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Tomato, Tomahto.

Tomato, Tomahto.

PDF patterns are available on my Etsy shop, linked below.

This stitch is my favorite piece to date and a lot of planning and love went into making it happen. As a new-ish designer, I wanted to get on the sampler bandwagon and I love a good red sampler. But - how could I make it my own?

Inspired by my grandmother's collection of stitching notions, I decided that my entry into the sampler world needed to be a tomato. A red, sampler tomato. Everything we love about the stitching aesthetic in one place. And here she is - ripe and ready for you to enjoy.

The chart includes two designs - the panels needed to make the band sampler tomato as well as the flat band sampler using the same alphabet and motifs if you'd like a little warm up. Choose your tomato adventure but know that the shaped finish isn't as tough as it looks. If you've made a biscornu, you'll find this very similar.

I stitched the tomato on 36 count Red Rose linen from Number 12 Stitch Co and her finished size is about 4.5" tall, 6" across, with a circumference of 16".

The printed pattern is now shipping, so ask your LNS or ONS to find it for you through Hoffman Distributing or here on my wholesale shop.

PDF patterns are available through the Etsy link below.

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Stitch Details

  • Stitch Size

    Tomato

    49 x 125 (each panel, 6)

    14/28 : 3.6" x 9" each panel

    16/32: 3.2" x 7.9" each panel

    18/36: 2.8" x 7" each panel

    20/40: 2.5" x 6.3" each panel

    Flat Sampler

    99 x 160

    14/28 : 7.2" x 11.6"

    16/32: 6.3" x 10"

    18/36: 5.6" x 9"

    20/40: 5" x 8"

    46: 4.3" x 7"

  • Floss Used

    Tomato:

    Gloriana #000 Soft White, #206 Olivine

    Flat:

    Soie d'Alger #2925

  • Fabric Used

    Tomato:

    Model was stitched on 36ct Red Rose by Number 12 Stitch Co.

    Flat:

    Model was stitched on 46ct Parchment by Weeks Dye Works.

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Patterns are currently for sale to all shoppers, no matter your location, on my Etsy shop. You can find a direct link to this product above.

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All my PDF patterns include both color and black and white charts, formatted to print on letter size paper.

You will also receive detailed information about the model so you can prepare for stitching accordingly. If the pattern has unique finishing, a step-by-step photo guide will be included as well as any links to coordinating videos.

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