I'm Plum tuckered out from wondering....so help me out and win some floss!

Please help me out stitchers...I am PLUM tuckered out from wondering......why plum floss sells slower than the rest. I thik it looks rich....not as bright as reds......soft and antique looking.......looks great on samplers......so.......give me your opinions! Would you like to try it on a sampler or project? Tell me if you have a project you would like to use some of my Plum floss on...I have two different sets shown. I will pick 5 stitchers to send a set of floss to. You pick the set. I will pick names after I read your entries. No random number generator this time....put some effort into your entries! Drawing to be February 28th.

I might add...will you share some of your finishes after you use the floss?

I appreciate your help and your input....as I appreciate all of you!

Tuckered Out

QUEEN of the South Coffee bag kit

I have added another coffee bag kit to my inventory. I designed and stitched QUEEN of the South.....(I actually know a few queens in the south). I love how these look with my antique coffee mill collection. They are aged to look old and all you do is stitch the pattern, sew the bottom and side and stuff. These are available in my ebay store. Stitch a whole collection of Coffee and spice bags to fill a shelf or a basket. Sometimes I think I can't fit one more thing in this house....but if I carefully move things around and SQUEEZE a bit....it always fits! Magic!!

The Magician
Nancy

Wrought by me to give to THEE new pattern and a give-away!

Yes stitchers...I am giving away a few copies of my newest pattern. An adorable little motto to stitch as a cushion or small framed gift (14ct is about 5"x6", 18ct is 3-1/3" x 4-1/2").
Wrought by me to give to THEE. Shown at the right in two shades of DMC floss to make it easy for the international stitchers to obtain floss.

The year is shown stitched but you could substitute your initials instead.
Available in pdf format. My own copyright protected designs.

Lets give a pattern to 5 lucky stitchers on February 13th just in time for Valentines Day.
TO ENTER: Post a comment here. Be a follower. Post on your blog and get another entry. For every friend you send you get another entry.

Lets keep the give-aways rolling!

Nancy

Lets Scatter Smiles with a pattern give-away!

Lets Scatter some Smiles to 10 lucky winners of my newest pattern shown at right. Scatter Smiles.
Pattern in pdf format. I will draw 10 lucky names on Valentine's Day....a perfect day to scatter smiles!

Post a comment here and be a follower. Post on your blog and get another entry. Send a friend and get another entry.

Thank you once again for joining in on the fun and sharing.

Nancy

Floss and charm pack winners

Thank you once again for participating in the give-aways....I will email each of you so there is no mix up on names as there were doubles.
Charms:  BeckyK in OK, Cathy from Kentucky, and Moon Beam. I added Kimstitch3.

Floss winners:  15 skeins was Carol (stitching dream). 10 skeins: Siobhan and Carol Stuck.
Enjoy your goodies and stay tuned as we will do this again soon...it is too much fun!

Nancy

Name my new limited editions collections and win some hand dyed floss!

Are you having fun with the give-aways?? Lets do it again!!! I have several new limited edition sets of floss for sale...and they need some better names....so lets have a contest and YOU PICK THE NAME for the collection and win some floss!
POST THE NAME OF THE COLLECTION HERE TO ENTER. (even if your name for a color is already chosen, you can enter it) Be creative....just don't get too crazy on me....pick a nice name for each collection of floss (the whole collection, not individual color names) that you would like to win. Enter a name for each collection and I will pick 10 winners. Each winner will receive a set of floss.
You must be a follower. Mention it on your blog and get another entry.
Here are the colors in each collection.

These are the Heather/Lavender shades.

These are the Antique Plum shades.

These are the Antique Peach shades.

These are the Russet/Brown shades.
Enter now.  Name the color/colors you like. You will have an entry for each set you name. If I draw your name more than once you will win more than one set.
Thank you for participating in the fun. I love to share!
Drawing to be February 28th so you have lots of time to tell your friends to enter.
I WILL DRAW 10 NAMES TO EACH WIN A SET OF FLOSS.
Good luck!

Nancy

The Great Valentine's Day give-away! Enter now!

                  Wilt Thou be my Valentine?

Please join me in a Valentine's Day celebration and I would like to share some gifts with you.
All of you remind me that it is not the things we collect for ourselves that are important; it is the people we meet and the friends we collect along the way. It is sharing from the heart that brings joy to others. To cheer someone....to let them know you care. I treasure all of the friendships I have  and being able to share with many of you makes me happy. I am truly blessed!

I would like to share some gifts with my friends and devoted followers.
So....Lets give some goodies away!
Lets give 10 skeins of my hand dyed floss to 5 lucky winners.
Lets give a Coffee spice bag kit to a lucky winner.
Lets give a Black Crow Spice bag kit.
Lets give a package of my hand dyed ric rac to 2 lucky winners.Your choice of color.
Lets give a pack of my new cluny ric rac to 2 lucky winners. Your choice of color.
Lets give a pack of my hand dyed buttons to 2 lucky winners.
Lets give a pack of hand dyed lace trim to a lucky winner.
And lets give a pack of my chenille trim to a lucky winner.

Rules are simple. Be a follower. Post a comment here. Send a friend and get another entry. Post on your blog and get another entry.

Drawing to be on Valentine's Day of course!
The random number generator will be very busy that day!
Thank you for participating in the fun. Thank you for sharing with me. Thank you....for being you.

Sending lots of Valentine love to everyone.
Nancy

Sewing Charms Give-away!

Lets keep the ball rolling! Lets give away some adorable sewing charms to finish some great projects. Lets give 10 charms to 3 lucky winners.
You must be a follower and post a comment here.
Post on your blog and get another entry.

For each friend you send to join up you get another entry.
Singer sewing machine, keys, silk cord, scissors, made with love hearts, made for an angel (angel) etc.
Drawing to be January 30th.

Enter now!

I truly love sharing with all of you.
Nancy

Winners of the Black Crow Spice Bag kits!

Congratulations stitchers! The random number generator has been busy again........Here are the names of the winners of the Black Crow Spice bag kits:

Michelle
The Cranky Crow
Hillcresthome prims
Kristen
Shirlee

I will email you shortly. Hillcresthome prims I need your email address.
I picked 5 winners. You have 5 spices to choose from.
Allspice, Nutmeg, Cinnamon, Sage and Parsley.

Lets do this again soon! Thank you for participating.

Congratulations to all the lucky winners!

Nancy

New Red Rooster COFFEE spice bag kits

I have enjoyed collecting coffee grinders, antique coffee bags, tins and such over the years, as you can tell by this photo.
I wanted to add some coffee spice bags to the inventory so I designed and stitched this coffee bag. It is 18ct fiddlers cloth that I have hand tinted. The faded red label is tinted too so all you have to do is stitch the word coffee on it and not the whole red back ground. The bag is 5"x9".
I will be adding other coffee spice bags as I get them designed. I need to send a few out to stitchers as I truly don't have time to stitch all of these. I have so many ideas for these adorable spice bags...so stay tuned. We will have to give one away too!

These will be available in my ebay store later today. Back to work.....so many patterns...so little time......
Nancy

Hand Dyed Floss give-away from the Motto Sampler Shoppe for Spring!

Yes stitchers...I have been at the dye pot once again and I am ready to share! Lets give away some floss!
15 beautiful (20 yard) skeins to a lucky winner. 300 yards of gorgeous floss. I figured that we need to have these give-aways on a regular basis until everyone has won something! Drawing to be January 30th.
LETS ADD ANOTHER PRIZE!!! SO MANY STITCHERS ARE SIGNING UP...SO LETS GIVE A 2ND PLACE PRIZE OF 10 SKEINS.....AND A 3RD PLACE PRIZE OF 10 SKEINS......

So...you must be a follower and post a comment here...but it gets better!!!! POST THIS ON YOUR BLOG AND GET ANOTHER ENTRY.
***** FOR EVERY FRIEND**** YOU SEND TO SIGN UP YOU WILL GET ANOTHER CHANCE! Tell them to mention your name (NO LIMIT...SEND ALL YOU WANT)......boy will I be busy keeping up with this one.......so spread the word.

I truly love to share with all of you.

Nancy

Winners of the Sweetheart Needle Book Give-away

Congratulations!
Here are the names of the winners of the Sweetheart Needle Book Kits:

always smiling
myra
and I chose a third winner
Loretta
I have your email addresses and will contact you shortly.

Thank you ladies for participating. Be sure to enter the next give-away for hand dyed floss. I have been dyeing lots of new colors and it is time to share!

Happy stitching!
Nancy

NEW Ric Rac Cluny Lace Trim GIVE-AWAY from the Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe

NEW Cluny Lace Ric Rac Trim! AND A GIVE-AWAY!!!!

I must admit.....I was getting tired of the same old ric rac....so what do you do? You find a better trim!! I believe I have found it after lots of searching and I got my first order from China and started dyeing some. Shades of Antique Caramel....light, medium and medium/dark as shown in the  1st photo.The second photo is Paprika and Antique Champagne....mottled color like aged linens. The trim is 1/2" wide and gorgeous. I plan on using some of these trims in new projects this spring....to be announced soon.
I will dye lots of stock colors, not limited editions so you will be able to buy more of the same color.

Do you want to try it on a new project? Lets give some away!!!
It is sold by the yard....so lets give 10 stitchers the color of their choice. POST A COMMENT HERE AND BE A FOLLOWER to be entered.

DRAWING TO BE JANUARY 20th.
Post this on YOUR blog and get another entry.

I will have other colors available for you to choose from on the 20th when I announce the winners names. I am keeping the random number generator busy!!!

Good luck!!!

Nancy

Primitive Black Crow Spice Bag Kits, my newest designs and a give-away!

I thought I would start the new year by showing you some of my newest designs for primitive Black Crow Spice bags. These are my newest copyright protected designs. I am offering them as kits because the beautiful label is hand dyed by me. This is a kit that includes the hand dyed 18ct cloth for the label, black floss, the piece of burlap, interfacing, and the black braided cord for the draw string. I am including the piece of amber thread to stitch the label onto the bag. All you need is the stuffing of your choice.

The colors are a little richer and darker than this photo. They truly look antique and go so well with primitive furnishings. Stitch a whole shelf of them or a few to go in a basket on a table for a display. This is an excellent quality burlap I have selected for these spice bags. Shown is Parsley, Sage, Allspice and Cinnamon (bags are 4-1/2" x 8") but I have a dozen others I need to stitch. These will be for sale in my ebay store tomorrow or direct through me. Kits are $14.99 each. These are a good size decoration to add to your primitive collection. They really stand out.
NOW......lets give a few away!!!!! The kit of your choice. Be a follower...post a comment here. The drawing will be January 15th. Lets give 4 kits away. Post on your blog and get another entry. Send a friend and get another entry. I love to start the new year giving things away. Thank you for being a follower.
I hope all of you have a very Happy New Year!

Nancy

Sweetheart Needle Book kit give-away!

Lets start the new year with a give-away! I will give a Sweetheart Needle Book kit to two lucky winners to be announced on January 10th. Everything is included in the kit to stitch this charming little book.

You must be a follower and must put a comment on this post to enter.
Post on your blog and receive another entry.
Post on your facebook and receive another entry. Refer a friend and receive another entry.

These kits will also be available today in my ebay store. They are complete with fabric, interfacing, stuffing, ribbon and charms.

Thanks for entering and be sure to watch for my new line of primitive spice bags in a few days. Of course there will be another give-away!

Nancy

Winners of the floss and motto kit give-aways!

Happy New Year!!!!

It's time to announce the winners of the floss give-away. They are:
Jackie
Staci
and I picked another winner with the random number generator and it is:
Einschies blog
I have your email addresses and will contact you shortly.

The motto kit winners are:
CharleneSC
MaryJoan

Thank you ladies for participating! I have two more give aways to announce and a new product line soon so be sure and stay tuned.

I hope you all have a very Happy New Year!
Happy Stitching!
Nancy

Sweetheart Needle Book

I have been working on a new Needle Book design and came up with this one. Lots of hearts.....Sweetheart Needle Book. Beautiful red fabric with tiny hearts. I stitched 3 sewing charms on the front. The Singer sewing machine, scissors and the Silk cord charm. I attached a mini pin cushion....shaped like a heart of course with a heart shaped charm that says made for you....and inside are lots of felt hearts. The larger white hearts(gorgeous wool felt) are pockets to stuff goodies in, the medium red heart is a pocket and the three little hearts are just the right size for needles. Tie the needle book closed with ribbon and it is adorable.
I will be selling complete kits soon. Everything will be in the kit. The outer fabric, interfacing, all the hearts are already cut out for you, ribbon, the 4 charms and even a little bit of quilt batt to plump up the heart on the front cover and stuff the pin cushion. I like to buy a kit that has everything you need to complete it instead of searching in several stores.

I will be having a give-away soon and I will give a kit to several winners so stay tuned.

Happy stitching!
Nancy

Winners of the Merry Christmas Give-aways! Floss, charts, & trims

Congratulations stitchers! I am announcing the names of all the winners this evening....since my grandsons that help me draw the names couldn't wait any longer!!! So here goes...
Please contact me: nbelgian@aol.com


Winner of the 25 skeins of floss is Lynn.

 Chart of your choice in pdf format: (we picked 11 winners)
Kathy Ellen
Hoki Quilts
Mindi
Raven/Missy
Katrien
Nemetne Adri
SoCal Debbie
Musicwoman
Carissa
szaberka65
Anastacia

Small trim packs (browse my store inventory of the small trim packs)
stores.ebay.com/Victorian-Motto-Sampler-Shoppe
Winners: (we picked 11 instead of 5!)
jan
cucki
Shari
Daisy
nan-ThreadworkPrimitives
Kerry
Suzanne
Anne
stitchinpeanut
CalamityJr
Karen

I want to thank all of you for participating in the drawings and I want you to know we will be doing LOTS of give-aways all year long so stay tuned. I have some great ideas for Valentines Day to be announced right after New Years.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

Nancy

Hand Dyed Floss Give-Away on New Years Day!

Lets do it again!!! Lets give some floss away on New Years Day. Some beautiful spring colors to start the year off right. 15 skeins (20 yards each), 300 yards of stitching fun!
Lets give 15 skeins to 2 lucky winners!

Rules: You must be a follower and post a comment here.
If you post the give-away on your blog you get two entries.
Add the give-away on Facebook and get a third entry.
Tell a friend to join, tell them to say you sent them, get another entry!

I love to share...and this is fun!

I hope all of you are having a wonderful holiday season. I know I am!
Nancy

Motto Sampler Kit Give-away!

It's time to give away a motto sampler kit! Let give away TWO! Two lucky winners will get to choose a kit from my store. Have you tried stitching on perforated paper yet? It's the easiest stitching you will ever do! No hoop, no counting, just fill in between the lines to create a beautiful heirloom. I have hundreds of kits to choose from in my ebay store. Shown here is just one sample of the beautiful kits I have. And you can pick any color floss for any kit...just tell me what you would like. Browse through my ebay store to see all the choices you have.
http://stores.ebay.com/Victorian-Motto-Sampler-Shoppe

RULES: You must be a follower and you must put a comment on this post. Winner to be announced New Years Day.

I LOVE sharing with all you stitchers!

Happy Holidays!!!!!

Nancy

Winner of the 1st Hand Dyed Floss Give-away!

And the winner of the 1st Hand Dyed floss give-away is:

Joyce Clark Frank. I need your email address so please contact me.

NOW.....CHECK BACK LATER TODAY LADIES AS I WILL BE POSTING ANOTHER FLOSS GIVE AWAY FOR NEW YEARS DAY!!!! LOTS OF SPRING COLORS TO STITCH WITH.

Merry Christmas Give-away! Hand dyed floss, charts and hand dyed trims!

It is time for the Merry Christmas give-away! Instead of just giving away floss this year, I thought I would give floss, charts and hand dyed trim packs to several lucky winners.
 So...lets give 25 skeins (20 yards each), 500 yards of beautiful hand dyed floss to one lucky winner.

I will also give a chart of your choice from my store to 10...yes 10! lucky winners. chart in pdf format.

I will also give 5 lucky winners one of my small hand dyed trim packs.
Please make sure I have your email address and be sure to check back when I post the winner's names.

Enter now! YOU MUST BE A FOLLOWER AND PUT A COMMENT ON THIS POST.
You can also enter the floss give-away shown in the post below.
Put this give-away on your blog and I will put your name in the hat twice!
Drawing to be on Christmas Day.

Thank you for participating in the fun. I love sharing with all of you stitchers and treasure all the friendships I have made. That is the very best part of it all.

I hope each and every one of you have The Merriest Christmas!

Nancy
The Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe

Hand Dyed Floss Give-Away for Christmas!

Yes Ladies...it's time to give away some floss! A beautiful assortment with lots of reds and greens, after all....it is almost Christmas!
25 skeins (20 yards each) of my own Hand Dyed floss in beautiful colors. 500 YARDS OF STITCHING FUN!
So....you must be a follower and you must put a comment on this post. Tell you friends to join in on the fun.
*****POST THIS GIVE AWAY ON YOUR BLOG AND I WILL GIVE YOU A SECOND CHANCE TO WIN.....I WILL PUT YOUR NAME IN THE HAT TWICE!

Drawing to be on December 17th. That way we will have time to do it again for Christmas! Hurry and tell your friends...I love to share at Christmas!

Good Luck everyone and thank you for joining in on the fun.
Nancy

Christmas Card Holder

I decided to take my Christmas Stags and put them on a Christmas Card Holder. Hung with a simple ribbon this will hold lots of cards this season. I used to display cards all over...didn't we all...but this is so much easier...and neater.

This is such a "colorful" time of the year with all the Christmas fabrics and stitched goodies. Add the Christmas decorations, gift wrap and baked goods...I wish this would last all year long!

Happy stitching.
Nancy

A beautiful gift

I received a beautiful gift from my dear friend Faye.....just lovely. This is a wonderful time of the year for sharing but as many of you well know...Faye shares all the time. Friendship is such a treasure...and I treasure so many of you gals I have met over the years. I am truly blessed.

Nancy

Winners of the Black Bird and Christmas Charts!

We have lots of winners of charts today.....20!!!! So....here are the lucky winners!
Carine
Pauline                                                                 Lynn
Williemejn                                                            Bronny
Dekenstikster                                                       Amy
Riet                                                                      Maggee
Lida                                                                     blueladie
Witji                                                                     Suzanne
Maksi Taksi                                                         Judith
Ineke
chevremont
Verona
Tatkis
Faye
 THANK YOU ladies for participating in the drawing. Pleas EMAIL ME so I can send these pdf charts out to you. Enjoy!!!

Nancy

New Black Bird Design

In keeping with the Black Bird line of designs, I decided to do a crowing rooster...made of Black Birds of course! All kinds of black birds.....and the title is "Birds of a Feather Crowing Together". The  stitch count is 147 x 80. I have it pictured on gold linen.
   
I thought this design would be perfect for the Black Birds collectors, Rooster Collectors, the Checkerboard collectors........and make them all happy at the same time.

I plan on doing a lot of small primitive designs after Christmas. I am not ready to think spring just yet...as I enjoy winter too much. I like to savor every cold, cozy day and stitch and design till my heart's content. Don't we all?

Have a very Happy Thanksgiving tomorrow. We all have so much to be thankful for...I know I do.

Nancy

Black Bird Christmas Charts

What could be better than a family of black birds singing We wish you a Merry Christmas? Shown stitched on linen, design size is 103 x 55. I also did the Noel bell with black birds this week. Some days it is hard to work on patterns with so much to do this time of the year but I give it my best. One can only do so much......

I am adding these two charts to the selection for the chart winners to pick from....only a few more days to go until the drawing on the 25th. Good luck ladies!

Back to patterns......
Nancy

Christmas Chart give-away!

It's time to give away a few Christmas charts!!! Lets give a chart to 10...yes 10.....lucky winners.I THINK WE NEED TO GIVE AWAY 20! SO MANY STITCHERS ARE GIVING SUCH NICE COMPLIMENTS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!! Pick a Christmas chart of your choice. Jolly Reindeer, Christmas Reindeer, Black Bird Wreath, Black Bird Christmas Tree, etc. You choose. Patterns in PDF format.  S0..... YOU MUST BE A FOLLOWER and you must put a comment on this post. Tell your friends to enter...spread the word. I love to share!!! Drawing to be Novenber 25th. Gives you lots of time to stitch before Christmas.  
I will need your email address. 
Good luck stitchers!
Nancy

Jolly Reindeer

Everyone needs a few Jolly Reindeer to stitch for Christmas. Nice as a small cushion or on a wall hanging....I will probably use it on a Christmas card holder to hang on the wall. Design is 108 x 53.
Back to the patterns.....

Nancy

Black Bird Christmas Wreath

I was barely done with the Black Bird Christmas Tree and had a pattern in mind for a wreath....so here it is. This one is in dark red and green. I just love Christmas patterns....I could do those all year long. Not a bad idea....

Happy stitching.
Nancy

Black Bird Christmas Tree

Keeping busy with new patterns as usual...always another pattern to do! I thought a Christmas tree of Black Birds would be nice....for all of the Black Bird fans. Design is 75 x 55. On 14ct    5.4" x 3.9".     
On 16ct     4.7" x 3.4"

On 18ct     4.2" x 3.1"
Chart is available in my ebay store or direct through me. nbelgian@aol.com.

Back to the drawing board.....Nancy

Basket of Thanks

I was thinking of this pattern late last night...so while I was sending lots of emails and charts to the winners of the drawing I did this pattern for Thanksgiving. We all have so much to be thankful for.....I know I do. I thought a whimsical pattern with a whole basket of thanks would be adorable. I rarely have time to stitch all the patterns I do so thank goodness for good stitching programs and I can draw and stitch  it as I go!
Design is 89 x 60.

Nancy

Winners of the Christmas Ornament charts

CONGRATULATIONS LADIES! Merry Christmas early! I will send pdf charts to all of you!!! I just love to share and think you should all have charts...soooooo.....I would like each of you to please send me an email with your email address. nbelgian@aol.com
Thank you for participating in the drawing and I hope you enjoy your Christmas ornaments.

Happy stitching!!!
Nancy

Christmas Reindeer Charts

The Christmas Reindeer charts are completed...another one down....only a million to go......

Tomorrow is the big day for the drawing....I know a secret...this time I know the winnders in advance! Curious??????? Check back tomorrow for the answer!

Nancy

Christmas Reindeer

I finished stitching a pair of stags(borrowed from a an Antique German Sampler and did my own motif in the middle......I will finish this into a small cushion.....haven't decided if I want to add A Merry Christmas to it yet. Lots of stitching still needs to be done on ornaments as I am decking the halls around here...literally. One can never have too many Christmas decorations.
I will have this pattern available in a few days.
Nancy

FRIENDSHIP TRIBUTE SAMPLER

I worked on a Friendship Tribute Sampler pattern over the summer and am just getting the PDF file completed for it. Frames are in the works....there is always so much to do after the pattern is drawn....I had the help of two friends to stitch these for me. I stitched two because there is an alternate ending on the sampler. One says: We have chatted daily together, enjoyed the very same things. Had lots of rainy weather, but know what sunshine brings. Whatever life may choose to send, I hope to keep you my good friend. The alternate ending block says: I hope to keep all my good friends. I thought that one would be good for hanging in your own home and the other would make a great gift for a best friend. The sizes are 11x15 on 18ct Aida and 13 x 17 on 28ct linen. I used my own floss of course. The pattern will be available tomorrow.

I also had one of my Quaker patterns stitched with my new Antique Blue Variegated floss and I love how it turned out. I always liked the Flo Blue china and this reminds me of it with the way the colors flow on the pattern.

It flows from very dark blue to light blue grey. I think I will stitch a few more patterns in this color and do a series in the Quaker line.

Time to get back to the patterns....................
Happy stitching!

Nancy

One can never have too many Christmas ornaments.....so lets give away some patterns!

I think I have skipped over Halloween and gone right to Christmas. The house will be decorated tomorrow and I can focus on more ornaments....one can never have too many! I did these patterns last month and will have them available in my ebay store tomorrow. I love to add new patterns and wish I had time to do more than I do....maybe I need to set an impossible goal and keep to it....like a pattern a day for a year....wonder if I would live through it! Just a thought......and it certainly would keep the stitchers busy! A dozen stitchers!

Lets give away some patterns....shown above...I will give 5 sets of patterns to 5 lucky stitchers. Winners to be announced November 7th. Please watch for the winning names and be sure I have an email address for you. Be a follower and post a comment here to be entered in the drawing. I will pick 5 names out of the hat and then email you a pdf file with the patterns. Good luck everyone!!!

Happy stitching.
Nancy

Hand Dyed lace trims for Autumn

Autumn is a favorite time of the year for many people, including myself. The cool crisp air, the leaves turning gorgeous colors and slowing drifting to the ground to create puddles of color all around the yard. There are times I wish I was a kid again so I could rake them into a big pile and jump in! The simple things in life....that we didn't appreciate as much as we should have at the time and it takes getting older to realize what we had.

As I dyed all of these new trims these past few weeks I had the pleasure of seeing all the Autumn colors right in my hands......even though I am working inside. Dyeing trims and fabric is like painting a picture for me and blending just the right hues.

Here is a sample of some of the trims I have been dyeing. Cotton eyelet, cluny lace trim in several styles and widths, and cotton/rayon blend thick laces to embellish all those stitches goodies. If I EVER get done with the dyeing...I can get back to stitching and finishing. All in good time.

I hope all of you take the time to play in the leaves!

Nancy

Winners for the trims give-away!

And the winners are:

Karen
diamond c
Lynn
Rita
Babs in Alabama

CONGRATULATIONS LADIES!!!!!!!!!!!!
I will need your addresses so please contact me with the details.

I appreciate all you ladies entering the give-away as I love to share my goodies with all of you. I promise to do this again real soon....in fact, I am working on new packs of hand dyed lace this week.......so we will have another give-away soon!

Back to the dye pot..............

Nancy

Hand Dyed Trims Give-away, enter now!

I have been very busy dyeing new trims this summer and now I want to share with some of you. I have a nice assortment package I sell on ebay and I would like to give some away. Instead of one lucky winner to win it all, I thought I would give  trim pack assortments to 5 lucky winners. The assortment includes 15 yards of ric rac, one yard per color, 10 colors of cotton chenille, 2 yards per color, 4 colors of cotton twill tape, one color per yard and 20 hand dyed buttons, 4 buttons per color.

Lets give it away September 20th so you have lots of time to use your trims this fall.
Rules are simple, just be a follower of my blog and put a comment on this post. I will announce the winners on the 20th. Good Luck!

Nancy

Ric rac for Autumn, beautiful Pumpkin color

I dyed a beautiful light pumpkin color for a project I am working on for a friend. I also dyed cinnamon, cinnamon bark and nutmeg.  Love the Autumn colors....hurry autumn!

Nancy

Chenille trims, Cinnamon and Spice

I had another request for cinnamon chenille and ric rac trims so the dye pot has been very busy once again. I added two shades of cinnamon and am working on more spice colors this week. First shown is light cinnamon. This is 1/4 inch trim and a little flatter than the round and plump chenille...personally, I like it better. The cinnamon color is mottled for an antique look.

Nancy

New Quaker Pattern Be True in Heart

I always loved this motto and had to see it in a Quaker design. Of course I love reds......so red it is.
Speaking of which, I need to dye new red floss to add to the inventory. I am amazed at how many ladies like the reds and how popular they are. The least I can do is keep adding them to the store.

Thank you for stopping by.
Nancy

To Thine Own Self Be True

A friend requested this motto so I did this small pattern....it is stitched in Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe over dyed floss on 28ct linen. I thought it would also look nice as an insert on a Quaker design....love the Quaker patterns and they are fun to do. It is like putting a puzzle together each time and hoping it turns out without any missing pieces! I really do enjoy designing them and plan to add new patterns on a regular basis. Thanks for stopping by!

Nancy

New Quaker Sampler patterns added to my inventory

I have been very busy the past couple months, first with the usual spring gardening and then moving 1500 day lilies which was quite a task that I am glad is behind me. At times I wonder why I take on these projects.....

I then decided it was time to get back to fun things and of course that meant all new patterns. I wanted  to do Quaker patterns and have several shown here in the blog with a link to my ebay store. You can also email me direct to purchase if you don't use ebay. I went with the pdf format with these patterns so all of my customers can have the file quickly and not have to pay postage. I asked quite a few stitchers and they like the pdf patterns so it was the way to go. I am sure there are some who still like to collect charts but this was an easier way for me to put out more patterns quickly. I have a few ladies stitching for me now so I can focus on patterns as they are very time consuming, especially the Quaker designs.

I have always like the mottoes Love one Another and Forget Me Not....so I decided to do a pair of Quaker frames with a different motto in the center of each. I then did the pattern in two colors so you can see how different they look just by changing the color. I like the Jane Greenoff program as it allows me to show the pattern stitched on linen and it looks very nice even if it is not framed. Again, this gives me more time to work on patterns instead of stitching.

I will also be adding new floss and trim colors over the next few weeks so I can be ready for the quickly approaching stitching season when summer ends. I love that time of the year...to be done with yard work and focus on stitching in a cozy house on a chilly day..........hurry Autumn!

Thank you for stopping by.

Nancy

Chenille trims on sale, buy 5, get one free! 9 New Colors!

I am having a Chenille trim pack sale on ebay....buy 5 packs of Chenille trim (Chenille only packs) and get one free. No limit....I love to share! I have added 9 new colors today and they are 5 yards packs. They are $2.99 per pack. I have 4 new mini Chenille trim colors: Faded Celery, Pale Antique Blue, Antique Green and  Variegated Fawn. The Medium (regular) Chenille colors are: Champagne, Buttercream, Variegated Tan, Caramel and Moss Brown.
Get them while the sale lasts!

I would write more today but I am sneezing from all this fuzz from the Chenille in this room!!!!!!!!
Nancy

Victorian Rose color hand dyed trims, eyelet, twill tape,ric rac, etc.

The Victorian Rose was definitely my favorite color this week. The colors are softer than they look in the photo...look very antique. There are two shades of rose ric rac, 1 shade of eyelet trim, 2 sizes of cotton twill tape, soft rose pink and soft green vintage rayon seam tape. Plenty of goodies to stitch up some antique looking gifts. I plan to use all of these on needle books later this spring and will post pictures when I am finished.
Thank you for stopping by to peek at my newest trims...back to the dye pot.....
Nancy

Pastel Peach seam ribbon,cotton twill tape and eyelet trim

The Pastel Peach collection will include 2" eyelet, 2 sizes of cotton twill tape, a large 1/8" and 1/2" tape, peach and soft green vintage seam ribbon tape. More colors coming soon......

Nancy

Antique champagne color trims

I am adding more pastel colors this week; this is my Antique Champagne color...reminds me of all the yellowed antique laces you find. This set will have 2" eyelet, 1/2" ric rac, and two sizes of cotton twill tape...the kind you use as a tie for needle books and things...so many possibilities. I will be using this on my new line of needle books which will be available late spring. I am working on several designs right now. I will add more Champagne color trims in the weeks to come.

Nancy

Pale Violets seam ribbon, ric rac, eyelet lace, buttons & Chenille

I have been working on a Pale Violet collection for spring and I am happy with the results. I put 2 shades of hand dyed ric rac, 2 shades of hand dyed 2" eyelet trim, 20 hand dyed buttons, 5 yards of cotton chenille and 10 yards of vintage seam ribbon tape in violet and soft green. I think this trim collection would compliment several projects and still have some left over. I will have a few new patterns in the coming weeks and use all of the soft colors I have been dyeing recently. I have recruited several ladies to help me stitch models and will be sending them their goodies shortly. There is just no way I can dye all of these trims, keep up with current orders on kits, frames and floss and stitch all of these by myself...even if I never stopped to sleep!

I am also working on a pale mint, antique rose collection,  and several others. I truly love working with all of these beautiful trims.....part of why I love my work!

Thanks for stopping by to peek at my newest goodies.


Have a great day!
Nancy