21st Dec 2021
Hi everyone. Such difficult times so I hope that this year has gone well for most of you.
Thank you so much for all of your messages and pictures of your stitched pieces. It brings me a lot of pleasure to see your creativity.
And, really lovely news, as I now have the update for my new SAL for 2022 that will run from January through to December next year. I am really excited so I do hope you will love this...
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Hi everyone. First, just a note to say that my thoughts are with all of our lovely stitching friends and everyone in the USA affected by the awful tornedoes.
Nearly Christmas and still just a bit of time to stitch a few more cards. I have added a really simple snowflake design for you today which I hope you will like and will not take too long to stitch.
This week a group of 6 simple Christmas wreaths designs have been added...
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The last one!! Not particularly any type of Summer flower, but it looks pretty and works well with the rest. I have had such wonderfull feedback from you about this series and thank you for all of your updates on your progress. But, it does mean the start of another set of designs and I'll have more next week about the new project.
One new design has been added this week - 'Life is just a bowl of cherries!' which I...
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Just one more Summer motif to go which we will work on next week, and then our Summer sampler will be complete! This week a pretty pink blackberry flower and fuit. If you wish to add antennae to the butterflies then please do.
You appear to have really enjoyed this one and thank you for your lovely comments and pictures that you send in. It is such a delight to see them.
One new design has been added to my shop this...
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Well, still far too much rain for most of us here in the UK this past week, but at least the temperatures have been warm.
Part 7...how time flies and thank you again for your lovely pictures you are sending in. I think I will have to call this one a generic yellow flower as I don't think I have a particular species in mind! The shape and colour though do fit the design!
Have a good week and take care.
Happy stitching,
Lesley
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29th Jun 2021
Well Wimbledon tennis tournament started here in the UK this week, and, of course, we are back to rain!! Hopefully the weather will brighten up again.
I hope your week has gone well though, and here is part 6 of my Summer sampler ready for you to download. All of your pictures you are sending in of your progress are a delight to see. Thank you.
One new design has been added to my Shop this week, a serene picture of a...
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Part 5 of my Summer motifs sampler, a little bird house, which is the centre piece of the design.
If you haven't already joined our lovely Facebook group then please do, as it is such fun and you can see how stitchers are getting along with this project.
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I hope you all have a good week with plenty of stitching, Lesley
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Part 4! Getting somewhere now. Many thanks again for your loveley pictures that you are sending in - they are such a delight to receive.
This week, a lovely mauve iris, one of my favourite flowers and, at the moment, they have been in fiull bloom here in my garden for about 4 weeks, but sadly, near the end for another year.
I have added a new design this week - and yes, a Christmes one, but I know some of you...
read more8th Jun 2021
Hope you have all had a good week and, if in the Uk, a bit more sunshine has been very welcome.
One of our lovely FB group messaged me to ask if I had forgotten the antennae on the butterflies in part 2 and also for part 8 in due course. Not deliberate on my part as I don't think I am worried either way. I have shown the complete sampler today with them added, as I thought you might like...
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Well the sun has finally shown its face here in the Northern hemisphere in time for this weeks pretty strawberry flower and fruit. I am waiting for my green fruit to start changing colour and hopefully pick them before the birds get there!
Lovely to see the pictures of last week's carnation so please do keep sending them in.
Hope you all have a good week and plenty of stitching,
Lesley
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Our first flower for our new part series is the pretty carnation with a small butterfly. If you prefer a paler outline then give 3799 a try. It is simple to stitch and all of these motifs will make lovely cards as well as an attractive sampler when stiched together with the border.
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It's hard to believe that we are going to start another project. Exciting, but I just wonder where all the other weeks went to!
This time a medley of 8 Summer flowers and a pretty bird house. The flowers are a carnation, strawberry flower and fruit, briar rose, iris, pansy, potentilla - crept in here as its shape was what I wanted! - blackberry and its flower and then finally a Summer clematis. There is some artistic licence with a couple...
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It is hard to believe that we are on the final design of my Floral sampler part series that has taken us through the past 9 weeks with individual flowers to stitch. Some of you have made them into pretty cards and one stitcher, had the great idea of making them into Kitchen magnets, and of course, the complete sampler which many of you have stitched.
The last one is the pretty pansy that we can grow during the year through...
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It seems amazing that we only have one more week to go before I add the final design for this part series. It has been really lovely again to see all of your stitched pieces, thank you. A colourful image this week with red hips that brighten our hedgerows here in the Winter.
Two more designs have been added to my Shop this week, one, a pretty picture of a our lovely wren amongst Summer scabious; one of my favourite flowers.
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The lovely red poppy is my flower choice for part 7 of my part series for the Floral sampler. Many thanks for all of the pictures you are sending in to (2) Lesley Teare Cross Stitch designs | Facebook They are quite delightful to see.
I have also added a new design based on my signature style of a fusion of colourful cross stitches and the decorative blackwork that I love so much. There are four pretty Spring flower designs that can...
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Part 6 this week of my Floral sampler part series and a pretty briar rose for you to stitch. All of the flowers are ideal to stitch for quick cards for family and friends as well as making a delightful sampler.
I hope your week has gone well and happy stitching.
Catch up next Wednesday,
take care,
Lesley
read more13th Apr 2021
It's blackberries and blossom for the 5th design of my Floral sampler part series. All of the pictures that you are kindly sending in are super and I'm certainly pleased with how it is looking.
Please keep them coming!
I hope you all have a lovely week with plenty of stitching.
Take care,
Lesley
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6th Apr 2021
Another week and really changing weather conditions for us here in GB, from shorts and T shirt one day to the next day snow!
Hope your week has gone well wherever you are. There was a lovely comment on my Lesley Teare FB page (1) Lesley Teare Cross Stitch designs | Facebook from Lorna, ' I find it so wonderful that a hobby can unite so many people worldwide'. I quite agree and it has been even more special for...
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