April 2019

April holds the promise of new life all around us. And that includes a new Facebook Group #24HoursOfCrossStitch. It is being held nationwide (worldwide?) on April 5th. People are committing to stitch for various lengths of time and on projects that have already begun or are ready to start. Some are planning to start a new project every hour. Some are assembling kits ahead of time and threading their needles in preparation. It’s a fun way to spend some time stitching together even if most of us won’t be physically together during the event. We will be having our regular Stitch-In on Friday April 5th if you would like to join us. There is no obligation (or expectation) to stitch for 24 hours! Remember this month is the time to drop off your completed work at the shop for our Annual Needlework Exhibit. Everyone is welcome to submit work and to have the opportunity to win a shop gift certificate. Wishing everyone Happy Easter, Happy Passover, & Happy Stitching, Jan

IMPORTANT DATES

• Stitch-In — Friday, April 5th, 7-12, $10/stitcher
• Drop Off of Exhibit Pieces — April 22nd-27th
• Annual Needlework Exhibit — May 1st-31st
• Pick-Up Exhibit Pieces — First week of June
• Stitch-In — Friday, June 7th, 7-12, $10/stitcher

WHAT’S NEW

• Country Cottage Needleworks — Glitter House #5, #6
• Homespun Elegance — Liberty Parade, Hospitality House
• JBW — Seaside Series: #4 (Lobster, Sea Turtle), #5 (Seagull, Conch Shell); French Country Crown, Twinkle Twinkle, Forever & Ever, Floral Alphabet 2
• La D Da — Elizabeth Jones Sampler, Quilts & Quakers
• Twin Peaks Primitives — Message From Stitchers, Jane Austen 1815
• Little House Needleworks — Jack Frost’s Tree Farm Part One (of seven), Part Two: Douglas Fir; Home Of A Needleworker Kit
• Jardin Prive’ — Au Pays Des Gnomes
• Lesley Teare — Toile de Jouy Design
• Blackbird Designs — Bells On Christmas Day, Ooh La La, Our Lasting Friendship
• Elizabeth’s Designs — Quilter’s Cottage
• Pineberry Lane — Marie Journet 1863
• From The Heart — Sweet Baby
• Heartstring Samplery — Cat Sampler, Stitching Life, Coffee Drinkers Confessions
• The Scarlet House — Black Dog Sampler, Berry Merry Christmas, A Perfect Life
• Lucy Beam — Maria Casson 1822
• Rosie & Me Creations — Up On A Rooftop, Christmas Opens Our Hearts, Stitches Three, Feed The Birds, Kindness Blooms
• Shepherd’s Bush — Stitching Notes, La Vita e’ Bella (Life Is Beautiful)
• Kathy Barrick — Ruth Ellen Haystack, Exceedingly Fine Tea
• Nikyscreations — Spring Scissors Sampler
• Chessie & Me — Sarah’s Basket, Friends Of The Mill Sampler, Let My Examples Shine
• Lone Elm Lane — Tis A Melody, Little Brown Sparrows
• Punch Needle & Primitive Stitch Magazine — Spring 2019 Issue
• Summer House Stitche Workes — 2019 Fragments In Time (inspired by Shaker maps & illustrations) Number 3 and Number 4
• Shakespeare’s Peddler — Savior’s Praise
• From Nancy’s Needle — Counted Canvas: Winter Pines Variation
• Sue Hillis Designs — Study In Blue
• Praiseworthy Stitches — Winter At Sugar Hill
• Puntini Puntini — Sunflowers Make Me Happy, Home Sweet Home
• Samplers Not Forgotten — LW Motif Sampler, English Garden
• Amy Brueken Designs — Self Medicated, Cross Stitch Party, I Like A Party
• Erica Michaels Needleart — Defining Spring, Linen Needle Berry, Silk Linen Berry
• Lindy Stitches — Pride & Prejudice Blessing
• Needlework Press — Summer Garden, 1840 Biedermeier Sampler, Maria Davis 1823
• The Gentle Art — New Sampler Thread Colors: Something Blue, Grape Fizz, Adzuki, Tortoise Shell
• Weeks Dye Works — New Floss Colors: Carolina Cecil, Glacial Melt, Oilcloth, Broom Tree
• Classic Colorworks — New Floss Colors: Campfire, Trail Dust, Sticks & Twigs