The program for our March meeting was an account of (current president) Cyndi’s needlework over the years. It showed an impressive range of pieces and skills. Below are pieces stitched and shared by members.
Stitched by Michelle R.: Needle Art by Marjorie Massey stitched with Belle Soie Tulip on 53/60 Legacy Sycamore Seed Pod linen.Stitched by Michelle R.: Charland Designs – Autumn Garden (from the 2002 Shepherd’s Bush retreat)Stitched by Mariet N.: “Mary Fosh by running with needles and scissors totally done. I made it my own and used colors I had available in Maine . I think it looks great the cartouche has my mom and dad’s initials and the year they got married. Instead of the verse I made the alphabet using the letters in the verse and designing the ones that were not there.”Stitched by Mariet N.: “My comfort and joy by plum street sampler started around December 15 for Christmas stitching. I wanted a house Christmas trees and snow . ( can you see I live in California where all this is impossible ) love my piece and did not do the words.”Stitched by Nicole D.: “Peace” by Satsuma Street. On black zwiegart linen 32ct with called for threads.Stitched by Mary M.: Designer: The Primitive Hare, Chart: Not Hoarding, Fabric: 56 ct. Tabby Cat Pample Mousse, Treads: Tudor SilksStitched by Mary M.: Designer: Mojo Stitches, Chart: Over the Stream by the Mill, Fabric: 40 ct., Threads: DMCStitched by Mary M.: Designer: Heartstring Samplery, Chart: Joyful Woods Sewing Roll, Fabric: Miss Crescent’s Crowne: Cuppa Mocha 40ct., Call for ThreadsStitched by Beth H.: Little Vowels, Designer: My Sister’s Samplers, 2025 Nashville Market Release, Fabric: 37ct Legacy Corn Tassel, Stitched with Gloriana FlossStitched by Beth H.: Chart name: Elizabeth Scorah, Designer: My Sister’s Samplers, 2025 Nashville Market Release, Fabric: 40ct Parchment by Weeks Dye WorksStitched by Beth H.: Ann Tong Uffindell, by Hands Across The Sea Samplers, Fabric: 46ct Affogato Linen by Fiber On A Whim, Stitched with HDF SilksStitched by Beth H.: Rosa Ada Featherstone, by Hands Across The Sea Samplers, 46ct Antique Lace by Seraphim, Stitched with 100/3 silksStitched by Beth H.: Winter Rose Manor, by With Thy Needle and Thread, 46ct Gray by Weeks Dye Works, Stitched with the HDF silk conversionStitched by Beth H.: Summer, Autumn, Winter, by Blackbird Designs, 46ct Crowning Glory by dixiesampler hand dyed fabrics, HDF silk conversionStitched by Beth H.: Dear Daughter, by Blackbird Designs, Stitched on 40ct Creme Brulee by Vikki Clayton, HDF conversionStitched by Debra S.: “Let Me Eat Cake by Lucy Beam. Stitched for my mother’s 95th birthday.”Stitched by Debra S.: “My January Blessing Sampler, Mrs. Salmond 1897 by HATS, Stitched on 40 ct Iced Violette by Number 12 Stitch Co using 100/3 #541”Stitched by Karen C.: “Real Comfort by Modern Folk Embroidery, 36ct Ancient, Painter’s Thread 100.3, color Picasso, I modified the design to focus on houses and verse.”Stitched by Lalena H.: This is 2 Phoenix 4 U. This is the 2025 Salentines SAL with Modern Folk Embroidery, Evernote, and Roxy Floss Co. It is stitched on 40 ct Arrowroot Linen from Roxy Floss Co. with 4 Rosy Floss Co threads dyed for this project.Stitched by Lalena H.: AEH 1741 – Sassafras Small by Sassafras Samplers. This is the chart from the Winter Soirée, from Sassy Jacks Stitched on Weeks Dye Works color Linen, 32 ct. stash Soie d’Alger.Stitched by Kelly P.: “Ann Richardson age 9 by My Sisters Samplers. 40ct Scroll linen by Be Stitch Me. I modified for my granddaughter Kimberly Ann Richardson, who was adopted at age 9 by my daughter. Her friends call her Kat.”Stitched by Ellen C.: Rosa Gromett, 1876, Hands Across the Sea, Workshop project from Hobby House’s Great British Weekend Comes to America, October 2024Stitched by Valerie V.: With Thy Needle and Thread Reindeer Games OrnamentsStitched by Valerie V.: With Thy Needle and Thread O Lucky DayStitched by Valerie V.: Samplers Remembered Sampler Roll
Next month’s program, April 2025, will feature Katie Strachan (of Katie Strachan Embroidery) talking about her Britomart Sampler design which was inspired by the Britomart Casket.
