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As our Sampler of the Month, save 15% by purchasing a

minimum of 2 of the 3 parts:
* Sarah Gentle - 1821 chart $15
* Lakeside Linen (40c w/2 margins $25)
* Silks (17 Belle Soie + 1 Au Ver ASoie Soie dAlger) $131.80

Only a few more days to save 15% on Sarahs beautiful sampler. Ever since first laying eyes on this beautiful design by Tracy Riffle, I have
Im sorry to tell you that I made a huge error in publishing loved it, and so when Tracy was here for our January Sampler Symposium, I
the silk price in two previous issues. To prepare this front page I
mentioned this sampler, and she offered to send the model for us to display in
use as a template the previous months data and change the
the shop. And then I thought, what a perfect sampler for April, perfect for
information as applicable. Unfortunately, I failed to change the
both the Easter and Passover holidays!
$45 from Februarys SOM silk price to this one. My staff has
contacted each of you regarding this error, but if theres anyone The fabric used in Tracys model in 2004 was Lakesides 40c V.
we missed, please let me know. I obviously really needed a Meadow Rue. Todays V. Meadow Rue looks quite different, and so we were
vacation; I have no explanation as to how I missed this twice! discussing which fabric to recommend. Maegan suggested letting each of you
Also, if you received one of the first charts in the shop, there choose your favorite color ~ and then we got the idea to put some
may be a symbol mix-up in the serpent area. Please contact us for combinations together for you! The staff had great fun letting their creativity
a replacement page. shine ~ their beautiful choices are on page 2.

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Linen + Silk Combinations

From the left: Lakesides V. Meadow Rue & V. Bluegrass; Colorscapes Doubloon; Lakesides V. Chantilly Cream, V. Examplar & V. Lt. Examplar

From left: Colorscapes Mello; Lakesides V Clay Pot; Colorscapes Dill;

Lakesides VLentil; Stitches & Spice Charcoal; Lakesides V Tarnished Silver

As you can see, the Attic staff had great fun putting together
linens and silks. Please order by linen color; for the silks, if
theres more than one choice shown with the linen, tell us left or
right.

As our April Sampler of the Month, save 15% by purchasing

a minimum of 2 of the 3 parts:
* I Wait for the Lord chart $12
* Linen (price will vary depending on count & margins; as an
example, 40c w/2 margins is $19
* Silk (will vary depending on type & number of skeins ordered)
From the left: Lakesides V Mourning Dove
& V Misty Rain; Colorscapes Sand

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As a member of our Attic Addicts Club, during April
April you can save 15% on the following in-stock items: Merry Cox November 2012
All Easter/Passover Charts/Kits
Gloriana Silks We are most honored and privileged to host four Merry Cox
Colorscapes Linens Workshops on Thursday ~ Sunday, November 8-11. Each
workshop runs from 9 - 4 p.m., with lunch included. Registration
Saturday, March 31, Stitching on Silk Gauze, 10:30-12:30. for all of the workshops (Le Nouveau Palais Royal twice, Sweet Little
With the release of more of Erica Michaels designs, its time Blossoms, and So Dear to Thy Heart, the 2011 Williamsburg piece) at
once again for this perennially popular class, and Rhonda will be this time is closed, but if you wish to be on a waiting list, either
joining me as my teaching assistant. Shes actually stitched Thursday or Sundays sessions for Le Nouveau Palais Royal is your best
dozens of beautiful silk gauze designs which she will bring to bet.
inspire you. Choose your favorite design, and in class we will help All workshops will be held at Mesas Hyatt Place, where there
you select your fibers. Fee $10. As always, you will receive a 10% is a room block being held under Attic Needlework with a $99
discount on all class supplies, including lights and magnification. King or $104 Queen/Queen option. Phone 1.888.HYATT HP.
Unfortunately, we have more registrants than we have space for,
so some are unhappily on a waiting list. But having handled these
Saturday, April 7, 10:30-12:30, Beginning
April Linen This class is appropriate for both
types of events before, I do know that life happens and cancellations
are inevitable, so dont despair ~ there will be some openings.
beginning stitchers and anyone wishing to refine
Pre-stitching kits will be Merrys first priority after she has filled
their skills. The class project is Lindas Tulip
the kit requirements for her May, June, and July workshops.
needlebook design, and the $30 fee includes her
You may go to Merrys Web site for more information about
expert instruction + all project materials.
these projects, and many more of her incredible designs: http://
www.frommerrysheart.com/
Saturday, April 14, JABCO Pincushion, 1-4:00. These adorable
pincushions/button buddies/make-dos are irresistible! Choose your
Le Nouveau Palais Royal, what
favorite and join us for an afternoon of fun and creativity. See many
some consider Merrys pice de
choices on pages 6 & 7. Fee $10 (Kit not included.) rsistance, will be taught
Thursday AND Sunday. Kit
Sunday, April 22, Sampler Sunday, 1-4:00. Although the fourth includes beautiful box & sweet
Sunday, this is the appointed date and time to gather in our classroom scissors.
and share your sampler project(s), whether completed or in-progress. Workshop Fee: $275
Todays eNewsletter features what was showing last Sunday. Very
inspiring indeed! Please call/e-mail to register. Fee $10

Sweet Little Blossoms

Saturday, May 5, 1:30-3:30, Quaker Saturdays workshop
Pincushions. I fell in love with these adorable from 9 - 4 p.m. includes
cushions that use JABCO impression the lovely Shaker box.
buttons for the top and bottom ~ they look so Workshop Fee: $200
easy to finish that I think even I can do it! Pre-
stitching will allow us to do the finishing
together in class! Class fee $10 (materials not included.)

So Dear to Thy Heart, Merrys

We still have some BCRF cookbooks left. 2 0 1 1 Wi l l i a m s bu r g p ro j e c t ,
includes the beautiful box shown.
Support a great cause (all net proceeds go to breast
cancer research) by buying a copy(s) of the Recipes Scheduled for Friday, Nov 9, 9 - 4
for a Cure cookbook for a donation of $14.95 (or p.m. More photos at http://
more) with fabulous time-tested recipes as well as w w w. j u s t - c r o s s s t i t c h . c o m /
complimentary designs from 11 designers. s e m i n a r - 2 0 1 1 / m e r r y. h t m l

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Ann Dale SAL - March

Paulas March message to all of you joining her on this remarkable sampler reproduction/Stitch-Along: Hello March and that means Spring!
The other thing that means is that it is time to stitch the rest of the way across to the right and complete the full width of Ann Dale. Theresa of Shakespeares
Peddler advised that one of the red borders had been graphed incorrectly and so I waited for the correction but after receiving it, decided to keep it the same as the
original chart. If you want to obtain the corrected graph, please contact Theresa at [email protected] and let her know which shop you purchased the chart
from and she will mail you the corrected pages. Once youve completed Marchs stitching, you will have the full value of the width of this beautiful piece!

Coming from Blackbird Designs

Arriving late next week: The first of four in Barb & Almas Loose Feathers
program for 2012. In addition to Mary Ann Blackburns reproduction
sampler, theres also a Spring Song box cover and a small framed bird. Each
booklet in this series will have a sampler + 2 smaller projects. Charted for 30c
w/hand-dyed cottons, we will, as always, be doing a conversion to 40c (or 36c
if you wish) and hand-dyed silks! Let us know your choices now. Chart $16.

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New, New, New!

Above, Chic-a (pronounced sheek-ah, an adjective meaning

style, innovation, and fun, especially in practical elements
such as project bags and totes) clear-front zippered project
bags, in 3 sizes: small $12, medium $13 and portfolio $18

Above: First of all, theyre Bohin, and second of all, theyre red! Can
you tell? We got these 6.5 dressmaker scissors ($27) in right before our
Market Day, and, whoosh, they all flew out the door that Saturday. And
I wont name names, but some were seen grabbing these out of others
shopping baskets! So now everyone can be happy because we got them
in again! Arent they beautiful? And being a Bohin, a pleasure to use!

Right, Chic-a Triad ($48), the perfect 3-in-1 tool for all your
project needs! Includes the mini-tote, pouch, and the pattern
holder. This fun set keeps you organized as you work on your
project. The mini tote is perfect for storing your small projects.
Your smallest accessories can be separated into the little key-ring
pouch. The pattern holder folds into a triangle shape, allowing
you to rotate it as you track your progress through a pattern.
The pattern holders clever design also conveniently wraps
around the mini tote while not in use. Size: 4x4x10 We have it
in stock in both black on white and pink on white.

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New from Just Another Button Company

I cant help myself ! Ive gone pincushion crazy

~ but how can I not, with these very clever and
adorable kits from JABCO?! Clockwise from upper
left, Little Birdie, an impressionable pincushion
kit $38 ~ and FIVE sweet Button Buddies,
each $19 EXCEPT the first one, Charley
Chick $22 ~ then Katie Kat * Rosie
Rabbit * Harriet Hound * and the very
limited Tommie Tweet-Heart ~ and Over
the Moon For you Pincushion Kit $70 ~ and a
Make-Do Pincushion Kit, Cottontail $48 ~
see the next page for more Make-Dos and an
answer to your question: Whats a Make-Do?

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More New from JABCO

Clockwise from above: 2 Make-Do Pincushion

Fr o m t h e Ju s t A n o t h e r B u t t o n
Kits, each $52 (see article on this page about
Company Web site
What is a Make-Do?) Cottontail and Pet
Friendly ~ Celebration Cupcake Pincushion What is a Make-Do?
Kit $53 that looks good enough to eat! ~ and
then, many of you have already made the Fans of folk art will recognize the name given
adorable Ewe Pincushion, and JABCO has to useful items created by our ancestors from
very cleverly come up with seasonal dress-ups things they had at hand. Pincushions were
for your ewe, kits that include the buttons, pins often make-do projects. Pins were a precious
and wool for the accessories only. We are commodity and saved carefully for reuse.
showing Ewes Spring Togs $44. And, Thrifty homemakers crafted pincushions for
below, Ewe Look Fabulous for Summer the purpose from a bit of fabric, stuffing and
Pincushion Kit $54 whatever container or pedestal was ready for
repurposinga cup with a crack, an empty
spool, or a broken candlestick.

Make your pincushion and pop it into a

container you already have on handyou
have a make-do! Use a JABCO kit to get
started, or even better, use fabric you already
have on hand. The instructions given produce
a flatbottomed pincushion that can stand on
its own. Or you can drop the pincushion into
a mug, pop it into an old jar lid, or glue to the
top of a spool. The pincushion becomes a
make-do when you add the creative finish
using something you already own.

Join our Fun Pincushion

Class - details on page 3!

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Beautiful Samplers New in the Shop!

Wow! Many wonderful choices for us sampler lovers came in while I

was away! From the left above: Gigi Rs Virginie Grimoux 1845 $22
~ Moira Blackburns Clover and Bee Sampler $15 ~ Long Dog
Samplers Flemish Giant (394 x 199) $26 ~ and Reflets de
Soies Anais Curveur 1896 $20 ~ to see how truly beautiful this
sampler is, please click on this link: http://www.reflets-de-soie.fr/
epages/62027478.sf/fr_FR/?ObjectPath=/Shops/62027478/
Products/RDS123

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New from The Sweetheart Tree

Clockwise from above: 3 what Sandie calls quadrielle, these 3 very elegant are perfect for stitching for the special days coming
very soon, Mom Quadrielle kit, Dad Quadrielle and The Wedding Quadrielle, each $27 for a kit that includes 28c
linen and everything else you need (except stuffing) to create these beautiful 3-dimensional pieces (and for an online finishing
tutorial for these, go to http://www.sweethearttree.com/finishing.html) ~ Teenie Butterfly Welcome $21 complete kit w/
28c linen ~ and Bunny Business $10 chart w/embellishments + custom-cut mounting boards for finishing $6

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New from Lizzie Kate
Clockwise from left: The newest Double Flip,
Less = More, with the first 2 flips available
now $8 each (Fear Less, Hope More & Whine
less, Breathe more) A Little Easter Kit $12
w/32c antique white linen, baby pink button
+ teeny pale pink beads ~ Birdz & Bugz
Limited Edition Stitch Kit $24 just in time
for spring; includes fold-up kit with 2 linen
bands, 2 pockets for stashing stuff, and cute
rick-rack bands to hold everything together.

New from Homespun Elegance

2 perfect-sized samplers
that will be easy to
stitch at this busy time
of year for the Special
Occasions in your life.
From Sandras Purely
Samplers Collection,
left: Petite Wedding
Sampler $8.25 w/
charm and, right, Petite
Graduation Sampler
$8.25 w/charm

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New Books in the Shop

Elizabethan Stitches A Guide to Historic English Needlework, by Jacqui Carey ($55 ND) This 160-
page soft-cover book is another one of those definite must-have books for your needlework
library. Historic English needlework fans as well as surface embroiderers will be delighted
with whats inside: all kinds of stitches and their applications, with up-close detailed shots of
the stitches on existing samples, both front and back, and diagrams showing how to work the
stitches.
This from the back of the publication: The authors detailed study of surviving
artifacts has revealed that many of the stitches found on 16th and early 17th century textiles
differ from those used today. For over 100 years, publications discussing historic English
needlework have described the historic stitches in relation to the stitches made popular by
women such as Thrse de Dillmont, Grace Christie and Mary Thomas. However, the
visual evidence found on the surviving textiles does not correspond with these modern
interpretations. Unfortunately, most of the stitches shown in Elizabethan Stitches have been
obsolete for so long that they do not appear in stitch dictionaries. It is hoped that this book
will provide a valuable reference source for those wishing to identify and catalogue historic
work, as well as providing practical how-to instructions.
All the stitches shown in this book have been found on surviving items, and case studies
are used to provide the visual evidence. Diagrams are used throughout the book to clarify
the stitch structures, and where possible the obsolete stitches have been compared to modern
stitches that are recognized today. Step-by-step instructions offer a method for making each
stitch, and a discussion of historic design shows how the stitches might be used.

Above left to right: Beginners Guide to

Goldwork $20.95 ND ~ Goldwork -
Techniques, Projects and Pure Inspiration $30.95
ND ~ Stumpwork $22.95 ND

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More New Books

Clockwise from above: The Complete Photo

G u i d e t o N e e d l e w o r k $ 2 5 . 9 9 N D, a
comprehensive how-to book about all of the
most popular hand needlearts: embroidery,
cross stitch, needlepoint, crewel, silk ribbon
embroidery, and bead embroidery ~ Wool Toys
& Friends $16.99 ND, step-by-step instructions
for needle-felting fun ~ Wool Pets $16.99 ND,
with superb photography and easy-to-follow
instructions to teach yourself how to make 20
three-dimensional figures and animals by
sculpting wool roving with a barbed needle ~
Stitch Step by Step $16.95 ND (previously
published as The Needlecraft Book), with more
than 200 decorative stitches, including
embroidery and needlepoint, demonstrating
each stitch with clear photographs and
instructions to ensure that you master the
correct technique.

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New From Rosewood Manor

Left, Surrey House

Sampler $12,
stitched on Fabric
Flairs silk-screened
linen, which I ordered
in both 28c used in
the chart model and
40c, and then did a
fast silk conversion
yesterday afternoon
after our chart came
through the door.
Isnt the fabric
glorious? It looks like
wallpaper! As always,
Karen urges you to
Be Creative! and
helps that along by
showing just the
flower basket with
Welcome below it,
76w x 84h, as opposed
to 165w x 177h for
the whole sampler.

Above: A lovely and elegant tone-on-tone Welcome Home

$11 (Buttons $55) ~ and, right, Nostalgia II $8, 2nd in this
series inspired by antique sampler motifs, which can be stitched
alone (109 x 109) or together with the other 11 months (12
horizontally, 6 on top and 6 on bottom row, 659 x 219, or 12
vertically, with rows of 2 across and 6 down, 219 x 659)

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Its Bunny Time!

Youve seen these before from Brenda/With Thy Needle & Thread, but in
this Bunny Season (for some of us, its always Bunny Season) I was moved to
include them again cuz theyre so stinkin cute, to quote a lovely needlewoman.
From the left, Easter Frills $9, a 7-inch (when stitched on 35c) Easter egg
pinkeep, Bunny & Co. $9, 159w x 95h and, below, Peter & Peep $10

New from With Thy Needle & Thread

Left, Word Play - April Doorbells $9 features
many of our Springtime images, including
Mr. Bunny. (See page 21* for Barbaras
wonderful finish of her October & November
Word Plays finished as a 2-sided door hanger.)

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New from Gloriana

From Gloriana, 13 silk chenille, $9/10-yd. pack: Clockwise from

upper left: Highland Garden, Elizabethan Green, Iris, Flowers of
Italy, Fawn, Hazelnut, Antique Black, Strawberry Pink, Strawberry
Pink Light, Beige, Rusty Red, and Oatmeal ~ and on order, Red/
White&Blue!!! Who knew! I love it, of course!

New from Little House Needleworks

From the left, Quaker Birds $6 in Dianes 2012 Ornament Series ~

Adam and Eve $8 ~ Louise B. Snow $14, a beautiful sampler
reproduction with a wonderful verse and a glorious rose garland

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Last Sampler Sunday
Left, Tamamis stitching JBW Designs deer for her part in Brendas Ornament Challenge
and Tamami is almost finished with Blackbirds Christmas Garden $16 ~ isnt it stunning!
Wow! Stitchers unhinged! You will see that these ladies
have been very busy. And I know you will find much
inspiration from their work, whether it inspires you to stitch
ornaments, bunnies, a Stitch-Along of Ann Dale or one of
your own creation, like Ann Sandles $19, below, from
With Thy Needle & Thread. I wish I could stitch this one
also. I have loved it since it was first available. Love the
reds! And the fullness ~ not much white space on that linen!
It is truly beautiful!

Left from bottom to top, Janets,

Tamamis and Debs progress
on their Ann Sandles.

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Sampler Sunday (continued)

Deb might be a bit behind on the Ann Sandles

SAL, but her needles have not been idle! Left, her
March Wordplay $9 by With Thy Needle &
Thread ~ Homespun Elegances Sampler
Bunny $8 ~ and Bent Creeks Quaker Egg $9

Below, Pats beautiful Waterfield Band Sampler

$40 by Page/The Samplar Workes

Left, Molly is stitching Erica Michaels

All Thy Works $22 on 40c linen
rather than the 40c silk gauze, for her
mothers very special 100th birthday!

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Brendas SS Show & Share!
Despite very challenging visual problems, Brendas
mother has a love for embroidery that keeps her
stitching. (No more excuses from anyone complaining
they can no longer do this!) She stitched these
beautiful pillowcases for her daughter Brenda and
grandchildren, with perfect stitches! What an
inspiration! And she has passed on her love for
needlework to her daughter, as you will see below!

Clockwise from above: Shepherds Bushs Flower Power $8 for

button ~ 2 from Lizzie Kate: A Little Love Kit $12 and
Faith Inspiration Boxer $16 ~ 2 Little House
Needleworks ornaments, each $6, Blessed and Hallelujah
~ and JBW Designs A Sweet Bouquet $5, a design Judy has
dedicated to all of our families and friends who are facing
cancer treatments. A portion of the sales of each leaflet will be
donated to the American Cancer Society. What a fabulous
finish, Brenda, with the pink toile! Im going shopping. There
must be more pink toile out there somewhere!

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Above, Tedras completed C Street Samplerworks I Sigh Not

for Beauty $16 ~ below, an ornament from the 2011 Just
CrossStitch Ornament Issue ~ and Tedras start on the SAL piece
Darning Sampler $10 from Trenner Needleworks

Above, from Little House Needleworks, 2010 ornaments,

each $6: Red House in Winter ~ Winter Sheep ~ Fa-
La-La ~ Pear Tree ~ Hes a Flake ~ Snowy Pines
and, below, This is My Joy! $10 silkpack (chart + Belle Soie)

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And More From SSs Show & Share

Clockwise from the left: 5 of Cheryls, the Praiseworthy Stitches

Limited Edition kit, Simple Gifts - Hearts $40, a very complete kit!;
Shepherds Bush kit, Little Eggs $20; the adorable Spring
chickies I dont have information about; the rabbit is the latest
complimentary chart from Cross-Eyed Cricket; and a
Just*Nan sampler ~ next, 3 of Janets, Eliza Sloan, an OOP
Goode Huswife design ~ a complimentary design from a French
Website (heres the link: http://123citrouille.canalblog.com/
archives/grilles_gratuites_123_citrouille/index.html ~ and her
completed Hornbook from Carriage House Samplings

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And Still More from Sampler Sunday!

Clockwise from upper left: Barbaras very clever finish of the October & November Word Play from With Thy Needle & Thread:
its a 2-sided door hanger! Everyone loved it. ~ Carol Js Feathered Friends-March $8 from Cherished Stitches in their new
bird series, perfect for Carol in more ways than one: She forgot her stitching bag and was so very grateful to helpful stitchers at
the retreat (you can see that she stitched 2012 Junipine into her piece) ~ and her Charlotte Clayton Sampler ~ Junes Thirteen
Colonies from Little House Needleworks ~ and, in the center of the page, Jans Glory House Kit $22 from Chessie & Me

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More from Sampler Sunday

Clockwise from the left: 2 from Evelyn, her

finished Christmas Quaker II Songs of
the Season $24 from Bygone
Stitches and her almost-finished
Alphabet Zoo from Blue Ribbon
Designs ~ and 2 of Linda Ds finishes,
Stitchers Purse $14 from With Thy
Needle & Thread ~ and her Arizona
My Home created by
NeedleWorkPress to mark the 100th
birthday of our 48th state, especially
for our January Sampler Symposium ~
and the word is that Vickie is currently
charting it for all of the other 49 states
as well. When available, youll see it
here. The perfect hanging frame $48 is
from Priscillas Pocket.

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More of Sampler Sundays Inspiring Finishes!

Photos of Linda Ds finished project from our

January Sampler Symposium, designed by
Tracy Riffle/Hands to Work. Linda made
the snowdrop into a pincushion rather than
framing it (I have it sitting sideways in the box :
( ...) and, of course, she had the perfect scissors
for this project, and that underscores the reason
we collect many, many scissors: because we
never know when well need a pastel blue one!
And isnt the Snowdrop scissors fob just
perfect for it? Beautiful design and beautiful
finish! Thank you, Tracy and Linda!

Right, Linda Ds beautifully finished Be My Valentine $14

by With Thy Needle & Thread using an empty Whitman
chocolate box. Another great reason to eat chocolates!

And still another reason to eat chocolate (as if

we need reasons) was in the news this week:
A study just released says eating chocolate more
frequently has been linked to lower body mass index
in a new study regardless of total calories
consumed per day or time spent exercising. The
study is published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

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