This Morning's Excitement UPDATED

This morning's excitement has been the Monthly Clubs tab has been removed by Google for violated their community guidelines about spam.  Sigh.  I've requested a review.  We'll see if Google comes to their senses.  Sorry!

On the bright side, once Google deletes all of the tabs and (hopefully) restores them, this madness should end.  

UPDATE:  Google restored the Monthly Clubs tab and flagged my post about Amy Bunger's DVD sale.  So they are moving on from the major articles on Blog to short ones.  Sigh.  I wonder if they are using AI to look for problems.  If so, it's a big fail, folks.   (Both Monthly Clubs and Amy's sale articles were restored, thankfully.)

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright June 22, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

French Knot Trim

Margaret's clever use of French knots around the edge of her shaped ornament as trim wins her the Smart Cookie Award for June.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/NeedlepointNation/permalink/6208152675928505/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright May 26, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

My Neighbor's Garden: A Mystery

Ruth Schmuff has unveiled her Summer 2023 mystery class--"My Neighbor's Garden."  This is an abstract landscape by Brooke Connor with birds, a tree, buildings and a rolling dreamscape.

https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/2023/05/my-neighbors-garden/

There will be three lessons over the summer for this piece.  As usual, I'll post Ruth's updates here as she and her students work on this fun design.

The first update shows beaded vines and a green swirl area with pattern.  I think some of the purple background has been stitched, too.

https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/2023/07/my-neighbors-garden-2/

Lots of outlining and a fun open background stitch are created in lesson two but the star is the bubble tree.

https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/2023/08/bubble-tree/

Lesson three has stitched birds and metal flowers for a special embellishment.

https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/2023/09/a-garden-party/

Here are two finished examples of this outrageous and fun design-both framed but one in such a way as it serves as a key or leash holder.

https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/2025/06/garden-party-goals/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright May 26, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Travel Tips for Needlepointers

KC Needlepoint has several good tips for traveling with your needlepoint.

https://www.kcneedlepoint.com/blogs/news/hit-the-road-this-summer-and-travel-like-a-pro-with-your-stitching

My best advice is to put a little package of needles in your wallet or purse.  It's very easy to loose the needle from your current project and can be impossible to find needles in the stores when you travel.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright May 25, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Stitches for Dogs (and a Cat?)

Stephanie Dresher-Mandelbaum of Ridgewood Needlepoint is stitching a fun Maggie canvas of dogs and posting about the stitches they choose for each of the six dogs (and one cat) in this charmer.

https://ridgewoodneedlepoint.com/2023/05/new-stitch-monday-81/

I'm hoping they will continue to add dog fur stitches each Monday.  If they do, I'll update this article.

Hurrah!  This time Stephanie stitches the tan and white dog on the far right side.  It's darling!

https://ridgewoodneedlepoint.com/2023/06/new-stitch-monday-82/

The body of the tan dog on the left looks good.

https://ridgewoodneedlepoint.com/2023/06/new-stitch-monday-83/

Now the tiny cat is finished as well as the doxy in the upper right hand corner.

https://ridgewoodneedlepoint.com/2023/06/new-stitch-monday-84/

Stephanie has added glass eyes from Etsy, started the sky background and stitched the black Scottie.

https://ridgewoodneedlepoint.com/2023/07/new-stitch-monday-85/

The Dalmatian is done and after a little help from Julia Snyder, the black terrier's tail is enhanced and superb.

https://ridgewoodneedlepoint.com/2023/07/new-stitch-monday-86/

"Under Cover" is finished!  Stephanie ends her discussion of this fun piece explaining the threads and stitch used for the sky.  

https://ridgewoodneedlepoint.com/2023/07/new-stitch-monday-87/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright May 22, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.