Vintage Bloom by Blackbird Designs
Vintage Bloom is copyright 2005 and offers two projects - a sampler and a zippered bag using the same chart.
Design Size: 77w x 35h
Recommended Fabric:
- SAMPLER: 32 ct. Vintage Meadow Rue by Lakeside Linens the closest
DMC color is 422)
- 14/28ct - 5 1/2 x 2 1/2 plus 3 inches all sides =11 1/2 x 8 1/2
- 16/32ct - 4 7/8 x 2 1/4 plus 3 inches all sides = 10 7/8 x 8 1/4
- 18/36ct - 4 1/4 x 2 plus 3 inches all sides =10 1/4 x 8
- ZIPPERED BAG: 14ct cream colored Scotch linen (I was not able to locate this fabric)
Recommended Floss: Needlepoint Silk (NPS) which is still available at a number or online stores for the sampler. EPiC wool worsted yarn for the zippered pouch. It is also still available. DMC equivalents have been included for the sampler only.
Sampler
- NPS #588 (DMC 3371)
- NPS #622 (DMC 3779)
- NPS #471 (DMC 3822)
- NPS #124 (DMC 3772)
- NPS #712 (DMC 3726)
- NPS #253 (DMC 479)
- NPS #355 (DMC 469)
- NPS #854 (DMC 976)
Zippered Bag
- EPiC #0 (anthracite - black)
- EPiC #296 (hollyhock - light pink)
- EPiC #296 (honeycomb - tan)
- EPiC #283 (moss green - light green)
- EPiC #284 (olive - darker green)
- EPiC #214 (salmon - pale orange)
- EPiC #291 (mango -pale gold)
- EPiC #257 (water - blue)
plus 12" nylon luggage zipper
Specialty Stitches: Lazy Daisy and Eyelet Stitch
Another way of finishing this project can be found here.
Or displayed on as basket, as shown here.