Stitch Stroll 822-823

 Stopping by with a couple finishes...one of which was almost the death of me. LOL  But first, a fun stitch by Pineberry Lane called In Full Bloom.

This was a and was stitched on 36 ct. R&R Ligonier Latte linen with WDW fibers. The finishing fabric and chenille trim was included.

Now, what I may consider my most challenging finish to this date.....The Berry Thief by Jackie DuPlessis. I bought this on the second hand market, so never had the benefit of an actual class/instruction from Jackie. My friend, Sara, and I had decided to work on it together and over the course of five years, we managed to get the stitching done. That was the easy part!!! Lots of fiddly sewing, seam ripping, reading and rereading instructions, reworking, countless hours and it's DONE!!! I am so proud of myself for sticking with it and getting all the smalls done and in their assigned home...the shaker box bottom. So, here you go......

We were given the bottom of a shaker box that had tiny holes drilled around it's top edge. I then attached some William Morris, Berry Thief, fabric to it with petite cuts of ribbon. I made beaded "berries' and added to the ends of the drawstrings. 

Overall shot of smalls that go inside.

Fronts of Tri-fold Needle Case and Button Pouch

Sara and I preferred our scissors to be on the inside, so we each found a little "berry" related saying to put on the back section. we then moved the scissor page to the inside.

Front  and back of Button Pouch

Inside of Button Pouch. We were given sweet little button cards to insert in the pockets that we sewed tiny MOP buttons on. Note the beaded berry pulls again.

Smalls clockwise:   Berry Needlebook, Berry Tape Measure, Berry Pins holder, Clover cutter container

There is a 60" tape measure rolled up, with a berry on top[...not sure it will ever be unrolled!!! 

Whew!!! I am so happy to have this completed and glad I had the skills in my "wheelhouse" to do it. A thanks to all my teachers, over the years, who shared their finishing techniques with me. 

Thanks for stopping by and your "twisted threads" of friendship!

Stasi