~A Finish and a Swap~

I stitched this Stacy Nash Alphabet Sampler awhile back 

and finally got it mounted on a hornbook that I cut out

of a piece of pine and stained a red mahogany.

I just love lollipop tops, so I decided to put one on

this hornbook.   I thought it was very fitting

for this primitive sampler.

I also wanted to show you a piece that I just received in the

mail yesterday.  A few of us gals from TDIPT Mercantile

recently participated in a Fall Swap.  My swap partner

was Cookie of Curds and Whey

She is one very talented and creative gal.

Here's a picture of the Scarecrow and crow buddie

she made for me.  Isn't he incredible?

I love him so much.  He smells of cinnamon and cloves 

too and it's so wonderful.

Well, I'll be listing my new stitched creations on 

TDIPT Merc tonight around 9:00.

Hope you can drop by.

Wishing you all a wonderful Fall like day.

~Nan 

~Just about Better~

Sorry for being absent for so long, but for the last 2 weeks 

I've been sick with a terrible sore throat and bad cough.

I was even too sick to stitch, YIKES!!!

 It's really hung on and has been tough to shake, but I'm just

about better and have been trying to catch up

on my unfinished stitching.  

I'll be listing some new stitcheries this month for TDIPT

on the 15th.  

Here's a few things I just got done.

 This is a pattern by Stacy Nash Primitives that I made into 

a Table Mat.  It's stitched on stained linen with overdyed

floss.  Then I attached it to some black wool and 

trimmed it with large black ric rac. 

I've been wanting to make this since last Fall when I saw a 

similar version on someones blog.

I'm rather pleased at how it turned out.  

See the little pumpkins above the table mat ?.

I decided to try my hand at stitching a few up in 

overdyed wool and prairie cloth and hope to add them

to the top of some round fabric boxes.

They are so much fun to make and look so 

primitive. 

I got the saying for this ditty bag from a Halloween

booklet by Blackbird Designs.  It's stitched on stained

prairie cloth and has a orange plaid homespun lining.

I have a few more things in the works and as soon as

they're completed I'll post some more pics.

Thanks for stopping by .

Smiles,

~Nan  

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