Aug 11, 2026

Nest with Baby Birds (Julia and Susan Portra)

Susan Portra hand wrote a stitch guide for Julia's charming "Nest with Baby Birds," which I stumbled across on eBay.  

A classic, for sure!

Aug 9, 2026

Sunflower and Bees (Kate Dickerson and Terry Christopher Costello)

Terry of 2 the Point Needlepoint Studio shows off a pillow featuring a Kate Dickerson design, stitched by one of Terry's students using Terry's stitch guide.  This was done in all light coverage open stitches, by the way.

Aug 7, 2026

Morning Bright (PLD Designs and Laura Taylor)

Nancy's gorgeous landscape was stitched using a Laura Taylor guide.  This is a Louise Marion design, distributed by PLD Designs.

Aug 3, 2026

Noel with Three Santas (Curis Boehringer and Janet Alter)

Emily's Noel Santas is delightful, isn't it?

This is a Curtis Boehringer design, stitched using Janet Alter's stitch guide.

Aug 1, 2026

Ted Lasso (Moore Stitching)

In honor of the FIFA tournament that just ended, Moore Stitching just posted a free stitch guide for their Ted Lasso canvas.

He's just a sweet character.  If you have access to Apple TV, you should check out the show.

Jul 31, 2026

Summer Bouquet #6 (Jean Smith and Ridgewood Needlepoint)

I was quite excited to see that Ridgewood Needlepoint has a stitch guide for one of Jean Smith's florals, since stitch guides for these beauties are rare.  You can buy just the canvas from Ridgewood but if you buy the thread kit, the stitch guide is free.