Sampler Guild of the Rockies annual ornament

Heart in Hand Autumn Tall Bird

Ornament for Exchange

From the Just Cross Stitch Ornament preview issue 2011.

Finished Margaret Matthews Sampler

Margaret Matthews sampler by Sheepish Designs from Sampler and Antique Needlework Summer 2000

Halloween Tall Bird

Halloween Fairy

Started this last October so was easy to finish this Oct.

Ornament from Charlene by Knotted Tree Needlearts

Isn't it just wonderful? It's from the latest JCS ornament issue.

With Thy Needle & Thread Pumpkin Patch

A quick but cute design. Stitched it up in a weekend. I used a real pumpkin stem like my last stitched pumpkin.

Finished Halloween Fairy

Waiting on the framer

Updated Sale Blog

I updated my Sale Blog. Hope to add more soon so be sure to follow.

http://rockymtnstitchersale.blogspot.com/

Sampler Guild of the Rockies Pumpkin sampler

Sampler Guild of the Rockies Pumpkin sampler

Sampler Guild of the Rockies Pumpkin sampler

Stitched on 30 ct R & R Carrot Linen using Gloriana Topiary thread. I used a real pumpkin stem at the top.

Margaret Matthews in progress

Finally got a chance to pick
this back up after trying go get the last 3 samplers completed before Sept. All the border and saying is finished. The rest should come easy.

Birds of a Feather Mystery sampler framed

Love the woodsiness of the frame.

Closeup of frame

The Sampler Lady by Diane Williams of Little House Needleworks

One of the year long projects of the Sampler Guild of the Rockies. I loved stitching this and was pleased how quickly it stitched up.

Toni Gerdes Orchid Needlepoint

Janet in my Sampler Guild group gave me the privilege of helping her finish this lovely design. I almost forgot how much fun needlepoint can be.

My little girls engagement announcement in this mornings paper in TN

Lap tray

Found this wonderful computer laptray at Costco for under $12. My chart sits on it and has padded pillowy bottom. The padded front ridge holds my pencil and serves as a pin cushion also. A great addition to my sewing "tools".

Birds of A Feather Mystery sampler finished

Just loved stitching this. The fabric and colours were wonderful.

With Thy Needle and Thread Bird of A Feather Mystery Sampler Pt 2



Pt 2. completed. I so love the colours and design of this sampler.

Corner to Corner baby afghan close up

Shell ruffle edge
I added an edging of single crochet even around starting in a corner -sc across-with 3 sc in each corner.Next round:  a shell of 2 dc,2 tc,1 sc, 2 tc, 2 dc in the mid of the 3 sc in the corner. skip 2 sc, sc in next sc, and skip 2 sc-shell in the sc skip 2 sc and shell across.

Corner to Corner Baby Afghan

                               The free pattern can be found here  :Corner to Corner Afghan

For my friend at work who is having a little girl.

With Thy Needle and Thread Mystery Sampler Pt 1

With Thy Needle and Thread Mystery Sampler Pt 1 Birds of a Feather

Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread by Anne Powell

A quick stitch on 28 ct Jobelain.

Soar by Brenda Gervais of With Thy Needle and Thread



 A Stitch Along Soar SAL that helped to raise funds for the Raptor Research Organization.  

This is Brenda's salute to the Decorah eagles that you can see live here: Decorah Eagle Nest

    

I replaced some of the DMC with these:            

640. GAST Wood smoke

3013 GAST olive green

926 Weeks Dolphin

3012 GAST endive

644 GAST parchment

3923 Weeks Taupe

3046 Weeks Whiskey

                      

 

                                        

                                 

                        

Ewe Under the Willow Fob front

A Chessie & Me design from a Shepherds Bush retreat. You can find the free chart under my freebie pages or here Ewe Under the Tree

Ewe Under the Willow Fob back

Loara Standish update

I posted Bands 8 & 9 on the Loara Standish Blog. 8 took a bit since I worked on the SB Wish Sheep and a scissor fob I am finishing up today. You can go here if you would like to see the sampler in progress.Loara Standish Sampler in progress

Shepherds Bush Wish Sheep

Got the kit for my birthday so I thought would stitch this up for my birthday month. Isn't he a cutie??

Birds of a Feather "Mystery Sampler" pt 1 by With Thy Needle & Thread-A Brenda Gervais design of Country Stitches.

 Was so excited to get this today. I love the wonderful colours and fabric.  Our Sampler Guild Sampler Guild of the Rockies is stitching this as a SAL along with the "Soar" design by her also. Suppose to have both done by Sept LOL. I plan on doing the Mystery Sampler at home in the evenings-the Soar at work on my breaks and hopefully I can still get some done on my Loara Standish sampler on the weekends. You an order all her wonderful charts from  Fancimats. A wonderful little shop in Littleton, CO.

Added a For Sale Blog

I figured there isn't any sense stashing them away when others might enjoy them.
The link is to the left. Check back often becasue I have a basket full of samplers etc to add.

http://rockymtnstitchersale.blogspot.com/

Sampler Guild of the Rockies pin Cushion Exchange 2011

From the Gift of Stitching Magazine June 2007. I added missing letters and replaced the saying with SGR 2011. I also substituted the colours with GAST threads.

Band 4 and 5 of Loara Standish Sampler

Notes etc under the Loara Standish Blog but just wanted to share.

Teddy bear Birth Announcement

Took a break from my samplers to stitch this up for my nieces little boy who turns one this year. It's a chart by Susan Saltzgiver that I got from http://www.crosstitch.com/

Tray Completed

The Needlework Tray is completed. It can be folded and removed for travel.

Pin cushion for tray

Scissor keep for Tray

HIH Tall Bird Spring

It's Spring!!

Loara Standish Blog

I decided to open a new blog for the Loara Standish Sampler. This will keep all the posts together for those doing the SAL and save this blog for all my other stitching.

Loara Standish Sampler

Loara Standish story

Loara Standish Sampler.



Made by Loara Standish.

Material : Linen with silk embroidery.

Made in Duxbury, MA, c1653.

Descended in the Standish and Alden families.
Loara Standish, daughter of Captain Myles Standish, is thought to have made this sampler in her teens. It is the earliest known American-made sampler and the earliest known sampler with a verse.
Samplers of the 16th to mid 18th centuries served as permanent records of stitches and designs, intended for reference, unlike later samplers that were planned for display. American samplers followed the British form, as instruction in needlework passed from mother to daughter.
Typically, Loara Standish’s sampler is long and narrow (measuring approximately 7 1/4" wide x 23 1/2" tall) with patterns arranged in horizontal bands. Stitches, worked in counted thread embroidery on very fine 50-count linen, include Montenegrin cross, long-armed cross, back, outline, eyelet, double running and arrow-head. The rose, carnation, oak leaf and an intertwined "S" are among the stylized floral motifs above the verse :

"Loara Standish is my name

Lorde guide my hart that

I may doe thy will also

My hands with such

Convenient skill as may

Conduce to virtue void of

Shame and I will give

The glory to thy name"




Pilgrim Hall-Sampler Info

Loara Standish Band 3

This band was a bit confusing because the directions called it a long Arm Cross but the diagram looks more like an upside down Montenegrin stitch. I love the Long Arm Cross stitch more than the Montenegrin so I was torn which to do it as. Following the diagram it crosses over several stitches a couple times and looked bulky to me but I think this was so the back came out ok. This was not an important point to me since I was doing the non-reversible anyway. I ended up doing a regular long arm cross and liked it the best.

1815 Margaret Matthews update

Haven't posted an update for a while. I am working on it simultaneously with the Loara Standish sampler. (among other little things).

Loara Standish Band 2

The chart says count down 6 threads but I figured that is where you begin the next stitch below. Not 6 stitches between rows at least not what I could tell from the picture. I put 3 threads between row 1 and 2.

Band Two took me a bit to get use to since its stitched "over 3". If you remember that when you come up at a vertical thread you cross down into a vertical thread and same when coming up at a horizontal thread then down a horizontal. And if stitching upward or downward in a continuous row you will do one in a vertical then the next horizontal etc. Once you get the routine down its pretty simple. The tendrils or backstitches on the chart aren't easy to tell which is what colour so I had to look at the picture. The tendrils coming off the blue crosses are blue and the BS off the tan crosses are tan. Here you can also see a close up of Band 1

Loara Standish Sampler-non-reversible-Band 1

The fabric came in the kit and it 35ct so the finished sampler won't be as small as the original which was stitched over 50 ct.

Band One was pretty easy. Called the Standish stitch.

Merrily Beams Trifles Pin Cushion

Pincushion for my best friend in Canada

Heart in Hand Tall Bird St Patricks Day

Ornament from 2010 Just CrossStitch ornament issue