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Stars with the Gregory Peck Block Underway

The photo shows my progress on Gregory Peck.  After finishing the center shapes that make the star, I started the trellis pattern that fits between each center triangle and flanks the little "wings."  The trellis pattern I found easier to follow by referring to the master chart.  I simply was unable to figure out where things fitted without its help.

There are two more layers of color on top of the purple trellis shapes, but first I have to get each trellis base stitched before I can add the additional layers.

This is quite pretty so far.  I am glad I changed to my overdye for the star shape, however.  The pale terracotta/peach color called for in the instructions would have been less dramatic.

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French Country Style in Counted Thread

Needle in a Haystack has a trunk show (with accessories) from JBW Designs that will run through the end of this month (January 2011).  This is for my counted canvaswork friends who love French Country!
http://needlestack.typepad.com/whats_new/2011/01/jbw-trunkshow-through-jan-29th.html

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New Blog Feature

I've been thinking for a while I should add a list of online needlepoint stitch diagram sites to Blog and yesterday I finally sat down and did so.  You'll find the list of sites at the bottom of Blog, below the last post on the front page but above the Archive list of articles.

I've tested all the links but I can't make Mary Corbet's site link to the page of her videos.  It defaults to her home page, probably because her site is set up that way.  You'll have to find Videos at the top of the home page and click there to continue on to the videos.  I did replace Needlepoint for Fun's page about the various forms of tent stitches with Needlepoint Now's because NP for Fun also defaulted to the home page, but Mary's site is the only one with videos demonstrating various embroidery stitches, so we'll just have to put up with its quirks.

If you know of any other good online sources of stitch diagrams, please let me know.  Either comment below this article or email me at chilly hollow athotmail dot com.  Thanks.

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