~ Sitting & Stitching a Spell ~

~ Hello Friends & Folk ~

 it is hotter than the hinges of Hell here today!

... our chickens are panting and the dogs 

well, they are trying to find the zippers to their fur-suits to take them off!

thankfully,

the air conditioning has been a relief indoors ~

and so I've been working on this little stitch

wanting to make a companion piece to my little

 Rest Thy Scissors pattern & box;

I wanted to use some of my own fabric that I designed, 'candle light walk' 

{available HERE}

love it!!

stuffed it with some of Peter's organic sawdust,

and added Dames of the Needle's fabulous mini pom-pom trim in 'Colonial Tea' 

{www.damesoftheneedle.com}

here is the finished back, 

with fussy-cut fabric to showcase my candle light witch, and the trim all stitched on;

and here is what Peter made for it ~

thee sweetest little spooky pincushion chair 

to match my Rest Thy Scissors box!

teensy-tiny little spool feet!

I am working on more seasonal designs for this little chair, so it can stay out and be YOUR companion all the year through ~

the linen I used is 32ct Weekd Dye Works "Tin Roof"

threads used: 

Weeks Dye Works: Pamlico, Kohl & Tin Roof 

Gentle Art Threads: Sarsaparilla

2 threads over 2 strands of linen

stitch count: 42w x 37h

PDF / paper pattern & finished pincushion chair

will be available soon ;)

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori

~ Shop's Open Today ~

Open Today

10:00 ~ 4:00-ish

{{ no, you don't have to be a witch to come for a visit! }}

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori

~ Sweet Summer Days ~

 Good Friday Morning

Friends & Folk!

oh our weather has been wonderful lately...

high & dry with enjoyable temps.

I enjoy stitching outside when I can, sitting quietly on the porch swing or patio ~

just listening to the sounds of our farm friends, birds and bees in the gardens.

I am working on Autumn/Halloween designs at the moment for cross stitch & punch needle...

I don't like to rug hook in the summer when it's too hot!

here is a small design almost ready to finish,

I'm pretty sure you can guess what it reads?

;)

 

Peter has made something in the woodshop

that this finished cross stitch design will be added to when complete ~

I think you'll like it!

{a blurry shot to keep you guessing}

in-between stitches,

I like to pause and be aware of my surroundings...

especially taking notice of how fast our plants have grown 

these last few weeks with all of the rain we've had ~

our nandina bushes already have tons of berries on them;

they are white now, and will turn a vibrant red come Winter.

some of our giant hosta have sent up their flow'ring spires and are ready to bloom... 

their purple petals contrasting beautifully with their deep green leaves.

...our entire farmyard fills with sweet annie each year!

we literally have to pull out many plants because it will take over ~ we do let many of the plants grow though, and how wonderful their scent is on the summer breeeze!

last year, 

one of our sweet annie plants reached a height of almost 7 feet tall 

and had a tree-like trunk!

 

Peter's Asiatic lily has 21 blooms!

we cannot wait for them to open, they are not only gorgeous

they smell heavenly.

you know where you are?

you're in the jungle, baby!

welcome to the jungle!

{oh...sorry...}

Hey Pete!

 

we have so many black eyed susans this year too !

this is the first one to open up....

can hardly see my planter behind all of the susy's,

 but I won't let peter pull them out!

 

and here is my shadow when I'm outside...

"roosty" {yeah, original name I know}

follows me around wherever I go and comes running when I call him <3 p="">

 

 I am off to process orders, pull weeds and then stitch.

Shop will be open here tomorrow if you want to come for a visit!

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori

~ Something Wooly this way Comes ~

a sneak-peek of the design I have submitted for the Fall Issue of 

Wool Works Magazine

{https://woolworksmagazine.com}

I really should design more wool applique...

I do love it's simplicity!

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori

~ PSS Retreat 2018 ~

Hey Ya'll!
...we are back from a most fabulous
Prim Stitchers Society Retreat and Merchant Mall!

the beautiful Red Lion Inn in Harrisburg, PA is where the retreat was held ~
a lovely place for friends to gather and the hotel & restaurant staff
 could not have been nicer or more accommodating.

I took lots of photos, but here are my favorites for you ~
no particular order, as I was like a kid in a candy shop there :)

yes, those are tiny little tomato pincushions on Stacey Bear's sweet shoes!

this was such a wonderful retreat once again pulled off by
Terri Hall {Dixie Samplar}, Ridgely Johnson, Michelle Acosta & Cathy Tonelli ~
Thank you girls for your hard work :)

Thank you also to those retreaters
who were brave enough to sign up for my punch needle {needle punch} classes!
we have fun don't we?!!

Many thanks to the shoppers who visited Joan & I in my booth!
loved seeing you all ~

I did manage a little retail therapy while I was there,
the beautifully spooky-sweet Lela May project bag with the 'Witchy' design on the front
from the Primitive Needle {RIP Lisa Roswell}
and the small tramp art comb box made from an old fruit crate from a local antiques mall...

but, LOOK at the beautiful Carolina Stitcher {Faye Riggsbee} project bag
that I was gifted by the PSS girls for being a teacher!
*blush*
PURPLE fabric with the 2018 retreat project attached...
stitched by Terri Hall {Dixie Samplar}
and a wonderful chart for the 2018 PSS Pincushion from Willow Hill Samplings!

**I Need to Mention**
that Miss Faye Riggsbee stitched a beautiful project bag for ALL OF THE RETREATERS!
and I just know that much work and love went into every bag...thank you Faye <3 nbsp="" p="">

but wait ~ there's MORE!
inside my loverly purple bag are all kinds of goodies ~
beeswax, scissors, threads, linen, chart, tack pin,
sheep thread holder and wooly sheep scissor holder, & a magnetic needle-minder too!

the PSS girls also gifted Miss Joan {who, without I would be lost} with a smaller-but-identical version of this bag stuffed with goodies!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

I finally found the little scallop edge compote dish
that I have been wanting to use to hold my little scissors...
milk glass with a small pressed floral design.
also found at a local antiques mall in PA!

on another note,
tonight would have been our First Monday Needle Night
{being the first Monday of a new month ~ again!}
BUT
since I am pooped from the weekend's adventure
and my entire shop is still unpacked in the back of my van,
we WILL NOT BE OPEN THIS EVENING ;)

AND TONIGHT!!!

I now have lots of catching up on Etsy orders, pm's, emails and phonecalls this week...
but I have a brain-full of new and exciting designs just waiting to be stitched/hooked/punched for you
from all of the inspiration that Lancaster, PA gives me ~

much xoxoxox to you all,

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori