Winter Basket (Melissa Shirley, Carolyn Hedge Baird and Barbara's Needlepoint)

Carolyn Hedge Baird just posted a photograph on Facebook of Melissa Shirley's "Winter Basket" which Carolyn just finished stitching.
https://www.facebook.com/nestndlpt/photos/a.366613130049979.87853.141607859217175/1014150675296218/?type=3&theater

Carolyn will teach this at Barbara's Needlepoint in October but a guide is available from her and from Melissa Shirley.  Your shop can order the canvas from Melissa with the guide or if you have it already, talk to Carolyn if you can't make the class next fall.
https://www.facebook.com/nestndlpt/photos/a.141837499194211.26316.141607859217175/913529815358305/?type=3&theater

Thanksgiving Basket (Melissa Shirley and Carolyn Hedge Baird)

Carolyn Hedge Baird just announced on Facebook that her Thanksgiving Basket stitch guide is ready.
https://www.facebook.com/370199729251/photos/a.10152225923114252.1073741873.370199729251/10151839252904252/?type=3&theater

Your local shop can order Carolyn's guide for you when they order the canvas from Melissa Shirley Designs or you can ask Carolyn for the guide if you have this canvas already.

Jack O 'Lantern (Labors of Love and Tony Minieri)

Elizabeth just finished her magnificent  Jack O'Lantern figure from Labors of Love. It was stitched using a Tony Minieri stitch guide.  Contact Tony via his website if you need a copy of the guide for your elegant pumpkin man!
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=804300739691998&set=gm.952887728121719&type=3&theater

Mary Made the Cover!

The Nov.-Dec. 2015 Needlework Retailer

Needlework Retailer is a wholesale only magazine for the shops, alerting them to all the new needlework things.  Guess who made the cover?  Our own stitch guide writer Mary Waldsmith!  You can see a good close up photo of Mary's model of Needle Deeva's gingerbread Christmas House here.
http://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2015/02/finishing.html

By coincidence, Stitch By Stitch in Larchmont, NY has the canvas, guide and threads on sale as a package deal.  I'm pretty sure the guide included is Mary's but you can always ask before you add this to your list for Santa Claus.
http://www.stitchbystitchneedlepoint.com/so/3L3ngDkv?cid=68bf7f60-0c49-4a61-b2cc-4a9944579072#/main

Your local shop can also pick up the canvas and guide for you from Needle Deeva if you prefer to use up your stash of wonderful threads and save a little money.

Congratulations on being our latest Cover Girl, Mary!

Movie Coaster Series (Melissa Prince Designs and Suzie Vallerie of Enriched Stitch) UPDATED AGAIN

Melissa Prince Designs just posted a photo of Suzie's finished Titanic coaster on Facebook.  There's a guide available via Suzie's shop, The Enriched Stitch, and you can order the canvas from Melissa.
https://www.facebook.com/341998565857547/photos/np.1447613740039790.1277706333/1025503000840430/?type=3

UPDATE:  Here's the Cinderella coaster.  Apparently Suzie is stitching the entire series.
https://www.facebook.com/341998565857547/photos/np.1448728312045448.1277706333/1031287806928616/?type=3

UPDATE #2:  Breakfast at Tiffany's
https://www.facebook.com/341998565857547/photos/np.1449259040932481.1277706333/1034231903300873/?type=3

UPDATE #3:  Star Wars, Superman, and Forrest Gump
http://astheneedleturns.com/more-movie-coasters/

UPDATE #4:  Here is the model for the Wizard of Oz coaster.  Stitch guide by Suzie Vallerie, like all the others.
https://www.facebook.com/341998565857547/photos/a.483193291738073.108396.341998565857547/1121822737875122/?type=3&theater&notif_t=notify_me_page&notif_id=1461256456997275

UPDATE #5:  Jaws!
http://astheneedleturns.com/dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun/

http://astheneedleturns.com/dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-hes-back/

If you are a movie fan, here is a listing of all Melissa P's movie coasters to date.  The brand new ones are in the second and third links.
http://www.melissaprincedesigns.com/movie-coasters.html

http://www.melissaprincedesigns.com/new-canvases.html

http://astheneedleturns.com/name-that-movie/

CBK's Free Stitch Guides

CBK has started to add free stitch guides to their website.  They vary in complexity and layout as they are from quite a few different stitch guide writers.  Click on the cover page for the guide you are interested in and a PDF file will open.
http://www.cbkneedlepoint.com/Stitch_Guides.html

Winter Tea with Mary Susan, The Enriched Stitch and Mary Lake-Thompson

The Enriched Stitch just posted a photo of Mary Susan's stitching of this lovely Mary Lake--Thompson/Melissa Shirley design called "Winter Tea" on the shop blog.
http://astheneedleturns.com/7784-2/

https://www.facebook.com/MelissaShirley.Needlepoint/photos/a.10150103192084252.304722.370199729251/10154795656529252/?type=3&theater

The stitch guide will be available from the shop shortly.  By the way, they do digital downloads of their guides now.
http://enrichedstitch.com/guides/