Exploding Christmas Pillows and Other Holiday Stories

I had to laugh at Linda's holiday stitching experience.  Maybe next year Santa will bring her less clueless guests?
http://splittheneedles.blogspot.com/2012/12/my-christmas-stitching.html

Sue's family does an ornament exchange that sounds like great fun.
http://sudukc.wordpress.com/2012/12/26/hope-everyone-had-a-great-holiday/

Linda started stitching a dragon (with a little help from Brenda Hart).
http://stitchinginsuburbia.blogspot.com/2012/12/happy-new-year.html

Melinda just had a durn good holiday.
http://melindaslivingthegoodlife.blogspot.com/2012/12/happy-new-year.html

Janet Perry was told about this article in the Atlanta Constitution about a church's needlepoint Nativity set and told us all about it.
http://tablet.olivesoftware.com/Olive/Tablet/AtlantaJournalConstitution/SharedArticle.aspx?href=AJC%2F2012%2F12%2F25&id=Ar04504

Diane's been very productive.
http://dianestakingtimeouttoneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2013/01/a-long-peaceful-weekend-of-stitching.html

Finally, thanks to the Needlework Retailer News, I have this link to a 1996 New Year's Resolution for knitters.  Move the purple box in the right hand column to read the whole thing.
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wOVPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mgcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6865%2C593616

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

Father Frost Class

The newest Shining Needle Society class is a beauty--Carole Lake's Father Frost. The original Father Frost was icy blue, but her parter in crime, uh, teaching has chosen four other colorways so you can deviate from the original if you so choose.  Here is the class information, and ...
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/46618682/SNSAnnouncement_for_FatherFrost.pdf

...here are the photos of all the Fathers.
http://stitchplay.com

I don't envy those who are taking the class and have to choose what color to go with!

P.S.  If you need a needle magnet for your Father Frost piece, how about one of the new Fob Friends snowflakes?
http://fobfriends.blogspot.com/2013/01/snowflake-update.html

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

The Horse Medallion

Even though Christmas is in the past now, I thought you should see what Liz Morrow did for her sister's present. It's spectacular Bargello!
http://lizartblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/horse-medallion.html

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

The Long Winter

Some winters seem endless, don't they?   For us winter came early with three small snows the week of Christmas and the first snow on Christmas Eve I ever remember. That was special!

Now it is rainy and warm, with temperatures in the 60s, which is about twenty degrees warmer than normal.  Good stitching weather, whether you are inside because of snow or because of rain.  Laura Perin has acknowledged this stitching time of year with a new entry in her Long Panel series--Long Winter.
http://two-handedstitcher.blogspot.com/2013/01/first-new-pattern-of-2013.html

It is icy blue and just the thing to keep you cozy during those long winter nights.  Thanks, Laura!

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

World's Best Witch Hat

This little witch hat has some of the best finishing I've ever seen on such a small item.
http://dianestakingtimeouttoneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2012/12/merry-chritmas-happy-halloween-and.html

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