Truly Thine by Blackbird Designs
Truly Thine is #6 in the Loose Feathers series by Blackbird Designs. The leaflet contains charts for stitching the emery, the pincushion, and the sampler pictured below.
Truly Thine Sampler
Design Size: 64w x94h
Recommended Fabric: 28ct Pomegranate by R & R Reproductions
14/28ct - 4 5/8 x 6 3/4 plus 4" on all sides = 12 5/8 x 14 3/4
16/32ct - 4
x 5 7/8 plus 4" on all sides = 12 x 13 7/8
18/36ct - 3 1/2
x 5 1/4 plus 4" on all sides = 11 1/2 x 13 1/4
Recommended Floss: Gentle Arts
- Cherry Bark - full skein
- Brandy
- Mulberry- 1 skein
- Chamomile
- Cameo Pink
- Dried Thyme
Specialty Stitches: Smyrna Crosses & Queen Stitch
Heart Pincushion
Design Size: 64w x94h
Recommended Fabric: 28ct Pomegranate by R & R Reproductions
14/28ct - 4 5/8x 6 3/4 plus 2" all sides =8 5/8 x 10 3/4
16/32ct - 4 x 5 7/8 plus 2" all sides = 8 x 9 7/8
18/36ct - 3
1/2 x 5 1/4 plus 2" all sides = 7 1/2 x 9 1/4
Recommended Floss: Gentle Arts
- Cherry Bark - full skein
- Brandy
- Mulberry - 10 yards for Pincushion and strawberry
- Chamomile
- Cameo Pink
- Dried Thyme
Charlene Ogle stitched this piece but changed the fabric and floss she used as shown below. I personally much prefer the lighter fabric color. She chose 32ct home dyed pale pink linen with GA poinsettia, WDW raspberry and bark.
And this one was stitched and finished by Cindy Ruckman Cabrey.
