Happy Good Friday to all who celebrate Easter.
Today
I’m showing you another monthly series I am working on. It is Snow Village by Country Cottage Needleworks.
And like the Prim Stitch Series I shared in my last post, it was
a monthly stitch along (SAL) hosted by the Fat Quarter Shop. Each block could
be stitched individually (this is what I am doing), or all blocks on one piece of fabric. The free layout is on the Country Cottage Needleworks website here.
The
first month we received all of the fabric and floss we would need for the
entire series, as well as the first block pattern. The first chart was for the Snow Village
Banner and I decided not to stitch this one first.
Like Prim Stitch, I
saved the patterns and am working on one each month during 2024.
January’s
block…
Snowflake Stand
February’s block…
The current plan is to finish these into flat folds and place them on a tiered shelving unit that Mom gave me for Christmas last year. It is currently decorated for Easter.
I’ll show you March’s block for both Snow Village and Prim Stitch in my month-end wrap up post next week.
I
should give you a few of the details on both series.
Snow
Village is stitched on 16 count Aida, Country French Rain by Wichelt. The floss
is a combination of DMC and Classic Colorworks.
Prim
Stitch Series is stitched on 25 count Lugana, Prim by Lori Holt. The floss is
Aurifloss made by Aurifil.
Aurifloss came packaged in this cute box that contained two more cute boxes.
Aurifloss is 100% cotton thread, 6-ply like DMC but it is wound on wooden spools. Each spool holds 18 yards of floss. I’ve found it easier to remove the spools from the box and place them on an extra spool rack.
I mentioned before that I thought I would place the framed Prim Stitch piece on the gossip stand and change out the cross stitch monthly. Linda, asked about this piece of furniture so I thought I would share a few pictures.
My family always called this a gossip stand but I suppose it is really a telephone table. I’m not sure what happened to the one from my grandparent’s house but this one came from my husband’s childhood home.
In
both places, a telephone would sit on top of the table and a phone book would
be tucked inside the little cubby.
We
are expecting a quiet Easter here. My young adults will not make the trek to
the mountains so it will just be Mom, hubby and me. Our meal will consist of smoked ham, deviled
eggs, potato salad, green beans and buttermilk biscuits. I’m not sure about dessert just yet but I’m
sure it will be sweet, like the tea.
I
hope you have a wonderful weekend and Happy Easter!
9 comments:
Happy Easter to you, also.
Your Snow Village series is so cute. What is a "flat fold"?
Oh my gosh that telephone table is fantastic and in such good shape too! What a treasure. In my childhood home there was a little niche in the hallway where our phone resided. Then we got a "new-fangled" phone that hung on the wall. ;) The tiered shelf unit your Mom gave you is beautiful.
Your Easter dinner sounds delicious. We'll host our daughter and son-in-law (the Grands will be with the "ex") for ham sandwiches, deviled eggs, and chips. I'm also going to make an Italian cream cake for Hubs and maybe a chocolate pie for my daughter, since she "hates" coconut. ;)
Have a wonderful weekend!
Oh my those Cottage Garden cross stitches of yours are so cute! I like how they are individually so manageable. Lovely work, Jeanna. My inlaws had a telephone table like that in the hallway; I wonder what happened to it as it was very good wood too like yours.
That meal of yours sounds delicious and will be a nice time for the three of you. Happy Easter!
Your Snow Village pieces are adorable, Jeanna! Great idea to stitch one each month, too. I've never tried Aurifloss, so now you've got me curious about it. Do you use two strands? Happy Easter!
Of course I had to check out the little snow village, love that snowman but February's block is sweet too!
The snow village pieces are so cute & adorable. Love them. Happy Easter.
Your new cross stitch project and the little panels are looking lovely. I love the name 'gossip stand' just perfect for a telephone seat. We had one, more of a stool than a chair, which my Dad made. I have not thought of it for years, I think it must have been moved on when they downsized. Have a lovely Easter - your lunch sounds delicious. xx
What great projects! I buy a lot of quilt supplies from Fat Quarter Shop but will be checking out their cross stitch stuff too! Your Easter dinner sounds delicious. Our dinner is almost ready. I'm getting hungry just smelling it! Have a great Easter!
I love the term "Gossip stand" for the telephone table - wish I had one now!
Very cute cross stitches...I am such a sucker for houses and trees.....these will look lovely on your table.
I have been a bit tardy reading blogs lately - so went back a few posts - you have such lovely cross stitches on display - Happy spring & Easter decorating!
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