Winter Lights — Second and Last Day :-(
Hi Everyone — First of all I have to thank all eight of my NJNA peeps for their help in moving the Distance Learning pieces to Teacher’s Showcase and back again! I couldn’t have done it without you...
View ArticleAbyss Day 2 – ANG Seminar 2019
After a fun Fiesta banquet last night, i had day 2 of Toni Gerdes’ Abyss. Toni is an excellent teacher explaining each section, allocating time to practice the stitches in that section, letting the...
View ArticleMt. Whitney Waterfall
My first class ever with Lois Kershner, and it was wonderful! The piece is a photograph she took of a waterfall at Mt. Whitney, transferred to Congress cloth, and then stitched. LOTS of detail, and...
View ArticleBeaded Bermuda Reef
This three day class was taught be Kathy Rees and I am so happy that I signed up for this class! Her directions are so clear. The colors do make you think of exotic seas. The first two days we spent...
View ArticleLady with Mandala II
August 17, 2019 Hi Everyone! Today I started a new class — a painted canvas by Brenda Stofft Designs — with Cynthia Thomas who designed the stitch guide and is teaching the class. It is called Lady...
View ArticleMore Color Play – Day 1
As many of you know, I struggle with picking colors and understanding color value. Thus, I was eager to take Jennifer Riefenberg’s More Color Play. We did a lot of stitching today – mostly Scotch...
View ArticleLady with Mandala II — Day 2!
Hi Everyone — I don’t really have much to report today. I quite enjoyed the remainder of my class and I am awed that we discussed every single stitched area, bead, and thread on this piece. Cynthia...
View ArticleMore Color Play – Day 2
Today was Day 2 of More Color Play and I continued to learn a lot about color interactions, values, saturation, etc. i also learned about shadow stitching, which is a fabulous technique we used for...
View ArticleA Livelier Iris
This two day class was the first national seminar for my teacher, Wendy Moore, and she was ready for us! Her directions were a stitcher’s dream–great diagrams with lots of little extras to help you...
View ArticleLast Day at Seminar – Stitch Manipulation
On Monday, the last day of Seminar, I took Cynthia Thomas’ Thread and Stitch Manipulation class. The main purpose of this class was to look at basic stitches we all know and see how you can manipulate...
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SOTM – October 2019
The SOTM group did not meet this month – too many other obligations competing for time. However, we continued with our stitching. We are nearing the end of the year-long mystery project and are...
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Another SOTM
Hi Everyone — Here’s my up to date SOTM: Now you can understand why I called it stitching vomit! Some of the other more monochromatic versions are really beautiful! Cheers, Rosie
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EGA National Seminar In St. Louis
Ellen and Janice wanted you to see the class that they are enjoying. In St. Louis. It is a class inn Rozashi taught by Margaret Kinsey called Mums Water, a two day class. They said that they are having...
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Stitch-of-the-Month – November 2019
It was a cold Saturday for the November SOTM session. But, once again, we all enjoyed conversation as we stitched on this month’s motif. The first three pieces all use the same colorway, yet look so...
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Another SOTM Beauty
I was stitching with Sharon yesterday at the other New Jersey ANG Chapter to which we both belong. She was finishing up her November stitches on the SOTM project and I was able to get a picture. Sharon...
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Needleworker’s Delight’s Christmas in Williamsburg
Hi Everyone! Many of you are aware that Sue C and I are off at a needlework retreat in Virginia. This is the 35th annual “Christmas in Williamsburg” but this is the first one that is being run by...
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What a fun day!
As many of you already know, I spend a lot of time in CA so that I can visit with my “little people”, aka grandchildren. It’s always a lot of fun, but when I’ve had enough of their childhood...
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2020 Stitch of the Month – January
Another year another SOTM project! On a day that seemed more like May than January, the SOTM group gathered to stitch. We welcomed a few new stitchers to our group – we are so happy to have you! Most...
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More 2020 SOTM
I don’t know what I was thinking but I messed up photographing Janet’s January start. She graciously sent a photo of her canvas so that it could be included in the blog. Thanks, Janet! If any of our...
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Even More 2020 SOTM
Noelle has caught up with stitching the SOTM. Beautiful color choices!
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