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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! 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!





Peacock Alley
by Needlemania
Fabric: 32 ct. Magnolia Linen (Lakeside Linens)
Fibers: DMC floss
Price: $16.00


This Heart of Mine
by Ink Circles
Fabric: 30 ct. Parchment Legacy Linen
Fibers: Carrie's Thread Green
Price: $8.00


Lilies
by Rosewood Manor
Fabric: 32 ct. French Lace Linen
Fibers: DMC floss
Price: $9.00


Smell the Flowers
by Bent Creek
Fabric: 32 ct. Light Mocha Belfast
Fibers: DMC floss; Sampler Threads Liberty, Dungarees, Berry Cobbler, Weathered Barn, Gold Leaf; Weeks Dye Works Cocoa, Purple Haze, Lancaster Red, Kudzu
Price: $4.50 (Join the club, and get all 12 months for the price of 11, plus the free border graph to stitch them all together.)


Willow Tree Charm
by Charland Designs for Olde Willow Stitchery
Just loved this little sterling silver charm, and had to get some in. I'd like to put mine on a necklace, but you can use this to embellish some needlework or a charm bracelet. Very sampler-y. About 5/8 of an inch across.
Price: $14.50


ABC Tapeestry
by Rosewood Manor
Fabric: 32 ct. Antique Ivory Belfast
Fibers: DMC floss, or your choice. You will need approximately one skein per block (if using DMC).
Price: $24.00


Claret
by Rosewood Manor
Fabric: 28 ct. Natural Cashel Linen
Fibers: Sampler Threads Claret (5)
Price: $9.00


Quaker Calendar III
by Plum Street Samplers
Fabric: 36 ct. Vintage Light Exemplar (Lakeside Linens)
Fibers: Needlepoint Silks 227, 955, 746, 355, 993
Price: $5.00


A Swiss Proverb
by Plum Street Samplers
Fabric: 40 ct. Vintage Navy Bean Linen (Lakeside Linens)
Fibers: Belle Soie (Crescent Colours) Chester's Blue, Cinnamon Stick, Creme de Menthe, Rose of Sharon
Price: $6.00


Love You Mom
by Bent Creek
Fabric: 32 ct. Summer Khaki Belfast
Fibers: Weeks Dye Works Cocoa, Whitewash; Sampler Threads Harvest Basket, Antique Rose, Dried Thyme
Extras: Button pack by Just Another Button Company
Price: $6.00


Bouquet for April
by Cedar Hill
Fabric: 28 ct. Antique Cotton (R&R Reproductions)
Fibers: DMC floss; Weeks Dye Works Lilac, Brick, Whiskey (Crescent Colours conversion with flosses is $32.00)
Extras: Frame $50.00
Price: $7.00


The Big Zipper
by Bent Creek
First kit comes with graph for piece as shown here, huge piece of 18 ct. linen, a pile of #5 perle cotton, embellishment, and even a zippered bag to keep your project in. Following kits (there will be six more) will come out over the coming months. The first kit is $68.00 -- the rest of them are $16.00 each. I can put you on an auto, to make sure you don't miss out on the BIGGEST ZIPPER YET!


Pink Plaid Pear
by Casey Buonaugurio
Fabric: 14 ct. Light Yellow Aida
Fibers: DMC floss
Price: $6.00


Mom & Dad
by Count Your Blessings
Fabric: not specified
Fibers: DMC floss
Price: $6.00


I Corinthians
by My Big Toe
Fabric: 32 ct. Country French Chantilly Linen
Fibers: Sampler Threads Black Raspberry Jam (20 skeins), Weathered Barn (3 skeins)
Price: $12.00


Christmas Recipe
by Lili Points
Fabric: Natural Linen
Fibers: DMC floss
Price: $13.60 (includes embellishments)


The Snowman
by Lili Points
Fabric: Beige/Grey Lugana
Fibers: DMC floss
Price: $10.85


Carre de Coeurs
by Lili Points
Fabric: Beige or Ecru fabric
Fibers: DMC floss
Price: $10.85


Le Porte Bonheur
by Lili Points
Fabric: Natural Linen
Fibers: DMC floss
Price: $10.85


Merry Christmas
by Lili Points
Fabric: Beige fabric
Fibers: DMC floss
Price: $10.85


Le Pistou (Pesto)
by Lili Points
Fabric: Ecru fabric
Fibers: DMC floss
Price: $10.85


June Bugs
by Pine Mtn. Designs
Kit comes with pre-sewn Tied Up pillow sham with organza ties, dmc floss, needle and instructions. Pillow to stuff inside comes separately.
Price: $19.90


GHI
by The Drawn Thread
Fabric: Custard Cream Dower Legacy Linen
Fibers: Needlepoint Silks 934, 931A, 325, 321, 348, 342, 982; Au Ver a Soie Soie Perlee 080 and 100/3 080
Notes: This is part of a series that can be stitched all together. Directions for placement for all nine graphs comes in the first one (ABC). You can join this as an automatic club, meaning, I will send them to you as they come out.
Price: $12.00


JKL
by The Drawn Thread
Fabric: Custard Cream Dower Legacy Linen
Fibers: Needlepoint Silks 934, 931A, 325, 321, 348, 342, 693, 851; Au Ver a Soie Soie Perlee 080 and 100/3 080
Notes: This is part of a series that can be stitched all together. Directions for placement for all nine graphs comes in the first one (ABC). You can join this as an automatic club, meaning, I will send them to you as they come out.
Price: $12.00


A Prairie Halloween Companion: Witch Ornament and Skeleton Trick or Treater
by Prairie Moon
Fabric: 30 ct. Bat's Brew
Fibers: Crescent Colours Spinach, Nighty Night, Eve's Leaves; DMC E3852
Extras: Button pack by Just Another Button Company
Price: $12.00


Steel Grey Belfast
by Zweigart

Price: $15.50/quarter


Dragonfly Lace Sampler
by The Victoria Sampler
Fabric: 32 ct. Confederate Grey Belfast Linen
Accessory pack (includes threads/beads needed for design -- you will need 28 gauge florist's wire and fusible webbing) $15.40
Price: $10.00


Hummingbird
by The Victoria Sampler
Fabric: 28 ct. Dirty Cashel Linen
Accessory Pack (contains threads needed for design) $14.50
Price: $14.50


O is for Operator
by The Victoria Sampler
Fabric: 28 ct. Platinum Cashel
Accessory Pack (includes threads/embellishments needed for design) $32.10
Price: $10.00


Church on the Hill Sampler
by The Sampler Company
Fabric: 25 ct. Cream Lugana
Fibers: DMC floss
Price: $19.00


Heaven Doth Ask Sampler
by The Sampler Company
Fabric: 25 ct. Cream Lugana
Fibers: DMC floss
Price: $18.00


Pineapples
by Little House Needleworks/Crescent Colours
Fabric: 28 ct. Rue Green Linen
Fibers: Five full skeins of Crescent Colours included with design
Price: $12.00


Faith
by Little House Needleworks/Crescent Colours
Fabric: 32 ct. Lentil or Exemplar Linen (Lakeside Linens)
Fibers: Five full skeins of Crescent Colours included with design
Price: $12.00


Evening in the Park
by Chatelaine/Martina Weber
Fabric: Cobblestone Belfast
Fibers/extras: Needlepoint Silks 991bb (2), 993 (2), 154, 154A, 156, 327, 672, 341; Caron Waterlilies Seafoam, Ice, Graphite (2), Sable; Silk N Colours Silver Queen, Medieval Mulberry, Lavender Haze, Cherub Cheeks, Blue Cotton Frocks (2), Aged Antiquity, Chestnut, Straw into Gold, Elephant & Castle; Gloriana Slate Blue (2), Cobblestone, Lavender Ice;Gloriana Princess Perle Petite Wood Pond Frost; Rainbow Gallery PB02, PB10 (2), PB27, PB32 (2); Delica Beads 080, 084, 114, 335, 459, 512, 624, 670; Swarovkski Bicones 4mm White Opal AB (16), Black Diamond AB (20), Indicolite AB (16); Swarovski Crystal Cubes 4mm Crystal AB (4)
Price: $26.50


Egypt Garden
by Chatelaine/Martina Weber
Fabric: White Belfast Linen
Fibers: DMC floss; Caron Waterlilies Sable; Dinky Dyes Sapphire, Desert Sands, Midnight (2), Valley Mist; Silk N Colours Camouflage (2), Dark Forest, Bronze Age Green (2), Alpine Grasses (2); Gloriana Silks Tropical Sea, Deep Blue Sea, Velvet Night Sky, Wood Pond (2), Bell Flower, Hydrangea; Gloriana Princess Perle Petite Cranberry (5); Rainbow Gallery Petite Treasure Braid PB01 (3), PB02, PB40 (2); Delica Beads 047, 078, 166, 413, 505, 608, 670; Mill Hill Bugle Beads 70020, 72011; Swarovski 4mm Bicones Light Peacock 2x AB (14); Indian Red (12), Aurium (28); Swarovski 44 Cubes Teal (8), Turquoise Opaque (8), Sapphire (16)
Price: $19.50


The Queen of Fairies
by Passione Ricamo
Fabric: 30 ct. Terracotta Linen
Fibers: DMC floss; Rainbow Gallery PB01 (2), PB10
Extras: Mill Hill 40479, 02011 (2)
Price: $17.00


Berrie Pynboxe
by Historic Stitches
Kit comes with hand-painted pinbox, graph and charm. You will also need 32 ct. La D Da brown linen (R&R), Sampler Threads Mulberry; DMC floss; Weeks Dye Works Perle Cotton #5 in Raspberry and Mascara, and Kohl Hand-dyed Wool Fabric.
Price: $48.00


Halloween Board
by Historic Stitches
This 5-hole thread keeper is sure to be the envy of fellow stitchers. Hand-painted on both sides.
Price: $32.00


Americana Thread Board
by Historic Stitches
This 5-hole thread keeper is sure to be the envy of fellow stitchers. Hand-painted on both sides.
Price: $32.00


Acorn Harvest First Stitch Finders
by Historic Stitches
Cool, cool, cool! With this kit, you get 3 first stitch finders hand painted on both sides. You use these3, 2 1/2, and 2 inch squares to find where to place your first stitch (in the upper or lower left or right corner of your fabric.) MUCH cooler to measure with these than a wooden ruler. And you can make a fun case for these to live in. Also with the kit, you get finishing fabric and an acorn button. You will need Gloriana Silks in Olive Grove, Antique Gold Dark, Jacaranda, Autumn Arbor and Cobblestone, as well as hand-dyed ribbon in Autumn Arbor and 32 ct. Vintage Meadow Rue Linen. A keepsake, for sure.
Price: $62.00


AY1801
by Historic Stitches
Fabric: 26 ct. Natural Linen
Fibers: Needlepoint Silks 644, 763, 206
Price: $10.00


Playful Day Necessaire
by Finger Work
Fabric: 30 ct. Garden State Java (R&R)
Fibers:Weeks Dye Works Beige, Concord, Dove, Gunmetal, Moss (2), Pea Coat, Plum, Rum Raisin, Scuppernong; Sampler Threads Black Crow, Dark Chocolate, Dried Thyme, Gold Leaf, Maple Syrup, Ohio Lmeon Pie; DMC floss
Extras: Finishing instructions available separately
Price: $14.50


Ann P. Fox (reproduction)
by Carriage House Samplings
Fabric: 40 ct. Meadow Rue (Lakeside Linens)
Fibers: Needlepoint Silks 313, 693, 853, 854, 868
Price: $9.00


Helen Bell's Multiplication Table (reproduction)
by Carriage House Samplings
Fabric: 40 ct. Relic (Picture This Plus)
Fibers: Needlepoint Silks 327 (3), 992
Price: $12.00


Only One Ewe
by Carriage House Samplings
Fabric: 40 ct. Legacy (Picture This Plus)
Fibers: Needlepoint Silks 301, 766, 851, 904, 763, 764, 186, 915, 765, 993, 584, 901
Price: $9.00


Ladyes Pocket Needfuls
by Primitive Traditions
Fabric: 40 ct. Pear (Lakeside Linens)
Fibers: Needlepoint Silks 981, 301, 696, 725, 243, 244 (2), 358, 695, 208, 975, 694, 724
Price: $12.00


MG 1838 (reproduction)
by Wild-Heart Designs
Fabric: 35 ct. Cafe Au Lait (R&R)
Fibers: DMC Floss
Price: $16.00


Haunted Wool
by Kit & Bixby
Fabric: 28 ct. White Jubilee
Fibers: DMC Floss
Price: $9.00


Random Thoughts of Summer
by Erica Michaels
Fabric: 28 ct. Eggshell linen or 36 ct. Antique White Linen
Fibers: Sampler Threads Butternut Squash or Merlin Weeks Dye Works
Price: $6.50


Random Thoughts of Baby
by Erica Michaels
Fabric: 28 ct. Blue/White Gingham (Pink/White Gingham also available)
Fibers: DMC floss, Kreinik 001 #4 Braid (silver)
Price: $6.50


The Deep Blue Sea (punchneedle)
by Carriage House Samplings
Fabric: Weaver's Cloth
Fibers: Weeks Dye Works Amber (4), Baby's Breath (2), Bayberry (3), Blue Spruce (3), Cactus (4), Chestnut (2), Chrysanthemum, Clamshell, Dove (8), Gunmetal, Icicle (2), Lancaster Red (2), Marigold, Morris Blue (16), Pecan, Sea Foam (13), Snowflake (4), Teal Frost (2), Terra Cotta (4), Whitewash (4); DMC conversion is included
Price: $14.00


Min Letterdoek 1744-1817 (reproduction)
by NeedleArt Connections
Fabric: 30 ct. Ivory Linen
Fibers: Needlepoint Silks 851, 694, 303, 187, 588, 661, 341, 354, 666, 405, 842, 813, 325, 636
Price: $


Mermaid of Atlantis
by Mirabilia
Fabric: 32 ct. Laurel Linen
Fibers: DMC floss; Kreinik #4 Braid 028 (2), 034, 060, 102C, 3328, Waterlilies by Caron Collection 204, 207, 210
Extras: Mill Hill Beads/Treasures 00332, 00367, 02016, 03049, 10036, 18002, 42031
Price: $13.00


Cartonnage Brode: Au Fil des Boites
by Mango Pratique
This is a hardcover book with flowers, borders, alphabets, and lots of finishing ideas. Text is in French
Price: $31.00


Black & White
by Dessins DHC
Individual letters are worked in black thread on a white ground fabric. Each letter measures 18 cm square.
Price: $40


Midnight Farm (Kit)
by MilL Hill
Kit comes with colored, perforated paper, beads, threads, button, glow-in-the-dark thread and graph.
Price: $12.00


Country Welcome (Kit)
by MilL Hill
Kit comes with colored, perforated paper, beads, threads, button, thread and graph.
Price: $12.00


Petits Messages: Au Point de Croix
by Mango Pratique
This hardcover book is full of pretty French borders, alphabets, motifs and samplers.
Price: $23.00


Repertoire des Frises
by Valerie Lejeune/Mango Pratique
This softcover book has over 200 pages of motifs, borders and alphabets
Price: $44.00


Chocolate Cake Sampler
by Casey Buonaugurio
Fabric: Country French Chocolate Linen 28 ct.
Fibers: DMC floss
Extras: Mill Hill 02050
Price: $6.00


Les Marquoirs Anciens
by Catherine Pouchelon/Mango Pratique
This hardcover book is full of pictures of old samplers and charted sampler motifs and sampler graphs with a decidedly European flair.
Price: $35.00


Les Roses
by Moonique Bonnin/Mango Pratique
This hardcover book is so beautiful - graphs, upon graphs of big, heavy roses by themselves and worked into samplers.
Price: $20.00


The Sampler Lady
by Little House Needleworks
Fabric: 28 ct. Light Exemplar (Lakeside Linens)
Fibers: Crescent Colours Manor Red, Roasted Chestnut, Old Blue Jeans, Weeping Willow; DMC floss
Price: $7.00


Cherry Tree Inn
by Little House Needleworks
Fabric: 28 ct. Clay Cashel Linen
Fibers: Crescent Colours Manor Red, Roasted Chestnut, Cocoa Bean, Hickory Sticks, Weeping Willow; DMC floss
Price: $7.00


The Red Thread: Fly a Kite
by Bent Creek
Fabric: 32 ct. Light Mocha Linen (this is part of a series that can be stitched all together. See my automatics page for more details.)
Fibers: Weeks Dye Works Cocoa, Purple Haze; Sampler Threads Liberty, Antique Rose, Berry Cobbler, Weathered Barn
Price: $4.50


The Long Floral Collection
by Landmark Tapestries & Charts/Camus International
You can select any or all of these five very stylish graphs -- Long Sunflower, Long Lily, Long Daffodil, Long Poppy, and/or Long Thistle. The graphs are $7.00 each and are stitched in DMC floss.



Country Garden in April
by Country Garden Stitchery
Fabric: 28 ct. Country Blue Linen
Fibers: Sampler Threads Evergreen, Poinsettia, Victorian Pink, Cameo Pink, Lavender Potpourri, Hyacinth, Mountain Mist, Buttermilk
Extras: Mill Hill beads 02002
Price: $6.00


Country Garden in May
by Country Garden Stitchery
Fabric: 28 ct. Country French Chantilly Linen
Fibers: Sampler Threads Evergreen, Poinsettia, Buttercrunch, Nutmeg, Victorian Pink, Cameo Pink, Red Plum, Gingersnap
Extras: Mill Hill beads 02024
Price: $6.00


Antique Shades
by Country Garden Stitchery
Fabric: 28 ct. Lavender Mist Cashel
Fibers: DMC Floss; Silk N Colours Antique Roses
Extras: Mill Hill beads 00206
Price: $6.00


Rose Tree in Bloom
by Country Garden Stitchery
Fabric: 28 ct. Vintage Antique Ivory Linen
Fibers: DMC floss
Extras: Mill Hill beads 02082
Price: $6.50


Floral Symphony
by Country Garden Stitchery
Fabric: 28 ct. Cameo Rose Linen
Fibers: DMC Floss; Silk N Colours Antique Roses
Extras: Mill Hill beads 02024
Price: $6.50


Awake the Dawning Day
by Blackbird Designs
Fabric: 28 ct. Iced Cappuccino Linen (R&R)
Fibers: Weeks Dye Works Raspberry, Pebble (2), Mulberry, Scuppernong (2), Williamsburg Blue, Red Pear, Purple Haze (2), Gold, Moss
Price: $8.00


Rebecca Blake's 1809 Ackworth Sampler (reproduction)
by Needleprint
Fabric: 32 ct. Antique Ivory Belfast
Fibers: Au Ver a Soie 2231, F11, 3996, 2641, 2132, 4631, 4921, 4523, 4511, 2943, 4644, 3844, 3845, 4513, 4623, 4545, 1423, 165, noir, 3415, 1436
Price: $20.00


Quaker Calendar II
by Plum Street Samplers
Fabric: 36 ct. Vintage Light Exemplar Linen (Lakeside Linens)
Fibers: Needlepiont Silks 227, 993, 296
Price: $5.00


The Berries
by Rosewood Manor
Fabric: Cream Cashel LInen 28 ct.
Fibers: Sampler Threads Bayberry, Cranberry, Raspberry, Blackberry, Berry Cobbler, Blueberry; Weeks Dye Works Strawberry Fields
Extras: Mill Hill beads 02075, 03004, 42024, 40374, 40344
Price: $9.00


Inspiration
by Rosewood Manor
Fabric: Moonglow linen 32 ct. (Picutre This Plus)
Fibers: DMC floss
Price: $22.00

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