Camel with Christmas Presents X-224 (JP Needlepoint and Leona Cole)

Leona Cole shows off her JP Needlepoint camel, all ready for Christmas.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=7635829699804275&set=gm.7720159951394429&idorvanity=108537025890131

Leona's guide is available through The Elegant Needle in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

https://www.theelegantneedle.com/

Dragonfly on Green (JP Needlepoint and Leona Cole)

Need a stitch guide for this elegant JP Needlepoint piece?  Leona Cole's is available from The Elegant Needle.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/NeedlepointNation/permalink/4441754832568307/?sale_post_id=4441754832568307

Toucan AN194 (Colors of Praise and Leona Cole)

Leona Cole's toucan is elegant!  The canvas is from Colors of Praise and Leona's guide available from The Elegant Stitch in Baton Rouge, LA.

https://www.facebook.com/commerce/listing/397672601806505/?ref=share_attachment

Bad Dog (Annie Lane and Leona Cole)

Leona's version of the Annie Lane "Bad Dog" is a very bad boy indeed!  LOL

https://www.facebook.com/groups/NeedlepointNation/permalink/4344165085660616/

You can get Leona's guide from The Elegant Needle in Baton Rouge, Lousiana.

http://www.theelegantneedle.com

Limp on a Limb (Charley Harper and Leona Cole)

Leona has just finished her model of Charley Harper's "Limp on a Limb."  The design can be ordered by your favorite shop from the Meredith Collection.  The guide is available from Leona directly.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2362651553788809&set=gm.2473067666103710&type=3&theater&ifg=1

Fascinations (Leigh Designs)

Do you love elaborate hats?  Are you a music fan?  Do you like stitching people?  Leigh Designs just introduced a series of eight canvases perfect for you. They are called "Fascinations," and five of the eight have stitch guides available from Leigh Designs.  Each lady has a fabulous hat inspired by a song.
http://www.leighdesigns.com/Grp491x.html

Guides are by Becki Gebhart, Sharon Quick, Carolyn Taggart, Pat Miller and Leona Cole.  Click on the photo of any canvas that has a guide available to see the model.

Bubbles (Labors of Love and Needle Works) UPDATED

Bubbles from Labors of Love has a stitch guide available from Needle Works in Austin.  Get it before the shop closes in mid-March 2019.  Leona Cole may also have a guide for this cutie.

UPDATE:  Amy Bunger also has done a guide for this cutie.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10232674561860770&set=gm.9196250263785383&idorvanity=108537025890131

Oktoberfest! (Leigh Designs)

For the Beer Enthusiast!

The November Surprise series from Leigh Designs is out—and it's all about the beer.
http://www.leighdesigns.com/Grp813x.html

There are eight brews, all with guides from Leona Cole, Pat Miller or Carolyn Taggart.  Click on the photo of any of the photos of the unstitched canvases in the link above to take a master class in stitching glass on needlepoint canvas.

Or you can read what Pat says about hers, or check out what Colleen says about them here and here—
https://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2018/11/oktoberfest.html

https://www.stitchinginthetexashillcountry.com/the_needle_works/2018/11/yeafall-is-here.html

Ice Cream Socials (Leigh Designs) UPDATED

Leigh Designs' latest series is out today and it is making me hungry!  To see why, click on each picture to see the stitched model.  I can't decide which is my favorite, but I can see a visit to the local Sonic drive through in my near future!
http://www.leighdesigns.com/Grp812x.html

The Ice Cream Socials all have stitch guides you can order if you wish.  The guides are available from Leigh Designs as an optional addition to the canvas order your favorite shop can place for you.  Guides are by the incomparable Leigh Designs team of Sandy Arthur, Leona Cole, Pat Miller, Sharon Quick and Carolyn Taggart.

UPDATE:  The Needlepointer did a video of their Melissa Shirley trunk show and at the end, they show off the models of the ice cream socials. I'm getting hungry al over again!
https://vimeo.com/277722963

Three Cats (Patti Man and Leona Cole)

Leona Cole of Three Dogs Stitching did the stitch guide for this charming cat portrait from Patti Mann.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/NeedlepointNation/permalink/1574015579342261/

Fishful Thinking (Charley Harper's Wife and Leona Cole)

Dee shows off her "Fishful Thinking" piece on Facebook, stitched using Leona Cole's guide.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1244429215682962&set=pcb.1406539096089911&type=3&theater

This design was created by Charley Harper's wife, Edie Harper, and the canvas is distributed by The Meredith Collection. The bubbles on the left were painted out and pearls and Swarovski crystals substituted.  Contact Leona to pick up a copy of her guide.

Ladybug Lover (Charley Harper and Leona Cole)

Dee showed off her Ladybug Lover canvas from Charley Harper/Meredith Collection on Facebook.  This was stitched using a guide by Leona Cole.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/NeedlepointNation/permalink/1315653758511779/

Leona Cole Stitch Guides and More

The talented Leona Cole has a new site up where she plans to sell her wonderful stitch guides and canvases, too.  Have fun exploring but don't miss "Stitched Canvases-My Stitches" to see her amazing work.
http://www.threedogsstitching.com/?page_id=405

Leigh Designs' New Stitch Guides Section

Leigh Designs has started to organize a stitch guide section for their website.  You can go there to see if your favorite Leigh canvas has a guide.  You can also browse guides just for fun or to learn more about a stitch guide writer's style.  Click on a guide and you'll be taken to a photo of the finished piece.
http://www.leighdesigns.com/SG-Home.html

I'm told that this section will be expanded to include a summary page for each stitch guide writer but that's in the future.  For now we can just explore all the wonderful work Leigh's designs are.