Festival Stitchers Needlework Show - Photo Heavy

Yesterday the Festival Stitchers held a needlework show.

First the kind of boring part then the fun photos!

• Sixteen of our members contributed entries
• We showed 216 needlework pieces in numerous techniques. Thirty of those entries were examples of past club projects/programs.
• We had 134 visitors (which we were happy with since we did not get a lot of support from our HOA regarding advertising).

We had 14 tables along with some bigger fabric items and afghans on display stands or hung on cabinet doors.

 

    

  

The following are photos of the items I entered (other than the club projects). Many, if not all, are pieces I have already blogged about. You can find them using the search bar at the upper right above the followers section.

Yei-bi-chei mask

Cathedral Rock

  

Movable English Bobby & Clan Buchanan Tartan

Top: 1837 Crown Sampler. Bottom: Maria Antoni Sampler

Blackwork in Red & Green, Blackwork & Pulled Thread Pillow.

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Mixed media: Dragon Fly, Garden Wall, Under a Copper Moon.

  

Swedish weaving bookmarks (left) & Hungarian embroidery bookmark (right).

Hardanger tin topper, peach hardanger & Sollerosom greeting card.

Colcha flower (finally framed) & Romanian Point Lace Fan.

Three Temari.

Lucky Gecko & mini Navajo Rug (upper left).

American Patchwork finished into a tray.

 

Blackwork & Assisi Pumpkin pillow and Pathways (goldwork).

Blackberry scissor fob stumpwork

Echo Canyon.

I hope you enjoyed the show!!

Shimmering Shores Finished

 Hello!

I first told you about this project on September 22, 2025.

There were a few areas I had difficulty with, but I made it through and it was fun to stitch!

Happy Stitching!!

Christmas Ornaments

 I made these ornaments this year.

I made this sewing angel for my grad school roommate, Sandra. She is a quilter and I thought this was a nice one to make. It was from the 2025 Just Cross Stitch Christmas Ornament issue page 52. It is called An Angel Is Stitching by Nicoletta Farrauto of Nikyscreations.

 

I made this for my friend and new next-door neighbor. It is from Cookie Cutter Ornaments by It's Sew Emma and the Fat Quarter Shop. I finished it using matt board I cut in a circle with a die, not the pie tins as in the project book. 

Happy Stitching!!

Baby Stitching

In October and November, my family was blessed with two cute baby girls and I became a Grand Aunt!! I made each of them a quilt, which I showed here.  

Here are the baby dresser cards I made to go with the ornaments.

Here are the fronts of each ornament.

This is the back of each ornament.

Happy Stitching!!

Catching Up

 This patriotic project was stitched by a Festival Stitchers club member for sale at EXPO after I finished it into a flat fold.

HO, HO, HO. Is a Toni Gerdes Project I was working on just before cataract surgery and I have not picked it up again. Of course, now I have many more months to get it done! I got as far as the border, so I am almost done!

Happy Stitching!

New Sewing Cabinet

I bought myself a birthday present and my hubby put it together while I was visiting family in California. When I came home, my beautiful Harriet Cabinet made by Arrow Sewing Cabinets was ready to go. We put it under the window in the library and there is a lot of light as plenty of room, when I open it up. I purchased mine from Sewing Parts Online, but there are other sellers out there, including directly from the manufacturer. 

I also purchased a clear insert for my machine. The cabinet comes with a removable wood insert to match the cabinet and fill in the space for the machine to keep the surface area flat. My first project using this new set up was a case to protect the wood piece since I have the clear insert to match my machine. All this may make more sense to sewers with a similar set up, sorry if you are confused.

Pretty basic, but I discovered my cabinet puts my machine at a better height. I have been sewing on my desk top all this time and the machine was higher. When in the cabinet and flush with the top (thanks to the clear insert) my line of sight is much better, and I can see what I am doing. Who knew? Someone else, I am sure.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Stretcher Bars

 How many stretcher bars does a person need??

Of course, I don't have the ones I need (10" mini or 14" regular)! But I am wondering if I really need 8 pairs of 12" or 6 pairs of 8" etc. Please post your ideas in the comments. Thanks.