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  • Christmas Ornaments

    This is the third tree in my ongoing O Christmas Tree series of CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS. An elongated triangle today.  Dominique drew the triangle free hand on 18 count white mono canvas.  She then simply started randomly stitching with any lengths she had in her stash.  She used all Colour Complements threads. How fun is this! …

  • Hospice Heart

    Today is another hospice heart for the Hearts of Hospice series I am featuring on the blog.  Check out my previous Hearts for Hospice post to read all about it.  If you recall, this project was initiated in 2015 by the Greater Kansas City Needlepoint Guild to fulfill a need at a local hospice center….

  • Rainbow Ribbons

    Introducing Rainbow Ribbons I suspect most of you have already received the November/December issue of Needlepoint Now.  Many of you are Needlepoint Nation followers on Facebook.  Needlepoint Nation is the first, original needlepoint group on FB created by Jane Wood in 2011.  It is a collection of needlepoint addicts who talk about needlepoint and post…

  • Porter’s Canvas

    This is Porter’s canvas!  So, who is Porter? This will become apparent as you progress through the post.  Let me begin by talking about another of my wonderful and talented customers.  Early in the year Sharon sent me the above photo of her completed canvas.  Can you imagine my response when I opened it.  WOW…

  • Christmas Trees

    This is the second tree in my O Christmas Trees series.  I wanted to post a different style of tree from the first example and this worked perfectly.  Once again, it starts with a simple shape – a triangle.  The triangle was drawn on 18 count white mono canvas.  I think this would look great…

  • Stitch Sample

    Another small stitch sample today.  Earlier in the year, I handed out a variety of colour combinations for my stitch group to “play” with designs.  I never know what they will come up with so when I arrived it is always a delightful surprise.  Marie opted to stitch this small sample which measures 2 inches…

  • Wool Applique Butterflies

    Sadly, we have come to the last butterfly in Kathleen’s wool applique butterflies project, Butterfly Sampler by Sue Spargo.  If you are following this project then you will know that Kathleen opted for a soft green wool background and the entire sampler measures 16×22. Butterfly #15. Kathleen has chosen a soft muted green wool for…

  • O Christmas Tree

    Oh Christmas Tree! Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree.  I don’t know about you, but I always get a creative surge in the late fall.  Always have!  Usually I either create cards or ornaments.  I think ornaments make wonderful gift items AND a bonus is they are fun to make.  Personally, I like to add…

  • Crazy Quilting

    This is the third section of Block #1 in my new crazy quilting project.  When I posted previously, I talked about collections of old embroidered tablecloths, runners and handkerchiefs.  I attempted to include at least one of these in each of my blocks and you can see this in the top left corner peeking through. …

  • INSPRIATIONS MAGAZINE

    Inspirations Magazine Recently, I spent several hours searching for project ideas in Inspirations Magazine.  Touted as the “world’s most beautiful needlework”, I think I would agree.  This is one of my favourite publications.  Aptly named as each issue is always full of inspiration.  Check out Inspirations Magazine.  This was THE publication everyone I spoke to…