Sarah's House

Sarah's House is the second of the 2012 series of four Loose Feather Booklets which revolve around Antique Samplers. This booklet contains three patterns. Hoffman Distributing no longer lists it but I found a few copies in shops in March 2021.

  • Sarah's House cover
  • A Flock of Friends by Sheri Frost Smith
  • Polk Nebraska pincushion
  • Polk Nebraska pincushion by Teresa Cline Janjanin
  • Sarah's House sampler

Sarah's House sampler

Stitch Count: 122w x 233h
Recommended Fabric: 30 ct. Abecedarian Blend by R&R Reproduction
Finished Size: 8 1/4" x 15 1/2"
Recommended Floss: Belle Soie: Baguette, Biscotti, Ivy League, Pecan Pie, Rustique, Wheatgrass & Weathered Vine Dinky Dyes: Dandenong Silk 'n Colors: Olive Branch.

A Flock of Friends

Stitch Count: 89w x 125H
Recommended  Fabric: 30 ct. Abecedarian Blend by R&R Reproductions
Finished Size: 6" x 8 1/3"
Recommended Floss:  Belle Soie: Baguette, Biscotti, Ivy League, Mud Pie, Pecan Pie, Rustique & Wheatgrass Dinky Dyes: Dandenong Silk 'n Colors: Olive Branch  Sheri Frost Smith (stitched on 30 ct Abecedarian blend using Belle Soie threads, Dinky Dyes Silk and Silk N Colors)(DMC alternates 746 677 750 520 830 3828 3858 422 3363 733

Polk Nebraska-pincushion

Stitch Count: 75 w x 47 H
Recommended Fabric: 30 ct. Abecedarian Blend by R&R Reproductions
Finished Size: 5 1/2" x 3 5/8"
Recommended Floss: Belle Soie: Baguette, Biscotti, Ivy League, Pecan Pie, Rustique & Wheatgrass Dinky Dyes: Dandenong Silk 'n Colors: Olive Branch.

The pattern gives Gentle Art and DMC suggested equivalents to the silk floss