Rosie and Sue Do Woodlawn

Sue and Rosie made the trip to the D.C. area to take in the shops and view the Woodlawn exhibit.  Luckily, Rosie took notes and photos when she could.  Here is their adventure!  First, a stop at Ruth Schmuff's shop, Bedecked and Beadazzled.  The second link is to Threedles' "A Different View," in case you aren't familiar with this Kurdy Biggs design.
http://blog.njneedleartists.org/2014/03/25/an-excellent-adventure/

http://www.welcomestitchery.com/detail.cfm?ID=33294

Then there is the exhibit itself.
http://blog.njneedleartists.org/2014/03/26/woodlawn-2014/

And a side trip to In Stitches and Needles and Threads of Ruxton!
http://blog.njneedleartists.org/2014/03/27/woodlawn-and-more/

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Duality Wins!

Needle Delights is proud to announce that their design "Duality"won at Woodlawn! Here's the stitcher with her prize winner. 
http://needledelightsoriginals.blogspot.com/2014/04/woodlawn-winner.html

I don't see "Duality" on the Needle Delights Originals website so this may be a teaching piece only.  I did find some interesting color ways, though.  Enjoy!
http://www.needledelights.com/index.php/articles/view/32/1.html

http://needledelightsoriginals.blogspot.com/2013/06/sugar-land.html

Before I forget, here are Donna's ribbon entries.  I think I've posted this photo before but she does lovely work. I just love her original Moxie design!
http://majtravaux.blogspot.com/2014/04/a-splash-of-color.html

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Woodlawn Winners from 2014 and 2012 UPDATED

Since March 31st was the last day of the Woodlawn needlework exhibit, I did a little Googling to see if anyone has reported on the Best of Show winner. I came up with two hits--apparently the 2014 Best in Show winner was a "blackwork" piece.  There are no any photos of it I can find but you can see one of the blue ribbon winners (in the Surface Embroidery catagory) here.
http://www.paperstitch.net/2014/03/02/woodlawn-2014/

I also stumbled across a photo of the 2012 Best in Show winner, which is a charming embroidery piece.  I actually saw this in person the last time I made it to the show.  The embroidery details among the letters and the flowers are very charming--they include a tiny snail, butterflies, a dragonfly, a lady bug, etc.  Click on the photo for a slightly better look.
http://www.heraldstandard.com/society/local-needle-arts-teacher-wins-best-of-show-award/article_a5037f10-c9ad-50a4-8807-65e8e571ba35.html

Congratulations to all those who entered and all those who made it to the show!

UPDATE: I found a list from Woodlawn of all the folks who entered in 2014 with a list of any ribbons they won.  Apparently this was published in a program, presumably the one they hand out to visitors to the exhibit.
http://www.woodlawnpopeleighey.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2014-Entry-List-for-Program.pdf

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Melita Goes to Woodlawn

Melita has reported in from her road trip to see the Woodlawn exhibit.  Her report is fantastic!
http://melitastitches4fun.wordpress.com/2014/03/14/woodlawn-roadtrip-2014/

I think the large saint canvases by Joan she mentioned are Joan Eidman's being featured in Needlepoint Now magazine.  You can see a photograph on Joan's blog.
http://joaneidman.com/tnna/

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A Glimpse of Catherine's Works at Woodlawn

Catherine Jordan has posted a group photo of the pieces she entered at Woodlawn. Each piece won a ribbon: two first places, two second places and a third!
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=744021642275331&set=a.107432302600938.13420.100000025059624&type=1&theater

You can see which won what on Catherine's website.  Some of us may be lucky enough to take classes from Catherine and learn how to make this magic!
http://www.catherinesdesigns.net

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Sue Goes to Woodlawn UPDATED

I thought folks would like to read about Sue's trip to Woodlawn. Sounds like she had a blast. 
http://blog.njneedleartists.org/2014/03/10/woodlawn-needlework-exhibit-2014/

Here are photos of some of the pieces Sue mention, in the order which she talked about them.  First, Ro Pace's Atlantis Rising.
http://lizartblog.blogspot.com/2012/03/atlantis-rising-finished.html

I don't know which blue Nancy Cucci piece she saw, but these are typical of Nancy's teaching pieces.
http://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2013/06/irrisistible-iridescents.html

Kurdy Biggs is a counted canvaswork designer under the Threedles name.  Again, I don't know specifically which designs Sue saw stitched.  Thanks to The Threedles Fairy, I know which pieces Kurdy Biggs exhibited--The Butterfly Effect in the Midnight color way...
http://www.threedles.com/06012011/2014/ButterflyEffect/ButterflyEffect.html

Triple Crown in the Preakness colors, and ...
http://www.threedles.com/06012011/2013/2013Designs.html#TripleCrown

Hexefoos in the Strasburg colors  - Thanks for the help, Fairy!
http://www.threedles.com/06012011/2013/2013Designs.html#Hexefoos

Here is Melita's Crescent River, an original design.  Use the search feature to watch this being stitched on Melita's blog.
http://melitastitches4fun.wordpress.com/2014/02/02/crescent-river-floating-down-to-woodland/

I don't know which Rita Hayworth canvas Sue saw but it might have looked something like Sandy Arthur's version of a Leigh Designs canvas from Leigh's "Femme Fatale" series.
UPDATE:  Yes, this is the canvas that Sue admired.  I didn't think to ask if she used the stitch guide.
http://www.leighdesigns.com/Mdl5042.html

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Woodlawn! UPDATED WITH AWARDS LIST

Woodlawn Plantation Awaits

The Woodlawn Plantation Needlework Exhibit is open!  Remember, the exhibit is closed Tuesdays. (Rats!)  All the details are here.
http://loudounsamplerguild.wordpress.com/2014/02/28/51st-annual-needlework-exhibition-at-woodlawn/

And here.
http://www.woodlawnpopeleighey.org/events

UPDATE:  Woodlawn has posted the list of award winners. The People's Choice Award will be announced when the show closes as attendees vote for that.
http://www.woodlawnpopeleighey.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2014-Entry-List-for-Program.pdf

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Get Ready for Woodlawn 2014

Maggie reminds us that Woodlawn Plantation's 2014 Exhibit is coming next March, which means the deadline for sending your piece to exhibit is coming, too. Put this on your calendar as the White House Christmas tree ornaments will be on display again this year.  There's a link to the paperwork you will need, by the way.  Thanks, Maggie! 
http://maggiebsmocks.typepad.com/smocking/2014/01/woodlawns-51st-annual-needlework-exhibition.html

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The 51st Annual Woodlawn Exhibit

March 2014 is on the horizon so Woodlawn Plantation has posted the brochure for their 51st Annual Needlework Exhibit. If you are going to send a piece to Woodlawn, download the brochure and get started on the paperwork! 
http://www.woodlawnpopeleighey.org/events

Thanks for the reminder, Maggie!

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Floating Down the Crescent River UPDATED

Melita has set herself a challenge--she's going to design an original piece. Follow along by reading her blog postings.
http://melitastitches4fun.wordpress.com/2013/04/21/take-a-ride-with-me-on-crescent-river/

http://melitastitches4fun.wordpress.com/2013/04/22/path-of-the-crescent-river/

http://melitastitches4fun.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/flowing-river/

http://melitastitches4fun.wordpress.com/2013/04/29/river-bank-along-the-crescent-river-at-the-nj-needle-festival/

I'll update this article as the river twists and turns and Melita floats along!

UPDATE:  There are rocks along the riverbank.
http://melitastitches4fun.wordpress.com/2013/06/30/river-bank-on-the-crescent-river/

And grass!
http://melitastitches4fun.wordpress.com/2013/07/06/grass-along-the-river-bank/

And FLOWERS!
http://melitastitches4fun.wordpress.com/2013/07/31/crescent-river-flowers-growing-wild/

And water!
http://melitastitches4fun.wordpress.com/2013/09/14/crescent-river-fully-flowing/

And it is finished and framed and on its way to Woodland to be exhibited!  Nice job, Melita.
http://melitastitches4fun.wordpress.com/2014/02/02/crescent-river-floating-down-to-woodland/

UPDATE:  Melita's local guild is going to stitch this as a project now that Melita has charted it so she is re-stitching it, changing the threads and trying to make it better.
https://melitastitches4fun.wordpress.com/2017/05/18/new-crescent-river/

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