Here is the photo I promised for American Glory.  This was just released today and will be available from your favorite LNS as soon as they can get them from Kelmscott.

It was very difficult to get a good photo of this one for some reason but I assure you it is wonderful in real life.  The white and touches of gold just don't show up very well in the photo.  Among the motifs are Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness, Justice, e pluribus unum, Home of the Brave, Land of the Free, and In God We Trust.  The verses are: One flag, one land, one heart, one hand, One nation evermore--Oliver Wendall Holmes, From Sea to Shining Sea from America the Beautiful and From the mountains, to the prairies, to the oceans white with foam from God Bless America.  The postal abbreviations for each of the fifty states surround the motifs in alphabetical order to form the border.  The overall design is 228w x 206h.  It was model stitched on 40 ct Lakeside Linen Vintage Sandune using GAST threads but I must warn you that there is quite a bit of over one stitching so if you have trouble seeing that, you might want to use a 32 ct instead.   The GAST colors used are Schoolhouse Red, Presidential Blue, and  Chalk, with just a few touches of Gold Leaf.  Can you identify all the pictorial motifs?

I really hope you like this one.  I really enjoyed designing and stitching it.
Until next time...

Christmas gift for you

2013 has been a very productive one for me and I want to thank each of you for your support.  My newest design American Glory will be released later this week and I will show you a photo then.  But for now I wanted to give you this small design in time for the Christmas Season.  If you wish to share, please do so by sending your friends to my blog.  Thanks in advance for doing that.  (If there is anyone out there familiar with blogspot can tell me how to add these as pdf.s please let me know.)

	Christmas at the Yellow House
Designed By:	Kathy Geddes Bonham
Company:	Lady K Needlearts
Copyright:	©2013
Fabric:	Aida 14 or evenweave (28 over 2) Platinum
	78w X 78h Stitches
Size:	14 Count,   5-1/2w X 5-1/2h in

Floss Used for Full Stitches:

	Symbol	Strands	Type	Number	Color
	S	2	DMC	310	Black
	,	2	ThreadworX	1122	Smokin’ Guns (DMC 318)
	j	2	ThreadworX	11213	Wrought Iron (DMC 414)
	*	2	DMC	727	Topaz-VY LT
	#	2	ThreadworX	10371	Rich Chocolate (DMC 898)
	'	2	DMC	971	Pumpkin
	.	2	DThreadworX	10302	Reflections (DMC 5200)
	x	2	ThreadworX	1097	Devilish (DMC 321)
	?	2	ThreadworX	11611	Tropical (DMC 700)
		1	DMC	995	Electric Blue-DK

1

MH PGS Bead

42010

Ice

Notes:

Backstitch using one strand of floss: 

House, windows, porch, columns and benches in DMC 310

Steps and snowman in ThreadworX Wrought Iron 11213 (DMC 414)

Wreath and bush branches in ThreadworX Tropical 11611 (DMC 700)

Scarf in ThreadworX Devilish 1097 (DMC 321)

Bow on wreath in DMC 727 or use a metallic gold braid #4

Icicles strands in ThreadworX Reflections 10302 (DMC 5200)

Substitute French knots for beads or vice versa.

Enjoy!

***Please remember that while this is a gift to you, it is still under my copyright.