~ Gardens, Cotton & Silk and Stitching~

Good Morning Friends & Folk ~

and a very happy, sunny Sunday morning to us all!

 

...the pollen count in our area is so high! 

~ there is a film of yellow/green dust on everything.

but that won't keep me from being outside as much as I can, 

soaking up the sun {and sneezing!} 

 

I'm taking my Nettle tincture to help alleviate the itchy eyes and scratchy throat,

and putting Vaseline inside my nostrils {ew.} to keep the pollen at bay...

{hey! it really works!!}

I love seeing the colors in my gardens...

purples, yellows and greens.

 

 

 

 

I have to share with you my gorgeous full thread palettes from

~ Classic Colorworks ~

 

 

I received them in yesterdays' mail ~

oh my stars.....

the cottons....so saturated and lovely ~

 every color under the rainbow!

 

and the silks....soft and luxurious ~

I cannot wait to stitch with them!

 

and, speaking of stitching...

I will be re-stitching the model for my

'Eliza Phelps' sampler.

 

I designed her in 2008, and either sold or lost the model...

she is charted using DMC cotton threads, 

but I think you know how I will stitch her now {Classic Colorworks!} 

and will have the DMC conversion in the new chart as well ~

Here is a great conversion for DMC to Classic Colorworks from 

~ 123 Stitch ~

 

 

"Eliza Phelps 1860...

little Eliza loved the village she and her family lived in ~

notice she even included her Church and Home..."

 

Hoping you have a wonderful Sunday my friends...

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori