Stitcher’s Days of Christmas
Some of you may have seen it already on message boards. I really enjoyed designing this one, and you may remember that I asked for help getting the wording right. I think we did a great job! The chart is large and easy-to-read…and there are lots of motifs for you to use in other projects…like maybe a needle book and fobs!
Our model was stitched on antique white Lugana, stitched over two with two strands of floss. Stitch count is 79 x 490.
The banner, with the red velveteen border and the cording is 10.5″ wide and about 39.5″ long. On this version, I used a cafe curtain rod (cut it to size with a hacksaw and filed the ends) and replaced the finials that came with it with others from Bed, Bath, and Beyond. Gold cording with tassels finishes it off.
I have another banner hanger coming from Canada that was made especially for this piece…it’s from the same artist that made the banner hanger for Rainbow Bridge. This one will have beautiful scroll work with a scissors cut into the wood! You’ll see it here when it gets delivered!
Stitcher’s Days of Christmas is one of the new titles I’ll be showing at market in Nashville in a couple of weeks.
Posted on January 22nd, 2009 by Sue
Filed under: New Designs, Sneak Previews
Oh I love it!! Must add it to my wish list.
That is just toooooooooooooo cute.
I love it! It is a “gotta have it”! I just love your designs.
Just love it! Must have it! Can you explain the “two sewing birds” though?
Sorry for the ridiculous delay in answering the question about the sewing birds–I obviously missed the question!
Sewing birds were used in the 1800’s to help hold on to the embroidery the lady of the house was stitching. The metal birds clamped onto a table, and the bird’s mouth was spring loaded and helped to hold the stitching while she stitched.