It’s a tiny bird that I love! We stitched this as a mystery class last summer and it’s back from the finisher as a tailored pillow. It graces our front room at the beehive. Such a pretty canvas – Hummingbird designed by Zecca. This is such a fun canvas to stitch. It’s just happy. It’s […]
Archives for June 2018
Elsie and the Quality Checker
Elsie the elephant is complete. She came together with a lot of embroidery stitches and some flash and color :-) You know I love flash and color! This was lesson two of our current mystery class and it was mostly about the flowers, leaves and side borders. The center of the two larger flowers is […]
It’s Amazing What Happens…
When You Put the Needle in the Right Hole! Magic happens! That’s what happens when you put the needle in the right hole. Better yet, kimberly style magic happens. Kimberly was here this weekend teaching a brand new design, My Passion. It is truly her passion, butterflies, orchids, art nouveau, peacocks all wrapped into a […]
Talk about a statement piece
What do you do when you stitch a lot and really just want something new and different. Your walls are covered in framed pieces, you have enough stitched pillows to have an epic pillow fight, you’ve done box tops and trays and purses? Why not commission a fabulous piece of furniture? That’s exactly what we […]
Elsie’s in the house!
How cute is this little orange elephant? Too cute I would say. Designed by kimberly and our newest Mystery Class this is one happy canvas. It’s interesting for me to stitch a kimberly canvas. I have known her for so long that I take it as a challenge to do things other than what she […]
Why Fit In?
When you were born to stand out? This seems so fitting just a day after the death of Kate Spade. Her style was classic yet whimsical and she wasn’t afraid of color! She shared my love of pink and orange and of course polka dots. Life is always better with glitter and sparkle. She lived […]
Yet More!
What a fun canvas this has been to stitch. It’s truly a case of more is more. More spaces, more colors, more details, more stitches. Today was the final lesson of the Fantail Mystery Class. We had a great time! I still have a few French Knots to fill in and then it’s off to […]
