Secret Stitcher

I have to say that my Secret Stitcher really surprised me this month! Just look at what she sent me!  A wonderful chart by The Drawn Thread, a May note pad, a very nice piece of  32ct. star sapphire linen and best of all a super sweet stitched fob!  I wonder how she knew I love lily of the valley?  I think I know!

I'm a fan of The Drawn Thread's charts and this is one I had not seen.  I love that it's called Lily of the Valley!  In addition to sweet lily of the valley flowers it also has daffodils on it too.  The verse is just so sweet, it reads:

Lily of the Valley

fragile flower

of May work'd

in silken stitches

will not fade away

Here's a closer look at the back of the fob.  I put a quarter beside it so you can get an idea of the tiny size.  It's about 1 inch wide by 1 1/2 inches tall! 

Here's the front!  It's just so super cute!  I love that she stitched this part from the chart she gave me.  Go back up and look!  It's right there in the center at the top of the chart.  Love it!

I've not seen this type of finish.  I really like it and she did such an awesome job!  You can't really tell from the pictures but she used tiny white beads to secure the bow on the fob's tail and the ribbon is sparkly too.  I just love it!

Thank you so much Secret Stitcher!  You really spoiled me this month.  Words can not express my humble thankfulness for this thoughtful gift.  Your time spent to make this special fob is so appreciated too.  It truly is a treasure!  I sincerely hope it brings me good luck in the coming months.  It's already brought me happiness!

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On another note, I've had several people ask me where you can find a Star De-Tailor.  I've brought a couple of mine from 123Stitch.com.  I also found them shown on The Silver Needle and Stitching Bits n' Bob's sites too.  If you happen to live close to House of Stitches, Welcome Stitchery or Stitchville USA, I suspect they would have them as well.

I have no affiliation with any of the afore mentioned, just places I've shopped.  Hope this helps those who asked and maybe those who didn't but were wondering.

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Thank you so much for stopping by today and thanks again Secret Stitcher, you made my day!

Until next time,

The Inspired Stitcher

Pumpkin Keeper...Finish!

Design:  Pumpkin Keeper Freebie

Designer:  The Drawn Thread

Fabric: 36 ct. Summer Khaki

Floss:  Random over-dyed.  Stitched one over two

Started:  6/2/11

Finished: 8/2/11

This one was my lunch hour work project.  Stitching at lunch is a stress reliever for me.   It was a quick stitch even though the dates above don't reflect that.  Obviously, I didn't get to work on it everyday but it still came with me anyway.

I'm still on the fence as to how I'll do the finishing.  I'm leaning toward a pincushion instead of the called for fob finish.  I'm not in a particular hurry.  I've got some other stitchy things that need my attention more right now.

I've even got my next lunch time project picked out and kitted.  Do you start thinking about your next project before you finish your current one?  I imagine I'm not the only one that does this.

The Inspired Stitcher

Lunchtime Stitching

The Drawn Thread - Pumpkin Keeper Freebie

(found here)

Started:  6/2/11

36 ct. Summer Khaki

Random over-dyed floss 1 over 2 (see below)

I found this little cutie in the "free box" at our LNS.  Turns out it came from the stash of the shop owner.  She got it as a kit from somewhere and decided she wouldn't ever stitch it so in the "free box" it went.  Lucky for me I scooped it up and fell in love with it.  This is what I've been stitching on during my lunch hours lately.  As you can see, I'm not too far from finishing it.

The Drawn Thread - Spring Keeper

Started & Completed: 3/19/10

Scrap of unknown linen

Called for DMC except substituted 722 for 3782 

This is another design by The Drawn Thread I stitched up last year.  I substituted an orange for the called for tan color.  In my world flower pots are orange!

I also finished this according to the included directions.  I'm not sure I will finish the Pumpkin Keeper the same way.  I'm still percolating on that idea.  Stay tuned!

The Inspired Stitcher