The 2025 American Needlepoint Guild Seminar was held in New Orleans from August 19-24, 2025. You can read about it on the ANG website.
Melita's doing pre-work for her Jennifer Reifenberg class, "Nights in White Satin."
Melita's arrived in New Orleans!
Melita went to her first class--Deborah Mitek's "Walk in the Woods"--and attended the opening banquet where she learned her original design called "Flowers Along a Rhode" won the Creative Inspiration Award.
Here is more about "Walk in the Woods" as Melita continues work on this Deborah Mitek class.
You can read Melita's Artist Statement for "Flowers Along a Rhode" here. It also won a second place ribbon in the Original Design Professional category.
Melita's second day class with Deborah Mitek had her practicing ribbon leaves. Then she dodged a parade (this is New Orleans, folks, parades are constant) to get to Expo and shopping! I should mention that New Orleans is even hotter in July than August.
Melita's second class was with Kay Stanis, working her "Nautilus."
I didn't know you could untwist Trebizond either!
While working Nautilius, Melita researched ways of taming the threads that were hard to work with. Beeswax, anyone?
Melita also has several strategies she uses to get through stitching Nautilis.
Only the beads are left for Nautilus.
And Nautilus is done! Whew, that was a LOT of beads!
Now Melita's in the Jennifer Riefenberg class, "Nights in White Satin."
Melita attended her last "Nights in White Satin" class and also the closing banquet. Plus she recommends three authors of cozy mysteries set in needlework shops.
Melita won a wonderful Jim Wurth design at Seminar's Silent Auction.
Melita paid to have a written evaulation of "Flowers along a Rhode" which is the original piece she exhibited at Seminar. It's very interesting to hear the judge's thoughts.
Here are the award winners from ANG's Seminar Exhibit:
Denise won both a blue ribbon and the Best in Show for this Zecca mask.
Marianne won the President's Choice Ribbon.
Cynthia Thomas won the Best Halloween piece award. Go Cindy!
Vicky won the Wearable Art award with this lovely purse.
BJ won two ribbons (a blue and Judges Choice) for this Chinese horse.
Maureen got an Honorable Mention for Painted Canvas without Stitch Guide and...
...she won the Princess Grace Award for an all-tent stitched image.
Eileen's Honorable Mention is well deserved.
Bobbie got a second place!
Linda won a blue ribbon for her Painted Canvas with Stitch Guide Professional piece.
This colorful cat won a Judge's Choice Ribbon.
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