“Old McDonald had a Farm, ee-aye ee-aye ohhhh... ” - Children’s song There are so many wonderful small family farms near my home, and I wanted to depict a typical small farm with many different animals. Old McDonald’s Farm is a companion to the Pumpkin Patch Farm, Babe’s Honey Farm, Ravenhill Farm, Oldfield Orchard Farm, Strawberry Fields Farm and Jingle Bells Christmas Tree Farm. This latest Farm Sampler honours a simple multi-purpose farm called McDonald’s farm, located near where I live on Vancouver Island. At the top of the Sampler you’ll find McDonald himself standing near his house with the dog that goes “woof - woof”. His farm hand is bringing hay to the cows, and feed to the sheep, while the pigs and goats contentedly playing nearby. Below you can see his daughter has ridden her horsie to the pond where the ducks are “quack - quacking”. At the bottom of the sampler are his wife feeding the chickens and hens, a few birds and another cow gently moo-ing in the paddock. Fun for your kids and yourself, enjoy stitching this new Farm Sampler!
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Design area: 72w x 175h (5.1” wide x 12.25” high)
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Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - Ice Blue:
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Cut fabric: 11” wide x 18” high
Suggested Materials
- Access Soie Perlee (thin twist) #550 - green
- Caron Waterlilies #011 “Pebbles” - multi lt
- Gloriana #117 “Elizabethan Green” - greens dk
- Kreinik Mori #8050 - black
- Needlepoint Inc. #113 - bright blue
- Needlepoint Inc. #126 - brick red
- Needlepoint Inc. #751 - pink lt
- Needlepoint Inc. #761 - tan
- Waterlilies #046 “Rose Blush” - pink, green, yellow
- Gloriana silk #206 “Olivine” - olive med
- Needlepoint Inc. #184 - brown
- Needlepoint Inc. #324 - antique blue dk
- Needlepoint Inc. #515 - blue green
- Needlepoint Inc. #635 - brick red lt
- Needlepoint Inc. #694 - gold
- Needlepoint Inc. #753 - pink
- Gloriana silk #178 “Mocha” - browns
- Dinky Dyes #019 “Rainforest” - blue greens
- Kreinik Mori #0524 - blue lt
- Kreinik Mori #1114 - red
- Kreinik Mori #6116 - mauve
- Kreinik Mori #8000 - white
- Needlepoint Inc. #401 - grass green
- Needlepoint Inc. #554 - yellow
- SJ Designs petite bead #1805 - white
- SJ Designs petite bead #1818 - silver
- SJ Designs petite bead #1848 - sea green
- Zweigart 28ct Cashel Linen - Ice Blue
- #24 tapestry needle
- #10 short beading needle
Stitches used in this Sampler:
- Cross Stitch
- Cross Stitch over ONE fabric thread
- Back Stitch
- Lazy Daisy
- French Knot
- Herringbone Stitch
- Plait Stitch
- Triple Cross Stitch
- Scotch Stitch
- Modified Smyrna Cross Stitch
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