How time does FLY!

It's halfway through September and I'm just sitting down to write.  My grandchildren are back in school so I have most mornings back and I have been BUSY!

I had a lovely time last week with 20 friends from my Remote Stitchers Group in Tennessee.  I  taught my brand new Autumn Thread Keep!  It is based on one of my antiques and I adjusted it to fit five spools of 100/3. 

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I have created the Autumn Thread Keep PDFs and will post them and the hard copies shortly. Instructions include 10 pages with 6 stitch graphs and complete stitching and finishing details with photos.

 

Sylvia Menzel Stecker of Running with Needles and Scissors taught a class the day before I did.  I was one of her assistants when we prepared a meal with vegetables right from her garden!  Her scones live on deliciously in my sweet memories along with Kathi Grist's molasses ginger cookies.

 

We all had a lovely time stitching, shopping, cooking, eating, and playing games as we got to know each other better inside the unique 14 bedroom log house.  
 

My Self Lined Christmas Wishes Compendium & Needlebook model is finished and will go up on this website as soon as I refine the instructions.

 

I created a charming Self Lined Christmas Ornament that has an interior pocket feature.  After I teach it for 50 members of the Tudor Rose Sampler Guild on 11/5/2024 it will become a Retail Sales piece. You can have it ready before Christmas! 

 

I have been designing, stitching models, teaching and lecturing through the summer during my free time and I am going to look into offering classes on Zoom sponsored by ME with the kind help of a friend.  I will also be delighted to  continue teaching and lecturing in person and on Zoom for organizations. 

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I'm looking forward to presenting a new talk on Scottish Samplers titled 'Follow The Clues' at Hobby House in October. I have written the presentation around an amazing 1814 Scottish sampler that includes the Ten Commandments, the  Tower of London, Linlithgow Castle and much more! 

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I have used motifs from this rare and gorgeous sampler to design a Pin Drum and Holdall and plan to offer 25 kits that will include a beautiful set of 3 pins designed by my friend Rebecca of 'My Recycled Relatives'. One of the pins is a dangler! 

 

I am considering setting up an Etsy Shop instead of, or in addition to, this website and am upping my game on Instagram after a young friend gave me some lessons while we attended my grandson Connor's college football game Saturday. Thank you Laura!

 

Happy Stitching!

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Cissy

Contact me at Cissy2449@gmail.com if you would like to discuss interactive lecture options, available classes, and dates.

 

 

 

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