Wednesday, November 15, 2017

What's Next?

I ended my last post wondering what to work on after finishing Coffee Quaker, which was so much fun to stitch. My new project needs to be just as much fun! The answer was in my latest stash acquisition - Hello Fall by Plum Street Samplers.

There was plenty of linen waiting in my stash, but I thought I'd take a look at the called for Classic Colorworks floss in real life. That called for a trip to my LNS - Needful Needlecrafts in Richland. It's just a tiny shop, but they pack a lot of goodness into that space! Oh those fall colors are just gorgeous. And as long as I was there, I picked up the floss for Hello Summer too. And the great owner/enablers showed me Rosewood Manor's Autumn Quaker which also came home with me!



I auditioned several pieces of linen and decided on PTP Doubloon in 36 ct. stitching 1 over 2.

Here's my start after a couple days of work:


I'm starting in the middle and working out from there. It's definitely a fun design to stitch.

Over the weekend I finished the second installment of Lizzie Kate's Mystery Christmas Sampler, but forgot to get a pic of my progress. It's turning out to be a cute one. I'll be starting #3 for my Year of Starts start on the 17th.

So there's been lots of stitchy fun here the last few days. Hope you're having a great week too!

10 comments:

Clare said...

Some beautiful threads and lovely patterns. I too have Lizze Kate`s Christmas mystery on the go.Happy Stitching

Vickie said...

Well you had a fun trip! Nice work. I am stitching up a cute ornament.

RJ said...

Von those thread colors are gorgeous!!! I really like the Welcome series and this is going to be beautiful. I'm anxious to see your newest Quaker pattern. I love Quaker stitches. You are so lucky to have an actual shop to go to so you can see the threads and choose your linens. I would love to be able to do that. I have to order online and the choices are not nearly as good and it is so hard to see exactly what things look like. I think I need to make a long distance trip one of these days. Happy stitching! RJ@stitchingfriendsforever

Barb said...

Beautiful colors. I think I will get that series. I would hope that you could get just one frame and change them out. If I ever get to Richland, I will have to look for that shop.

Robin in Virginia said...

You are off to a great start with Welcome Autumn, Von. The thread colors are lush.

Mary said...

Love fall colors and the Plum Street samplers are ones I'm going to have to order. A quaker pattern is one I haven't don't yet and looking forward to seeing the next one you work on. I wish I had a LHN shop nearby but it might be best that I don't!!

Chris said...

I love these colours, can't wait to get back to stitching, until I can I love looking at blogs with work as wonderful as yours. Thank you for your kind comments in my blog.

Chris said...

love these colours, I can wait to get back to stitching. Thank you for your kind comments on my blog.

Carol said...

How lucky you are to have an LNS to go to! I have to order everything online and it is so frustrating not to be able to see the colors in person--especially floss and fabrics! I do love the Hello Fall design; in fact I just ordered it yesterday :) Will look forward to watching yours grow, Von!

Julie said...

Such pretty and shiny new threads. A great start you've made too.