January 30, 2016

Punch Needle And Cross Stitch...

Punch Needle from ThreeSheepStudio.com

I've been working on patterns 
with a nature theme...
leaves, rabbits, flowers
and even some unusual 'suspects'.



Punch Needle from ThreeSheepStudio.com
Punch Needle Design using Valdani Perle Cotton

My 12 year old son actually designed
the above pattern for me to punch.
More on this design, soon to come...

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'His eye is on the Sparrow' cross stitch design from Heartstring Samplery

Recently, Kim, from My Field Of Dreams,
wrote about starting this beautiful pattern,
and working on it just a little each day.

I recently had the opportunity to see 
this design in all of it's glory.
A member from my Embroidery Guild 
was working on this design at one of our meetings.
It is really huge...approximately 31in. x 26in.
(stitch count 435 x 363) 
I was completely smitten.  It is beyond beautiful.
She said she worked on this piece 
mostly during her lunch breaks.




'His eye is on the Sparrow' cross stitch design from Heartstring Samplery

'His eye is on the Sparrow' is a beautiful design  
from Beth Twist of Heartstring Samplery.  
Her designs can be found HERE.

So, when Kim wrote about starting this design,
I thought...
 I know , or at least I think...
certainly, I have 30 minutes each day
that I can work on this project.

I just received my pattern.
Time to get linen and floss.

Hope you're finding some time 
to be creative this weekend...
Rose