Since I’m in the making changes to cross stitch charts mood today, I’ve been thinking about the houses in A Sampler For All Seasons.
I don’t take it lightly when I change colors in a chart. The designers have great taste in color, especially designers like Tanya at The Scarlett House. But . . the white floss for the bottom left house hardly shows up on my linen, which came in the kit. It is lighter than the linen seems in the photo. When I’ve tried to stick with the called for colors in other charts, knowing it was maybe not going to show up, I’ve been disappointed. If I use a darker linen so the white will show up, some of the tans don’t show up so . . I’m probably going to change the house on the bottom left. I’m assuming the four houses represent the four houses so that’s the summer house. The floss is NPI Silk and I don’t have any of that in my stash so I ordered a few extra colors last night.
I’ll probably go with the 631 or 531 instead of the white house. I’ll probably stitch the picket fence in a light tan — I know . . picket fences are supposed to be white but these people liked the real wood color! 🙂
The spring house (top right) may get switched to 601 because I like purple houses and don’t know that I want those two houses on the right to be so similar in color.
I’m a long way from stitching houses on this project but I’m thinking ahead.
Paula Nordt says
I really like the 631 for the summer house. Don’t know why, since both your choices look great.
Judy Morrison says
I read the topic line and thought you were going to try to get your husband to paint the house! ??
judy.blog@gmail.com says
That made me chuckle! 🙂 I’ll never ask him to paint the house after he painted half the inside of our house in Kentucky with Oops paint from Lowe’s (the paint someone had mixed and didn’t like). Good grief . . those people had bad taste in colors and I about had a stroke when I saw what Vince had done.
Donna In KS says
Exactly what I thought!
judy.blog@gmail.com says
Y’all make me laugh! 🙂
Sheryl says
Let us know how you like those silks!
judy.blog@gmail.com says
Ok. You may have to remind me.
Cala says
I don’t embroider, but if you don’t like to change the designer’s color-choices…..can’t you outline the white house with a darker color, like grey or caramel, to accentuate the white? Maybe it will stand out a bit more? Just a thought.
judy.blog@gmail.com says
I’d prefer not to outline one house and not the others and I definitely don’t want to outline all four of them.
Dorothy A Englert says
Hi Judy, Trying to find this pattern.
Any thoughts where I might find one ? I just love it.
TIA
Dottie E
judy.blog@gmail.com says
At this time, it is available to members of the Homespun Needlework group on Facebook. If you’re on FB, you can join the group and then place your order. I think there are new projects quarterly. if you’re not on FB, the chart will probably be released in about a year.