Warning…this is a LONG post..so grab your 2017 candy cane mug and fill it with your favorite beverage…It’s pretty cold in a lot of places right now…except CA where those devastating fires are raging…my prayers go to all and to those brave firefighters doing all they can to save what they can…

Well, it is finally here…our Primitive Christmas Event starts tomorrow…we have been working on this event since August…that is when we make the final decision on the “theme” and then get our mug design finalized and into the potter so they can start making them…This is the first year I am going to trust my customers and order what we have sold in the past…I am sometimes leary thinking…you will not want “another” mug…but I am having “faith” that you will all come through and order at least one of the 1200 mugs we have in our warehouse right now! This means no one will be waiting for mugs…The girls were working yesterday at packing them for shipping to be ahead of the game and can start as soon as the orders come in…

We all have worked so hard to make this event fun and memorable…the Warehouse girls have been kitting the projects ahead and hopefully we can guess as how many we may sell and which ones will be the most popular…it’s alway a crap shoot…but we still try to have a bunch cut ahead so we can be as efficient as possible…So…here they are…

This years 2018 mug is adorable….we are so happy how he turned out…now you may have already guessed our theme is the gingerbread man for 2018…

The three FREE patterns this year with a $30 purchase are as follows…

Four towel patterns…I am thinking some of them could be used as other things as well…like framed or wool?

Now I probably do not have to tell you that a stitched towel and one of those cute “jar” of cookies for them to bake is a perfect gift for teachers, mail carriers, neighbors, quilting friends and so on…We do have these beautiful towels for sale individually or in a pack of 4 for a special price…I want to point out that these towels are very high quality and also have a hanging loop.  I have used these towels in my kitchen for years…and they wash up beautifully and last a long time…look for lots of stitchery towel pattern in the future for every season…I am having so much fun stitching and designing them…

I couldn’t resist seeing them hung in my kitchen…

 

Next up…Tis the season…pillow

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This pillow is nice sized at 14″x 20″, simple and easy with pennies and just 2 threads…all featured on this beautiful green hand dyed wool…wool kits will be available on our website on Thursday as well.

Then the last free pattern is…the Gingerbread family

A pattern for all three sizes of these adorable gingerbread people…make a bowl full, make one for an ornie, or make one to represent each member of your family or you son’s/daughter’s family and personalize them as a great memory for them to last for years to come..

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We will have kits for all three and individual sizes…our kits are random brown wools…mostly left over from cutting all those baskets from our Moon Garden Stitch Along…(lol…I have to laugh..I am just noticing I did not stitch all the buttons on the ones with the green and cream ties)  I  have a fun and easy way to make these and you can really make a bunch of them fast…I also have used some wool stuffing leftover from our felting the wools in our dying process…so that was really another nice option.

now for the FREE pincushion KIT for 2018!!!

We have three color versions this year…Dark, light and Medium backgrounds (how creative right?) and then the darks will always have a red flowers, the lights will be various colored flowers and then the medium will always have light flowers…….You will get a random pincusion in your order…however if you wish to order a specific color(s) you can do so for $6 each.  The pincushions are 4″x 8″

Our make and take for the event if you are able to come to the stores Menasha, WI and Murrieta CA…is this fun gingerbread man, sewn in a wood slice ornie! Scott our in house carpenter has been busy cutting and drilling gingerbread men for us…This ornie is easily stitched by anyone- even if they “don’t sew”.  The ornies can be purchased if you cannot attend our event in store…the drilled wood slice and threads are available for $8 each…

I plan on having these for our Thanksgiving get together again…remember the candy canes?  They were such a big hit last year that I wanted to do something that everyone can make this year as well…

Then I had to do some extra projects for you to purchase to make as gifts or a gift for yourself or your home for Christmas…

Reindeer Games is an 18″ wool mat that has a clean sort of modern feel to it that can be displayed all winter long….Pattern and Kits will be on our site…

Like Father, Like Son…is a 16″ pillow stitched on my beautiful red plaid flannels…this again stitches up easily and will look adorable on the couch…

We Wish You a Merry Christmas….is a stitchery simply framed…pattern and flannel FQ and threads available…

Gingerbread Recipe…This little quilt was framed or could be bound like a little quilt…I plan on hanging this in my kitchen during the month of Christmas someday when it is no longer needed in the shop…we offer kits and the frame is also available.

then last but not least…is my Baker’s Dozen Christmas Ornies…

I could not stop making these fun little guys, thus 13…I took a class from Kathy Schmitz this summer in Dallas and she made stitcheries on the 2 1/2″ button covers….shown here.I was totally hooked on making the cording and wanted to make a few…13 ornies later and we have these…I will be doing a video on making the cording with the Kreinik tool for all of you who want to make these super cool ornies!!!!  Kits and supply kits are available on our site as well as the tool…order yours and get them done for Christmas or next year if you have already picked your stitched ornie for the year!!!!

This is what I have worked on before going to market this year…(that is why no Block Heads)…Market/Festival was late this year so I had to make everything before I went…I STITCH all my wool/stitchery designs…I have some helpers who stitch a 2nd sample and check the patterns…so I am proud to have a bunch of things for you for our Primitive Christmas to choose from…AND the shop girls have made a bunch of samples as well of other designers projects that Jess will feature on the Primitive Gatherings shop blog and website…

I know you cannot order right now…but you can start making your list and be ready when it time…the event runs from Thrusday through Sunday…

all my best…Lisa

My husband and many others will be gun hunting in the next week or so…let’s all pray they have a safe hunt…while we all shop or stitch our brains out…maybe we need the prayers as well…