Fun French Free design

 

N°0018 - Grillo'tte de Betty (skyrock.com)

Love the "Cot cot salut ma" which translates to "Cock Cock Hi Ma" as best as I can figure out.  I love chickens and the bright colors are fun.  Follow the link to the blog "Grillo'tte de Betty" to get this free design.

Mirror Angels free design from Chez Mounette

 

Mirror Angels (chezmounette.blogspot.com)

I adore this free design.  You could certainly stitch it in any color.  Follow the above link, click on the image of the chart and a larger version will come up that you can save to your device.  

Free Angel and the Snowdrops design from Chez Mounette

 

Angel & the legend of the snowdrops (chezmounette.blogspot.com)

A very sweet and charming free design.  A pdf of the graph can be found by following the link above.

Witches of Violet City, a Halloween free design from Chez Mounette blogspot

 http://chezmounette.blogspot.com/2014/09/les-sorcieres-de-la-ville-violette.html 

This is a wonderful free design from the Blogspot "Chez Mounette".  The colors are marvelous! By following the above link you can save a larger image of the graph with the color key.

New link added to free design list--Universe of the Tender Rose

 

Universe of the Tender Rose

I found this French blog chasing a design I saw on Pinterest.  This French blogger has pages of free designs, a lot are dolls from different countries.  The one pictured above I found to be quite beautiful. Have fun perusing this blog.

Forbidden Fiber Company freebie!

 

Forbidden Fiber Company. An Exquisite Color Experience.

Here is another inspiration free design offered by Forbidden Fiber Company.  You do need to put it in a cart and go thru the check out process to get the download link.  No payment info is required and while you are there look around and check out their fibers. They have yarn and floss and patterns for knitting and crochet.  They also have hand dyed cross stitch fabric and a monthly subscription for it. Their hand dyed floss is lovely, there is a brown to grey color called "Wookie" that I really like.  I explored the monthly floss club they have also.  Definitely a possibility in the future for me.  

I have added their site to my free design links to the list on the left hand side of my blog.  

Gloria Sparkles! Progress video.

 

 

She looks beautiful!  I am so pleased with her.

🌟New designer with an enchanting free Christmas design! 🌟

Sweet Wing Studio

Sweet Wing Studio is a new designer to me, but this lovely free Christmas design is enchanting.  It is called By Angels Bright.  Follow the link below the image to find the download link.

I have looked at this designer's patterns and I am delighted with the spiritual tone to them.  Susan O'Bryant has an Etsy shop that you can peruse and purchase her designs for download.  I love a couple of them and am going to have to purchase them. SweetWingStudio | Etsy

Floss Tube #76: Christmas Wishes and 2021 finale

 FlossTube #76 The Sunroom Stitcher

Rouching 2 two colored ribbons tutorial

 

Tutorials – Luminous Fiber Arts

Luminous Fiber Arts has a lovely tutorial video that instructs how to make a two different color ribbon rouching to finish your project.  It is a nice video.  While you are over there sign up for the newsletter.

New freebie site added to links

 

3rd stage of Carmela's Christmas surprise sal - Broder... Just to stop time! (canalblog.com)

I haven't found but this one free design on this site but I imagine there are more.  This is a darling free SAL on the French blog La Brodeuse du 09. The finished photo shown was found on the blog Stitch Dreams.

Fox and Rabbit has free designs

 

Fox and Rabbit has some lovely free designs.  I have added it to my list of sites that offer free designs which is to the left.  The above are two of the designs offered and at this time. There are 4 more.

Top of Gloria border completed...a video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAWp9300CiU

A very short and unprofessional video of the top border of Gloria by Patricia Andrle.  Now to start down the sides.  I am finding thread ends working their way out on the back.  I am not sure how I will tackle this issue.

The Scarlet House added to free design links

https://www.thescarletthouse.com/

Patricia Andrle is in my hoop!

 I started "Gloria" designed by Patricia Andrle on November 27, 2021. This chart can be found in the Cross Stitch and Country Craft magazine issue November/December 1995.  I was Skyping with my bestie Leslie when I started it.  I am using the called for colors of DMC floss and Kreinik metallics on 28 count Lugana fabric in Opalescent White. O Gloria, Gloria in Excelsis Dio translates to Glory to God in the Highest!

The going is slow with the Kreinik but the results are stunning. I am stitching the outside border and am blown away by the richness of the jewel colors and the overall bling. I am enjoying this stitch immensely.

The overall size will be 10" by 8½" and the stitch count size is 141 by 119. I stitched another Patricia Andrle design in 1995 called "O Come All Ye Faithful".  It is pictured below.

Five Christmas Robins from Carrine's Blog

 

OiseauxNoel (canalblog.com) - Download pattern

Bien le Bonjour aux Brodeuses -suite (canalblog.com) Carrine's blog.

Lovely free Christmas design from Carrine

 

Coeur Noel 2007 (canalblog.com) Download link for Joyeux Noel design.

Bien le Bonjour aux Brodeuses -suite (canalblog.com) Carrine's blog.

What am I stitching on?

 Actually I have been working on stitching free designs.  They are quick and provide the variety I am looking for at the moment.

Meet Yankee Doodle Duckie.  He was designed by Handblessing and honestly I never had seen him until recently when I found a bunch of old newsletters on-line with lots of older free designs in them. I  started him on June 22, 2021 and he was finished June 30, 2021. He is stitched on Zweigart 28 count lugana in white.  I used stashed Six Strand Sweets floss in Mulberry Wine, Patriot Pop, Bluebery Pie (2 different color lots), Toffee and Spiced Orange Cider.  His eyes are black petite beads.  He is so blessed cute and he makes me smile.  The link to Yank is: NewsletterJune_2011.pdf (myfiberworks.com)

This design is called Flag City by La D Da and it was stitched in 2018.  I just fully finished it into a hanging pocket. I hung it on our front door with some red, white and blue flowers which I had.  I love how it turned out. The vintage pillow ticking fabric I had purchased at Hobby Lobby is just perfect for it.  The link to this free design is here: Free charts from La-d-da Cross Stitch Designs

Next in my parade is a Heart in Hand free design from Cecilia Turner called Spooky.  I started this on June 7, 2021 and finished it on June 8, 2021.  I stitched it on a hand dyed fabric from an unknown company however the color was called Over the Hill 27 count linen.  I used Weeks Dyed Works Merlin, the purple black color; Gentle Arts Ruby Slipper for the orange red; Crescent Colors Honeycomb for the gold and DMC white.  The wee ghost's eyes are French knots.  It was a fun little stitch.  Finishing is unknown at this time.  The link to the newsletter the free design was in is: spooky-2.pdf (heartinhand.com)

I love this bookmark, it is perfect in my bible.  This design is called Alleluia and it is designed by Nancy Bandzuch.  I found it on a site called Catholic Sprouts.  I started this design on May 19, 2021 and fully finished on June 20, 2021.  I used a silk floss from Silks 4 You, a maroon to raspberry color PR044 and Rainbow Gallery Fyrewerks Metallic Braid #F3. I  stitched it on Crescent Colors 28 count evenweave in the color Vanilla Bean.  I moved the cross from below the wording to before the wording to make the bookmark longer.  Then I stitched the buttonhole stitch all the way around with DMC perle cotton #12 in white.  This took forever because I kept putting it down.  I fringed the ends and as I said I couldn't love it more. The link to this design is here: Free Alleluia Cross Stitch Pattern for Easter | Catholic Sprouts

This design is from a new designer to me, Pinker 'n Punkin.  I adore her free designs.  This design is called Bee Sampler and I started this on June 9, 2021 and finished it on June 20, 2021.  It is stitched on Weeks Dyed Works 30 count in the color Parchment.  I used Gentle Arts Sampler Thread color Wood Trail for DMC 434.  The rest of the floss was Old Willow Sampler Threads, Quaker Swan for DMC white,  Black Cat for DMC 310, American Quaker Gold for DMC 783 and Chocoholic for DMC 838.  I had so much fun stitching this and plan on stitching many more of Pinker 'n Punkin designs.  The link for this free design is: Pinker n Punkin Quilting & Stitching: A Little Bee Sampler - Freebie

So this free design caught my eye.  It is by Alita Designs and it is called 4th of July Heart.  I really liked the way the stripes flowed.  So I pulled some Valdani floss in Natural, Rich Wine and Sea Deep.  The Valdani floss reminds me of the old flower thread by Ginnie Thompson and DMC.  It has that linen floss look but stitches more nicely.  Remember DMC linen floss, it didn't last on the market very long. It was awful to stitch with.  I chose  a fabric in 28 count, a Country French linen in the color Goldneedle.  I started it on July 1, 2021 and you can see where I am. 

I really like how it looks.  I am thinking I will stitch "1776" instead of "4th of July".  Here is a link to this free design: 4th of July Heart cross stitch pattern (alitadesigns.com)

So you can see, as I now can, that I indeed have been busy.  I was intending on reorganizing my Happy Room this week as hubby is on vacation and prowling the house.  I wanted to let him prowl and I would hide away in here.  Well I have barely started the reorganizing...lol!  I hope your summer is wonderful and your stitching sublime.   Until next time, God Bless!

Some stitchy progress to report!

 

Here I sit on a gloomy Monday afternoon.  I have been working on finding free designs to post on my Facebook group Needle Free 4 All.  I do create my posts and schedule them to appear at a future date and that builds the group to have new freebie posts even if life gets in the way, like a sickness or family need.  It allows me to post really quality designs I find and I do find terrific ones.  I have May completely full and am working on June now.  I like to have 2 designs a day but I go thru and fill in the entire month with one design and then go back and add a second.  I have to keep track of postings so I don't double post a design or miss a day.  I love doing this for my group and they really enjoy it too.

Stitching wise I am working on Jardin Prive "Welcome Easter".  I am coming along slowly but enjoying each little motif of this magical fairy Easter village. The houses make me think of crazy mushrooms and I love how prevalent pink is in the design.  The rooster with pink feathers makes me smile. Here are a couple of photos a little closer up.

I am stitching it with the called for DMC floss colors on 32 count evenweave in the color "parchment".  I started it on Wednesday, 28 April 2021 at 8:30p.m.  Thank goodness for my stitching journal I discussed earlier this month. Anyway, there is absolutely more cuteness to come.

I did purchase from DMC some square wooden hoops.  I do like them but the 10" is really 9½" which sort of bummed me out.  I think they should measure them according to the stitching surface not edge to edge of the hoop.  I also bought an 8" wooden hoop.

That is all the excitement for me here in the dreary and secluded folds of my Lilac Thicket.  The smell of Panda Express will soon envelope the inside of our home.  Hubby called and is swooping down the roads with Chinese goodness for our American palettes.  So my lovely stitchy friends, until next time, God Bless!

The Merry Month of May, what shall we say?

And spring is in full swing here in the wild and gentle folds of our Lilac Thicket.  Hubby has now mowed the yard 3 times!  We have had the most magnificent blue skies as of late.  It is a heavenly deep sky blue which soothes the eye and soul.

I had to set down Festive Feathers.  That kit floss was driving me insane, knotting constantly.  I have started a new project however.  I wanted something fun and whimsical and started on Jardin Prive's "Easter Welcome".  

It is a delightful design and I love the houses that remind me of mushrooms.  All the eggs are brown and tan and there is my beloved pink front and center.  I have just started this with the called for colors and have the top left house and daisy stitched.  The different elements could be easily pulled out and stitched to create a sweet card too.  I will post a progress picture at a later time.

I also managed to get all my loose DMC wrangled up and put away. I found a big box of DMC down in the basement in a cupboard I highjacked for storage of my paper products, toilet paper, paper towels and facial tissue.  I didn't know anything was in it.  Hubby must have snuck stuff in there.  I am slowly working on the pile o' crap in the Happy Room and getting it sorted.  I am terrible at putting things away in here.  I spend 80% of my waking hours in here and you would think I would be more vigilant in keeping it neat.   Well that is wishful thinking.

Just a quick update in the sanity of my beloved home in the healing folds of our Lilac Thicket.  God Bless!