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Happy Valentine’s Day! What better way to celebrate today than with a beautiful red heart needlepoint design. Hearts are the “universal” symbol for Valentine’s Day, so we decided to have a little fun with the design, creating this beautiful, bold textured stitch sample to celebrate the occasion. While the design may be different from your…
In my last post, I discussed the versatile blanket stitch so today I am featuring another variation of this stitch. If you want to find out more about my seam treatments check under categories in the right sidebar of my blog. You can also read more about this series in my introductory blog post. As…
Today we’re featuring a pattern entitled, Asymmetrical Copper by Jeff Kulick. You will find the pattern in the November/December issue of Needle Pointers published by the American Needlepoint Guild. This is our first spring sample featuring two new colours from my spring collection, Colours #78 and #79. It is sure to brighten your spirits! We’ve…
I am really excited to get started with our Needlepoint Mittens Series. But first, a bit of background on what inspired this. I try to attend my stitch group in Victoria several times a month and WOW, did I ever miss this during lockdowns. They are a wonderful group of women and fabulous stitchers who…
Today’s canvas sampler was inspired by my love and passion for stitching counted canvas projects. Most of you also likely know that I was introduced to counted canvas by YOU! A number of years ago, I started receiving questions about colour combinations for this technique – not only did I research to learn more, I started…
Continuing with my “blue” theme, I’m featuring this beautiful baby blue wool applique circle. It’s soft, spring-inspired and really emphasizes the use of stitching to enhance the look of the design. I always find there’s a bit of hesitation when it comes to incorporating more detailed stitching in applique. There’s only so much you can…
I’ve been featuring lots of bold, daring and colourful Temari ball patterns lately. This Margaret Ludlow-inspired Temari ball named Intertwined uses softer shades, but still looks as stunning as the others that I’ve featured in previous posts! When I first looked at what Verna created, I was enthralled by the beautiful overlapping patterns. Because of…
What is Bargello needlepoint? For many who are new to the world of embroidery and needlework, this might be a question you’ve asked. I myself, had an interest in Bargello since I started needlepoint. But before I begin today’s post I think it might be best to start with a little about Bargello in case…
I’d like to start my foundation stitch series featuring the blanket stitch. There are a number of variations of this stitch that I will be sharing in future posts but today we are starting with a very basic blanket stitch. This stitch is also known as a buttonhole stitch. Let’s talk a bit about how…
I would like to introduce my new seam treatment series. BUT first, let’s start with a bit of history. My crazy quilting journey began about fifteen years ago. At the time I had retired from commuting, long 13-hour days and had started working part-time from home. I had quilted for several years branching out into…
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