Dec 30, 2022

Santa Letters (Raymond Crawford and Ruth Schmuff)

Ruth Schmuff has guides for each of the S A N T A letter canvases from Raymond Crawford.

I think the guides are from Ruth from an old club at Bedecked and Beadazzled.  Thread kits and canvases are also available from Ruth.  Contact her to get the guide.

Dec 29, 2022

Hot Cocoa (Nicole Tamarin and Pat Miller)

Pat Miller has finished Nicole Tamarin's "Hot Cocoa" and will offer a stitch guide for this.

Here is Nancy's version.

The design is available from Painted Pony. You can contact Pat about getting the guide through her Needleart Nut blog.

Dec 28, 2022

Jingle (Sandra Gilmore and the Marquis Sisters)

The Marquis Sisters have finished "Jingle" and have a guide available for this cute Sandra Gilmore reindeer design.

Dec 27, 2022

Vintage Betty Bell (Stitch Rock and Stefanie Chase)

The Betty Bell from Stitch Rock has a guide by Stefanie Chase.

Dec 26, 2022

Rosenthal Plate (Bjorn Wiinblad, Tapestry Fair and Julia Snyder)

Nancy's "Rosenthal Plate" is an adaptation of Bjorn Wiinblad's artwork, distributed by Tapestry Fair.  The guide is from Julia Snyder.

Dec 25, 2022

The Melissa Shirley Nativity (Tony Minieri)

Kitti used Tony Minieri's guide to stitch the single version of Melissa Shirley's classic Nativity.

Melissa also has the single standup versions of all the figures but I doubt that the guide for the entire piece will work well for the set as they are pretty big.  

Dec 24, 2022

Two New Guides by Amy Bunger

Amy Bunger just posted to Facebook that she'll be doing stitch guides for two of the new Melissa Shirley canvases:  Melissa's "Christmas Bench," and her "Christmas Tree Lady."

Contact Amy to get on her mailing list to be notified when these guides are ready.  Note that you'll have to source the canvas and supplies yourself as Amy no longer supplies those since she closed her shop.

UPDATE:  Christmas Lady's guide is ready.

UPDATE #2:  Christmas Bench's guide is ready.

Dec 23, 2022

Christmas Trees and Santa (A Stitch in Time Designs and Kristen Dillon)

Patricia's Christmas trees and Santa are from A Stitch in Time Designs.

She used a guide from Kristen Dilon of Needlepoint Junction but there is also a guide from A Stitch in Time Designs.

Dec 22, 2022

New York City Skyline (Amanda Lawford and Suzie Vallerie)

Joan's "NYC" from Amanda Lawford is done!  She used Suzie Vallerie's stitch guide.

Here is Needlepoint Gallery and More's framed version.

Dec 21, 2022

Viola and Martini (Leigh Designs and Tony Minieri)

Sheri's lady with martini is from the Leigh Designs' Mad Hatter series.  The canvas can be ordered from Fleur de Paris.

Stitch guide by Tony Minieri.

Dec 20, 2022

Oh Fudge (Labors of Love with Laura Taylor)

Aristeia Needlepoint says that there is a Laura Taylor stitch guide for this fun Labors of Love canvas.

Contact the shop to pick up the guide and the canvas if you don't have it already.

Dec 19, 2022

Hot Air Balloon (Plum Stitchery and Janet Alter)

Emily's "Hot Air Balloon" from Plum Stitchery is done.

Emily used Janet Alter's guide for this beauty.

Dec 17, 2022

Bear (Patti Mann and Fireside Stitchery)

Eileen's dimensional bear is done.  Love those flowers!

The canvases are from Patti Mann.  Fireside Stitchery did the stitch guide and the finishing.

Dec 16, 2022

Twelve Bells (Danji and Heidi)

Cindy has finished four of the twelve Bells from Danji using guides by Heidi of Queen Anne Stitches.

Dec 15, 2022

Seahorse (Oasis Needlepoint and Tony Minieri)

The seahorse from Oasis Needlepoint looks great!  Patricia stitched him using a guide by Tony Minieri.

Dec 13, 2022

Merry Christmas Trees (Beth Hunt and Amy Bunger)

This jolly Christmas piece is a Beth Hunt design, which Patricia stitched from an Amy Bunger guide.

Dec 12, 2022

Santa with Snow Globe (Rebecca Wood and French Knot)

Mary shows off her finished Rebecca Wood Christmas stocking.  Guide by the French Knot in Fort Worth, Texas.

Dec 11, 2022

Eden (David Galchutt and Ruth Schmuff)

Ruth Schmuff at Bedecked and Beadazzled shows off the finished version of David Galchutt's "Eden," which shows a garden of orchids and butterflies with the sun beaming on it all.

Ruth wrote the stitch guide and she is also David's distributor.  Talk to the shop about ordering the canvas, guide and/or threads.


Dec 10, 2022

Winter 2186 (Mindy and Terry Christopher Castillo)

Marget added the perfect buttons to this Mindy design and used the perfect stitches from Terry Christopher Castillo's guide.

Dec 9, 2022

Christmas Squad - Bear (Kate Dickerson and Laura Taylor)

Aristeia shows off the Kate Dickerson bear stitched by a customer.  Guide by Laura Taylor.

Your favoritel shop can order this for you or you can talk to Aristeia about acquiring it.

Dec 8, 2022

CO 59 Deer and Plaid (Canvasworks and Terry Christopher Castillo)

Marget stitched this darling Canvasworks deer and plaid ornament using Terry Christopher Castillo's guide.

Dec 7, 2022

Dolls for Christmas (Rebecca Wood and Betsy Blackburn-Goslin)

Betsy shows off a customer's Rebecca Wood stocking, stitched using a guide from Betsy at Fireside Stitchery.
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Dec 5, 2022

Southern Santa (Tapestry Tent and Robin King) UPDATED

Patricia's Southwestern Santa with his animals is finished, stitched using a guide by Robin King.

UPDATE:  Jane B's version is finished.  She used a stitch guide by Mary Ann Davis.

Dec 3, 2022

L'escritoire (Sandra Gilmore and Carolyn Hedge Baird)

Sylvia's finished this beautiful Sandra Gilmore canvas of a writing desk.  She used a guide from Carolyn Hedge Baird.

The canvas is available from Fleur de Paris.  Your favorite shop can order the guide from Carolyn for you.

Dec 2, 2022

Ornamented Deer C935 (Shelly Tribbey and Terry Christopher Castillo)

Jeanette's deer is done!  This is a design from Shelly Tribbey, stitched using a guide by Terry Christopher Castillo.

Dec 1, 2022

Holiday Santa (Strictly Christmas and Julia Snyder)

Strictly Christmas has just released "Holiday Santa" which has a guide by Julia Snyder.