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Inspired Needle News

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News of Note:

Shop Hours:

Wed, Thur, Fri, Sat 10-4

Tuesday 10-8p

Open one Sunday per month

from 1pm-5pm; next two

open Sundays are April 17

and May 22

Save the date! Count Me

Inspired Needlework Retreat

will be October 7,8,9, 2011

F.Y.I. Shop will be closed

April 26 through May 3 while

we are at Celebration of

Needlework in Nashua, NH

www.celebrationofnw.com

Birds of a Feather Mys-

tery Sampler Club

2

Just Nan 2

Lizzie*Kate New Re-

leases

2

Jardin Prive 3

Handblessings Trunk

Show

3

Online Needlework Show 3

What’s New At The Shop 4

Inside this issue:

The date on this newslet-ter is laughable….I tried to be timely but with all the busy-ness surrounding Market, the ordering, set-ting up for an in-shop re-view, re-ordering, it took every last minute of my time. On top of that was a mad rash of customer framing that I needed to attend to. My Tuesday stitch group is just cranking out those finished projects! I hope this newsletter finds you busily stitching away, whether on old or new designs. I know there has been a plethora of fabu-

lous new charts recently released that it’s hard to de-cide which one to start next. I have been making good progress on

my Mary Garry piece I show-cased in the January newsletter. I took a little break from working on it to whip up a Prairie Grove candle mat for an upcoming class on

finishing the candle mat. I am almost finished with the stitch-

ing and then it’s back to the Orphan Sampler. I am also ashamed to say I have not even taken the Immi-

grant Sampler out of the bag to even set in one stitch. That was my chal-lenge

piece that the Tuesday night group chose for me

to complete in 2011. Well, I do have nine months left?! Definitely it is next on my agenda! I hope you are enjoying the burst of Spring. May your stitching continue to bud and grow while you cultivate your own needle-work project garden!

After Market Fever

March 1, 2011

Celebration of Needlework Midwest!!!

Woohoo! We have been

begging Pam of Celebra-

tion of Needlework to bring

the stitching festival back

to the Midwest. You may

remember that there was a

Louisville, Kentucky show

a few years ago. The show

dates could not be sched-

uled with

that par-

ticular

hotel so it was back to a

New Hampshire-only show.

Get your calendars and

block out the dates—

September 16/17/18, 2011!

Bring your stitching bud-

dies and get ready

for a Celebration of

FUN! The show will

be held at the Embassy

Suites in St. Charles, MO.

Stay tuned for further de-

tails. We’ll keep you up-

dated as soon as we know

more information.

Buds, birds and new births. Spring!

Lizzie*Kate’s fresh spring pattern, “Spring Alphabet”

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Oaten Scone and stitched

with Soie d’Alger silks. A silk

kit is also available.

Also on it’s way to the

shop is the latest in the

Pocket Winder series,

Painted Turtle Pocket.

Stitch the colorful pocket

and then on the back, watch as

the turtles go round and round to

find their way out of the

garden maze! Of course,

the pocket wouldn’t be com-

plete without the adorable

Turtle Winder. Add the

Turtle Pin for a complete

set!

Reserve your designs to-

day! They are due in the shop

the week of April 11th.

Nan has done it again

with a new Limited Edi-

tion Series, debuting with

Emma & Eliza. Stitch the

story of the two sisters

and their gardening hab-

its as you fill in each

band. Your chart con-

tains embellishments.

Shown stitched on 34

count Legacy Linen in

Brenda Gervais of Country

Stitches/With Thy Needle has em-

barked on a new series due out

soon. This new Birds of a Feather

Mystery Sampler Club will be dis-

tributed by Norden Crafts and re-

leased in three installments.

The first installment, to be re-

leased May 10, will include the bor-

der pattern for the original Birds of

a Feather design, the Weeks Dye

Works Linen (this is the color; a

light neutral color) fabric and 18

skeins of Weeks Dye Works floss.

All you have to choose is the count

fabric you prefer, 30, 35 or 40

count. The second installment, due

out June 10, will have

half of the inside por-

tion of the sampler,

followed by the remain-

der of the sampler pat-

tern on July 10. These

last two parts will con-

tain the patterns only.

If you are not a linen stitcher, we

have an alternative for

you! I’m going to find a

comparable evenweave (28

count) or aida (14 count)

for you to stitch on so you

won’t be left out of the

Club! Just mention your

fabric preference when you

sign up.

This will be an automatic and only

available to those that have signed

up for the Mystery Sampler Club.

Don’t miss out on the fun! Sign up

today by calling the shop (630-243-

9620) or sending an email

(cathy@inspiredneedle.com).

Brenda never fails to amaze us

with her creativity and this

Sampler Club will not disap-

point.

Stay tuned for a Mystery Sam-

pler Club date in May to get

together with other members

and to get started on our samplers!

Summer Alphabet is next in the

seasonal series. It’s chock full of

sunflowers, garden and beach

scenes with tiny seashell and

charm embellishments.

Land That I Love is a twist on an

old design. Linda will be updating

this classic for a fresh version and

Following up with the remaining

three Halloween Rules Double Flip

charts, L*K will be shipping Mind

Your Mummy/Sit for a Spell, Brew

Some Fun/Greet a Ghoul and Howl

At the Moon/Be Spooktacular, the

week of April 18th.

Getting ready for warmer weather,

then publishing both

designs in a Snippet.

Sneak peek to the left is

Flora McSample Straw-

berry Sampler Quick-it. Flora is

expanding her stitching to include

samplers and has added beads as

seeds on the strawberry.

Just Nan

A Birds of a Feather Mystery Sampler Club

Lizzie*Kate New Releases

Strawberry Sam-

pler

Painted Turtle

Pocket

Emma & Eliza In The

Garden

Turtle Winder

your keys when you walk in

the door. This would be a great

gift for that first-time home

owner.

Just in time for Spring, there

are five new Wedge-

wood Eggs. Stitch one

or all five designs on

the blue color as shown or

choose a color that re-

minds you of

Spring. Next in the

seasonal tree series

is Winter Wonder, a

striking blend of

wintry-blue shades

accented by shimmery ice. See

this and the Autumn Jewel tree

along with many other wonderful

models on display through the

month of April.

Now in the shop is a trunk

show by Handblessings.

Designer Eileen Gurak has

a wide and varied collec-

tion of designs to satisfy

even the most discriminate

stitcher.

Shown here are some of

Eileen’s recent releases; Antique

Key Rack: a cute place to hang

All it takes is one men-

tion and before you

know it, the word

spreads like wildfire!

New charts from

Nathalie at Jardin

Prive arrived at the

shop, Sampler au Bou-

quet I and Sampler aux

Bouquets II. On the

back of the second part,

there is a picture of a

gorgeous sampler, with

both parts and a just-

released third part. In-

cluded with part II and

part III are “filler” de-

signs, used to join the

three parts together.

Stitch one part, or stitch two and

hang them side by side. Stitch all

three parts separately and hang

those in a grouping on your wall.

Or, stitch as shown in the bottom

right photo and put all on one

piece of linen or evenweave. The

stitch count of all three

parts combined is 472 w x

104 h. Wouldn’t this

sampler be grand hung

over a queen-sized bed?

Nathalie’s charts are

designed in DMC and

she includes ranges of

colors for pinks, greens

and blues. It will be so

easy to customize

this design

for your pre-

ferred color

scheme in

either cotton

or silk. If

you would

like assis-

tance in

convert-

ing the

colors,

please feel

free to ask!

We love to play with colors and see

what shades look best on which

color fabric.

lect General Viewing. From there,

you can click on any of the vendor

links to view what they have to of-

fer. Compile a list of the items you’d

like to purchase and then call or

email the shop with your order. I

will be collecting orders through

Monday, April 18, at which time I’ll

place final orders with the vendors.

Then, just as soon as the boxes ar-

Coming at 2pm, April 14 through

midnight, April 17, is the Online

Needlework Show. This is the per-

fect show for you to attend any time

of the day or night and let us shop

owners know what you, the con-

sumer, would like. It’s a total win-

win because there are no guessing

games. You simply go to

www.needleworkshow.com and se-

rive at

the

shop,

I’ll either call you to come pick up or

I’ll ship your items to you. How sim-

ple is that?

This year marks the 10th anniver-

sary of the online show, so be sure

to watch for some show specials.

Handblessings Trunk Show

Jardin Prive Sampler aux Bouquets

Online Needlework Show

Sampler au Bouquet I

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Antique Key Rack

Wedgewood Egg

Winter Wonder

Sampler aux Bouquet II

Sampler aux Bouquet III

Sampler aux Bouquet III

315 East Illinois Street Suite B

Lemont, IL 60439

MICROSOFT

ion Needle Slide and Bird

Cage Pin

Jeannette Douglas De-

signs Thistle Lavender Bag,

Quaker Stitches, Royalty

ABC Sampler, Royalty ABC

Accessories, One Key,

Two Tulips

Country Stitches~With

Thy Needle Bunny & Co.,

Easter Frills, Proverbs 31:13

Hinzeit Folk Art Flowers,

Folk Art Tree of Life

Waxing Moon Bunny Egg

Mini, Monthly Sampler: No-

vember

Bent Creek Gnome Row,

Flair Border/Imagine/

Stickideen von Wiehenburg

Spring Quaker Bellpull

Rosewood Manor Quaker Com-

pass, Topiary Welcome, English

Sewing Box

Shakespeare’s Peddler Maggie

Bean-Hospitality

Glendon Place Eggs Ala Round

Victoria Sampler Garden Wed-

ding Sampler, Woodland Garden

Sampler, Linda’s Ort Bag, Button

Up Birdies 3 (Cathy

Jean)

Blackbird Designs A

Stitcher’s Journey

Just Nan 3 Violets

Humbug, Minerva’s

Mouse, Feathered Fash-

Together/Sparkle, Ewe

Teach, Home Sweet Mantle

Homespun Elegance

Sampler Bunny, Delivery

Spring Blossoms, Fresh-

ness is in the Air

Samplers Revisited

Mary Joy 1788

Little House Needle-

works Thirteen Colonies, Deck

The Halls, Liberty-1776

Just Another Button Co. Just

Threaders: Sampler Bird, Ewe

Heartstring Samplery Permit

Me Not to Stray, Sweet Lovers

Love the Spring

Seba Designs Dangling Hearts,

Elegance

What’s New At the Shop

Phone: 630-243-9620 Fax: 630-243-9621

E-mail: cathy@inspiredneedle.com

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