Pony needles....

Have you ever tried a

Pony Needle?

they have colored eyes to help distinguish their sizes

I'm going to give them a try

Krystal loves them!

(thanks for bringing them to our attention Krystal)

They come 6 to a package.

We are carrying 24 - 26 and 28 tapestry.

and the packaging is pretty cute!

each package retails for $3.00

.Let us know what you think.

Magical Mystery Tour Series...

They have all been released!

Blackbird Designs

has released all 5 

Beatles

themed designs

 Now these are patterns my husband would get excited about!

each pattern cost is $9.00

New Drawn Thread...

Treasured Tools

Needle Pocket and Scissors Envelope

A beautiful way to store and travel with your sewing supplies

I love the idea of keeping your needle sizes organized

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and instruction for a beautiful little scissor case too.

 Stitched on 32 count linen

pattern cost is $12.00

Are you in the mood for Valentines?

Love birds

stitched on 32 count fabric

with instructions for specialty stitches:

Florentine - satin stitch - web stitch - elongated smyrna - leviathan

pattern cost is $8.00

Love Letters

stitched on 32 count

with instructions for specialty stitches:

crossed elongated cross - leaf stitch - rice stitch - jessica stitch - woven heart - web stitch - herringbone - eyelet - long half rhodes - satin stitch - rhodes heart - pulled cross - pattern darning - bargello - elongated smyrna - double four sided - overlapping cross - wow!

Pattern cost is $10.00

Mother's and Daughters..

Mother's and Daughters

by Victoria Sampler

“A special bond that spans the years Through laughter, worry, smiles and tears,
A sense of trust that can’t be broken A depth of love at times unspoken,
A lifelong friendship built on sharing, Hugs and kisses, warmth and caring...”

Such a beautiful sampler full of sweet sentiment.

Now the challenge is, can you get it done for Mother's Day?!

As with other Victoria Sampler Designs it is filled with specialty stitches:

Cross Stitch, Petit Crosses, Arrowhead Stitches, Modified Rice, Satin Stitches, Scotch Stitches, Captive Scotch, Single Cross Eyelet, Eyelet Hemstitch, Bargello, Honeycomb Hemstitch, Basted Arrowhead, Herringbone, Kloster Blocks, Partial Greek Crosses, Dove's Eyelet, Woven Bars.

Pattern - specialty thread - soie perlee - beads

cost is $74.99

21 ISSUES on one DVD!

Sampler and Antique Needlework

collection 1991-2000

That is 21 issues!

Compiled onto one DVD!

Looking through back issues to find that one pattern you remembered seeing has never been easier.

The DVD has fully searchable PDF files, and printer-friendly chart.

You can search issue by issue or by word or phrase.

I think the DVD case says it all:

DVD cost is $45.00

Feeling nostalgic...

My tree is down and my grandmothers ornaments are safely packed away.

I never look forward to putting these treasures away after the holidays.

The kids have flown back home to Wisconsin and I am feeling nostalgic.

I want to still be surrounded by memories, and things that make me smile.

So I found some old treasures to put out in place of the holiday pieces.

I wanted to leave the antique truck out - then remembered the stitchery Taylor made when he was 7...

He even signed the back

If you haven't seen this adult Golden Book you are missing out!

It is filled with pictures from the golden books our parents read to us as kids.

(These are sold at Paper Source at the Fashion Place mall)

Why I can't get this picture to rotate - I don't know...

  Then it was time to fill up the shelves that had the 

Prairie Schooler  pieces on them...
The animal needlepoint at the top was stitched by
Joy (nana) and Taylor
The apothecary next to it is filled with the super balls the boys collected for years.

Tanner was my Lego guy...

This is a Curious George kaleidoscope - I'll be using that each time I pass by...

 We have so many Toy Story toys...

Seems now that the kids are grown, I reminisce more about their childhood. 

I had to stop myself from hanging up the birth samplers.

...Feeling nostaligic...