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.

Heart's Ease Exemplar - Scottish Friendship Pincushion - Theresa Baird (New Start)

I started the Scottish Friendship pincushion pattern that I received at the April 2025 Retreat at Hobby House.  

Heart’s Ease Examplar Workes | A Scottish Friendship Pincushion now available - exclusively from Hobby House Needleworks! Theresa Baird

https://hobbyhouseneedleworks.com/products/hearts-ease-examplar-workes-a-scottish-friendship-pincushion

This is what it will look like when done.  I plan to use a lighter fabric and will use the called for NPI threads.

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 Tour

Brenda and the Serial Starter (Brenda and Laura) posted a special flosstube with a tour of Hobby House Needleworks.   

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.

Sweetwater Stitching Mat Tutorial

 I decided to try and make a stitching mat to take to the Hobby House retreat on April 25th, 2025.  

I found a tutorial from the Sweetwater Stitcher (Jessica) that I thought I could handle.  Find it here... https://youtu.be/iUlGec_gTeM?si=GeJd_ZcFHcmbpUt3

I dug into my mother's stash of fabric and tried to find something springy.  The sun has been shining the last few days and it really put me in the mood.

The tutorial was great!  It even inspired me to try and make a matching thread bed and thread catcher that I saw on some other Flosstubes.

Threadcatcher tutorial (Primrose Cottage - Nettie) Find it here... https://youtu.be/hne6koyJnko?si=J9UyoOp6zVDkRCEi

Thread Bed tutorial.  (Laura B). Find it here... https://youtu.be/1FxKmAoa6ys?si=2eYo3hv3MHuubccu

I did it!

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