DMC & Buttons

 

We've got the DMC & button colors picked out for our newest design. Love these colors together. Now just have to get this thing stitched.

Retro Spots preview

 

Here's a preview of our newest design called Retro Spots. When Mike designed this, it originally started out as garden spots. I thought the design looked sort of retro so we picked out retro colors-turquoise, orange, brown, and white and went with that. As you can see it's not quite have way finished. Each square takes about 4 hours to stitch so I still have a bit of stitching to do.

June Vacation

I know it's been a while since we posted anything. June was a very busy month for us after taking off 10 days for a vacation.

 

The vacation was wonderful. We got to spend it with family in North Carolina on the Outter Banks. (keep an eye out for some beach/ocean patterns :0) I had only been to the ocean twice before. Once was just a quick stop on a mission trip...not long enough to swim. The 2nd was with my sister and a friend in April...to cold to swim. So this time it was nice and warm and we were there for an entire week so I finally got to swim in the ocean!

We stopped at the North Carolina Aquarium. It was much nicer to see the sharks from behind glass then out in person out in the ocean.

Mike, his dad & mom took a plane ride over the islands. I passed on the plane rid but he got some good pictures and that was good enough for me :)

One of the last evening we went to an outdoor drama Waterside Theatre on Roanoke Island called The Last Colony. It was absolutely amazing and ended up being one of my favorite parts of the trip.

 Now we're back at work designing some new patterns. I'll try and post a few previews the next couple a days.

Patriotic Pincusion

As promised, here is a quick picture of the Patriotic Pincushion. The entire design is stitched in Kreinik threads. The new Hot Wire is great for adding dimension! We are working on the special pins for this. This will be released as a pattern only (no kit this time). Accessory packs will be available though.

We also have stitched a vintage version. This uses all Gentle Art threads except for black DMC for the "fuses". There are cute little glass stars attached for an extra dazzle.

Sneak Peek at Turtle Love

 

Bright Colors

 

Antique Colors

My husband loves turtles so I designed us a cute little wedding sampler for our 5th Anniversary. There is also a bright colors version that we had stitched in honor of my sister and her new husband. We should be getting these framed this coming week. We also have been working on another new pattern called Retro Spots. It's about 1/3 of the way finished. Lastly I got one version of the newest pincushion stitched this morning. I'll try to post a sneak peek of it as well within the next few days. All 3 new designs will be releasing in

June (hopefully before vacation :)

Sneak Peek at April Showers Limited Edition Kit

April Showers LIMITED EDITION kit
This kit will be debuting at the Needlework Show. If we have any kits left over we will list them on our website after the show. Shops at the show get first dibs.

We need the rain to see all those beautiful flowers we've waited for all winter. This adorable design will lift your spirits on those rainy days with it's bright colors and the age old saying "April Showers Bring May Flowers".   A cute little cottage sits among the flowers while rain is gently falling. The little drops of rain are really beads that glisten just like real rain!   Kit includes limited edition Gentle Art threads, 28ct. African Daisy hand-dyed joblean, Mill Hill beads, and pattern. The kit is a limited edition due to the threads used. Once there gone there gone.

Stitch Count: 47  x 46

Floss: Limited Edition Gentle Art

Fabric: 28ct African Daisy Hand-dyed Jobelan

Embellishment: Mill Hill Beads

Item Number: #K003

Stitches Used: cross stitch, beaded cross stitch, petite stitch, backstitch

Indian Blanket preview

We are getting the patterns made up this week so watch our website for this pattern soon!