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LJT Part series Summer motifs

18th May 2021

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...

LJT Part series Floral sampler 9

11th May 2021

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...

LJT part series Floral sampler 8

4th May 2021

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.

LJT Part series Floral sampler 7

27th Apr 2021

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...

LJT Part series Floral sampler 6

20th Apr 2021

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

LJT part series Floral Sampler 5

13th 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

LJT Part series Floral sampler 4

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...

LJT Part series Floral sampler 3

30th Mar 2021

It has been so lovely seeing your pictures of my floral sampler that you have been adding to my Face book page: Lesley Teare Cross Stitch designs | Facebook please do keep adding them as it is really great to see the stitched pieces.

Hope your week has gone well, in still trying circumstances, but thank goodness for stitching!

I have added four new designs this week to my Website shop which are a fusion of colourful cross stitches and pretty blackwork technique...

LJT Part series Floral sampler 2

24th Mar 2021

Our second motif for my Floral sampler is of a pretty bluebell that make such a splash of colour in our woods in Spring.

It has been lovely to see your pictures of the narcissus that I added last week. Do keep them coming in to (3) Lesley Teare Cross Stitch designs | Facebook - our members are over 10,000 now with another 353 who have already joined this week.

A new design has been added to my Website shop this week which...

LJT part series Floral sampler 1

16th Mar 2021

Here we go on part 1 of my new Part series Floral sampler. Always exciting to start a new design!

As before, I do not have the time to stitch the free designs, so, if you find a problem / mistake then please do let me know as I can alter it.

Otherwise, happy stitching and I will so look forward to seeing your projects. Do catch up with me and our lovely group at: Lesley Teare Cross Stitch designs | Facebook

Hope...

LJT Part series Floral sampler

9th Mar 2021

We start another part series design today for a Floral cross stitch sampler. This will take us through the next 10 weeks for this new project and today, you can download all the details, KEY and the pdf file for the border. If preferred each of the designs can be stitched separately to make lovely, individual cards.

These designs have not been stitched, so, as in the past, if you find any mistakes then please let me know so that I...

LJT Part series Winter / Spring 9

2nd Mar 2021

It is so lovely to add the final motif - part 9 of my Winter / Spring sampler today. It has been a real joy to work on and, see all of your lovely stitched pieces.

But, the exciting part is that we now get the chance to work on another new project.

I thought it would make nice change to have a sampler just worked in cross stitch this time, as I am sure there might be some of you that...

LJT Part series Winter / Spring 8

23rd Feb 2021

The weeks do seem to have gone quite quickly and here we are at part 8 of my Winter / Spring sampler. It has been lovely catching up with all of the lovely pictures you have been sending in to my Face book page - Lesley Teare Cross Stitch designs | Facebook

This week I have also added 4 new flower designs to my shop which I have based on the lovely Art Nouveau style with its flowing lines and symmetry;...

LJT Winter / Spring part 7

16th Feb 2021

My Winter / Spring sampler is really taking shape, and it's so lovely to see more photos of your stitching this past week. Thank you.

Hope your week will go well with plenty of stitching. See you all next Wednesday.

Lesley

LJT Part series Winter / Spring 6

9th Feb 2021

Part 6 already! and your stitched pieces are looking so good. I am really pleased so do keep them coming in for us all to see.

I have just added another Willow pattern design to my website shop, based on my fusion of decorative blackwork and cross stitches. The first, LJT177 Willow pattern picture, is the companion and I think they will work really well together and both are ideal as cushions or framed pictures.

LJT Part series Winter / Spring 5

2nd Feb 2021

My Winter / Spring sampler is really starting to take shape, and thanks so much for all of your pictures you have been sending in. If you are not already part of this lovely group, then please ask to join us:  Lesley Teare Cross Stitch designs | Facebook

February! and the second part of my Teacup SAL is ready to down load from the Creative Poppy site. To find out more, then please go to this link where you can find...

LJT Part series Winter / Spring 4

26th Jan 2021

Part 4 this week of a daffodil - a real sign of Spring. I haven't seen any, but our window cleaner has them in bud on his allotment. 

Hope your stitching has gone well this week and I shall look forward to seeing your updates on this new part series 4. 

I have a lovely new blackwork and colourful cross stitch design which will be ready for you to buy from my Shop tomorrow. It depicts a sweet blue tit amongst an...

LJT Part series Winter / Spring 3

19th Jan 2021

Lovely to see so many pictures of last weeks snowdrop motif. Thank you.

Part 3 today so the design will begin to start looking nearer to our Winter / Spring sampler.

Hope you enjoy it.

Keep safe and keep stitching,

Lesley