OOH! What fun! My friends over at Shining Needle Society have asked me to teach Polly Parrot by Eleanor Grosch! I taught this a few years ago as a Mystery Class and its super fun. Not only is it colorful, but it has big open areas for stitches and plenty of room for personalization. The […]
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Big Cats!
These are the coolest cats on the block. Big and bold, designed by Eleanor Grosch, you will love stitching these. The Cheetah is the world’s fastest land animal and a super fast stitch too! The largest cat, the Tiger is such a regal fellow stalking through the grass. Thank you Sue for stitching these and […]
Cliff Hanger!
Yesterday was the third lesson of the Nutcracker by Eleanor Grosch. And, wait for it, there’s a cliff hanger. You won’t see this one coming. It was all about the Rat King. He now has a fabulous blue jacket worked in a two part stitch and a shiny white ascot! Yes my rat king is […]
Respect the Art
I pick the artists that I license because they are amazingly talented and I love their work. My painters work hard to keep all that beautiful detail in the art when they paint it on the canvas. When I select stitches and techniques for the canvas, I try to honor that talent and again keep […]
The Nutcracker!
I am truly never timely. I have ideas and I am either way ahead of the trend or seriously after the trend. This one however I got spot on. Disney is releasing the Nutcracker next month and we are doing a nutcracker canvas for our holiday mystery class! Woo Hoo! How perfect is that? Designed […]