Summer Quaker is another in the Quaker series by Primrose Cottage. I LOVE this series and have already stitched many of them.

The recommended fabric is 28ct white lugana using Dinky Dyes Saffron silk floss. I chose to use a piece of 28ct white Jobelin I had in my stash. For floss, I am using Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe Flame Azalea and Mountain Delphinium. While I love the design, I had a hard time with it. I do not like Jobelin as much as lugana because for some reason, I find the holes harder to see.

Summer Quaker joins some of the other Quakers in the tiered tray.

Strawberry Quilt and Berry Basket were part of the Sip and Stitch Mystery Box offered by Primrose Cottage. I did not purchase the Mystery Box but a friend loaned me both of the charts. If they offer one for Christmas this year, I think I will try and purchase one.

The Strawberry Quilt design is 55 x 55 stitches and calls for 32ct Berry Smoothie evenweave. The fabric was also offered in aida and I purchased a piece of 16ct. The recommended floss is DMC 9471, 783,3712,3831, and B5200. I decided to use Anchor white in place of B5200. I used Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe Hollyhock Leaves for the 471 and Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe Heirloom Red Cherry for 3831. I decided I wanted the finished piece to be a bit bigger so used a piece of 14ct pink I had in my stash. I finished this one as a small pin pillow with a ruched ribbon trim.

The Berry Basket has a stitch count of 99x 76 and calls for 28ct Light Ash Gray. Recommended floss is DMC 471, 645, 783, 3712, 3810, 3811, 3831, and B5200. I used the same two Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe floss colors on this one. I chose a piece of 16ct Picture This Plus Storm I had in my stash.

The small pillow is fairly heavy as I used poly pellets for the filling topped off with fiberfill. The gray wool flannel patch keeps everything inside the pillow. Rather than adding any kind of trim around the edges, I decided to add a hanging wax strawberry to the display of Berry Basket.

In October 2023, Hobby House Needleworks offered As the Crow Flies Pinkeep by Stacy Nash Designs as a kit. Since Fall is my favorite time of year and I love the Fall colors, I purchased it. The kit came with the chart, floss, fabric, and finishing trim. I chose the 16ct aida option.

The called for fabric is Cosmic Platinum fabric. I am not sure what the kit shipped with as I did not write it down but it is a mottled orange/tan fabric. It is a little darker than I normally stitch on so I am using the lighter side of the fabric.

I’m working on building the house now and planting grass in the front. I’m not sure if I will finish it as a pinkeep or not. I may mount it on a board OR frame it. We’ll see once I finish stitching it.

I decided that rather than framing this one, I would mount it on top of one of those boxes that look like a book. I would have preferred one a bit darker brown but I did not want to risk messing it up by painting it. The dimensions of this one is: 1.88” H x 10.31” W x 6.69” D

I mounted the stitched piece on a piece of matboard with a single layer of batting, then laced the stitched piece to the board using upholstery thread.

Right now, the stitched piece is just sitting on the book box. I will probably use acid free double sided stitchy tape to attach it to the box.

Thistle Manor is another of the free charts offered by Blackbird Designs. Copyright 2002. It’s not a big design with a stitch count of 92h x 75w and calls for only one color of floss. You could choose almost any fabric and floss to stitch it with.

I decided to use a piece of 18ct Platinum aida I had in my stash and Farmhouse Flossies Royalist Blue floss.

It turned out to be a fairly quick stitch and because I used 18ct, not very big. I will probably finish it as a small pin pillow.

While I prefer the look of the solid color backing fabric, I am not that great at doing the ladder stitch to close the opening. When using the method of cutting a hole in the backing fabric, I can easily (or not so easily) use poly pellets for a good portion of the filling material the fiberfill for the rest. The patch which is wool felt, covers up the hole and keeps everything inside the pillow.

Honeybee Quaker is another in the Quaker series by Primrose Cottage.

The model was stitched on 25ct white Lugana but I chose to use 28ct as it is what I had stitched the others on. I used all the called for DMC colors. It really was a quick stitch.

While roaming around in Hobby Lobby one day, I found this bee fabric and thought it would be perfect to finish this series with. I used poly pellets and poly fiberfill to stuff the small pillow and it joins its cousins in the tiered tray. I love the added weight of the pellets but not working with them.

Soaring Pigeon is one of the nature inspired designs by Pigeon Coop Designs. It is available both as a pdf file or a kit which includes everything needed for stitching the design. I chose the pdf because I like to select my own fabric and floss.

I chose a piece of hand dyed 16ct aida in a mottled blue that I had in my stash and used the called for colors with the exception of one which I did not have.

I mounted it on one of the round mini boards and added some blue rick rack and a bow. Simple but I love it. It joins Festive Cardinal and Spring Robin on my “bird wall.”

Spring Robin is another one of the designs by Pigeon Coop Designs. Max Pigeon, owner, offers his designs in both kits which include everything you need and pdf files. I have always purchased the pdfs, mainly cause I am not fond of kits.

The stitch count is 57w x 70h and uses 6 different DMC colors. I chose to use a piece of 16ct Highland aida by Picture This Plus. I had intended to mount it on the same round board I used for the cardinal but it is a bit too big.

I chose to leave off the six confetti stitches scattered around the bird. Instead I have some tiny green buttons, I plan on using in place of those stitches.

Spring Quaker by Primrose Cottage is the 4th one in this series I have stitched.

The recommended fabric is 28ct Mushroom using Classic Colorworks Blooming Crocus. I chose to use 28ct Antique White Lugana and Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe floss. I chose three shades of purple:

• Purple Mix (dark) for the two butterflies
• Favorite Flowers (medium) for the three birdhouses
• Wild Phlox (light and identical to the called for floss) for everything else

This will be finished as a small pillow and join the others I have stitched in this series – Winter Quaker, Christmas Quaker, Autumn Quaker, and Valentine’s Day Quaker.

Started Stitching: March 15, 2024
Finished Stitching: March 23, 2024