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  • Mahogany Treasure

    Johanna recently stitched Mahogany Treasure from a publication called At Home with Needlework.  I know some of you will likely remember this magazine as it was published by Zweigart.  This particular pattern can be found in the September 2007 issue. After some research online, it appears the magazine was only published for a few years. …

  • Diamonds

    Do you like diamonds in your stitching? Over the last number of months I have shared a variety of heart patterns.  Hopefully these are inspiring you to experiment with some different designs and not just hearts.  Many of these designs are custom meaning there is no specific pattern.  Having said this, some take the basics…

  • Mini Sampler

    Introducing my Mini Sampler Series!    If you are a member of the American Needlepoint Guild, you may be familiar with “holed up minis.”  If not, these are small projects introduced weekly on the American Needlepoint Guild website complimentary to members and non-members.  Various designers offer these projects to help keep stitchers focused on positive things…

  • Bargello Designs

    I have always been fond of bargello designs – have you?  While I am not so partial to an overall design, I do like seeing sections or perhaps segments of bargello within a design.  I’m sure you have seen a number of patterns from various current designers demonstrating this. Dominique started this design with the…

  • Gold Stars

    Do you remember those little gold stars we used to get awarded as a mark of achievement in school?  I know, I’m going wayyyyyyyyyy back here!  Since I’m featuring stars this month, this particular one reminded me of those little sticker stars we used to get often accompanied by a little note our teachers wrote. …

  • Twinkle Twinkle

    Well, I am featuring stars this month so twinkle twinkle little star! Since some of you may be joining me for the first time, this is the second post featuring my Christmas star theme.  I will be featuring a series of star posts all month.  You can find all the posts in the right sidebar…

  • Stars

    Each year I like to celebrate the Christmas season at Colour Complements.  I generally choose a theme and offer a variety of samples.  Last year my theme was trees.  This year it is STARS!   Why stars? Well, I chose this quite by accident.  I saw some completed stars posted by one of the finishers…

  • Red Heart

    I am excited to share a bold red heart today!  Do you like RED? I am particularly fond of red myself. Over the past year I’ve been sharing various hearts hopefully to inspire you to stitch one. While all the hearts have been for the Hearts for Hospice program, this particular heart celebrates the season….

  • Eye For Colour #68

    Featuring my Eye for Colour #68 today! Welcome to my Eye for Colour series.  My goal with the series is to provide customers with a similar experience to selecting a colour palette and thread choices as you would do in a shop. Let’s get started. Today, I am featuring Colour #68. Colour #68 is my…