Scattered Seed Samplers: ~ Sabbath Day Samplar Stitching ~

Sunday, April 27, 2014

~ Sabbath Day Samplar Stitching ~

Sunday's....my favorite day of the week.

For me, it's a day to worship, relax, reflect and

S~T~I~T~C~H

Last year I started a new routine of having

a special sampler that would

only be stitched on

SUNDAYS & ROAD TRIPS.

Progress is slow, but I look so forward

to the pleasant hours set aside for this special samplar.

"Hannah Carter ~ Circa 1748" by The Scarlet Letter

My favorite needles are by John James in a size 28 petite.

These needles have a shorter shaft, which makes

them very comfortable to hold, and you can

use almost all of your thread. They also

come in bigger sizes and I sell these needles in my Etsy Shoppe.

~ Enjoying my new "Hare" scissors, antique tomato & needlecase ~

I love surrounding myself with lovely antique sewing
tools that I've been collecting for many years.

~ I'm stitching mine on 35ct Kansas City Blend Linen by R & R
The stitch count is 440W by 460H ~

I do my own framing, so I've already started the search
for just the right size antique frame.

~ I'm using silk thread "Soie d' Alger" by "Au Ver A Soie" ~

~ I find it so relaxing filling large areas ~

~ Old sewing shelf in my bedroom sewing nook ~

You can see the old farmhouse wallpaper that covers
my bedroom.

~ I've had this self since I was a little girl ~

I'm working on cleaning up another old shelf to hang in the corner
above my sewing rocker. I've never had a sewing nook
in my bedroom before, but I'm having fun working
on this little project. I will show you complete
pictures of my new little nook when I'm all done.