It's That Time Of Year !!!

Where does the time go??? I honestly don't know!!! Once again it is time to mark your calendars for the upcoming "Heartland Cross Stitch Shop Hop". The dates are listed in the photo below along with a "sneak peek" of this years sampler!!!

The Sunflower Seed will have a few "special" things waiting for you and below is a little "teaser" of what they might be.....can you figure them out????

What could they be?????

We have a few new designs recently released or soon to be released. They're hot off the press and ready for you to take home!"It is What it Is"

One floss color so a very quick stitch!!!

"Topeka"

This was the masthead for the Topeka Magazine

issue that featured The Sunflower Seed

"Monogram Candlescreens"

This design is for the larger screen and.....

This design is for the smaller screen.

The chart includes a full alphabet.

We have a few new models displayed in the shop at the moment. Come by and take a look, they're pretty "sweet" !!!

"Weeds Make Haste" by

Shakespeare's Peddler

"Snowglobes" by

Bent Creek

**This is a 3-part kit series.

"A Quaker Halloween Sampler" by

Cherished Stitches

**We have 2 beautiful models of this design.

We've fallen in love with these adorable "Word Play" designs by Brenda Gervais, Country Stitches. I'm getting ready to "finish" these this week! Kathy has started stitching a third one so I want to stay on top of these before she gets too far ahead of me!!!

"February" and "March" Word Play

"April" and "May" Word Play

"Saturday Stitch-In"~~~ If you would like to join us on any Saturday to stitch, come on in! You're welcome to come every Saturday or whenever you can. Hanging out with those who love to stitch is time well spent. We have a comfortable seating area and large table if needed. We open at 10 and close at 3 on Saturday. Juli's Coffee Shop has wonderful sandwiches for lunch or there's always McDonalds and Wendys close by. All we ask is that if you bring any drink it needs to be in a tightly capped container. We don't want any spills. Hope to see you!!! Let's get some of those projects done!!!

Can't wait to see you during the "HOP"!!!

Happy Stitching~~~~~~~~~~~~~Anita

HAPPY NEW YEAR ~ 2012 !!

Happy New Year to everyone!!! I've started out my new year with a bang!!! I've closed the shop from Christmas to New Year's every year since starting the business 12 years ago. Normally I travel with my hubby to wherever he's working and spend a week relaxing. This year I decided to stay home and "weed out" the basement and get some control over the mess. What a week I had! Everything is organized and in its place, for now anyway. It feels so good and now I can focus on stitching and knitting!!!

SALE ~ SALE ~ SALE

15% off Everything

(thread not included)

January 10-31, 2012

This first photo is out of sequence, however it's so cute it deserves "1st Place"!!! I knitted "Hello Kitty" hats for my darling granddaughters, Zoe (left) and Chloe (right). The girls looked so cute in them however, Zoe has plenty of room for growth!!! Very nice Christmas, note the 46 degrees on our clock!!!

Some new Sunflower Seed designs released prior to the holidays were, "Silver Bells", "Holiday Sampler" and the 7 "Lil" designs!!!

"Silver Bells"
Stitched on 30 Ct. Cafe Kona from R&R Reproductions

"Holiday Sampler"
Stitched on 28 Ct. Natural Cashel Linen from Wichelt Imports


"Lil Valentine" - "Lil St. Patty's" - "Lil Easter"
"Lil July 4th" - "Lil Halloween"

"Lil Thanksgiving" - "Lil Christmas"
Stitched on 28 Ct. Lambswool Linen from Wichelt Imports

Back to the knitting! Made Zoe a cute little "jester" hat with matching pink mittens. It's a funny little hat! I missed fixing the red eyes, darn. Her extremely blue eyes are spectacular!!!

Made Chloe a little "french girl" tam. Thought her dark curls would be so cute peeking out from under!!!

Also made Chloe a little apron so she could help her "Pretty Mama" out in the kitchen.

I had so much fun knitting Bill and I some stockings this year. I think it only took a week each to knit. I really love them!


Back to stitching! I've been making Bill an ornament with some kind of deer in it for several years now. This year was a Prairie Schooler design. They are always fun and quick to stitch.

Next are the ornaments I made for Chloe and Zoe. I decided that their Christmas ornaments would be what they were dressed as on Halloween the previous year. So, Chloe was a pink princess and Zoe was a mermaid.

"Pikes Peak" Santa was made for son Harrison and his wife Jamie. He proposed to her on top of Pikes Peak! "Poland" Nutcracker was made for son Morgan and his wife Kate. I've made several other countries for them.

I also stitched 2 ornaments over my "break" and am working on a couple new designs for 2012. Now is a good time to continue working on some Christmas to get a jump on the next holiday season. With the sale we're having now is a great time to pick up some new projects to work on in the coming months. Come on by or if you're out of town, give us a call (785-228-0588)and we can "fix you up" !!!

HAPPY STITCHING....................Anita

TWO (2) NEW FALL DESIGNS!!!

Just picked up patterns from the printer last evening for 2 "NEW" designs by The Sunflower Seed. The first one is a cute little bat stealing "corn" from your Halloween "goody" bag!!! He's cute, but a little ornery, clutching some candy corn in his creepy little talons!!!

"Gimme Your Corn"

"Acorn Autumn" is an earthy vine filled with lots of acorns! I love Autumn! When my boys were little we used to gather acorns by the bag full!!! They're so cute!

"Acorn Autumn"

Been doing some cleaning around the shop lately and have decided to put ALL our Needlepunch patterns on sale at 50% off. They're already starting to go fast so get in here before they're all gone!!!!!

With your "mad" Christmas stitching ahead, I thought I would mention that we carry "Daylight" and "Craftlite" lamps and magnifying lamps. I have the "Dublin" (floor and/or table model) the "Dorset" (table model) and the "Compact" (table model) in stock at the moment. The Dorset and Compact are both great little lamps to take on stitching retreats or move around the house. The Dublin is light weight enough to do that also. The "clean" light that they put out is amazing to stitch by. Come on in and check them out. You may just need a Christmas gift for yourself!!!

Another great item you may want to get is a "stitching stool". These are great to use when stitching for long periods of time. They elevate your legs just enough to take pressure off your upper legs and back. I use mine for sure at retreats and also at home. We have a few in stock now but can order more anytime.

Market was this past week end and we're getting in lots of new Fall, Halloween and Christmas patterns almost daily. Be sure to drop in often as there's ALWAYS something new on our shelves.

Happy Stitching...........................Anita

"ORNAMENT FINISH CLASS" Plus sneak-peak at the new Christmas Ornament Issue!!!

I just got an e-mail this morning with images of the NEW "2011 Just Cross Stitch Christmas Ornament" Issue!!! If you haven't seen it somewhere else already, here it is! As always we have a sign up sheet in the shop so we'll know just how many we will need to be ordering. Come by, sign up and pre-pay ($7.99) and we'll get one ordered in for you!
Okay, Karen!!!, here it is!!! I will be having an ornament finishing class on 2 dates very soon! Check your calendars for Saturday, August 27~3:00 p.m. to however long it takes and Monday, August 29~7:00 p.m. to, whenever. I can't imagine it will take much more than an hour. Bring paper and pen to take notes. Cost of the class will be $5.00. What a deal!!! I will take you through the steps to create the lovely flat ornaments that you have been seeing popping up on our shop Christmas tree! They really are fun to do and pack away so nicely that they should look the same year after year when you decorate your tree. However, if you attach bows like these 2 being shown, you will have to protect the bows when storing. (or make new ones if they get squashed!)

Example #1 ~ not just a "square" shaped ornament can be made!

Example #2 ~ It's still "good to be square"!!!

Call us @ 785-228-0588 to let us know which day you would like to attend so we have an idea how many to expect. We'll have a good time!

Hope to see you soon!!!..............................Anita

A Quick Post Today!

I just received a notice regarding these two "NEW" soft cover books that will be available soon. If you are interested in either one, please notify us ASAP as the distributor is asking that we get in our "reserve list" so they will have an idea of the quantities they will need to order. We do ask for pre-payment on these so you can come by the shop to pay, or call us with your credit card information.

"A Schoolgirl's Work" from Barb Adams and Alma Allen of Blackbird Designs is 104 pages and suggested retail is $26.95. Looks VERY interesting to us! Can't wait to see it!

Just Cross Stitch "Halloween Collection" is 100 pages with 50-some designs from many of your favorite designers. We're SO excited with OUR favorite designer, "The Sunflower Seed", being featured on the cover of this soft bound book!!! This book will run $16.95. Again, pre-payment is required. Give us a call at 785-228-0588 to reserve either or both copies of these great books.

I know many of you have already signed up for the Halloween book at the shop so just let us know if you would also like "A School Girl's Work".

That's it for right now. Just wanted to get this information out to you as soon as possible.

Happy Stitching...................Anita

IN THE GOOD OLE' SUMMER TIME.....

It's a great time to get out some of those stitched pieces and get them framed up and ready for Christmas gifts! I know you've got a bunch of them in a drawer somewhere, so get em out, bring em in and we'll get you some great frames from East Side Mouldings! You can stretch them youself or we can do it here at the shop. We'll run a little "Christmas in July sale...only in June though!!! The deal is; 15% off your frame purchase through June 30. The stretching fee (which is pretty minor) is extra. Below are a few examples of what I'll be framing this week. As you can see we have quite a few very nice primitive type mouldings available. A large variety of colors, widths and textures.

The "Primitive Pearls" and " Folke Faire" seem to be the most popular right now with many of our customers. The "French Farms" are gaining popularity too with their rosettes in the corners! I'll be using one of these on my NEW design "America" which will be coming out soon.

Below are the narrower mouldings available in many colors and either flat and painted solid, rubbed edges or grooved.

Dig those finished projects out, get em in here and some of your Christmas gift giving will be finished up before you know it and at a great savings!!!

Stay tuned for another post hopefully relatively soon with NEW designs being released and some exciting magazine news!!!

Happy Stitching.........................Anita

"HEARTLAND CROSS STITCH SHOP HOP" ~~ COMING SOON!!!

On Your Mark........... Get Ready............. Get Set.............

GOOOOOOOO!

May 5, 6, 7, 2011

(Thurs. Fri. Sat.)

Thurs. & Fri. ~~~ 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Sat. ~~~ 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

This years theme: "FALL"

"The Heartland Cross Stitch Shop Hop" is celebrating it's 10th year!!! Pick up your passport at your first shop visit and have it stamped at all participating shops. Drop off your passport at your last shop visit and you will then be entered in the drawing. One lucky visitor will win $150. in Gift Certificates for the Grand Prize. In addition to the Grand Prize, there will also be 5 winners of a $25. gift certificate. Each shop will have their own special promotions and/or door prizes. Be sure to pick up your "freebie" chart at each shop. These "freebies" may be stitched up all together to make a very lovely sampler. Stop by our shop as we now have our completed sampler model back from the framer. It's awesome!!!

Pack up your "gal pals" and hit the road!! It's a great time to get together, have some giggles and see what all is new at 5 participating shops. You never know what's in store for you!!!

Participating Shops:
C.C. & Company...1701 SW 40 Hwy. #102...Blue Springs, MO ... 816-229-2950
Old Mill Stitchery...131 S. Water St, Corbin Mill....Liberty, MO ...816-792-3670
Stitch On Needlework...926 Massachusetts, Lawrence, KS ...785-842-1101
The Sunflower Seed...4004 SW Huntoon...Topeka, KS ...785-228-0588
Two The Point ... 4663 Indian Creek Pkwy., Overland Park, KS ...913-381-8380

Hope to see you soon!!!