Finished and Fabulous!!

 Two great finishes, Mistletoe Kitty by Diane G. and Cardinals Star by Sarita B!  

New on 13 Count Canvas!

"Joy Cardinal" is my latest canvas to be available on 13 count canvas as well as 18!

Three Cute Finishes!

Some cute stuff to share today!  First up is my "Joy Cardinal" finished up with a cute berry sprig!  Thanks to Labors of Love Needlepoint Shop for the photo.

TJ always does a great job finishing my Christmas Star series, these were stitched by my friend Courtney M!

This is a custom name tag I painted for my friend Pat, stitched by her for our friend Vicky D.  Pat sent it to TJ for the basic finish, then she added the great beaded strap!

New at Market!

These designs all made their official Market debut at last weekend's TNNA show in Cleveland!

Christmas Critters has an all-new color scheme:

And these Classic designs are all new for 13 count canvas:

Latest Designs in Stock!

My designs for Winter/Early Spring 2018 are now in stock & shipping out!  My Christmas Tree Banners are now available in various colors and themes, including "Merry", "Joy" and "Noel":

"Noel" will be a class at Fancy Stitches later this year! 

Also available are my original Christmas Critter Stars in this new red and green color scheme:

Falling Star Finishes!

More pretty finishes of my Falling Stars series!

Holiday Star Series Now Available!

All of the designs from the Stitch A Falling Star series that was exclusive to Fancy Stitches are now available for everyone!  Purchase individually or as a set.  Kits are still available at Fancy Stitches of course! 

CH122 Fox

CH122A Kitty

CH122B Cardinals

CH122C Owls

CH122D Santa Birds

A Sparkling December!

So many people in my Stitch a Falling Star club are getting their ornaments home in time for the holidays this year!  Here are couple of the most recent arrivals:

Harriet just got hers from West Coast Finishing:

Polly just got a couple back also, along with a pile of other Christmas finishing:

In other club news, my Bejeweled Bargello club has a double shipment this month, as I am sending out a bonus ornament along with December's ornament:

Hope you all have a sparkling holiday season as well!!

Fabulous Fall Finishing!

So many great finishes to show off today, including a County Fair winner!  It is that time of year, Fall and Fair season too, such fun!

First up is my friend Emily's beautiful finish of my Bejeweled Bargello ornament.  Beautiful stitching by Emily, then great finishing from the Chaparral here in Houston.

Gayle at Fancy Stitches completed my Gift Elf, this little gal is the spitting image of her granddaughter Peyton!  Great job on this, I love the background!

Lisa C. entered three of her completed Stars from the Stitch a Falling Star club and won three ribbons at the Austin County Fair-- Grand, Reserve and High Point!  Congrats to you Lisa, they are great!

It's been a while since I've seen a new finish from my Candy Corn Club, this one was shared by Louise's Needlework and it is gorgeous!

Last but not least, Debbie L. stitched my Cowboy Owl and sent it to TJ's for the truly fab finishing, love the styling on that pillow!

That's it for this week, keep those great pictures coming in, I love to show off your work!!

Stitch a Falling Star - Santa Birds is Shipping!

The Santa Birds Star is shipping out this month in the Stitch a Falling Star club!  I love how Cynthia stitched this one, especially the tree!

Here's a recap of the other 4 Stars in the series-- it sure has been fun!!

Stay tuned for more, the next club on the horizon is called "Merry & Bright"!

Fly Away Home!

Some cute finishes today, and a couple of them have been in the works for a long time!  Not these Cardinals, though, these were stitched by Linda C., one of the quick stitchers in this year's  Falling Star Club, and they are already finished and at home!

Love that dimensional star shape finish!

Next up are pieces from another club series, the last two Hoot Owls stitched by my friend Judy G.  These will join the other 4 already at home and will complete the set!  Congrats to Judy, they look great!!

These 3 Pumpkins and Candy Corns from my Crazy Patch club series are the first of 9 stitched by Rebecca S., and she still has 6 at the finisher to look forward to!  I can't wait to see them either, especially if they look as good as these!

Great work everyone and thanks for sharing!!

And They Keep on Rollin' In!

Finishes always inspire more finishes!  Another Owl Star has arrived, and this one is especially cool-- my friend Kathy was intrepid enough to change the direction of the bark on the tree!

And the Cardinal Stars, the first in the series, are now arriving back from the finisher's, this one is Harriet's:

So pretty! I really love the cording! 

Well, That Didn't Take Long!

It did not take long to answer the question posed in last week's post about who will be the first to finish the Owls, it was Alice G.! 

She's all done and just waiting for the next star!  This one came out so cute, and just look at her matching owl magnet!  Great job Alice, star #4 will be on it's way soon!

Who knew that this club would attract the world's fastest stitchers?  I am in heaven! With all these finishes to post, I can hardly keep up!

Fast stitching also means fast finishing, so you should not be surprised that we also have TWO ladies that have their finished cardinals at home already!  Lisa C. and Allison J. both are enjoying their completed stars:

Alison's, above, was finished through Fancy Stitches, who had it made into a dimensional piece that is wide enough to be a stand up, but is still able to hang on a tree too! 

Lisa had hers finished the same way, but she added some personal touches to the design, such as the bits of floss in the cardinal's beaks-- they are "decorating" their tree! 

This group has got to be the best bunch that any club series ever had!  Love their speed and creativity!  And to have the club at only the halfway mark and to be seeing finished pieces already is just amazing.  Thanks ladies, you all are THE BEST!