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  • WOOL APPLIQUE BUTTERFLIES

    Another butterfly in Kathleen’s WOOL APPLIQUE project Butterfly Sampler by Sue Spargo.  Kathleen opted for a soft green wool background and the entire sampler measures 16×22. Kathleen chose softer more muted colours for the majority of her butterflies.  The exception is this darker purple butterfly.  This fits in well with her overall plan which you will…

  • CROSS STITCH PATTERN

    A lovely CROSS STITCH PATTERN today.  Rachel is one of my customers who designs cross stitch.  I have posted about her beautiful designs previously HERE. Variegated Bug was designed using Colour Complements Colour #165 which has been discontinued but any colour combination would work beautifully.  Rachel writes “It is designed for beginners and includes whole…

  • Shop Policies

    I hope you enjoy visiting my world of colour. You can read more about me if it interests you on my “about” page. I make every attempt to respond to emails promptly, usually within hours of receipt and at a maximum within the day. Newsletter I send out newsletters monthly and sometimes mini newsletters mid…

  • WOOL PROJECTS

    I have two wool projects to share today from Kerry.  If you have been following me for some time you will know that Kerry is one of my customers who is a prolific stitcher.  She recently completed the scissor holders above using a wool base with some simple stitching using cotton floss and size 8…

  • NEEDLEPOINT

    Returning to posting with some NEEDLEPOINT today. It is always fun to share a project one of my customers has completed.  Simone and Laurette are two of my Canadian customers who happen to be sisters as well.  They live fairly close to one another and get together on a regular basis to stitch various projects. …

  • SEA STAR

    Introducing SEA STAR designed by Susan who is a member of the Embroiderers Guild of Victoria and the canvas stitch group I attend.  She is both a talented stitcher and designer.  I was thrilled when she offered to design an original pattern highlighting some of my summer collection. The pattern measures 5.25 inches square on…

  • GOSSAMER TANGLES

    Angela of Gossamer Tangles sent me these photos quite some time ago.  I specifically waited to post this until I had completed my summer collection of colours.  Angela used Colour #110 for this necklace but I could easily see it created using Colour #53 which is a bold blend of teal blues and lime green. …

  • NEEDLEPOINT

    A beautiful example of NEEDLEPOINT today.  I have mentioned it previously but I will say it again, I have GREAT customers!  Many are very talented not only with stitching but designing too!  I am always thrilled to find photos sent in emails – simply makes my day! So, Valerie has created this beauty and it…

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    CRAZY QUILTING

    The FINAL block in my Black Butterfly CRAZY QUILTING adventure.  To complete this block I added part of a hand dyed doily in the lower portion and accented this with seed beads.  A simple but effective treatment. You can find all the posts relating to this project under Categories – Crazy Quilting – Black Butterflies…

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    NEEDLEPOINT

    Another NEEDLEPOINT stitch sample today showcasing all three of my summer collection colours.  The pattern is available on Laura Perin Designs blog as one of her Mini Mystery Monday freebies.  It is stitched on 18 count canvas and measures 4 ½” square.  You can find the pattern HERE. Marie has stitched this sample using the…