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  • KALEIDOSCOPES

    Some lovely embroidered KALEIDOSCOPES today.  These are two patterns stitched by Diane, a fellow Canadian. Diane has stitched the example above using Colour Complements Colour #10 in a size 5 perle cotton and and Colour Complements Colour #35, also in a size 5 perle cotton.  She has also used Colour Complements Colour #32 below in cotton…

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    NEEDLEPOINT

    Several lovely examples of NEEDLEPOINT today.  I always find that seeing an example of a colour combination stitched up really does highlight the colours and this is no exception. The pattern above is from “Puzzle Pieces” by Lois Caron.  It is available free from the Caron Collection HERE.  It measures about 2 ¾” on 18 count…

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    NEEDLEPOINT

    A NEEDLEPOINT stitch sample today showcasing Colour #46 from my new Summer Collection. Many of you are already aware that I have a satellite group of members of the Victoria Embroiderers’ Guild who specialize in canvas work stitching samples for me.  When I completed my summer collection, I requested the ladies choose one pattern of…

  • EMBROIDERY

    Some beautiful EMBROIDERY today. It is always a delight to receive photos from my customers.  Natalie is a designer residing in Slovakia.  This is one of her original designs.  She chose to use a selection of my cotton flosses for this pattern including Colour #194, Colour #127 and Colour #1 as well as various solid colour flosses. …

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    AUTUMN FRUITS

    Introducing “AUTUMN FRUITS“.  Those of you who do NEEDLEPOINT will more than likely be familiar with the publication, Needlepoint Now. Last fall I received my September/October 2017 issue and a project entitled “Autumn Fruits” by designer Diane Grant caught my attention. When I completed my summer collection of new colour combinations, I thought this would…

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    NEEDLEPOINT

    As promised, a NEEDLEPOINT stitch sample today showcasing my Chorus of Colours from Wednesday. The pattern is “Bali Hai” by Michael Boren and Carole Lake. It is lovely and a free pattern from the Caron Collection HERE. It measures about 3” on 18 count canvas. You will need one skein of each of the following…

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    CRAZY QUILTING

    Block #3 in my new CRAZY QUILTING project – Black Buttferlies, the final reveal.  I generally work on one medium size crazy quilt project annually.  This year I chose a completely different colour combination from last year in a bold primary colour palette.  You can find all the other posts pertaining to this project under…