Be Thankful for Snowmen!

CM Designs
The Little Snowballz series has two new additions to the family - Ian and Jedediah.

Ian, Little Snowballz
Fibers: DMC
Stitch Count: 67W x 69H

Jedediah, Little Snowballz
Fibers: DMC
Stitch Count: 62W x 85H

Shepherd's Bush
Are you ready for Thanksgiving? If not, you will be when you pick up the chart for Thankful Heart!

Thankful Heart
Fibers: CC, WDW
Fabric: 28 ct. Khaki Newport Linen
Embellishments: Turkey button
Stitch Count: 49W x 49H

Heartstring Primitives
Available only until December 25th is Partrige, Pare & Turteldove. You have to contact Beth directly at heartstringprimitives@hughes.net to order. Get it before you get busy with holiday preparations and forget all about it!

Partrige, Pare & Turteldove

EN 1815
Fibers: WDW
Fabric: 35 ct. 1094 Linen by WDW
Stitch Count: 85W x 116H

Annie Beez Folk Art

Highways and Hedges
Fibers: CC
Fabric: 40 ct. Light Examplar by Lakeside Linens
Stitch Count: 239W X 159H

Happy stitching!

Pumpkins of all Kinds

Cross-Eyed Cricket
Open House is a companion piece to their previously released Three Gables design.

Open House
Fibers: DMC, WDW, Kreinik
Fabric: 30 ct. Antique Hydrangea by R&R
Embellishments: Buttons
Stitch Count: 127W x 144H

There are two designs to stitch in Autumn Aprons - Spell Binding and Autumn Brew.

Autumn Aprons
Fibers: DMC, Kreinik
Fabric: 30 ct. Carved Pumpkin by R&R (Spell Binding),
30 ct. Garden State Java by R&R (Autumn Brew)
Stitch Count: 89W X 109H (Spell Binding),
91W X 97H (Autumn Brew)

I always seem to think "Charlie Brown" when I read the title of this next design, The Great Pumpkin Conspiracy. This design really has nothing to do with the Peanuts gang though...it's all about ravens!

The Great Pumpkin Conspiracy
Fibers: DMC, Thread Gatherer
Fabric: 30 ct. Old Mill Java by R&R
Stitch Count: 247W X 139H

Star Acorn is a single motif that could be stitched multiple times to create a lovely acorn border.

Star Acorn
Fibers: DMC
Fabric: 30 ct. Old Mill Java by R&R
Stitch Count: 74W X 66H

Waxing Moon Designs
Quick Stitches for Halloween is a collection of three Halloween designs, one of which (When Witches Go Riding) is designed to be finished as a bellpull.

Quick Stitches for Halloween
Fibers: DMC, GAST
Fabric: 18 ct. Natural/Green Checker
Mill Hill Stitch Band (Bellpull),
28 ct. Cappuccino Country French Linen
(Trick or Treat, Happy Halloween)
Embellishments: Buttons
Stitch Count: 39W x 158H (bellpull),
57W x 63H (Trick or Treat),
51W x 51H (Happy Halloween)

Only 500 copies of the Bittersweet Witch Hat leaflet will be printed, so if you like this one, you'd better get it before it's gone!

Bittersweet Witch Hat
Fibers: GAST
Fabric: 28 ct. Thyme Linen
Embellishments: Buttons, beads
Stitch Count: 59W x 69H

Every time I blog about one of these new Monthly Samplers, I think to myself that I should start collecting these patterns. I just love seasonal designs. This one is going on my wish list for sure!

Monthly Sampler: May
Fibers: WDW, GAST, DMC
Fabric: 28 ct. Natural Brown Linen
Stitch Count: 111W x 168H

Country Garden Stitchery
Pumpkins for October is part of the A Year in a Country Garden series, which features monthly flower designs stitched in seasonal colors.

Pumpkins for October

Annie Beez Folk Art

All Hallow's Eve
Fibers: DMC
Fabric: 28 ct. Antique White Cashel Linen
Stitch Count: 87W X 58H

Happy stitching!

Blackbird Designs, Annie Beez Folk Art, Linen Flowers & VeeandCo

Blackbird Designs
Well, Blackbird Designs has done it again! They've gone and designed the most adorable stockings ever! These particular stockings are all Halloween-y and so delightful. For all of you out there who, like me, are collecting their monthly stocking booklets, this is definitely a must-have! Tis Hallowe'en has 36 pages filled with designs to create 13 stockings, plus 5 other projects.

Tis Hallowe'en
Fibers: WDW, GAST, CC
Fabric: Cafe Kona, 18th Century Brown
and Witches Brew by R&R

Annie Beez Folk Art

Colonial Gardener
Fibers: DMC
Fabric: 28 ct. Light Natural Linen
Stitch Count: 93W X 121H

Linen Flowers
Butterfly Charm includes a Free as a Butterfly bookmark chart. You can stitch the entire design or pick an individual butterfly to stitch.

Butterfly Charm
Fibers: DMC
Fabric: 25 ct. White Jobelan
Stitch Count: 76W x 127H

VeeandCo
You can welcome the fall season and all of the glorious colors that it brings by stitching one of these lovely autumn designs.

Autumn Is Here
Stitch Count: 47W x 66H

Autumn Wreath
Stitch Count: 79W x 79H

Under the Shade of the Sunflower
Stitch Count: 80W x 82H

Grandma's Bunch is a special order chart. The stitch count for this one is dependent on how many grandkids you have!

Grandma's Bunch
Stitch Count: 134W x 166H (w/ 6 balloons)

Happy stitching!

Annie Beez Folk Art, Cross Eyed Kat, Plum Street Samplers, Willow Hill

Annie Beez Folk Art

Our Love
Fibers: AVAS silks
Fabric: 32 ct. Antique White
Belfast Linen
Stitch Count: 93W x 124H

Be Ye Kind and True
Fibers: DMC
Fabric: 32 ct. Country
French Cafe Mocha Linen
Stitch Count: 85W x 78H

Cross Eyed Kat

Page 3 of the Briar Rose story is now out. Notice that she has pricked her finger on a needle and not on a spindle?!?

Briar Rose - Page 3

There are also three new Advent Ornaments to add to your collection - Nutcracker, Jingle Bells and St. Nicholas Day.

Nutcracker

Jingle Bells

St. Nicholas Day

In conjunction with this year's Stitching for Literacy campaign, Cross Eyed Kat has released a set of bookmarks.

Bookmarks
Fabric: Clay Jobelan (sword),
linen banding (Celtic knots)

Plum Street Samplers

Hares' Spring
Fibers: Gentle Art Sampler Threads
Fabric: 36 ct. Buttercream linen
by Lakeside Linens

Hares' Summer
Fibers: Gentle Art Sampler Threads
Fabric: 36 ct. Buttercream linen
by Lakeside Linens

Rubie Owl's Sampler
Fibers: Belle Soie, Needlepoint Silk
Fabric: 36 ct. Vintage Autumn Gold
Stitch Count: 180W x 172H

Bird in the Bower
Fibers: Needlepoint Silk
Stitch Count: 175W x 136H

Willow Hill Samplings

Snow White Sampler
Fibers: Gentle Art, Crescent Colours
Fabric: 36 ct. Legacy Edinburgh linen
by Picture This Plus
Finished Size: 14 1/8" x 14 1/8"

Annie Beez Folk Art, CM Designs, Milady's Needle, Poppy Kreations, Primrose Needleworks, The Stitching Parlor

It's been a little slow lately as I haven't heard too much about new releases. I do have a few for you though.

Annie Beez Folk Art

Colonial Revival
Fabric: 32 ct. Antique White Belfast Linen
Fibers: DMC
Stitch Count: 111W x 128H
Finished Size: 6 7/8"W x 8"H

1808 Pinkeep Trio
Fabric: 40 ct. Light Examplar from Lakeside Linens
Fibers: DMC
Stitch Count: 61W x 69H (basket),
61W x 49H (tulip),
38W x 36H (bird)

CM Designs

Pudge Fenfrond, Fern Folk Series

Milady's Needle

Precious Pin Cushions
Stitch Count: 27W x 27H (smallest),
31W x 31H (largest)

Floss Tag-Alongs
(one key chain included)
Fabric: 40 ct. Linen
Stitch Count: 35W x 53H

Le Jardin Accoutrements
Fabric: 40 ct. River Willow Linen from Lakeside Linens
Stitch Count: 71W x 60H (scissors case),
49W x 49H (needlebook),
39W x 39H (pin keep)

Poppy Kreations
Chocolate & Stress is an adorable design displayed in an even more adorable chocolate kiss wooden frame. The frame has a round design opening of 5" and is 11.5" high.

Chocolate & Stress
Fabric: Buttermilk Jobelan
Fibers: DMC, Crescent Colours

Primrose Needleworks
The newest pattern from Primrose Needleworks is Coffee Crossword. It is Puzzle No. 4 in their Crosswords for Cross Stitchers series.

Coffee Crossword
Fabric: 28 ct. Light Terra Cotta Linen from Wichelt
Fibers: The Gentle Art, DMC
Stitch Count: 219W x 99H

The Stitching Parlor
Mr. and Mrs. Darcy of Pemberley is the fifth and final design in a series of five samplers inspired by Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.

Mr. and Mrs. Darcy of Pemberley
Fabric: 25 ct. Examplar Linen from Lakeside Linens
Stitch Count: 148W x 170H

Best Friends Forever Tray and Pincushion
Fabric: 25 ct. Magnolia Linen (sampler),
28 ct. Magnolia Linen (pincushion)
from Lakeside Linens
Stitch Count: 131W x 91H (sampler),
46W x 46H (pincushion)