Come Into My Garden was introduced at the Summer Stitch Camp held at the Country Sampler in Spring Green WI in June 2019. It is available exclusively from that shop as a kit. Please note, the sampler in the picture is not finished as Barb ran out of time but the full chart is included.
I wanted to stitch this piece but did not want to purchase it as a kit as it came with 36ct linen which I cannot see to stitch on and I wanted to change out much of the floss for Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe floss. I was luck enough to find another stitcher who was willing to let me borrow her chart.
I ordered a piece of 16ct Wren by Picture This Plus and selected the floss I wanted to use. On 16ct, the design size is larger measuring 15 3/8 by 15 5/8.
The recommended colors with my changes are listed below:
- WDW adobe/VMSS Rust
- WDW Bee’s Knees/VMSS Barnwood Tan
- WDW Caper/VMSS Mountain Laurel
- WDW Chickpea/VMSS Spiced Cider
- WDW Cinnabar 10 yards (I need more since I am stitching with 2 strands
- WDW Confederate Gray/VMSS Frog Prince
- WDW Deep Sea
- WDW Dirt Road/VMSS 1840 Brass
- WDW Dolphin/VMSS Twitterpated
- WDW Oscar 10 yrds/VMSS Rosebud Leaves and VMSS Hollyhock Leaves. I used Rosebud Leaves for the border and Hollyhock Leaves for all the plant stems and leaves to make sure I had enough. The two colors are almost identical.
- WDW Pelican Gray/VMSS Toad Spell
- WDW Sandcastle/VMSS Desert Grass
- WDW Schneckly/VMSS Memory Quilt
- WDW Sanguine
- WDW Straw/VMSS Golden Sand
I started stitching this on August 14, 2019.
I finished stitching this piece on August 31, 2019 with the exception of adding my mother’s name. Trying to decide on Mom’s Garden, Marge Little, or Mrs. L which was my father’s nickname for her.
And here it is October 27, 2019 and the project is now pinned and laced and in the frame. This is one of my favorite framed I have ordered and used in the past. Unfortunately, I think it is being discontinued.