Going a little crazy!

Trying to get ready for Nashville, I don't think I've ever been as behind as I am this market. Yikes! However, I have some great news!! My oldest son Ryan proposed to Megan and she said Yes!! I love Megan and am so happy!! They went hiking a few weeks ago and Ryan popped the question on top of a mountain (now how romantic is that!?)
Here they are



This weekend Eve and Joe and Jessie came over~we had such a great visit!




Here's Mike and Joe, they grilled hamburgers and hotdogs in subzero weather!! They were so good!!



Me and my BFF Eve


and here is Jessie and Eve! Jessie is a horse lover like me~We had the Ouija board out and it said that yes~Jessie would have the beginnings of a horse barn by July (Hear that Joe!) and that yes~I would indeed have another horse!!(hear that Mike!)
Here's hoping that 2011 will be a good year for all of us.

Mary Doidge

Hey guys! I'm going to have 2 reproduction samplers at Nashville and this is one of them. Carol Sims stitched the model (thanks Carol!) And Bonnie from Valley Framing, once again did an awesome job with the moulding! (thanks Bonnie!)
I love this sampler so much! Mary was only 8 years old when she stitched this. How incredible is that! She finished it on Oct.31 1844. The original resides in Allhallows Museum in Honiton England. There is also a way cool, kinda spooky story about it too! (You will have to buy the sampler to find out though)
So, in my mind this sampler is about as perfect as you can get~It is beautiful, it was finished on All Hallows Eve and it's home is Allhallows Museum!
I would like to thank the museum for the opportunity to pay tribute to Mary and her samplar.

Limited Kit for Nashville

Hey all! Wow~Nashville is right around the corner! I'm kinda going in panic mode, seems like it always happens before a market, each time I vow to do better~~but yet, here I am again.

I will be offering a limited kit for Nashville called Thy Needle
The kit will include the design and Weeks Dye Works Tin Roof linen in either 40, 35, or 30 count. I'll be e-mailing shops soon with all the details, but wanted to post a pic.

Nashville is right around the corner!

Wow! Time sure does fly~ I can hardly believe it almost time for the Nashville Market!! This year, I'll be offering 2 reproduction samplers: Mary Doidge and Eliza's Sampler, a couple cool folkart designs: Two Horses and A Gift For Mary.
I'll have a limited kit called Thy Needle, and hopefully a couple more.

Happy New Year and many blessing to you all!

Another Christmas has come and gone

We always have a Christmas Eve party and this year was one of the best! I think everyone had a grand time, nothing like family and friends. I even had a most unexpected visitor!
(WARNING~Lots of pics to follow!)




My kids and 2 of my nephews and niece.



Next up is the Roswell clan!

The cute Parcher boys! Mike and Thomas

Good company and good food!



My nephew Tyler

another nephew Greg

My most special Christmas Eve visitor!! For the longest time this awesome owl was perched on a truck in our driveway and then flew to a nearby tree!


My mom and uncle Gary

Mariah and her Aunt Jen

My most awesome daughter and me



My son Cody and Thomas
Our son from Philly was home, it was so great to have all the kids under the same roof! Now that Chrismas is over, it is time to buckle down and really get ready for Nashville! I have some cool things lined up! Stay tuned!

Getting in the spirit!

Penny Angel is available for $5.00 (free shipping in US)

You can e-mail me at Primitiveneedle@aol.com or hop on over to my website

Many blessings to you

Class Pieces

I am going to be teaching a few classes next year and I just finished the projects!
I will be at A Stitcher's Garden in New York March 18th, 19th and 20th.
In April I will be at the Western Reserve Sampler Guild Retreat in Bath Ohio and in May I will be at Inn Stitches!