Suzie Hits a Home Run

Suzie of Enriched Stitch was able to arrange an exhibit of stitched pieces at the local community center. And guess what happened....
http://astheneedleturns.com/the-big-time/#comment-1241

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Dressing Wonderland (Sandra Arthur and Sandra Vargas)

Sandy Arthur was just at Bedecked and Beaddazzled, teaching two Sandra Vagas Alice in Wonderland designs. Check out what she did for hair and clothes!   Easy hair, easy sleeves, but unique looks.  That's why we take classes from fabulous teachers like Sandy.
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2015/04/sandra-in-wonderland.html

Thanks for sharing, Ruth!

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Recycling That Painted Canvas

Suzanne has a great tip on recycling a painted canvas whose colors you don't love.   Very clever, Suzanne!  She also kindly included a diagram for everyone to play with.
http://suzannehicks.blogspot.com/2015/04/i-love-houndstooth.html

Here Suzanne uses her houndstooth pattern inside a heart she traced onto plain canvas.
http://suzannehicks.blogspot.com/2015/04/love-all-around.html

Suzanne shows off the finished houndstooth mitten, along with a lesson on turkeywork.
http://suzannehicks.blogspot.com/2015/04/houndstooth-mitten-with-turkey-work-fur.html

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Advice When You Run Out of Thread

Sue has some great ideas for coping when you run out of threads, particularly when getting more isn't an option.
https://sudukc.wordpress.com/2015/04/21/threads/

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Finishing Friday: What Shops Go Through

I know a lot of folks don't understand why they need a shop to help them with finishing. Why not cut out the middleman and go to a finisher directly?  I think Mary Agnes explains how finishers and shops work together for the benefit of us stitchers very nicely.
http://needlenicely.blogspot.com/2015/04/fabric-for-pillow-finishing.html

Uh, MA, can I come play with your piles of fabric?

Signed, 
Jane
lusting after all the pretty backing material here in CH

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