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  • Seam Treatment Series

    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…

  • Snowflake Cross-Stitch

    Winter is in full-swing here in the Westcoast, so why not feature a wintery, snowflake cross-stitch design for today’s stitch sample? If you’re new to this page (welcome, by the way!), you may have seen various Cross-Stitch samples featured every now and then on the blog. The idea of these cross-stitch samples is to show…

  • Embellishing Gifts

    If you’ve been following my blog for some time, you may have recalled a few posts that offer needlework ideas for embellishing gifts. Today, I’d like to re-visit one of the ideas using leftover bits of threads. It would be an ideal project for kids or grandkids to do over the holidays for a break…

  • Hot Red Star

    We’re celebrating the Holiday season with this bold, red Temari ball, fittingly called “Hot Red Star”! And hot, hot, HOT indeed is this bold, fun, and modern design. Design Details of this Red Temari Ball This is one of the last Temari balls in the series that used a black coloured background as the canvas….

  • Scrap Stitch Sampler

    When I showcase needlepoint stitch samplers, it is always fun to see what results when one uses “scraps” available in your stash.  Dominique did just that for this one! Our final Straight Stitches Sampler features a completely different palette of colours. Though this may be a palette that not everyone will like, I’m sure you’d…

  • Christmas Embroidery Floss

    We’re getting into a bright, bold and cheery Holiday mood with this Christmas embroidery floss.   If you have been following my blog for some time, you’ll notice that I feature a variety of different stitch samples created by my stitch group.  Many of these designs are elements from existing patterns.  The intention is to demonstrate…

  • Straight Stitches Sampler

    Today is the second Straight Stitches Sampler showcasing our seasonal palette. In my last blog post, I talked about how the mini needlepoint sampler series was inspired by one of Marilyn Owen’s designs for the American Needlepoint Guild program “holed up minis”. If you are not familiar with this program, small projects are introduced on…

  • Seasonal Stitch Sampler

    Each December I like to showcase stitched projects using seasonal palettes.  If you have been following the blog this year, you will be familiar with the mini sampler series.  You can find all the previous samplers in the right sidebar under categories – mini samplers.  There are TWELVE of them!! The Colour Complements mini needlepoint…

  • Christmas Reds

    Today’s Eye For Colour will surely get you in the holiday mood – think festive Christmas reds! If you’re new to my Eye For Colour series (welcome!), you’re in for a treat. My goal with this series is to provide customers with a similar experience to selecting a colour palette and thread choices as you…