Tonight's picture walk...

All I can say is "Wow!"..... If been a blissful state of a whirlwind friends...... Between it being the end of the school year and a few retirement celebrations.... Lets just say its been very busy around my little corner of the world! Its a bitter sweet feeling knowing I have taught in the classrooms of Southern Pines Primary for the last time after so, so many years! But, with retirement from education affords me the opportunity to spend more time on my Carolina Stitcher business and you guys~ By late 2017 I hope to be offering faster finishing timelines and offering more Carolina Stitcher products~ More to come!!   For now, I will offer this picture walk showcasing your beautiful stitching coupled with my finishing skills.... Enjoy

Carolina Stitcher zipped bag sets are still very popular...

 

 

 

 

 

Pears & Strawberries

Stacy Nash 

Sewing bag

 

 

 

 

Tis Spring

Blackbird Designs

Quaker Handeworke

With thy Needle &Thread

Land of Liberty

With thy Needle & Thread

 

 And, on a personal note......

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Much love to all of you...... Faye

 

Today's picture walk

Greetings friends!  I've been a flurry of activity for the last month getting ready for the Primitive Stitchers Society Retreat held in Columbus OH May 4-7. What a display of talented artisans and eager stitchers! Between classes, Merchant Mall and ALL the stitchers there.... It was AMAZING!

I will have more updates of the PSS in the upcoming posts.... 

 

Lots of Carolina Stitcher Bags were made for the Primitive Stitchers Retreat~ 

 

Bags and project roll sets were very popular at the retreat.....  

Sampler fabric bags were extremely popular.... (***I saved back some blue fabric and creme with red sampler fabric to make more once I returned home... email me if interested...)    

Scissor lady with fob sold in a set..... will be making more.....

 

 

 

Models were stitched and finished for display as well...These are mine....

 

Berry Days at Thistle Down Farm

With thy Needle & Thread 

 

I have plenty of the book boxes and will be finishing this for you! 

 

 

Hemp rick-rak edging

 

Accompanying needlebook with all the special touches...

 

 

 

 

 PSS Sister Bag

 

I was able to buy two more distressed cabinets from Teresa's Primitives... I think they look nice on my huntboard...

LeHay Shaker was a new vendor and let me tell you, his shaker products are incredible! I couldnt resist...  

https://www.lehays.com/   Worth looking in to......     I also have a few finishes I've completed for others..... 

Blackbird Designs

Tis Spring 

 

 

 

~Rouching touches~ 

 

 

 

Mary Pepper

Barbara Ana Designs

 

 

 

~cuffed with a bronzed skeleton key~ 

 

 

~ fully lined with complimentary fabric~  

As I unpack and settle back in, I will have plenty more retreat photos to post.... Next year the  retreat will be in Lancaster PA.... date to be announced soon~ 

Happy stitching all~ 

Faye

 

Ahhhhh... the joys of spring!~ achoo!!

 

 

Spring is bursting here in the Carolinas!!! Along with ALL the dreaded yellow pollen~ Soon, perhaps, we will have a hearty shower of rain to knock most of it down... Its always interesting to see the swirls of yellow in the rain water as it flows down the streets.....    Today, I'm sharing a few of my recent finishes.... These are some done for many of you.... Enjoy!!

 

Parson Brown

Notforgotten Farm

 

 Up close hand stitching details.... 

 

Primitive Stitchers Society freebie design by Notforgotten Farm

Padded cushion in fluted tin~ 

Carolina Stitcher kits for this design available at the PSS Retreat in May in Columbus OH

(Kits available to everyone after the retreat....)

 

Birds of A feather

Frosty the Snowman 

 

Piped edging and fully lined~

 

Sisters Three 

Stacy Nash Primitives 

Homespun were perfect compliments.....

   

 

 Home Sweet Home 

Littlehouse Needleworks

Carolina Stitcher 12 x 15" project bag with matching 19" project roll

 

 

Button Button 

With thy Needle & Thread

Needle Park Flat Fold

 

I used coordinating wool to match the pretty bird instead of attaching buttons....

 

Nicely padded so you can park your needles or pins~ 

   

Littlehouse Needleworks

 

Joy~Blackbird Designs

Just Cross Stitch magazine Christmas issue 

Just Cross Stitch Christmas issue 

Designer and issue info not provided 

Cute charms adorn almost every ornament I finish....  

This customer has 3 more ornaments to showcase this Christmas~ 

Additionally, I wanted to show my own progress of my Quaker sampler stitch...

 

Sarah Tatum

Scarlet Letter Samplers

(Progress from my previous blog post)

Another sweet motif from sweet Sarah's young creative mind....

Lots more to be stitched.... I am so loving the journey on this one......

Here's hoping you share smiles, hugs and bright moments with people you love~ 

 

Always,  Faye

     

Today's picture walk~

 

 

Greeting friends and fellow stitchers! It's March and North Carolina is chilly.... Yes, old man winter pulled a fast one and come in with cold weather... crossing my fingers that's the last of the snow!  I wanted to share a few if my recent finishes for those of you who call on me.... I so enjoy the finishing piece of our wonderful craft!!!  

 Adam & Eve on the Farm kit

Stacy Nash Designs

Joy to you~

Shepherd's Bush 

One Flag over Chessie

Chessie and Me

Bluebird

Blackbird Designs

I love adding detail of  ribbons and special pins.... 

 Waiting for Santa

Designer unknown

Dames of the Needle 

Federal Gold Pom Pom... (one of my favorites)

...sometimes a pocket on the back is fun to add into your finishing.... 

 

Primitive Stitcher's Society Facebook freebie

Designed by Lori Brechlin of Notforgotten Farm

This is my personal ongoing stitch.... As I focus on Quaker Designs in 2017, I selected Sarah Tatum Sampler to be my next stitch.... This sampler is spell binding! I am showing you how much I accomplished in the month of February.... 40 count Light Exempler Linen using avas and npi silks as called for.... I'm pretty busy, but am challenging myself to be deligent throughout March on this piece.... I absolutely love it~

 

Finally, with total excitement in my voice, I'm retiring as an educator at the end of this school year!! I've weighed all my options, have researched and done my homework, talked things over with my boys and prayed about it long and hard.... So, yes! Effective mid June, I will be then focusing all my time and energy on Carolina Stitcher~ I am so, so, SO excited!!

More to come, so in the meantime, be joyful, peaceful and happily stitching your treasures~ 

 

Always, 

 

Faye