Halloween Is Coming

Every August without fail I start to yearn for the cooler days of autumn. That yearning actually came a lot earlier this year when my first Halloween design for the season was finished way back in May! My little pumpkin witch has been waiting for a few months now to greet you all but here she finally is. Happy Harvest is available now in my Etsy shop as a PDF download or mailed paper pattern. I designed this one as a companion piece to my older Merry Halloween design...hope you like it!

Please stay safe everyone,
Sandy

Christmas In July

These two early style Santas are here just in time to help you celebrate Christmas in July! I actually meant to have this pattern published before the 4th but my daughter's computer had other plans and decided to have issues. Since she is the one who gets all of my patterns ready for publication I just had to be patient and wait for her computer to be repaired. That day finally came and so now I am able to share my latest design called Americana Santas, Two Holiday Pinkeeps. The pattern is now available in my Etsy shop where everything is 20% off until at least the end of July.

Thanks so much and happy stitching!

Sandy

Two New Designs

Oh my...it's been a very long time since I posted on my blog! I am still here though and am happy to show you my two newest designs. The first is called Flowers For Sale and the second is called Fourth Of July Sampler. Both are available as PDF downloads in my Etsy shop just in case you'd like to stitch one (or both!) for yourself.

I hope you have all been staying well during this really stressful time. My stitching has helped me more than I can ever say and I am thankful every day for my needle and thread plus eyes that can still see to stitch.

Happy Stitching!
Sandy

Sunflower Days

This happy little Garden Witch is already enjoying the warm days of summer and early autumn as she strolls among her beloved sunflowers. Sunflower Days is the name of my newest pattern and it is now available in my Etsy shop if you'd like to stitch one for yourself.

I hope this finds you all well. My daughter and I just got back from a spur of the moment trip to Alexandria, VA to visit my son and daughter-in-law. It was so wonderful to finally have all of my kids with me on Mother's Day...I am truly blessed.

Sandy

Sarah Sykes Sampler

My Adaptation Of Sarah's Sampler

                         Sarah's Original Sampler Stitched in 1883       

I am not sure how many people even read Blogger anymore but I will keep posting my latest chart releases here for as long as I can. I miss the good old days when Blogger was so much more active than it is now but I guess Facebook has taken its toll...sigh.

Anyway, here is my latest pattern called "Sarah Sykes Sampler". This one is adapted from an antique sampler I have in my personal collection...I really love how the colors are just perfect for spring. I made a few minor changes from the original but just enough to where it needed to be called an adaptation and not a reproduction. The pattern to stitch Sarah's sampler is now available in my Etsy shop...hope you like it!

Sandy

Valentine Angel

I am very excited to finally have a new design to show you! This sweet little stitch is called "Valentine Angel". The pattern is now available in my Etsy shop for those of you who might like to stitch one for yourself. Hope you like her!

And speaking of Valentines, my son got married on the 19th of this month and I couldn't be happier for him and my wonderful new daughter-in-law. I pray they will have many happy years together. Life is good and I feel so very blessed!!!

Sandy

Autumn Pinkeep

Some of you may remember this design from several years ago. I finally decided to chart it this year and offer it as a pattern. "Autumn Pinkeep" is now available in my Etsy shop as either a mailed paper pattern or PDF file. Hope you like it!

Wishing you a beautiful day filled with everything that makes you smile.

Happy autumn stitching,
Sandy

Pumpkin Time

I hope you are all having a wonderful autumn season so far. Here is one of my last autumn cross stitch designs for this year...hope you like it. This pattern is called "Pumpkin Time" and is now available in my Etsy shop. Thanks so much for looking!

Happy stitching,
Sandy

Merry Halloween

I am excited to share another new design for Halloween that I just completed. "Merry Halloween" is now available in my Etsy shop if you'd like to stitch one for yourself.  If you like pumpkin folk and Halloween trees, this might be just the project for you! I had a lot of fun creating this one and hope you like it, too.

Wishing you cooler days ahead and lots of Halloween stitching,
Sandy

Summertime Cottage

I hope you all have been enjoying an amazing summer so far. I am excited to share with you my latest design called "Summertime Cottage". I just love old fashioned cottages with white picket fences so couldn't resist creating this sweet cottage...hope you like it! The pattern is now available in my Etsy shop if you'd like to stitch one for yourself or for a friend.

Wishing you all a beautiful Sunday filled with lots of happy stitching!!!
Sandy

Garden Shed

I have always wanted an old fashioned garden shed for my little garden but sadly, just don't have enough space for one. My newest design is called "Garden Shed" in honor of that sweet little space I long for...hope you like it!

The pattern for "Garden Shed" is available in my Etsy shop as either a PDF file or mailed paper pattern if you prefer. Thank you all so much for looking...I appreciate the support you have given my work so very, very much.

Here's hoping the weather is warming in your part of the world and you will soon be enjoying your own garden shed if you are lucky enough to have one!
Sandy

Churn, Butter, Churn

I am excited to show you my first cross stitch design for 2018. It's called "Churn, Butter, Churn" and was inspired by an old churning rhyme that women used to sing while churning butter:

                   Churn, butter, churn
                   Come, butter, come.
                   A little bit of butter
                   Is better than none.

I think my Grandmother must have sung something like this as she grew up in a humble log cabin in the Ozarks of Missouri. I know she churned lots and lots of butter, too!!!

The pattern for "Churn, Butter, Churn" is now available in my Etsy shop. Thanks so much for looking...enjoy this beautiful Sunday afternoon!!!

Happy stitching,
Sandy

Merry Christmas

Only one more week until Christmas and I finally have a new pattern to show you. My vision seems to be slowing me down a lot more lately as a result of the eye surgery I had earlier in the year. Hopefully that will get better soon since the doctor says the swelling in my eye is finally starting to go down. Yippee!!!

"Merry Christmas" is the third design in my little series of Belsnickels and is now available in my Etsy shop as either a PDF file or mailed paper pattern. Hope you like it!!!

Merry Christmas!

Sandy

A Christmas Stitch

Christmas is just around the corner and I am excited to show you my latest design. It's called "Poinsettia Farm" and is available in my Etsy shop if you'd like to stitch one for your holiday decorating. I also want to mention that I now offer both PDF and mailed paper versions of all of my patterns.  Thanks so much!!!

Wishing you all a wonderful and blessed holiday season ahead,
Sandy

Autumn Sampler

I am excited to show you my latest pattern release called "Autumn Sampler". I actually created this design back in 2011 for the Samplermakers Autumn Stitching Challenge. Our task was to design an autumn themed piece using at least two motifs that were graciously provided by Jennie Lynn Schmitt of Appleseed Prim. I chose to use Jennie Lynn's owl and crow motifs and also adapted her house motif to suit my design a little better. I decided to chart it this year after having several people ask about it...the pattern is now available in my Etsy shop if you'd like to stitch one for yourself. 

And speaking of Samplermakers, how cool is it that just as I was working on this old piece from the original group, Lori Brechlin of Notforgotten Farm started a new Samplermakers group on Facebook. I am so happy to see it back and really credit that original autumn challenge way back then for starting me on my primitive designing journey. If you are one Facebook and love samplers, be sure and check it out.

Wishing you all a wonderful week filled with lots of happy stitches!
Sandy

Happy October

My favorite month of the year is finally here...welcome October!  I'm hoping for cooler weather to arrive soon as well as lots and lots of pumpkins!!!

Here is my last design for Halloween this year called "Double Double". I decided to put this one in a frame I purchased from Notforgotten Farm a few years ago and really like how it turned out. The pattern is now available in my Etsy shop if you'd like to stitch one for yourself. Hope you like it!

Wishing you all a beautiful day filled with whatever makes you smile :)
Sandy

Happy To Be Back

Oh my goodness!!! I haven't posted on my blog for such a long time and for that I must apologize. It has been a challenging year to say the least. My Mom passed away late last March and as an only child, it was left to me to settle all of her affairs. I thankfully had family to help me as I am pretty sure I couldn't have done it without them...what an extremely difficult thing it was to do. And then late last June I had eye surgery to repair a macular hole in my left eye. I am still recovering from that one but my vision is getting better every day.

Happily I have finally started to stitch again after a year of hardly picking up my needle much at all. I am excited to show you a new design I just completed and have now listed in my Etsy Shop. It is called "Lucy Tucker's Gift" and is a sweet little sampler for all of you who love redwork. I hope you like it!

So happy to be back posting on my blog...I've missed you all!!!
Sandy

Christmastime

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and are looking forward to the upcoming Christmas season. I haven't had as much time as I'd like to create new designs as my Mom has had some health problems these past few months but I did manage to finish at least one. It is called "Christmastime" and I am really happy how it turned out. The pattern is now available in my Etsy shop if you'd like to stitch one for yourself.

Thanks so much!
Sandy

Happy Halloween Cross Stitch

This is the time of year when thoughts of Halloween begin to fill my mind more and more. I can't wait for the cooler days of autumn to finally arrive and for pumpkin season to be in full swing once more! And so...in anticipation of that most special night of the year...I want to share with you my latest cross stitch design called "Happy Halloween".

The pattern for this "witchy" stitch is now available in my Etsy shop if you'd like to make one for yourself or for a friend who loves Halloween.

Thanks so much and...happy stitching!!!
Sandy

Schoolhouse Sampler

I love visiting old one-room schoolhouses whenever I come across them and imagine that many of you do, too. My fascination with these wonderful old buildings inspired my most recent design called  "Schoolhouse Sampler". I hope you like it!

The pattern for this little sampler is available in my Etsy shop for those of you who might want to stitch one for yourself. I had a lot of fun designing this one and hope you will enjoy stitching it as well.

Happy stitching!
Sandy