My Prairie Schooler Exchange

This is the bourse that I made for Cindy D. for the Seasonal Prairie Schooler Exchange on the HOE blog. She chose "summer" for her exchange item. This shows the bourse ready to be mailed. I chose a nautical-themed cotton fabric and rope to match the charted design.

This is the inside stitched area of the bourse. It is from "Summer," by The Prairie Schooler," and is stitched with DMC on 32ct. mushroom Lugana.

I got this wonderful stitching aid and it has helped me immensely!

My First Bourse

This is the bourse that I stitched for Carol S. for the HOE Fall Exchange.

The bag is cotton, and the design is from The Prairie Schooler Book 141, "Thanksgiving Comes Again."  I made several adaptations. My yellow was too light.

The verse, the date, and the wind swirls are stitched over one thread; everything else is over two threads. This design is stitched on 32ct. lambswool Lugana, and is stitched with DMC and a (French) overdyed floss that I received from ? (I'll put this in tomorrow).

ABC Noel Pinkeep

This is "ABC Noel," a freebie by The Prairie Schooler. It's stitched on linen and finished as a pinkeep.