Spring Has Arrived In All Its Glory

Wow, has it been two months since the last post. Our last post was delayed due to a meeting cancellation, but this absence is due to Spring! Its that time of year when personal obligations (or I should say high school softball and I know the next two years are going to fly by) keeps me very busy and thus, no extra time. I think it has been two weeks since I picked up a needle! Seriously, I need some stitching time. But first, I must attend to the Tudor Rose Sampler Guild blog so you can see all of the lovely projects that our members have completed and bring you up to date on everything that has been taking place. So in the interest of time, I am going to combine the show and tell for our March and April meetings in one post. For those of you who do not live in Texas, you are missing a very wet spring. Our lakes and ponds are filling up, our flowers are absolutely gorgeous and the grass and the trees are struck in luscious hues of green. We will enjoy it until the heat strikes, but so far the temperatures have been perfect. Definitely a favorite time of year.

March Meeting

During our March Meeting, our very talented Program Assistant, Debbie G., taught our members different ways to create beaded edges as a finishing technique. The options were wonderful and easier than they look.

March Show & Tell

IMG 8602 Fotor — Codi M. – America by Little House Needleworks

IMG 8605 Fotor — Codi M. – Baby It’s Cold Outside by Heartstring Samplery

IMG 8607 Fotor — Sherry S. – Lady Bug Cottage by Elizabeth’s Needlework Designs

IMG 8609 Fotor — Mendie C. – Beaded Pincushion by Designer Unknown

IMG 8612 Fotor — Mendie C. – Boxed Heart by Carole Lake

IMG 8613 Fotor — Mendie C. – Winter Roses by Cate Grundy Brazilian Embroidery

IMG 8616 Fotor — Mendie C. – Heart Pinkeep – her own design

IMG 8618 Fotor — Karen H. – My Stitching Treasures Box by Jeannette Douglas Designs

IMG 8620 Fotor — Karen H. – My Stitching Treasures Box by Jeannette Douglas Designs

IMG 8624 Fotor — Karen H. – My Stitching Treasures Accessories by Jeannette Douglas Designs

IMG 8625 Fotor — Shelly M. – Agnes Platt Strawberry Sampler by Blackbird Designs

IMG 8627 Fotor — Shelly M. – Agnes Platt Strawberry Sampler by Blackbird Designs

IMG 8628 Fotor — Kim L. – Milady’s Necessities Box by Milady’s Needle

See if you can figure out how Kim added her own designer’s touch to this piece.

IMG 8630 Fotor — Valorie R. – Sampler Pomander by C.A. Wells

IMG 8633 Fotor — Valorie R. – Sampler Pomander by C.A. Wells

IMG 8636 Fotor — Valorie R. – Heart Needlepocket by Kim Hollifield

IMG 8639 Fotor — Valorie R. – Heart Needlepocket by Kim Hollifield

IMG 8642 Fotor — Valorie R. – Lady’s Necessaire by The Drawn Thread

IMG 8643 Fotor — Valorie R. – Diminutive Sewing Roll by Catherine Theron

IMG 8645 Fotor — Valorie R. – Diminutive Sewing Roll by Catherine Theron

IMG 8647 Fotor — Valorie R. – Scissor Fob by C.A. Wells

IMG 8650 Fotor — Valorie R. – Scissor Fob by C.A. Wells

IMG 8651 Fotor — Valorie R. – Anniversary Thimble – Designer Unknown

IMG 8653 Fotor — Valorie R. – Safe Keeping Scissor Fob by Shepherd’s Bush

IMG 8656 Fotor — Valorie R. – Safe Keeping Scissor Fob by Shepherd’s Bush

IMG 8657 Fotor — Cyndi S. – Knitted Sweater

IMG 8660 Fotor — Cyndi S. – Knitted Sweater

Absolutely beautiful!

IMG 8661 Fotor — Jennifer G. – Noel Sampler by With Thy Needle & Thread

IMG 8663 Fotor — Jennifer G. – Noel Sampler by With Thy Needle & Thread

IMG 8665 Fotor — Karen H. – Spiral Bracelet – Designer Unknown

IMG 8670 Fotor — Karen H. – Heart Needlepocket by Kim Hollifield

IMG 8669 Fotor — Karen H. – Heart Needlepocket by Kim Hollifield

IMG 8673 Fotor — Karen H. – Sampler Name Tag – her own design

IMG 8674 Fotor — Karen H. – Peaceful Gatherings by The Scarlett House

IMG 8678 Fotor — Holly L. – Home of a Needleworker by Little House Needlework

Holly stitched this over one on 36 count fabric!

IMG 8679 Fotor — Holly L. – For Thee by Hillside Samplings

IMG 8681 Fotor — Ann W. – Garden Variety Long Pocket by Patrick’s Woods

IMG 8686 Fotor — Ann W. – Garden Variety Long Pocket by Patrick’s Woods

Absolutely love this set!

April Meeting

Before you could blink this spring, we were at the April Meeting. During our meeting, members received the kits for Catherine Theron’s Winter Strawberries Sewing Roll Guild Project. The leader of the SAL went over various aspects of the project as well as the schedule to complete it before the end of the year. Keep an eye on our blog as I am sure we will have finished pieces before you know it. Additionally, during our April meeting, members signed up to exchange a Halloween ornament in October. Halloween is a favorite time of year in my house, so I am definitely in on this one. I cannot wait to see the exchange pieces. Who knows, it may turn into an annual exchange.

April Show & Tell

3 7 15 003 Fotor — Mendie C. – Primavera by Maria Frietas Brazilian Embroidery

This piece is stunning in person!

3 7 15 009 Fotor — Robert H. – Aeltie Claes Anno 1673 by The Essamplaire

3 7 15 012 Fotor — Betty H. – Home by Pineberry Lane

3 7 15 022 Fotor — Betty H. – Her Sampler by Blackbird Designs

3 7 15 020 Fotor — Betty H. – Her Sampler by Blackbird Designs

3 7 15 027 Fotor — Shelly M. – Summer Berry Pincushion by Blackbird Designs

The beaded edge is so sweet!

3 7 15 030 Fotor — Holly L. – Baby Celebration by Just Nan

3 7 15 035 Fotor — Debbie G. – Baroque by Jean Hilton

3 7 15 039 Fotor — Lynn M. – Daisy Chain Sewing Folder and Scissor Fob by Acorn House Designs

3 7 15 042 Fotor — Lynn M. – Daisy Chain Sewing Folder and Scissor Fob by Acorn House Designs

3 7 15 044 Fotor — Lynn M. – Beaded Scissor Holder by Cindy Hambrick

3 7 15 050 Fotor — Lynn M. – Acorn Etui by Diane Clements

3 7 15 052 Fotor — Lynn M. – Acorn Etui by Diane Clements

3 7 15 060 Fotor — Lynn M. – Primitive Tree by Ewe & Eye and Friends

3 7 15 062 Fotor — Michelle L. – Faith by Niky’s Creations – Just Cross Stitch 2014 Ornament issue

This is the second time Michelle has stitched this pattern. This one was finished as a book weight.

3 7 15 066 Fotor — Karen H. – 2014 Tudor Rose Christmas Ornament by Milady’s Needle

3 7 15 070 Fotor — Karen H. – Scottish Thistle Needlebook – Designer Unknown

3 7 15 071 Fotor — Karen H. – Scottish Thistle Needlebook – Designer Unknown

3 7 15 077 Fotor — Debbie H. – Thread Keep by Blackbird Designs

3 7 15 080 Fotor — Debbie H. – Threadkeep designed from elements of “His Eye is on the Sparrow” by Heartstring Samplery

Now for a treat! The following is an antique Norfolk sampler owned by Judy M. This sampler was stitched by Elizabeth Bensley in 1799! It is in such wonderful condition.

3 7 15 085 Fotor — Elizabeth Bensley 1799 Antique Norfolk Sampler in the collection of Judy M.

3 7 15 090 Fotor — Elizabeth Bensley 1799 Antique Norfolk Sampler in the collection of Judy M.

3 7 15 093 Fotor — Elizabeth Bensley 1799 Antique Norfolk Sampler in the collection of Judy M.

3 7 15 095 Fotor — Elizabeth Bensley 1799 Antique Norfolk Sampler in the collection of Judy M.

If you will note from the photographs below, it is very similar to the cover sampler on Imitation and Improvement: The Norfolk Sampler Tradition. That sampler was stitched in 1792, by another stitcher.

3 7 15 105 Fotor — Elizabeth Bensley 1799 Antique Norfolk Sampler in the collection of Judy M.

The year’s at the spring, And day’s at the morn; Morning’s at seven; The hillside’s dew-pearled; The lark’s on the wing; The snail’s on the thorn; God’s in his Heaven — All’s right with the world!
Robert Browning

March Meeting

March Show & Tell

April Meeting

April Show & Tell

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