Dec 31, 2023

Art Deco Lady in Rose Garden (The Meredith Collection and Dianne Colitz)

Christine's finished and framed her Art Deco Lady from The Meredith Collection.

This was stitched using a guide from Dianne Colitz.

Dec 30, 2023

Stitching Girl with Horse (Gayla Elliott and Sandy Arthur)

Sandy Arthur has just released the class exclusive from Gayla Elliott--"Stitching Girl with Horse"--to the general public.

The canvas and guide from Sandy are available right now from Sandy herself.  Email her at the address in the article for details.

Dec 29, 2023

Horse (Gayla Elliott and Sally London)

Debbie's "Horse" is done!  The design is a Gayla Elliott from Alice Peterson and the stitch guide is by Sally London.


Dec 27, 2023

Loon and Lotuses (Melissa Prince and Tony Mineri)

This lovely bird design is a Melissa Prince, stitched by Beverly using a guide from Tony Minieri.

Dec 23, 2023

Christmas Train (Raymond Crawford with Cindy McKown and Diana Bosworth)

Cindy S. shows off her Christmas Train, design by Raymond Crawford.

The guides for most of the train are from Cindy McKown, although the middle car (the one with the Christmas tree in the window) guide is from Diana Bosworth.


Dec 21, 2023

Carolers Set (Judy Dalvit of Design Gallery)

Sara's carolers set is by Judy Dalvit of Design Gallery.   Judy Dalvit did the guides as well.
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Dec 17, 2023

Dec 15, 2023

Tough Old Bird (Will Bullas with Connie Camp)

Iris' portrait of a Tough Chicken is a Will Bullas design from CBK, stitching using a Connie Camp guide.  Iris did give the rooster a cigar instead of a cigarette.

Here is Iris' version, beautifully framed.

Dec 14, 2023

Hanukkah (Associated Talents and Terry Christopher Castillo)

Terry of 2 the Point Needlepoint Studio shows off her Hanukkah piece from Associated Talents.

The guide is available from Terry and the canvas from Bradley and Company which owns the AT line now.

Dec 13, 2023

Dec 11, 2023

Nativity Set (Camilla Moss and Nimble Fingers)

Lee Ann's wonderful Nativity set is from Camilla Moss, stitched with guides by Chris at Nimble Fingers.

The shop can help you with the guide and order the canvases if you don't have a favorite shop to do that for you.

Dec 9, 2023

Fabulous Flamingo (Judi and Company with Tony Minieri)

Labors of Love shows off a customer's "Fabulous Flamingo" stitched using a guide by Tony Minieri.  This canvas is from Judy and Company.

Dec 8, 2023

Straw Bag with Blue Scarf and Flowers (Kate Dickerson and Elaine Aidonidis)

Vivian's straw purse is finished!  This is a Kate Dickerson canvas, stitched using a guide by Elaine Aidonidis.

Dec 7, 2023

Merry Christmas (Love You More and Lisa Thorman Rusche)

Lisa shows off her "Merry Christmas" from Love You More. 

The guide is available from Lisa herself.

Dec 6, 2023

Ethnic Gallery - Lady 1 Jasmine (Julie Mar and Tony Minieri)

Jonie's "Jasmine" is fabulous!  Using 1 mm black jewelry cording for the black lines is genius.

Join used a guide by Tony Minieri (with a few changes).  The design can be ordered from PLD Designs, which owns the Julie Mar line.


This is how Joni worked it from Tony's guide.

Dec 5, 2023

Free Guide for Twelve Days of Christmas Stocking (Coco Frank)

Coco Frank has stitched her Twelve Days of Christmas stocking and has posted a free "mini" guide for this on her website.

The guide is bare bones but it lists the threads and stitches she used, which is helpful when you've run out of fresh ideas.

Dec 4, 2023

Old Shoes (Devon Nicholson and Laura Taylor)

Devon Nicholson's "Old Shoes" gets a fabulous treatment from Laura Taylor's guide and Pat's nice stitching.

Dec 3, 2023

Koala Tree (Maggie and Patricia Sone)

Pat has finished this wonderful "Koala Tree" using Patricia Sone's guide.  Those ears!!!! 

This is a Maggie design.

Dec 2, 2023

Evil Stepmother (Love You More and Cathy Gerachis)

Jeanne has finished her "Evil Stepmother" using a guide from Cathy Gerachis of Tuxedo Cat Stitches.

This is a canvas from Love You More.

Dec 1, 2023

Donkey Fiesta (Gayla Elliott and Sherry Bray)

Sherry Bray is doing a stitch guide for the new Gayla Elliott/Alice Peterson design called "Donkey Fiesta."

The guide is exclusive to Family Arts in Phoenix, Arizona.  Contact the shop for details.