I’m stitching on my Hearts again. I’d taken a bit of a break as I closed down the framing department at my shop last month. We had to move a lot of stuff out as I let go of one of the spaces I leased. Part of the space was the storage closet for my patterns and stuff…

Disclaimer: I’m about to show you what I’m currently designing and stitching – this in no way implies when I will finish it, release it, or any other time related news. I’m really just enjoying the process and the stitching, which so far, I am doing myself. It will be MONTHS before it’s done! This…

This is Kay Craven, one of my students who has taken classes from me for years. She belongs to a women’s group in Santa Rosa County, Florida and has won another ribbon! This time she took “Best in Show” for Burst of Stars – this was the Mystery class I taught last year. The photo…

Check out the “Deals” on my shop’s website on Thursday (March 24th) – here’s a bit of a sneak peek… and a way to continue sharing my early designs. See them at DealOfTheDay but wait until Thursday because they won’t be posted until then. Deals are good until the end of March… This is “Tanzanite” – it…

I just got this photo of Tahiti framed from Barbi in Arizona. I loved designing and stitching this piece so much and have had tons of positive reaction to it. It’s just fun and the type of design I enjoy most – a little of “this and that all over the place”!  It’s part of my…

I love changing up colors so I listed several alternate colorways in my Tuscan Midnight pattern. People are starting to finish stitching it so I thought I’d share their photos with you here. First up is my “Original” colorway – this is how I imagined it in my mind when I was designing it and…

So….I’m joining the blogging world to share my love of counted needlepoint, threads, canvas, and all things related to needlework I enjoy so much. To start with, I’m sharing a photo of my first design “Potluck” – the “Bright” version and the original “Muted” version; I think of them as my “personalities”!  I originally designed…