Christmas in October?

Today it is Christmas in October!  Waste Knot (Arlington, VA, which is a D.C. suburb) is having a special Christmas class in October taught by the Stitches for Effect ladies, Suzanne Howren and Beth Robertson.  They are going to teach an all day class October 9 (10-5 p.m.) about twelve stitches for Christmas needlepoint designs.  You'll stitch swatches of various stitches and see all the possibilities to enhance that Christmas stocking/ornament/picture you have hidden away in a closet.
http://www.wasteknotneedlepoint.com/

To read more, click on Classes and Events, then use the blue directional arrows at the top of the calendar to change the month to October.  Then click on 10/9 and read all about it.

By the way, currently there's a Rebecca Wood trunk show going on at the shop with 15% off a huge selection of her wonderful designs!  The trunk show is over next Saturday so act fast if you are interested.  That happens to be the same day as the Xmas in July 25% off sale at Needlewoman East, which is about a 12-15 minute drive from Waste Knot, so you can make a day of it.
http://www.theneedlewomaneast.com/Welcome.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

Cat Topiary Garden Colors

Fans of the blues and greens in my cat topiary garden will be interested to see the Birds of a Feather piece one of the Pocket Full of Stitches folks is currently stitching.  This piece has the same cool blue-green mix of colors and the same large blocks of space to fill with various stitches.  Click and enjoy!
http://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2011/07/devons-project.html

(By the way, I've seen this same piece in a pink and orange version with navy blue birds.)

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

Lee's eBook Cover Review

Janet Perry reviews the new Lee eBook reader cover.  She uses a Kindle so I am not sure if this works well for other brands or not.
http://www.nuts-about-needlepoint.com/self-finishing-ebook-reader-cover-from-lee-product-review

Here's what Colonial Needle (the owner of Lee Needle Arts) says about their eBook reader covers.
http://needlemenow.blogspot.com/2011/02/black-and-white-and-red-everywhere.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com