Lila's Studio

05/29/2024

If you have purchased a PDF chart of the Noel en Bleu from our Etsy shop, you might have the wrong Thread list. The list on the printed chart is correct as shown in the photos. The files in our shop has been updated. 😥

03/19/2024

Free chart! The Flag Bearer never made it to the Spring Parade when they were released. He can now join them this Spring 🌼 As you can see, I haven't finished stitching it 😏 The chart is available as a PDF download on our website under News/Corrections in color and black & white. Sorry, no notes on it but I'm sure you'll know what to do. The stitch count is the same as the other Spring Parade charts. Thank you so much if you have stitched some of them or are planning to stitch them. Enjoy and you are welcome to share the Flag Bearer with stitchy friends ☺️ 🩷

03/08/2024

Emulating my Mom who was not only an amazing Mom but also a business woman. She was an avid knitter and sold her knitted goods in a shop she shared with her cousin and also sold them to a department store. In her quiet way, she was a strong woman and had a big heart ❤️
Missing you more than ever, Nanay.
I will make some time to get back to some stitching this weekend because it seems like all I've done all week is packing charts 😵

02/28/2024

Our third release: Be Your Best Self. Info on our website.
Thanks again to for stitching our models and to Terri of ❣️

02/28/2024

Our 2nd release: "Happy B-day" includes 2 charts. Info on our website.

02/28/2024

New release! Hetty Person is a reproduction sampler. Is this not the cutest reproduction 😊 lt's only 3-5/8"x 6-1/2" when stitched on a 40 ct. fabric. Beautifully stitched and finished by and Terri of . Thank you ladies! I love how it turned out ❣️ Info on our website.

01/19/2024

Good day to frame this little sweet sampler on a snowy afternoon. Marie's sampler is only about 5" square.

01/02/2024

🥳 May this year bring you joy and many blessings.Thank you so much for your likes and support for the past year ❣️💗

12/29/2023

Maybe l will finish this scarf that I started last year 😁 but l don't know about the weird dye in the yarn. Or this sampler is calling to me...🤔 an old

12/25/2023

From our family to yours, Merry Christmas and have a blessed New Year 🎄❤️ 🎊

12/23/2023

I finally got around to making this "Christmas Pear" wool applique kit by Cath's Pennies Designs 😁 My last minute ornament finish while waiting for prints from the printers. Back to work; packing prints again as I seem to do every Friday night with Ian 😊🥴

12/19/2023

A Stitch Along group has been created by Erica Heyl of The Black Cat Stitchery. Please check her page for more details. Autumn Is As Joyful Stitch Along is the name of the group on FB. Erica has also converted the DMC threads to silks if you choose to stitch with silk threads. How amazing would it look stitched with silks ❣️

12/03/2023

I couldn't get myself to stitch anything the last couple days. Maybe Rebel has the right idea. 😸
I might reproduce this sampler 🤔

12/01/2023

🌲All Is Calm is an older design. Notice some of the animals look familiar? Some of them were charted by Ian when he was 13 years old. He has a better eye for proportion in animals. I used them in the Autumn Quaker sampler 😊

11/23/2023

Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🧡

11/20/2023

Our Etsy shop has joined the CYBERDEALS2023 sales! No coupon needed.I might do some shopping myself 😲

11/20/2023

Fabric for Autumn is as Joyful: The closest shade to the Winter Brew is Light Mocha by Zweigart if the Winter Brew is not currently available. The Patriots Brew by R&R is a bit darker shade. The other fabric from my stash are others to consider. I am sharing this info because the photos on some store websites show a very dark shade of the Winter Brew. 😊

11/19/2023

This is one of the antique samplers in my collection. Not sure if I want to reproduce it 🤔 or 😁 Maybe l will share a photo of an antique sampler every Sunday 😊

11/17/2023

"Autumn Is As Joyful" is our new release. Thank you if you were waiting for the Autumn Quaker design. I finished this awhile ago but it's taken me a longer time to finish for its production than I wanted. Family health issues happen..😏 Anyway, they should be on their way to the distributors next week. You can request for this chart from your LNS.

Fabric, Winter Brew by R&R Reproductions . For DMC list, visit our website: www LilasStudio.net

10/29/2023

Some Fall photos 🍂 and Ian's he made all by himself! It's a quick bake using the Pillsbury dough sheet. We're finally using most of the apples we picked a few weeks ago.😋 Here's also my late Autumn stitching 😒 I'm hoping to get it finished very soon 🎃

10/28/2023

I can't believe it's almost Halloween 🎃 Here's my little display of our Fall and Halloween themed designs. I need to design more Halloween themed smalls because they are just fun! ☺️🕸️🧡

10/21/2023

Hello 🤗 "Woodland Holiday" is the title of our new release. They are a nice addition to our previous sweater ornament designs. They are on their way to the distributors. You get a bonus, extra chart! I usually just include 4 charts on the 4 folds. If you are going to the Sweater Weatha retreat in Phila run by , they will be available for sale at the Trunk show. A big thank you to for the beautiful finishing and to , as always doing an amazing job stitching our models.
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08/19/2023

Thank you so much to Ms Joan for stitching our designs 🥰

Congratulations Joan Sukow on your first 40 count linen cross stitch! Joan said "I'm 90 years old and this is the first time I have stitched on 40 count". She included her wedding anniversary date on the bottom 1954! Joan loves Lila's new We love Lila's patterns! See a close up in the comments!
https://www.alwaysinstitches1.com/shop/CROSS-STITCH.htm
Lila's Studio

07/28/2023

😊 l was inspired by to gather all my Bee themed projects. Not a permanent display but it will do for now. A new bee thing I purchased is the yellow truck and the bee lights. I found them on Amazon. Aren't they fun to add to your display 😁 💛🐝

06/24/2023

A little red ♥️ stitching on this gloomy Saturday 😊. I still love using this cheapo hoop ; 2 for $1.00 from Woolworth l bought probably from 30some years ago. 😁
Love the Gothic font on this sampler 😍

06/20/2023

😏 Error on the chart on Summer Quaker. The 2 seaweed leaf border has been updated and the horizontal band below the word "sunshine" should be 11 X's across. If you started stitching this portion of the sampler, you can continue to the right. It should be fine. You would be just 1 stitch off. Visit my website under the News/Corrections tab for the new PDF of pages 1 and 2. 😌
Thank you, if you are stitching this sampler ❤️ just wanted to notify you.

06/11/2023

So this is the other half of my sampler wall. The messier side where my desk is, below Let Freedom Ring 😁 Today l was in the mood to make Strawberry Pretzel Salad. Recipe is by Natasha Kravchuk. So don't know why it's called a salad 🤔 but it's so delicious that I 've made it twice this month. If you like strawberries, Jello, whipped cream, cream cheese and pretzels, this is the perfect 😋

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06/11/2023

Doesn't the Lord's Prayer (left) and Mary Jane Crofts sampler look like "sister" samplers? Well that's because The Lord's Prayer's motifs and border were inspired by Mary Jane's sampler with a little modification. Also the thread colors used are the same on both samplers. These two samplers reside on this wall. As you can see, our house is not level so I have to use a long ruler to straighten them up every now and then 😂 Thank you so much to those who are stitching either sampler 🥰

04/09/2023

Happy Easter! Have a great Sunday ❣️💐🐥🐇