Coming Soon ~

Good Morning Friends & Folk!

... can you say cold?

frigid 

glacial 

…icy?

{but can you say it without your pearly whites chattering?}

n n nn no?

...me either.

9 degrees upon waking this morn ~ now up to a balmy 21.

~ poor chickens are laying ice cubes ~

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inside the farmhouse,

I'm scuttling about in my slippers & long-janes…

keeping my hands warm with my mug of tea

and my bones thawed by the never-empty wood stove.

How 'bout you? cold where you are?

So here is the finish of one of my upcoming, 

SOON to be released designs :

"I Forgot"

'I Forgot' ©Notforgotten Farm ~ 2015

I decided to finish this into a lager {approx 10" x 12"} pillow. 

...using the most beautiful cotton repro fabrics 

in my beloved shades of primitive purple & red ~

3 different fabrics used ~
...one for the backing, one for the large heart appliqué & one for the little patch

...the verse on my stitch reads:

"do you love me

or do you not?

you told me once but

I forgot…"

stitched using all DMC floss onto my 30ct Old Farmhouse Linen 

~ using one strand of floss over 2 threads

stitch count: 75w x 75h

approx. finished size {stitch only} 5" x 5"

finished Pillow size ~ approx. 10" x 12"

DMC threads used ~ 

3740 ~ Antique Violet Dark

3042 ~ Antique Violet Light

920 ~ Copper Medium

831 ~ Golden Olive Medium

{{{pattern will include finishing instructions and 'heart' template for pillow}}}

fabrics used:

backing: 

Moda ~ Civil War Crossing ~ B. Brackman ~ Cumberland 1840 - 1870 - design #8125

heart:

Marcus Fabrics ~ Judie Rothermel & Sturbridge Village ~ design #2919-0113

patch:

Moda ~ B. Brackman/Ladies Album ~ design #8285

I filled this pillow entirely with dried lavender buds!!!

the whole farmhouse smells wonderful ~

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AND

I am happy to announce the release of a new hand dyed linen to our repertoire ~

"Ironstone"

hand dyed linen from ©Notforgotten Farm

Ironstone Linen from ©Notforgotten Farm

since I've been lightening-up my farmhouse decor,

and I know a lot of you are too ~

I thought I would bring this idea to life.

I think it is beautiful ~

it may not be for everyone, but I am so happy with how it turned out!

the base linen is a beautiful oyster-white…

to which I've added my magic ;)

and tried to replicate that beloved, worn & stained look 

of early and aged ironstone.

it is quite lighter in color than our Old Farmhouse linen ~

a nice change for me…..

what do you think?

New Patterns for Cross Stitch, Punch Needle, Rug Hooking & Wool Applique

along with the new Ironstone linen

will be available shortly….

I'll announce the release here and on my FB page as soon as everything is ready to go ~

{I just had to show you all what I've been so secretly-excited about}

in the meanwhile ~

Keep those hands busy & those hearts warm ~ my sweet friends….

~ Blessings from the Farm ~ 

 Lori