​Can you believe that 2024 is nearly over? The year sped past and was filled with joys and with challenges once again.
 
A Stitching friend sent me a message this morning that meant a great deal to me. She lost a family member unexpectedly around Thanksgiving and has not been able to stitch as she struggled to cope with her loss.
 
She wrote that she is going to use the small Friendship Math sampler that I designed and gave out during the wonderful Great British Sampler Weekend Comes to America event that Nicola, Kathy, and David of Hobby House put on in October as her Blessing Sampler for 2025. I am honored that she has selected my sampler and just put it up on my website to share with everyone as a Free PDF in case you would like to use it as well. It is a great 'stash dive' project.

The destruction of Hurricane Helene just after I had enjoyed such happy times in Asheville with friends inspired the design. I was planning to surround mine with Sawtooth Satin and ask Faye Riggsbee to turn it into a Pin Pillow for me but mine is not finished and is tucked away in a project bag. Please send me a photo if you do stitch Friendship Math.

I have been very busy charting reproductions and stitching designs for the past few months and will finish three reproductions for the Nashville Needlework Market within the week.

May you continue to bless others with your friendship as you help to divide their sorrows and multiply their joys. 

Please help yourself to Friendship Math and do pick up my Free Moravian Star, Winter of Grief and Hope, and Scottish Alphabet PDFs too. Remember that everything on my website is 25% off until 01/01/2025.

In Friendship,

Cissy



 

(Contact me at Cissy2449@gmail.com if you would like to discuss interactive lecture options, available classes, and dates and if shops would like to place orders.)
 
 
 
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