Happy October First!

Wow

that came fast, didn't it?

I turned around and it was October first ~

my very favorite month...

October holds many memories for me, 

of course my last post reflected one from childhood,

but there are a few more memories that are held in this month as well:

26 years ago Peter & I said I do...

and

4 years ago my sister Jo passed from breast cancer.

I simply cannot believe how fast time passes once we reach adulthood.

that's why I try very hard to slow down and enjoy every minute of every day ~

remembering to take the time to do something for myself.

my needlework and handwork helps keep time at bay for the moments 

spent working on a project...

if just for a short while, 

I can lose track of time and not be rushed or hurried 

...by clocks chiming, deadlines looming or timers going off in my head.

and,

that's why I design needlework for you ~

I want you to be able to reward yourselves with some much needed time to relax 

and perhaps enjoy some stolen moments of solitude...

my

Little Stitches Handwork Club (LSHC) 

for 2013 is coming to a close

with this, the last project:

"Happy Thankhallowmas"

...the word, 

being none found in any dictionary that I know of, 

sums up the rush of the holidays coming...

...but the act of stitching the project will hopefully bring some peaceful time to you

while you enjoy the process of pulling cotton through linen ~

Happy Thankhallowmas ~
the final 2013 LSHC project from ©Notforgotten Farm

 a simple design,

model stitched onto my stained

Old Farmhouse Linen using muted DMC thread colors....

motifs include: a Turkey,  a toothy Jack & a Fallen Christmas Tree with Axe

... it is a 'flat' project, with a cardboard insert and a wool hanger ~

backed with a piece of my severely stained muslin fabric...

(I chose to write on the back with a pigma pen)

kit includes linen, threads to complete project, chart/graph, color photos,
finishing instructions, stained fabric backing and wool hanger

~

The club kits will begin shipping to members this week ~

so be on the lookout for yours!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

:: PLEASE NOTE ::

if you are a 'charter member' of the LSHC 

(your membership began with the Jan/Feb/March 2013 kit)

you can now renew your membership for 2014 ~

anyone interested in joining or renewing membership for the LSHC can

contact me at not4got@aol.com

to read more about the LSHC, please click

HERE

~ Hoping you all have a beautiful, October day!!!

*Blessed be, my Friends*

 ~ Lori ~