Too Fluffy to Hide (Heather Gauthier and Ruth Schmuff)

Ruth Schmuff's latest stitch guide is for Heather Gauthier's "Too Fluffy to Hide," a parrot portrait with flowers and vases-and a fun party hat!

https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/2026/06/too-fluffy-to-hide/

The Guard Nutcracker (Damarj and Susan Portra)

Joanne's nutcracker is a classic from Damarj, stitched using Susan Portra's stitch guide.
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10163541208607968&set=pcb.26948102841506852

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1564867507/nutcracker-needlepoint-the-guard-damarj?show_sold_out_detail=1&ref=nla_listing_details

Arctic Animals (Rebecca Wood and Fancy Stitches)

Shannon's stocking cuff is Rebecca Wood's "Arctic Animals," stitched using a guide from Fancy Stitches, which also designed a coordinating name tag to match.  Great work, everyone!

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10241810914148182&set=gm.26935412749442528&idorvanity=108537025890131

Purple Bird (Zecca and Laura Taylor)

This cheerful bird is a Zecca design, happily stitched by Linda using a Laura Taylor guide.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10235443203555427&set=gm.26932567039727099&idorvanity=108537025890131

Happy Halloween Witch (Painted Pony and Sandy Sluneka)

Stephanie's witch is finished AND fabulous!  This is a Mary Engelbreit design, available from Painted Pony.  Stephanie used Sandy Slunecka's stitch guide.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10239632336681824&set=gm.26935627946087675&idorvanity=108537025890131

Guides from Stitch Style

Jinny B. McAuliffe's Stitch Style website now lists not only her designs, but her stitch guides for many designers' canvases.

https://www.stitch-style.com/collections/stitch-guides

Partridge and Pears Round (Coco Frank)

Coco Frank's "Partridge and Pears" round now has a free mini stitch guide.

https://cocofrankstudio.com/blogs/blog/mini-stitch-guide-partridge-in-a-pear-tree