Earlier this year I was asked for a link or pdf to this popular little snowman and I said it would give me the perfect opportunity to begin blogging again. I’m sure you are wondering why Snowman’s Quaker Christmas is at the top of this post. This dear friend could have a point since once again I have designs in various stages, fabric bought, threads picked and I’m ready to stitch my models. She then pointed out I am finally healing from everything that has happened and have made peace with it all. A friend asked me the other day if I’ve started designing yet and I was happy to tell her I had in fact started new designs. Hello everyone! It IS time to blog again. A quick synopsis is in order to explain my absence. I’ve had surgeries, health issues, have been caring for my dad with both heart problems and dementia, and lost my father in law to cancer. of her Spring pincushion and scissor fob. And speaking of changes and sweet finishes, I leave you with a pic shared by Nita S. I love seeing everyone’s touches on their projects whether it’s color changes, fabrics used, etc. I apologize for the inconvenience to both stitchers, and the shops cutting fabric for the pincushions.Īs always, please share pics of your finishes. So each pincushion is roughly 3 1/4″ x 3 1/4″ except for Winter which is 3″ x 3″.
Meanwhile, here are the stitch counts for each pincushion for those of you who have the recently shipped charts Winter is 40h x 41w, Spring is 45h x 44w, Summer is 45h x 43w, and Fall is 45h x 44w. That has now been remedied and the next set of charts to ship will be in the new covers. In my excitement of creating the cover for Pincushion Seasons I neglected to add stitch counts. I felt so honored to be able to borrow the box and explore it’s contents. Here was an eye opener, there was embroidery threads that were marked “wash before using”. Needles of old, measuring tapes, old pincushions that were sewn by her great grandmother, a pair of stunning old silver scissors, threads and buttons that I drooled over, and so much more. What a treasure trove of sewing delights were in the box itself. I was lucky to be loaned my friend Penny’s great grandmother’s sewing box for my photo shoot. I can also visualize them in sweet groupings within dough bowls, baskets or wooden bowls. Snow will grace our Christmas tree come December. I know Summer is going up on my dowel tree this year. They’re pincushions but imagine them as seasonal ornaments as well. When I finally relaxed it all came together and in the end I had so much fun stitching these. Being from the Jersey Shore most of my life I have no clue why Summer was so difficult to design nor Winter, one of my favorite seasons next to Fall. Spring and Fall were designed in 2011 for the Needle Arts Guild of Wichita and were now ready to make their debut in this seasonal chart. My new release Pincushion Seasons was a long time in coming but it has finally shipped to distributors and shops.