Snakes Alive! An Update From Carriage House Samplings!

There's a new resident at our house. The girls named him Tangled since he wrapped himself up in one of our deer-proof garden cages. (We're surrounded by a herd of 30 deer). Tim came to his rescue and we saw him alive and well the next day!

And here's Tim building another garden cage... This one has chicken wire, so it won't be a threat to Tangled or any other snake!

As soon as this is done, Tim will be back to charting the antique Angess Rowlander sampler in his spare time.... Tim (a CPA) needed a break from his computer since he just survived another income tax season.

Also, Carriage House will be releasing a new design in a few weeks called "The Tree Speaks" inspired by a poem that my father-in-law sent to me... Joanne Ambrose did a great job stitching it!

And I'm saving the best news for last: 11 out of 12 blocks of a NEW Hawk Run Hollow are designed! We're very excited about how it's coming together!!

Marty

We really enjoyed meeting so many of you at the York, PA Country Folk Art Show!

The show in York last weekend was really fun! What stood out was how happy the stitchers were to find Carriage House patterns from the 1990's readily available. Tim used a grid of our charts to create a colorful booth, plus, Kathy was there with her wonderful French Sentiments jewelry! Here's a surprise: The biggest seller was 1824 Valentine Bird, which is a punch needle chart designed by Kathy in 2007. This show was known in past years for punch needle enthusiasts; in fact, a woman taught the craft at those shows... Thanks again to all of you who stopped by! Marty

Correction on Island Sisters... wrong linen count on The Kernel

You can tell I'm new at this: the column headers on the Floss List of Island Sisters are reversed!  The column listed as NPS should read DMC  (and DMC should read NPS). Also, NPS 844's equivalent in DMC is #3821 (not 8822).

And The Kernel was actually stitched on 32 count Relic (not 36). Sorry for any confusion! Marty

Carriage House Samplings ISO Stitchers! And CHS finished samplers!

Please let us know if you'd be interested in stitching our upcoming designs on 40-count linen. We're looking for well-seasoned stitchers who are accurate and who can quickly complete medium to large projects. Email CHSamplings@gmail for details.

Also, if you have older CHS designs stitched on the same count linen/using the same floss as pictured on our packaging  and are interested in selling them to CHS, please email us your asking price along with a photo of the sampler.

Thanks!
Marty
CHSamplings@gmail

Country Fok Art Craft Show in York, PA

This weekend, March 4, 5, 6, is the Country Folk Art Show at the York Expo Center in charming York, PA! Carriage House Samplings and French Sentiments (Kathy and her beautiful jewelry) will be there! Here are the hours: Friday 5-9; Saturday 10-5, Sunday 10-4. We'll be in the Memorial Hall "West"...Please stop by!! Marty

Woodlawn Manor is released!

This design was our top-seller at the Market in Nashville! I love spending time at Woodlawn Manor! It was a boarding school for Francis Scott Key's daughters and now local elementary school children (including my daughter Grace) take field trips here. We were at the beach a few years ago and met "Mr. President," a police horse who as trained at Woodlawn. The best thing is: it's just a few miles from my house!
Marty

Back from the market in Nashville!

I was thrilled to meet so many shop owners and designers at the show. It was exciting to talk with so many of you in person and I'm even more inspired to get back to designing! And my husband Tim is getting back to work too: We promised everyone that Tim's reproduction of the Agness Rowlandson 1849 sampler will be ready in 2011... nothing like a little deadline pressure to get the job done! It was great spending time with my sister Kathy too -- her stunning jewelry really shone! Thanks again for stopping by and for all your words of encouragement. Oh, and check out designer Carmen Sutton's take on "The Kernel"... she made two saw-dust filled pillows using Tin Roof stained with her own special hand-crushed walnut stain! She is amazing! Marty