Swirly Flower Stitch Guides

Hilary Jean Designs has been busy stitching Swirling Flowers.  They look great!  The guide for the first flower will work for all the others, but Robin has promised a guide for each of the series.
http://www.hilaryjeandesigns.com/1/archives/10-2013/1.html

You can see the entire flock of flowers on the Hilary Jean website.  Pick your favorite colors and threads and start stitching!
http://www.hilaryjeandesigns.com/flowers.html

Just in Time for Halloween...

Just in time for Halloween, Sharon Quick has finished a stitch guide for Esme from Leigh Designs.  Esme is one of the Ladies of the Night series (second link).
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=600191160045507&set=gm.545852585491904&type=1&theater

Hopefully Sharon will make this guide available through Leigh Designs.
http://www.leighdesigns.com/Grp513x.html

Cupcakes and Topiaries from Melissa Shirley Designs

Melissa Shirley just announced on her Facebook page that now that the monthly clubs for her Sweetheart Cupcake club and her Fancy Forest Topiary are over, they are available as stitch guides.  Laurie Walden created the guide for the Valentine-themed cupcakes while Rebecca Booth of the Knotted Needle created the topiaries.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151970441264252&set=a.10150103192084252.304722.370199729251&type=1&theater

The Pink Santa Stocking

Ruth Schmuff of Bedecked and Beadazzled has collaborated with Julia Snyder on a stitch guide for the Magic Santa from Tapestry Tent/Susan Roberts.
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2013/10/just-little-something-pink.html

I think of this as the Pink Santa because of the pink ribbons, the pink castle in his toy sack, and of course the pink rose trim on his robe and at the top of the stocking.  Have you seen what Jane Williams did with her version?  It's lovely and beautifully finished, too.
http://janew1102.typepad.com/my_weblog/2012/10/time-to-pop-the-cork.html

http://janew1102.typepad.com/my_weblog/2012/12/even-bigger-surprise.html

If you need a feminine Santa stocking in your life, this might be perfect.

A Geisha Named Sakura

Sandra Vargas' newest design is a geisha piece, distributed by Ruth Schmuff.  There's a stitch guide (writer unknown) for this design in case the big eyed figure tugs at your heart.
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2013/10/sakura-by-sandra-vargas.html

Just in Time for Halloween...

Just in time for Halloween, Kirk and Bradley has announced a Ruth Dilts stitch guide for their Spider Hallowe'en Cupcake.  Here's the design.  To see the finished piece, check Kirk and Bradley's Facebook page.
http://www.needlepoint.com/spider-hallowe-en-cupcake.html

Susan Portra Stitch Guides

Susan Portra's new website has a section that lists stitch guides she's written that have been published in Needlepoint Now.  Susan is a very talented teacher and along with Brenda Hart and SharonG, one of my stitching heroes.  I just love her stitching style and her ideas!  But unless you are lucky enough to live in California and Florida where she teaches regularly, her classes are too far to travel to.  Published guides from her work are a real treat!
http://www.susanportra.com/published-stitchguides-nn.html