Aug 31, 2021

Cat Carson (Charley Harper and Julie Mast at 3 Kittens)

Kathryn's hilarious "Cat Carson" was beautifully stitched using a guide from Julie at 3 Kittens Needle Arts.

The canvas is from Charley Harper, available from The Meredith Collection who has the distribution rights.

Aug 27, 2021

Frida Portrait (Melissa Shirley and Carolyn Hedge Baird)

Laurie's fabulous lady is a Melissa Shirley design, stitched using a guide by Carolyn Hedge Baird.

Priscilla (Sandra Gilmore and Needle House)

Needle House in Houston, TX provided the stitch guide for Susan's Pilgrim lady.

Canvas by Sandra Gilmore, distributed by Fleur de Paris.

Aug 25, 2021

The Sunday Stitch Along with Needlepoint.com

Needlepoint.com has been offering a Sunday Stitch Along on Instagram for a while now.  Basically, you buy one of their kits and each Sunday you join the shop on Instagram to see how they are stitching it.

A stitch guide through Instagram, in other words!  This is the current project, Thorn Alexander's "Cactivist Chic."

I think you have to have an Instagram account to see their postings, but here is the link.

Aug 23, 2021

Christmas Trees with Santa (A Stitch in Time)

Alex has finished the Christmas Trees with Santa piece from A Stitch in Time, using their stitch guide.

Aug 21, 2021

Deviled Egg (Raymond Crawford and Sherry Bray)

Kimberly's "Deviled Egg" is finished!  She used a stitch guide from Sherry Bray for this Raymond Crawford design.

Aug 19, 2021

Lighthouses and Poppies (Maggie and Sherry Bray)

Carolyn's landscape from Cathy Horvath-Buchanan at Maggie is amazing.  Stitched using a guide by Sherry Bray.

Aug 17, 2021

A Simple Still Life. (Penny MacLeod and Karen Crissinger)

This amazing still life from Penny MacLeod was stitched using a guide by Karen Crissinger.

The title of this design is "A Simple Still Life," by as it is stitched by Karen, it is anything but simple.

Aug 15, 2021

Stomping Grapes (Cooper Oaks and Sherry Bray)

Sharon's "Stomping Grapes" is done.  This charmer is from Cooper Oaks, with a guide by Sherry Bray.
 

Aug 13, 2021

Fashion (Zecca and Tony Minieri) UPDATED

Josie has finished her Zecca canvas called "Beauty," based on a Coco Chanel quote.

The stitch guide is by Tony Minieri.

UPDATE:  Ruth Schmuff of Bedecked and Beadazzled has a guide for this lovely as well.

Aug 11, 2021

Emily's Stitchery Offers Stitch Guides UPDATED

If you are already a customer of Emily's Stitchery in Northbrook, Illinois, you probably know that the shop has stitch guides available.  Most are for Gayla Elliott's popular stitching lady series, but there are guides for Melissa Shirley and Zecca, too.

UPDATE:  The Gayla Elliot "Boss Lady" stitching girl guide is nearly ready.

UPDATE #2:  Gardening Stitching Girl has a guide from Emily's now.

UPDATE #3:  The Stitching Girl with Dogs is done.

UPDATE #4:  Emily's finished the Teacher Stitching Girl.

Aug 9, 2021

Guides for Morgan Julia UPDATED

Morgan Julia's wooden boat and Christmas cookies canvases have stitch guides also available from the designer.  The guides are by Jinny Barney McAuliffe.

UPDATE;  The Thanksgiving Bar Cart has a cute digital guide from Jinny.

Aug 7, 2021

Christmas Glow (Sandra Gilmore and Laura Taylor)

Carol's "Christmas Glow" is finished.  The canvas is from Sandra Gilmore and the stitch guide from Laura Taylor.

Aug 5, 2021

Topic Maze (EyeCandy and Ridgewood Needleart)

The latest free stitch guide provided by Ridgewood Needleart for EyeCandy designs is for "Tropic Maze."

Aug 3, 2021

Seaside Bench (Melissa Shirley and Lisa Kessler) UPDATED

Lynn's "Seaside Bench" is finished and it is lovely.  Canvas by Melissa Shirley and guide by Lisa Kessler of BeStitched. 

UPDATE:  Carol has also stitched this design, using a guide by Laura Taylor this time.

Aug 1, 2021

Poison Bottles (Kirk and Bradley with Amy Bunger)

Maude's finished two poison bottles from Kirk and Bradley and is starting on a third.  Guides by Amy Bunger.  Use the side arrow to see all three.
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