Fun Finishing!

In the spring of 2012 I visited North Carolina where we had a great time stitching Flower Diamonds. We had lots of fun with this project, with several stitchers making changes of threads, beads, ribbons, and/or stitches. So last week when I received this photo of a finished project I was just thrilled!!  My original piece is finished as a neck roll.....but what a great idea is this?!......a tote bag for stitching projects.  And the flowers are wonderful!

Sally, thank you for sharing your wonderful project.

FYI  This design has been retired, but is still available as a marked canvas and instruction book kit....no thread/ribbon/bead kit available.

Finished Student Project Photos

I have recently received photos of two beautiful finished projects that I want to share with you.  This Safari tote was stitched by Leigh Miller.  Leigh is the owner of Needle Bug in Montgomery, Alabama.  I had a wonderful time visiting her shop and teach Safari a few years ago.  Great job Leigh......I love the style of tote bag.

And the beautiful Tropical Jazz tote bag below was stitched by Susan Deshensky.  Susan just won a 2nd place ribbon for her stitching at this year's NAN.  I love the combination of fabric colors used for the tote bag  finishing and I wish you could see all the additional beading she added.  It looks super.....congratulations! 

Thank you for sharing your finished projects.

New Stitchers Gallery

I couldn't wait to announce the first page in the new STITCHERS GALLERY:  Bargello Arrows. You probably saw the group picture which was posted yesterday.  The beautiful pillow below was stitched by Claire using rich ochres, chocolates, dark reds....with just a touch of soft blue.  Shown in the gallery are the pictures of all the Bargello Arrows projects I have photos of so far. They are all beautiful, but what a range of color and texture.  I hope to add few more over the next few months. 

Also, over the next few months I plan to add a few more pages of stitchers' works on several other designs.  I really love to see what stitchers have created.  So, if you have completed one of my designs,  I would love to hear from you !