Old Stone Church

Old Stone Church

by

Elizabeth's Designs

28 ct Lambswool Linen

Recommended WDW and DMC threads

Butterfly Lace

Butterfly Lace

by

Victoria Sampler

32 ct Antique White Linen

Thread pack

Finish-Finished June 2015

 

Eastern Seaboard Sampler

Eastern Seaboard Sampler
by
Jeanette Douglas
28 ct white linen
Recommended thread pack

Row 1: Anne of Green Gables House
Row 2: Anne's freckles
Row 3: Lupines that can be seen all over New Brunswick
Row 4: Fiddleheads that are harvested and eaten
Row5: PEI is known for potatoes and NB also has a whole lot of them
Row 6: The mock buttonhole stitch represents the red soil
Row 7: Milanese water
Row 8: Apple trees are all over the Maritimes, but the Annapolis Valley is especially well-known for their apples.

Row 9: Rhodes apples
Row 10: Annapolis Valley is in Nova Scotia
Row 11: Sand and Marram grass found on some of the dry sandy beaches
Row 12: Medieval stitch represents the Atlantic Ocean
Row 13: Lobster traps
Row 14: First fish is Tuna, second is lobster, and third is Cod
Row 15: Irish moss and dulse (purplish seaweed that we dry and eat)
Row 16: Ringing stitch represents the fishing weirs used in New Brunswick 



Row 17: Great Blue Heron and the Puffin
Row 18: Bargello stitch represents the rolling hills seen in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
Row 19:  Wild flowers - Heather and Purple thistle
Row 20:  Nova Scotia tarten
Row 21:  Star Halifax Citadel

Row 22: Fishing boats
Row 23: Norwich stitch represents the huge ice burgs seen in Newfoundland
Row 24:  The Bluenose
Row 25: Humpback Wales
Row 26: 1st Lighthouse - Cape Bonavista, NFLD
2nd Lighthouse - North cape, PEI
3rd Lighthouse - West Point, PEI
4th Lighthouse - Peggy's Cove, NS
5th Lighthouse - Head Harbour, NB
6th Lighthouse - Old Cape Spear, NFLD
Row 27:  The Fjords of NFLD satin stitched
Row 28: Atlantic Seaboard
Row 29:Bay of Fundy tides are the highest tides in the world and are represented here by Swedish Weaving
Row 30:  "Smartie" and "Jelly Bean" houses seen through the Maritimes
Row 31:  Christmas trees from NS - NS sends a Christmas tree to Boston every year in thanks for the help Boston provided after the massive explosion in Halifax when two ships collided and one was carrying explosives in 1917.
Row 32 and 33 are both rows used to finish off the sampler.

Heirloom Christmas

Heirloom Christmas
Victoria Sampler
28 ct Flax Linen
Kitted Threadpack

Be Kind to Animals - Lizzie Kate



Be Kind to Animals
Lizzie Kate
A lot of colour conversions
28 ct linen

To Trim A Tree

To Trim A Tree
Dragon Dreams
28 ct Millenium Blue Linen
Recommended threads (DMC and Kreinik)

Winter Banner

Winter Banner

Four Seasons

by Victoria Sampler

Recomended silk threads

28 ct pearl gray linen

Some finished-finishes

Star of Wonder

Star of Wonder

With My Needle

JCS 10th Anniversary Book

32 ct linen (not certain of colour)

Recommended Threads

Mostly stitched over one thread.

Mine!

Mine!

Brittercup Designs

JCS Ornament Issue 2010

32 Ct Limited Run by Silkweaver

Substituted most of the colours

CC Steamed Broccoli = WDW Collards

CC Eve's Leaves = WDW Scuppernong

CC Black Coffee = DMC 310

WDW Squash = DMC 725

WDW Watermelon Punch = DMC 57 Varigated Thread

WDW Turkish Red = DMC 115 Varigated Thread

Windows of Faith, Hope, and Peace

Windows of Faith, Hope, and Peace

Primrose Needleworks

JCS 2010 Ornament Issue

32 ct Limited Run line from Silkweaver

Recommended GAST/DMC

French Country Star

French Country Star

JBW

Just Cross Stitch 2010 Ornament Issue

32 ct white linen

GAST Buckeye Scarlet

Hinzeit Mini Block Books

Hinzeit

Mini Block Books

28 ct Ivory Jobelyn

DMC

Just a Little Peace and Quiet

Just a Little Peace and Quiet

by

Dragon Dreams

DMC/Kreinik/Fluffy Stuff

* missing recommended buttons *

Jean Purse

Bunny Freebie

Easter Bunny Freebie

by

The Stitcherhood

32 ct Pink Opalescent fabric by Silkweaver

DMC floss

Spring

Four Seasons

Spring

by

Victoria Sampler

28 ct cream linen

Thread Pack

First Snow Freebie

First Snow (freebie)

by

Drawn Thread

32 ct Pearl Grey Linen

Recommended Weeks Dye Works Threads

http://drawnthread.com/freecharts.html

Reindeer on Parade

Reindeer on Parade

by

JBW

32 ct linen (no idea colour)

Recommended GAST threads

Beyond Cross Stitch 4-1

Beyond Cross Stitch Level 4-1

by

Victoria Sampler

25 ct evenweave from kit

Threads from kit

Autumn Bouquet

Autumn Bouquet

by

Blackbird Designs

32 ct Goldspinner linen by Silkweaver

Recommended GAST threads

Is It Spring Yet?

Is It Spring Yet?

by

Designs by Lisa

28ct Olive Green linen

Recommended GAST threads

Country Meadow

Country Meadow

Cedar Hill Designs

32 ct fabric (not sure what it's called)

DMC threads

Snow Bunnies

Snow Bunnies

Little House Needleworks

JCS Magazine

Flange Pillows

JBW Designs

JBW Designs Holiday Ornaments

Fill with Love

Fill with Love

by

Cathy Jean at Victoria Sampler

JCS 2008 Christmas Edition

32 count linen

Winter Silhouette

Winter Silhouette

by

Diane Arthurs at Imaginating, Inc.

32 count Amsterdam Blue/Blue Spruce (not sure)

Viki Clayton's Natural silk thread