PUMPKINS FOR SALE

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"Pumpkins for Sale" from Lori Holt has officially been finished and added to the fall decor this year. At times, I never thought I'd get this piece stitched up and finished in time. It's very large and a LOT of stitching, but so worth it in the end. 

I did change the scarecrow's sleeves to black and white buffalo check just so it would go with the rest of the vignette I have displayed on top of the piano. Other than that, I made no changes. 

Pumpkins for Sale was stitched on 32 ct light taupe lugana, matted with two different backing fabrics and mounted to the front of this old planked wood piece I found at a thrift store and drybrushed with a little while chalk paint. It's one of my favorite finishes of this year! 

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Halloween Mix and Match

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I'm so, so glad to have finished my Halloween Mix and Match by Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet Co! This is 100 percent one of my favorite Halloween finishes EVER and a lot of it has to do with the fact that the concept of the Mix and Match is utterly brilliant.

The border is a freebie that can be downloaded at Fat Quarter shop. You can choose to stitch as many "blocks" as you'd like. I chose to go with the 9-block square. The patterns I chose to stitch in each block came from the following charts/sets:

Block 1: Stitch Cards Set C by Lori Holt

Blocks 2, 3, 5 and 7: Stitch Cards Set F by Lori Holt

Blocks 4, 6 and 9: Farm Girl Fall by Lori Holt

Block 8: Stitch Cards Set D by Lori Holt

FLOSS COLORS USED:

DMC: 310, 535

Weeks Dye Works: Light Khaki, Galvanized, Sweet Potato, Oscar

Classic Colorworks: Colonial Copper, Queen Bee

GAST: Wood Trail

I stitched the piece on 32 ct Vintage Country Mocha Lugana, and finished, it measures approximately 7 x 7 inches. I matted the piece with some black and tan Homespun fabric (cut to 10 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches) and mounted it to the inside of this 11 x 11 inch frame I found in the Halloween section of Joann's. The piece itself is so pretty, I decided not to use any bows or embellishments. I just made some cording out of a burnt orange floss and called it a day. Absolutely love it!

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I Don't Sleep Anymore!

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Here's a mini photo tour of what I've been up to in the studio! The first three are my own stitches to be used in my sunflowers and bees vignette. The rest are stitched by others and only finished by me.

Pattern: Sunshine on a Stem

Designer: Hands on Design

Pattern: Harvest Chalk Full

Designer: Hands on Design

Pattern: Autumn Skies

Designer: Hands on Deign

Pattern: Ladybug, Ladybug

Designer: Little House Needleworks

Pattern: Farm Girl Fall

Designer: Lori Holt

Pattern: Vintage Christmas Sampler

Designer: Lori Holt with It's Sew Emma

Designer: Snowy Chalk Full and Hip Hop Chalk Full

Designer: Hands on Design

Pattern: Birds and the Bees

Designer: Heart in Hand

Pattern: Getting Old

Designer: Lizzie Kate

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