Kitted Projects Show N Tell

 Today we share five of our kitted up but not started projects.  It was a blast to see everyone's ready to go projects.  Here are the ones I shared.

 
Northern Cardinal by Cottage Garden Samplings

Summer Garden - Chatelaine

Rest a Wile - Plum Street

Coffee Quaker - Heartstring Samplery

Henry & Lucy - FFO

 

Heartstring Samplery | Lucy to Henry 

&

Plum Street Samplers | Henry to Lucy

Retreat piece from Hobby House in April 2025.  

Note:  I shortened the pattern to fit in the space it was going to be displayed. A small border section is missing from the bottom of the piece.

I finally chose FFO materials for my Henry & Lucy band sampler. 

I found a matching piece of backing fabric and decided to make my own cording from DMC 930 floss.

Heartstrings Samplery / Plum Street Samplers Collaboration piece (Finish)

 

I finished the long band of Lucy to Henry (Heartstrings) and Henry to Lucy (Plum Street) that I got at the Hobby House Retreat in April 2025.  Just in time for the April 2026 retreat!  

 

Fabric:  36 ct. Dames of the Needle, Southern Pecan.  Floss:  Called for provided by Hobby House

Lucy to Henry (Hearstrings Samplery) & Henry to Lucy (Plum Street Samplers) - (WIP)

 

 Henry to Lucy and Lucy to Henry - A collaboration between Heartstrings Samplery and Plum Street Samplers for the Hobby House Retreat in April 2025.

I decided to stitch these as a long band sampler as shown at the retreat.

Stitched on 36 ct. Southern Pecan linen by Dames of the Needle with all the called for flosses.

Lucy to Henry & Henry to Lucy - Plum Street & Heartstring Samplery

 New Start!  

I've been dying to start the retreat stitch from The Hobby House in April 2024.  We got a collaborative piece from Beth Twist and Paulette Stewart.  There were 4 sections to the complete project if you wanted to stitch it as a long band.

I can't wait to work on it.

Hobby House Retreat - April 2025

 We were fortunate to have both Paulette from Plum Street Samplers and Beth from Heartstring Samplery at the Hobby House Retreat. My table mates were great and we had a great time.  Almost everyone was from a different state.  

The retreat exclusive was a collaboration between Paulette and Beth, and boy, did they hit it out of the park!  It even came with options.  You can stitch it as individual pillows, or as a long bell pull band sampler.  You can mix and match the parts in whatever order you would like.  The colors were fabulous and the fabric supplied was wonderful.

The Flag Thief - Plum Street

I'm so looking forward to the Hobby House Retreat with Heartstring Samplery and Plum Street Samplers, so I started a few projects.  I'm having so much fun stitching them!

The Flag Thief and by Plum Street 

Tired Trio by Plum Street

Coffee Quaker by Heartstring Samplery