~ The Missing Link & that Pin! ~

Good Morning Friends & Folk ~

One of my dear readers commented

 that there was an important part missing 

… from my sewing room photos yesterday ~

and she was right!

Mr. Ignacious Kat.

The Igmeister.

Iggy.

Ig.

~ he must have been off hunting farmhouse mice 

or worrying about his next meal in the pantry 

when I took my previous photos…

but no worries, he is here this morning ~

warming my stitching chair for me!

hey Ig.

so, what about that big Pin that I showed you yesterday?

well…..

I was thinking it would make an awesome little hanger for a cross stitched sampler.

it is approx.: 12" long by 3-1/2" at it's widest part.

of course it's bigger than a normal sized safety pin ~
but surely not the size of the giant pin that hangs on my sewing room wall!

THAT one measures in at almost 30" long!

BIG pin on my sewing room wall {almost 30" long}

So I've chosen my thread colors,
happy bright colors,
 but still 'my' colors

tomato red, flax, straw, sage & indigo blue

the linen is my 30ct Ironstone 

…a nice mottled & stained white-based stiff linen that I love love to stitch on…

I think it's going to be perfect for this project!

the backing fabric is the one shown ~ brown with cream-colored flowers.

it's one of my favorite cheerful prints that I use often.

I'll begin the cross stitching today and will share my progress with you here on my blog…

and I can't wait to finish mine & hang it here in my sewing room.

:)

Now for the FUN part of this whole idea:

I have 20 {TWENTY} of these 12" safety-pins!
and I will be putting together an edition 20 of kits for this project :)

and each kit will come with:
 one 12" safety pin
DMC floss in colors shown
 one piece of 30ct Ironstone Linen from Notforgotten Farm
one piece of backing fabric shown
two thread rings
paper chart/graph & finishing instructions


AND the kits will be available in my Etsy shop soon,
so you can make one for yourself & hang it in your creative space!
YAY!

Hoping you all enjoy a peaceful day of happy-ness.
stay warm!

~ Blessings from the Farm ~

 Lori