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Wow... this is a neat piece! It's a flag of the United States... but the stripes are made up of the names of the states, in the order in which they joined The Union! Offered as a chart, the stitch count on this piece is a generous 210 x 400 -- 13 x 25 on 32ct! Stitched in ONLY Crescent's Cupid, Blacksmith Blue and Antique Lace hand dyed colors, it's just stunning!

The stars are all Cross Stitches... but you could Satin Stitch them if you like. (As a bonus... there is a listing inside of the actual dates each state joined the Union -- kind of fun trivia to know!) A lovely piece for a family room, classroom, library or office!

Presenting a few of our pics and some musings about our Weekend with Barb and Alma from Blackbird Designs! The girls came last weekend... and enchanted our group with a special project, lots of stories, and lots of great ideas to make any of our needlework even more special than it already is. Mary-the-webmaster has made little slide shows to go with my words... so click that middle arrow below the pictures to make the little shows begin... click the middle icon again to stop a picture... (She told me all of you would *know that*... but I didn't!!!)

Our weekend was lovely! The shop was quieter this week, after everyone had gone home. We're re-stocking, straightening, and getting caught up -- all while missing the bustle! Enjoy our pics!

Dames of the Needle has a new miniature hornbook ornament that finishes a mere 2-1/2 x 2-3/4. Both sides of the little paddle are stitched, and garnished with Just Another Button Company buttons... very simple and cute!

Although the hornbook is technically supposed to be displayed with the handle downwards... where one would hold it... to avoid having to drill holes in your paddle piece... you could always 'adapt' and hang it on the tree from the top hole in the handle! (We won't send the Cross Stitch Police after you!) Offered as the chart, stitched on 32ct linen in overdyeds... linen, hornbook and buttons (8 stars and 1 sheep) all available separately.

OK... we're not endorsing this as a career choice for anyone... we're simply sharing Homespun Elegance's newest Halloween design! Ms Witchy is bringing her cart of 'ingredients' ... hopefully she's catering a not-so-scary Halloween party!

Stitched on Weeks Dye Works 30ct Straw linen in shades of DMC and overdyeds, she finishes approx 3 x 5. Cart features button-wheels, and that hanging star button could be a bat, spider, blackbird -- so many fun things from your button box stash will work!

An old-fashioned girl's sampler by Little House Needleworks, 'Let love and faithfulness never leave you.' Now, you CAN stitch in your own name... or the recipient's... or initials of a special grandmother or other family member... and you can change the date! (ALL in case you don't want someone else's name hanging in your house!!!)

Charming borders on this piece... each side is different! You could do a little Bargello in that bottom band, if you wanted to. Pretty floral motifs, a grand manor house, and rich over dyed colors throughout, Maple Syrup, Moss, Clay Pot, Sea Shelly, and Wild Berries (just some of them), this is a nice piece. Finishes approx 8 x 9-1/4 on 32ct, offered as the chart.

Giulia Manfredini designed this charming sampler for The Silver Needle! We spent the day with Giulia a few weeks ago, when SN took a group of 72 on a cruise to Italy and France. Standing on the waterfront in Liguria, Italy... the morning of our day together in Cinque Terra, Giulia presented us with her sampler, inspired by antique Italian motifs! Such a lovely day... and a pretty piece to remember it by.

Measuring 10 x 18 on 28ct Antique Tan linen, this is worked with a special color set of Valdani hand dyed Italian Flosses. There are two of rows of Cut and Drawn Threadwork, rows of geometric waves -- they remind me of the marble carvings on all the cathedrals we saw, and Roman Numerals -- not regular numbers!!! Giulia even added a picture to the back of the chart to SHOW you where we spent our awesome day together! So... we share a bit of our Cruise and trip to Italy with you!!!

You might remember these charts -- Green Apple's licensed adaptations of Beatrix Potter designs -- the oldest here dates to 1989!!! Available again... there are 6 different leaflets/books of designs that have ALWAYS been nursery favorites! You're in for a treat, to see all these charts again!

Classic designs of Peter Rabbit, Benjamin Bunny, Jemima Puddle-duck, Mrs Tiggy-winkle, Squirrel Nutkin, Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail... just like you remember from the original stories! 6 Different publications in all... do you have all of them in your stash???

Blackbird's newest design has arrived -- something lovely and special to celebrate the birthday of a special friend! The alphabet and numerals are included, in case you'd rather stitch another sentiment.

Stitch count of 75 x 85, this is worked with gorgeous hand-dyeds of roses and soft greens. The leaves on the trees are Lazy Daisy stitches... I think it's just charming! Offered as the leaflet, 30ct R & R Espresso linen is separate.

Blackbird's newest Reward of Merit -- a tiny design -- this is a mono-chromatic piece that could be worked in any number of your favorite shades of hand dyed! Finishing approx 5 x 7... make a pin cushion or frame weight, by making a little pillow and filling it with *Lizard Litter!*

No kidding... when Barb and Alma came for our class... our cushions were filled with lizard litter from the pet store!!! (The bag actually named it that, but listed the contents as crushed walnut shells, but WHY use walnut shells when you can have lizard litter?!) Little Rose Garden is a small chart. (you're on your own for the litter!)

Little House's newest 2010 ornament design is here, and it's darling!! Candy canes and a peppermint, a bit of lace, and some greenery, just a cute little piece! The clay candy cane button featured is offered separately for your 3-1/2 delight!

(Actually, the cane isn't technically a button, because it has no holes to stitch through. Simply glue, or stitch over the clay.) Offered as the chart.

Craftlite has a *dynamite* new Table/Floor Magnifying Lamp... kind of blows the rest out of the water! This little guy can be a desk lamp -- either free-standing base or optional table clamp -- or two additional extensions make it into a floor-standing lamp. You choose... all the bases, clamps and extenders are included!!! That gooseneck arm in nice and firm, it is long and has a great reach. Next, the light itself -- it features 21 LED lights that surround the magnifying lens completely! They look like a Hollywood movie sign! (The comparable Mighty Bright lamp features only 12 lights.)

Dublin plugs into the wall... but also features a portable battery pack... that is NOT hidden way underneath in the hard-to-get-at base. Both the battery pack and the AC power adapter are also included. Super-compact... the box is a mere 10-1/2 x 15 x 4-1/4... the entire thing weighs only 7-1/2 pounds, and that 5-inch lens features the standard 1.75X magnification. The Dublin is super-duper loaded with great features, and those 21 LED lights will blow you away!!!!

'Autumn is the second spring... where every leaf is a flower.' Erica Michaels has released 3 new silk gauze designs... Second Spring is featured in our pic. Trick or Treat, a tiny Halloween Stocking, and A Family Sampler are stunning... we have them pictured on Linda's designer page.

Like all the others, Second Spring is presented in chart format, so you can stitch it on virtually any count fabric you wish. The chart comes with a bit of 40ct silk gauze... so if you are brave... you can stitch it into a 2 x 2 miniature masterpiece... or a cute 5 x 5 if you chose something like 28ct. Awesome Autumn colors, how can you NOT be drawn to this? It's stunning!

Pine Mountain has two new pillow designs... one is their classic 6 x 6 mini-tuck-away-style pillow, and the other -- the Tie One On Expressions for August. The smaller Cup of Tea design is perfect as a small/token gift-type of thing. Complete kit of stuffed pillow, aida, flosses, chart and embellishment. Stitch it in 2 hours.

The Expressions designs are really very fun. They are FULL of color - lots of different fabrics making up the pillow design, different colors of organza ribbon on opposite ends of the pillow... it is a medley of words scattered in all directions. Pretty summery colors, fresh fabrics, pre-sewn sham is in the kit, along with all the threads... they're cute!

A day of pampering in the Fine Feathers Salon at The Polka Dot Palace!!! Just Nan has designed us a darling sewing case full of bright pink, green and purple flirty birds!!! 'The Gals' spending the day at The Bird Cage Spa!

Click the pic for lots of details and more pictures... our little birds grace all sides of the 6 x 6-ish case, which is stitched with DMC floss on 28ct Newport Linen. Inside you'll find lots of Just Nan Treats! Ms Dotty Bird is a handpainted Charm Garden Pin, exclusive to The Bird Cage.

Next, find the vintage, enameled bluebird thread winder tucked into the polka-dot band that holds your Needleslide and favorite scissors (not included, in case you already have them!)

'Scissors and pins and needles that shine, Helping to make these stitches so fine.' A darling sewing case, The Bird Cage is exclusive to The Silver Needle, and limited in edition! Nan insists Hot Pink, Slime Lime and Purple are my signature colors... therefore... the Perfect Palette for our little Polka Dot Palace! Enjoy the rest of the Bird Cage details!

Puffin & Co has introduced a new piece in their ever-growing collection of hand-made metal-arts for needlework! Made of copper, brass and nickel by local artisans in a small village in Thailand, this project's proceeds contribute to the health, education and welfare of their community. Lovely things... the new Scissor Pals are detachable fobs for your scissors. Puffin's 'signature design' -- their heart -- is the first Scissor Pal design offered.

Simply clip to your scissors.. or the loop on a handbag... or a key ring... you get the idea! This charming little heart measures approx 1-1/4 x 1-1/4! This tiny heart joins a fun collection of organizers, rulers, needle minders... all sorts of stuff... that all matches! The copper, brass and nickel are so shiny and *artzy-fartzy* I just love 'em!

We received our first PS Santa in 1984... so this little guy is #27 in the collection! He's a cross-country skier this year... getting in shape for the Big Day!

A *Must Have*, he is stitched in the same color palette of DMC flosses as years past, finishes the same size, and still has the same charm as all the rest!!! Offered as the small card.

* October is the 6th month designed so far... they are not being released in any kind of organized order, so we have an auto-ship for these! All the formats for each month are the same... so you can change the little panel in the upper left-hand corner of the sampler with any block from the other piece... AND all the other pieces from all the other months can be mixed and matched, as well!
* Sweeping Cobwebs has darling companion leaflets that are already out of print from PS! (Hopefully they are safe and sound in your stash!) Cute Halloween sampler, and those same-sized little panels that match the monthly designs!
* Snowy Nights has lots of companion leaflets that are still available. Darling little ornaments, check out leaflets # 142, 153, 155, 156, 157, 159 and 163! They all feature the same design format, and cover so many seasons!!!
* And To All A Good Night features 2 charming Christmas pieces! Check out the little reindeer stamps!

Introducing Liberty Hill's 2010 Halloween Limited Edition Needlework Etui! Salem House is a 6 x 4 x 8-inch high house (add the chimney height!) that is hand-painted by Carolyn... JUST Carolyn... on every single side! Each window has a lighted candle, and the angel on the roof beckons you to lift off that roof to discover your needlework 'Soulful Stitching Smalls' inside!

Inside the drawstring fabric bag, you'll find a tiny decorated box for pins, a combination project ring/ first stitch finder, and a miniature black house scissor fob box.

Something totally fun to add to your needlework display, you can use it to hide your scissors and threads during the Fall! Nothing to stitch... this is your Halloween TREAT... you don't need to WORK to enjoy it!!! Nothing to add to your stash... you get us USE this right away!!!!!!! Limited to 300 Houses... our shipment is scheduled for early September.

'12 Million ghouls and goblins can't be wrong!' Raise The Roof has a fun new design for Halloween -- a medley of stuff, crammed and scattered -- here and there -- in it's 8 x 8-ish design size.

Stitched in overdyeds, the clay button embellishments are everywhere in here! Bats and cats, owls and toads, there is a vampire, and even a poison apple! Very busy, very cute... offered as the chart with button set separate!

The companions to Jeannette's Spring and Autumn Stackers, these are charming additions to the collection! Summer's Stackers are worked with DMC shades of 223, 224, 676, 927 3011 and 3781... accented with Gloriana hand dyed silk. Winter is done with Sampler Threads Old Blue Paint, DMC 642, white and opalescent filament. Just stunning little things, each is stitched on 32ct Lambswool linen, and is two sided. After you put them together, stack them and tie with a pretty ribbon.

Now that we have the entire set, one chunk of linen will work... IF you're frugal (and place these something like an inch apart!) you can get all on a fat quarter. If you're wanting a little more fabric leeway, choose a half yard. Offered as small charts, with button embellishments, Summer includes a bit of Gloriana silk, Winter -- just the buttons. Cute as can be!

Kelmscott has two new gadgets. First, a new Needle Minder of a (golden) blackbird against a matte black background -- which joins their growing collection of minders.

Second, an unusual 2-3/4 inch pair of square-handled scissors, designed to remind you of lace. They totally remind me of those little butter cookies you buy in the grocery store! Fun things to add to special stitching cases and displays!

This is a fun little piece! The next edition of the Thread Palette Prims, this time, we have a little red saltbox house palette that measures approx 5-1/2 x 6-1/2 inches, and features 7 window-holes for threads. Painted a deep red that matches DMC 498, your chickens and sunflowers are stitched on Weeks 30ct Confederate Grey hand-dyed linen in 8 shades of Gentle Art Sampler Threads, which are all included in the complete kit! It is just darling!

Fantastic Autumnal colors, spunky design, fun wooden piece... you even get the boards and padding, along with a complete skein of the 498 to finish and make the twisted cord.
Don't miss the other new designs, also shown on our Kelmscott page!

#4 In The Beautiful Finishing Series by Victoria Sampler, this leaflet offers patterns in two different colorways for the three different sizes of Biscornu cushions, and excellent assembly instructions for each! The smallest is a fob -- 2 sided. Next, is 6 sides (it looks like it has 4 panels on the top -- but that is all one stitched piece!) It features Hardanger on its 4 other sides. Finally, is the grandest -- the 15-sided piece! 5 on top, 5 around the sides (again, these feature Hardanger Embroidery) and 5 on the bottom.

Absolutely intriguing... their assembly is really very easy, when you have a minute to study the pictures and instructions. Stitch your Sweetheart Roses in perle cottons and silks of fresh lime greens and rich lavenders or pink and ecru. The Violet thread pack features a gorgeous, deep purple silk ribbon for the spider web roses, the Pink pack uses peach silk ribbon. Each cushion is embellished with bits of beads, and a pretty central button. The leaflet features 38 ADDITIONAL actual photographs (besides all the regular charts and stitch diagrams!) of the Hardanger steps, and the assembly process for each of the three cushion sizes. Unbelieveably clear, you can really tell what's going on here!!!! An *excellent* reference tool for future Biscornu finishing!!!

'Count your life by smiles not tears, Count your age by friends not years.' This is a charming needlework case with matching 'smalls' to stitch and use, or tuck into your curio cabinet of neat, finished needlework projects!!! Stitched as one long piece, this is actually folded -- kind of pleated -- to create two pockets inside, to hold the pin keep and scissor sheath, or just anything. When opened, this measures approx 5 x 19. It is stitched on 28ct Platinum Linen in lots of varied silks and metallics, and garnished with lots of petite seed beads, tiny gold balls and stars, and a gold filagree heart charm.

Loaded with 29 special stitches -- notice the outlining vine -- NO Cross Stitches in it anywhere! Every leaf is a Lazy Daisy, every flower is a different stitch! The 18-page leaflet is jammed with charts, full instructions for everything... tons of photographs of the assembly process, just amazing to page through! There is even a Hardanger Heart for the case front that is optional -- and Thea has done a DVD to teach you its basic stitching technique! Quite a lovely etui! Offered as the leaflet, with thread accessory pack and DVD separately.

3 Clapboard cottages dot the beach... perfect summer get-aways for a week, or 10! Stitched on 28ct Lambswool in DMC, Crescent and Gentle Art overdyeds, the finished size is approx 7-1/2 x 12-1/2.

Simple balance... you might have fun adding some cute embellishments to the beach... we have gulls, crabs, shells, little suns, a little dog to perch by a fence, beach balls, mermaids, fish, all sorts of fun little things! Offered as a chart.

JBW has released 4 additional tiny Christmas Tree designs -- to bring this charming collection to 6 cards of 2 trees each for a total of 12!

All finishing either 1 or 2 inches in total size, each is different and quite charming! Hidden motifs, tiny charms to top each, and Mona's cute rouched ribbon finishing treatments... HOW can you pick an absolute favorite from this set?

Each card offers 2 different trees, shown stitched over one or two threads. Models are exquisite... and some reside at The Silver Needle!

Visit our JBW page to see Judy's other new releases!

Bent Creek has sent the final installment of their Patriotic Branch 3-part design -- JUST in time for the 4th! It finishes with a white bird house perched on the end of the branch. Quite a cute piece, the whole thing finishes approx 5 x 10 and is stitched with your stash of overdyeds.

Each chart includes a couple of snaps and a button or two. Something fun to display all year long!

This is a cute row... we rarely get circus-themed designs, so this is a refreshing change! Lots of bright overdyed colors, they've packed the ringmaster in here, the tiny acrobat on the high wire, trained elephants, the big tent, the flaming hoop that something has to jump through (!) the lion-tamer and his lion, the strongman, the circus clown... and festive floating balloons everywhere!

The chart comes with one green star button, but I bet you can come up with lots of other fun embellishments for this! Finishes approx 2 x 17 on 32ct, Cute!

Well, the ghouls, bats and jack-o-lanterns in this certainly are not helping to keep one calm! Bent Creek has a quick design that is a mere 33 x 33 stitches. Offered as a complete kit of 32ct linen, DMC and overdyed flosses, it finishes just 2 x 2, (or 1 x 1 if you choose to work it over one thread.)

A cute design, this IS a little scary, however, because it has a $20 price tag! Just beware! I like the idea of a 1 x 1 tiny stand-up cube... or a little scissor fob!

Shepherd's Bush has 5 new releases... The Journey tells us to; 'Take joy in the journey and the friends you find along the way.' Dedicated to all the friends who are with us for years and years... and others who leave along the way, this is stitched on 32ct hand dyed French Vanilla linen in 12 shades of hand dyed Gloriana, Thread Gatherer and Crescent silks.

Luscious shades of roses, plums, olives and taupes, there is a trio of buttons and charms to embellish. Offered as the complete kit, this finishes approx 8 x 8. Full of Shepherd's Bush character -- the Shepherd and his little sheep, the round roses, the little basket of flowers, the funky lettering, that gorgeous color palette, and of course all the scattered motifs -- just charming!

The Sweetheart Tree has a new design that can celebrate any number of special days! Lovely and lacy, full of specialty stitches, beads, crystal paillette embellishments and a set of sterling silver wedding bells, this can be stitched two different ways, depending on your whim!

The main sampler measures 72 x 197 on 28ct Lambswool (included), but notice the smaller 'take out' piece... it is the middle section, with a couple of the other borders tucked around it! Stitch this on white, cream too... everything will look stunning on just about anything you choose.

Traditional verses... lots of versatility with this design... stitch as little or as much as you choose! Awesome stitches, elegant greens and soft taupes. Offered as the complete kit of charts, linen, threads, beads and silver bells!

This is a sweet set of smalls... companions to lots of others Sandy has designed... a very lacy Biscornu cushion, with matching fob... each is stitched differently on both sides! The biscornu is offered in complete kit format, the fob is simply the small card with pearl embellishments.

ALL of these designs in this series are charming. Each is stuffed full of special stitches in their tiny area, so they're really kind of fun to stitch. Lots to do in a small area that is FINISHABLE and FUNCTIONAL! Love 'em! All the rest are scattered throughout our Sweetheart Tree pages... it's fun to see them all.

Make sure to see 4 MORE new releases... we just didn't have room for all on Just Arrived!

The is the third leaflet in a set of nine... a medley of designs dedicated to memories of Kris Stott, a needlework distributor our industry lost last year. Kris had lots of friends who remember her well. Over 70 of them are contributing 45 x 45 designs, following the same color palette, of their special memories about Kris.

Prairie Moon, The Samplar Workes, Artful Offerings, Designs from Pamela, Mosey 'n Me, Scholehouse for the Needle, Samplers Revisited, Dames of the Needle and Cherry Wood Studios are this collections's designers. Such a neat set of designs... all sorts of different themes and seasons are represented... everything, a small story about a friend!

Just Nan's summer release of her 4-Seasons Set of Humbugs is due in the shop the beginning of July! Colorful butterflies decorate each side; 'Summer Breezes lift lacy wings' is the repeating verse.

Stitched on light blue 28ct linen in DMC flosses from your stash, this delightful little creation features 5 stitched bees (in beads) , and an exclusive filagree butterfly Charm Garden Pin garnished with pink, aqua and green Swarovski crystals. Price includes the bee beads, crystal butterfly pin and 28ct linen cut.

Lizzie Kate has released her newest ABC kit -- 26 Different scary thoughts and characters of the season... all in alphabetical order! It's fun to read everything she's tucked into this Sampling of Halloween! Stitched with Crescent Colours hand-dyed flosses, you get the chart and all those threads (includes 8 full skeins, along with partials of DMC colors.)

There is a little green creature boiling in the cauldron (poor thing!), a skeleton, cute little owl, Frankenstein -- lots of tiny motifs scattered everywhere. Bursts of bright color, lots of Lizzie Kate Charm!!! Finishes approx 6-1/2 x 11-1/2 on 32ct.

A cute companion to Linda's Spring Fab Fob that we were treated to this past February. A new design, with another fun, exclusive pair of Kelmscott's Little Gems scissors -- notice how the handles are red and blue! Just a fun little design stitched on the provided light blue linen, you get the mother-of-pearl star embellishment, the beads and chart. Flosses come from your stash of threads.

VERY cute... our Mona finished it again, so we have the Official Magic By Mona Finishing Kit available for this... check out that cute ribbon that compliments that cute stitching!!! Finishes approx 1-3/4 x 3-1/2. (We still have a few of the Spring Fob Kits left... both releases have been limited to 1000 kits, because of the scissor production.) If you order the fob... it'll ship in a week or so, WITH the upcoming finishing kit!

Lizzie Kate's 2010 set of Double Flip designs -- 6 cards of two designs each -- is HERE!
Here's the gigantic combo of all of it stitched together, trimmed with her 'Christmas Rules' at the top.

Each Rule is really its own small chart, and can be stitched just by itself. If you want everything as pictured... you'll need all six cards, and the FREEBIE border that will be offered on the LK website. We'll be doing an auto-ship for the rest of the cards... makes it so easy for you to collect the correct combination, as soon as each is released.

Be of Kind and Good Cheer... Treasure Family... Give Santa Cookies and Milk... No Pouting!... Listen for Reindeer... Welcome Friends... are just some of your rules to follow! Individuals are worked on 28ct Summer Khaki, Group is worked on 32ct Light Mocha Belfast (which tells you that lots of different colors and counts will work for any or all of this! NOTHING is set in stone!)

You'll need Weeks Bullfrog (2), Louisiana Hot Sauce (2), Whitewash (2), Garnet, Grasshopper, Hazelnut, Juniper, Mascara, Morris Blue, Peony, and Crescent Colours Finley Gold.

A freaky little trio of Halloween merriment... so colorful and fun, they just make you smile! You can stitch these little guys and finish them any number of ways, the fun fabric color options available now, add so many more choices!

Offered as the chart, with a smattering of micro-button embellishments. GREAT COLOR!

'Cleaning the house while the children are growing is like shoveling snow while it's still snowing!'

How true!!! The PERFECT excuse to get in more stitching time, as well!!! Offered in Snippet card format... choose any fabric, and any colors!

Doesn't that say it all??? The 4th in this cute set of quirky verses... this is offered as the chart with fabric... you choose your threads. Cute and quick, these are always a big favorite!

OK... Christmas is officially around the corner, because our Preview Ornament Issue is HERE! 12 New ornaments from Brittercup, Fresh Threads, Glory Bee, Mosey 'n Me, Erica Michaels, Country Cottage Needleworks, La-D-Da, Midsummer Night, Little House Needleworks, Thistle Threads, Amy Bruecken Designs, and The Victoria Sampler! Something to tempt you... each of these designers are publishing a companion design to these in the upcoming Annual Just Cross Stitch Ornament Issue!

Next month's JCS Magazine is the Halloween/Fall Issue, and next is the Official Ornament Issue. We've given you options in the dropdown to let us know if you want them *held* and shipped together (to save on shipping costs), or sent the day they arrive!
The previous few years of all of these issues are SOLD OUT... so don't wait!)

Trail Creek Farm has a charming new pillow design that is awfully cute and quick to stitch! *Loves Me*, *Loves Me Not*... stitch each brightly colored sprite of a design on Susan's hand-screened Weeks overdyed 30ct linen. Loves Me for one side of the little pillow, Loves Me Not for the other!

You get the pre-made apple-green textured pillow, 2 different top-tie ribbons, the charts, the lovely hand-screened linen, and 8 pink fabric-covered buttons to attach your finished stitching to both sides. So cute, so fresh, bright and young... you simply add a few bits of thread from your stash. CUTE!

Blackbird has two new cross-stitch designs, Farm House is the 5th in the Anniversaries of the Heart series, and Hedgerow Birds is the latest Loose Feathers edition!

Farm House is another familial homestead that you personalize with a member of your family. This time, Alma has chosen the initials of her grandfather. As for the date, choose a birth date, wedding, anything special to you.

Hedgerow Birds is a neat sewing bag that is stitched in overdyeds on Week's 20ct Straw Linen! Different designs on both the front and back, it finishes into a 10 x 11-ish little pouch, featuring some pretty buttons for the closure, and gigantic ric-rac that has been tea-stained. Choose neat buttons from your family button box, or purchase those they did from your local fabric store. Neat, soft fabric... since it is 20ct, your stitches turn out 10 to the inch. Charming!

Both Farm House and Hedgerow Birds are offered as leaflets, and we have that 20ct for the bag, as well!

Libertyville
by Raise the Roof
Raise The Roof's charming Libertyville design that has been delivered in four parts in finally finished! 'See our flag waving from high on the hill... another fine day in Libertyville.' Stitched in Belle Soie silks of Blue Lagoon, Icing, Beanstalk, Scarecrow and Poison Apple -- deep navy, moss, butterscotch and a brick red, this is a neat Americana-feeling piece, complete with the sailing ship, little downtown, and old red barn.

Little clay buttons embellish everywhere... there is a fish by the ship, a gull, a flag on the town hall, bees on the farm, and even a bell on the tiny grazing sheep. Just cute, the entire design size is 71 x 275, and is offered as the 4 charts with silks and embellishments. You choose any fabric you like best!

Come away with a friend or two for a low-key, relaxing weekend of eating, chatting and STITCHING!!! We have lots of pics of Camp Wannasew up on our Weekends and Adventures page... and registration for this Fall's weekend is just around the corner! We have our own building at Oklahoma's Sequoya State Park, and really get to enjoy the time together, and those uninterrupted hours.

Silver Needle dreams up cute, exclusive projects... all those are included along with 'Dinner at Edna's' -- a local amish home-cooked meal -- and the ***most fabulous*** bacon on the breakfast buffet! (all you can eat!......mmmm!) Of course, there is Silver Needle shopping time included... quite the perfect weekend!

The newest edition of this wonderful travel guide for any quilter - or lover of fabrics and stitching - has arrived in the shop. It is 640 pages in soft cover format that lists shops in all 50 states; shops in all the Canadian provinces; and, even shops in The Bahamas! Wow!! There are over 2050 featured shops and 450 of those have never been included in this publication before.

Each state has a map showing the location of the shops along the highway system and each location is cleverly numbered so that you know exactly which shop corresponds to which city on the map. The shops are listed alphabetically by city with their address and phone number. Some of the shops have advertisements included in the book and just a few do not. There are pages for each state's quilt shows, too!

This is book is mesmerizing! You can spend hours looking at the advertisements - seeing the location of shops on the maps - and reading about the various quilting festivals and exhibits throughout our country and Canada. If you are planning a road trip (or even if you plan on staying home and ordering by phone or the web) this is a must for all needleworkers!

DOVO has sent us some new scissors -- Carbon Steel -- 5-inch embroidery style, that are the cutest things! (We had purchased the first and only 11 of these that they had made as prototypes, and featured them in our last e-mail newsletter. Promising an introduction into the permanent line... we're so excited that they came to us so quickly!!!) WONDERFUL cutting action, these are a 5-inch style that feature a white enameled finish decorated with child-like graffiti decoration! I said, in my initial e-letter, that they were TOO good to give to a child, but that any teacher or scissor collector would LOVE them!

Dovo is now embossing the metal blades with their logo, and Solingen 'license' logo -- which is a very nice, elegant touch! Very nice, very fun... I keep asking the difference between forged (those first 11) and carbon steel, and they keep telling me... only it never is anywhere in my head, when I need to find it! (know what I mean!?)

More new scissors from DOVO... these are quite unique in size and decoration! A FULL 7-Inch scissor -- we've never had that size in ANYTHING before... these are a classic shear style with a 3-1/4 inch blade, smaller handles, and an American Stars and Stripes enamel finish! Flex them open to find the Dovo logo and Solingen Germany trademark... you know they're 'real!'

These are definitely a larger scissor. They open and close with a soft 'swoosh', and feel very substantial in your hands. The red on them is on the brighter side of red -- DMC 666, the navy is true. Yet another treat for the scissor collector, and any special sewing cases out there with a stars and stripes theme!!!

Join us to stitch and construct THIS little Gingerbread House!!! Teresa has sent us her class model to entice and inspire! YOU WILL go home with this darling cottage, after Teresa's lace presentation Friday evening and knotwork classes on Saturday morning. This Etui house features a pin-cushion roof (Teresa has handmade all of those for us already!) that lifts off to reveal the tiny 1-inch mouse living inside... he's included, and truly a hand-made miniature masterpiece! His arms and legs move, and his pajamas are precious!

Teresa's original watercolor artwork of gingerbread men is highlighted against her custom-printed fabrics that cover this tiny turret. Elegant die-cut doors and windows, trimmed with antique lace... we'll be stitching the topiary trees and garland above the door, and putting the little house together.

***You will learn everything you ever wanted to know (Or Knot!) about French, Colonial and Bullion Knots. Instead of spending 4 hours in a class doing them repeatedly... you'll learn to conquer them QUICKLY, and Get On With Things! Stitch them on your custom printed gingerbread fabric, and then BUILD your mousie's dream house!!! (Complete with antique lace curtains!!!) Our Gingerbread Mouse House measures 8 inches high and 3-1/2 inches in diameter. It is lined with berry red flannels, features a velvet base, and is large enough to hold several special pairs of scissors, your Santa Wish List, your Christmas gift $$ stash... or just that darling little mouse!

Class Space is Limited... as of Wednesday, June 2nd, we only had 29 spaces left! More details follow on our Class Page... there is also a PDF, so you can print it easily. After you've conquered those knots... you'll have a better appreciation of all of Teresa's awesome miniature knotted rug designs we carry!

One of 5 new designs...
Bent Creek has another cute Photobooth design... just a snapshot of the silliness that always happens in those little portable photobooths you see at the Fairs. This time, Uncle Sam and an eagle are in there... and all of the sudden, they've switched hats! The eagle looks great, I'm not so sure Uncle Sam looks so good without his hat...

Offered as the chart with cut of 32ct linen and a blue star button, you add overdyed flosses from your stash for this 2 x 7 piece. We're making our model into a stand-up to look like a firecracker!

Every Year, Mill Hill releases 3 Santa Claus ornaments, all stitched in DMC on 14ct perforated paper. These three are # 34, 35 and 36 in that annual set! ALL of them are still available and pictured on our three Mill Hill Kit pages, so I know you'll have fun finding them all. The first nine didn't really have collection names, but then Musical, Alpine, Mountaineer, Polar, Medieval, Appalachian, Rocky Mountain and Arctic all came along, to make this a really neat set of ornaments.

All are offered as complete kits of the chart, flosses, a smattering of beads (not many), needles, and the paper. They don't always look like the Santa you might remember... but I guess Santa looks different in every country -- and all during the year!!!

Small ornaments... each of these is stitched on white 28ct Jobelan, and then, their corners are folded together on the backside to form their diamond shape! No hard finishing at all! Simple bird and wreath designs this year... we laughed when we read the year they've used to stitch the two that would commemorate any special year for you -- they chose 2019!!!!!! ( I guess they're thinking ahead... and want these to sell into the 2020's!!!!!)

Small 2 x 2-ish designs, each kit offers the fabric, chart, beads, needles and Mill Hill Glass Treasure embellishment. See the pretty tassels hanging from each... you do those with the included beads!

Homespun Elegance has a new ornament/fob design... stitch it over two for the 3 x 4 heart ornament, or over one for the 1-1/2 x 2 fob! An angel in the sky offering blessings to the household below, the sheep grazing in the front yard are stitched in Colonial Knots.

Offered as a chart, it includes a brass angel charm for the larger version.

The Trilogy has a new Summer Beach scene delivered in the format of chart, linen and sand dollar clay button embellishment. Like Secret, Flower, Pumpkin... (They have a million designs in this series)... this finishes into a 5 x 5 stitched piece that is charming!

In most of them, they have turned the motifs, so that there is more than one top and bottom. This one has a definite design direction... you can tell, by all those fun little crabs peeking from the sandcastles and beach umbrellas, and the mermaid. Just really cute, these are always popular with the shop customers! Offered as the chart with 32ct Natural Linen and the clay button.

Trilogy has a colorful new set of Halloween designs coming... this single chart brings you the border, and left-hand block black kitty chart, along with some orange button embellishments.

The pumpkin and ghost squares (single chart for $5.50) are coming in June, and the final pair -- house and witch (last single chart, $5.50) are coming in August. Simple, cute and affordable, the whole design finishes 3-1/2 x 11 over two on 32ct.

*Witchypoo's Main Squeeze!* ab Designs has sent us the cutest little Frankenstein monster to stitch, and we have plenty of time to finish him before The Big Day!!! The 5 x 9 Frankster belongs to previously-published Witchypoo, and while she is stitched on Weeks Dye Works 30ct Peoria Purple, The Frankster is stitched on 30ct hand-dyed Banana Popsicle. He features right, fun Halloween-y colors, and some DMC Black Memory Thread on his pumpkin's smile!

Actually, we think that Memory Thread is totally awesome, and it'd be fun on all the spider legs, too!!! Offered as the single chart, check out the trio of smaller matching pumpkins, with those same wired-thread smiles!!! Such a cute set of designs!

Here are three 'Just a Quickie' pumpkins that match those carried by The Frankster and Witchypoo! Offered as small card charts, each little pumpkin is stitched on Weeks Dye Works 30ct Carrot hand-dyed linen, and features the mouth stitched with DMC's Memory Thread. (It's a thread-covered wire that you bend and curl... then simply tack onto your needlework.)

If you stitch Frankster and Witchypoo and these pumpkins... you'll have a trio of bright pieces... all on different lip-puckering fun colors of linen!

It's finally all here! (Fabric was slow coming to us, but it's all here now!)
Just Nan has released the most delightful stitched ball!!! What an incredible piece! 36 Tiny stitched oval florals are worked on 32ct Belfast Linen of Wandering Ivy and Dusk... 4 different specialty stitches help decorate the flowers and add just an extra touch. 3 of your ovals (actually little football shapes, really) are hand-stitched together... then you join the points of all the mini-footballs together, forming this absolutely breathtaking 4-1/2 diameter stuffed ball!!!

When I held it in my hand, I just marveled at how unique, pretty, delicate, colorful... and TOTALLY AWESOME it is... and am dazzled by Nan's creative abilities! You will fall in love with this piece, and it'll definitely become one of your stitched heirlooms! Offered as the chart, it comes with antiqued gold Quatrefoil buttons that you'll see covering your joined pieces for an elegant presentation, and tiny white pearls and beads, as well.

We're offering the two linen cuts and Ladybug Charm Garden (there is a stitched ladybug on one of the lowers) pin separately. Fabric, you will not want to substitute -- but you may have another favorite Just Nan Pin you want to use to grace your Twilight Pearls. Requires 3 skeins of Gentle Art Sampler Threads as well... so you'll want a matching dye lot. So lovely, unique and special!!!

This season's newest Mill Hill Designs are on their way, and your stitching bag is going to need to make room for them! They're all expected to arrive at the end of this week.
Some fun and different designs this season... The Clock Repair Shoppe joins the Village series, Let it Snow is a frosty snowflake scene looking out of a frosty window. Frosty seems to go with Let it Snow -- we just love that frosty snowman. The Through The Woods sleigh scene looks so 'retro' and heartwarming, and joins that Village series as well, and the Gingerbread House looks good enough to eat!

Offered as complete kits of 14vy perforated paper, along with tons of beads, DMC flosses and a Mill Hill hand-painted button! (Our shop models are always on 28ct linen... if you want a color to match the paper in the kit, other than Natural, please tell us!)

This is a new collection of designs... a set of 6 different Christmas Trees... that are shown as ornaments. Approx 2-1/2 x 3-1/2 in size, each tree is stitched on 14ct perforated paper in DMC flosses, and garnished with a small brass charm. We think they'd be AWESOME on fabrics, and finished with a bit of stuffing, a pretty bow, and a bit of cording on the edges. Six trees, each one is as pretty as the last! Three indoor and three outdoor... I'm not sure which is my favorite!

Offered as small ornament kits, such a pretty set, each kit includes the paper, chart, flosses, beads, embellishment and necessary needles... they'll also arrived at the end of this week.

Also due to arrive this week... six new beaded ornament designs to grace this year's Christmas Tree... these are the small 2 x 3 kits that stitch in a jiffy! We have a lovely lighted wreath in the shop that displays 36 of them all stitched, as an alternative to the tree! (We glued them onto the wreath, and now all we have to do is plug it in, (or not!) and it's lovely!!!)

Kitty in the stocking is cute, the Snowflakes and Snowman go with the frosty window scene and the frosty snowman from the larger Button & Bead Kit designs, and the polar bear looks like he needs a hug! Cute, as always, each complete kit contains the perforated paper, chart, flosses, beads and featured embellishment.

Drawn Thread has sent some new patterns for a stitching project portfolio with matching pin pillow and scissor fob! Stitched on 28ct Stoney Point Cashel Linen in various silks, the main piece is a booklet that finishes approx 9 x 11. (If you're not a 'blue person'... choose another linen color!)

The cover is decorated with an awesome medley of specialty stitches -- and the inside features pockets and rings to hold projects and threads. I LOVE, LOVE all the stitches Cynthia has chosen because most are really different, and we don't always see them used in things. Jessicas over 4 and 6 threads, Pekinese, Alternating Crossed Gobelin, Boucle Stitch, Waffles, and of course lots of Eyelets and Queens, too! Anyway, open the book to find some tiny floral buds scattered inside, and your precious tools stored neatly away. The instructions are wonderful in here... lots of fabric layouts, and great finishing procedures.

The matching Pin Pillow and Fob are teeny companions that you'll want to have, as well. The Portfolio Pattern is offered as the chart, with the 3 bone rings, and a bone medallion (shown on her model), satin ribbon and some baby pink button embellishments, and requires a fat 1/2 yard of linen. The Pin Pillow and Fob is offered as the chart with two elegant Mother-of-Pearl buttons and more satin ribbon to match, and requires a 12 x 16 linen cut.

This is a pretty piece designed to showcase your heirloom buttons! Each tiny medallion measures 29 x 29 stitches, each one a different vine design with different specialty stitches... these are delicate and actually very quick to stitch! Wouldn't they make pretty Biscornu cushions?

Offered as the chart of 6 medallions, they are worked on 28ct Cream Cashel. We have some really pretty Mother-of-Pearl buttons from Italy... so if you need just the right thing... check them out!

Blackberry Lane designs has a set of lovely table dressings -- a Runner or Topper - each offered separately in chart format. The 8 x 29 (stitched size on 28ct, before any border) Runner features the Nativity story in a long row... the Topper 33 x 33 (on 28ct includes a 5-inch border), is basically the same design, stitched into a square.

The Nativity Story from Blackberry Lane - click to see more

Quite classic, each design is monochromatic -- pick a favorite hand-dyed to match your decor -- and features the Star of Bethlehem in gold metallic. Each side of the Topper tells the story of Joseph taking Mary to Bethlehem, Shepherds gazing at the Star, the Shepherd's visit, and finally the 3 Wise Men.

The runner is charted minus Joseph's trip with Mary. Really nice pieces, very classic. I don't know which version to tell you to stitch -- they're both elegant!

Blackberry Lane Designs has two *ornament* designs that are beautifully detailed and FULL of lots of DMC color! (Kind of generous in size for ornaments!) The Three Wise Men has a stitch count of 120 x 120 -- features 44 different colors, and will be exquisite stitched over one on anything!!!! The chart includes three bead 'jewels' and a tiny brass camel charm, along with a one-page history lesson of the Story of the Three Kings. It is going to be the first of Marie's 6 First Noel Ornaments... the chart's back page teases us about the rest coming in future years.

The Magic of Snow Globes first design is The Snow Day. A classic, antique scene, complete with plump snowman... this one measures 80 x 80 and calls for 48 different colors! Simply lovely pieces... offered as charts.

What an awesome set of 6 new designs! 5 x 5 designs full of beaded color and detail, Mill Hill's selection this season are delightful! Always offered as complete kits of 14ct perforated paper, loaded with lots of beads and flosses, the Haunted Library is a companion to Haunted Hotel and the Opera House.

Gather Together is a charming country house scene... those Fall Blooms are like NOTHING we've had so far! Paisley Pumpkin is so darn cute... I'm tempted to stitch it without the border, too. Cabin Fever would make a great companion to 'Camping Out' and check out that ring of dancing ghosts!!!

Too darn cute! We always do our shop models on linen, so we can make hanging pillows out of them...

This year's 6 small beaded kit designs are here too! Irate Pirate is quite a switch from designs of the past, and he's just great! The leaves are classy, Trick or Treat is great to add to a Halloween tree of ornaments, Harvest Garden and the Mallard are two more classic designs... and that school picture frame is really a cute and different idea! What a fun way to cherish some old school pictures... stitch these for the Christmas Tree!!!

All are offered as small kits, complete with 14ct perforated paper, and all the beads and flosses. These are a great value, because of all the 'stuff' you get in them!

WOW... this 96-page softcover, full color book features 14 different full-sized Christmas Stocking charts! Candy Nutcracker, Jingle Bears, Santa Collage, Nostalgic Christmas, Snowman Sampler, Celestial Angel, Let it Snow, The Best of Christmas, Winter Scene, I Love Santas, Peace on Earth, Nativity, Cozy Christmas, and Gingerbread Mice...

You can see from the titles that contributing designers Linda Gillum, Barbara Baatz Hillman, Sandy Orton and Nancy Rossi have delivered quite a nice selection of GREAT stocking designs! All are basically the same size, all are coded for DMC, all can be stitched on any fabric you like... and all are super-detailed and CLASSIC!

I'm not sure how to describe this book... but it sure is AWESOME!!! I think it's French in flavor, because all the authors and photographer have very French names. Inside... it features cross stitch motifs, and tons of line drawings for embroidery and primitive stitch. Everything in the entire book is stitched in one color -- there is a green section, red, blue, white and pink... 230-ish pages of lovely pictures and clean, fresh, young and some 'Paris-y' designs!!!

Lovely finishing ideas, charming designs... it has over 1000 different motifs inside. Little dogs, lacy borders, florals alphabets, nautical, kitchen, baby, cats and birds... this is one of those books that shows you something different each time you page through it! Enchanting!!!!!!

I've fallen in love with some awesome French designs by Ann Regnier, and we simply had to have them!! All are offered in chart format, and presented in both French and enough English to figure out what's going on... along with those ever-comforting DMC color numbers for the threads!!!

I've chosen 'In My Basket' and 'J'Arrive' to show here... but we have 10 other designs as well, so you're in for a treat! Most of them feature special stitches that are incorporated into the design. In My Basket looks like it is loaded with them, and it IS!
NOTE: Our Shipment to you of Spring Frills has been delayed. It seems the hand-dyed Lavender Whisper Cashel Linen fabric -- which is en-route from Germany -- has been held up by the Iceland Volcanic Ash Cloud!!! We are watching for early May delivery!

Talk about Specialty Scissors... these are a wonderful new offering for left-handed stitchers ONLY! (Hey, check out that Left-Handed Stitch Diagram Book we have as well!)

DOVO Curved Lefty Embroidery Scissors - click for more

DOVO of Solingen, Germany, has mastered their regular left-handed embroidery scissors into a slightly curved style, which is AWESOME to use! The slight curve to the blades gives your hand the room to get really close to the cutting area without your hand crushing, brushing, bumping, and smashing which you've already stitched on your fabric!

Just like cutting through hand-rolled butter... these are SUCH a delight to hold and flex! DOVO's brushed stainless finish, super-tapered hot-forged tips, the finger holes are generous, the finish is smooth, and the points and blades razor-sharp. Luscious!!!

'How Sweet The Time To Cross A Stitch!' Oh... this is a pretty stitching set that features the lime green Whitman's Sampler Candy Tin that is available from Russell Stover Candy Co *right now!* (The tin might be the biggest challenge to obtain... they make it in yellow and pink, too, so get whichever you can -- and get two!) Sue Hillis has designed a lid lining piece, a needlecase, biscornu, scissor fob... all sorts of neat little pieces to store inside your pretty Springtime Tin!

A soft color palette of pink, green and yellow... Sue has presented everything is a LOVELY spiral-bound 22-page booklet with STUNNING pictures -- I counted 45! -- of *every bit* of the finishing and assembly process for the entire set. You get actual pics for making twisted cord, fob assembly -- out of one piece of fabric, AWESOME, awesome, awesome pics of Biscornu assembly, even tips about proper ironing and stain removal of your stitching! There is a bit of warning information regarding hand-dyed fabrics, and great recommendations about products to use and avoid when cleaning your needlework.

Even if you never do the entire thing, the finishing instructions in here are wonderful to refer to on other projects -- the pictures are a delight to use! The whole thing is so delicate and pretty!

Marie Suarez brings us this *exquisite* little pin keep design... you'll LOVE it! The kit contains a beautiful hand-carved bone medallion that measures approx 1-5/8 inches in diameter. You can see it... it takes up one entire side of the tiny round keep.

Next, you get a piece of linen banding -- it features your tiny heart stitching that wraps around the keep! We've never SEEN banding that is 7 stitches wide!!!!! Your initial is stitched on the included 40ct linen -- ALL 26 letters are charted for you inside their tiny vines. (not just the letters... you have 26 disks of floral initials in here!)

My Pinkeep from Dessins DHC - click to see more

There's felt, cardboard and batting in here, along with the finishing instructions, as well! You'll need to supply the linen and materials that makes the small case to store your precious keep, but those instructions are included, too.

The shop gals kind of went nuts over this piece when I brought it back from Market! It's so delicate, so unique, I think the medallion and banding are over-the-top cool, and it's a steal at $23!

Carriage House's 5th set of scenes all around the village of Hawk Run Hollow is here! Celebrating Autumn, it covers the harvest season, Halloween, and Thanksgiving. Joining Houses, Village, Shores and Christmas... Kathy says this is her last HRH set. We stood together in her booth at Market... all 5 of them were there on display, just stunning!

Just like all the rest, this piece features 12 squares of designs, that can be stitched individually or together. Every single panel is neat... it's kind of fun to look at the set of patterns and TRY top choose your favorites! Autumn is stitched in a different configuration than the rest, so linen has been ordered.

Charted for silks or DMC floss... overall finished size is approx 9 x 32 on 40ct, or 13 x 44 on 28ct! Offered as the chart, all other HRH charts are still available!

Mill Hill has a new set of 6 Halloween bead kits that are bright, bold, funky, fresh, and too darn cute!!! Designed by Debbie Mumm, they finish approx 4-1/4 x 6-1/4 and are stitched on 14ct aida. Three are on bright apple/lime green, the other three on black... all are stitched with DMC flosses and smatterings of beads (more cross stitching than bead work.)

I just LOVE 'em! All are contemporary, only Witch Hazel has skinny legs... everybody else is very *rotund* in this set... and every one is cuter than the last! Complete kits include the chart, needles, flosses, fabric and beads. Very JAZZY!

Olde Colonial Designs has 7 tiny designs in bitty kits... I don't think all of them are new... but I think I missed one of two of them before! Quite a charming collection, we have all of them on our Olde Colonial Pages.
But first, check out these fun little Turtle and Elephant Needlebooks! Bob (OC's Wood-Wiz!) has a new saw attachment TOY... so he's cut Pam a turtle-shaped thread palette for this kit! Bob's turtle measures approx 3-1/2 x 1-1/2 inches in size, and has 9 holes for threads. Pam has made a miniature sewing case for him... you can see him (the TURTLE!) peeking out of the case!

Elephant Needlebook from Olde Colonial -- click to see more

Stitched on 32ct Light Mocha linen in greens, mauve, lavender and butterscotch flosses, the case features a needle page of green wool. A few special stitches in this, the whole thing finishes just a bit smaller than that darling wooden turtle! Complete kit contains the turtle palette, linen, flosses, bird charm, all the necessary instructions, interfacing, wool, ribbon, needle, floral lining fabric... you name it!

Bob and Pam have a matching Elephant Palette and Case as well... see it on our Olde Colonial page.

Workbasket has a wonderful design... a large, square envelope to hold friendship notes -- inspired from the early 1800's Netherlands custom of creating a lovely box to hold notes and poems. They have combined it with the French custom of Postal Art... stitched envelopes that were actually mailed through the post, using real stamps! (I've seen stitchers do this NOW... they stitch things and then MAIL them LOOSE, to get that ink postmark ON the needlework!!!)

This 12 x 12 envelope keeper is awesome! Stitched on Week's 35ct Parchment Linen, with dusky, softly faded shades of Belle Soie hand-dyed silks, the design is coded for DMC floss as well. When you fold the corners in and finish this, you'll have a lovely 2--sided envelope. The front design includes the 'stamp' (the bunny in the upper right-hand corner.) The Address -- To a Friend's House. Notice the Quaker motifs on the left-hand edge... when we turn over the piece, they are the tops to a heart! On the backside, you'll find the envelope flap, decorated with a valentine and smattering of antique buttons from your stash!

Offered as the chart, this is SO unique! I absolutely fell in LOVE with it when I saw it. So beautiful to hold in your hands, so different, and actually very functional -- if you have special cards and notes you really want to hang on to. Stitched on a 31 x 31 square of linen... you'll have some generous corners left-over for smaller ornaments or sewing cases. Such a pretty presentation for needlework!

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