Black Friday has come and gone (thank goodness).  It’s time to remember small business. $10 off any purchase of $50 or more $20 off any purchase of $100 or more Receive $10 back from American Express when you use your... Continue reading →

Leigh Designs just introduced a new series of Russian Santas.  I immediately forwarded the email to Becki.  This series has her name written all over it!  We will offer this series as a club, starting in March 2014. They measure... Continue reading →

About a month or so ago, a woman from Texas contacted me about a project for her stitching group.  They want to stitch the Melissa Shirley Thimble Nativity and decided to start with Mary, Joseph and Baby Jesus.  I thought... Continue reading →

Mary Susan, who works at the shop, stitched this Raymond Crawford piece for her mother for Christmas.  This is one of the best pieces of finishing I have EVER seen!  The fabric choice is perfect. The trim is to die... Continue reading →

The finishing is starting to arrive.  It’s like Christmas every day! Susan was the first to finish Helowise from Becki’s class last June. Baltimore Needleworks did a beautiful job finishing my pilgrim from the Needle Deeva Thanksgiving Club.  By the... Continue reading →

I’m done! This piece was so much fun to stitch! The wheat stalks are a combination of stem stitch, buttonhole, rope stitch, basketweave, and split satin stitch.  Whew!  That’s a mouthful! Oddly enough, the pumpkins were the hardest thing to... Continue reading →

The next installment of the Melissa Prince Birdhouse club  is finished! The snow has just fallen on this adorable little birdhouse.  It’s still falling slightly in the background. Just a hint of a stitch called “Crazy Rain” with a #8... Continue reading →

The Leigh trunk show has so many beautiful canvases.  Check them out! The Familiars 5160 5161 5162 5163 5164 5165 5166 5167 Caribe 6260 6261 6262 6263 6264 6265 6266 6267   Femme Fatales 5040 5041 5042 5043 5044 5045... Continue reading →

Tis the Season!  It’s time to start thinking about Christmas stockings for next year. Here’s a taste of what we received from the Susan Roberts trunk show. All trunk show canvases 15% off http://www.susanrobertsneedlepoint.com/designs-by-category/christmas/category/all-susan-roberts-stockings.html 0105 0106 0109 0116 0118 0119... Continue reading →

I finally got around to stitching an & More canvas.  It’s only been on my to do list for 18 months. I tried my hand at the technique Or Nue.  Basically, you lay long horizontal stitches from one side of... Continue reading →