New release – ask your needlework store for a copy!

I have a fondness for collective nouns, those wonderfully evocative terms for groups, like a ‘parliament’ of owls, or a ‘murder of crows’, and I was so tickled to discover that the collective noun for a group of hummingbirds is a ‘charm’!

And so I created this design, with my own little ‘charm’, dancing above some lilies on a warm Summer’s day (it’s so cold here now, I was wishful thinking). The finish is my take on a Georgian Pinwheel – after a retreat design I created recently. This finish is so easy and simple to make, I just had to share it with you.

The chart comes with finishing instructions and a template (so there’s minimal measuring!) and these pinwheels are perfect for popping into your project bag, giving as a gift, or creating for a smalls exchange, if you’re lucky enough to attend a retreat.

Of course, you could always finish the design as a little pillow, or frame it in a little frame (this would be so darling!)

My model was stitched on 36-count “Toasted Mallow” from the ever wonderful Nicola at Number12StitchCo using Gentle Arts, Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works. A full DMC conversion is included.

This is one of three new releases, available to order from your local or online needlework store. Please ask them to order for you – as a small designer outside of the US, stores will only order if you ask!

Many thanks and happy stitching!

Errata…

Oops! An error was made in the DMC conversion of the first printing. This has been corrected for future reprints. The correct conversion is below:

A Charm of Hummingbirds: Corrected DMC Conversion

Model Stitch	DMC Conversion
Gentle Arts (GA) 7068 Rose Garden	150
Classic Colorworks (CC) 202 Sea Shelley	3688
CC 140 Rosy Glow	3713
Weeks Dye Works (WDW) 2238 Sweet Potato	920
WDW 2149 Peacock	3810
WDW 2120 Capri	597
GA 0950 Mediterranean Sea	3842
CC 181 Steamed Broccoli	987
CC 259 Little Sprout	988
CC 242 Mistletoe	986