Jun 30, 2017

Floral Kimono Tapestry (Joy Juraez and Tony Minieri)

Kathy just posted this fabulous Joy Juarez kimono on Facebook.  She used a Tony Minieri stitch guide.  Your favorite shop can order the canvas from Fleur de Paris and you can pick up the guide from Tony Minieri.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1899604240323043&set=gm.1390444864366001&type=3&theater

Jun 29, 2017

Two New Stitch Guides by Mary Legallet

Mary Legallet has finished two stitch guides for Bedecked and Beaddazzled that are now available from the shop.   One is Emma Williams' "Passion Flower and Birds" and the other is Zecca's "Royal Peeps."  Lovely!
http://myemail.constantcontact.com/New-Melissa-Shirley-and-Zecca-Stitchguides-.html?soid=1010963531878&aid=HOVaN-fCvwM

Jun 28, 2017

Love You More Updates Website

Love You More has updated their website and as part of their makeover, they now add "SGA " which stands for Stitch Guide Available to any photo of a canvas that has a stitch guide!  You will have to look at the design pages, though, and I don't know if the stitch guides come with the canvas or cost extra.  This isn't available for photos on the home page.  Still, it's a nice touch.
https://www.loveyoumorenpt.com/home.html


Jun 27, 2017

Twirling on the Beach (Patti Mann and Connie Glenn Camp)

Connie Glenn Camp just finished this darling little girl twirling on the beach.  Canvas by Patti Mann. Contact Connie's shop, Nashville Needleworks, for the stitch guide and/or canvas.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10209176777202318&set=gm.1386860414724446&type=3&theater

http://nashvilleneedleworks.com

Jun 26, 2017

Green Parrot (Labors of Love and Pam Lemire)

Pam Lemire at Needlepoint by Pam has just finished the model for the green parrot from Labors of Love.
https://www.facebook.com/1435914290056530/photos/a.1536255610022397.1073741831.1435914290056530/1816711695310119/?type=3&theater

Bird fanciers can pick up the guide by contacting Pam on her Facebook page.  The canvas can be ordered by your favorite shop.
https://www.facebook.com/Needlepoint-by-Pam-1435914290056530/


Jun 25, 2017

Bird Houses (JP Needlepoint and Mary Ellen Winnicki)

Stitch by Stitch Larchmont just posted a photo of the framed version of JP Needlepoint's Bird Houses.  Mary Ellen Winnicki did the stitch guide and the model.  Contact the shop if you want Mary Ellen's guide.
http://www.stitchbystitchneedlepoint.com/single-post/2017/05/07/Look-at-the-great-framing-for-Madalenas

http://www.stitchbystitchneedlepoint.com



Jun 24, 2017

The Whale (Renaissance Designs and Sherry Bray)

Sherry Bray posted this great ocean canvas on Facebook.  The design is from Renaissance Designs and I think Sherry did the stitch guide.  The canvas can be ordered by your favorite shop and the guide is available from Queen Anne Stitches.  They don't have a website, but you can send them a message on their Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/stitchedbysherrybray/photos/a.385019758354340.1073741827.385013598354956/694053294117650/?type=3&theater

Jun 23, 2017

SeaHorse (Earth Art International, Danji and Jill Rigoli)

Danji posted their recently finished model of Earth Art International's "SeaHorse" on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/DanjiDesigns/photos/a.511016005601490.1073741829.510093142360443/1301230013246748/?type=3&theater

The canvas is available from Danji now and the stitch guide will be available from them shortly.

Jun 21, 2017

Victorian Children (Melissa Shirley and Needle Works)

The Needle Works in Austin has posted three of Melissa Shirley's Victorian Children canvases complete with stitch guides to their shop website.  I think the guides were done by the shop although it is difficult to tell.  Girl in Blue Coat--
http://www.theneedleworks.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=13655&osCsid=iqa330uqknc01tta4vmiqbodg6

Boy with Wreath and Tree--
http://www.theneedleworks.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=13654&osCsid=iqa330uqknc01tta4vmiqbodg6

Girl with Snowball--
http://www.theneedleworks.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=13653&osCsid=iqa330uqknc01tta4vmiqbodg6

As I write this all three are out of stock but I am hoping that just means they have to wait for more of the canvases to arrive from Melissa Shirley Designs.  Contact Needle Works for help.


Jun 19, 2017

Jeweled Evening Bag (Lani and Susan Portra)

Jeanne is justifiably proud of her evening purse from Lani, stitched using a guide from Susan Portra.  Your favorite shop can order the canvas from Lani (I think it is Jeweled Evening Bag EB-3a) and you can contact Susan herself for her guide.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10213185572777847&set=gm.1384691388274682&type=3&theater


Jun 18, 2017

Sandra Gilmore and Tony Minieri Stitch Guides from Stitch By Stitch

Stitch by Stitch in Larchmont, NY posted thumbnail images of Sandra Gilmore canvases for which they have stitch guides.  The article also shows off their available Tony Minieri stitch guides.
http://www.stitchbystitchneedlepoint.com/single-post/2017/06/10/Stitch-Guides-for-Sandra-Gilmore-Trunk-Show

I don't know who authored the guides or what the finished pieces look like.  Check with the shop for help.
http://www.stitchbystitchneedlepoint.com

Jun 17, 2017

Jun 15, 2017

Ham and Kip (Vicki Sawyer and Angie)

Angie at Barbara's Needlepoint has finished the stitch guide for Vicki Sawyer's charming "Ham and Kip."
https://www.facebook.com/107558659287177/photos/a.471227749586931.100490.107558659287177/1439047866138243/?type=3&theater&notif_t=notify_me_page&notif_id=1493672830159028

The canvas can be ordered from Melissa Shirley Designs by your favorite shop or you can ask Barbara's Needlepoint for help getting the canvas when you order the guide from them.  The shop doesn't have a website but they have a Facebook page.

Jun 14, 2017

Sunflowers in Vase (Melissa Prince Designs and Robin King)

Quail Run just posted a photograph on Facebook of a Melissa Prince design stitched in a Robin King class at the shop.  It turned out great!
https://www.facebook.com/QuailRunNeedlework/photos/a.339586356091534.93299.326583717391798/1482556408461184/?type=3&theater

Here's another view.
https://www.facebook.com/341998565857547/photos/a.483193291738073.108396.341998565857547/1504086709648721/?type=3&theater

Your favorite shop (or Quail Run) can order the canvas for you from Melissa Prince Designs and Robin will happily furnish the guide.

Jun 13, 2017

My Hood (Machelle Somerville and Pat Miller)

Pat just finished stitching the model of Machelle Somerville's "My Hood" in the pinks and purples version.  This piece is a master class on stitches useful for buildings.  Pat used eighteen different stitches on the houses with twenty-nine different threads to create texture. This is a great guide just to have if you stitch lots of architectural stitches.
http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-hood-is-finished.html

The canvas and stitch guide are available from Fleur de Paris which distributes Machelle's designs.  Or you can get the guide only directly from Pat if you have the canvas already.
http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2017/05/my-hoodpinks-purples.html


Jun 11, 2017

A Couple of Friends (Zecca and Ruth Schmuff)

Karen Hennessy created "A Couple of Friends" for a spring retreat at Bedecked and Beaddazzled.  Ruth Schmuff did the stitch guide.  The canvas and guide is available at the shop in case you need whimsy and birds in your life.  Not to mention a good time!
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2017/05/a-couple-of-friends.html

Threads and the rest are extra.
https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/product/a-couple-of-friends/

Jun 9, 2017

The Penguin and the Umbrella (dede Odgen and Sally London)

Are you a penguin lover?  Then this little bird out for a stroll in the rain is for you.  It's been beautifully stitched by Sally London of Rainbow Gallery and the stitch guide will come with the canvas.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208839339291889&set=gm.1375175969226224&type=3&theater

Your favorite shop can order dede's canvases from Fleur de Paris, which is her distributor.


Jun 7, 2017

Guides from Queen Anne Stitches

Because Queen Anne Stitches doesn't have a website, just a Facebook page, it can be difficult for people who don't live near Santa Clarita, California to know just what the shop has to offer.
https://www.facebook.com/Queen-Anne-Stitches-Needlepoint-150442344989761/

Fortunately, I've run across several Facebook photos of pieces finished using Queen Anne Stitches guides.  Here is a Melissa Shirley floral, guide by Heide Bontempo.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1680146318664028&set=pcb.1371163556294132&type=3

This tree with birds is from Birds of a Feather, guide by Sherry Bray.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1680191901992803&set=gm.1371196282957526&type=3&theater

Thanksgiving Parade, from Susan Roberts, was stitched using a Sherry Bray stitch guide.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1680199835325343&set=pcb.1371209109622910&type=3

Here is a 3-D pig from Tapestry Fair, using a Sherry Bray guide.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1680203765324950&set=pcb.1371213126289175&type=3

Contact the shop about getting these guides.

Jun 5, 2017

The Blessing Tree (Sundance Designs Needlepoint)

Galia just posted her finished and framed "Blessing Tree" on Facebook.  The canvas and stitch guide are both from Sundance.  Use the left side arrow for a closeup peek.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1679543562057637&set=pcb.1370652613011893&type=3&theater

Jun 3, 2017

Stitch Guides from Flying Needle

The Flying Needle in Florida has added a page of available stitch guides to their website.  Some of the available guides are from Lee Cox but I don't know if they all are.
https://theflyingneedles.com/pages/stitching-guides

Sirena De Tu Corazon (Lulu My Pink Turtle and Lee Cox)

A very sharp-eyed Carolyn Hedge Baird spotted this charming mermaid at Flying Needles in Florida when she was there to teach.  The canvas, called Sirena De Tu Corazon,  is from Lulu My Pink Turtle, distributed by Ruth Schmuff.
https://www.facebook.com/nestndlpt/photos/pcb.1490183904359557/1490183871026227/?type=3&theater

Your favorite shop can order this from Ruth or you can talk to Flying Needles about getting the canvas and Lee's guide.
https://theflyingneedles.com

Jun 2, 2017

Summer Sips (Leigh Designs, Sandy Arthur, Pat Miller, Sharon Quick and Carolyn Taggart) UPDATED

Need a summer pick-me-up?  Leigh Designs just released their new "Summer Sips" series.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10211642822100568&set=gm.1411459408931213&type=3&theater

All eight are on view at the Leigh Designs website, and four have stitch guides available from the usual party animals—Sandy Arthur, Pat Miller, Sharon Quick and Carolyn Taggart!
http://www.leighdesigns.com/Grp811x.html

UPDATE:  Here's another view of Pat's "Strawberry Daiquiri."
http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2017/06/strawberry-daiquiri.html

To see the finished models, click on any photo that has "Stitch Guide" written under it.  Anyone seen the cabana boys?  I need a mojito!

Jun 1, 2017

Best Friends (Love You More and Laura Taylor)

Louise's Needlework just posted "Best Friends, " which shows a lady and her peacock, on Facebook.  The stitch guide is from Laura Taylor while the design is from Amy Jo Design/Love You More.  Your favorite shop can order the canvas or you can ask Louise's Needlework to help you with the stitch guide and canvas (second link below).
https://www.facebook.com/LouisesNeedlework/photos/a.1441184729245957.1073741977.105515282812915/1459481927416237/?type=3&theater

http://www.louisesneedlework.com