We are so lucky. Marjorie Garcia Barnes is coming to teach for us. This is a rare and special opportunity. She and her husband are moving to China very soon so please consider joining us for one or more of these classes. A good time is sure to be had! Venezuelan-born and award-winning jewelry designer […]
Archives for April 2016
More Stitchy Fun and new guides!
I promised to post more pictures from the weekend class and here they are! First up is this darling chihuahua girl canvas by lulu mypinkturtle. I could barely contain myself while writing the guide and again while Sue was stitching on it. Thank goodness she is a turbo stitcher! Look at all the areas […]
Another Wonderful Weekend of Stitchy Fun
This weekend we hosted a wonderful group of ladies for an embellishment weekend. Each student selected a canvas and I wrote a custom guide for them. There are some really fun canvases! The Wind Whipped My Canopy by Sharon Hendy-Moman is really special. All those beautiful flowers. Peggy did a beautiful job capturing her […]
If it’s April it must mean Melissa Shirley
What do we do every April? We have a trunkshow of Melissa Shirley canvases, that’s what!! Just because we are online only doesn’t mean you should miss out on an opportunity to score canvases from your favorite designer at a lower than normal price! From now until May 6th all Melissa Shirley canvases will be […]
The Wind Whipped My Canopy
This lovely canvas is by one of our artists Sharon Hendy-Moman. She paints Asian women in beautiful flowing kimonos and we translate them into needlepoint. One of the lucky ladies in my embellishment class this weekend will be stitching this beauty. Look at all the goodies we have ready for this canvas. I can’t wait […]
What a difference a color makes
Emma’s Darling Bird by Kimberly Smith was really one of the most fun canvases to stitch! All sorts of little gems to bring to life. I loved every inch of it. Perfect size. Lots of color. Fun Stitches. It was one of our mystery classes last year. Here’s three different interpretations of the finishing. What […]
A New Found Love, Bead Embroidery
Watch out ladies and gents, there’s a new love in my life. Bead Embroidery! Kinga Nichols was here this weekend to teach three wonderful bead embroidery classes. They were so fun! I am hooked. Others are hooked. Too fun! Our adventures began Saturday morning with Marty the Chameleon. He is carefully outlined in pretty […]
Bah Bah Bah Ba Barbra Ann
It’s hard not to think of the Beach Boys when you read the name of this canvas. Oh Barbara Ann take my hand (Bar bar bar bar Barbar Ann) Barbara Ann (Bar bar bar bar Barbar Ann) You got me rockin’ and a rollin’ Rockin’ and a reelin’ Barbara Ann Bar bar bar bar Barbar […]
Bunnies On My Mind
Spring is here, or so the calendar says, which makes us think of flowers and bunnies and chicks and kitties. Kitties? What? Oh that’s right, I always think of kitties :-) Let’s talk bunnies for Spring! We have a bunny mystery class coming up. Run Bunny Run by zecca In my first big embellishment class […]
One Fish Two Fish
I really am loving stitching this piece. Not too much of any one thing for me to lose my way and get distracted. YAY! for me. Yesterday was the second installment of the Wild Salmon Mystery and it is coming along. Our focus was again on the borders, creating a fun little triangle pattern for […]
What?! I finished the book!
Oh my! It’s finished. I’ve been promising this for such a long time. Stitches Volume Four is available for pre-order! Volume Four is 340 pages of stitches lovingly diagrammed! New stitches! Diagonal Stitches, Straight Stitches, Laid Fillings, Blackwork Patterns, Crossed and Tied Stitches plus Decorative Stitches. There’s something for everyone in here. Some stitches […]
