Clara Completed

Just finished this little nutcracker Clara. My second finish of the year, I am pleased to have worked this with a lovely stitch guide by Robin King that from our March canvas embellishment class at Stitch by Stitch. 

I am going to make both of these nutcrackers into pillows. Can't wait to drop them off for finishing. 

Hope everyone had a great Mother's Day. 

Denise

Back From Finisher

I just picked up the first Heritage II club ornament that I had sent in for finishing.
This canvas is by Kelly Clark with stitch guide by Alison Hodgkiss. I am thrilled with the way it came out. I added the ribbon when I got home but have to look for better shades of red and green and would like ribbon with wire.



Front view of ornament.


Back of ornament.

Wishing everyone a wonderful Mother's Day surrounded by family and hopefully you will find time to stitch.

Linda

Box from Amy

Jake and I always get excited when a box from Amy's arrives. Jake carries the box in saying he got a box from his friend Amy. He runs for his scissors to help open the box and then the fun begins. Today's box had some wonderful magnets and the new book by Little Shoppe. I only had a chance to glance at it and am looking forward to spending time with it tonight.


I love the pig, red shoes, Kreinik gold but the thimble is my favorite

The box also had some canvases but they are for another day.

Linda

The Flurries Arrived

Mother's Day came early this year with the arrival of the Flurries. I saw this canvas stitched on Facebook and immediately knew I had to have it. This is canvas is by Rebecca Woods and is an exclusive to Nashville Needleworks with stitch guide by Connie Camp. It is 10 inches round and Nashville Needleworks is planning on making it into a snow globe with a custom made wooden base. Cannot wait to see the finished project.


This is definitely going into my stitching rotation. I can see leaving it out all year on a shelf in my sewing room.

Off to work on the Tudors.

Linda

Royal Pain In The Tudors

My special notebook for the Tudors arrived today


It is very regal looking for this special Home Study.

I am progressing very nicely so far. I have the three white and gold bands completed and am on step four of the composite stitch for the red area. This stitch has six steps. Amy always amazes me with her creativity but this Home Study is really over the top. I am totally addicted to stitching this piece.

So far this week we are zero out of four days for naps. I guess Jake's napping is over. There goes my cleaning and stitching time. He would nap for two to two and a half hours. I would get a lot accomplished during that time now it has to wait until he goes home. Only seven weeks until summer vacation, I cannot wait
Linda

Three New Canvases

The UPS man just delivered these wonderful Halloween canvases by Brenda Stofft
I ordered them from Chapel Hill Needlepoint when they were having a Brenda Stofft trunk show. I also ordered the stitch guides and wagons for each canvas. I will have to wait awhile for the guides and wagons since they are on back order.




Hopefully Jake will nap today so I can get some stitching in this afternoon. I am working on my sixth egg and the Tudors. I am so enjoying stitching the Tudors. I look forward to stitching this piece every night. Amy has really created a masterpiece with the Tudors.

Linda

New canvases

I purchased two of the Stitching Girls by Melissa Shirley. Have always loved them and when Karen found them I just had to get them.


Here is Moe Zaick.


Here is Barr Giello.

They are small and should be quick stitches. I also ordered two more and will tell you who when I get them.


Look at now cute Colleen had them framed. Plan on doing something similar for my sewing room.

Last night I started A Royal Pain In The Tudors and am always amazed at how Amy works such magic. I was in needlepoint heaven stitching last night. Cannot wait to stitch to night. Unfortunately, I cannot stitch during the day with Jake and only stitch for an hour or two at night. Looking to having the summer off.

Speaking of Jake what would a post be without a picture of the big guy.


Jake and a bunny. No it is not ours. He was at a party where they had a petting zoo. He loved the bunny.

Linda