Four Season Chairs - Summer, Spring, Autumn, Winter

Counted Cross Stitch Sampler Picture “Four Season Chairs” (Not Framed)
Four Season Chairs - Summer, Spring, Autumn, Winter

This large embroidered artwork contains 4 different samplers all stitched into in 1 final embroidered piece.
It took about 9  12-14 hour days to complete this project. I'm not sure I want to part with this project!

• Summer: This season has an Adirondack chair sitting in the sun at the beach facing the water.
• Spring: Spring has gardening tools, flowers and a Ra-tan Love Seat waiting for a couple to have a seat.
• Autumn: Autumn has an old fashioned high back chair with a handmade afghan with a fringe on it. Pumpkins and corn round out the look.
• Winter: A Snow covered rocking chair sitting on a porch in front of the shuttered window and glowing candles are in this winter scene. A wreath adorns the rocking chair.

This is a Janlynn Needlecraft Counted Cross Stitch Pattern entitled “Four Season Chairs.” It was stitched using cotton thread on 14 count Aida fabric. There are 39 different colors embroidered into these 4 samplers. It has been washed and ironed.

It will fit in a 16”x16” frame without a mat or in a 20”x20” frame with a mat.
This item can be found at: https://www.etsy.com/listing/178500725/cross-stitch-embroidered-four-season?ref=shop_home_active_1
~Sarah

A New Jelly Roll Quilt

Baby Boy or Baby Girl Quilt - Jelly Roll Style with Flannel Back - Orange and Blue

If you don't know what a Jelly Roll is, it is a roll of 2.5 inch strips of various patterned fabrics. I stitched the Jelly Rolls together and washed them. I also pre-washed the flannel fabric for the quilts and the fabric I wanted to use as a binder to prevent shrinkage later on.

I machine quilted the quilt using decorative stitches. I did the same to the binding fabric. Normally I hand tie it and hand bind it. I decided a decorative machine stitch would be nice for this one.

This quilt has a variety of beautiful patterned fabrics in orange, blue, yellow, and green. (The reverse side has a bit of pink as well. It has a bright geometric flannel backing in numerous bright colors. It is bound with an orange Batik fabric.

My Jelly Roll Quilts are about 29" wide and 42" tall.

I have a matching Doll Quilt that was made along with it. You can find them at Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/176459358/baby-boy-or-baby-girl-quilt-jelly-roll?ref=listing-shop-header-1 .

~Sarah

Decorative Machine Quilting

 

Matching Doll Quilts:

 

A Musical Memory Board

One more Musical Memory/Picture Board. I used a scrap plywood board and extra batting. I used new Musical Print Fabric and Ribbon from Stampin' Up. The buttons have been in my stash for a long time. I found the clothespins at Walmart to attach things to the board. This board is on its way to its new home very shortly. I hope he enjoys it!

~Sarah

Megan's Jewelry Cabinet

A year ago, we found a beautiful antique maple mirror at an Antique shop.  I thought it would be a beautiful jewelry cabinet for Megan.  Tom agreed.

We got some Maple lumber from a place on the reservation and Tom planed it down. Tom built a box for it and put a natural clear stain on it to enhance the natural  maple wood. I lined the back with a red velvety fabric and added the brass hooks and jewelry hangers. I drilled and screwed in 39 hooks for necklaces, 10 hooks for bracelets and 7 brass rods for Earrings. Tom assembled it using a sturdy piano hinge and a lock.

After Christmas, he hung it on the wall on top of fern strips screwed into the studs as it is such a heavy piece and Megan immediately started filling it.

~Sarah

A Cabinet for Brandon

Tom and I went to an auction in Rhinebeck, NY last May. While there I found this awesome print by Thom SanSoucie (www.AmericanAutoArt.com). Tom and Brandon love Cobras, Mustangs, and any Ford Vehicle. Brandon also loves anything burning as he is a volunteer firefighter like his dad was.

I suggested making it into a cabinet and Tom and I talked about design ideas. We found the Mustang Horse and Cobra symbols as well as the door pull at Hobby Lobby. The Mustang Script was added after Brandon opened it on Christmas Day as Tom had a hard time finding it in the garage. It came off an old car and was in the attic. The Red, White, and Blue Mustang Emblem was also saved from the garage.

Tom designed the cabinet and stained it Dark Mahogany. A Piano Hinge was used to secure the door. I clipped the glass and picture into the frame he made and set the shelves back slightly to allow for the backing. A lockable latch and hooks for hats were added.
Tom told Brandon he would keep it if Brandon didn’t like it, but that did not appear to be an option.

~Sarah and Tom