Good Evening My Friends
I'm finally getting my patterns listed tonight.
It seems that my host server is having some issues and I won't be able to update my website for a day or two.
But, no worries.....I have them on eBay and I'll add the pictures here so you can take a look.

The first Pattern is ~Scattering Moments Sewing Roll~
I've stitched ~All My Scattering Moments are Taken Up With My Needle~ around the Sewing Roll and I've added a little reproduction blue cotton pinkeep.
It closes securely with a little wool heart and old mother-of-pearl button.

And at the bottom is the sweetest little wool pinkeep with a stem of berries applique.
The Sewing Roll measures 5 1/2" wide by 15" long.
Pattern $10.
Kit $55.

I also have a few kits of each of the patterns available. All the kits include the complete pattern, reproduction fabrics, wools, buttons, linen and floss to complete the project as shown.

The second one is the ~1820 Woolen Sewing Bag~
I love these little bags....they're the perfect size to keep linen, patterns, floss, scissors and needles.

The bag securely fastens closed with a strip of wool and an old mother-of-pearl button.
And the green wool on the outside of the bag is that old soft blanket that I've been holding on to. I just love it...it's perfect for this project.

Inside the bag is the the sweetest little wool applique penny design. It's the perfect place to keep your pins and needles.

And on the back is the date ~1820~ done in cream wool applique....so sweet.
The Sewing Bag measures 8 1/2" wide by 8" high.
Pattern $10.
Kit $60.

The next pattern is the ~Black Horse Pinkeep~
I love the colors....I've used good drab colors of moss green, soot, bittersweet and pumpkin.
This would be really sweet framed also.

On the back is a nice pumpkin and black cotton with a little pinkeep of bittersweet wool.
This is a nice little pinkeep to keep close to your stitching chair.
The Pinkeep measures 8" wide by 7" high
Pattern $10.
Kit $45.

And the very last pattern is the ~Something Wicked Sewing Bag~
This little Bag is so fun....and what a spooky little saying
Something Wicked
This Way
Comes

This describes my daughter to a tee : )

The outside of the bag is a good old pumpkin and black wool with a pumpkin check homespun on the inside.
It fastens securely with a little wool heart and old mother-of-pearl button.
And on the back is ~BOO~ done in wool applique.
Pattern $10.
Kit $55


If you are interested in any of the Patterns or Kits before I can get them on my website please feel free to email me at stacy.nash@att.net or stacy@stacynashprimitives.com

I'm also working on a few finished pieces that I'll be offering later in the week.
It seems I'm on a stitching roll right now : ) and I couldn't be happier.

Happy Stitching My Friend

A new finish....

I finished this sweet little Sewing Roll today...it's the ~Scattering Moments Sewing Roll~ that will soon be a pattern. It rolls up and fastens closed with an old button and wool heart...so cute.
By the end of the week I'll have 4 new patterns to be released.....woo hoo!!!
I'm so ready to get some new patterns out there. And I'll have many more to come.
My poor little hands can't stitch fast enough to get all these new ideas out : )

And soon I'm going to release a list of patterns that will be discontinued at the end of the year. But never fear....they will be replaced with lots of new patterns.
Some will be gone forever and a few will be re-done and offered as a second edition.

And I just had the share this.....

I looked up from my stitching chair earlier today and I saw this.....a birdbath full of these sweet little things. They were having a good ol' time out there splashing around.
There were many more before I could get the camera....there was hardly room to squeeze even one more in and they splashed most of the water out.
I spent a few minutes watching them and got a pretty good chuckle. We're all enjoying the last little bit of sunny weather before winter sets in.

Have a wonderful day of stitching my friend....
The next time you hear from me I'll have the new patterns ready

Over the weekend...

My husband and I went off-roading at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes State Park in Michigan.
We just joined a local off-road group and this was our first time taking a group trip.

Our family vacations on Silver Lake every summer and we love it.

We're playing follow-the-leader over the dunes....it was great fun.

Just look at this house.....I drool over it every year.
And what a beautiful view of Lake Michigan.
It's just on the boundry of the park.

In the distance you can see Silver Lake surrounded by pine trees.....the Dunes separate it from Lake Michigan.
We couldn't have asked for better weather.....the sun was shining and it warmed the sand so nicely.
The leaves are just beginning to change and the pumpkins and apples are ripe for the picking.
I loaded the back of the Jeep with as much as I could fit : )
The honey crisp apples are to die for.

We're still in heaven from our gorgeous weekend but I'm getting back to stitching today.
I have 4 new patterns that will be released soon.
Thankfully it's a nice sunny day here on the homestead to inspire me to get back to work.

Have a wonderful day my friend....

My birthday present...

Look at this sweet little face.....I love his chin. He doesn't have a name yet as he is just settling in to his new home next to my sewing chair.
Lori Ann Corelis does the best work ever.....and she is the sweetest little soul I've ever met.

I found this old velvet pincushion at the ~In The Spirit of Friends~ Show at Malabar Farm.
And it's a perfect match to my new little friend.

So this was my little splurge birthday present and I couldn't be happier. It's so comforting to me to have a hand-made treasure created by such a talented artist that I so admire.

Today I'm making a few little Journal covers and I'm hatching a few ideas for the Country Sampler Group kit. This is the last one for the year so I'm making it a good one : )

Happy Stitching My Friend....

Smiles to you, Stacy

Fun at the Farm....

Here are a few pics from the Malabar Farm show last Saturday.
We had the best weekend.....the farm is beautiful and we couldn't have asked for better weather.
The girls that promoted the show did a fantastic job and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they do it again next year.
Thank you again Tammy, Debbie, Carol, Carolyn & Julie !!!
I had a few free minutes from my booth to look around and I found so many good primitive things. I bought some wonderful old wools that I can't wait to use and I bought myself an early birthday present from Lori Ann Corelis......I'll post a picture of my little treasure tomorrow.

The Black Horse Sewing Pouch turned out really nice.....I had so many requests to make it into a pattern so I'll start working on that right away.

I love this one....this picture is not good but look for it to be a pattern the first of Oct. I'm going to offer a few kits for this one too. And it has some fun wool applique on the back......love it!!!
I gotta tell ya that I'm loving the black linen. When I stitched this design I wasn't too crazy about it but after it was finished I fell in love. The strap is long enough to wear across your body like a purse. I can't wait to make more.....I might even have to keep one for myself : )

Well this is me.....my husband snapped this when I wasn't looking or I would have had my hand in front of my face. I must confess a few things....I don't like having my picture taken and I get nervous in big crowds of people.
I know....I know.....it's crazy....but I'm working it.

I want to thank everyone that came to see me at the show.....I loved meeting you and it's so nice to have a face to go with a name. You have all inspired me so much.

Until tomorrow.....
Smiles to you my friend : )

This is what I've been working on....

I think I'm still trying to settle into our school schedule. I've been staying up way too late and getting up way too early. All I want to do these days is sit and stitch.
And now I have all this finishing to do.....ugh.
It's not like to me stitch something and not finish it right away. So now I'm going to pay with a week of nothing but finish work : )

I've been stitching on this black linen and I really like it.
It took me a little bit to get used to stitching on something so dark but I finally got the hang of it.
I've noticed it's easier to stitch on outside in natural sunlight. Taylor and I have been going to the park in the afternoons so I take it along and do a little stitching while she's running around burning off some energy.

I can't decide about this ~Eliza Ann~ on black linen.....should I make it into a little sewing pouch or a pinkeep??? The only bad thing about the black linen is I can't stuff it with sawdust.....it wants to stick all over and it's just a mess. Cotton stuffing isn't bad....I just prefer the sawdust.

Oh yes....I wanted to tell you, I dyed my linen black myself. When I was working on the ~Merry Hallowe'en~ Book I dyed a yard to mess around with. I used the liquid Rit black dye. It took 3 times of dipping and drying to get it right. And I'll still use the walnut dye to age the cotton fabrics I'll use to finish it....and it will age the floss nicely too.

~Something Wicked This Way Comes~
I love this one and I can't believe I haven't finished it.
This is going to be a Sewing Bag with wools on the outside and reproduction cottons on the inside.
And on the back I think I'll stitch ~BOO~ in some old wools. Fun!!

The black horse wind vane is either going to be a Journal or a pinkeep. It's done in pumpkin, black and moss colors and I have some really good fabrics to go with it.

If these 2 things turn out I'm thinking about making them into patterns.
They would be really fun : )

I'm going to make another ~True Love~ Sampler Bag to take to Malabar Farm in a couple weeks.
And the ~Peace & Plenty~ will be a hanging pinkeep. It's really nice finished.
And it's from the ~From Hollyhock Farm~ Book. I love the colors.

Oh my.....I really love this one too. I'm thinking about stitching up another one of these really fast. But....I have to finish this one first.
I'm not crazy about the color I used for the basket....I think it was DMC 611.....I'll change that on my next one. But once I age it maybe I'll be happier.

This is going to be a Sewing Pouch. I have some great black fabric for the back and I'll choose a good reproduction cotton for the inside.....something with a pumpkin color.
And I think the next one I stitch will have a slit opening in the front like the old ladyes pockets.

Oh, I'd really like to do one on raw linen with the original colors from the book and finish it in wools. I would love that. Maybe I can get it done before Malabar Farm....it would be great to take along.

I'm off to tend to a little laundry and then some finishing...

Happy Stitching my friend

My favorite place to visit....

Yesterday we visited our favorite creamery....Trader's Point Creamery
in Zionsville, IN.
Taylor found a new friend right away. This sweet little thing ran right up to
us like she had been waiting all day for us to arrive.
Taylor was sure she needed to go home with us.
But I'm pretty sure kitty has is made there at the creamery.
She gets fresh milk everyday.

And take a look at this sweet little baby. How can you not fall in love with that face.

The chickens are my favorite part of the visit.....they free range over the
farm and produce the best organic eggs.
I would have a bigger herd of chickens if we had room here on
the homestead. I love to make them cornbread and listen to them
go crazy with peeps and coos.
There's nothing better than sitting on the porch with stitching in my lap
as the chickens scratch around under the holly bushes.

We had the most wonderful relaxing day yesterday.....it was sunny with just
the slightest chill in the air.
There's nothing like farm animals to re-charge my batteries : )

And now today I'm going to tear into that old green wool blanket. I'm almost
finished stitching the sampler for the front and I think I'm going to applique BOO on
the back with some scraps of old wool.

Oh, and the best news ever....today is Taylor's first day of pre-school.
It has been a long summer.
She woke us up at 6 am to let us know she goes to school today : )
We call Taylor our 'spirited' child. She is non-stop, high-maintenance and
very strong willed. But we love her. She inspires me everyday.....in between making me crazy :)
I'm in the process of designing a prairie inspired girls clothing line
for her........ Tater Bean's.
What does Tater Bean mean you ask.....well Daddy started that when she
was just a baby. Her name is Taylor Jean and Daddy nicknamed
her Tater Bean.
She was the size of a bean when she was born and it just caught on.
Daddy even made up a Tater Bean song and it still makes her
giggle uncontrollably when he sings it.

This is the first time I've told anyone outside of my family about my plans.
It's still on the drawing board but I'm very excited about it.
When I get my samples stitched up I'll post some pics.
I could use some input about them.

Have a wonderful day my friend. And I hope you have time for a little
stitching.....I can hear mine calling me now....

Smiles to you, Stacy