tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30721289817597520712024-03-19T07:43:26.858-05:00SamSarah Stitching and Quilting BlogAlways have Fun!Patti at SamSarah Design Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094776230582173923noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072128981759752071.post-40146156179235242292016-08-18T16:07:00.000-05:002016-08-18T16:07:53.970-05:00<b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Back to the Blog!</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Like Sew, host of my new website, recommends blogging over newsletters for a variety of reasons. So for now, I'll do both!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You may have noticed I haven't released a new counted thread design since the TNNA market in Washington DC in June. That's because I spent the month of July moving and improving my website. This girl knows how to have fun!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">While you may now order directly from the site, if you are lucky enough to have a local shop, please support it. We do not have even one shop in all of the St. Louis area. I so miss shopping in person and mingling with other stitchers! Don't let that happen to you. Your patronage keeps shop doors open. If you don't have a local shop, you can use the shop locator, as most are happy to mail order. And if you know of a shop not listed, drop me a note from the "contact us" tab.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Four new designs are coming. Harvest Hop Market, an online wholesale trade show begins three weeks from today, on September 8. You can virtually attend market with your favorite shop owner. Find what you like and ask a shop to order it. Fun! The link to the website is <a href="http://fallmarketharvesthop.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a>. Bookmark it now, check later when it's ready (which will be soon.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In mid October, I'll be releasing more new pieces for Winter stitching. I'll also be exhibiting at the Needlework Galleria in St. Charles, Missouri October 6-8 at the Embassy Suites. If you'd like to attend, the link to their website is <a href="http://www.needleworkgalleria.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My two new lines of fabric are shipping to quilt shops this month! I'm just home from a quilt retreat where I worked on new quilts using both fabrics. I'll post them when ready. For now you can see the fabrics <a href="http://www.redroosterfabrics.com/contentmgr/showdetails.php/id/12484" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a> and <a href="http://www.redroosterfabrics.com/contentmgr/showdetails.php/id/12498" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Off to get dinner ready. Thanks so much for all you do!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span>Patti at SamSarah Design Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094776230582173923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072128981759752071.post-69873530211812321072013-08-01T12:51:00.001-05:002013-08-02T15:17:16.372-05:00Changing Horses<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy August First!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As many of you already know, I have a brand-spanking-new website. I am completely smitten with the entire process and how it now looks. If you haven't seen it yet, click this link: <a href="http://www.samsarahdesignstudio.com/" target="_blank">http://www.samsarahdesignstudio.com</a> And, I absolutely love that I can post my own updates.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the great new features of my website is the newsletter capability. I can now post my monthly info about new releases right on my site, let you know about upcoming trade shows (so you'll know when to visit your favorite shop) and give you the low down on any new "Fun & Fixes" that have been posted.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can Subscribe at this link: <a href="http://www.samsarahdesignstudio.com/newsletter/" target="_blank">http://www.samsarahdesignstudio.com/newsletter/</a> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and have the newsletter arrive directly in your email inbox (and I promise not to load up your inbox with too frequent arrivals,) or you can just click on the Newsletter Tab around the first of each month to see what's new. You can also Unsubscribe at any time if you find we're totally boring you! Quilt Newsletters will be posted less frequently and coincide with the Spring and Fall Markets.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With the newsletter feature now in place, having this fun blog seems redundant. And so, in a while, I will no longer be a blogger, but instead a "newsletterist" (sounds better than "newsletterer")</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Until I post my first newsletter (hopefully today,) you can always see the brand new releases by clicking "Designs" and then "New Necessities."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks so much for reading this and all my previous blogs!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And thank you for stitching and quilting!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Patti</span>Patti at SamSarah Design Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094776230582173923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072128981759752071.post-16679905512103693092013-07-01T20:00:00.000-05:002013-07-01T20:00:10.020-05:00Happy July!<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Fourth of July holiday is coming for those of us in the United States. That means barbecue, fireworks and STITCHING TIME!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's what new in shops from SamSarah to enable your inner fun zone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Chapter Five</i> joins the garden with whimsical flowers and a very busy bee!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All six parts are being stitched on an 18" square of Weeks Dye Works 30 count Periwinkle linen using Crescent Colours floss, embellished with our tiny ecru hearts and finished into a banner to hang on Ackfeld's 12" x 14" table stand with the Daisy & Bee Header on top. The accoutrement packet is A-9084.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just love the colors in this series and hope they make you smile too. One more chart, which releases August 1, and we'll close the book on this one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm anxiously awaiting the 8th of the month so I can get a new credit from Audible and download another book for stitching time. Even though I LOVE to stitch, my mind starts to think of all the other pictures in my head, and the pile of laundry and the (you name it - it floats through there.) If I'm listening to one of those wonderful readers tell me a story, I stitch away, hardly ever mis-count and stay in my stitching nest beating my next deadline. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>November</i> is released this month with four new charts including November, Twenty, Vote, and Veteran's Day Poppy. To make this fit in one photo, I replaced the day with the Poppy, but normally it hangs on the far right ring with all the other events and holidays.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Fun Every Day series is stitched on Mill Hill/Wichelt 14 count Antique Brown perforated paper using a multitude of brands of floss. Four options are given for every color, so this can be a stash buster project.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All pieces are mounted on our custom die-cut tags and hung on an Ackfeld 18" x 9" Calendar Stand. Final chart releases in August! Perpetual Fun.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>St. Charles</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SamSarah will be exhibiting at the TNNA cash and carry show in St. Charles in late August in Suite 412. You know we'll have our usual whimsy to show, and lots and lots for shop owners to take back for everyone. I never show previews because I want those who have spent their time and money to attend to get it first. Just know that if you love SamSarah, you'll love the new stuff. I having so much fun getting ready. Still lots of time required in my stitch nest and many mornings up before dawn. Love, love, love my job!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Like many of you, our family will be celebrating the Fourth of July. Not only is this the country's birthday, but we'll be rockin' The Great Birthday Bash for four members of our family who have birthdays within eight days of each other. So however you celebrate (and if you're not from the US, you can lift a glass to those crazy Americans,) have a fun and safe holiday. And don't forget to stitch!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Patti</span>Patti at SamSarah Design Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094776230582173923noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072128981759752071.post-59413393030278651992013-06-03T12:11:00.000-05:002013-06-03T12:11:48.003-05:00June Charts!<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The big guy and I just returned from twelve days in Alaska celebrating his retirement. It was spectacular and I highly recommend it if you ever get the chance to go. While we were away, our garden weeds grew in very nicely, so you know where I'll be every chance I get. We typically order two jumbo dump trucks of mulch, so the fancy nails from vacation must come off today.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My stitched garden is so much easier to maintain! Stitch it once and it's done - no weeding, deadheading or pruning. However, I would miss the warm sunshine, breezes and scent of all the flowers, not to mention yummy veggies. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Chapter Four</i> releases this month, so we're over half way complete. All six chapters are stitched together on Weeks Dye Works 30 count Periwinkle linen using Crescent Colours over-dyed floss and embellished with our little packs of over-dyed buttons. <i>Chapter Four</i> resides in the lower left corner.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When complete (and while in progress) we display our garden on a 12 x 14 table stand with Daisy and Bee header, both from Ackfeld. The chart is number 9083 and the buttons are A-9083.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Yup, we're still having fun! Our Perpetual Calendar continues its progress with the release of chart 9074, <i>October</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The <i>October</i> leaflet contains the charts for "October," "one for the teens" (different background than the other "one" so on the eleventh, they aren't identical,) "zero" and "Halloween" (if you'd rather have a Fall Harvest design, you can omit the Jack-O-Lantern's eyes and mouth, and stitch the pumpkin solid orange.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This chart has a tiny problem with the floss key. I use the previous month's file as a template when making the new chart, since much of the info is the same. This time, I did not update the title to October and I failed to update the floss amounts used. If you are using up random floss from your stash, it's very helpful to know how much of each color is used before starting to stitch. I'm listing the colors I used - marked in bold on the key - to make the list shorter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here's the Correct info:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Bamboo 6 yards or 1.2 skeins</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Black Coffee 7 yards or 1.4 skeins</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Sweet Potato 8 yards or 1.6 skeins</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pansy Purple 7 yards or 1.4 skeins</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hyacinth 3 yards or .6 skeins</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Punchberry 0</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cypress 0</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Moss 4 yards or .8 skeins</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Frog Legs 4 yards or .8 skeins</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Morning Glory 8 yards or 1.6 skeins</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cool Azul 0</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pomegranate 0</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Butternut Squash 1 yard or .2 skeins (and DMC should be 3855)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hope this has not caused you any problems! Thanks so much for stitching along with me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm starting to design new pieces for our next Wholesale Market. It's in August and it's back in St. Charles, Missouri. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Love that! </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Hope your favorite shop can attend and pick up lots of good stuff from lots of talented designers and manufacturers. Please support your favorite local or on-line shop!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Patti at SamSarah Design Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094776230582173923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072128981759752071.post-3478847277842607202013-05-01T12:50:00.000-05:002013-05-01T12:50:01.609-05:00Happy May Day!<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Even though some of my friends are still getting snow (today!) we have been enjoying gorgeous weather. So wonderful, in fact, I actually took the afternoon off yesterday to watch the ponies run. After our rough winter, we enjoyed a day of warm sunshine, tried to figure out which horses looked like winners (Big Guy 3, me zero) plus an icy cold beer, all made for a great afternoon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So, when I'm not slacking at the horse track, I've been busy stitching and here are the newest releases for May.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The ninth chart in our 48-part, twelve month series, is <i>September</i>, which contains a rockin' school bus, September, Ninth and a Happy Anniversary heart that also stands in for any day you want to show your love.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All pieces are stitched on Wichelt/Mill Hill 14 count Antique Brown perforated paper. Finished with our custom die-cut tags and an awesome Ackfeld Calendar Holder. Flip the tags to change the date - forever!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My dear friend, Judy, is stitching the remaining eight parts of this series, so I can start working on future projects! Thank you Judy!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hopefully, I can get my orders filled, charts sent to the printer, button packs started, and some stitching completed so I can head outside to pull weeds, and remove winter debris this afternoon. I love my garden and need to get it cleaned up so we can order our two dump truck loads of mulch. Who needs the gym when you have the giant mulch mountain to move? (And I wouldn't want it any other way :-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My virtual garden is now expanding with the release of <i>Chapter Three</i>. This is the third chart in our little six-part series. All six parts are stitched on one piece of Weeks Dye Works 30 count Periwinkle linen, using over-dyed floss from Crescent Colours and embellished with our cute dyed heart buttons. When finished, it will fit on the same Ackfeld table stand we used for <i>Witch's Pantry</i>. Change out the header from Spooky House to Daisy and Bee and the look is complete.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Chapter Four</i> is heading to the printer this afternoon, along with <i>October</i> from <i>Fun Every Day</i>. Trying to get the complete series stitched up before deadlines. I want to spend time drawing pictures and playing with fibers for all the new designs floating through my head. Time in my garden will really help me by turning off the "biz" side of my brain, for a few hours, and letting the creative side play.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'll be teaching a couple of stitcher's week-end get-aways this summer and fall. I'll let you know the locations and sponsoring shops, when all the details have been hammered out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have some important family events this spring that have made attending Spring Quilt Market in Portland impossible this year. However, I will, for once, be home for our son Sam's birthday!! Be sure to watch for new quilt books releasing at Houston in October.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hope you see something you like! Visit your local quilt shop, needlework shop or favorite on-line store for SamSarah books and charts plus all the supplies to stitch them up. Thanks so much for being creative!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Patti at SamSarah Design Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094776230582173923noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072128981759752071.post-61162639396739774852013-04-01T12:54:00.001-05:002013-04-01T12:54:19.225-05:00Good Day, Sunshine!<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My deep apologies if that song is now running through your head - on a never ending loop - over and over and over! But, the sun is shining and it is a good day to see what's new for April from SamSarah.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The daily fun continues with <b>August</b> which includes the charts for "August," "Eighth," "Sunny Day" and "Beach Days." I put the Beach Days on the center ring, just to show it all in one photo, but it will move to the right ring with all the other event and holiday designs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is the eighth chart of twelve that will be published to create 48 designs for your perpetual calendar. All are stitched on Wichelt/Mill Hill Antique Brown perforated paper using up lots of your floss stash (multiple brand options are provided for each color) mounted on our custom die cut tags and hung on this clever stand by the folks at Ackfeld Manufacturing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm hurrying to finish stitching the September designs this week so the chart can get to the printer on time. <b>Fun Every Day</b> will be completed in August and we'll enjoy it forever!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">With all the snow we have been having, our drought is officially over and I can't wait for it to warm up so I can get outside and play in the dirt.</span><br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--ACJi4qXbBw/UVnHPYdPd9I/AAAAAAAABF8/omSQPKVNKX0/s1600/In+My+Garden+in+progress+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--ACJi4qXbBw/UVnHPYdPd9I/AAAAAAAABF8/omSQPKVNKX0/s1600/In+My+Garden+in+progress+blog.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Instead, I am in my virtual garden by stitching this fun piece. <b>Chapter Two</b> is the second of six charts in the <b>In My Garden</b> series to create a BIG stitched flower garden. This design will fit the same stand used to display The Witch's Pantry, and with a simple change of header welcomes spring and summer to your home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Stitched on Weeks Dye Works 30 count Periwinkle linen using Crescent Colours over-dyed floss and embellished with our collection of over-dyed buttons. The accoutrement pack is A-9081. In between, I display my work-in-progress on the stand.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Time to get back to stitching! Thanks so much for all you do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am, once again, remiss in my timely updates! So here you go. Just before we left for Nashville, I shipped Fun Every Day: July, to our auto shops. Everyone else could get it March 1 or at Nashville.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To my dear Canadian friends, I apologize, but Americans (and I am one of them) do love our patriotism. If you are not a US citizen, simply don't stitch the Patriot heart - or better yet, adapt it to your own flag. As for the watermelon, stitch the stars (on the July Watermelon) in Black Coffee floss. Easy Peasy conversion.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The four included in the July chart are Thursday, July, Seventh and Patriot Heart. All are stitched on Wichelt/Mill Hill, 14 count Antique Brown perforated paper; trimmed and mounted to SamSarah custom die-cut tags and hung on the ever-awesome Ackfeld wire rack. You'll have this baby forever! </span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And one week later we drove to Nashville!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was an unforgettable show. One that will stand out for a long time (unless St. Charles kicks its tush.) We arrived Thursday evening and two big guys helped my friend, Heather, and I unload the van and get everything up to our suite (sweet!) Big tips and well worth it. Thursday night I took a copyright class from an attorney who specializes in this aspect of the law and learned exactly how to officially and efficiently copyright all my designs. She was awesome and made it understandable to those of us who don't speak legal jargon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is an important layer in the fight against illegal uploads, downloads and sharing of a designers work. And it is truly important to me if I am to remain at my job. Imagine if you worked hard all week and come payday, someone mugged you and took paycheck. I think you'd be upset.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Early Friday morning, we began morphing our suite into a fabulous show room, art gallery, stocked-up wholesale shop. Took a break mid day to learn Needle Felting from my friend/customer/shopowner Deb Koch. Sat by another friend/customer/shopowner Penny Franz and together, we totally disrupted the class (Deb was ready to stab us with a felting needle) but we both completed the cute, cute, cute bluebird. Will have to "create" more hours in the day to pursue this creative, fun, and mind-of-its-own art form. Then went back upstairs and finished setting up our suite. And no, we don't have pictures because "I Can't Remember Jack!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But we do have pictures of the new stuff just released:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love this linen. It's from Weeks Dye Works and it's 30 count Purple Rain. It's a sweet (or not) reminder to never stop growing. And if you are truly not meaning to tell someone to grow up, there is an extra button in the pack that you can sew in the (up!) space.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Three sweet flowers are stitched with Crescent and Weeks floss and embellished with our colorful collection of over-dyed buttons. Complete finishing instructions are included and this piece fits on the same Ackfeld 6" x 12" table stand used for Shining Star. Change the header to a 6" Victorian and the look is complete. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And yet another design for the 6" x 12" Ackfeld stand! Stitched on Weeks Dye Works 30 count Grasshopper linen (Scuppernong would look great too) using over-dyed floss from Weeks and Gentle Art, embellished with our just-for-this-chart buttons and all the finishing instructions included. Change the header to the 6" Easter Egg header and you're good to go.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This poor baby was plagued with mistakes, and if you received one of the first released charts, it may not be corrected. This was a multiple goof-up. I initially thought I'd use Honeysuckle for the yellow, but realized right away it was too close in value to the Grasshopper linen. So I changed it to Butternut Squash. The chart was set up with the original floss, and I saw it when proof-reading. But, (and this is a huge but - pun intended) I replaced the wrong floss!! The pink should be Berry Splash. So the tiny open circle symbol (labeled Honeysuckle) should be Butternut Squash and the open heart (labeled Butternut Squash) should be Berry Splash.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh, and we weren't finished with that double error - no. The button pack had only four tiny cream hearts instead of the intended five. To fix this, I mailed extra buttons to all shops that purchased this chart from me in Nashville and to all my distributors. If you received a pack with only four buttons, please contact your shop for the fifth heart. And if you're a shop that bought some of the first packs from Hoffman, let me know who you are and I'll get the extra buttons to you yesterday. And that's the end of the mistakes!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Commence Having Fun!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">At SamSarah, we're all about having fun! But if you can't <i>Commence Having Fun</i> until that first cup of steaming joe slides down your throat, you can relate to our newest all-inclusive kit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Commence Having Fun</i> kit includes chart, color photo and complete finishing instructions, a 10" square of 30 count coffee-dyed linen, which I've dubbed Patti's Brew, 13 yards of Weeks Dye Works over-dyed floss knotted to a 6" steamy/swirly Ackfeld hanger, two dyed-to-match star buttons and a size 26 tapestry needle, packaged with the new SamSarah 16 oz Coffee Tumbler.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Just want the To-Go tumbler? We sell that too.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A BRAND NEW 6-PART SERIES!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This series received lots of stitching while I listened to audio books (love them) hence the charts are named as chapters of a book.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The first chart of our new series debuted in Nashville. It's all about my imaginary garden (since I don't get to spend nearly enough time in my real garden) and the verse is:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>"In my garden, I will grow, every flower,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When complete, this piece will finish 12" wide by 12-3/4" tall and fits on the same 12" x 14" Ackfeld table stand we used for Witch's Pantry. (Oh, yes! I'm thinking ahead.) Pull off the Spooky House header and replace it with the Daisy and Bee and look what you get! One chart releases each month.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stitched on Weeks Dye Works 30 count Periwinkle linen (or Blue Jeans if you already have it) using Crescent Colours over-dyed floss, embellished with lots of tiny cream hearts. Complete finishing instructions included. Daisy and Bee is one of my favorite headers - just love it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And here's a hint for attaching all those tiny hearts in exactly the spot you intend. Use clear gift wrap tape and stick it to your jeans to reduce its adhesive qualities. Lift tape off your jeans and touch it to the tiny button. Put the whole "shebang" in place, sew right through the tape, and then remove the tape immediately (it will split where the needle and thread pierced it.) No shifting, no tape residue, perfect!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I saw this Ackfeld accessory hanger and just <i><u>needed</u></i> to design something for it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Initially, I had other plans (and may just do that later) but then I thought, what a great piece to personalize a child's room! This chart includes a complete alphabet plus the heart, star and patterns for the wool circles. Options are included for short names and long names or you could also create inspirational words like "hope," "faith," or the not so reverent "bite me" - and I include the last one because I do not like to run in the rain!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stitched on Weeks Dye Works 30 count Light Khaki linen using over-dyed floss from The Gentle Art, finished with Weeks Dye Works over-dyed wool, our dyed to match buttons, plus Crescent Colours baby rick rack for hanging loops.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you find lots of fun things to stitch this spring. It's still early to get out in the garden (at least in our area) so there's still time to create with fibers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All accoutrement packs for the above charts are ready to ship and use the chart number with an "A" prefix. All Ackfeld products used in our designs are distributed by SamSarah or available directly from Ackfeld. SamSarah sells only wholesale to independent shops world wide. Please support your local shop!</span>Patti at SamSarah Design Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094776230582173923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072128981759752071.post-17548191771319985812013-02-01T07:52:00.000-06:002013-02-01T07:52:56.861-06:00Sweets for February!<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Happy Healthy Heart Day!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Since I work in my home studio, I don't have a need to dress up for work each day - so no red dress for me! However, I will put on a red running top and hit my treadmill this morning. I'd rather run outside, but it's currently 8 degrees, and that's just too cold for this girl. I even bought wool running socks, but my feet just get numb. So looking forward to warmer weather!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Why do I need to run? Because I've been tucked into the stitching chair since the New Year, listening to e-books, and trying to remember to stop and look out the window, once in a while, so my eyes don't go on strike. Lots of new stuff in progress for the Nashville Wholesale Market in just a few short weeks, but must keep fit in the process!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Da-ta-da-daaaah!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The final bird in The Flock series, chart 9054 Checkerboard Bird is now available. All twelve birds are stitched on Weeks Dye Works 30 count Red Pear linen using over-dyed fibers from Crescent Colours, The Gentle Art and Weeks Dye Works, embellished with our fun and colorful collection of tiny buttons and placed in a frame from East Side Mouldings. Accoutrements are packaged as A-9054.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Each chart contains a bonus bird assemblage. They are so much fun to stitch and create! Here's the final one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">All assemblages are stitched on Mill Hill/Wichelt 14 count Antique Brown Perforated Paper using the same over-dyed fibers as the linen version. Trimmed and backed with chocolate brown card stock, they rest atop simple wire legs. Instructions for creating the legs from common, hardware shop, wire and all assembly tips are included.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I am glad to have a finish, but sad to complete this project. It's been one of my favorite pieces to stitch (shhhh, don't tell my other designs!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Also releasing today is the June installment of Fun Every Day! Chart 9070, June, is the sixth chart of a 48 part, twelve month series to create this perpetually fun calendar. June includes "Saturday," "June," "Sixth," and "Dad's Day."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All pieces are stitched on Mill Hill/Wichelt 14 count Antique Brown Perforated Paper using over-dyed fibers. Four packages of paper are required to stitch all 48 pieces. When stitching is complete, each piece is trimmed and spray-mounted onto our custom die-cut tags and hung on this great stand from the clever folks at Ackfeld. Tags are available in a package of 50 and are A-9065. Simply flip the tags to change the date.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This project is a great way to clean out your stash of fibers, plus you can create it in your own color scheme to compliment your home. Quantities needed to stitch each chart are included in that book and brand options are provided. A few stitchers have asked for the total amount of floss required to stitch the entire calendar. At this point, I'm not able to provide that information. While all of the designs have been drawn, not all have been charted, so I don't know the stitch counts for each color. In my frantic life, I often have to take care of the squeakiest wheel and let the rest wait. I will try to get everything charted before we go to Nashville and make those calculations available in hand-outs to give to shop owners at the show.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nashville hints: three new designs that use existing Ackfeld stands with new headers. Presto Chango.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Have fun shopping on Super Bowl Sunday!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Patti</span>Patti at SamSarah Design Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094776230582173923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072128981759752071.post-29884811704431362272012-12-31T09:21:00.000-06:002012-12-31T09:21:27.100-06:00First Charts of 2013!<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I tried to write something profound about another year gone by, or about the new year set to begin in a few hours, or even about the wonderful 50th wedding anniversary party we attended last evening. Not a bit of it was worth reading. I do so love the delete button and wish it could be applied to some of the things that tumble out of my mouth!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The one thing I must communicate is my deep appreciation for all the support you've given SamSarah over the last thirteen years. I love what I do and hope to continue the fun for a very long time. Thank you!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last month I promised to show a photo of the completed Witch's Pantry, and here it is:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Witch's Pantry Six Part Series complete</i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The final section, chart 9062 Root of Hemlock, which is the right cabinet door, was shipped to auto shops December 19 and is available from distributors January 2. This section contains the witch's market list, her measuring spoons, a love fetish ready to be enchanted and a snapshot of her beloved black cat. All sections are stitched on Weeks Dye Works 30 count Peoria Purple linen using over-dyed floss from Crescent Colours, The Gentle Art and Weeks. Colorful over-dyed buttons are packaged for each section and add to the fun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The finish was almost a disaster. Unable to follow my own instructions, I accidentally cut the linen on the sewing line, leaving me no fabric for the seams. Fortunately, I have lots of fabric in the quilt studio and was able to add strips of a complimentary cotton fabric to all sides to enlarge the linen. As luck would have it, this added a bit of a "frame" to finish the edges. Follow my written instructions included with the chart, or change it up to match this version. Either way, the wonderful Ackfeld table stand with 12" Spooky House header makes a perfect seasonal display!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for stitching this series!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also nearing completion of the series is, The Flock, with the release of chart 9053 Paisley Bird.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is chart 11 of 12 and all are stitched on Weeks Dye Works 30 count Red Pear linen using over-dyed floss from Crescent Colours, The Gentle Art and Weeks Dye Works. Our collection of colorful over-dyed buttons completes each section.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The finished linen will be placed in a great frame from East Side Mouldings. Next month is the final section and I'll include a photo of the framed version. I'm so happy with the piece!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Each chart comes with a bonus assemblage bird chart. All are stitched on Wichelt/Mill Hill Antique Brown perforated paper using the same colors of floss as the framed version. Finished with coordinating card stock and simple legs created by bending wire from the hardware store. Complete instructions are included with each chart.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All twelve assemblage birds are perched on a screen wire stretched over 1 x 2 lumber and topped with a deep moulding frame. At our house they live on the coffee table, require no bird seed, and never leave a mess. Love that!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We're still having fun with Fun Every Day! Forty eight individual pieces are included in this series with four pieces released each month in a full size chart. This month we present chart 9069 May, which includes Wednesday, May, Fifth and Mother's Day heart. The center tag is from the first chart in the series and fills the space that will be used for the teens, twenties and thirties. Flip the cards to change the date.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All pieces are stitched on Wichelt/Mill Hill Antique Brown perforated paper using over-dyed floss from Crescent Colors, The Gentle Art and Weeks Dye Works. When stitching is complete, the paper is trimmed, and each piece is spray-mounted to one of our custom die-cut tags (package of 50 is A-9065) and hung on this great Ackfeld Calendar Holder. Complete instructions are included in each chart.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a perfect project to take along when waiting for kids, planes, doctors or any time you find yourself cooling your heels.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Seven more charts release, one per month, to complete this perpetual calendar.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm currently working on new ideas and designs for the TNNA Nashville Needlework Market. This is a cash and carry wholesale market that all your favorite shops attend to see lots of designers in one spot, find great things to bring back to their shops, take classes, and reconnect with designers and other shop owners. SamSarah will be exhibiting in suite 630, just off the elevator. I don't preview what's going to be released before the show as a teeny-tiny way of thanking the shops who spend their time and money to attend. After market, I'll post photos and descriptions, but many shops put the new stuff on their sites before we even finish the show, so all you detective stitchers out there will be able to see it. If not, watch my Facebook page and this blog around the beginning of March for all the new show stuff.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The beginning of February, I'll post the final Flock chart as well as Fun Every Day: June.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Until then, keep stitching and have fun!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Patti</span>Patti at SamSarah Design Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094776230582173923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072128981759752071.post-5782500916449077332012-12-01T10:51:00.000-06:002012-12-01T10:51:46.097-06:00December @ SamSarah<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Greetings fellow stitchers!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanksgiving for us was a houseful of grown children and a big black lab, so I was a happy girl. My sister-in-law did all the cooking at her home, so all we had to do was show up with a couple of bottles of wine and enjoy the good company. She did that in retaliation for me cooking everything for our annual Memorial Day get-together. Honestly, I think I came out ahead on that one, but I'll get her back at Christmas :-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been trying to walk everyday the past couple of weeks. Missed a few, but I feel so much better if I get in some exercise time. I'm going to finish this post quickly and get out today (before the post office closes at noon) to get a few more orders out to shops. So let's get to the good part!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">December 1 is the release of the tenth chart in The Flock series. I have enjoyed this project so much and hope you have too. Presenting chart 9052 Button Bird. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stitched on Weeks Dye Works 30 count Red Pear linen using two strands of over-dyed floss from Crescent Colours, The Gentle Art, and Weeks Dye Works and embellished with our collection of colorful over-dyed buttons. The finished piece is placed in a great frame from East Side Mouldings. To order the accoutrement pack ask your shop for A-9052.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Each chart includes a bonus assemblage of the same bird stitched on Mill Hill/Wichelt 14 count Antique Brown perforated paper, also using over-dyed floss and finished with card stock and 19 gauge dark annealed wire bird legs. We fastened our birds to a screen stretched to an inner 1 x 2 frame and topped with a frame made of stock moulding. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All finishing supplies are readily available at the scrapbook or craft store and the wire is from the hardware store (Ace is the place!) I used jewelry pliers, but house hold needle nose and flat pliers will work as well. Just add a couple of layers of duct tape over the jaws to prevent pressing ridges into those cute little legs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Two more charts will finish up the series!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The cabinet is complete, so it's time to add the first door. Presenting chart 9062 Toil & Trouble.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Glued to the door is a parchment listing useful potions along with a quill dipped in blood to add notes to the recipes. I was tempted to stitch a couple of stitches to show drops of blood dripping off the quill, but thought it might be too gory (as if a jar of eyeballs isn't.) If your brain is as wicked as mine, feel free to add a couple of single stitches in Cayenne below the point of the quill.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This parchment has been hanging in the pantry long enough to collect plenty of dust and dirt. It supports plant </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">growth which I'm sure our resourceful witch will be able to use.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a six-part series so there is only one more release - the other cabinet door to finish. That will give you plenty of time to finish it and place it on the awesome Ackfeld table stand with a spooky house header before next Halloween. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm finished stitching mine, but have not yet completed the flat finish and will post the photo next month of the completed piece on the stand.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Fun Every Day</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love stitching pieces that I can enjoy everyday. I also like seasonal pieces that rotate in and out of display. I guess I just like stitching! But this one is especially fun because it's useful and charming (thanks in no small part to the cool stand from Ackfeld.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The four designs released in chart 9068 April, are Monday, April, Fourth and Rainy Day (you know, as in April showers.) Here it is on the stand including the blank place holder on the middle ring from chart one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All are mounted to our custom die-dut tags which are available in a pack of 50 and are item A-9065.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lots of stitching to complete this series so here's my strategy. I stitch the checkerboard border and the orange stripe, plus any parts that need attention and counting when I have good light and a bit of an attention span. Then I pack it up in a to-go bag and work on the background stitching while in the car, in a waiting room, watching kids sports, at the airport. Makes it super simple to complete and starts lots of conversations with others who observe what I'm doing. Hopefully I can get some converts!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One woman asked me how I got the number five already, because she knew it wasn't released yet. She was actually a bit indignant. I just told her I was stitching it for the designer and it would be available soon. Tee Hee. I'm reluctant to reveal that I'm the designer, especially on days I don't look so great!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hope each of you gets to celebrate the holidays in your favorite way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Peace on Earth</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Patti</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Patti at SamSarah Design Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094776230582173923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072128981759752071.post-22475750616066369812012-11-01T10:33:00.000-05:002012-11-01T10:33:15.066-05:00Still Kickin'!<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When I started to write the post for November first, I realized I never posted in October! I have been consumed with family events, shipping to shops, and trade show preparation since the end of August and completely forgot! WOW.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">To keep this readable, I'll condense a bit, yet still pack in lots of info. Some of this you may already have in your stash (thank you very much!) but some may not have seen it yet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">October and November releases for The Flock are Yellow Polka Dot and Star Bird. If you're stitching along, you know that the framed version is stitched on Weeks Dye Works 30 count Red Pear linen using Crescent Colours, The Gentle Art and Weeks Dye Works over-dyed floss and enhanced with our little collections of hand-dyed buttons. With the release of Star Bird, we have moved below the branch and now have only three more charts remaining until completion! When finished the piece will be placed in a frame from East Side Mouldings. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There is a minor correction on the Yellow Polka Dot bird. Seems I can't count when writing instructions! When you stitched Heart Bird, on the top border, you made six Citronella stitches to the right of the glowing orb with the pink asterisk button. When I wrote the instructions for continuing that border, I placed the "start stitching here" arrow over the fifth stitch. To make this simple, stitch 26 Citronella stitches (counting the six already made) between the orb and the Gunmetal stitches. I try really hard to write accurate instructions, but sometimes I just don't.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Assemblages are stitched on Mill Hill/Wichelt 14 count Antique Brown perforated paper using the same floss as it's framed counterpart and finished with card stock and simple bent wire legs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm having so much fun stitching Witch's Pantry and I hope you are too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The top photo is Tooth of Wolf. It's the middle shelf in the pantry, complete with spare teeth, questionable liquids, skulls, flying insects, gurgling beakers and a creepy spider.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Below is the bottom shelf of the pantry, </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">with our ill fated frog prince who sincerely hopes he does not have to give up a toe for the next potion. Eyeballs, a serpent and more hurling potions in test tubes are included. The sweet gingerbread trim at the bottom of the cabinet belies the nasty contents.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Next month, the left door of the cabinet and we'll finish with the right door.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is the series that has been keeping me so busy in the shipping room since returning from Baltimore. And for that I am very grateful!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Fun Every Day consists of forty-eight individual designs to create the seven days of the week, twelve months of the year, three numbers for the center ring plus a blank for early days of the month, ten numbers (0-9) for the middle right ring so every combination of days can be flipped, plus fifteen holidays and events.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All are stitched on Mill Hill/Wichelt 14 count Antique Brown perforated paper using Crescent Colours, The Gentle Art and Weeks Dye Works floss. After stitching and trimming, each piece is mounted to SamSarah custom die-cut tags. Tags are available in a package of 50 which is plenty to complete this series.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The awesome table stand was created for this project by the clever folks at Ackfeld Manufacturing in Reeds Spring, Missouri.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Options are given for every brand of floss and each chart lists yardage needed to complete that month. Read: stash clean out!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I just returned from Quilt Market in Houston and am exhilarated and exhausted. Ran out of time before market, so still sewing to complete quilts for photography. I'll post the market blog and three new books just as soon as my sewing skills allow!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If you see something you'd like to stitch, please contact your favorite needlework shop. SamSarah sells only wholesale and is a huge supporter of shops all over the world.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Patti</span>Patti at SamSarah Design Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094776230582173923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072128981759752071.post-20902829031393843602012-09-16T11:16:00.000-05:002012-09-16T11:16:53.851-05:00Baltimore TNNA Show!<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am sooooo glad I went to Baltimore! Another fun road trip with my friend Heather, teaching a class with three other amazing designers and re-connecting with all the shops and exhibitors that attended. Priceless!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Without further verbiage, here's the <span style="color: #cc0000;">New Stuff:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Presenting the last few lines of one of my favorite Christmas Carols, <i>Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas</i> by Ralph Blane & Hugh Martin. Thanks for the beautiful stitching Judy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Shining Star</i> is stitched over two on Weeks Dye Works 30 count Morris Blue linen using two strands of floss from Weeks Dye Works and DMC and embellished with our collection of colorful over-dyed buttons. Accoutrement pack is A-9063.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Flat finishing and a couched edge of over-dyed Chenille trim from Crescent Colours makes a great way to display this piece on a 6" x 12" Ackfeld table stand with Tree Header. Ties were added to the back to make it easy to attach to the hanger.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'll be designing more pieces that fit on this stand and switching out the header to compliment each design. SamSarah will now distribute to shops any Ackfeld products used in our counted thread charts.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Fresh Mesh:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A brand new color of Vinyl Mesh Bags inspired this fun Christmas Design for a tote and clutch!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Santa!</i> is stitched over one on Walker Blue Mesh bags, with three strands of over-dyed floss from Crescent Colours and Weeks Dye Works. A colorful, hand-made-by-me zipper pull completes the look!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">On the tote is <i>Jazz Hands Santa</i> with a red-nosed reindeer, rag doll peaking out of the bag of toys, a peppermint stick and a yo-yo. The clutch features the word Santa spelled out with Santa and Elf hats. Both are stitched in retro-50's colors (hey, I'm retro-50's too!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">SamSarah distributes Walker Bags or they may be ordered directly.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Fun Every Day!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Presenting our perpetually fun series, <i>Fun Every Day</i>. A 48 part, twelve month series creating a charming perpetual calendar.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Fun Every Day</i> is stitched over one square of Mill Hill/Wichelt Antique Brown perforated paper using two strands of over-dyed floss. Each piece is trimmed and mounted to our custom die-cut tags and hung on an Ackfeld Calendar stand.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Four designs are released in a full size chart each month. When completed, all 48 pieces will be hanging on this stand and tags can be flipped for the daily update.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There will be seven days, twelve months, a blank (shown) and one - two - three for the center ring, numbers zero through nine plus 15 holidays for the far right ring.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Multiple options for floss are provided and you are encouraged to use up your stash! This is a perfect project to clear it out (so you have room for new!) Each chart gives total quantities of each color used so you can easily determine what you'll need before you start. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Color suggestions are given for Crescent Colours, The Gentle Art and Weeks Dye Works floss.</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You can also personalize this to fit any decor. Just place a sticky note inside the chart, next to the symbols, and write in your own selections.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">SamSarah custom die cut tags are available in a pack of 50 to complete the series. Order Accoutrement pack A-9065. SamSarah distributes the Ackfeld calendar stand and all stands are also available directly from Ackfeld.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thanks so much to all the shop owners and exhibitors who attended the Baltimore TNNA. And thanks to all the stitchers who keep on stitching!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Have fun,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Patti</span>Patti at SamSarah Design Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094776230582173923noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072128981759752071.post-44931999325672016752012-09-03T17:33:00.001-05:002012-09-03T17:33:41.830-05:00September Stitchin'<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hope you all had a great long weekend. Both of our out-of-town daughters came for a visit plus we spend Saturday evening with my husband's dad and Sunday afternoon through evening at a pool party in the rain. We're having a drought here, so the rain is welcome to party with us anytime.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">New releases of <b>The Flock</b> and <b>Witch's Pantry</b> are at many of your favorite shops and also at my distributors for September release. Have a look!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Our twelve month series, The Flock continues with the seventh section, <i>Heart Bird</i>. The series is all stitched together on one piece of Weeks Dye Works 30 ct Red Pear linen using over-dyed floss from Crescent Colours, The Gentle Art and Weeks Dye Works. We add fun and colorful buttons and package them for each design.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">NOTE: This photo shows four buttons, but the package only contains the lower three. The pink asterisk button up on top is included in next month's set, so all the sets are nearly the same price.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My Flock is complete (yippee!) and framed for shops to see next weekend at the Baltimore TNNA Cash 'n Carry Trade Show. More about the show later in the blog!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Each segment of The Flock also contains a bonus chart to create an assemblage. I hope you're trying your hand at this, because they are so stinking cute!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">See what I mean? All the assemblages are double sided and stitched on 14 count Antique Brown perforated paper from Wichelt/Mill Hill, using the same floss colors as the framed piece. When stitching is completed, each piece is trimmed with a craft knife (I use an Exacto brand) and glued to a coordinating piece of card stock. The card stock is trimmed and the wire fun begins. Legs, feet and tail are all formed from common dark annealed wire from the hardware store (read inexpensive) and attached inside the bird.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Every chart contains full instructions and illustrations to make this a very do-able, very fun project. They're so fun, I have all twelve assemblages completed too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Witch's Pantry</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The second section of our six month series, </span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Witch's Pantry</b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">, chart 9058 </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Eye of Newt</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> is now available. This shelf contains more of the items every good witch would stock in her pantry, including a jar of Newt Eyes!</span><br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YHLiYyR5pn0/UEUqy7xYjpI/AAAAAAAAA98/ZEBzBxSfR5c/s1600/9057+Witch's+Pantry+in+progress+BLOG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YHLiYyR5pn0/UEUqy7xYjpI/AAAAAAAAA98/ZEBzBxSfR5c/s320/9057+Witch's+Pantry+in+progress+BLOG.jpg" width="214" /></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This series is stitched on Weeks Dye Works 30 ct Peoria Purple linen using over-dyed floss from Crescent Colours, The Gentle Art and Weeks Dye Works. Yup, it has buttons! I'm loving the beautiful colors in the over-dyed buttons!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And while you're waiting for the next section to arrive, you can display your stitching on this great Ackfeld stand. The Spooky House header is perfect for this piece, plus it's interchangeable with lots of headers, so the same stand can be used for other pieces. Pretty ingenious idea.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Baltimore Bound</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Wednesday, we'll be piling in the van and heading east to Baltimore. We'll stop somewhere along the way Wednesday night and continue the drive on Thursday. My friend Heather goes along to all the Cash and Carry Shows and we make a fun road-trip out of the journey.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Friday, we begin set-up, take a break to teach a class to shop owners, and finish up our suite. Saturday, the crazy shopping begins! It's insane and we love it. Saturday night, we'll be at Stitch 'n Pitch watching Baltimore and the Yankees and what everyone else is stitching. Sunday, more crazy shopping and at four pm, we shut the doors and try to organize all the chaos into boxes to take home. I should be home and ready to get back to work on Wednesday morning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I never give previews of show releases because I think it's a perk for attending shops to see my new stuff first. But I can tell you, I have been a stitching machine, and with the help of my stitching friend Judy, there's going to be some serious SamSarah fun coming to a shop near you. I'll post the new stuff here when we get back, but I know lots of you find out sooner from the awesome shops that post what they have purchased - usually by Saturday night.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Until next time, stitch on!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Patti</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Patti at SamSarah Design Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094776230582173923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072128981759752071.post-54675839385732006552012-08-03T11:38:00.000-05:002012-08-03T11:38:46.211-05:00SamSarah August Stitchin'<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Good Morning Stitchers!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">New charts are in the shops for August Stitchin'.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Daily Life</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The final segment,<i> Make Exceptions!</i> (because for every rule, there must be a little wiggle room) is now available and I'm happy and actually a bit sad. Like finishing a really good story and you don't know what to read next. But don't worry, I'll think of something :-)</span><br />
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<i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Make Exceptions!</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> is placed in the lower right corner of the composite design of 12 Pearl size charts that surround the full size chart 9040 </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Garden Daily!</i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> All are stitched together on Weeks Dye Works 30 count Blue Jeans over-dyed linen with two strands of over-dyed floss from Crescent Colours and embellished with colorful over-dyed buttons we package for each segment. Accoutrement pack for the final chart is A-p064.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And with the completion of </span><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Make Exceptions! </i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I placed the finished series in a great frame from East Side Mouldings (code for this moulding is OLK-WT.) Measure your completed stitching before ordering your frame because your stitching may not turn out the same size as mine (or I'd give you an exact measurement here.) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Thanks for stitching along with me!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>The Flock</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We are now mid-way through The Flock series with the release of the sixth chart 9048 <i>Landing Bird</i>. The Flock is a progression of twelve fun birds that fit together puzzle like. Plus, a bonus Assemblage bird is included in each chart.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All twelve birds are stitched together on Weeks Dye Works 30 count Red Pear linen using two strands of over-dyed floss from Crescent Colours, The Gentle Art and Weeks Dye Works. Specialty stitches are illustrated and each segment is embellished with its own pack of beautifully over-dyed buttons. The accoutrement pack for this section is A-9048.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The bonus <i>Assemblage Landing Bird</i> is stitched on Wichelt/Mill Hill 14 count Antique Brown perforated paper using two strands of over-dyed floss </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">from Crescent Colours, The Gentle Art and Weeks Dye Works.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> Complete instructions are included to trim, back and create the wire bird legs. This little guy is slightly different from the other birds because he has a front and a back instead of two sides.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Have a little faith, you can do this!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And the third chart for August, now available to all shops, is the beginning of our next series (you need something to replace your Daily Life stitching!) This series was first introduced near the end of June at the Columbus TNNA trade show and, at that time, the first chart was only released to shops that attended. Next availability went to my fabulous auto ship shops on July 19 and now my distributors have this design. The Witch's Pantry is a wickedly fun series of six easy to complete charts that fit together to form a twelve inch square design. One new section releases each month for six months.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Witch's Pantry is stitched on Weeks Dye Works 30 count Peoria Purple linen using over dyed floss from Crescent Colours, The Gentle Art and Weeks Dye Works and once again we've collected a wonderful array of colorful over-dyed buttons to add to each section. Love those little pops of color!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">While Witch's Pantry is in progress you can display it on this terrific stand from Ackfeld Manufacturing. The stand is 12" x 14" Silver Vein with a 12" Spooky House topper also in Silver Vein. Our piece is now much further along than pictured, but this gives you a good idea of what's to come.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I love this stand so much, I'll probably do a flat finish when completed to display on the stand seasonally. And because the toppers are interchangeable, more designs can be rotated for decorating all year. Unless, of course, you have Halloween candy at your house all the time!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Currently at my printer for August 19 auto and September 1 release, look for 9049 The Flock: <i>Heart Bird</i> and 9058 Witch's Pantry: <i>Eye of Newt</i>. Also in the works are new designs for Baltimore TNNA trade show in early September. Lots and lots of fun in the design studio!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Keep cool and have fun stitching!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Patti</span>Patti at SamSarah Design Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094776230582173923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072128981759752071.post-8117403630649322912012-07-23T14:21:00.000-05:002012-07-23T14:21:01.999-05:00Hey Flock Stitchers<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There are a couple of errors on charts in this series :-(</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Chart 9045 Target Bird</b> has symbol errors (this occurs when I change my mind while stitching and fail to correct the chart before printing)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The outer circle directly above the bird should be a checkmark symbol for Antique Lace</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The inner circle in the orb touching the top border should be an asterisk for Queen Bee</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Chart 9048 Landing Bird</b> has an incorrect color listed inside on the symbol key (the correct color is listed on the back, so never fear, you already have this color floss)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The open heart symbol is listed as Cherub, but should be Sophia's Pink. This is yet more fall-out from the great hard drive crash of 2012. Cherub was the color I initially thought I'd use, but changed it while stitching. It's listed on a surviving printed spreadsheet and that's what I was looking at when I created the chart.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Fingers crossed this is the final correction to this series. I have all my stitching completed, so will try get it framed, photographed and all the remaining charts built over the weekend when the phone is quiet.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Thanks for your patience with my art brain and have a ton of fun stitching.</span><br />
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<br />Patti at SamSarah Design Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094776230582173923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072128981759752071.post-56352276105853660802012-07-09T06:35:00.000-05:002012-07-09T06:35:57.054-05:00Count That Thread<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After returning from an awesome Kansas City Quilt Market and shipping out all the orders, I quickly switched gears to get ready for the TNNA Columbus Needlework Market just five short weeks away.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I started stitching on an idea that had been swirling around in my head. And stitching, and stitching, and working VERY hard to get it completed to show. Like most folks on a mission, real life sometimes jumps in the road and makes you deal with it before you can continue. At least enough of this was completed by our drive out date of June 21st so my savvy shop owner friends could figure out it was going to be a fun project. (I even worked on this piece while we were stopped in traffic for a half hour on the interstate) And this is what they saw:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Witch's Pantry in progress</i></span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>Witch's Pantry</b></span> is a new series that will be released in six parts. I know . . . it will not be completed in time for Halloween this year, but there are so many Halloweens to come. I love that it's already fun to display, while still in progress, because of the awesome table stand from Ackfeld Manufacturing complete with a Haunted House topper.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Part One is the top of the pantry cabinet where a locked book of spells rests in front of a star and hanging crystal. Two black ravens keep watch, while wisps of smokey fumes gurgle up from behind the pantry. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The chart is 9057</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Two Ravens</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and the accoutrement pack is A-9057. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Witch's Pantry is stitched on Weeks Dye Works 30 count Peoria Purple linen using over-dyed floss from Crescent Colours, The Gentle Art and Weeks. Colorful buttons add a pop of fun and are packaged for each of the six sections.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As my small "thank you" to attending shops, charts ordered at market were shipped out the next week, so lots of stitchers are already having fun with this. Shops on the SamSarah Automatic may add this to the quickly approaching July 19 shipment and everyone has access on August 1. If you'd like to stitch this one, while I finish mine, ask your favorite shop to order the Witch's Pantry series.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>p063 Daily Life: Eat Well!</i></span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">New for July release:</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Daily Life</b> is nearing completion with Pearls chart 11 of 12 that surrounds the center block from full size chart 9040 <i>Garden Daily</i>. Chart p063 <i>Eat Well!</i> joins the rest of the series stitched on one large piece of Weeks Dye Works 30 count Blue Jeans linen using over-dyed floss from Crescent Colours and embellished with our fun over-dyed buttons. Accoutrements are package A-p063.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One more chart releases next month to complete this series. Mine is finally completed and framed which I'll show next month. This has been so much fun! Thanks for stitching with me!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The Flock</b> is progressing nicely with the release this month of 9047 <i>Asterisk Bird</i>. All Flock charts contain two projects - a portion of the framed piece Faith, as well as a stitched and shaped free standing bird assemblage.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Faith is stitched on Weeks Dye Works 30 count Red Pear linen with over-dyed floss from Crescent Colours, The Gentle Art and Weeks Dye Works. Colorful over-dyed buttons are packaged for each section.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">The quote is by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore,</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">"Faith is the bird that feels the light,</span></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Assemblages are stitched on 14 count Wichelt Antique Brown perforated paper using over-dyed floss.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Asterisk Bird is shown here in front of his buddy, Striped Bird. All are trimmed to contour the stitching, folded to create a two-sided bird, and lined with chocolate brown card stock. Easy to make legs and feet are from common, 19 gauge, dark annealed steel wire available at the hardware store. Complete assembly instructions are included in each chart.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our perch is made from a simple frame covered in screen mesh and topped with a wide moulding frame. Other ideas include poking the wire in a straw wreath or drilling holes in a log to glue and insert the wire.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Most of the country is experiencing an on-going heat wave. It's too hot to be out in the yard working, so get your garden watered early and come inside to stitch!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have fun,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Patti</span>Patti at SamSarah Design Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094776230582173923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072128981759752071.post-54975382790268638952012-05-29T12:20:00.001-05:002012-05-29T12:20:28.991-05:00Kansas City Part Two<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Yesterday I posted the first of two new books released at Quilt Market, and today I'll introduce you to the second. Entitled <i>Hang a Shining Star</i>, this 32 page book is full of fun projects. One of my favorite Christmas carols was the inspiration for this book. And that inspiration turned into an 18" x 36" banner that fits perfectly on an Ackfeld floor stand. (It's pictured on the stand in the photo of my booth posted yesterday. Watch for future designs that fit that stand - it's one of my favorites!) I used batiks for the cheerful palette and hand embroidery with Pearl Cotton #12. The letters are provided, in the book, for those of you with embroidery machines to scan and digitize.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Eight individual 8" x 11" mini banners are included with larger pieces to appliqué and less embroidery for totally quick and easy sewing. Each banner fits on an Ackfeld 6" table stand or wall hanger or make all eight and string them on a line to decorate a mantle, stair railing or wall. The bright and happy fabrics are from the Reflections Collection by Red Rooster.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Weather Girls never intended to be an inspiration for a quilt design, but "Raining Men" was on the radio one day when I was driving to the post office and I just knew I had to change it to "It's Snowing Men! Hallelujah!" (Now that song's going to be stuck in your head :-)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Lots of jumbo snowflakes falling from the sky are made simple with a snowflake die from Accuquilt. If you don't have a die cut machine, I have provided a similar pattern to cut your own. The fun Reunion Collection by Sweetwater for Moda makes this a happy quilt. I dropped the feed dogs on my machine and used a straight stitch around all the edges of appliquéd pieces after the quilt had been sandwiched with backing and batting. Applique and quilting all at once - easy breezy! Finished size is 42" square</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Use the same appliqué motifs to create even more! Two winter place mat designs are provided featuring fusible appliqué and vinyl. Complete instructions including my tips for iron-on vinyl are included. My favorite is the matte finish iron-on vinyl from Therm.o.web - the same folks who produce Heat 'n Bond fusible web.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Next up for SamSarah is the TNNA Summer Trade Show in Columbus at the end of June. That's only three weeks away, so time to get back to the stitching chair. Hope you find lots of fun this summer and take time to be creative every day!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Last weekend, I did a little thing called Spring Quilt Market with a few thousand of my favorite people. I drove over to Kansas City Wednesday afternoon, unloaded my van and started setting up my booth. This involves installing a cushioned floor, setting up my steel, drapes and lights and stacking all my boxes full of quilts and props back inside the booth for the night. At 8 p.m. they turned off the lights of the convention center and we called it a day. It was wonderful weather all weekend, and the short one block walk from the convention center to my hotel was made so enjoyable because it coincided with hundreds of Kansas City high school graduates in caps and gowns pouring out of various venues, families in tow, having their moment to shine. Such a celebration. I was smiling and no longer weary by the time I got to the hotel.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The next morning, I returned to the convention center, hung my quilts and finished setting up my booth. I also taught a "school house" session in the afternoon about iron-on vinyl. It was my first time to participate in school house, and I was afraid no one would show up because "they don't know me from jack." But the big room quickly filled up and people were standing along the back and side walls! That was scary-exciting. It went very well and lots of people specifically came to my booth during the show to see what else I offered. Well worth the nerves!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This market, I offered two new books. Those of you cross stitching my series, <i>"The Flock"</i> will recognize the design in the appliqué panel of the quilt in my book, <i>Sew Many Birds</i>. I picked up a fat eighth pack of Papillion by 3 Sisters for Moda, added some batiks and the black swirly border called Cafe Au Lait from Windham. The quilt measures 49-1/2" x 63-1/2" for either a wall quilt or a lap quilt. I think it would be especially thoughtful to make it for someone facing chemo to help keep them warm and to keep the faith while getting well.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Nestled in the center of the book, you'll find a four page folded insert that contains the full size drawing for the appliqué block and lower appliqué border. My awesome printer added it after the book was stitched with one extra staple, so it's easy to remove and doesn't disturb the rest of the binding. All appliqué shapes are also provided in the book, reversed for easy fusible appliqué. The quote is:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">by Rabindranath Tagore, a Bengali who became the first non-European Nobel laureate by earning the 1913 Prize in Literature.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Use the same motifs to create even more! The Daisy Bird Banner is 12-1/2" square and fits an Ackfeld table stand. I keep a stand on the table in my entry and switch up banners as the season and whim dictate. The wonderful bee and daisy topper is interchangeable too!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You can also make the Early Bird Place Mats and Summer Bird Beverage Coaster, both featuring iron-on vinyl. Great for gifts and fun to use at home. A stack of four coasters tied with a ribbon would make a treasured hostess gift.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I must have reached my limit of how many photos I can include, because blogspot is not allowing me to add anymore. Book Two will be in the next post tomorrow! Have a safe and fun Memorial Day. Thank you to everyone who keeps us safe!</span>Patti at SamSarah Design Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094776230582173923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072128981759752071.post-14522710961697685972012-05-23T09:59:00.002-05:002012-05-23T09:59:41.166-05:00The Mountain That is My Desk!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm awake at 1 a.m. - not because I'm still up, but because fatigue finally won the battle and I fell asleep really early. Something woke me, and the brain started nudging me with ideas. I've found it's better to just get up and do something, than lay there and fail to go back to sleep. So - I thought I'd work at my desk. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Except, I can't see it for the piles of papers covering it. When this happens, I actually move everything off to the floor in my studio so I have a clean surface and access to my keyboards. Then I go through the piles one by one. When I'm lucky, I can just file things. However, most require some action on my part. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the pieces of paper was a list of things to do before market. And on that list was "post new cross stitch charts to my blog." Since I'm back from quilt market and that's not yet crossed off the list, some action is required!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">May new charts have been in the shops for weeks, but if you've been busy in your garden, you may have missed them. And since we're so close to the end of the month, I'll go ahead and introduce the June charts as well.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Charts nine and ten of the twelve Pearl size charts that surround <i>Garden Daily</i> are p061 <i>Hold On!</i> and p062 <i>Take Naps!</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stitched all together on one piece of Weeks Dye Works 30 count Blue Jeans Linen, with Crescent Colours floss, and hand-dyed buttons packaged just for this design, we'll finish the completed stitching in a great frame from East Side Mouldings. Accoutrement packs are always designated with the chart number and the prefix letter "A".</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Later today, I hope to get some stitch time on the final two designs. I'm just barely ahead of you, but I've enjoyed this project so much and will miss it when I'm finished.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Twelve fun-loving birds interspersed with a wonderful quote, "Faith is the bird that feels the light when dawn is still dark."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Birds three and four join the first two all stitched on one piece of Weeks Dye Works 30 count Red Pear linen with over-dyed floss from Crescent Colours, The Gentle Art and Weeks Dye Works, and embellished with colorful hand-dyed buttons. Rather than a block format, the segments fit together like a puzzle. The birds are tucked in tight with leaves and words, so always check the instructions to see where the new piece fits.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please note that a couple of alert stitchers noticed an error on the 9045 <i>Target Bird</i> chart. As often happens, I changed the colors while I was stitching to improve the look of the design. But this time, I failed to update the chart file before it was printed.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The outer ring in the sphere directly above the bird should be a checkmark which is Antique Lace. The inner circle in the sphere touching the border should be an asterisk indicating Queen Bee. I apologize for my error and sincerely hope this didn't cause you any trouble.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Each of the twelve charts contains a bonus assemblage. Stitched flat on Mill Hill/Wichelt 14 count perforated paper, they are then folded to become two sided and backed with coordinating card stock. Simple bending of common hardware store wire creates their fun legs. All instructions are included in each chart.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">OK, that's an item crossed off the list!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the next few days, I'll post the new quilts just introduced at quilt market in Kansas City. Thanks so much for all you do!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Instead - I want to share a link so you can watch my first ever appearance on QNNtv Quilting Celebrations with Patrick Lose! It was so fun, but you don't need me to explain it because you can watch it this week for FREE! That's right, I said free :-)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">What are you still doing here?? - click the link below:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.patricklose.com/qc-episode-203.htm">Quilting Celebrations!</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Thanks Patrick!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">PS I'll post the new cross stitch designs in a day or two. Getting ready for quilt market in Kansas City in TWO WEEKS - no pressure. Have fun!</span>Patti at SamSarah Design Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094776230582173923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072128981759752071.post-78802821929710532922012-03-31T08:24:00.000-05:002012-03-31T08:24:47.473-05:00April Line-up<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We all woke up to the shriek of our smoke detectors at 1:30, and again at 3 and several more times between then and now. We have no fire, no smoke, nor anything else we can detect. Just quirky smoke detectors that do this "only at night" every spring, reminder so we all know they are, in fact, still working. And did I mention they are still piercingly loud? So later today, I'll run to the store, purchase a supply of fresh batteries, drag out the vacuum to clean and service them all. Fingers crossed that will make them happy for one more year.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Public service reminder: If you didn't change your smoke detector batteries when the clocks were changed (say, you were out of town, like me) do it today.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Now on to the good stuff. Two SamSarah series are progressing and it's so fun to see them develop.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The eighth of twelve Pearl size charts that surround a larger central design, <i>Garden Daily</i> is here.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Play With Friends!</i> was shipped the day before I left to spend four fun days at Kinderhook Quilt Retreat with 24 of my friends. No way I could have planned that, but it sure was appropriate! <b>Daily Life</b> is my cross-stitch adaptation of my quilt, <i>Resolutions</i> featured in the book of the same name. That quilt was made last year at Kinderhook.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Stitched all together on one piece of Weeks Dye Works 30 count Blue Jeans Linen, with Crescent Colours floss, and hand-dyed buttons packaged just for this design, we'll finish the completed stitching in a great frame from East Side Mouldings. Accoutrement packs are always designated with the chart number and the prefix letter "A".</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In fact, I spent my pre-dawn hours today stitching on the next release which will be in the bottom left corner of the piece. Only four more charts to finish!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Twelve funny birds collected on a branch interspersed with one of my new favorite quotes. Here is the second bird, <i>Baby Dot</i>:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">All segments of this large piece are stitched on one piece of Weeks Dye Works 30 count Red Pear linen with over-dyed floss from Crescent Colours, The Gentle Art and Weeks Dye Works, and are embellished with colorful buttons. The segments fit together puzzle-like because the birds are tucked in tight with the leaves and words. Always check the instructions to see where the new piece fits with what you've already stitched.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">As a bonus, each chart also features a two-sided, free standing Bird Assemblage.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">All assemblages are stitched on Mill Hill/Wichelt Antique Brown perforated paper with over-dyed floss. Complete finishing instructions, including wire bending techniques are included in every chart. If you've never worked with wire before, take some time and play with it to find out what happens. The wire is inexpensive and most of you have pliers around the house. I did use my jewelry making pliers, but you don't need to buy any special equipment. You can wrap the business end of standard household needle nose pliers with duct tape to prevent dents in the wire from the teeth. The more you work the wire, the tougher it becomes (called work hardening.) Start with a fresh piece of wire when you're ready to create some awesome bird legs.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Our birds are resting on their "Perch" created with a frame made with deep moulding, four painted 1" x 2" pine boards cut to fit inside the frame and wire screen stretched and stapled over the pine boards. A tail of wire remains after bending their feet and is tucked in the screen and bent forward to keep everyone standing.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You could also poke the wire into moss covered styrofoam or drill matching holes in a log, dip the wire in carpenter's glue and insert. I would love to see photos of your finishes and share them for everyone to enjoy.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I think I'll jump in the shower now, then head out to the store for batteries. Have a great weekend and make some time to be creative!</span>Patti at SamSarah Design Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094776230582173923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072128981759752071.post-27946147256085347982012-03-05T08:40:00.002-06:002012-03-05T09:29:25.630-06:00Nashville 2012<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The annual Nashville TNNA cash and carry market was awesome as always, but this year seemed far more upbeat than in the previous few years. Shops and vendors alike were optimistic, energetic and ready to get on with it. The "bad" economy has been kicked off the island!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Here's what's new from SamSarah land:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A new series begins! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>The Flock</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> is a twelve month series of progressive full size charts that contain a portion of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Faith</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">, the stitched piece on linen above, plus a bonus assemblage member of the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Flock</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The quote is, <i>"Faith is the bird that feels the light, when dawn is still dark,"</i> I love this phrase because it can mean so many things - not only religious faith, but faith in others, faith in yourself, or faith that things will always work out (like what I said above regarding the "bad" economy.) And, it's the reason I wake smiling, just before dawn on "open window" mornings, listening to the birds begin their day.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Faith is stitched on Weeks Dye Works 30 count Red Pear linen using over-dyed floss from Crescent Colours, The Gentle Art and Weeks Dye Works, embellished with colorful over-dyed buttons, packaged for each chart, and placed in a frame from East Side Mouldings. Stitched size for the entire piece on 30 count linen is approximately 16" x 8".</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The first chart, released in Nashville, is <i>Blue Polka Dot bird</i>. Pictured here is the upper left corner of the piece containing the beginning of the border and the first bird with its surroundings. Accoutrements are pack A-9043</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Included in the same chart is the assemblage of the bird. Assemblages are three-dimensional birds stitched on Mill Hill/Wichelt Antique Brown Perforated Paper using over-dyed floss. Coordinating card stock and simple wire bending techniques, all fully explained in the instructions, complete each piece. Have a bit of Faith - you can do this!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The roost is made from simple frame of 1" x 2" pine set on edge and painted black. Wire screen, from the hardware store, is stretched and stapled on the outside top edge. Sized to fit over the top, hiding the staples and screen edge, is a deep moulding frame. The wire bird legs attach to the screen to keep everyone standing up straight.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Charts will release one each month. Contact your favorite shop and sign up to receive each chart and its accoutrements automatically. The second chart releases April 1 (or sooner if your shop is a member of my auto ship group.)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Bake Fat Pies!</i> is Pearls chart 7 of 12 that surrounds full size chart 9040 <i>Garden Daily</i>. Stitched all on one large piece of Weeks Dye Works 30 count Blue Jeans linen using over-dyed floss from Crescent Colours, embellished with colorful over-dyed buttons and placed in a frame from East Side Mouldings. Five more charts complete this fun series - one each month. Accoutrement pack is A-p059.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Fresh Mesh</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Still lovin' those Walker Bags! New designs inspired by summer and election campaigning debut.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Show your love (at least for our country, if not for the politicians) with <i>Waving Flag Tote and Clutch</i> stitched on black Walker Bags, using three strands of over-dyed floss from Weeks Dye Works.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I whipped up a bunch of zipper fobs to embellish the clutch and they can be purchased separately. Chart is 9041 and zipper fob is A-9041.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Summer cannot come soon enough or last long enough in my world. I've even been known to extend it by traveling to warm spots in the winter. <i>Flip Flop Tote</i> and <i>Sunglasses Clutch</i> are stitched on lime Walker Bags using three strands of over-dyed floss from Weeks.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Chart is 9042 and my hand-made zipper fob is A-9042. Walker Bags can be ordered from your local stitch shop.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Our prairie girl, <b>Sadie Stuart</b>, presents her fourth piece, <i>Summer Bee Sampler</i>. Sadie has a wicked sweet tooth and adores the honey that bees provide. To celebrate the goodness she stitched her sampler with a bee instead of the letter "b" and made a wonderful rose vine for him to visit.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Stitched on Weeks Dye Works 28 count Blue Jeans natural gingham using over-dyed floss from The Gentle Art. Roses are a woven spider stitch using Crescent Colours over-dyed trim. All specialty stitches are illustrated. Chart is 9055 and accoutrement pack is A-9055. Frame is by East Side Mouldings.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This is a fun, permanent version of Tic Tac Toe (in the States) or <i>Noughts and Crosses</i> in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India and the British Commonwealth.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Game board is stitched on Weeks Dye Works 20 count Cappuccino linen using a single strand of Caron Collection Watercolours, embellished in the corners with four over-dyed star buttons, and laced over quarter inch foam core, with a black mat board backing.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Our X's and O's get a make-over as perennial foes, the Fox and Hen. Playing pieces are stitched on Mill Hill/Wichelt Antique Brown Perforated Paper with coordinating card stock to finish. Complete instructions included in the chart. Accoutrements are A-9056.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Is the fox chasing the hen? Or is the hen shooing the fox out of the coop? Play the game to see who wins!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Hope you find lots of fun to stitch! Visit your favorite stitch shop to see the charts, sign up for automatics, and pick up supplies. Thanks so much for all you do, you are awesome!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span>Patti at SamSarah Design Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094776230582173923noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072128981759752071.post-58687167853728789522012-02-10T07:43:00.002-06:002012-02-10T07:43:25.094-06:00Farmer's Market Veggie Series is complete!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Happy February! I am immersed in trade show preparation and creating fun new pieces to stitch. This is a crazy, creative, exhilarating, exhausting time for designers and manufacturers. I can't imagine my life without it! I am so looking forward to seeing all my friends in just two short weeks.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Time to take a moment away from all that fun and post the new charts that released for February.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Farmer's Market</b> is complete! We framed our completed banner in this wonderful frame from East Side Mouldings. If you'd like the same frame, ask your shop to order OLK-WT (ours is 17" x 6", but measure your stitching to determine the exact size to order.)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The final design to complete this series is chart 9039 <i>Fresh Pepper</i>. We stitched our banner all in a row of Weeks Dye Works 30 count Straw linen, using over-dyed floss from Crescent Colours, The Gentle Art and Weeks Dye Works. We embellished with fun beads we collect and package for each section.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The bonus soft-sculpture <i>Pepper</i> is barely stitched at all! The wonderful Weeks over-dyed gingham in Aztec Red was just too beautiful to cover, so all you stitch is the "shine." The stem is a bit of Weeks over-dyed wool. Pattern and finishing instructions are included.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Farmer's Market</b> has been a fun and rewarding series for me. I'm always a little sad when I finish up. It like coming to the end of a great book. The happy part is, it frees me up to create something new and put in that first stitch. You know the feeling :-)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Daily Life</b> continues with chart p058, <i>Drink Good Wine!</i> Sitting down with a friend and a good bottle of wine is a rare treat, but one I cherish. I have a "hookey afternoon" planned with my friend Debbie after market and I'm so looking forward to it.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Daily Life is stitched on Weeks Dye Works 30 count Blue Jeans linen, using over-dyed floss from Crescent Colours. We find the perfect colorful buttons and package them for each chart. This is the sixth Pearl chart of twelve that surround full size chart 9040 <i>Garden Daily!</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Time to get off the computer and back to my stitching chair. I'm really happy with the pieces I've been creating for Nashville. No early previews, but I can't wait to show you! Watch for the update in March.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Thank you so much for stitching!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span>Patti at SamSarah Design Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094776230582173923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072128981759752071.post-24323248283528697922012-01-14T08:04:00.000-06:002012-01-14T08:04:02.523-06:00January Counted Thread<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Good Morning!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I've been busy this new year, just like everyone else, and so I'm <i>finally</i> posting the new designs for January (when I'm about to send the update to shops about the new designs for February!!)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The <b>Farmer's Market</b> Veggie series is nearing completion with this, the fifth design in the series, <i>Fresh Okra</i>. I must admit, I don't even like Okra! Something about that slime just pushes me back from the table. However, it's a cute little veggie and the name fits in the space, so it made the cut for inclusion in this series! (Sorry broccoli, your name is too long!)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This piece, stitched in a row with the four previous designs, is on Weeks Dye Works 30 count Straw over-dyed linen, using over-dyed floss from Crescent Colours, The Gentle Art and Weeks Dye Works, and embellished with fun glass beads and millefiore "bugs." We packaged up the beads for each section of the banner to make it easy to embellish. Just add an "A" to the front of the chart number to order the accoutrement pack (A-9038.)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I've been having so much fun with the Farmer's Market series and there is one more chart, releasing in February, to complete it. Thanks so much for stitching along with me!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Every chart in this series has a bonus soft-sculpture piece of fruit or vegetable. This cute little Okra is stitched and stuffed with a bit of wool roving. Complete finishing instructions are included.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I keep all my pieces on the kitchen island in a oversized glass canning jar. I love to see them all collected and the jar keeps them safe from splatters from my cook top. Makes me smile every time I walk by!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Also new for January, the <b>Daily Life</b> series continues with <i>Come Home Early!</i> This is the fifth little Pearl chart that surrounds the <i>Garden Daily</i> center design.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Our series is stitched on Weeks Dye Works 30 count Blue Jeans linen using over-dyed floss from Crescent Colours and embellished with our cute collection of colorful buttons.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Seven more Pearls will be released in this series to complete the design. I'm only three charts ahead of you, but am trying to get it all stitched before the next trade show in Nashville at the end of February. That's plenty of time, but I have lots of other pieces in the works as well, so fingers crossed I'll get if finished and framed.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This design has been so rewarding to stitch. I usually don't use a hoop or Q-snap to stitch, preferring instead to just hold the linen in my hand. But this one is forcing me to use a giant Q-snap to keep it straight and square. That's how much I love it!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Well, back to stitching, before the rest of the family wakes up! I'm working on a new designs to debut in Nashville. Have a great Saturday and make some time to be creative today! </span><br />
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</div>Patti at SamSarah Design Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094776230582173923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072128981759752071.post-20606837749046366112011-12-24T14:37:00.002-06:002011-12-24T14:47:38.941-06:00New Quilts!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Well, Patrick Lose put a little fire under me . . . to get my new quilts out there for everyone to see. Thank you! We all need a little push once in a while (me, more often than most!)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It seems Quilt Market is not good for my mom's health! My first market in Salt Lake City was in May and one week after I returned, my husband and I went over to her apartment to deliver groceries and found her on the bathroom floor where she had spent the night. Everything comes to a stand still when caring for a loved one, but fortunately she recovered with a week in the hospital, a month in the care center and a move to assisted living.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Fast forward to the second Quilt Market in Houston in October. Two weeks before market, when you never leave the sewing machine - not even to sleep - mom fell and broke her hip and pelvis. That was at 3 on a Friday afternoon - not the best time to need emergency surgery in a small town hospital. They pulled in people, and kept people and finished her up at 2:30 in the morning. Luckily they put her back together with three screws instead of a hip replacement. With a lot of hard work on her part, she is now out of the care center (in for two months this time) and back in her assisted living apartment. She's in a wheel chair a lot, but is working on using her walker more. She uses it to walk to the dining room all by herself!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So - I only had the cover quilts completed for market (sewing on binding in the hotel room on set-up night.) The companion pieces to round out each book waited until I returned and received some of the wonderful supplies I ordered at market. Finally, all four books were printed. I opened the final book last Friday, only to discover, every other page was upside down. Seems their press had stopped after only 20 books were printed and they had to call in the tech. After he left, they commenced printing without checking (because it was set up correctly in the beginning.) Anyway - the final book is at the printers again as I write, and I hope to have it before the New Year.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I was waiting until everything was ready, but my friend Patrick made me realize, I better get this info out to you now. Books will be here soon and you can ask your favorite shop to order for you.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Mister Bennett's Neighbors</b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>book 1004 <b>Mister Bennett's Neighbors</b></i></span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This quilt title came along in a round-about way. At first glance you might think I'm a huge Jane Austen fan. While her books do reside on my kindle, I have not taken the time (yet!) to read all the way through even one.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I always have a working title in mind, but it just wasn't fitting this quilt. I happened across this <i>Pride and Prejudice</i> quote and knew it was perfect. How many of us are guilty of taking walks in the neighborhood and commenting on the state of our neighbors gardens, or the behavior of their children and pets. It's not like my own are perfect! It just made me laugh that some things never change.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This book is 24 pages and contains full size patterns for the 44 inch square cover quilt, pictured above as well as a small companion banner that fits perfectly on an Ackfeld banner stand.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>bonus <b>Home Banner</b> included in book 1004</i></span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i><b>Home Banner</b></i> is made from one house block, surrounded by 20 smaller blocks to finish at 13-1/2" square. I used fusible applique, finished with a machine blanket stitch for all projects in the book. I think hand applique would be lovely as well!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Also included in the book are idea pages with layouts for a table runner, a pillow, and a simpler version of the Home Banner with blank border blocks for signatures of neighbors. A perfect going away gift.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This book is available now from either SamSarah or Hoffman Distributing Company. I'll be submitting all the books to other distributors, just as soon as I receive the final book from the printer.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Pretty Maids</b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>book 1005<b> Pretty Maids</b></i></span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I love using lots of different fabrics to create each quilt. Charm packs, layer cakes and similar sampler tidbits make it so easy to get small amounts of lots of different fabrics.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">They also introduce you to new color combinations that may be different from what you'd pick out on your own. It's good to step out of your cozy zone! Of course, if you have lots of scraps around from other projects, this makes a great way to use them.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The cover quilt, pictured at left, finishes to 42-1/2" wide by 46-1/2" tall. It is pieced, appliqued with fusible adhesive, machine blanket stitched, embroidered and has buttons added for ladybug spots. Lady bug legs and antenna were added with a fabric marker (this was done the night before I left for market!) A bit of embroidery could used instead.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Pretty Maids Placemat</span></i></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Bonus Projects:</b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Pretty Maids Wine Gift Bag<br />with Beverage Coasters</i></span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">One of my friends saw the quilt in progress and commented that it would look great hanging in her breakfast room. So, I had to make placemats, drink coasters and a wine gift bag to match (not that my friend drinks wine with breakfast!) There is even a gift tag pattern to add to your greetings. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The placemat is created with fusible applique, topped with iron-on matte finish vinyl and quilted around each shape. Makes for speedy clean-up after breakfast.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The coasters are made from terry cloth and backed with iron-on vinyl topped fabric to help protect your table, while still absorbing condensation.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Pretty Cool Banner</i></span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I just love this Ackfeld stand, so I made another banner for it. The stand sits on a table in my entry and I just change the banners with the season.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">For <b><i>Pretty Cool Banner</i></b>, I used one block from the cover quilt and added border blocks to the sides. For those of us who lived through the 60's, the colors and shapes just remind us all that everything old is new again.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">All patterns are full-size in this 24 page book.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This is the book that is currently at the printer, but it will be available very soon! I'll be shipping it to Hoffman Distributing just as soon as possible.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Poppy Paparazzi</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I received a wonderful bundle of Red Rooster fat quarters from the Paparazzi collection, and challenged myself to use every fabric at least one, in one project. I think I had a couple of fabrics left when the quilt was completed, but this bright and cheerful quilt just makes me smile. It's 37-1/2" square.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Because I only had fat quarters, piecing the borders was necessary. But since I love to use ten fabrics when one would do, I'm happy with the results!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There are lots of layers appliqued on top of each other, so it can become a little stiff if you use regular weight fusible. You can use HeatnBond Feather Light fusible adhesive, or do a bit of extra cutting and remove the center of the web shape before fusing it to the back of the fabric (I vote for the feather light!!)</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Poppy iPad case</i></span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Bonus:</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I bought myself an iPad to use at trade shows and it just cried out for a protective case.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I used fusible fleece on the back of the fabric, iron-on vinyl on the top of the fabric to help keep it clean in my bag and one of the flowers from the quilt for embellishment.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Each layer of the flower is constructed separately and sewn to the flap of the bag with a giant over-dyed button from Hillcreek Designs. This one fits my iPad, but you could easily adjust the dimensions to fit whatever device you have.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Poppy Paparazzi book contains 16 pages with full-size patterns and complete instructions. It's available from SamSarah or Hoffman Distributing.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Can't See the Forest</b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>book 1007 <b>Can't See the Forest</b></i></span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sometimes I can't see the forest for the trees! Autumn is my favorite time of year. Besides all the beautiful colors in the leaves, the sky seems a whole lot bluer. It just makes me want to be outside, cleaning up my gardens for winter.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Since I'm busy getting ready for quilt market during this beautiful time, I was feeling a little bit sorry for myself being stuck in the house. And then I realized how lucky I am to have this incredible job. So I decided to make my own leaves and trees on the sewing machine. The cover quilt, pictured at left, is 39-1/2" square.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Jump In Banner</i></span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The colors on the cover quilt were a big jump out of my cozy zone. I'm just not that subtle, but I know lots of my friends like a more neutral palette, so I gave it a whirl and I like the results. That's the beauty of making a quilt. You can take a pattern and make it all your own just by changing up the fabrics.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Next, I made the <b>Jump In</b> banner for my Ackfeld stand to use in my entry in the fall. This is more like me! And I'm always ready to "jump in" the leaves.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">After all that raking leaves and cleaning out garden beds, you might be feeling a bit tired. So I made a big <b>Lay in the Leaves</b> pillow to toss on the floor or curl up on the sofa for a nap.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This pillow is made from four quilt blocks with a couple of borders. Some of the fabrics are scraps from the cover quilt.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It's quilted with fusible fleece and sewn into a pillow cover with a zipper in the back. I used a 24" pillow form and stuffed a bit of extra fiber in the corners to fill it out nicely. Finished size is 23-1/2" square.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">After your nap, you might enjoy a meal on a <b>Dine in the Woods Placemat</b>. I reduced the tree motif, turned it a bit and placed three in a row. A couple of bird friends are enjoying a chat while waiting for a bug or worm to appear.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This placemat features a border of pieced squares on the top and bottom with fusible applique for the trees and birds. There is no need to finish the edges of the applique because iron-on vinyl tops it all.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">After the vinyl is applied and the backing is added, quilt around the shapes to define them.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>Can't See the Forest</i></b> is a 16 page book with full size patterns and complete instructions. It's currently available from SamSarah and Hoffman Distributing.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I'll be submitting the four new books to various distributors next week. Since many shops are closed between Christmas and the New Year for inventory, it may take a bit before they arrive in your favorite shop. If you see something you like, please ask your shop to order it for you. My four previous designs are also available from United Notions.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">SamSarah only sells wholesale to independent quilt and needle art shops. Please be sure to support them!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Happy Holiday to everyone!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Patti</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span>Patti at SamSarah Design Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094776230582173923noreply@blogger.com0