Spooky Stuff & Not-So-Spooky Stuff

Homespun Elegance
The Spooky Stuff Button Sampler has designs for both a sampler and a needle case, while Holiday Samplings II has charts to stitch a sampler plus a pincushion.

Spooky Stuff Button Sampler
Fibers: GA, WDW
Fabric: 28 ct. 18th Century Brown Linen by R&R (sampler),
28 ct. Natural Straw Gingham Linen by WDW (needle case)
Stitch Count: 75W x 115H (sampler),
81W x 62H (needle case)

Holiday Samplings II
Fibers: WDW, CC, GA, DMC
Fabric: 28 ct. Palomino Linen (sampler),
30 ct. Mink Linen (pincushion)
Embellishments: Buttons, charms
Stitch Count: 112W x 80H (sampler),
55W x 67H (pincushion)

Halloween Motifs is finished as a pumpkin pincushion and a cylinder.

Halloween Motifs
Fibers: GA, WDW
Fabric: 30 ct. Carrot Linen
Embellishments: Buttons
Stitch Count: 140W x 82H (cylinder),
134W x 28H (pincushion)

La D Da

Give Her
Fibers: Needlepoint Silk
Fabric: 35 ct. Straw Linen
Stitch Count: 114W x 130H

Toil & Trouble
Fibers: Needlepoint Silk
Fabric: 35 ct. Havanna Linen
Stitch Count: 167W x 66H

Rosewood Manor Designs
Ring In Christmas contains charts for stitching a Quaker stocking as well as two ornaments, although any of the stocking motifs could be used to create ornaments for your tree. The chart also comes with an alphabet for personalization.

Ring In Christmas
Fibers: DMC
Fabric: 28 ct. White Lugana
Stitch Count: 170W X 250H

Vintage Lace is an 18 page chart containing a large sampler, two medium-sized samplers, and 12 smaller designs.

Vintage Lace
Fibers: WDW
Fabric: 32 ct. Lupine Belfast
by Picture This Plus
Stitch Count: 300W x 190H

Quaker Diamonds is a 10 page booklet that has plenty of ideas for using the individual sampler motifs in other projects.

Quaker Diamonds
Fibers: Valdani
Fabric: 28 ct. Mello Cashel
by Picture This Plus
Stitch Count: 170W x 270H

Plum Street Samplers
Hares' Halloween is the latest design in the Hares series and is due to be released tomorrow (Oct. 6th) at the Online Needlework Show.

Hares' Halloween
Stitch Count: 93W x 75H

Be sure to visit the Online Needlework Show starting on Wednesday. Enjoy your shopping!

Black Cats and White Sheep

Calico Crossroads
Look at what those mischievous cats have been up to in Beehave and Minnow Paws!

Beehave
Fibers: DMC
Fabric: 14 ct. White Aida
Stitch Count: 105W x 78H

Minnow Paws
Fibers: DMC
Fabric: 14 ct. White Aida
Stitch Count: 105W x 78H

Blackbird Designs
Blackbird Designs kept the good times rollin' by releasing three other new designs at market - Midnight Watch, Hallowe'en Greetings and Raise A Glass of Cheer (I blogged about their other new release, Joyeux Noel, last week).

Midnight Watch
Fibers: CC, GA, WDW
Fabric: 30 ct. 18th Century Brown Linen by R&R
Stitch Count: 123W x 219H

Hallowe'en Greetings
Fibers: WDW, GA
Fabric: 30 ct. 18th Century Sea Glass Linen by R&R
Stitch Count: 115W x 83H

Raise A Glass of Cheer
Fibers: GA
Fabric: 30 ct. Ligonier Latte Linen by R&R
Stitch Count: 224W x 80H

Elizabeth's Needlework Designs
There are six new Christmas and Halloween designs from Elizabeth's Needlework Designs, plus some cute little sheep thrown in for good measure!

Christmas Tree Cottage
Fibers: WDW
Fabric: 32 ct. Raw Belfast
Embellishments: Beads
Stitch Count: 78W x 78H

Autumn Blessings
Fibers: ThreadWorx
Fabric: 32 ct. Desert Sand Linen
Embellishments: Beads
Stitch Count: 169W x 77H

Witches Night Out
Fabric: 32 ct. Cobblestone Belfast
Embellishments: Witch charm
Stitch Count: 59W x 56H

Sheep
Fibers: ThreadWorx
Fabric: 28 ct. Raw Cashel Linen
Embellishments: Bee charms
Stitch Count: 57W x 31H

Jolly Halloween
Fibers: WDW
Fabric: 32 ct. Country French Cappuccino Linen
Stitch Count: 42W x 26H

Spooky Tree
Fibers: WDW
Fabric: 28 ct. Natural Brown Linen
Embellishments: Treasures
Stitch Count: 40W x 46H

Boo
Fibers: DMC, WDW
Fabric: 32 ct. Tumbleweed Linen
Embellishments: Beads
Stitch Count: 54W x 38H

Happy stitching!

More Halloween, More Christmas and More Fun!

VeeandCo
If you haven't gotten your Halloween fix yet, here are seven more spooky designs for you. I'm sure that at least one will tickle your fancy!

Black Cats and Bats
Stitch Count: 101W X 55H

Mr. Bone Jangles
Stitch Count: 130W X 114H

Boo Gang
Stitch Count: 66W X 80H

Spooky Pair
Stitch Count: 66W X 64H

Halloween Fun
Stitch Count: 64W X 81H

Simply Boo
Stitch Count: 70W X 60H

Halloween Sampler
Stitch Count: 119W x 72H

Midsummer Night Designs
Or perhaps you have moved on and are already looking forward to Christmas. Starting with some Christmas Cheer may be a good idea!

Christmas Cheer
Fibers: DMC
Fabric: 40 ct. Natural Linen
Stitch Count: 103W x 179H

Heartstring Primitives
Joy to the World (3 Little Christmas Samplers) is a Christmas booklet that includes (you guessed it!) three designs. Each design contains an excerpt from the lyrics of the Christmas carol of the same name.

Joy To The World
Fabric: 28 ct. Linen, 35 ct. Linen by WDW
Stitch Count: 81W x 81H (Let Every Heart),
49W x 61H (Heav'n and Nature Sing),
76W x 110H (Joy to the World)

Country Cottage Needleworks
If you're not looking to stitch anything that is tied to a holiday, then Pie Menu or Spring Social might be the ticket!

Pie Menu
Fibers: DMC, CC, WDW, GA
Fabric: 28 ct. Lentil Linen by Lakeside Linens
Stitch Count: 74W x 166H

Spring Social is the next series of seasonally inspired thread packs. Each thread pack comes with the chart and threads. The first of five charts will be available starting in November.

Spring Social
Fibers: Belle Soie silk
Fabric: 28 ct. Lambswool Linen
Stitch Count: 239W x 90H

Happy stitching!

A Library, a Tombstone and a Stocking

Little House Needleworks
"An Open Book Is A Window Into The World". The Library is the perfect project for an avid reader...and stitcher!

The Library
Fibers: CC, DMC
Fabric: 32 ct. Vintage Light Examplar
Stitch Count: 257W x 129H

The Sampler Girl
An old tombstone, black cats, and witches are the new designs that you can look forward to stitching from The Sampler Girl. Isn't Halloween wonderful?

Hannah Picket 1725
Fibers: GA, WDW, CC, DMC
Fabric: 30 ct. Cafe Kona by R&R
Stitch Count: 77W x 87H

The Old Black Cat
Fibers: CC, GA, DMC
Fabric: 32 ct. Cream Belfast
Stitch Count: 116W x 70H

Out Flying
Fibers: CC, GA, DMC
Fabric: 30 ct. Witches Brew by R&R
Stitch Count: 60W X 60H

The Witch School Sampler 1821
Fibers: DMC
Fabric: 32 ct. Espresso Linen by R&R
Stitch Count: 91W X 128H

Willow Hill Samplings

Land of the Free
Fibers: GA, CC
Fabric: 36 ct. Maritime White Linen
Stitch Count: 329W x 101H

Beehive Needleworks

Hannah Wright Sampler
Fibers: GA
Fabric: 28 ct. Linen
by Beehive Needleworks
Stitch Count: 101W x 118H

By the Bay Needleart
Here's an interesting way to finish a stocking - frame it using some fabric for the background!

Winter Stocking
Fibers: DMC
Fabric: 28 ct. Lambswool
Stitch Count: 63W x 117H

Happy stitching!

Market Preview

As promised, here's a quick and dirty preview of some of the designs to be released at market this weekend, although you may have already seen some (or pre-ordered some!) by now.

Plum Street Samplers

Halloween Hornbook Sampler
Fibers: Belle Soie
Fabric: 36 ct. Vintage Quicksilver
by Lakeside Linens
Stitch Count: 121W x 140H

Paradise Lost
Fibers: Needlepoint Inc., Gloriana Silks
Fabric: 36 ct. Vintage Light Examplar
by Lakeside Linens
Stitch Count: 417W x 190H

Garden of Eerie
Fibers: Needlepoint Inc.
Fabric: 36 ct. Vintage Sand Dune
by Lakeside Linens
Stitch Count: 176W x 161H

Heaven Gave Rain
Fibers: Belle Soie, Needlepoint Inc.
Fabric: 36 ct. Vintage Buttercream
by Lakeside Linens
Stitch Count: 112W x 131H

Blackbird Designs
Joyeux Noel is a 40 page full color book of French-inspired designs. Inside are 16 projects to create beautiful sewing boxes, pincushions, samplers and ornaments.

Joyeux Noel

Sue Hillis Designs

The Homecoming
Fabric: 28 ct. Lavender Lugana
Embellishments: Star charms

Happy Holidays

Women who behave
Embellishment: Handcuffs charm

Carriage House Samplings

Christmas at Hawk Run Hollow
Fibers: Needlepoint Silks, Thread Gatherer
Fabric: 40 ct. Examplar from Lakeside Linens
Stitch Count: 278W x 371H

A Mind Independent & Free

The Curse of the Raven

Happy stitching!