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May of the Month from Gigi

“The Rose Wreath Sampler” (C. Matthews 1841)

Another absolutely stunning sampler from Gigi’s private collection that seems the perfect sampler for the month of May for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. May, known for flowers, is typically the most beautiful month of the year, a warm, springlike month ~ and this year, more than most, this will be most welcome! May is also the time when we honor mothers, frequently with flowers. What a lovely reverie this sampler gives us to enjoy while recreating this exquisite sampler!

Thank you, Gigi, for sharing so many lovely antique samplers from your collection that have given us endless hours of pleasurable time with our needles and fine silks and linens. We are most grateful to you and all you’ve done to enhance our journey. The exquisite samplers on the following pages (with more to come in our next issue) represent your immeasurable legacy to the sampler makers of the world.

During May save 15% on 2 of the 3 ‘kit’ parts:

* Chart $24 * Lakeside Linen ~ Design size 300w x 427h: * 52/60c ~ 11.53 x 14.3 ~ SQ (~17 x 27) $30 * 45c ~ 13.3 x 19 ~ SQ(~17.3 x 34) $38 * 40c ~15 x 21.4 ~ Special (~21 x 27) $36 * 36c ~ 16.6 x 23.7 ~ SH $56 *32c ~ 18.75 x 26.7 ~ SH $56 Silks ~ * Gloriana Tudors $173.25 (for 52/60c or 45c) * Overdyed Silk Threadpack $189.50 ! (Above prices are before the discount)

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Close-ups of the antique

Above, my meager start on this glorious sampler! I’m stitching on 52/60 linen with Tudor silks, and for the large border, I chose Granny Smith Green rather than Spanish Moss, which was a more yellow green and closer to the cotton overdye but with much less variegation ~ I get bored easily and wanted more color change as I worked my way round the border. I will probably use some of the Spanish Moss in the interior areas, like some of the trees and leaves. The overdyed silk threadpack includes a yellow-green silk. However, if you are ordering the Tudors, please give us your preference: 2 Spanish Moss or 1 Spanish Moss & 1 Granny Smith Green or 2 Granny Smith Green.

Close-ups of Inguna’s reproduction

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“Miss Manners” $22

“Mademoiselle Viola Martini 1876” $19

“The Lady in Red Spinning Her Wool” $22

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“The Polka Dot Cow Sampler (Ann Harding 1811)” $24

“Maria, Joseph and the Donkey” $24

“Sampler Chanson d’Automne” aka “Autumn’s Song” $22

Look to our next issue for more of Gigi’s fabulous sampler reproductions!

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May As an Attic Addict save 15% in May on: * Gigi Charts Sew Darling . . . * All * All Boxes ... a wonderful Attic exclusive kit coming in June! Saturday, May 3, 10:30-12:30, Beginning Linen This class is A Jackie du Plessis limited appropriate for both beginning stitchers and anyone wishing edition that she calls a needle to refine their skills. The class project is Linda/Needlemade case, but it will be so much Designs’s Tulip needlebook design, and the $30 fee includes her more, a needlework expert instruction + materials. accoutrement, a utilitarian ! accessory but oh, so ornamental. Jackie describes Saturday, May 10, 1:30 - 3:30 with Julie, $10 In this class Julie will this beautiful project thusly: share her love of buttons. She will cover the history of buttons, as well as how to The outside of the needle case will identify the materials buttons are made of and their age. Please bring your feature wonderful sweet silk stitched box and she will tell you about your collection, as time permits. red roses with other dainty flowers and leaves. The interior will be Julie Dearman owned an antique store in Spokane, Washington for 15 years. finished with luxury silk fabric. A tiny silken bag for your treasured She was also an appraiser with the International Society of Appraisers. She or any other trinket can be fastened, while the second area allows belongs to the National Button Society and the Arizona State Button Society. for a needlebook made from doctor's flannel pages. A special hand-turned wooden spool attaches to the mid area allowing for fiber or to be wrapped and stored here. The needle case closes and ties with a soft vintage dyed double-sided silken ribbon. Jackie and John collaborated on this when Jackie was Sunday, May 18, Sampler Sunday, 1 - 4 ~ We’re back on our third-Sunday-of-the- visiting last November, and I was so excited about it when I Month schedule for this special gathering of samplermakers. Refreshments heard them discussing it. It will be a patriotic tribute to served. Please register. Fee $10 America featuring the rose, which was designated the official flower and floral emblem of the United States of America in 1986. Updated photos as available ~ but feel free to get your August ! !name on our reservations list now! 6 Summer School at the Attic fiftyX shades of red Zoe with Grandma Vickie ~ and can you see what Fri, August 1 ~ Sun, August 3, Our 2014 Summer Soirée ~ See page 8. Zoe is playing with/eating? A ! Never too young to get their focus on needlework!

Saturday, August 23, St. Charles Market Day

Sherri Jones/Patrick’s Woods Workshops Nov 7 - 9 ~ November See pages 5 & 6

2015 Sampler Symposium plans are in process for this annual event, Friday, January 16 - Sunday, January 18 ~ our January 2015 program is currently being formulated, including Merry Cox as part of our faculty, with an optional Monday class as well.

We still have some BCRF cookbooks left.

Support a great cause (all net proceeds go to breast cancer research) by buying a copy(s) of the Recipes for a Cure cookbook for a donation of $14.95 (or more) with fabulous time-tested recipes as well as complimentary designs from 11 designers.

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Blue Ribbon Box Class is Full ~ Waiting List Only This handsome sewing box made PATRICK’Sexclusively W forOODS Patrick’s Woods L isESSONS an exquisitely handcrafted adaptation of an in embroideryantique andsewing finebox. The hand box is sewing made of fine cherry wood and measures approx. 6T UÄâx e|uuÉÇ fxã|Çz UÉå ¼” wide x 4 ¾” tall (with legs) and 3 ½” Order form for The Attic Workshop, November, 2014 deep. Both sides of the box open wide for access. The interior is finished with two T UÄâx e|uuÉÇsilk-lined panels that fxã|Çzhave stitched UÉå 1. pockets. The pockets are embellished with stitching, ribbon weaving, and embroideredLesson floral Proposal sprays. Smalls include a needlebook, pynkeep, and berry scissors 2. 4. ornament. Stitches include hem stitching, 3. long-arm cross, overlap , stem stitch, , and cross stitch over 1.one. Medallion The for front of box. These are made from the piano end keys, and there are only 2 of linen is a 32c antique white. The boxthese keysis on a piano. Marcy has set aside some of these very special pieces just for us. secured with hidden magnets. The $90 each ______bottom of the box is fitted with a silk-lined tool pad and a removable mattress2. Ruler style and winder set with bird motif. $66 set ______(No substitutes please.) pyn pillow. Scrimshaw pieces shown in the photo, and below, not included3. Thread in the winder with floral spray. $38 each ______kit, but can be ordered separately.

Workshop Fee $310 4. Thread winder with monogram of your choice. $38 each ______Pre-stitching kits are shipping Please specify. (Alphabet matches stitched alphabet.)

now; fee must be paid in full priorMonogram to kit (one letter please) ______Total ______shipment. Please mail this form or email yourThe order petite list toreticule Patrick’s style Woods bag byis inspiredAugust 1, by an antique needlework bag found in the Cotswolds, 2014.(Sorry, no additional ordersin England, will be takencirca during1840. oTher after bag class.) measures approximately 4” tall and is stitched with luscious silk pearls in icy blues and mocha browns and accented with silver cut beads that closely resemble the From England, WithDO NOT Love SEND ANY MONEY. THESE PIECES WILL BE CREATED FOR YOU AND DE- LIVERED TO YOU AT THE WORKSHOP.cut steel beads YOUR so TOTAL popular IS DUE with A Tthe THE Victorians. TIME OF DE- The bag is lined with silk, drawn closed with silk LIVERY. THANK YOU! taffeta ribbons. The silk purse strings are threaded through silver rings. The sentimental smalls are inspired by Victorian tokens and include a beaded bolster style cushion-scissors rest made with NAME:______pearl! cut beads, a heart-and-hand______needle keep with the silver cut beads, and a cut paper pinkeep with a Victorian paper scrap . Workshop Fee $210 PATRICK’S WOODS 2539 ALBERT DRIVE, SE GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49506 This handsome sewing box is an exquisitely crafted and engineered adaptation of an [email protected] sewing box. It is handcrafted of fine cherry wood and measures approx. 6 ¼” wide x 4 ¾” tall (with legs) and 3Kit ½” includes deep. linen, Both silk sides pearls, of silk the floss, silk fabric, silk taffeta ribbons, beads, , box open wide for access. The interior is finished with two silk lined panels that have stitchedVictorian slip pockets. style scrap, The Ultrasuede, pockets wools, , needles and templates. Kit does not include glass head are embellished with hem stitching, ribbon weaving and embroidered floral sprays. The bottomstraight of thepins. b Paperox is scrapsfitted will with vary. a A large variety of old and reproduction scraps will be presented for silk lined tool pad and a removable mattress style pyn pillow. Smalls include a needle book, pynpersonal keep choice. and berry scissors ornament. Stitches include hem stitching, long arm cross, overlap stitch, stem stitch, tent stitch and cross stitch over one. The linen is a 32 count antique white. The box is secured with hidden magnets. Class time willStudents be divided will need between to bring to class basic sewing supplies, plus perforated paper cutting tool and cutting practicing specialty stitches and constructing the interior panels, so please bring the supplies mat,liste paperd below. scissors, tape measure, straight , neutral basting thread, glue pen or stick, double stick Kit includes box, linen, silk fabrics, silk floss, ribbons, , stiffener, muslin, wool felt,tape, magnet and twisted buttons cording and tapestrytool. For the best perforated paper cutting tool, Sherri recommends an X-Acto needle. Scrimshaw pieces shown in the photo not included, but can be ordered separately. X3000 knife or X2000 knife with a NEW blade. Or, if paper cutting scissors are preferred, the Dr. Slick Microtip Arrow, 3 1⁄2” straight scissors used by anglers for tying flies and available at large sporting goods stores like Bass Pro Shops or Cabela’s, or online through Amazon and other retailers. If a less Class size: 25 maximum expensive, one-time-use tool is preferred, the Revlon cuticle scissors with precise curved blades will work. Skill level: Intermediate. Student supplies: fabric shears, tape measure, pins, sewing needles, marking pencil, and other basic sewing supplies Class time: 5 hours The Attic, Mesa, AZ Toll-Free: 1.888.94-ATTIC (1.888.942.8842) www.atticneedlework.com Kit cost: $260 (includes cost of shipping boxes)

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Patriot Patty is inspired by the Flapper garter buttons that were popular in the 1920's. She perches on a navy velvet cushion at one end of the doubled cushion box. Patty is constructed of vintage French patriotic ribbon, and her face is printed on fabric, reproduced from a vintage flapper garter button printed on silk ribbon. The pin box is embellished with motifs inspired by vintage Army and Navy needle books that were printed after both World Wars. The pin box measures approximately 6 1⁄2” long by 2” wide and 2” high. There are two velvet cushions; one at each end of the box. The center opening of the box features a slip pocket, and will house patriotic smalls. The smalls include two needle keeps, scissors and a scissors sheath and fob. There will be available for separate purchase a set of ivory scrimshaw pieces (below right), including two thread winders, a petite ruler, and a star shaped charm with a monogram. Workshop Fee $195 ~ pre-stitching kits shipping now; fees must be ctàÜ|Éà ctààç tÇw {xÜ c|Ç cxÜv{ paid in full prior to kit shipment. Scrim order form for The Attic, November, 2014 Stitches include Cross Stitch, Tent Stitch, Chevron, Rice, Tied Oblong Cross Stitch, Oblong Cross Stitch, Stem Stitch and Portuguese 2. Knotted Stem Stitch. Kit includes linen, silk floss, pearl cotton, vintage patriotic ribbon, velvet ribbon, printed fabric pieces, suede, wool, printed card templates, cotton batting, interfacing, petite scissors, dipped pins, beads and vintage star sequins. 3. 4. Students will need to bring to class basic sewing supplies, plus paper 1. scissors, tape measure, thin sharp sewing needles, with an eye large enough for 4 plies of silk, straight pins, neutral basting thread, glue pen or stick, double stick tape, and small rotary cutter, mat and ruler set (if you have one), and pliers for pulling needles. 1. Art Deco style thread winder with patriotic banner. $40each ______Registration and Hotel Information Registrations for the workshops will be accepted by email2. Artonly. Deco There style are thread 3 email winder addresses with for plane me and and the flag shop, banner. and they all $44 work. each ______To allow time for everyone interested to read this newsletter and make their plans, registration will open on Thursday, February 20. Please do not phone the shop to register. We will be happy to answer your questions, but registrations will only be accepted by email. You may register for up to two workshops and, space permitting, a third workshop. In your email please provide your first, second, and third 3. Petite ruler with pinwheel style flower. $30 each ______choices. After the registrations have been printed and put in date and time order, you will be notified by email of your workshop registrations and asked to phone our toll-free number with payment information. Because an email address is needed for each of you to provide additional information along the way, to send you the scrimshaw ordering forms, etc., we are looking to email registration as4. the Cut best out method star button/pendant for the entire process, with monogramto ensure that of weyou registerr choice. you for $44 the each ______proper workshops, most importantly. Please specify ONE letter choice. Optional: attach to a stick pin with a jump ring—these will be Friday, Blue Ribbon Sewing Box, 2 - 9 PM with an hour break from 5 - 6 PM for dinner. Saturday, From England with Love, 9 - 4 PM, with an provided.hour break at lunch Saturday evening, reception at the shop from 5 - 8 PM, with dinner served at The Gathering Place next door to the shop Monogram ______Sunday, Patriot Patty, 9 - 4 PM, with an hour break at lunch ! Total ______Your registration fees for each workshop include dinner or lunch as well asPlease coffee/tea email breaksyour order during list the or day mail and this a formcontinental to Patrick’s breakfast Woods on by August 1, 2014. Saturday and Sunday, as well as Saturday night reception and dinner. ! (Sorry, no additional orders will be taken during or after class.) DO NOT SEND ANY MONEY. THESE PIECES WILL BE CREATED FOR YOU AND DELIVERED TO YOU AT THE WORKSHOP. YOUR TOTAL IS DUE AT THE All classes will be held in Meeting Rooms A+B at Hyatt Place TIMEMesa, OF where DELIVERY. they have THANK available YOU! an Attic Needlework room block with prices of $104 for King rooms and $114 for Queen/Queen rooms. Here is their Website. Free shuttle service to the shop is provided (airport transportation is not), so renting a car is really not necessary. NAME:______PATRICK’S WOODS The Attic, Mesa, AZ Toll-Free: 1.888.94-ATTIC (1.888.942.8842) www.atticneedlework.com 2539 ALBERT DRIVE, SE GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49506

[email protected] THE ATTIC PAGE8 Our 2014 Summer Sampler Soirée Summer School at the Attic Our Summer School faculty again includes our six very talented and 6 creative designers in the desert (thus the 6 Shades of Red): fifty shades of red Linda/Samplers Remembered, Gloria/Milady’s Needle, Vickie & X Maegan/NeedleWorkPress, Linda/Needlemade Designs, Bunny & Apryl/Priscilla’s Pocket, & Tanya/The Scarlett House. We had our first planning session earlier this month, and we are all very excited to For your Summer School Tuition of $450 (register by July 1 ~ after July 1 invite you to our third annual Summer School presented by The Attic. tuition increases to $500 to accommodate last-minute kitting) you will receive six amazing projects, all of your meals, the opportunity to win some great door prizes, and more wonderful surprises. Reserve your spot with a $50 nonrefundable deposit, with the balance due by mid-July. This amazingly reasonable tuition for six lovely projects is only possible because all of these designers are local and have no travel expenses (airplane & “Little Red Chair Sampler” hotel). Don’t miss out on the funnest Summer School ever! The Scarlett House’s

The project from NeedleWorkPress is inspired by this antique thimble holder.

Needlemade Designs’ project in progress.

“Red Delicious” from Priscilla’s Pocket “Nothing’s more pressing” from Samplers Remembered ’s Milady’s Needle project is still a surprise - reveal coming soon!

Our Soirée is from 5 PM Friday night, August 1 - Sunday noon, August 3 at Hyatt Place Mesa. The hotel is offering us these amazing summer rates (less than last year): $85/night for both King and Queen/Queen. Call 1.888.HYATT.HP (1-888-492-8847). Local phone number is 480.969-8200 ~ don’t forget to ask for the “Attic Needlework” group rate. Go to their Website for more information about their amenities.

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Happy May Day Stitch-Along Participants, Por Luciana Delgado This is the perfect week to check in on your progress with Luciana! Didn’t start yet? No problem! You can jump in from any time you like! And, if you decide to join in the fun NeedleWorkPress now, we’ll be sure to get you links to each of the monthly updates so far this year.

Well, I must confess that gardening and a big Easter gathering sort of got in the way of stitching for me this month. I am forging ahead. However, I haven’t had a chance to play with straightening the letters, so I’m working along the bottom, instead of my initial plan to go bottom, top, bottom, top. “Leading” this stitch-along really made me realize that I like to jump around and change motifs here and there. I guess I’ve known this all along, just never really thought about it before. This is Betsy Bollinger’s That said, I had this gorgeous butterfly almost finished when I realized that little Luciana did it again! The right Luciana. She started in the upper side of the butterfly is prettier than the left. So, I’m left and selected darker colors for It’s not too late to start ~ and join restitching the right side, as you can see below. I also us in this SAL for this gorgeous realized that I grabbed the wrong silks, so my color may be a bit different than yours. Thanks, Betsy, for showing the tree. Send your photos to reproduction! us your tree. Looks sort of like the ones in my back yard Chart - $18 that have been shedding with all the winds here in [email protected]. Thread! Choices: Arizona. Nothing like those you’re experiencing down South and in the Midwest. Hope everyone’s safe and dry. * Gloriana Tudor silks $73.50 * Gloriana 12-ply silk, $112 I was stitching on my front porch earlier this week when Vickie * Gentle Art - $46.20 stopped by to shoot some photos. If it wasn’t enough that a Lakeside! Linen (460w x 200h) pooped on the edge of my linen (yes, I can clean it), I set down my project to talk to Vickie and when I went to pick it up, a * 50c (52/60) unevenweave $26 scorpion was right under my and project. I had hoped to * 50c evenweave $26 share a few more photos with you, but the scorpion was pretty * 45c - $25 dramatic, so the other pictures will have to wait for next month. * 40c - $32 Meanwhile, here’s my butterfly (I love it) and the finished wreath. * 36c - $39 Hopefully by next month, I’ll tackle the letters. If not, I’ll keep stitching along the bottom, working from right to left.

Here’s hoping Luciana’s flower baskets bring you joy on May Day and all the year through, Rosi

So sorry to have to put this lovely

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“Where Liberty Dwells” $12 provides so many projects for your needle: Large, framed in the chain frame ($40) or small, as a needlecase tied with an exquisite silk ribbon.

Above: The smalls are all included in the chartpack, even the instructions for making the red leather scissors sheath! ~ American Flag Threadkeep, $32 ~ the sweet red sampler is a separate chart, “CEJ 1836” $12 ~ the Stitcher’s Cache, $110 ~ and the exquisite Stitcher’s Sampler Cache (I call it a tray), $130

The latest in Blackbird Arriving Friday (if the USPS keeps its promise of 2-day delivery!), Threadwork Primitives’ “Beggars 4th” $10, third in this Designs’ ‘Reward of Merit’ wonderful series of ‘Beggars’ pillows/ ~ above right, “Beggars Christmas” & “Beggars Night” each $10 series, “In Full Glory” $8

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Weeks ago we gave you the sad news about Jackye’s retirement and presented a last opportunity for you to special order before her closing on March 31. We placed our last order, increasing amounts for our favorites and trying to guess which ones you would want. Many of your orders came after our deadline to place our final order. We filled orders in date order and were able to fill many of your requests but not all. However, we do have a number of charts remaining, many with only 1 copy of each ~ if you are interested in any of these, please give us a first, second, and third choice.

Clockwise from the left: “Le Temps qui Passe” (known in our shop as “Molly’s Sampler” with her beautiful over-one-on-40 model kindly on loan to us for a long time) $15 ~ “Quaker Table Runner” $22 ~ “Story From the Past” $12 ~ “Dolphin Quaker” $13 ~ “Phoenix Quaker” $13 ~ “Génération de Brodeuses” $26

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Clockwise from upper left: “Le Courrier d’AMAP” $26 ~ “Les timbres de Perrette” $16 ~ “Lettres Fleuries” $22, beautiful floral letters ~ “Noel 2009” $15 ~ “Compilations de Modeles Style Quaker” $25, 10 separate projects! ~ “Il Etait une Fois” (Once Upon a Time) $19

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Clockwise from above: “Coeur Bijou de Brodeuse” $13 (Heart Jewel ) ~ “Remember October” $13 ~ “Quakers Love” $13.50 ~ “Pochette Azur” $13.50 ~ “La Maison du Grand Duc” $13.50

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Clockwise from above: “Leonore’s Quaker” $13 ~ “Antique Stitcher” $22 ~ 2 with charms: “Hearts Christmas” $15 includes several charms & “”Coeur de bergere Pinkeep” $15 is shown with 2 charms, but only 1 is included, the sheep ~ “Quaker aux ciseaux” $15, with some fabulous scissors images ~ “Sampler de Leo” $12, shown in red monochrome but also includes a multi-color version ~ and “Let Them Free” $13 (my apologies for the distortion in the scan from the plastic envelope)

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Clockwise from above: “La Bande a Noe + Sa Calligraphie” $14.50 (“Noah’s band + calligraphy) ~ “Monogramme Colombes” $16, a lovely alphabet embellished with doves ~ “Si romantique brodeuse” $13 ~ “Le Grand Cerf ” $13, and the French on the pillow/ornament translates to “night ... in the woods, the big deer” ~ “Pochette Quaker 1” $17 ~ “Stitch, Stitch Girl” $13 ~ “La Promesse” $13.50

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Above: 2 from Muriel Berceville: “Antique Rose Alphabet” $14 & “Needlework Wallet” $10

Right, 2 from Tams Creations: “Pussinpatches” $14 and “Humminpatches” $14

Barbara Ana Designs’ Long May She Wave $12 is an interesting tribute to everything American. Uncle Sam and the American flag feature prominently. More discreet is Betsy Ross, needle in hand, just about finishing sewing the very first American flag. So in a way, its also a tribute to all the women behind the great men. The cross stitch pattern (133 x 149) features a tiny cartouche in petite stitch with the date 1778.

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Sheep Eyeglass Holder $12 Can't find your glasses? No where to put them? Here Kitty Magnetic $8 Easter's come and gone, but this little Bunny Needle is the perfect answer! These charming Made with a stainless steel hook, and with Nanny $12 is perfect any time of the year ~ made with Magnetic Eyeglass Holders are easily the added benefit of the magnet, these those super strong rare earth magnets, it’s just the perfect attached to your clothing, with magnets little threaders are sturdy and easy to keep thing for holding your needles, pins and scissors. Heck, instead of damaging pins, and will keep track of! These needle threaders will fit just a cute little pin to wear ~ how great is that? those glasses where you can actually find long-eye needles: Size 28 Tapestry and them. The older I get, the more I need above, Size 28 Chenille and above, Size 5 these as well as my glasses! What a relief! and above, Size 7 Basting and !above, and Size 7 Embroidery and above.

Kitties Counting Set $20 Originally designed for counting gauges (as it is photographed on knitting), it is the perfect tool to count your stitches on your linen (or other ground fabric). Simply place the ruler, which is laser-cut for extreme accuracy, onto your ground fabric. Align the ruler with the first stitch you wish to count, place the magnets behind the ruler to secure it, and count! I found Linda’s linen project handy, so I used it for the photo below.

Puffin Pattern Keepers-Kitty $14 Now with stronger and larger magnets that are easier to keep track of! Made with beautiful honey-color finished laser-cut solid Alder, these pretty and practical keepers mean you don't have to drag along those clunky magnet boards for your project, they work right on the pattern! How great is that?

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Handblessings’ Cubistic Color Wheel with One Charm $13 Every Handblessings’ “Puddle Dancer w/ stitcher needs a color wheel, and Cubistic Heart Charm” $5 recalls precious moments and cherished memories, like Color Wheel is a perfect color "wheel". With Wildflowers Pocket $12.50 Pocket size 5 ½ x 6. its modern lines and bright colors, it is a very this little boy splashing in the puddle, a special memory, and thus it includes a Wildflowers Pocket was created, designer Eileen/ striking piece, like a modern painting! The Handblessings tells us, to hold a small book of stitches. “Create” charm finishes it perfectly! heart charm to attach in the upper left corner. Framed or finished as a stand- The backside (chart included) of the pocket is a mirror up, this small tabloid will become a image of the front side shown. It can also be used to hold treasured part of your decor. stitching tools or any number of treasures. Instructions for finishing as a pocket are included.

Coming Very Soon!

We were thrilled last week when Pam Schmidt of The Prairie Sampler visited us and showed us the model for her beautiful sampler basket. It ties at the corners but, when untied, lies flat, easily transportable to your stitching events/needlework classes. Charts for this wonderful needlework accessory will be in the shop very soon. I love the verse: Above, RuthAnne’s lovely model Count that day lost whose low descending sun Views from thy hand no worthy action done. showing another colorway.

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Something Wicked $12 A quote from Shakespeare's Macbeth where the 3 witches' dance and songs are interrupted by a knock on the door and one of the witches playfully remarks: "By the prickling of my thumb something wicked this way comes" Barbara Ana's delightful interpretation of the witch is a red- haired lady with a pale, moon-like face and freckles. Her full length dress is beautifully depicted in cross stitch, with frilled cuffs, a narrow waist and an ample skirt combining several layers of fabric with Quaker motifs. Her eerie, orange-eyed cat stands still at her feet. A discreet motif with moon and stars runs in the background of the pattern. The choice of colors is very subdued yet rich, as shown in the vertical diamond motif that structures the piece. 112w x 128h

The Rampant Cats Sampler $12 The traditional looking sampler is full of unexpected surprises, such as the ones Barbara Ana loves to place in her designs. Look closely and you will notice that the gentleman and the lady differ from Adam and Eve, not only because they are fully dressed, but because they seem to be tempting the snake, not the other way round, and further more they are holding a pumpkin! There are many interesting details to stitch in this rather large sampler (157w x 184h) such as the rampant cats that seem to be levitating on their hind legs. Colors have been very carefully selected by Barbara Ana for this sampler. In two areas she uses a combination of 2 strands in different colors so as to create the exact hue she is looking for. "All hallows eve" and initials are stitched over a single thread.

The Witch, The Crow and the Pumpkin $11 An orange-clad witch is riding her favorite mount, a crow with a large eerie eye staring at us. The pattern is full of Barbara Ana's favorite symbols such as keys and houses, dates, Quaker motifs and more. The chart comes with a free bonus pattern (53 x 33) featuring a plant with tiny kittens and a spider. The round circles featured on the picture are not cross stitched but made of felt appliqué. Or just stitch and frame the design (89 x 108) without the felt appliqué!

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Painted Dragon Charm Garden Pin $15.50 Look what the kitty found at the back of a shelf! The dragonfly is gold-plated and hand-painted in jewel tones. Gold plating is way too expensive these days, so these are a real find! And very limited. Since writing this, most of my order has been sold.

Miss Kitty’s Pin Cube & $13 A little jewel of a pin cube covered in summer blossoms. Stitched on Zweigart 32c Ash Rose Belfast Linen with DMC, the finished cube is just 1 1/2" all around. There is a mixed bouquet on the top and a different floral Miss Kitty Charm Garden Pin $10.50 motif with matching Miss Kitty is hand-painted with touches of border on each side, all in lovely white on her ears, face and paws with a tiny summer colors accented with pink nose. She rests on stacked green and beads. Easy finishing instructions pink glass beads. The perfect finishing are included. Dangle a filigree touch for her pin cube (see below) or any butterfly from one of the corners needlework small. And also very limited. and outline the side seams with pins. Beads and butterfly are included; stitcher will need to provide interfacing, stuffing and pins. Design area is 6 1/2" X 5".

Here Now!

Left, Long Dog Samplers’ “The Stag Party” $27, 249 x 421 Middle,! Tempting Tangles’ “Peacock Pinwheels” $12, 219 x 221 Right,! Rosewood Manor’s “French Country Sampler, $15, 168 x 138

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!Left, 2 from Country Cottage Needleworks: “Welcome Home” $6 & “Snowy Foxes” $6 in the Frosty Forest Series Above: Little House’s “Town Church” $6 in the Hometown Holiday Series & “Pretty in Perle - Needle Lady Pocket” $6, stitched in perle on 20c fabric, but choose your own! ~ and, below right, “Calendar Girls - !May” $6 And THEN a wonderful treat for fans of Little House Needleworks threadpacks, $14. The first in a set of three from a series titled “Sun, Moon and Stars” is now available exclusively from Classic Colorworks. You will get the threads to stitch the design along with the chart. The first design is “Over the Moon” and !will be followed by “Beneath the Stars” and “Under the Sun.”

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Left, “Peace in the Valley” $22, 145 x 161, from Just A Thought. This beautiful sampler includes pulled work and some of the following stitches: Smyrna stitch, , , over-one cross stitch, over-two cross stitch, velvet stitch, long Rococo stitch, oblique Slav stitch, French knots and stem stitch, just to name a few.

Right, “Mary Wigham 1790 Wardrobe” $38 from Just A Thought. Originally released as a class-only design, it is now available in chart form. The chart includes complete stitch instruction and “finishing visually” finishing Blackbird Designs’ “Mother’s Day” $9, Ten instructions. in their Loose Feathers Abecedarian Series

Left, “A Lady’s Cabinet” $38 from Just A Thought. Originally released as a class-only design, it is now available in chart form only. The chart includes complete stitch “The Flatfold and Friends” $34 from Just A Thought. Over instruction and 45 full-size pages. The flat-fold, the Christmas ornaments, “finishing visually” the box, the heavy weights, the stuffed stand-up, and the finishing instructions. round/oval box finishing instructions you have come to love, this book as them all. Instructions have been revised, with the !‘fluff ’ removed, and ‘finishing visually’ finishing instructions.

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Michelle’s “Bluebird” from NeedleWorkPress’s “A Schoolroom Alphabet”

Amy’s “Le Temps Qui Passe” by A Mon Ami Pierre

Amy’s “Stitchingly Ever After” by Barbara Ana

Michelle’s “Seven Sheep Sampler” from NeedleWorkPress’s “A Schoolroom Alphabet”

From Carolyn, counterclockwise from the left: “Owl Birth Sampler” by Cherry Hill Stitchery ~ Foxwood Crossings’ “Pomegranate Sleds” & “Saltbox Sleds” ~ Little House Needleworks’ “April Calendar Girl”

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Tedra’s “Sampler aux Bouquet I, II & III” from Jardine Prive

Shepherd’s Bush Cheryl B’s “My Heart’s Barbara’s finished“Spring asHare” a small from Garden” from La D Da, hanging pillow, with the perfect fabric on the back!

Cheryl B’s “Where There PrairieAre Bees” Schooler from

Cheryl B’s “Phebe Edwards” from Forget Me Not In Stitches

CherylWith B’s “PinkThy Needle Sparrow” & Thread from

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Cheryl V’s “Metamorphosis” by

It was our pleasure to welcome Cheryl V & Debby, who traveled from California to be with us, to our April Sampler Sunday!

Right, Debby’s “Souvenir Sampler” from The Drawn Thread

Lynne’s. counterclockwise from above left: “Apostle’s Creed” from My Big Toe ~ “Hearts Bloomed” from SamSarah Designs ~ “Noel House” from Chessie & Me ~ “Garden Sheep” from Shepherd’s Bush

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Deb’s “Song of the Deb’s “Easter Eggs III” Seasons”Little Mystery House Needleworks Sampler from Homespun Elegance from

My

Janet’s “Apostle’s ElizabethCreed” from Big Toe Designs &The Scarlet Letter Sheffield” from

Angelica’s “NaughtyShepherd’s & Bush Nice” from

My Angelica’s “GingerbreadJust Nan Mouse” from Shepherd’s Bush Angelica’s “Spring”“Apostle’s from Creed” from Big Toe & The Attic, Mesa, AZ Toll-Free: 1.888.94-ATTIC (1.888.942.8842) www.atticneedlework.com THE ATTIC PAGE27 More from Sampler Sunday’s Show & Share

Janet’s “Word Play” by With Thy Needle & Thread Brenda’s “Naughty & Nice” from Shepherd’s Bush and, below, her Just Nan “Tulip Time”

Molly’s “Seven Sheep Sampler” by The Scarlett House

Brenda’s, counterclockwise from the left: iStitch’s “Sew Scattered” ~ The Crickett Collection’s “Red Nose Kiss” ~ Shepherd’s Bush “The Fold” ~ and My Big Toe’s “Apostle’s Creed”

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La-D-Da ~ Nita’s “Name Tag” from Nita’s “Spring Hare”stitched Stacy Nash offered as a kit at Nashville, now available from as a chart, and we’ve ordered some! over one ~ so sweet!

Linda D’s “Wee Bundle” by La-D-Da, also a kit at Nashville, now available as a chart, and we’ve ordered those as well ~ and Linda D’s “Beggar’s Christmas from Threadwork Primitives

Linda D’s “Por Luciana” from NeedleworkPress on 52/60 linen with Tudor silks

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Evelyn’s “Green on Green” from Rosewood Manor

The 2014 SummerSamplers SoireeRemembered project ~ seefrom a better Linda photo on page 8! Danielson/

Jan’s “Count Twice” from Plum Street Samplers

Barbara’s design for her Mother’s Day gift to her mother, to commemorate a pillow her mother remembers having as a child ~ the pillow will be A Mon Ami Pierre backed with personalization and the Julie’s “Noel 2009” (OOP) from year. So sweet! Zaza Pique

Julie’s “Ordinary Day” from

Julie’s “Frenchfinished Country as Rooster”a boxtop from~ and JBW Designs the box is trimmed with the fabulous ribbon that mirrors the needlework!

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’s More from Sampler Sunday

The Scarlett House her Tanya/ right, newest reproduction in progress ~ and, “Little Red Chair Sampler” ~ see better photo on page 8 Betsy’s “M. Woods” from Milady’s Needle

Tamami’s “ElizabethThe Scarlet Letter Sheffield” from

The fabulous dessert treat from our in-house Martha, Linda L at April’s Sampler Sunday. We are so lucky she loves to bake!

I’m sorry, but I can’t give credit to anyone (because I forgot whose it is) for this adorable over-one bunny, The Primitive Jewel’s “White Rabbit”

Jan’s beautiful pillow that she stitched for her Paula’s homemade carrot cake cupcakes dear friend Karen. The “finishing touches” were not only lovely but equally delicious! by our pillow finisher are, in a word, exquisite! A great addition to our Spring Lock-In!

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2 of Deb’s: “Sweet Adeline” from Gigi & “Shores of Hawk Run Hollow” from Carriage House Samplings

Left, Melanie’s “Something Wicked” from La-D-Da

Left, Roblyn’s ?? ~ I’ve emailed her to ask but !so far no information Right, Sandy’s “Phoenix Quaker” from A Mon Ami Pierre

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The front table display has evolved once again, thanks to Beth’s talents,with the floral month of May and Mother’s Day setting the stage.

Tyler & Hannah on Easter morning ~ I know Tyler all dressed up for the I’m not objective about them, but they really prom ~ as handsome as he are wonderful young adults. is nice!

10th Place Region 1 All-Around Winner ... our beautiful Hannah!

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“Speak to the Earth Sampler” $15. This classic sampler by Sandy Orton received a great deal of positive press on FaceBook a few weeks ago when Robin posted her beautiful finish, right, and Kooler Design Studios has just released the chart. We have it ordered and on its way. You may reserve yours now ~ and we’ll save you one as well, Carol!

New!!!

Our advance copy of this just-published soft-cover book by finisher extraordinaire Marsha Brown arrived this afternoon, and I couldn’t wait to give you a glimpse of it! Paging through it quickly, it has 22 chapters filled with techniques and color photos and graphic aids to help even a novice to professionally finish your needle art. It also includes lists of necessary tools and materials to help you finish beautifully! Reserve your copy now, $55.

Coming Soon!

Many agreed that it was the most beautiful wedding ceremony they’d ever witnessed. Tess and Allen shared their special day with hundreds of friends and relatives and shared the story of how they met 17 1/2 years ago when they were both married to their now-deceased spouses ~ over the years both lost their spouses to cancer, and now We’re so excited about the collaboration with artist and former Attic staff member they are continuing their life’s journey together. There Nancy ~ it was her artistry that inspired Vickie/NeedleWorkPress’s design for “Sweet wasn’t a dry eye in the house ... that is, in the church! Land” ~ Andrea just completed the model, and the chart will be available soon!

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