Hen Peck a Patriotic finish

I stitched Hen Peck by Plum Street Samplers on 14 count Venetian Stone and used the following colors: CCW Barn Door, Black Coffee, Pea Pod, Bamboo & Wavy Navy; DMC 747, 680, 783. 

I mounted my stitched piece on sticky board and used Stitching Stripes by Stitching with the Housewives behind that. I then hot glued both pieces to the Tall house by 141 Design Company that I had painted black. To finish the top I made a bow from ribbon I bought at Michaels and tied white twine around the middle which I also bought at Michaels.  

Kind Words by Primrose Cottage Stitches

 I stitched with the called for colors on 25 count Lugana in the color Cloud. 

Kind Words by Primrose Cottage Stitches

Finishing: 

I mounted my stitching on sticky board and backed it with black stitching stripes by Stitching with the Housewives, which was also mounted on sticky board. I used a Hive backer from 141 Design Company that I decoupaged the new yellow Priscillas Pretty Plaids on and painted the back of the hive with the color Lamp Post by Bungalow 47 before gluing it together.

I used ribbon from Michaels to make a double bow and then tied twine around honey dippers to place in the middle of the bow.

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#fillthebowlmania #sweetwatermaynia

 This year in the month of May I will be joining along with Kari also known as Tiger Lily Designs in #fillthebowlmania. I am very excited to have the whole month set aside to work on small projects for my dough bowl. I have kitted up all of my projects and wanted to share them with you along with my fabric and color changes. My fabric and floss choices all came from my stash, I tried matching them to the pictures and in a few cases I wanted to brighten the colors a little.

Week 1: Keeper of the Pins by With Thy Needle and Thread/Mystery SAL Summer Home Clue #1 by Fat Quarter Shop (FQS)

 Fabric: 32 count linen Light Mocha

I will be using 14 count aida in the color Feedsack by Lori Holt and switching the colors to make it look more patriotic. I am not exactly sure where I am going to put the colors but will use those pictured. I will be posting progress each week so be sure to follow me on instagram @sweetwaterstitcher

Potential finishing pieces:

Shiplap Backer by 141 Design Company

Barn Wood Frame from Hobby Lobby

Week 2: Patriotic- Sweet Land of Liberty by Blackbird Designs from the book Sweet Land of Liberty

Fabric: 32 count linen, Natural Brown

 Red, White & Bloom by With Thy Needle and Thread 

Fabric: 32 count linen, Lambswool

        Summer Home Clue #2 by FQS

Week 3: Fall/Thanksgiving- Turkey Tavern by Thread Milk Designs

Fabric: 32 count linen, Artichoke

        Gobble Gob by Plum Street Samplers

Fabric: 32 count linen, Vintage Smokey White (not Pictured)

                                 Autumn Rules by Primrose Cottage Stitches (broken into small pieces)

Fabric: 28 count lugana, Mushroom

                                                        Summer Home Clue #3 by FQS

Week 4: Halloween- Touch of Magic SAL with Caterpillar Cross Stitch Clue #1

Fabric: 32 count linen, Graceful Gray (not pictured)

                                                

                                  Jack O' Lantern Jubilee (Trick or Treat) by With Thy Needle and Thread

Fabric: 25 count lugana, Pebble by Lori Holt

 This is Halloween by Thread Milk Designs

Fabric: Have not picked yet

Floss: Called for colors

                                                           Summer Home Clue #4 by FQS 

I hope you will join me, just use the hashtags #fillthebowlmania & #sweetwatermaynia. Another option if you do not want to fill your dough bowl would be to fill your tiered tray. 141 Design company has great backers for smalls that stand up in your tiered tray. 

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Flea Market Baskets

 

Flea Market Baskets

I stitched the middle star and the churn dash blocks from the middle of the pattern and have turned it into a pillow for my dough bowl. I stitched this on 25 count lugana in the color cloud by Lori Holt using the called for colors. 

I used the new green Chelseas Checks fabric from Stitching with the Housewives; and Lori Holt's vintage trim in the color Tea Rose. 

I used a piece of wool from a pack I ordered from Primrose Cottage and a piece of fabric to cover where I cut open the back to stuff the pillow. I also added a safety pin with 2 of Lori Holt's buttons from her Stitched collections.

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Seasons of the Heart - Summer Pillow

 The next pillow from the Seasons of the Heart chart, by With Thy Needle and Thread, I will be starting is Summer! I am so excited to get into patriotic stitching and even pull out some of my WIPS that are close to being finished. I will be picking my own colors for the Summer chart from my stash. When I am choosing colors for this chart in particular I am trying to match floss that I have to the colors in the picture. 

The colors I have chosen are:

DMC 422 → CCW Mariner's Compass

DMC 680 → CCW Honeycomb

WDW Grits → CCW Bamboo

WDW Pamlico → CCW River Rocks

WDW Twilight → WDW Fathom

WDW Pea Coat → WDW Blacksmith Blue

WDW Deep Sea → CCW Blue Corn

WDW Oscar → CCW Pine Needles

WDW Olive → CCW Weeping Willow

WDW Oilcloth → CCW Muddy Puddle

GA Woodrose → CCW Used Brick

GA Heirloom Gold

CCW Chili Pepper → CCW Campfire

CCW Campfire → CCW Cherry Cobbler

CCW Eggshell

Here is my small start. I had already stitched another window and the door however when I went to fill in the red I realized I had miscounted and had to frog a whole section. I decided to go to the top of the house and start from there. I will share more on my weekly flosstube @sweetwaterstitcher. 

Join me and my friend Holly @mrsjonesstitches in our stitch-a-long and use the hashtag #seasonsoftheheartsal

Hope to see you stitching with us 🧵

This is the Day

I along with Chantelle from @chantelles141 are hosting a stitch-a-long for the beautiful new market release by Plum Street Samplers. We are both using almost the same colors however I am using 32 count Barn Grey for my fabric and she is using a 14 count. Head over to her instagram to see more on her picks for her project. The colors I will be using are all the called for over-dyed and I have substituted the DMC for over-dyed floss that is very similar in color. 

These are the substitutions I have made:

DMC 3787  → WDW Caper

DMC 676 → CCW Queen Bee

DMC 758 → CCW Sweet Potato

DMC Ecru → CCW Eggshell

DMC 725 → WDW Squash

DMC 352 → WDW Sockeye

DMC 3779 → CCW Candied Yams

DMC 3012 → WDW Loden

DMC 731 → CCW Mossy 

The rest of the colors listed below I am using the called for color,

DMC 3859

DMC 741

CCW Rosy Glow

WDW Bluecoat Red

WDW Grits

CCW Mint Julep

CCW Crab Cakes

CCW Cherry Cobbler

CCW Hickory Sticks

I am using my new Thread Milk by Thread Milk Designs to hold my floss and storing my project in my new Project Keeper that I made using the pattern by Tiger Lily Designs, featuring fabric by Tasha Noel. 

Here is the progress I have made so far and I can't wait to get back to it very soon. 

We hope you will join us in stitching This is the Day and don't forget to use the hashtag #sweetwaterthisisthedaysal.

Seasons of the Heart -Spring Pillow

 Happy Friday! I want to introduce you to my Stitch-a-long I am hosting along with my friend Holly who is @Mrsjonesstitches on instagram. #seasonsoftheheartsal 

We are working on any or all of the seasonal pillows from the new chart by With Thy Needle and Thread, Seasons of the Heart. We both started with Spring and have finished but you can start where ever you would like. All you need to do it grab your supplies and start stitching along with us. 

I have finished the Spring chart and fully finished it into a pillow. I have a finishing tutorial linked here if you are interested. (*in the video I do stay to trim your stitched piece 1/4" away from the stitching and it should be 3/4") 

I stitched mine on 28 count Mushroom Lugana and I used the following colors:

Classic Colorworks- Ladybug, Blushing Beauty, Bamboo, Ye Old Gold, Perfect Piecrust, Tropical Paradise

Weeks Dye Works- Sandcastle, Oscar, Olive

DMC 840

Here are a few photos from along the way and the finished product is at the end. 

I hope you will join us and don't forget to use the hashtag #seasonsoftheheartsal