GARDEN SAMPLERS Click on an image to enlarge the photo.
Nature's Beauty
Gourmet Garden
* Nature's Beauty * Are you ready to hear the soft buzzing of bees and smell the aroma of spring flowers? Stitched entirely with DMC thread, this design celebrates all that we love about the beauty in our gardens. You will need R&R's 32 count Flax Fields linen to stitch the design as shown. Nature's Beauty is an original verse written by Diane Williams and is copyright protected.
* Gourmet Garden * Rolling hills and tall trees set the backdrop for this Tuscan inspired design. The thread used in the design is DMC. The frame is made by Old Colonial Designs.
Garden Pleasures
Blossoms & Blackbirds
* Garden Pleasures * What would summer be like without an overgrown garden, bursting with colorful blooms? You will need Crescent Colours Magnolia Blossom and Joshua Tree and Gentle Arts Dried Thyme and Raspberry Parfait to complete the design. The frame was made by East Side Mouldings.
* Blossoms & Blackbirds * Second in the line of Simple Sampler patterns is Blossoms & Blackbirds. The design is stitched with DMC on 28 count Flax linen (a 14 count antique white would work also). The frame is by East Side Mouldings.
Fruit Game Boards
Fruit Bowls
Patterns that match to one another! Strawberries and Pears!
* Fruit Game Boards * Two designs in one package! Each game board is stitched with DMC thread on 16 count Lambswool Heatherfield from Wichelt. Stitch or or as a pair! Frames are by East Side Mouldings.
* Fruit Bowls * Two patterns in one! The strawberries and pears were stitched on 16 count antique white aida with DMC floss. They would also look beautiful on a vintage hand dyed 32 count linen!
Ladybug, Ladybug
Plant Your Seeds
* Ladybug, Ladybug! * The arrival of spring welcomes the arrival of the ladybugs! You can stitch this warm weather design quickly and have it ready for summer! The threads used in the project are DMC and the frame is from East Side Mouldings.
* Plant Your Seeds * A gardeners delight! The model was stitched on 16 count aida with DMC floss. The original verse was written by Diane Williams is copyright protected.
The Harvesters
The Gathering Room
* The Harvesters * The design was stitched on 28 count Meadow Rue linen from Lakeside Linens. Most of the design is stitched with DMC but you will need two Crescent Colors, Desert Mesquite and Pumpkin Harvest to finish the design as shown.
* The Gathering Room * This design was just made for your own special gathering room! The model was stitched on 16 count natural aida (antique white will do fine) with DMC floss.
Plant Kindness
The Friendship Tree
* Plant Kindness * Plant Kindness is stitched on 28 count Cafe Mocha linen from Wichelt. The threads used are all DMC with the exception of the clay pot which uses one skein of Nutmeg from Gentle Art Sampler Threads.
* The Friendship Tree * "A friend loves at all times" graces this autumnal sampler stitched with DMC floss. The model was stitched by Mary Jo Hays.
