Background for the T Rex Coin Purse in NP Now

Bobbin and Fred's T Rex Coin Purse which is in the March-April 2018 Needlepoint Now is featured on the Bobbin and Fred blog this week.  This is a darling beginner's project using plastic canvas.  If you have someone into the Jurassic Park movies, this is a way to teach them needlepoint.  Plus Shannan has some fascinating information about the dinosaur sounds in the movies.
https://sewingwithbobbinandfred.blogspot.com/2018/03/new-pattern-t-rex-needlepoint-purse.html

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© Copyright March 28, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Barbara Bush's Needlepoint on Display UPDATED

We've all just learned that Mrs. Barbara Bush has died.  I think the Spinster Stitcher says it best--
https://spinsterstitcher.blogspot.com/2018/04/rest-in-peace-mrs-bush.html

Marlys just visited the George Bush Presidential Library in College Station, Texas and took photographs of Barbara Bush's needlepoint on display. She posted the photographs on Needlepoint Nation. Use the side arrows to browse.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1306612082784451&set=pcb.1491050567638763&type=3&theater

The former First Lady's famous needlepoint rug was featured in both a special edition of Needlepoint Plus (1990) and...
https://www.etsy.com/listing/175486264/needlepoint-plus-1990-barbara-bushs-rug?show_sold_out_detail=1

…the September-October 1986 issue of Needlepoint News.
https://www.amazon.com/needlepoint-news-christmas-two-needle-september-october/dp/b002tn7t7i

The famous needlepoint ornaments were featured on one of the White House Christmas trees in 1991's Needlepoint Christmas theme and I think some of the Nutcracker theme tree ornaments for 1990 were also needlepointed.
http://rockycoastnews.blogspot.com/2012/12/a-white-house-christmas-gallery-george.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Christmas_tree

UPDATE:  EGW Publishing has kindly posted the Needlepoint Plus article about Mrs. Bush's famous floral rug on their website for everyone to enjoy.  Scroll down to the bottom of the page.  Many thanks to Wendy for finding this and telling us about it.
https://www.egwpublishing.com/about1-c1td8

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© Copyright August 21, 2017 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Piloting Wishful Thinking

National Seminar classes have to have a test run before the class is actually held at the ANG or EGA seminars. These are called pilot classes and they are often held at local chapters so the teacher has a chance to do a run-through of the class and have extra eyes checking the instructions.  Recently some of the New Jersey Needle Arts chapter of ANG members went to California to take a pilot class from Ann Strite-Kurz.
https://blog.njneedleartists.org/2018/03/27/wishful-thinking/

https://blog.njneedleartists.org/2018/03/30/progress-2/

If you aren't familiar with Ann's charted designs, have fun checking out her website.
https://www.annstritekurz.com/classes.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright March 27, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Happy Days Needlepoint

Marion Ross is writing her memoirs. She used needlepoint to get through awkwardness on the set of Happy Days.  It's amazing how much all of us needleworkers use our stitching in the same way, no matter our roles in life.
https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/2018/03/marion-ross-writes-of-happy-days-and-more-in-new-memoir/

Many thanks to the staff of Needlepoint Now for noticing this and mentioning the link on Facebook.

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright March 27, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The Zecca Thanksgiving 2017 Retreat Framed

The stitched versions of Zecca's "A Couple of Friends," which was the Bedecked and Beadazzled Thanksgiving 2017 retreat piece are starting to come back from the framers.  They look really good!
https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/2018/03/friends/

The piece is whimsical and fun and the stitching a bit over the top with the fun bird stitches.  If you need this for your stitching area, just give the shop a call.
https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/product/a-couple-of-friends/

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright March 23, 2018 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.