Margaret Bendig's Fourth of July Heart

Brenda's Needlepoint Studio is going to teach Margaret Bendig's "Fourth of July Heart" with her ANG chapter in Delaware.  Here is the pre-work for the heart.

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2026/03/heart-fourth-of-july-31326.html

Note that since the original threads are no longer available, Rainbow Gallery's Neon Rays were substituted and found to work beautifully.

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2026/05/may-9-2026-i-placed-last-stitch-on-this.html

The design was published in the July 2008 Needle Pointers magazine, so if you are an ANG member, you may have this copy in your magazine pile.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright March 14, 2026 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

My Beading Heart (Nancy Cucci)

Brenda's Needlepoint Studio worked another Nancy Cucci chart, this one called "My Beading Heart."  It's very pretty and like all Nancy's designs, has lots of beads and sparkle that don't show up in photographs.  Brenda also learned how to cover white canvas with paint while working this, a useful skill!

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2026/02/heart-my-beading-22426.html

You can find the instructions in the January/February 2010 issue of Needlepoint Now magazine.  It's out of stock at the magazine's website but you can find copies on eBay or perhaps borrow one from a friend if you didn't subscribe back then.

https://www.needlepointnow.com/product/jan-feb-2010/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright February 25, 2026 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Mardi Gras Santa (Janet Zickler Casey)

Brenda is starting another cute Santa Claus from Janet Zickler Casey.  This one is called "Mardi Gras Santa."

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2026/01/santa-mardi-gras-12526.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2026/01/santa-mardi-gras-updated-12926.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2026/02/santa-mardi-gras-updated-2626.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright January 26, 2026 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The Nordic Gnome (Kurdy Biggs)

Brenda's back from her holidays and stitching Kurdy Biggs' "Nordic Gnome."

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/12/nordic-gnome-122725.html

And he's nearly done!

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2026/01/nordic-gnome-updated-1726.html

Sadly, this adorable piece is a class only at this time but there's plenty of charts on the Threedles website to enchant you.

https://threedles.com/about/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow 

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright December 28, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Ho Ho Ho (Toni Gerdes) UPDATED

Brenda's Needlepoint Studio jut finished "Ho Ho Ho," a fun project from Toni Gerdes did with the Shining Needle Society.

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/11/ho-ho-ho-111025.html

You can get the stitchable buttons from Toni herself.

https://tonigerdes.com/merchandise_for_sale

UPDATE:  The Sun City Stitcher is also working on Ho Ho Ho.

https://www.suncitystitcher.com/2026/02/catching-up.html

https://www.suncitystitcher.com/2026/06/ho-ho-ho-finished.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright November 11, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Christmas with Santa Balloon (Janet Zigler Casey)

Brenda is working on another Janet Zigler Casey Santa Claus.   This is called "Santa Balloon."

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/09/santa-balloon-2023-92625.html

Santa himself is stitched.

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/10/santa-balloon-2023-updated-10625.html

And the beaded basket is made and attached.  Fun!

https://www.instagram.com/p/DQUdC-6EYeS/?img_index=1

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright September 27, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Heart My Pastel by Nancy Cucci

Brenda has stitched another very pretty Nancy Cucci heart.  This one is called "Heart My Pastel" and you can find the chart in the July/August 2012 issue of Needlepoint Now magazine.  That's excellent news as usually Nancy Cucci charts are only available through her classes.

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/08/heart-my-pastel-82725.html

The digital version of the magazine is $4.50 on the Needlepoint Now website.

https://www.needlepointnow.com/product/july-august-2012-digital-edition/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright August 29, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Anniversary Heart (Nancy Cucci)

Brenda has been quite busy stitching Nancy Cucci's "Anniversary Heart." 

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/08/heart-anniversary-81225.html

Wish we could see all those beads better!  Cameras are blind to sparkle, sheen and shine.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright August 12, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Black and White and Jeweled All Over Heart (Nancy Cucci)

Brenda's Needlepoint Studio is a big fan of Nancy Cucci's work.  (As am I.  I can't wait to see it made into an ornament!

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/07/heart-black-and-white-and-jeweled-all.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright July 29, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Holly Berry Santa (Janet Z. Casey)

Brenda is working on another Janet Zickler Casey Santa--"Holly Berry Santa."  He is adorable!

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/04/santa-holly-berry-updated-41825.html

And he went FAST!

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/04/santa-holly-berry-updated-42225.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright April 18, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Emerald Isle Heart (Nancy Cucci)

Brenda and some of her fellow ANG guild members stitched Nancy Cucci's "Emerald Isle Heart," which is lovely.

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/07/heart-emerald-isle-71625.html

There are a lot of beads, so photos don't do this justice.  Sadly, I think Nancy Cucci's pieces are only available through ANG classes.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright July 17, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Santa Gnome (Kurdy Biggs)

Brenda went to EGA's Seminar recently, where she took a Kurdy Biggs class called "Santa Gnome."

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/06/santa-gnome-by-kurdy-biggs-62825.html

It is adorable!  Wish I could handle counted canvaswork.  I'd love to do something like this.

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/07/santa-gnome-by-kurdy-biggs-updated-7125.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/07/santa-gnome-by-kurdy-biggs-updated-7725.html

If you are charmed (and not dyslexic like me), you might want to browse Kurdy's website.  I think "Santa Gnome" is a teaching piece only, but there's plenty more charts to enjoy.

https://threedles.com/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright June 28, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Rehoboth Beach Museum Accepting Items for Exhibit

Brenda's Needlepoint Studio has posted that the Rehoboth Beach Museum is accepting items for their 13th Annual Needlework Exhibit in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.  All the details of when you can send items and the exhibit's dates in September through early November 2025 are here--

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/07/rehoboth-beach-13th-annual-needlework.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright July 8, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Marilyn Owen's Ort Box Designs Available!

Have you been watching Melita stitch both Marilyn Owen's "Folding Ort Box" and her "Ort Box with a Twist"?  These are from old ANG project books and have been very popular with ANG chapters.  Marilyn Owen emailed me that these are no longer available from ANG but you can email her at mlowen24@mac.com to order.

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2025/04/15/folding-ort-box-and-ort-box-with-a-twist-by-marilyn-owen/

Brenda stitched this also, using her own colors.  

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2019/04/ort-box-with-twist-updated-41619.html

They look like fun!

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright July 27, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Swirled Heart in Gold and White (Rozelle Hirschfelt)

ANG's Cyberpointers Chapter is working on Rozelle Hirschfeld's "Swirled Heart in Gold and White."  Brenda stuck with the original gold and white colors.

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/04/heart-swirled-in-gold-and-white-42525.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/05/heart-swirled-in-gold-and-white-updated.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/05/heart-swirled-in-gold-and-white-updated_0679855437.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/05/heart-swirled-in-gold-and-white-updated_15.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/05/heart-swirled-in-gold-and-white-updated_056096561.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/05/heart-swirled-in-gold-and-white-updated_01483844425.html

If you aren't familiar with Cyberpointers, you can read about them here--

https://www.cyberpointers.org/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright April 25, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Laundry Sign

This hilarious laundry sign from Shivering Sheep Designs is Brenda's latest project.

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/05/laundry-schedule-52525.html

She'll be using a guide from Fireside Stitchery.  The center is mostly done, so now Brenda is concentrating on the border items.

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/05/laundry-schedule-updated-52925.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/06/laundry-schedule-updated-6325.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/06/laundry-schedule-updated-61125.html

And it's done!  Unlike laundry, it doesn't have to be redone, unless you want to stitch something for your laundry room yourself.

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/06/laundry-schedule-updated-61525.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright May 25, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Stockings from Kaitlyn Marie Designs UPDATED

Brenda has started a stocking by a designer I'd never heard of--Kaitlyn Marie Designs.    The deep green and color colors are lovely.  This is called Emerald and Gold Stocking

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/04/stocking-emerald-and-gold-04202025.html

It's finished already but it's a small stocking.  Lovely.

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/05/stocking-emerald-and-gold-updated-5325.html

Brenda decided the stocking needed a little something more.  What she chose to do is perfect.

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/05/stocking-emerald-and-gold-updated-5425.html

Now she's started on the second Kaitlyn Marie Designs stotcking.  This one is called Patches of Snow and is almost entirely beaded.

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/09/patches-of-snow-stocking-91925.html

I found a third Kaitlyn Marie Designs stocking on eBay.  This one is called "Fancy That:  Pearls and Gold Mini Stocking."  I grabbed a photo so you could see it.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/297453890177

UPDATE:  Looks like Brenda found the full kit for Crimson and Gold in the Fancy That stocking series so she bought and stitched it.

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2026/06/stocking-fancy-that-crimson-gold-62026.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright April 21, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Susan Portra Holiday Ornaments

Brenda has been stitching Susan Portra's "Holiday Ornaments" since 2017.

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/p/planned-projects-susan-portra-holiday.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2019/01/holiday-ornaments-by-susan-portra.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/p/in-process-projects.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2022/12/2022-year-in-review-123122.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2022/03/holiday-gift-white-ornament-32022.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2018/09/holiday-ornament-red-gift-91718.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2019/12/2019-year-in-review.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2024/03/2023-year-in-review-1224.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2021/12/2021-year-in-review-123121.html

Some of the charts were published in Needlepoint Now but some weren't.  

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/01/ornament-holiday-bell-aqua-1825.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2023/02/holiday-ornament-gift-pink-22223.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2021/11/holiday-ornament-red-light-updated.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2020/01/holiday-ornament-green-gift-1302020.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2022/06/holiday-bell-fuchsia-ornament-62422.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/search?q=holiday+ornaments&updated-max=2019-12-31T06:00:00-05:00&max-results=20&start=11&by-date=false

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2024/12/ornament-holiday-gift-turquoise-121024.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2019/06/holiday-ornament-green-bell-63019.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2019/04/holiday-ornament-white-light-4219.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2018/07/holiday-ornament-blue-bell-72318.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2022/07/holiday-bell-yellow-light-72122.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2018/08/holiday-ornament-turquoise-light-81518.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2023/08/ornament-holight-light-green-82923.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/01/ornament-holiday-bell-aqua-updated-12025.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/05/ornament-holiday-bell-gold-5232025.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/06/ornament-holiday-bell-red-6425.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/06/ornament-holiday-bell-red-updated-61525.html

And Brenda is done!  Now for the finishing....

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/07/ornament-holiday-bell-silver-71025.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright January 8, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Looking Back at 2024's Projects

I don't look back at my past year's stitching but many stitchers do.  It's always fun to see what they have accomplished.  Here is Brenda's listing for Brenda's Needlepoint Studio.

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/01/2024-year-in-review-1225.html

Melita Glavin has been really productive, too!

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2025/01/01/2024-year-in-review-a-look-forward/

And The Needleart Nut has gotten a lot done.

http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2025/01/last-year.html

Congratulations, ladies!

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright January 3, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Art Deco Tree

Brenda's Needlepoint Studio is stitching the "Art Deco Tree" by Deborah Reichart from ANG's Needle Pointers magazine, the November 2024 issue.  She's going to lead this as a class for an ANG chapter so she's taking notes to make the stitching easier for everyone.  So far, it is a beauty!

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/01/art-deco-tree-1725.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/02/art-deco-tree-updated-21825.html

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2025/03/art-deco-tree-updated-31325.html

Lovely work, Brenda.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright January 7, 2025 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.