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An inspiring blog dedicated to helping you unlock your inner needle artist, turn off your doubt, and make the time to create something wonderful with your own two hands.
Basketweave and Weird Shapes – Part 3
It's time to work the background of our lovely little Florentine Bauble by Kirk and Bradley Designs. I'm having oodles of fun to stitching it - and it reaffirms what I already know (but sometimes forget!) - that working a...
Basketweave and Weird Shapes – Part 2
Well hello there! Did you see last week's blog post? If you didn't, you might want to click here to read it first. And if you did read it, well - we'll just go ahead and dive right into how...
Basketweave and Weird Shapes
Have you ever been stumped by how to work a diagonal tent stitch (a.k.a. basketweave) background around a bunch of weird shapes? Or even how to stitch those irregular shapes in the first place? Well, fret no more! I'm here to...
Fall Inspiration
Hello there, lovely! We're at the end of October and I just can't believe it, can you?! The trees are beginning to change colors here in Alabama and it looks like we're going to have a beautiful fall. Cooler weather...
Bring on the Beads!
Hello there, lovely! I'm so happy to have you here with me today. It's a wonderful day for stitching in my neck of the woods - drizzly and cool. Fall is definitely in the air. Last time, we chatted about...
Splendor and the Grass
No, I'm not talking about the movie starring Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty. That's Splendor in the Grass. I'm talking about using Splendor for the grass on my "Tuscaloosa" canvas. (tee hee!) Read more
Want to Know What Else is in My Workbasket?
Picking up where we left off last time, let's finish our look at the essential components of any stitcher's workbasket. Since we've already chatted about scissors and needles, let's dive a little deeper into my workbasket and see what we...
The Ultimate Checklist for Your Workbasket
What's in your needlepoint workbasket? Is your workbasket nice and tidy - or do you have the Scarlett O'Hara syndrome? You know...putting off until tomorrow what you really ought to be tending to today. Seriously, when's the last time you...
Back to Stitches for a Needlepoint Sky…
So, now we've come full circle with this cute little Tuscaloosa canvas... back to stitching the sky. It's the last design component I have to decide upon - and it's what prompted me to share this tiny peek at how...
How to Match Threads with Stitches
Hi there! It's a gloriously beautiful spring day here in Alabama...there's a cool breeze blowing, the sun is shining, the birdies are chirping, and big puffy white clouds are drifting across the bluest sky you ever saw. It makes my...
How to Choose Threads that Get Noticed
Hello lovelies! I'm so happy to be back with you here today. I had a wee bit of a life hiccup these past three weeks...my sweet Mama had to have unexpected open heart surgery (5 bypasses - yikes!) and I've...
Stitching a Needlepoint Sky
Just the other day, someone asked me about which stitches might be good to use for the sky on a needlepoint canvas. And that's a really great question, but you know what? It doesn't have a "one-size-fits-all" answer. Read more
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