Do You Want Your Skull in Pink or Red?

Good news for Day of the Dead stitchers--the sugar skull magnets from Embellishmenets Plus now come in new colors. You can see them all here. (And there is a mermaid, angel, owl, seahorse, dragonfly and even an octopus magnet for everyone who isn't a DoftheD stitcher  to enjoy.)
http://www.needlestack.com/WebStore/EmbellishmentsPlus.html

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

Studying With Amy: A History in Stitches

Stephanie looks back at her classes with Amy Bunger using the pieces she stitched to remember.  It's a very fun way to track your stitching progress over time and also shows the evolution of Amy Bunger as a teacher in the ways that the classes were held.
http://stephsstitching.blogspot.com/2012/10/this-is-way-to-amys-house.html

http://stephsstitching.blogspot.com/2012/10/more-of-stephanies-amy-stuff.html

http://stephsstitching.blogspot.com/2012/10/kelly-clarks-nativity-with-amy-bunger.html

http://stephsstitching.blogspot.com/2012/10/kelly-clarks-nativity-characters-with.html

http://stephsstitching.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-magi-from-kelly-amy-and-stephanie.html

http://stephsstitching.blogspot.com/2012/10/oh-yes-one-more.html

For us bystanders, this is a great way to see just what Amy Bunger can do.

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

Is that a quail you are riding, Santa?

Quail Run has just announced a new Brenda Stoftt design that is exclusive to the shop. They'll be running a class on this sometime in the future.
http://sonorandesertstitching.blogspot.com/2012/09/exclusive-brenda-stofft-design-for.html

If you haven't been to Brenda's new website, here's the link.
http://www.brendastofftdesign.com/#!home/mainPage

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

Online Portfolio

Sandy Arthur's web master has posted all her available classes on her website. Her's the link to the PDF file.  It's a pretty impressive portfolio, if you ask me.
http://duodesignsinc.com/wpsite/available-classes-for-shops-and-chapters

Any shop looking for a class should do a little browsing here.

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

The Fascination of Or Nue

Mary Corbet just posted a bit about the new blog that the editor of Inspirations magazine has set up. So I headed over to check it out and stumbled across this fascinating article on Or Nue.
http://annascottembroidery.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/coloured-gold.html

Or Nue can be done in the round, too.
http://annascottembroidery.blogspot.com/2012/10/spring-daisies-2.html

It makes a spectacular background as you can see in Alison Cole's goldwork kits.
http://www.alisoncoleembroidery.com.au/kits-and-supplies/goldwork-kits/or-nue-gecko/

You can follow the link in the blog article to more about Or Nue or you can head to this free project by the late Mary Duckworth to try it out.  Gorgeous stuff!
http://www.caron-net.com/designerfiles/desaugfiles/augchrt.html

I really do need more hours in the day, don't you?

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