Bushel and a Peck

Lori Markovic of La-D-Da
Stitched on 32 ct. Lakeside Linens Vintage Pear with DMC

February

The Prairie Schooler, Inc.
From Book 13, A Prairie Year (out of print)
Stitched on 32 ct. Bucilla dirty linen with DMC floss as charted.

I plan to stitch one design from this booklet each month for the 2013 Ornament SAL, and finish all of them into ornaments once they are all stitched.

Hearts and Flowers

Kathy Barrick of Carriage House Samplings

Stitched on Fawn 40 ct. linen with DMC threads, one over two

I hurriedly framed this to get in on my wall in time for Valentine's Day 2013 (You can see by the date on the sampler how long ago I finished stitching it...) but I plan to get a mat professionally cut for it.

My Snips

My own design
Stitched on 40 ct. Lakeside Linens vintage light exemplar linen with Vikki Clayton Hand Dyed Fibers silk, 1 over 2.  Finished as a scissor fob filled with rice, shown with Gingher Sarah

1 - 2 Buckle My Shoe

Lori Markovic of La D Da
Freebie distributed by shops, now available on website (Click on FreeBees then scroll dooooowwwn)
Stitched on 32 ct. MCG natural linen with DMC ecru.

Hello Spring

Linda Ebright of Lizzie*Kate 

Free design

Stitched on 14 ct. yellow aida with Gentle Arts Sampler Threads in Spring Green, Blueberry, Bittersweet, and Burnt Orange.  Embellished with large pink beads from stash and mounted in a frame originally distributed by Target stores, purchased at Goodwill.

SAL Christmas

Jardin Prive
Free SAL design offered by The Thread Basket
Stitched on 26 ct. Zweigert Shannon cream linen (color discontinued) with DMC floss, 1 over 1

Mini biscornu

Emily Wilmarth of The Floss Box
Freebie, no longer available
Stitched on 32 ct. R&R Reproductions creek bed linen with DMC floss.  Finished as a scissor fob, shown with DMC clover cutter

Mini biscornu

Emily Wilmarth of The Floss Box
From Mini Biscornu Pack 2
Stitched on 32 ct. R&R Reproductions creek bed linen with Gloriana silk.  Finished as a scissor fob filled with emery powder (available from here), shown with Gingher Roberta

Biscornu 3

Kissy-Cross freebie
Stitched on 14 ct. baby blue aida with DMC floss.  Finished as a biscornu

Red Motifs

Carole Rodgers
Simply Cross Stitch, July/August 1994
Stitched on unknown linen with DMC floss.  Finished as a scissor fob filled with rice, shown with Gingher stork scissors

Mini biscornu

Emily Wilmarth of The Floss Box
From Mini Biscornu Pack 2
Stitched on unknown linen with DMC floss.  Finished as a biscornu scissor fob filled with emery powder (available from here), shown with Gingher Charlene

All You Need is Love

Needlebook front cover

Needlebook page 1

Needlebook page 5

The Drawn Thread freebie
Stitched on 32 ct. Silkweaver elegance linen with DMC substitutions as follows:
Gloriana Silk to DMC
Elizabethan Green to 319
Poinsettia to 3806
Antique Pink to 605
Forest to 320
Raspberry Parfait to 718
Rosewood to 915
Desert rose to 3836
(This is not a direct color conversion of Gloriana to DMC.  Colors were chosen based on personal preference, not closest match.)

Finished as a needlebook.  Pages for Petite 26, 28, 26, and Misc. in addition to those shown.

Mini biscornu

Emily Wilmarth of The Floss Box
Freebie designs, no longer available
Stitched on 14 ct. white aida with DMC floss.  Finished as a biscornu scissor fob, shown with Gingher Freedom

Biscornu

Dinky-Dyes
Design was a freebie with floss purchase circa 2008
Stitched on 28 ct. unknown linen with Dinky-Dyes silk in rainforest.  Finished as a biscornu

Good Things

Lizzie*Kate Snippet
Stitched on 40 ct. Lakeside Linens fawn linen using assorted overdyed cottons and silks from stash, 1 over 2.  Finished as a mattress pincushion

Untitled freebie

The Prairie Schooler freebie card (Currently available for purchase)
Stitched on 40 ct. Newcastle flax linen with assorted silks from stash, 1 over 2.  Finished as a pincushion jar lid

Untitled freebie

The Prairie Schooler freebie card (Currently available for purchase)
Stitched on 18 ct. baby pink aida with assorted silks from stash, 1 strand over 1 square.  Finished as scissor fob, shown with DMC Breast Cancer Awareness scissors

Alphabet pin block

M. Brouwer on Stitch-Creations
Freebie in four parts: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4 with finishing tutorial
Stitched on mystery linen with DMC floss.  Finished as a pin block/pin cube.  I used plastic needlepoint canvas as a frame and one layer of batting between linen and frame, stuffed inside lightly with polyfil

Mini biscornu

Emily Wilmarth of The Floss Box (retired freebies)
Stitched on 14 ct. aida with DMC floss.  Finished as a biscornu scissor fob, shown with Gingher Bianca

Red Motifs

Carole Rodgers in Simply Cross Stitch magazine, July/August 1994
Stitched on 32 ct. Permin lambswool linen with DMC linen floss.  Finished as a triangle scissor case using this tutorial by Linda Björk Eiríksdóttir

Biscornu 446

Emily Wilmarth of The Floss Box, currently available in Biscornu Pack 19
Stitched on 40 ct. Lakeside Linens vintage light exemplar linen with unknown DMC colors.  Finished as a biscornu

I stitch...and you?

Dominique A on Echevette (freebie) 

Stitched on 32 ct. MCG natural linen with unknown silk from stash, 1 over 1.  Modified design to spell out the word "you".  Finished as a scissor fob filled with rice, shown with Gingher Emma

Je brode...Et vous?

Dominique A on Echevette (freebie)
Stitched on 32 ct. MCG ivory linen using Vikki Clayton Hand Dyed Fibers silks in Umbrage and Winter Berry, 1 over 1.  Finished as a scissor fob, shown with Gingher Ashley

C is for Cure

Linda Ebright of Lizzie*Kate 

Just Cross Stitch free design (also published in the October 2010 issue)

Stitched on 18 ct. baby pink aida with DMC conversion.  Finished as a mattress pincushion

The Golden Poppy

Specific designer(s) not credited.  Issue's design staff listed as Sandra Orton and Donna Yuen

Cross Stitch and Country Crafts magazine, March/April 1986

Stitched on 14 ct. aida fiddler's weave, DMC floss as charted, backstitching omitted

Noel

Marsha Worley and Elizabeth Newlin of Bent Creek
Just Cross Stitch 2003 ornament issue
Stitched on 32 ct. MCG white linen, stained with tea before stitching.  One strand of floss used for cross stitching, with colors as charted except Crescent Colours' bamboo substituted for Weeks' beige and Gentle Arts Sampler Threads' brandy for Weeks' cocoa.  Two strands of floss used for satin stitch, as charted.

Christmas Star

Face view

Angle view

Catherine Strickler of Indigo Rose

Just Cross Stitch 2003 ornament issue

Stitched on 14 ct. black aida (three identical sides) with DMC Precious Metal Effects E168 (5283) and DMC Pearlescent Effects E5200 (5272).  Trimmed with assorted unidentified crystal seed beads.

Snowman's Quaker Christmas

Midnight Stitching
Freebie (available on page 4 of the Heart's Desire newsletter found here)
Stitched on 18 ct. pink aida using DMC floss, DMC Pearlescent Effects E5200 (5272) for white, and assorted Mill Hill beads.  Pink breast cancer awareness ribbon design added to lower right hand corner

Snowman's Quaker Christmas

Midnight Stitching
Freebie (available on page 4 of the Heart's Desire newsletter here)
Stitched on 14 ct. aida fiddler's weave using DMC conversion, substituted DMC Pearlescent Effects E5200 (5272) for white, and red Mill Hill beads for 498

Be My Valentine Quaker Style

AuryTM
Freebie
Stitched on 40 ct. Lakeside Linens fawn linen with DMC floss