Dots and Leaves, more and more dots and leaves. Â LOL. Â That was the theme of the fourth lesson of Fantail by ellen giggenbach. Â This is our current mystery class and it is almost complete. Memory Thread makes wonderful stems and what could be prettier than ribbons leaves? Â Most of the leaves are simple Lazy […]
Archives for April 2018
Elsie the Elephant!
Darling! That’s the only way to describe Elsie the elephant. This is the start of a new series from kimberly and it’s so darn cute!!! Look, it has dots! I really am dotty. This will be our next mystery class starting in June. Join us as we stitch this canvas in sections either in person […]
Mary Legallet is coming to teach!
We had so much fun last year when Mary Legallet came to visit that we planned another super special series of classes for this year! Bird Watching with Mary Legallet Melissa Shirley has interpreted 4 Este Macleod bird canvases, one for each season and they are marvelous. Pick your favorite and bring it to life […]
Damn That’s Cute!
That was the theme of the weekend. What more could I want than happy friends stitching a happy piece? We had a wonderful time stitching Shelly Penko’s Chameleon. Each area is its own little jewel and damn they are all cute! There are flowers, each with different fun techniques, a crazy eye, a ladybug and […]
Birds in Paradise!
Oh! I love it when pieces are finished. There is nothing more satisfying than taking a beautiful canvas off the stretcher bars. I’m almost as excited when its someone else’s canvas as when its mine, LOL! Jamie and Catherine started these two zecca birds in my embellishment class in January and they are now complete! […]
Amy Katz Class Change!
Amy and I put our heads together yesterday and decided to change things up a bit for class next month. The Sunday class will be a brand new design! How exciting is that? Sunday May 20, 11-5pm Gift of the Sea While in Bonaire in December 2017, Amy found a beach lined with beautiful […]
Connie!
If you are on facebook in any of the needlepoint groups you have probably seen the beautiful stitching of Connie Pickering Stover. Her colors are bright, her designs are strong and contemporary. It’s all fresh and happy and perfect for a sunny day. Aren’t these just amazing? I am delighted to announce that we are […]
… and Dots Become Flowers
Today was lesson three of Fantail by ellen giggenbach our current mystery class. The last class was all about dots. Dots, dots and more dots. And yes, there are more dots to come, but today we morphed the dots into flowers. Not a big jump but it’s oh so pretty. The cute little round stitches […]
Elsie the Elephant!
What shall we stitch for our next mystery class? Fantail by ellen giggenbach will be complete at the end of May. It’s time to start thinking June. Sunshine and happiness. What could be sunnier and happier than a canvas by kimberly? Elsie the Elephant is our choice. This is he start of a new series […]
Cap ‘N Curls
It’s time to showcase another of Kimberly’s series of nine squares. I love these little canvases.  They are so beautiful to look at while being great learning tools. There are so many fun techniques packed into this small space. Learn a lot and finish a beautiful design. What’s not to love? And check out […]
