Description
Blackbird Designs – Blackbird Designs offer Samplers and Projects with a French Flair.
Samplers and projects with a french flair – with smaller designs for pincushions and larger designs to frame or use as box tops.
The 48 page booklet has fifteen projects with black and white charts and detailed making up instructions.
The patterns are:-
Ma Chere Louise – and alphabet sampler worked in a single shade either DMC or Weeks Dye Works ODF-1330 baked apple over 135 by 130 stitches on 32 count linen;
Mon Petit Examplair – a sewing bag with alphabet and numbers stitched in two shades of silk or stranded cottons over 95 by 103 stitches on 32 count linen;
Le Poulet – a french pincushion with alphabet and chicken stitched in 10 shades of Gentle Arts floss or DMC on 32 count linen with a stitch count of 78 by 72;
Sidonie’s Petit Chien – stitched on 22 count open weave canvas using Classic Colorworks CCT-090 used brick and CCT-073 tartan plaid or DMC equivalents over 115 by 111 stitches;
and
Sidonie’s Petit Chien Drum Pincushion – a section stitched in the same shades on 32 count linen over 115 by 35 stitches;
A Little Bit French – an alphabet sampler stitched in Weeks Dye Works ODF-1330 baked apple or DMC on 28 count linen over 77 by 73 stitches
A Litte Bit French Pinroll – using the same chart and stitched on 36 count linen with the same floss;
Deux Oiseau – an alphabet sampler stitched on 36 count linen using Classic Colorworks CCT-227 cherry cobbler or DMC cotton over 128 by 119 stitches (Estimate Fabric Size);
A Bit of Spring – An alphabet sampler with birds and a border of carnations stitches in six shades of Classic Colorworks – CCT-096 calico kitty, CCT-115 cinnamon toast, CCT-175 onion skin, CCT-147 perfect piecrust, CCT-131 Tennesse red clay, CCT-090 used brick – three shades of Gentle Arts floss – endive, old hickory, old purple paint – four shades of Weeks Dye Works – ODF-1330 baked apple, ODF-1331 brick, ODF-1232 palomino, ODF-1223 schneckley or DMC substitutes for all. The stitch count is 206 by 142 and the model was stitched on 32 count linen;
Her Fair Works – a Sewing Box top with a stitch count of 145 by 96 worked on 32 count linen using Weeks Dye Works ODF-1330 baked apple, ODF-2254 cinnabar, ODF-1240 dirt road, ODF-4121 indian summer, ODF-1264 loden, ODF-2197 oscar, ODF-1232 palomino, ODF-2199 tarragon or DMC alternatives;
The Budding Twigs – a pinroll stitched on 32 count linen over 69 by 61 stitches using Weeks Dye Works ODF-1330 baked apple, ODF-2254 cinnabar, ODF-1240 dirt road, ODF-2197 oscar, ODF-1232 palomino, ODF-2199 tarragon or DMC alternatives;
Last Rose of Summer – a box top worked in Weeks Dye Works ODF-1330 baked apple, ODF-1107 cattail, ODF-1229 chickpea, ODF-1296 dolphin, ODF-1236 mocha, ODF-1151 pebble, ODF-1332 red pear, ODF-1246 sage, ODF-3500 sand, ODF-1237 swiss chocolate, ODF-2199 tarragon or DMC substitutes on 36 count linen over 118 by 70 stitches;
Spring Green Pincushion – stitched over 75 by 78 on 36 count linen using Weeks Dye Works ODF-1330 baked apple, ODF-1229 chickpea, ODF-1236 mocha, ODF-1246 sage, ODF-3500 sand, ODF-1237 swiss chocolate, ODF-2199 tarragon or DMC substitutes.
Size approx. 33 cm (W) X 23 cm (H) (13 X 9 in)
Au Ver a Soie 233 Soie d Alger
Gentle Art Sampler Threads 0220 Morning Glory
Appletons 147 Crewel Wool Dull Rose Pink
Appletons 121 Crewel Wool Terra Cotta
Gentle Art Sampler Threads 0150 Evergreen
12 Berries of Christmas - 3 by Erica Michaels
Delphinium - Made My Day - Passion PWAH165.PAS
Au Ver a Soie 136 Soie d Alger
Gentelman Quaker by Jardin Prive
PINEAPPLE PASSION
Au Ver a Soie 144 Soie d Alger
Appletons 103 Crewel Wool Purple
Sue Spargo Ellana #12 EN09 Amazon Green
Au Ver a Soie 133 Soie d Alger
Sue Spargo Ellana #12 EN11 Artichoke Heart
150 SUNSHINE- TULA PINK TRUE CO
Appletons 128 Crewel Wool Terra Cotta
Sue Spargo Ellana #12 EN17 Blue Spruce
Rough Draft - Made My Day - Sunshine
Au Ver a Soie 124 Soie d Alger
Au Ver a Soie 232 Soie d Alger
Gentle Art Sampler Threads 0160 Willow
Au Ver a Soie 235 Soie d Alger
Au Ver a Soie 221 Soie d Alger
Au Ver a Soie 226 Soie d Alger
DMC 940 Light Effects 8m
Au Ver a Soie 114 Soie d Alger
Gentle Art Sampler Threads 0230 Blueberry
Au Ver a Soie 206 Soie d Alger
NATURAL FIBRES 45% Cotton 55% Linen
Classic Colorworks CCT-024 Pink Posey
Appletons 105 Crewel Wool Purple
Gentle Art Sampler Threads 0180 Spring Grass
Classic Colorworks CCT-003 Bamboo
Appletons 148 Crewel Wool Dull Rose Pink
Au Ver a Soie 122 Soie d Alger
DMC 815 Light Effects 8m
Thousand Hills
Gentle Art Sampler Threads 0111 Sea Spray
Sew Easy Fabric Marker - Blue
Au Ver a Soie 143 Soie d Alger
Appletons 143 Crewel Wool Dull Rose Pink 


