Some Framing

I decided to go with the frame I found on Amazon that said it had a 5"x5" opening. That sounded fine since the finished size was 4.5" x 4.5". I was surprised when it came with a double mat (glued to the first mat) that made the actual opening 4.5" x 4.5". Luck was on my side this time.

I also had a frame with a funny dog saying that I was not crazy about the ceramic dog that was inside, so I found a dog design on page 43 in 365 Tiny Cross Stitch Designs by Kooler Design Studio published in 2000 by American School of Needlework. I added the hearts to fill in the space above.

On a side note, I really like the book I mentioned above, it has a lot of nice designs. I am not sure if it is still available, but worth a hunt, at least in my opinion.

Happy Stitching!

Quilt Sqaure II Finished

This is Quilt Square II by Gail Stafford in the Green/Violet colorway. It was a one-day class I took at the American Needlepoint Guild's (ANG) 2022 National Seminar. I talked a bit about it here.

I am trying to figure out how to finish, finish it. I know it will fit in a Sudberry box, but I really have enough boxes at this point. I do have a frame on my Amazon wish list that might work. It was a fun stitch!

Happy Stitching!!

 

ANG National Seminar 2022 Part 2

 On August 3, I took a one-day class with Gail Stafford called Quilt Square II - Green way. There also was a purple version. 

Note: I obtained verbal permission to post photos of the instructor's piece and my progress.

I am not sure why I did not take a picture of the finished piece, but here is a photo from the instructions.

Progress during class:

The green areas were colored by Gail.

The purple squiggles are for us to color in using the Pigma brush pen provided in our kits. The squiggles were to show us the areas. 

Once we complete one area of 6 "bands", we rotate the canvas a quarter turn and repeat bands 1 -6.

Progress to date, as you see I worked on it a little bit after the seminar. The design is 4/5" x 4.5" and basically repeats four times. You would think I would have gotten farther along!

I had some great views from the back of my hotel room. On the other side of all that beautiful desert is a golf course. 

For this photo, I played with the panorama option on my phone.

That about covers it. See you for part three!