interesting.

As the prize I'd like to offer

the winner their choice of any 

one of my charts and I will kit 

it up to include the correct

count linen and floss.

How's that?  All you need to

do is leave a comment on this post

and I will randomly draw the winner on

my blogiversary, March 28th. 

xxxxxxx

I'm excited and hope you are too.

Thank you for 3 wonderful years!

It's been full of wonder and much growth 

and I'm enjoying every minute of it.

Prim Blessings,

~Nan

TDIPT Sneak Peek

Here's a bit of a preview of my

update to TDIPT tomorrow night.

I've been stitching away with thoughts 

of warmer days full of spring blooms.

xxxxx

A sweet wool sewing pouch stitched in chocolate 

caramel silk floss.

xxxxx

 PA Dutch Heart Pinkeeps firmly stuffed 

with wood shavings and crushed walnut shells.
xxxxx

Wool Pincushion with vintage lace.

Thank you so much for stopping by to visit my blog.
Hope you can join us tomorrow night for our
March TDIPT posting.  
Remember we are celebrating our 5th birthday
with some wonderful giveaway prizes.
So, please drop by the TDIPT blog and see how to enter.

Hugs,
~Nan 

A Stitcher's Finish

Still battling this chest cold and yet it's back to 

work tomorrow.  Yikes!

I have tried to rest up as best as I could

this weekend and spent most of my 

time keeping my hands busy stitching.

Not much energy for much else :(

xxxxxxx

I have 2 wonderful finishes to show you

today that were just recently sent into me.

This Bluebird Sampler finish was done

by my friend from across the pond, Michelle.

She got this stitched up quite quickly and

framed it for her wall of cross stitched 

Bird pieces.  What a great idea.

 xxxxxxx

Next, Mouse sent in her Bloom Sampler
finish that she made into a cushion.
Love the embellishments!  How sweet.

Thanks girls for sending these in for all of us
to see. 
Now back to resting.  
Happy Stitching.
~Nan

Hi all.  I've really been under the weather the past week

with an awful chest cold, but I wanted to let you

know that the TDIPT Mercantile is turning 5 

and is having a giveaway of some incredible gifts

created by the artists.  

 x x x x x

My offering for the celebration

is this primitive sawdust stuffed cross stitch 

and wool pinkeep. 

Make sure to pop on over to their blog to see 
all the beautiful giveaway items that you can
 win and how to enter. 
Best of luck to all !
~Nan