The Worlds Largest Collection of Smalls: August 2007

Friday, August 31, 2007

Prairie Schooler Pinkeep

Pinkeep

Designs : Prairie Schooler freebie

Stitched by Yasmin

Valentine Mailart

Designs : mix and match from various designers

Stitched in Annabelle linen with Dip & Twist

Stitched by Yasmin

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Summer Mailart

Designs : Bunnies in the Garden

Designer : With My Needle

Stitched by Yasmin

LHN Fruits Table Runner

Designs: Thread packs - Blueberries, Cherries, Apples
Designer: Little House Needleworks
Stitched over one on 18ct Anne Cloth
Stitched by Linda S-H

I added an extra border around each design, to fill up the space a little better.

Prairie Schooler's Mailart

Mailart with Mother of pearl button

Designs : Prairie Schooler's Summer Breeze

Stitched by Yasmin

Quaker Mailart

Designs : Mary Garry Sewing Cabin

Fabric : Annabelle linen

Treads : Dip & Twist

Stitched by Yasmin

4-Patch pincushion

BHG Alphabets book

Stitched one over one with Dip and Twist

Stitched by Yasmin

Quaker Anniversary Cube

Design: A Quaker Floral (altered)
Designer: Midnight Stitching
Stitched on antique white hardanger with DMC variegated floss 4030
Stitched by Linda S-H

I replaced the alphabet in the design with names and dates, and glued a 'photo greeting' to the back of the cube.

Scissors Pouchette

Scissors Pouchette ( Etui )

Isabelle Vaultier Freebie

Stitched on 32 ct linen with Dip and Twist

Stitched by Yasmin

Trinket Box

Box : self made

Designs : Cross Stitch and Needlework magazine

Stitched by Yasmin

Watermelon Keychain

Keychain

Front pattern : Cross Quick magazine

Back pattern : Shepherd's Bush

Stitched by Yasmin

Lavender Sachet

Designs from an old french magazine

Stitched on 28 ct cashel linen with DMC threads

Stitched by Yasmin

Quaker Pinkeep

Stitched on 28 ct natural linen with DMC 75

Taken from Quaker Pattern Book

Stitched by Yasmin

R & P Heart scissors Pocket

Scissors Pocket

Designs : R and P

Stitched by Yasmin

Sweethearts Biscornu

Alchemy Stitchcraft

Stitched on linen with Dip & Twist overdyes

Stitched by Yasmin

Indigo Rose Biscornu

Biscornu

Indigo Rose Freebie

Stitched by Yasmin

Prairie Schooler Alphabets

Prairie Schooler's Garden and Farmer's Alphabets

Finished into a fob and a mini pillow

Stitched by Yasmin

Victoria Sampler Altoid Tin

Altoid Tin

Victoria Sampler freebie

Stitched by Yasmin

The Perfect Pumpkin Stitcher's Case

Designer: Heart in Hand
Fabric: 32 ct. Summer Khaki
Fibers: WDW and GAST
Finished as a Stitcher's Case/pocket
Stitched by BeckySC

Shepherd's Bush Glory Fob

Design: Glory Fob
Designer: Shepherd's Bush
Type of Finishing: Scissor Fob
Stitched by: Michele M.

Design: Pansy Pin Pillow
Designer: Mill Hill (kit)
Type of finish: Pillow/Stitching accessory
Stitched by: Anne S

The pillow has a magnet enclosed in it, so you can use it to pick up stray pins etc, but there is another smaller magnet as well in the kit so you can use it to attach it to your needlework as you're stitching and use it as a needle park :)