~ Punching Away into Autumn! ~

 Good Morning Friends & Folk ~

... Happy Wednesday to you all!!...

I have been punch-happy lately.

Working on new and old projects ~ some that have been 'away' for a while 

and brought back out for me to finish, like this black jack that I started who-knows-when ago:

this will be finished off as a pocket, pattern available soon...

here is the back or working-side ~

and the front loop-side ~

here are the two Punch Needle Fusion finishes that I have recently shown also:

...there is a slew of patterns waiting to be punched 

that I have gleaned from my sketchbooks to:

Don't forget that any of my punch needle designs

 can be done using the Punch Needle Fusion Technique or punched traditionally {entire background}

AND also these designs are great for Embroidery too!

Unfamiliar with my Punch Needle Fusion technique??

visit my Youtube Channel ~

 HERE

and HERE

I would love to see your finished projects from my designs ~

 here are my groups on Facebook I have created, where you can join/share your work: 

Friends of Notforgotten Farm

Samplermakers

the Punch Needle Guild

Humble Work Hand Embroidery

Wool'n Folk

the Out of Hand Rug Hookers

 Enjoy your day my friends, stay cool, keep busy & Bee Happy!

Blessings from the Farm 

~ Lori

~ July 1st NEWS! ~

 Hello Friends & Folk!

Happy July to you all

 We are happy to announce our upcoming
Gathering of Primitive Friends Show & Hook In!!
on
Saturday September 21 2019. 10:00 - 4:00
**RAIN DATE September 28 10 - 4

Come on out to the country and shop with our dealer-friends 

for primitives, folk art & needful things...

and visit the shop and studio!

**Pre-registration for the Hook In is now OPEN ~

$25.00 per attendee {includes lunch, rug show and all day shopping}

Limited Seating so register now!

call 434-263-6508, email me at Notforgottenfarmwitch@gmail.com or message me on FB

to hold your spot for our fun Hook In :)

~ PayPal/CC/check/MO accepted ~

 AND ~ 

we have another Crafty Saturday video on our YouTube Channel

here is the link for our channel:

https://www.youtube.com/user/notforgottenfarm/videos

Stay Cool, Stay Happy!

Blessings from the Farm 

~ Lori

~ Autumn Stitching Begins! ~

Hello Friends & Folk
and good evening to you all...

it is the very last evening of June 2019.
and also my sweet, dear Mother's birthday!

Happy 89th Birthday to you Mommy ~
and I will forever call you Mommy!

'Mommy' at ages 6 {bottom photo} & 8 yrs. {top photo} She has always declared that she does not have a red bow in her hair in the bottom photo...it was, in fact ~ a cardinal on a tree branch that was in the backdrop of the photo! 

 

 

 

 

Wishing you many more trips around the sun my dear Mommy, also known as:
'Ma'  Elda {Ellie, Aunt Sissy, "Sissy"} Elizabeth Geiste Reed Berke Smith!
I love you more than all the little blue flowers on the wallpaper!
🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂

 So....
It has been HOT here at the farm lately...
between bright sunshine and thunderstorms, we have been in the high 80's, low 90's.
I am not a happy camper in temps like these,
~ and the humidity makes me wilt and feel stomach-sick.
I spend most of my time in the farmhouse or studio in the AC.

the Mornings are suitable for short walks,
and I do try to get another walk in when evening rolls 'round...
but mostly, I am indoors stitching away on something-or-another!

and this is a humble little embroidery that I have been working on for the past few days:
 

I'm using: Valdani perle cottons size #8, and doubled in my needle...

can you all see my sweet as pie needleminder?

 {gift from dear friend Donna Rae Barrow/Flannel Jammies Farm}?

and my gorgeous, PERFECTLY-sized {for me anyway} 

project bag from Carol Woodard 

{Woodland Primitives Primitive Handmades Mercantile ~ click HERE for link}

LOOK at that Autumn hued fabric!!!!!

I finished 'her' into a flat-stuffed pillow ~

can be a bowl filler, or ad a hanger of-sorts to the back...

this design is a line drawing, and can be used for punch needle or embroidery!

{make sure you see my Punch Needle Fusion video HERE}

I have been lax in posting here on my blog,
~  as social media is a tiny bit more interactive...
BUT
I miss writing my almost-daily posts here and will try to do better from now on ~
my kind thanks to those of you who continue to follow me here!

Happy Stitching, Happy Creating and...

Blessings from the Farm!

~ Lori

~ Pumpkin Witch ~

just started playing, it's my 1st fast-speed video...

this was so much fun to create, and now I know how to fix the glitches!

enjoy for now ~

Blessed be,

Lori

~ A TWO-fer !! ~

YEP! a 2-fer!! two posts, one day!

not only did I post here previously this morning about 

Joan's Home Tour 

{kindly scroll down to that} 

but....

I finally have uploaded the latest, 

most recently shot video for our Crafty Saturday Series on Youtube!

Click on the link below to watch it & please be kind!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiwnsyTV_wQ&feature=youtu.be

Blessings from the Farm 

~ Lori