Jul 31, 2022

Jack O'Lantern (Labors of Love and Betsy Blackburn-Goslin)

Paige's "Pumpkin Man" is finished.  The canvas is from Labors of Love and the stitch guide came from Betsy at Fireside Stitchery.

UPDATE:  Here's Paige's Jack O'Lantern finished and on her mantal.

Jul 30, 2022

Summer Pig (Melissa Shirley and Carolyn Hedge Baird) UPDATED

This stylish pig is from Melissa Shirley Designs.  Pamela stitched it using Carolyn Hedge Baird's guide. Check the comments for another picture after Summer Pig's jewelry has been added.

UPDATE:  Here is Pamela's version, stitched also using Carolyn's guide.

Pamela also stitched this with Carolyn's guide.

Jul 29, 2022

Ivory Pump (Lani Silver)

Robynne's high heeled shoe is done!  Canvas and guide by Lani Silver.

Jul 28, 2022

Santa Sheriff (Carol Dupree and Chris Tirey)

Laura's "Santa Sheriff" is a fun canvas form Carol Dupree stitched using a guide by Chris Tirey.

Jul 27, 2022

Festive Tree (Cindy and Beth plus Sandy Slunecka)

Barbara's Needlepoint shows off the Cindy and Beth "Festive Tree," which has a guide by Sandy Slunecka.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CcqrMu1NQ88/

Jul 26, 2022

Volkswagen with Flowers (Stitch Style)

Jinny Barney McAuliffe has written a stitch guide for Stitch Style's "VW with Flowers."

It's always fun to see guides from a canvas' designer.

Jul 25, 2022

Stitch Guides: The Movie

Megan Holmes of The Needlepoint Clubhouse and Melissa McCloud of The Wool and The Floss use Instagram to do various little videos of items in their shops.  Their latest short film covers all the canvases with stitch guides they have available now.  This article from Blog lists all the designers covered with a recommendation you avoid the Kelly Clark guides if you are a beginner (unless you are adventureous and  highly motivated to learn) as she uses a lot of stumpwork techniques.  It might be overwhelming for a beginner to have all this to learn at once.


 

Jul 24, 2022

Large Poppies (Alice Peterson and Cindy's Needle Art) UPDATED

Karen's wall hanging is finished!  This 2x3 foot beauty is an Alice Peterson design, stitched using a guide by Cindy's Needle Art.

UPDATE:  Gail stitched this using Cindy's guide, too.

Jul 23, 2022

Ladybug Friends Owl (Zecca and Carolyn Hedge Baird)

Sandra's owl is done and it's wonderful.  The canvas is from Zecca and Sandra used a Carolyn Hedge Baird guide to stitch her.

Jul 22, 2022

Seasonal Bunnies (Brenda Stofft and Terry Christopher Castillo)

Terry Christopher Castillo shows off a customer's "Seasonal Bunnies" from Brenda Stofft.  There are four in the set.  Terry's done guides for these two.

Jul 21, 2022

Walking in the Rain (Penny MacLeod and Terry Christopher Castillo)

Denise's lady walking in the rain is a canvas from Penny MacLeod (distributed by The Collection Designs) which Denise stitched using a guide by Terry Cheistopher Castillo.

Jul 20, 2022

Raymond Crawford Stitch Guides

I've heard that Raymond Crawford has some free stitch guides on his website.  I can't find them (the site was recently redone so they might have disappeared in the transition), but I did find a listing of available guides for some of his designs.

As far as I know, none of the guides are done by Raymond himself, so it is likely they cost extra instead of coming with the canvas.  If you are a Raymond fan, though, keep an eye out here.

Melissa Shirley Dragonflies (Laura Taylor)

Leslie's three elegant dragonflies (the Golden, Green Spotted and Black Patterned Dragonflies) are done.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/NeedlepointNation/permalink/5260602904016825/

The designs are from Melissa Shirley and the guides by Laura Taylor.

Jul 19, 2022

Elephant with Crown (Kate Dickerson and Laura Taylor)

Michelle's elephant from Kate Dickerson is finished.  She used a Laura Taylor guide to stitch it.

Jul 17, 2022

Gingko Leaves (Brenda Stofft and Laura Taylor)

"Gingko Leaves" is a Brenda Stofft design lovingly stitched by Carol using Laura Taylor's stitch guide.
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10227055861403680&set=gm.5009940069083111

Jul 15, 2022

Tuscan Cove (SharonG and Carole Lake)

Janie's "Tuscan Cove " by SharonG was beautifully stitched using a guide by Carole H. Lake.

Jul 13, 2022

Hello Possibility (Kelly Rae Roberts and Tony Minieri)

Janet just finished this wonderful design distributed by Tapestry Fair.

The design is by Kelly Rae Roberts.  Janet used a guide written by Tony Minieri.


Jul 11, 2022

Beach Birdhouses (Melissa Shirley)

Melissa Shirley's "Beach Birdhouses" is a darling piece.  This version was done using Brenda Hart's stitch guide.

Beverly Churchfield has a guide for this, too.  Janelle used elements from both guides to work her version.


Jul 9, 2022

Watercolor Waves 44 (Mindy and Suzanne Attenborough)

Alice's Asian-themed "Watercolor Waves 44" is a Mindy design, stitched using a guide by Suzanne Attenborough.

Jul 5, 2022

Patriotic Treats (Kate Dickerson and Laura Taylor)

Perri's five Patriotic Treats are designs by Kate Dickerson, stitched using guides from Laura Taylor.

Jul 4, 2022

Sam and Betsy (Mile High Princess and Janeann Sleeman)

Carol's Mile High Princes canvas will be perfect as a Fourth of July Display.

Stitch guide by Janeann Sleeman.

Five Firecrackers (Pippin and Dee Frank)

Daniell's finished her "Five Firecrackers" from Pippin.

The stitch guide is from Dee Frank at the French Knot in Diamondhead, Mississippi. 

Jul 3, 2022

Owl Mini Sock (Nenah Stone and Corliss Hudson Englert)

Lisa's darling owl mini sock (design by Nenah Stone) was stitched using a guide from Corliss Hudson Englert of Needle Works in Austin, Texas.
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=4955066787882611&set=gm.4986098574800594 

Jul 2, 2022

Patriotic Treats (Kate Dickerson and Laura Taylor)

Pat has stitched five of Kate Dickerson's "Patriotic Treats" designs and had them framed.
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=5100128800104367&set=gm.5106380989439018

Stitch guides all by Laura Taylor.

Jul 1, 2022