Blackbird Designs - Flowers For You

Design: Flowers For You

Designer: Blackbird Designs

Fabric: 40ct Newcastle Cream

Threads: Called for CC and GAST. Substituted 

WDW Hazelnut for GAST Gold Leaf

Backing Fabric: Lady Dot Creates Berry Crush Velveteen

Twisted Cord: DMC 3802

Blackbird Designs - Spell of the Moon

Design: Spell of the Moon

Designer: Blackbird Designs

Fabric: 28ct Star Sapphire Jobelan (stitched one over one)

Threads: Listed, but substituted WDW Pelican Grey for

GAST Aged Pewter

Blackbird Designs - from Nashville Market Cookbook 2022

Design: From the Nashville Market Cookbook 2022

Designer: Blackbird Designs

Fabric: 36ct Picture This Plus Doubloon

Threads: WDW and CC

Backing Fabric: From Blackbird Designs Garden Party Line

Twisted Cord: DMC 3858

Blackbird Designs - What Remains is Love

Design: What Remains is Love

Designer: Blackbird Designs

Fabric: Weeks Dye Works 40ct Parchment

Threads: All the called for GAST, WDW, CC 

Country Home

Design: Country Garden

Designer: Blackbird Designs

Fabric: Fox and Rabbit 40ct Paperbark

Threads: Called for except for one. 

Used GAST Rose Garden instead of WDW Camilia

Backing Fabric: From Blackbird Designs Harvest Home 

fabric line from old stash

Needlecraft Haven Monthly Challenge

Sunday was reveal day for the monthly challenge at Needlcraft Haven.  Each month a complimentary design that can be found online is chosen to stitch, using fabric, floss and making up into a finish of our own choice.  It's been a long time since I've taken part, but when I saw that the design for March was Souvenir de France by Blackbird Designs I just had to join along as it's one I've wanted to stitch for a long time. 

My choice of finish is a needlebook, so I've stitched the design one over one using Crescent Colours Milady's Teal on 28ct cream Cashel linen.  The fabric for the cover and the needle page is from French General's La Petite Ecole.  The little piece of lace was purchased from France, which I've used before and love so wanted to use it again to pretty up the front, and the shell button came from a pair of old pyjamas that I had thrown away - so glad I saved them, as this one was perfect!  The closure is a little twisted cord made from DMC 712 pearl no. 12.

I also made the beaded scissor fob.  I bought the sterling silver Eiffel Tower charm some time ago to make a beaded fob for when I eventually got around to stitching Souvenir de France or Jardin Prive's Eiffel Quaker, which ever came first.  The beads are sterling silver, Swarovski crystal, pearl and Mill Hill seed beads.  It's really pretty and sparkly in real life!

Hope you all enjoyed your Easter weekend.  Hope to be back soon.  :o)

Blackbird Designs - Madeira Jelly Roll Tin

Look what came in the post this morning...the Blackbird Designs Madeira Jelly Roll Tin! As you can see from the photos I already have some of the Madeira fabrics, so when I found the empty tin on Ebay for 'Buy It Now' I just had to snap it up immediately...lol! Have you seen the pictures of Jane Timmer's (Fancy Work) Madeira Tin Project that she has on her Blog? Isn't it lovely! I would love to be able to make these accessories for my tin too! :o)

Tin top

Tin bottom

Got a little carried away again!

I just had to have a piece of this sampler print fabric after seeing how Anne (Tempus Fugit) had used it to finish her pinkeep. As you can see though, while searching for the multi coloured print I also found another sampler print in other colours by the same designer, which of course I just had to have too. You know what it's like...I just couldn't decide on which other colour to have so thought it would be best to play safe and have all three...LOL! Won't they be perfect for lining some of those little tins with their sewing accessories! I had to order from a couple of different sites but they were in the UK with next day delivery which was great because I just couldn't wait to get my grubby little hands on them!

The plain fabrics are also from the same collection, described as an evenweave fabric equivalent to 28ct and apparently lovely to stitch on. The four FQs were bundled together and with discount came to £7.16...how could I resist!