Bucket List Stop #2~Attic Needlework

My fun didn't stop when I left The Olde World Quilt Shoppe as I drove directly to Attic Needlework!

The last time I was in Arizona, I was four blocks from the shop, but just couldn't make it there.

This trip I was absolutely going to get there!

Oh My! Was it worth it! I have never seen a cross stitch store this large and well stocked in my life!!!

I walked in the door and had no idea where to look first!

Should I go right, left, or straight ahead?!

So much to see and take in, it was best to stand in place and move very slowly lol!

This beautiful table caught my eye very quickly!

Isn't everything stunning?!

Attic Needlework is blessed with many local designers.

And their work and models appear throughout the store. 

Each sampler is an incredible work of art

That are appreciated even better in person.

I recently purchased this Stoneware Rabbit kit and it is also so pretty in the variety of spring colors.

While Attic Needlework is the go to place for samplers,

they also carry many other themes and this Christmas wall was stunning!

Could I please have one of each? ;)

Many of the models are stitched over one, which make them even more exquisite.

It brought back my years of stitching over one. But as I aged and my eyes did too, it's not practical for stitching on the train/bus/water taxi anymore. Hopefully I will go back to stitching over one someday when I am retired and stitching at home.

A bowlful of beauties

A tin of treasures

A case of museum quality masterpieces

How can one make any decisions when surrounded by such loveliness?!

This tray with a design by Threadwork Primitives is stunning - the colors so subtle and the velvet pincushion perfectly matched!

An entire display of lovelies by The Primitive Jewel

Stunning in progress samplers done on 40 - 50 count linen.

I simply can't tell you how wonderful my time was at Attic Needlework. It was a pleasure to be there with many other equally smitten stitchers. And it was an honor to meet kind Jean Lea the owner of this phenomenal stitching mecca.

Attic Needlework has a website here and be sure to sign up for their newsletters - they are wonderful! You can find past issues here. They also have a Facebook page here.

Thanks for letting me share this wonderful trip! In my next post, I'll share my shopping at Attic Needlework and have a little giveaway for joining me on this trip.

Yes, my soul, find rest in God;    my hope comes from him.
Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
    he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.

~Psalm 62:5-6

Blessings, Patti

May Offerings

We interrupt the From Our Hands and Hearts travelogue to bring you my belated May Offerings.

Spring is here and summer isn’t far behind! One day soon I will be planting the garden… My inspiration this month is that lovely fragrant flower that symbolizes purity, silence and devotion. That purple flower that promotes calm, rest and happiness and may even help alleviate headaches ~ LAVENDER…

My first offering is a windowsill pillow based on a sweet design by Sub Rosa. This cross-stitched piece features hand-dyed linen and hand-dyed floss. It is accented with a coordinating cotton and is backed with the same fabric. 

Along the seam I have added some embroidered lavender details. As with all of my creations, it is completely hand stitched. It measures approximately 3 inches tall by 12 inches long. This windowsill pillow is stuffed with a combination of natural cotton batting and dried lavender. Perfect sitting on a windowsill or tucked in a cupboard. 

Lavender Windowsill Pillow is offered at $35. 

The next in the series “Lavender Flower Pillow” features yet another coordinating design by Sub Rosa. It measures approximately 4 by 5 inches. It is accented with a coordinating cotton and is backed with the same fabric. 

Along the seam I have added some embroidered lavender details. 

Completely hand stitched, this pillow is stuffed with a combination of sawdust and dried lavender giving it a firm feel and soothing fragrance.

~*Sold. Thank you ever so much!*~

“Lavender Girl Pinkeep” features a coordinating design by Sub Rosa. It measures approximately 4 by 4 inches. Completely hand stitched, it is stuffed with a combination of crushed walnut shells and dried lavender giving it a nice weight and soothing fragrance.

~*Sold. Thank you ever so much!*~

My final offering in this series is “Key to the Garden Gate”. This fob has a firm wooden base inside and is backed with wool. It is based on a design by The Primitive Jewel. It measures approximately 2 by 3.5 inches and features a lovely hand-dyed lavender perle cotton edging stitch. The key can be removed if you prefer to attach it to your favorite sewing scissors. 

“Key to the Garden Gate” is offered at $20.

If you are interested in purchasing anything, just send me an email at:

pgagliardi9@hotmail.com

I can send a PayPal invoice or I accept checks and money orders.

**Please note that I will be unable to ship purchases until Friday, May 15th.** 

(I have a quick business trip this week.)

We will resume our regular programming on the From Our Hands & Hearts travelogue as soon as I return :) 

Wishing a Happy Mother’s Day to my Mom, all of the other Moms, Furbaby Moms and “Like a Mom”s!

Blessings, Patti