BEST CUSTOMERS in the WORLD PATTERN SALE!!

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From now until September 15th

I have a buy 2 get 1 (of equal or lesser value) FREE sale

on ANY pattern at my website!

To take advantage of this make your 2 selections 

and then email me your choice for the free pattern! 

I will send them out to you pronto!!

Please be sure that your free pattern selection is of equal or lesser value, 

but you guys are all so kind, I know this will not be a problem~

I HAVE THE BEST CUSTOMERS IN THE WORLD!!!

New Fall Freebie!

Thank you!

As a thank you to all of my wonderful customers I have a free downloadable pattern! Just click on the link below the picture to download and print the free chart!

Download Free Pattern Here

Thank you so much for all of your support and have a wonderful fall season!

XO XO

Annie

I'm on Craftsy!!

Visit AnnieBz's Craftsy Pattern Store »

I just opened a shop for my patterns on Craftsy! The best thing is, its an easy way for me to offer my free patterns. I have one free cross stitch pattern up right now, and I will be adding more this coming week!

So don't hesitate to check it out!

 Free instant download patterns! Yay!

Blessings,

~Annie

Free Chart for Patriotic Stitches!!

Hello friends!

Click the words below the picture to download this free chart!

If you stitch it please send me a picture!

Happy stitching!!

Uncle Sam Rides A Crow

Summer block of the week

I am participating in Jenny of Elefantz free summer block of the week stitchery quilt. Even tho for Jenny, I guess it would be a winter BOW, since she lives in Australia.

Here is my first stitchery and block:

 

I finished this stitchery in one night while watching the Fifa World Cup.(we are BIG futbol fans around here, as all of my kids have played/or do play soccer).

 

Isn't it pretty! Here is the whole block:

 

 

I am currently working on block 2 which was released this week. Every Monday a new FREE block will be released. If you would like to stitch-along click on the button in my sidebar and go to Jenny's blog for all of the details.

 

Last Sunday we celebrated my little granddaughter Amy's first birthday! I cannot believe how fast this year has gone. It has been so fun watching her grow, and watching my daughter and her husband grow into being parents. They are just the sweetest little family unit, with the Lord at the center of their lives. They are doing a wonderful job, and Amy is thriving!

 

She is the joy of my life these days!

Amy Ren 1st Birthday







Are you working on any special projects this summer?

 

Blessings,

~Annie

Sneaking in Some Applique

I have been super busy getting ready for Needlework Expo. I designed a small to give away to shops as a freebie, but then I liked it so much I decided to release it as a pattern! So I am quickly stitching away on it to get it done in time. I will have to come up with a new freebie now! LOL!

I worked a little bit on my Hospital Sketches Quilt which was a free BOM with Barbara Brackman on her Civil War Quilts blog.

 It was released in 2020, but you can still get all of the blocks for free.

 I am going to make it for Chelsea, my oldest. I bought a couple of fat quarter bundles when I was at Hancocks of Paducah. One was Pam Buda and the other was Jo Morton. Can't go wrong with either of those! Here is the first block:

I just can't seem to get enough of hand applique lately. I keep seeing so many quilts that I want to make. This all started with the #BBDQAL (Blackbird Designs Quilt Along)started by Lori (Textilust) and Olivia(Olivia). But I have moved beyond that now and am so inspired by Reproduction fabrics and Civil War era quilts(my first love)!

Hope you get a chance to do some stitching, sewing or crafting today!

Happy Stitching!

XOXO

Annie

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Free Pattern!

Quaker Primitive

This is a reprint of a free pattern I offered a long time ago, and I have decided to make it available again!

There is some over one stitching on it, so its not really suitable for Aida cloth.

49 X 71
Bold symbols are over 1

I stitched mine all in DMC 3371

Hope you enjoy it!!!

XOXO,

Annie

My dream is coming true!

The town I live in has just approved backyard chickens!

Yay!

 

 

I have wanted chickens for SO long now! My hubs and I have bought expensive organic and range free/cage free eggs form the grocery store; we have driven miles out to a local farm to get fresh eggs; but nothing will compare to having our own eggs right in our own yard!

Yippee!

I mean just look at those beautiful birds!

I have been obsessed with chickens for years-and I mean years!

I grew up in the suburbs, but my dad grew up on a farm. And as a little kid I hung on every word of the stories he would tell of farm life.

I have always been a farm girl trapped in suburbia!

LOL!

Just look at those little sweeties!

Oh! I am in love!

Maybe you are not aware of this, but the backyard chicken movement has been growing all across America.

I think as Americans begin to look at the unbelievable unhealthy state of our food supply, the increase in obesity and heart disease, and the untold millions who are allergic to food additives; more and more people are taking control of what they eat. Farmers markets and co-ops are popping up all over, and  backyard chickens are becoming a movement!

Check out this site here for more information.

I will keep you all posted on our progress. For right now, we will be doing lots of research to get ready for the spring.

 

Do you keep chickens?

 

 

Blessings,

Annie

Christmas Ornament Freebie!

Here is a free chart for you! Thank you all for your comments and for reading my blog! I enjoy every single comment and cherish the friendships I have made through this blog!

 

 Download here!

Eyelets are stitched with 2 strands of 3774 Desert Sand vy lt OR #12 perle cotton in ecru.

This free chart will be available here to download for a limited time. 30 days to be exact! After that you will have to email me for the chart.

  If you stitch it PLEASE send me a picture, 

I would love to create a gallery of your beautiful work! 

Enjoy!

xx

~Annie

Hey! Guess what...

I am a guest blogger on Jenny of Elefantz!!!

I am so excited and honored to be asked by Jenny, I have admired her work for several years now and am an avid reader of her blog:

Jenny of Elefantz

 I created a new little stitchery as a FREE GIVE AWAY on Jenny's blog, so make sure you pop on over to check it out and download the free pattern. 

AND THAT"S NOT ALL!

I also did a tutorial on how to frame a stitchery inside a hoop for hanging!

 You can also see THAT on Jenny's blog!

I hope you like it!!

Blessings,

~Annie

French Country House SAL

I am seriously considering joining this free online SAL from French designer Maryse. The progress pics of those who are working on it are very sweet! I like it as all one piece with the block lines in between. The reason I find this so appealing, other than the charming designs, is that it looks like sucvh a quick stitch every month. Just one little house. I think I could actually handle that! Here is the link to Maryse's blog with all the free charts and explanation. Anyone care to join me?

http://grillesdemaryse.canalblog.com/

Be sure to scroll down and look for the progress links on the left. Very cute!

And here is a link to the babelfish translater page if you don't read French!

Yay! A pattern Sale!

Time for an "end of summer" pattern sale!!

 

 

 

Simply choose your 2 patterns and check out through my Etsy Shoppe using Paypal, then convo me the title of your free PDF pattern and I will email it to you right away! The free pattern must be of equal or lesser value.

 

Lets get creatin"!!

 

Blessings,

Annie

 



Around the studio...

2 posts in one day, I know!

 

But I am taking advantage of the fact that Isabel is still pretty out of it today after all of the meds she was given yesterday for the surgery, so she is sleeping a lot.

 

Meanwhile I just wanted to share some of the things I have been working on.

 

 

First of all, I snapped a pic of my plants-they look so cute in the window today.

 I love plants, and I get no end of pleasure from them. I truly enjoy tending them and talking to them as I water,prune and repot them, etc.! LOL! I know, I'm a little crazy, but they are so cheerful and friendly!

I am especially infatuated with my cacti at the moment!

lol!

Moving on:

Here is my design board. I have been working on a lot of stitcheries this summer. As I finish each block I like to pin them up to help me keep focused, and frankly, to enjoy looking at them!

The two blocks on the left hand side are from the quilt pattern by Crabapple Hill called "Berry Picking Party". This is a gorgeous quilt, and the blocks actually stitch up pretty fast.

The little angel on the right side is from an original design I am working on for a Christmas pattern release.

And the bottom right is my progress on the free stitch-along from Jenny of Elefantz, The Lord's Prayer.I shared my beginning progress here. I am really enjoying this one.

 

And last but not least, here is a shot of my work table. You can see the fabrics I will be using for my Christmas stitchery design-it will be a quilted wall hanging.

What are you working on?

 

Blessings,

Annie



Bird and Berries sewing box

Here is my version of a wool applique sewing box. I used my new overdyed wool threads from Moondance Color Co. on this and I LOVED them! They are glorious and a pleasure to work with! This little box and matching pincushion will be on ebay tomorrow, Jan.15th, so don't miss it!


If you have been having trouble with my website, I apologize! My web host has been having technical difficulties since right after Christmas! Hopefully this will be cleared up soon!

I have begun listing all of my patterns for sale on ebay with free shipping! This includes doll patterns and cross stitch patterns. Look for my new needle punch patterns coming soon!

Have you seen this?

Food Inc. 

This documentary confirmed everything I have suspected about our food supply and more. I have been getting into organic food for a couple of years now, mostly for health reasons. I have hypothyroidism, which I take medication for every day, and for the rest of my life. I have had this condition for many years, and it has really taken its toll. As I  get older, my energy is easily sapped. Diet plays a huge role in this. If I eat healthy-lots and lots of veggies, I actually feel almost good. If I eat badly, I feel awful. Sugar especially effects me, and I try to avoid it. High fructose corn syrup makes me actually achy and tired.

So...I have started gardening in earnest. 

I buy eggs from a local farm. 

I am using organic flour and whole wheat pasta. 

I have thrown out all processed foods. All.

This last winter I had my first free range turkey-it was unbelievable!

Now I am on a mission. 

It is probably a 10 year mission.

It is about self-sustainability.

I am planning a process of slowly living off the land, and becoming 3/4 vegetarian.

My hubby and I put in a 450 square foot garden this spring. I am growing carrots, turnips, onions-red and yellow,basil, lavender,flat leaf parsley, broccoli, kohlrabi, peppers-green and jalapeno, swiss chard, dill,tomatoes-heirloom,cherry, roma(for sauce), and beefsteak, cucumbers, zuchini,pumpkins and pole beans.

This is step one.

Next year we will install our beehive in hopes of having honey the following year.

Eventually, we will move to a house in the country where will will also have our own chickens. There is a no-chicken ordinance in this town or I would not wait.

So that is the plan. We have a lot to learn but our quality of life depends on it. My kids are growing up and out, and we now know what we want to do as we move towards retirement(still many years away). We will end up living a homesteading type of self-sufficient lifestyle out where the wind blows through the trees and you can hear a car come up the road from a long way off.

:~)

Happy Easter Monday!

I see I have not posted since last Wednesday, since the start of the Easter Triduum. What a glorious Holy Week I had! I am an Easter zealot, that's for sure! I did not miss a single mass or service this year, which is a lot of church time. We brought 20 new converts into the church on Saturday night, it was glorious!
And now, fired up and filled with the Holy Spirit I am renewed and ready to get to work! I still have my kiddos home today, but they will be back in school tomorrow and the Online Needlework Show begins on Wednesday, so this will be a busy and happy week!

I did not get much time to stitch over the weekend, we were just too busy. But I did work a little bit on Houses. I have the models for my 2 newest designs completed(they will premier at the show on Wednesday)so I was able to work on Houses guilt-free! LOL! I do need to get started on new designs though, no rest for the weary!

I worked on my canvas work piece and got it almost all done until I ran out of the navy blue Neon Rays fiber. So I will have to pick up one of those to finish it.

Progress on AOS!

It's starting to look like something, right? I am really enjoying stitching this one. I got most of my 3000 word article done on friday so yesterday I felt free to indulge in a lengthy stitching session. I worked on this last evening for several hours, only taking a break to do Isabel's nails(she's such a girly-girl!). I am really enjoying this one, and I'm having trouble putting it down!
I received my order from Down Sunshine Lane yesterday which had most of the beads for this project in it. I am just waiting for a few more. I also received Mirabilia's Shimmering Mermaid, which I was going to stitch for my oldest daughter Chelsea-who is a mermaid collector. But as soon as I saw it close up I was disappointed. I have only ever seen the pattern online and I didn't realize the body was made up of geometric shapes. I just don't really care for it. So now I'm not sure if I'll stitch it or not. Probably not. So I am still on the hunt for a mermaid pattern. I will have to look at my local LNS where I can really see the patterns, and see if I can find one I really like.

Sweet Vintage Snowman on SALE!

This guy is currently on sale for LESS THAN HALF PRICE at my website!

He is one of a kind, so don't miss him!

FREE SHIPPING!

Click here for details!

New Doll Pattern!

F~125 Lil' Honey!

Here she is! My newest pattern! I love the way this little girl came out so much I decided to put her into pattern form! She is 20" tall, with spun wool hair and all embroidered details. Instructions are very clear for the simple construction of this doll. The embroidered details are all included, with clear instructions on how to transfer the designs and stitches used. Here are some close-ups of the *cute* details:

F~125 Lil' Honey!

$8.00

Blog special!! 

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Quaker Hill House

I am offering a free pattern for you as a thank you for reading my blog! Enjoy!
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