More new projects!

It has been a busy, crazy week here but we have enjoyed meeting so many of our online friends!  Our What’s New page has been updated: https://www.houseofstitches.com/whatsnew.cfm and I do not want you to miss anything. I am not going to take time to elaborate about my favorites; I will let you choose your own!

Remember to get your registration in for our Weekend of Stitches!  The information is here: https://www.houseofstitches.com/events.html.  Click at the bottom of that link for the registration form.

Attention Halloween lovers! The 2018 Just Cross Stitch Halloween Collector's Issue is here! (It is my understanding that it is NOT included in your subscription if you have one.) You can see it and order it here: https://www.houseofstitches.com/detail.cfm?ID=37905. I also found that I have a few copies of last year's issue in case you missed it.

New projects!

We have an updated What’s New page for your shopping pleasure: https://www.houseofstitches.com/whatsnew.cfm.  We have many designs that are part of continuing series from your favorite designers. The latest arrivals include Part 6 of the Farmhouse Christmas series from Little House Needleworks. Their Summer ABC’s completes that 4-part series.  Heartstring Samplery’s Festive Little Fobs series continues with Seaside Edition.  If your summer vacation included encounters with moose or bears you can commemorate it with Wild North Runner from X’s & Oh’s. I know many of you like foxes so be sure to see the very dapper fox in Red Fox Vineyard by Artful Offerings.

We continue to take reservations for our 2018 Weekend of Stitches.  You can see the details here: https://www.houseofstitches.com/events.html. (I have had reports that some people are getting only the 2017 information when they go to that address. If that happens to you, try refreshing your page.)  We would love to have you join us for a weekend of stitching fun and relaxation!  

Summer/Christmas Stitching

Happy summer!  We have new Christmas projects for you!!   How divergent is that?! The Winter Holiday Mill Hill kits are here!  I know some of you wait for them every year so you can start your Christmas projects. This year’s ornaments include a menorah and dreidels.  The 2018 Prairie Schooler Santa is here and he’s building a snowman while a bunny watches.  If you like to stitch with the current season, Abby Rose has Long May She Wave-In God We Trust and Hands on Designs brings us Knee High. Pickle Barrel has a whole series of summery designs. Over one stitchers need to see the latest arrivals from Heart’s Content. All the new designs can be seen at https://www.houseofstitches.com/whatsnew.cfm.

Our Fall Weekend of Stitches will be October 5-7, 2018.  The information will be on our website later this afternoon. Just click on the Events button.  Pam Reed from Olde Colonial will be teaching us her Needfuls of Mine Walnut Sewing Box project.  The box lid, pincushion and scissor fob are all stitched in Pam’s beautiful color selections.  This is a project that you will be proud to have holding your "needful" supplies on the table beside your favorite stitching chair. Space is limited so sign up early.  I hope you can join us!

Strawberry Sale!

It’s June!  In Indiana that means it is strawberry time.  To celebrate, we are having a 25% off sale on all of the Erica Michaels strawberries that we have in stock!  (We will take the discount off your order when we process it.) They are so much fun to make!  They are like potato chips; you can’t have just one!

More projects are waiting for you at https://www.houseofstitches.com/whatsnew.cfm . Things are gearing up for fall and holiday stitching! Just a few weeks ago we received the Autumn kits from Mill Hill and this week we received the holiday kits!  They arrived too late for this update but you can see them at www.wichelt.com. Just click on new products (on the left side) and then kits.  We will have the photos on our next update.  Another late arrival is the 2018 Prairie Schooler Santa.  If you would like any of these items just put a note in the customer comments area of your order form.

If you are feeling like stitching something patriotic, take a look at Festive Little Fobs-Americana Edition and Stars and Stripes Forever Stocking, both from Heartstring Samplery.  Another new patriotic design is Every Heart from Country Cottage Needlework.  The Fourth of July is fast approaching so your stitching bag needs to have something red, white and blue to stitch!

Mark your calendars for the first weekend in October!  Pam Reed from Olde Colonial Designs is coming to teach her new class project called Needfuls of Mine.  I am still working out the cost and will get you that information soon along with a picture of the project!  For now, just mark October 5-7 on your calendar for a weekend of stitching fun!  More soon!

New project, anyone?

I hope you are having weather as beautiful as ours.  The weathermen are predicting summertime weather all weekend. We have waited a long time for it to get here so no complaining about the heat!  Barbeques, ball games and cemetery visits are all going to require sunscreen.

We have an updated What’s New page for your weekend enjoyment! You can see it here: https://www.houseofstitches.com/whatsnew.cfm. There are new designs from Drawn Thread, Heart in Hand, Plum Street and more of your favorites. Choose your next project(s) today!

I have to ask for your indulgence if your orders and emails have not been attended to in the usual manner. The ladies here at the shop have done a marvelous job filling in where they could but I have not been functioning at an optimal level.  My mother has been in declining health for some time and last week she got her wish to leave her earthly home and go to her heavenly one.  So, there are orders that I thought I placed that I apparently did not and emails that I deleted instead of sending!  I hope to get things back up to speed soon!  Thank you for your indulgence.

We appreciate your continued interest! Spread the word about the benefits of stitching! It has saved my sanity on more than one occasion!

Spring has Sprung!

Our weather seems to have finally realized that it is May!  Trees and flowers are blooming and the grass has been mowed for the first time.  And, we are sneezing, sniffling and rubbing our eyes but we will pay the price for nice weather!  We have new charts to take your mind off your seasonal symptoms.  A new project always makes me feel better;  how about you?  The next installments have arrived for many of the stitching series: Farmhouse Christmas, For the Parlor, Hometown Holiday, Laundry Company, Spook Town Square and White Christmas.  Take a look at all of them at https://www.houseofstitches.com/whatsnew.cfm .  Do you crave a challenging project?  Hands Across the Sea has just the sampler for you!  Sarah Braizear 1829 is slightly larger than 24” x 24” when stitched over two on 40 count linen.  The 44 page chart celebrates the Kings and Queen of Great Britain. We are limited to the stock that we have on hand so do not delay in getting your copy.  And while we are speaking of British royalty, be sure to see the Six Wives of Henry VIII by Primitive Hare.  Dreaming of Sunflowers from Rosewood Manor will add a permanent splash of sunshine on your sampler wall.  With Thy Needle and Thread has designed a sweet little spring basket called To Thee from Me.  I hope you enjoy our latest arrivals.  They make me want to get out my needle and start a new project!