Tiny motifs

I already enjoy my stitching so much, but I've found if I'm using lovely, perfect little things I made myself to help, its just that much more luxurious.

I'm using this little set as I stitch a gigantic reproduction sampler. The needleroll is also a pocket that holds the little spools of silk like a glove, and the design on the cover was from an antique German-language motif book.  The tiny motifs on the little fob were from a Vierlande sampler from 1848.

The fabric is 40 ct linen, Sassy's Fabbrics "Mountain Majesty" and the thread is HDF silk "Primordial Ooze".  With silk ribbon ties and swarovski accents.

The little needleroll was made a few weeks ago, the tiny fob took only a few hours the other day.  The scissors are the most tiny delicate little things, only 2.5 inches long made by Dovo, and given to me by my husband for our tenth anniversary last month.  He knows what I like!

Timber!

Yesterday my dear husband the former woodsman cut down a couple dead trees in our woods near the house.

My daughter really enjoyed the show.

The tree was pretty big, over 100 feet tall.  We counted the rings, the tree was probably almost 80 years old.

Old tools are kind of pretty, aren't they?

But the bark and its tiny ecosystem was what really fascinated me.

I think that little friend up there feels like another experiment in the making, but until then, a little tree from the giant Vierlande project, still in the baby stages....

WIP:  Metta Putfarcken 1848, on 40 ct Sassy Fabrics "Spun Sugar" with a variety of HDF silk greens

Pretty little Bertie

All done!  This was a fun, quick little sampler.  I love vierlande samplers, the connection to history knowing German girls hundreds of years ago worked on these same types of patterns, and all the little geometric motifs arranged with such balance are so "me".  Now I will have a small one for my wall during the 10+ years it will take me to stitch the big one!

This is one of the small samplers from Needleprint's new release "Vierlande 2", called "Bertie".  When I saw this I had to stitch it and raided my stash for materials so I could do it right away. 

Stitched over-2 on 40 count Lakeside Linen in "Sienna Night" color, with HDF white and light brown silk.

Afternoon Tea at the Farmhouse

Nana invited us out to the old family farmhouse for afternoon tea yesterday.

Recieved some wonderful garden veggies (See the giant zucchini back there?)

Nana has it decorated so nicely.

Kids and the hammock.

Sugar cookies!

When we left, the girl got pouty because she didn't want to go and the boy said, "I like the farmhouse!"

Finish: An original sampler for my cousin, completed June 2010 with HDF silk on 35 ct HDF linen

First day of school

Quote of the day:  "Bye, Mom!"

I'm proud of you kiddo.