I love Teresa Kogut’s designs. I love a lot of people’s designs but I watch Teresa Kogut’s youtubes and I like her as a person too. When she announced four or five new designs recently, I pre-ordered two of them. Are you proud of me? Five designs . . I ordered two . . that means I didn’t order three! 🙂
This one is For the Love Nature and I told Vince . . it’s all the animals we loved but drove us nuts with the garden, fruit trees, and chickens in Texas – raccoons, foxes, deer, rabbits and squirrels. Animals have to eat too but that wasn’t what I was saying when they were eating my chickens, fruit and veggies.
And there is Silhowitches.
Halloween is probably my least favorite of all holidays except . . it means my favorite season – winter – is soon going to arrive. That makes me look forward to Halloween. I’ll probably never do much Halloween stitching but I loved this one when she showed it. I love the witches with the lanterns, I love all the black cats, I love the Quaker design. Knowing it would be a big seller, I ordered the floss (only needs one Guacamole and three Swamp Water). Sure enough . . just checked 123 Stitch and both Guacamole and Swamp Water are out of stock. Good thing I thought to order ahead . . though I have no plans to start this any time soon.
I went through my fabric and have two that will work: The first is Spicy Carrot from XJu Designs and it’s 40 count, which is called for. The sample was stitched on XJu’s 40 count Dark Golden Brown.
The second fabric I have is this:
It’s a 36 count and the color is Sahara. I’m not sure if Theresa at Kitten Stitcher dyed this one because there’s no name brand on it. I’ve written her and asked her because I would love to get it in 40 count if she can get more of it. The color reminds me so much of the first Aged Hazelnut by XJu that I got and I love it.
Silhowitches will stitchout to 8-1/4″ x 8-3/8″ on 40 count and to 9-1/4 x 9-3/8″ on 36 count. Weird but on the pattern it says 8-1/4″ x 8″ on 40 but the calculator says otherwise. It’s not enough to make a difference and since I like the 36 count better, that’s what I’ll use. It may mean I need a little bit more thread but since I wasn’t sure if I’d be using 40 count fabric or not, I ordered an extra Swamp Water and already had an extra Guacamole.
Nelle Coursey says
This is pretty! I love the witches and devils! Halloween is my holiday since it is in my birth month.
Rebecca says
That’s a very lively and fun design!
Twyla says
I love this one as it is very busy and covers most everything Halloween. Halloween is not my favorite holiday either.
Elaine F Wibben says
She (Teresa Kogut) is going to have a retreat weekend at the Silver Needle in Tulsa. Not that far for you Judy. Check out their website, looks like it is still open to register.
Judy Laquidara says
I knew she was going to be there but I’m not that social. I order from Silver Needle some and am in one or two of their “clubs” but doubt I’d go to a retreat there .. even to get to meet Teresa Kogut.