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NASHVILLE MARKET REPORT
2010
and so...we have come and we have returned...to peach and
almond blossoms...warm days do that here in the valley...and i will get some
pictures this afternoon...i knew it would happen while we were away...
we had a great market - it was too short - but we had a great
market!!! and so...because i have a ton of stuff that needs doing and a
ton of stuff that needs doing at home...i'm launching right into this - having
arrived home at midnight last night...you can only imagine...it seemed like a 2
hour process to answer the e-mails before i ever start the scanner...
there is no particular order to any of this...and i hope no
offense will be taken - the stacks are all over my desk and office floor and i
have to clear and work my way to the bottom. i also have to make the
caveat that with airline "bags on" being so expensive now...although
we took 4 suitcases and priority mail boxes...we purchased limited quantities of
these things. some...it's all we could get...some can be reordered...some
were limited edition kits...and because we have boxes that were being shipped
from nashville today that we should receive on friday...i will do my best to
take care of on a first come, first served basis. yes, i'm going to run
out of things and i can't help that and i'm sorry...but...i had so much room and
could be in only so many places at one time...
NORDEN CRAFTS AND OTHERS
from the heart chart #1 $7.00
on march 5th a year will have passed since we lost our kris. we have all
worked really hard on this for all of you...there are 7 samplers that are all
designed by designers that kris worked with. the one annie and i stitched
is #3 - the above is #1. they are all stitched on 30 count wdw straw and
we've seen #1, #2 and #3 (obviously). they are all SPECTACULAR. we
made some pincushions out of a couple of the motifs on the sampler we stitched
and took them to nashville for the display...you can do anything with these
little 49x49 stitch motifs. all the proceeds for this are being
contributed to animal organizations for the care and adoption of homeless pets
(something so close to kris' heart). i can tell you that #3 is all about
pumpkins and cats and squirrels and fall. i can tell you that i am
going to stitch every one of these samplers - i miss her every single day and it
has been a hard year...she was soooooo loved by all of us who had the luck to
have her in our lives...it is an incredible memorial to her - and i hope you
will buy every single one of these charts and do something fun and clever with
all the designs...she would have just loved that!!!
BLACKBIRD DESIGNS
never disappointed, never left wanting...just an overwhelming sense of how do
they ever do all of it and how come two ladies have such incredible talent and
some of us are left with none or at least at lot less than they have?? all
questions that have been asked and asked and asked again and to which there are
no answers...so all we can do is just wrap ourselves up in their designs like a
comforting blanket and enjoy and appreciate their mastery of taking the plain
and turning it into incredible.. they amaze and delight and inspire annie
and i...and there just are not words to describe how kind, sweet, gentle, not to
mentioned talented beyond all words these ladies are and how they make our
worlds a little bit better...
honeysuckle manor book $25.00
yes...there will be a new "series" and it is called
anniversaries of the heart. they will be coming once a month and starting with
these two. the individual sizes are about 75 stitches x 85 stitches. we are going to be doing the same as the loose feathers - this
will be an automatic...and you can have it anyway you want to...threads only,
chart only, fabric & chart, blah, blah, blah...we can do it. there is
chat about doing it on one large piece and that size would be 387x261 stitches
and it's up to you... but that piece of fabric will have to be special
order. there will also be bonus charts to come with this. let us
know if you're interested...we are setting up our lists...
anniversaries of the heart pattern #1 snow garden $9.00
anniversaries of the heart pattern #2 valentine rose $9.00
reward of merit bird in hand $7.00
reward of merit bluebird $7.00
cupcake pincushion base. $27.00
this comes with the free pattern shown - and the book honeysuckle manor shows
different charts for these pincushion bases - WE LOVE THEM and we can get them
quickly too and all the time!!! it's a wonderful thing.
CARRIAGE HOUSE SAMPLINGS
autumn at hawk run hollow $36.00
spectacular - unbelievable in person...looks so good up and down - breaks up the
"square" of the other ones - truly a great piece...we have the thread
packs and the fabric - we love this...
THE GOOD HUSWIFE
good huswife book of designs - the quaker series $79.00
spectacular book - 10 gorgeous charts
LITTLE HOUSE NEEDLEWORKS 2010 NASHVILLE EXCLUSIVE
needle & thread $36.00 LIMITED
comes with chart, full skeins of crescent colours cottons and the sweet little
scissor bed and pillow. these are limited in amounts...and yes, we have
them here at home.
the verse reads: needle and thread, needle and thread/when starlight
fades, i lay them to bed...and those scissors (kelmscott hillers) are most
definitely sleeping. dear little pillows and verse - all you need to add
is a small piece of 32 count natural
SHEPHERD'S BUSH
always so much fun to see the ladies at market. they are so cheerful and
charming and so easy to work with - one of the many joys in my life...it's all
good
winter snows chart $5.00 button $6.00
spring blooms chart $5.00 button $6.00
let your light shine (10 count) $14.00
blue snowman $28.00
liberty pincushion $20.00
liberty scissor fob $16.00
my land $60.00
lucky $18.00
WITH MY NEEDLE
they are beautiful...and it was so good to see them in person after seeing them
in the online previews
quaker samplings III $12.00
mrs. waddelow's huswif $18.00
within my heart sewing case $15.00
CHESSIE & ME
another one of my very favorite places...she is a dear heart...and never fails
to do beautiful work...
chessie's fern (kit w/fabric & threads) $22.00 (limited numbers)
rabbit run cushion and fob chart $9.00
botanical sewing pocket & fob $9.00
strawberry banke $9.00
sarah talbot 1787 $9.00
LIZZIE KATE
always count on linda and alan to be charming, upbeat, bright and cheery and
yes, once again...there they were...we had fun...and they saved our behinds when
annie realized that the only calculators we had were on our phones...to the
rescue they came...giving us a lime green calculator that is now a permanent
fixture of our "go to market" bag
chicks rule limited kit $12.00 (beak buttons & linen included)
spring fab fob limited kit $20.00 (fabric, special scissors & beads
included)
abcs of aging artfully kit $32.00 (full skeins of crescent colours cottons)
annie and i are stitching this one on 36 count...because we still can!!!
JUST NAN
there is a spectacular ball that is coming in may - that's all i will tell you -
it is incredible...and it is not for the faint of heart...it is a challenge and
it is just extraordinary...and a job well done...and there are some pretty cute
things this market too!!! some we brought home - some they are shipping
because they were not ready for market...some limited...so here we go.
leave it green $18.00 (and yes, we have the fabric)
keep a little secret slide box $13.00 (graph/instructions/wool/interfacing and
the peacock needle slide) limited
peacock pin $10.00
tea with honey $45.00
graph/instructions/embellishments/tea party pin set and color banding for the
bottom
needle tweets (our price is a little bit different because we have added the
tail pin to our flock of girlie tweets)
 daisy
$19.00 (we're including the cut of fabric for you on us)
 lila
$19.00 (we're including the cut of fabric for you on us)
 pinkie
$19.00 (we're including the cut of fabric for you on us)
vintage winders - each one is $12.00
ribboned dragonfly 
oval roses 
flying bird 
wooly ewe 
filigree butterfly 
pretty winder pocket $12.50 (coming in march)
(graph/instructions/embellishments/overdyed silk, wool, chipboard & snaps)
tulip bunny nashville special $24.00 (frame & overdyed fabric)
limited quantities
PRAIRIE MOON
another one of my very most favorite places to visit...there is nothing more fun
than to go visit with the sisters of prairie moon...and their designs just give
me the giggles...it's just all so good!!!
we'd turn back if you was us! $14.00
we have the fabric and it's done in a million colors of bell soie or dmc...WE
LOVE THIS
martini witches $14.00
last tango dance contest $14.00
rabbit box $30.00 LIMITED
you get one of the rabbit boxes shown (our choice please) and the chart to
stitch the inside rabbit - it is absolutely adorable...and the finishing is so
snappy - piece of cake.
the red & the black II $14.00
spring bag tags (tag/perforated paper) $16.00
spring papier mache pin cushion box $18.00
(our choice of box please and we'll add the linen to stitch the eggy for the
box)
weeks dye works
not only are there new colors of floss (monkey grass, skinny dip, boysenberry,
island breeze) and new wools and new linens and new 2 strand and new wool thread
there is also going to be a new weeks baby about the middle of july...it's a
little boy...the entire family looks wonderful...and we are so pleased for
them. john and miranda are incredible parents and it's just one of those
wonderful additions that seems to happen...so in perfect order...girl, boy, girl
& boy - too good!!!
ERICA MICHAELS
time and seasons $15.00 (w/40 count silk gauze)
papillon $15.00 (w/40 count silk gauze)
easter bits $15.00 (w/40 count silk gauze)
DAMES OF THE NEEDLE
elizabeth looked wonderful at market - and it was such a pleasure to see
her...it's all good!!!
maritime needle book $25.00
JUST ANOTHER BUTTON COMPANY
new little fun wool and button kits that we bought for our new wool room at the
shop...and i'm going home when i finish this and while the laundry is whizzing
around...i'm going to start on the little acorn...i'll take pictures...
THE PRIMITIVE NEEDLE
so that lisa girl is very good...and the new charts are very, very good and we
love them
moon sicke $10.00
black'd skie $20.00
wicked alphabet $10.00
her wicked best $20.00
cape cod's boys $10.00
CRESCENT COLOURS
all the new cottons and silks and other things are arriving here this week from
crescent. sharon is close to home for us and thankfully - she said she
would ship...and we took her up on her offer...i think 10 more ounces in the
suitcases would have sent us over into the red... it was good to see her
and her beautiful room with all the models...it's always a good time to see
her...and of course the threads are beautiful too!!!
LA-D-DA
lori and her darling husband - so good to see them...and of course they come
from the land of the kringle...and always bring some to market. yummy
munching to go with the yummy charts and goodies...we love lori - very talented
woman!
your gentleness $8.00
we have a couple of these kitted w/weeks 35 count linen and needle point inc
silks $30.00
sarah lowell $8.00
we have a couple of these kitted w/weeks 30 count linen and needle point inc
silks $30.00
lazy alphabet $8.00
abcd $8.00
dragonfly pin-keep kit $15.00 - LIMITED
kitted with 30 wdw linen & wool and gloriana silk thread
LITTLE BY LITTLE
bee story $8.00
quaker faith $8.00
RAISE THE ROOF & SHAKESPEARE'S PEDDLER
pins & needles $6.00
love the spring $8.00
jenny bean's humble servant sampler $12.00 stitch count 180x180
thread pack to go with $28.50 (full skeins sampler threads)
yes, we have the 40 count lakeside vintage navy bean
ole pincushion (with the vintaged base lid) $9.00 LIMITED
BLUE RIBBON DESIGNS
always love these - they are just wonderful...and the fabric is here...we're
sorta all set to go on these :) and the models at market - incredible!!!
sweet songs of spring $14.00
in my heartg $12.00
school girl samplings $16.00
SAMPLER THREADS
we love everybody at the gentle art...and they were all there...and we have all
the new colors and some of the limited colors...the kids grow so quickly...it
always just amazes me the changes in just six short months since we saw them
last. i think i might age that quickly too - it seems so the last six
months ;)
PRAISEWORTHY STITCHES
it's the pinkie ladies...with comfy spiffy shoes and some beautiful things and i
wish a better color on their charts - doesn't translate well on the
scanner...but the originals are just beautiful...so let your heart imagine...
 emiliana's sewing case $25.00
chart with all the finishing instructions - full color - very nicely done...
simple gifts - joy $14.00
WITH THY NEEDLE & THREAD
love & be loved $9.00
miss lapin $9.00
sewing bird pinkeep $9.00
PRIMITIVE BETTY
spring tweets $10.00
live laugh love $10.00
and of course, all these beautiful things distributed by kelmscott designs
which we now have in the shop
wendy kc designs - daisy daisy chart (includes red glass headed pins for pincube)
$18.50
gerberas for you hat pins $10.00
wendy kc designs walled garden etui $16.50
wall flower hat pins $10.00
tuffet flower hat pins $10.00 per package of three (to go with acorn house
pretty, pretty pleats - see 02/06/10 update)
icicle blue hat pins $10.00 per package of three (to go with carolina house
designs snow queen's slipper - see 02/06/10 update)
from plum street samplers - we just love these...
the queen's sampler - elizabeth I $9.00
the queen's crowns $9.00
thirteen owls $9.00
so...that's market 2010 nashville. this is what we
purchased for our shop - there were other designers there - to be sure - but
this is what we brought home with us. there is a huge hoffman order
winging it's way to us as well - and there will be more in the next weeks as
that product arrives on our doorstep here in modesto.
the designers that didn't come - you were missed by the shops
that did make the sacrifice and the trip to nashville. the shops that
didn't come - you were missed by the designers who did make the sacrifice and
the trip to nashville. i'm not sure what comes first here - chicken or
eggs...but it would have to be a mighty big "chicken or egg" for me
not to fly across the country with annie to attend market - i just can't even
begin to imagine what it would be like not to attend nashville in february and
st. charles in september. we're home - it was a whirlwind trip (as they
always are) and annie and i are both so glad that we went...and we will keep
right on going as long as the shows continue. tired as we were - it
revived our souls and spirits...and there just are not enough hours in the
day...
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