Welcome to the Sunday Mystery Sampler!

Good morning to you all!

Is your printer plugged in? Is it loaded with paper? Are your stitching supplies gathered? It's time for the mystery project to begin! (This is so exciting, even though I know how it ends already..)

If you're just now finding out about the Sunday Mystery Sampler, you may want to scroll backwards just a few posts to catch up on what supplies you'll need to participate. And then you will need to decide if you want to stitch twelve individual ornaments, or one large sampler.

Here we go!

First, for those of you who are stitching one large sampler, here is a picture of what your layout will look like. The picture is not the chart; the chart file link will be shown below the picture. (Please feel free to orient the boxes however you like; just make sure your fabric size will accommodate any changes you make!)

Your outline should be stitched in whichever red fiber you chose.

Here is the printable chart for the above sampler layout (1 page): Download Twelve Days Outline Layout

If you prefer to print out the layout in larger print for easier counting (and coloring, if you like to color in your charts), then print out this chart (4 pages): Download Twelve Days Outline Chart

And now for the ornament charts! Rather than posting pictures of each individual design, I will show them as they are added to the sampler blocks. Those of you who are stitching ornaments will still be able to see what your individual ornaments will look like when you're finished with them.

If the Twelve Drummers Drumming were here, I'd ask them for a drum roll... Here are the first three ornaments for the Sunday Mystery Sampler!

Click here to print the First Day chart: Download A Partridge in a Pear Tree

Click here to print the Second Day chart: Download Two Turtle Doves

Click here to print the Third Day chart: Download Three French Hens

And that's your Week One portion of the Sunday Mystery Sampler! I hope you have a wonderful time stitching, and if you're stitching the sampler, you don't necessarily have to stitch the entire outline first. I tend to get very bored with straight lines, so I would stitch one box and then fill it, and move on to the next box when I was finished. (But that's just me.. I'm always amazed at people who can just keep going and going and not want to throw their stitching down and stomp on it when it grows monotonous. And have you ever noticed that the word monotonous has repeating o's? What kind of a sick joke is that, anyway?)

I'll see you next Sunday for Week 2, but I may be back here for other topics before then.. Enjoy this beautiful day of rest!

 

Comments

[Faithnchls.blogspot.com]

Thank you! It is going to be awesome!

[Lorene Frischknecht]

Thanks so much for this stitch-a-long! I've always loved this little poem about Christmas!

[Dora]

Thank you so much for your generosity. I'll be stitching this as a sampler.

[Jacki]

Thank you, Paulette!! I can't wait to start stitching!! :-)

[Phyllis]

Thank you so much! This is going to be great!
I am thinking about stitching them on one piece of fabric using the CC cranberry and Weathered Vine.
I was wondering how many skeins I should get to do the whole thing. I'll be using 1 strand on 36 ct and I'm even thinking of stitching it over 1...not sure what count linen I would use if I did that.

[Fmii]

Thank you for the great design.

[terry rose]

You are such a generous designer!!! Thank you!

[Judith]

thank you so much ♥

[Véronique]

merci beaucoup pour ce magnifique et merveilleux cadeau

[CathieJ]

Thank you so much for those downloads. I don't think I will be able to stitch them this year, but I will be saving them for the future. They will make great ornaments to give my adult children.

[Kate Carr]

So excited to start this! Thank you, Paulette, for being so generous with your talent! It is very much appreciated.

[Melody Bryan]

Thanks so much Paulette for completing the 12 days series. I am torn between doing ornaments or all on a big piece. hummm - fun decision are the best ! Hope all is well with you - enjoy the autumn - Hugs Mel

[monique59]

Thanks a lot for this beautiful begining of the sampler - regards from North of France

[Hilda]

Such an amazing project. Thank you Paulette that you are going to complete your wonderful designs and sharing the charts for free as a mystery sampler.
Just printed out the first three charts!

Hugs
Hilda

[Pilar]

Thank you Paulette.
Hugs from Spain

[chantal]

MERCI

[annie]

Thank you so much.

[Sharon]

This is wonderfully perfect... I have always wanted to stitch a 12 Days of Christmas sampler but could never find the design that spoke to me... I took one look at this and yes, it spoke volumes :) Thank you for your generosity... Take care...

[Phyllis]

Thank you so much! I love this!
What was the name of the color for the gold you used? I'm using the silks and want to order all of them.

[Pam]

These are lovely Paulette. I will try so hard to keep up and have them done for Christmas ! You are the best!

[Cynthia]

I cannot find the colors Cranberry and Weathered Vine under Classic Colorworks. I've been to their site and these colors are not listed. Any suggestions? Thank you.

[Lesley]

Thank you so much for putting these lovely designs on your blog.

[Lisa]

Yup it's right up there with Stammer and Stutter.

[Annelies van den Bergh]

Thank you so much for these beautiful patterns !

[Rose]

Hello! I am new to this site and would like to stitch these as ornaments. Which Classic Colorworks colors do you suggest for the black and gold?