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NASHVILLE MARKET REPORT
02/11/08
we went, we came back and all in all it was a good
trip...different than any market i have been to in nashville and this was my
12th. the weather cooperated - thankfully - and the planes in and out were
just great and most definitely on time...we all worked our behinds off but it
was over very quickly and we kept asking where the time had gone...and we still
can't find that time...it's not in any of the 4 boxes we sent home or the three
28" suitcases we brought home full of stuff that are now sitting on the
front tables and here in the back room...which we will attack and unload
tomorrow morning as we start to shovel.
so...because we have boxes enroute from nashville...we will
try and do the very best we can getting things out in a timely manner...i
promise. those boxes (with a good southern tailwind) should arrive by
friday at the very latest...and then we will be in full swing...and moving
too...and packing the pod...and it's going to be an amazing three weeks...as
long as we all survive it.
there were a lot of vendors missing this year - a lot of the
regulars were "mia" and that was very disappointing...but
unfortunately we are all getting into that period of our lives with parents and
or kids and or us...and sickness and family things get in the way...you were all
missed - please know that. despite it all we found some good things...and
in no particular order - because i can't find my show books - they are in one of
the suitcases or in annie's clothes suitcase...with the pricing guns and the
scotch tape...i will just whack away at this...and what i don't get put in -
we'll take care of with an update this coming presidents' day weekend.
sam sarah designs
25 days $12.00 chart
stitched with sampler & weeks threads - ornaments finished with wdw wool...
you can purchase buttons for either the entire thing or just the ornaments and
annie has that info in the button bag...and i'll have to update this.
buffalo check cut $17.50 linen cut to do all the ornaments $12.50
WE ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS!!!
gentle art sampler threads
5 new regular colors: sweete petunia, jasmine, daisy, bluebell, mint
jubilee
4 limited edition colors: stormy skies, rustic cottage, summer fields, camouflage
market special valentine bag with six ltd. edition colors (5 yards each) $10.00
market special spring bag with six ltd. edition colors (5 yards each) $10.00
weeks dye works
of course we have all the 30 count and 35 count fabric from weeks...of course we
do...and we have the new threads too: sally's sunshine, beachcomber and
peach cobbler. we also picked up wool and we ordered pink wool yardage for
our october breast cancer piece being done by jackie du plessis...
olde colonial designs
love these...Love them to absolute bits!!!
nantucket opera bag (basket with gathered basket top for easy removal) $48.00
this basket has a ceramic liner and is quite heavy and sturdy...with the little
basket topper that ties at the top.
nantucket opera bag accessories $29.50 (complete kits for the scissors case and
fobs as shown
on the picture above)
basting thread pocket & measure (complete kit) $33.00
miss penny $68.00 (complete kit with hand made dressed doll) - you stitch the
pre-finished apron. comes with everything you need...she's just gorgeous.
prairie moon
american flag (with wooden ornament) $18.00
a very good year $10.00
faces of eve $10.00
help me!!! $10.00
i thee wed $12.00
american cat (w/wooden ornament) $18.00
hana $12.00
friends (w/wooden ornament) $18.00
papillon creations via european cross stitch
midnight garden $13.00
new world $17.00
blossom time $13.00
alphabetissimo $21.00
sampler cove via european cross stitch
spanish bleu $22.00
spanish rouge $22.00
rhapsody in red $20.00
siam fusion $20.00
cat's whiskers:
 the garden chair $31.00
comes with booklet including stitch charts, stitch diagrams, finishing
instructions, templates and backing sheets, bead feet and parasol
hardware. dinky dyes silk & ribbon packs $20.00
 le coffre du tresor de la rein (the queen's treasure chest) $16.00
booklet only with stitching and finishing instructions. dinky dye silk
& ribbon packs $15.40 uses gloriana silks as well which we
have in stock.
purr-fect bookmark kit $14.00
comes with chart, finishing instructions and a skein of exclusive dinky dyes
overdyed silk floss. you need to add the 2 squares of 32 linen.
 bianca's scissor pocket ltd. edition kit $16.00
includes 2 skeins of dinky dyes silks, chart and finishing instructions.
winter wonderland biscornu $14.00
comes with dinky dyes silk, two jabc buttons and finishing instructions.
milady's needle
sarah ainsworth (reproduction & adaptation) $16.00
acorns & apples (sampler motifs and meanings) $10.00
gift from a friend $10.00
elegant stitcher's bag (scissor case/needlebook/scissors fob &
panel for the bag $20.00
rosewood manor
seasons of the trees $22.00
blackbird designs
buttons & pins $7.00
spring greetings $7.00
i thee wed $9.00
mildred's garden house $9.00
thank you sarah tobias book $22.00
just nan
sparkling iris $10.00
peter cottontail - ltd. edition (w/both frames) $25.00
the little bee box - yes, of course we ordered them. we are not posting a
picture now...they are not ready for release...but yes, we ordered them...so if
you would like to be put on our preorder list - we would love to have you.
shepherd's bush - we got the
charts/fabric & buttons - and we will have a new kit with the next update :)
scatter eggs $5.00 (button pack $12.00)
scatter hearts $5.00 (button pack $7.05)
bygone stitches
quaker virtues $14.00 (gorgeous...but i would definitely stitch it on smaller
count)
on 28 count it's 28.5"x22.75" and that's just a little big for us -
but on 36 or 40 - wow!!!
chessie & me
sing a song of spring $8.00
busy bee tuffet $8.00
miss chessie's tuffet $8.00
ocean city sampoler $8.00
sweet land of liberty w/fabric $18.00
kelmscott designs:
 love scissors $10.00
 mother of pearl baroque threadwinder $7.00
mother of pearl bluebell thread winders. package of 10 $8.00
 mother of pearl heart thread keep (appx. 2.75"x2.75") $8.00
 mother of pearl ruler 3" long $10.00
blackbird designs loose feathers club 2008
where my heart blooms begins the 2008 series of Loose Feathers. AND -
there is a mystery - but you need to have all of the 2008 loose feathers charts
to take part in the mystery. from each of the patters they will choose
motifs which, when combined will create a sampler. which ones will be
chosen? how will it all fit together? the mystery will be solved in
the final chart which will be released in november 2008. but, you need all
six charts to make the bonus sampler and a diagram will be provided to show the
placement of all the different motifs...is this going to be fun or what???
below is the first design for LFC 2008. you have the option of chart only,
chart/fabric/threads or whatever combination you desire...all you have to do is
let us know...
where my heart blooms $8.00
with my needle
alphabet samplings book (chart & finishing instructions only) $16.00
a child's prayer (chart only) $11.00
hornbook examplar (chart & finishing instructions only) $14.00
quaker turtles (chart & finishing instructions only) $16.00
scholehouse for the needle
elizabeth meadow 1691 $25.00
little house needleworks/crescent colours
my needle's work (with full skeins of crescent colours cottons) $21.00
hearts of america (with all the threads and the buttons) $38.00
we have the creek bed brown fabric from r&r - we brought back tons of it.
crescent colours in belle soie: angel blush, bahama breeze, enchanted forest, lily pad, tortoise shell,
purple paradise, blue heaven, spring violet, peacock, petticoat blue
la-d-da
quaker alphabet $8.00
girl in red dress $8.00
lauren's voice $8.00
spring needlekeep & fob (with beads) $16.00
the spinning monkey
hannah horsfall 1809 $24.00 olde willow stitchery silk pack (27
skeins) $108.00
lizzie kate
my country ltd. edition kit (fabric & buttons) $15.00
big girl panties ltd. edition kit (fabric & buttons) $15.00
courtney collection
peli can $23.00
mermaid's folly $25.00
bird of paradise $20.00
peacock $21.00
lara $23.00
maidens fair $24.00
gem show #1 $12.00
carriage house samplings
baking & roasting & frying & boiling $18.00
shores of hawk run hollow $32.00
the goode huswife
book of designs volume no. 1 $79.00
hands to work
blooms of spring $9.00
alphabat $9.00
love, me $8.00
workbasket
quaker pig & rooster $11.00
4 corner houses $11.00
rabbit roundel $11.00
seasonal houses $11.00
alphabet sheep $58.00 (you make sheepie out of wdw wool with threads angel hair
and garnet on the banding (for it's legs and tail) and then use the kelmscott
thread rings. it's very cute in person - we loved it...and it you don't
want to use it as a "thread" sheep - candy had done her proto-type and
filled the sheep's front with beautiful antique buttons from her
collection. sheepie is very dear...and the picture does not do it
justice. we're making one for the shop!
little by little
bellflower quaker sampler $8.00
humble spirits $8.00
sew fine $8.00
pocket full of posies $8.00
hot cider $8.00
primitive traditions
quaker pocket needfuls - spectacles pocket $12.00
quaker pocket needfuls - card case $12.00
quaker pocket needfuls - checkbook keeper $12.00
indigo rose
window of hope - journey of an autistic child $7.50
i saved this one for last because it had the biggest impact on me at market.
catherine strickler has an autistic grandchild - skyler wayne...and yes, there
is a sampler named after him. this child has been totally turned around
based on a special diet that eliminates gluten & casein from the his
diet. to quote kate's daughter/skyler's mom "autism builds a wall
around children. they can't hear you, see you, or feel your love.
but there is a window in that wall and inside that window is a child needing
help to get out. grab that baby and pull him or her through that window,
kick those walls down."
this is a beautiful and simple sampler good for any child
with any disease. it uses the new dmc threads on white 28 count cashel.
we have ordered the threads and the linen and we are going to kit this up and
donate proceeds from this sale to a group who works with the families of
autistic children. the thread/fabric kit will be $24.00 and the chart is
$7.50. we hope you will join the strickler's and elegant stitch in making
a difference...
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i'm finished my market report - yes, there are a few
stragglers that are sitting here that i can't post yet for some reason or
another...but i'll get that cleaned up by this weekend and add some more.
autos that were shipped before market that i can't get my hands on because they
are going to be arriving tomorrow when all the "held for us - we're
away" things will be delivered thru the front door.
there are other things too - things that we saw at market
that no matter how you describe them - words don't work 1/8th as well as a
picture - and it's far in advance and we've ordered them all and will have
them...but heavens - who can remember all of this...and it takes all the fun out
of a wonderful surprise when they actually arrive here.
there are also pictures on my camera and annie's camera...and
since today is her son's birthday...and she's actually here to enjoy it...those
pictures will have to wait until the next update too!!!
all in all it was a good market - albeit a much smaller
market. i am finished a market report in record time...because a lot of my
regular vendors were not there...and so...i am going to load up my car now - and
since the pod has been delivered to my driveway - we can start filling that up
in preparation for our move to our brand new shop the last week of february.
we have lots of work to do and lots of things that need some serious
organization...and i'm hoping that everything goes smoothly in the next couple
of weeks. we had a few bumps upon my arrival home - but thank heavens
bruce was around this week so he took care of the really ugly ones this morning
while i did this. so...damage control and off we go...and thank you for
coming to market with us...and keep checking back - we'll have more things put
up as they come in.
our thanks - and our best to you.
OTHER NEWS
Liberty Hill Hand Painteds:
of course we will have the Liberty Hill hand painted boxes
and they have already been ordered.
however, we were asked not to display them until march 1st and i made that
promise to carolyn.
i will post pictures on march 1st as she requested...but they absolutely have
been ordered - 2 days ago!!
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