Proud to Be An American

PATTERN:

"Proud to Be An American - Back up the Truck Series"

DESIGNER:

Stitching with the Housewives

FABRIC:

28 ct Black Jobelan

FLOSS:

Called-for colors except I used Mossy (WDW) and Schoolhouse Red (GAST)

FINISH:

Double-matted mounted flat on a white plank frame from Michaels

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Old Glory

Hello friends!

As I work on dismantling the downstairs patriotic vignettes to move into my sunflowers and bees theme, I thought I'd share two finishes I was able to add to the mix this year.

"Old Glory" by Little House Needleworks was a pretty quick stitch. I finished this piece as a fancy flat backed with some Moda red firework fabric and mounted to the inside of this grey-washed frame I picked up at At Home this year. To tie it in with all of my other patriotic cross stitch pieces, I used the same denim white stitched ribbon. 

"Strawberries and Stripes" by With Thy Needle and Thread was another quick stitch. I finished this piece as a flat circle and backed it with more of the red Moda fabric. I had this white-washed block I had used before, so I attached washers and magnets to the back so I can switch it out again in the fall. This piece sits on my new big tiered tray tower.

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Star Spangled Spectacular

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I was able to stitch and finish Souvenirs of the Heart: Star Spangled Spectacular from With Thy Needle and Thread earlier this month just in time to add it to the patriotic hutch in my kitchen for July 4th. 

I found this red chalkboard easel at Michaels and I knew that with some backing fabrics, it would be the perfect size to fit, so I first dry-sanded the chalkboard a little bit just to make it look a little more rustic, and then I matted the stitched piece first with some red patriotic fabric, and then again with steel blue fabric. I used more of that blue stitched ribbon from Hobby Lobby to tie my other patriotic pieces in, and then just added a small white floral center. This pattern has been in my to-stitch pile for at least a year, so I'm really happy I was able to get it done and out this year, even if it's only for a few weeks!

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Blessed Be

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"Blessed Be" by With Thy Needle and Thread has been in my WIP pile for two whole years. I just couldn't let it sit for a third summer, so I worked tirelessly this week (which is hard with a 10-week old puppy) to get it done --- and it feels so good!

I needed a replacement for my June Cottage of the Month for my hutch in the kitchen, and being that this pattern is square, it worked out perfectly. The piece is stitched on 32 ct Taupe Lugana and I changed most if not all the colors so that I could keep it out with my summer/patriotic displays. It's matted with French Colonial fabric and then a deep red by Moda.

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Hello July!

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I started my July decorating upstairs as I've recently finished some new patriotic pieces.

I worked on my tiered tray first as it always seems to give me the biggest problem and chose to make Barbara Ana's "Freedom" piece the focal point. "Freedom" is matted with coordinating fabric and mounted (with magnets) to the front of a white-washed box I found at Michaels awhile back. The tray also has a USA-themed galvanized standup I found at Kirklands, a wood star trio I found at a thrift store last year in KC, some mason jars, and patriotic picks, flowers and flags.

I was able to stitch up this patriotic house found in the Sweet Land of Liberty book by Blackbird Designs, and when I found the blue wooden standup at Michaels, I knew they had to go together. 

I also was able to finish Freedom House by Little House Needleworks, a piece I've admired for years so I knew I wanted that to be front and center. It's matted with some fabric and mounted (again with magnets) to the front of this stand-up square frame I found at Kirklands this year. For height, I flipped over a galvanized box for it to sit up, and placed it in this blue weathered tray I also found at Kirklands.

Stars and Stripes from Little House Needleworks was stitched on 36 ct to make it tiny enough to sit atop this small grey pedestal I found at Michaels to off-set the flag-themed metal vase I placed on the other side.

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