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Theresa's Basket is where to find the newest designs, fibers and products which meet the stringent quality control standards of ... well ... Theresa! Occasionally I throw in something older, but that's been requested again recently, or I think it has great style. This list changes monthly, but you will be able to go back and look at previous months' lists by following the month links above. Supplies needed are listed along side each design, but if you have questions, send me an e-mail, and I'll do my best to fill you in on whatever you need to know. If you've seen something new (or old) elsewhere that you'd like me to get for you, I'm always happy to fill special orders.

Read more about my automatic programs, where your 12th month is FREE! If you missed out on the start of any of the programs, just get caught up, and join in on the fun!




I Love the Birds
by Shakespeare's Peddler

Fabric: 40 ct. Creme Brulee (R&R)
Fibers: Needlepoint Silks 209, 241, 324, 345, 474, 605, 765, 954, 963, 991BB, 993, and Belle Soie Red Fox
Price: $9.00

The Language of Love
by The Drawn Thread

Fabric: 30 ct. Porcelain Pink Legacy Linen
Fibers: Needlepoint Silks 758, 226, 641, 711; Dinky Dyes 089, 069, 023, 072; Northern Lights 022, 065
Price: $14.00

Contentment
by Praiseworthy Stitches

Fabric: 32 ct. Woodsmoke (Lakeside Linens)
Fibers: Sampler Threads Butternut Squash, Dried Thyme, Avocado, Midnight, Cherry Wine, Cranberry, Tarnished Gold, Gold Leaf, Maple Syrup, Cornhusk, Grecian Gold, Pumpkin Patch, Nutmeg, Victorian pink, Porcelain, Peacock, Tropical Ocean, Black Crow, Dark Chocolate, Buttermilk, Green Pasture
Price: $10.00

Primitive Bouquet
by Waxing Moon Designs

Fabric: 30 ct. Gunmetal Linen (WDW)
Fibers: Weeks Dye Works Parchment, Palomino, Red Pear, Lancaster Red, Seaweed, Scuppernong, Curry, Terra Cotta, Aztec Red
Price: $4.50

The Visit
by Praiseworthy Stitches

Fabric: 30 ct. Pink Ladies Blend (R&R)
Fibers: Sampler Threads Tropical Ocean (2), Burnt Orange, Wrought Iron, Buttermilk (2), Freedom (4), Green Apple (2), Cameo Pink, Old Hickory (2), Dried Thyme (3), Cornhusk (3), Avocado, Harvest Basket, Pebble (3); Weeks Dye Works Ivy, Pecan (3), Blue Spruce (3), Loden (4), Strawberry Fields, Schneckley (3), Brick (3), Garneg (2), Curry (4), Snowflake, Mascara (3)
Price: $15.00

Harmony Monogram Tin (Limited Edition)
by Just Nan

Comes with Tin and ribbon. You'll need some DMC and a piece of 28 ct. Angel Blush Cashel. VERY LIMITED.
Price: $21.50

The Beekeeper's Cottage
by Praiseworthy Stitches

Fabric: 32 ct. Dill (Picture This Plus)
Fibers: Sampler Threads Cinnamon, Peacock, Walnut, Schoolhouse Red, Pumpkin Pie, Picnic Basket; Weeks Dye Works Honeysuckle, Straw, Schneckley, Amber, Raspberry, Kudzu, Whiskey, Curry, Gold, Squash; Crescent Colours Toasted Marshmallow, Erin Go Emerald, Desert Mesquite, Purple Aster, Rosy Glow, House Wine, Black Coffee
Price: $12.00

Bird in the Bower
by Plum Street Samplers

Fabric: 36 ct. Pearled Barley (Lakeside Linens)
Fibers: Needlepoint Silks 209, 242, 694, 241, 327, 905, 346, 587, 992
Price: $9.00

Hide and Seek
by Shepherd's Bush

Fabric: 28 ct. Newport Blue/Antique White
Fibers: Crescent Colours Prickly Pear, Bella Rosa, Hickory Sticks, Secondhand Rose, Eve's leaves, Finley Gold; Weeks Dye Works Lilac; Sampler Threads Grape Leaf, Tropical Ocean
Extras: Egg/sheep button $5.00
Price: $5.00

El Gato
by Ladybug Designs

Fabric: your choice...
Fibers: DMC floss
Price: $20.00

Rubie Owl's Sampler
by Plum Street Samplers

Fabric: 36 ct. Vintage Sand Dune (Lakeside Linens)
Fibers: Belle Soie Cranberry, Vanilla Pudding, Cinnamon Stick, Pumpkin Carriage, Fawn, Red Fox, Harvest, Butterscotch, Attic Tea; Needlepoint Silk 186, 584, 954
Price: $10.00

Cat Shadow Box
by Prairie Moon

Fabric: 32 ct. Vintage Autumn Gold (Lakeside Linens)
Fibers: Sampler Threads Raven, Pumpkin Pie, Straw Bonnet, Gingersnap, Lavender Potpourri
Kit comes with a bunch of accoutrements to decorate your shadow box. You'll also need a shadow box frame (available commonly through the major craft chains) in a 5 by 7 size.
Price: $24.00

Skeleton Shadow Box
by Prairie Moon

Fabric: 30 ct. Onyx (WDW)
Fibers: Sampler Threads Raven, Lambswool, Sable
Kit comes with a bunch of accoutrements to decorate your shadow box. You'll also need a shadow box frame (available commonly through the major craft chains) in a 5 by 7 size.
Price: $24.00

Witch Shadow Box
by Prairie Moon

Fabric: 32 ct. Vintage Autumn Gold (Lakeside Linens)
Fibers: Sampler Threads Raven, Dried Thyme, Straw Bonnet, Gingersnap
Kit comes with a bunch of accoutrements to decorate your shadow box. You'll also need a shadow box frame (available commonly through the major craft chains) in a 5 by 7 size.
Price: $24.00

Bee Tape Measure
by Lantern Moon

Pull his stinger to measure your fabrics and threads! A great gift and conversation piece.
Price: $9.50

Cake Tape Measure
by Lantern Moon

Pull a tab on the side to measure your fabrics and threads! Colors vary. A great gift and conversation piece.
Price: $9.50

Spring Collection (Limited Edition Threads)
by The Thread Gatherer

With the set, you get Peeking Crocus, Budding Tree, Adolescent Light, and Sprouting Herbs. You also get a bonux skein of 4mm Silk Ribbon in Sweetgrass.
Price: $28.00 (limited quantities)

Weeping Tree Sampler
by City Stitcher

Fabric: 28 ct. Light Mocha Cashel
Fibers: DMC Floss
Price: $5.00

The BurROW: Together
by Bent Creek

Kit comes with linen, specialty threads and buttons.
Price: $20.00

So Happy
by Bent Creek

Fabric: 32 ct. linen (no color listed)
Threads: Sampler Threads Grape Leaf, Sarsaparilla, Gold Leaf, Wood Trail, Maple Syrup; Weeks Dye Works Onyx, Palomino (bonus pattern for Spring Hope included)
Price: $10.00 (comes with buttons)

Ah, Tis Spring
by Notforgotten Farms

Stitched with DMC floss on your choice of fabric
Price: $8.00

Uber Egg
by Bent Creek

Fabric: 18 ct. linen
Fibers: Weeks Dye Works Bark, Curry, Azalea; DMC Floss; Crescent Colours Finley Gold, Copper Penny, Purple Aster, Poblano Pepper, Secondhand Rose
Price: $11.00 (comes with buttons)

May is Blooming
by Pine Mtn. Designs

Kit comes with pre-sewn pillow sham, floss, needle and instructions.
Price: $19.90

Dog Sampler
by Heart in Hand

Fabric and button included with graph. You'll need Weeks Dye Works Cocoa, Molasses, Swamp Water, Whitewash; Sampler Threads Brethren Blue, Dried Thyme, Rhubarb, Straw Bonnet
Price: $16.00

Countdown to Christmas 16 and 15
by Pine Mtn. Designs

Two complete punchneedle kits with printed fabrics, wool, the whole nine yards.
Price: $15.90

2009 Collector's Heart
by Heart in Hand

Kit comes with fabric and button. You will need Sampler Threads Antique Rose, Maple Syrup, Straw Bonnet and Weeks Dye Works Lancaster Red
Price: $18.00

Be True
by Little House Needleworks

Fabric: 32 ct. Natural linen
Fibers: DMC floss
Price: $6.00

Sunflower Inn
by Little House Needleworks

Fabric: 28 ct. Light Sand Linen
Fibers: DMC floss; Crescent Colours Eve's Leaves, Caterpillar (2), Brandied Pears, Sunflower, Bean Sprout
Price: $8.00

Summer Retreats
by Country Cottage Needleworks

Fabric: 28 ct. Lambswool Linen
Fibers: DMC floss
Price: $8.00

Spring Cottage
by Pine Mtn. Designs

Kit comes with hand-painted frame, fabric, floss, needle and pattern!
Price: $19.90

Wilkommen
by Rosewood Manor

Fabric: 32 ct. Heritage (Picture This Plus)
Fibers: DMC floss
Price: $13.00

Sampler & Antique Needlework Quarterly
by Summer 2009 Issue


Price: $6.99

Cici's Sewing Casket
by The Drawn Thread

Fabric: 30 ct. Sunflower Seed Legacy Linen
Fibers: Needlepoint Silk 294 (2), 292, 715, 712, 183, 101, 694, 911, 673; Soie Perlee 080 (3)
Price: $20.00

Thread Gatherer Grab Bag!
by The Thread Gatherer

Pictured is what came out of one bag -- mostly Silk N Colours. Retail value of this particular bag is about $68.00! Nothing wrong with 'em. But supplies are really limited. Eeach bag varies in color, but all bags are mostly Silk N Colours.
Price: $20.00

Three Stockings for April
by Blackbird Designs

Fabrics are 30 ct. Old Mill Java (2) & Korty's Special Blend. I do special sixteenth yard cuts for the stockings for $5.00 each. You will also need Sampler Threads Aged Pewter, Mountain Mist, Buttercrunch, Antique Rose, Clover, Grasshopper, Avocado, Grecian Gold and Crescent Colours Pea Pod, Clay Pot, Red Currant. Join the auto to collect 'em all!
Price: $9.00

The Black Sheep
by Bent Creek

Kit comes with linen and threads.
Price: $22.00

G is for Ghost
by SamSarah Design Studio

Fabric: 28 ct. Newport Red/Natural
Fibers: Sampler Threads Apricot Blush, Shaker White, Summer Shower; Weeks Dye Works Angel Hair, Linen
Extras: Button Pack by JABCo
Price: $5.00

Hit the Links!
by SamSarah Design Studio

Fabric: 18 ct. Natural Linen
Fibers: Crescent Colours House Wine, Little House Brown, Poblano Pepper, Spinach, Toasted Marshmallow
Extras: Button by JABCo
Price: $3.50

Loving and Faithful
by Little House Needleworks

Chart comes with Belle Soie Silks. You'll need a piece of 28 ct. Antique White Linen.
Price: $16.00

Travelling Stitcher Case Set -- EXTREMELY LIMITED
by Little House Needleworks/Impie, Hattie & Bea

This piece came out at Nashville, and I was only able to get a few, because it was so popular. I was able to get about twenty more sets of the project keeper and needlebook (they're premade!) But I've sold some already, and it's limited to what I've got. They aren't making more! Get them now!!!
Price: $42.00 (does not come with pattern, but I can still send that to you, too!)




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