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February 3rd, 2012
Win a copy of this chart if you can identify the piece! You need to submit the url for the page you found it on our website so go take a look. Remember the winner is the first person to submit the url. Just copy and paste from your browser to the comments window once you find the piece. Good Luck!
 Here's a hint, Angie changed the fabric and the thread!
Tags: Contest, Cross Stitch, Customer's Work, Rainbow Gallery, Thread
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January 26th, 2012
It’s been a while since I wrote a Newsletter so take a look at the fun beaded fobs I’ve stitched since Fall Hideaway.
 Tracey of Threaded Needle Designs created these two fun fobs! See the kits along with a couple more Tracey has designed here. I had a great time with these, they went quickly so I wasn’t overwhelmed but were enough of a challenge to keep me beading! We will have a class in even count Peyote Stitch on Tuesday, March 20th from 10am to Noon or from 2pm to 4pm. You choose one of the kits from the fobs on the Threaded Needle Designs page. Cost of the kit pays your class fee. You need to sign up by Monday March 12th.
We still have room for a few more stitchers at Needlework Hideaway. See the great classes we’re offering this time here.
February 17 and 18 we will be having our “delayed” Christmas Party. As you know we ran out of time in December so we’ve decided to celebrate our great customers with a Party in February. Lots of items on sale, lots! The following weekend is Nashville Market so we need to move out inventory to make room for the new I’ll bring back. Admission to the Party will be a food item to be donated to the Salvation Army. Watch for more information on what will be on sale and how the website customers can participate!
We have a Fern Ridge trunk show here now with the new items we don’t even have on the website yet! Come see…
Lots of interesting things going on in the needlework world recently so I thought I’d share. Big, big news is the results of the auction at Sotheby’s. Read all about it in the New York Times.
Kreinik has some great free patterns you can download. See them on Kreinik’s site.
The needlework world lost a icon in December. Read about this larger than life figure, Erica Wilson again in the New York Times.
Stitcher’s Village is hosting a designer chat with Tracy Horner of Ink Circles on Saturday Jan. 28th at 9pm Eastern. Go to sign up on the Stitcher’s Village site.
Until next time, keep stitching!
Pat
Tags: Beading, Beads, Classes, Delica Beads, Fern Ridge, Ink Circle Designs, Kreinik, Needlework Hideaway, Newsletter, Peyote Stitch, Retreat, Stitcher's Village, Threaded Needle Designs, Tracy Horner
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January 19th, 2012
We’re back home now and both are starting to feel like the colds we caught on the trip might be on the way out. Not totally fair as I got sick a week before Mr D did but he is quickly catching up with me in his recovery!
Wanted to show you what we saw on our trip. These following photos are the reason we took the trip and the reason we bust our buttons any time anyone wants to know what’s new with us!
 This is Kara, the newest Great Grand Child!  And again with her toys! Kara lives in North Carolina with my Granddaughter, Ashlee and her wonderful husband, Travis. This was our first opportunity to really get to know Travis and we totally understand how Ashlee fell in love with him. What a great guy and an awesome Daddy! Kara is lucky to have parents who have put her squarely in the center of their world. Of course she is a beautiful, easy to love little thing. Just wish the three of them lived here so we could watch her grow.
After North Carolina we traveled to Indiana (just across the river from Louisville) to see another part of our family and spend time with three more of those awesome Great Grands, this time little boys! Gosh, it’s amazing how quickly these guys are growing up. We don’t get to see them nearly enough so each time it’s like meeting them all over again. They are developing into good looking young men we’re all proud of…
 Left to right we have Billy, Joey, and Drake! These boy cousins are lucky to be so close in age that they will grow up to be friends as well as family. Told you they were cute!
And here’s the four generations of Dugan men! Each one more handsome than the next…
 Mr D, his grandson James holding great-grandsons Billy and Joey, and his son Dennis. Our granddaughters, Erin and Brooke, were there as well and as always added to the fun we always have at Dennis and Janet’s. Good food, good fun, good kids, great family!
So, colds or not, we had a wonderful Christmas holiday. I hope you’ll see this and understand that it is a perfect reason for orders being delayed and the shop being closed! We appreciate your understanding and hope you join us in appreciating how important this trip was to us!
Pat and Mr D
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November 29th, 2011
Cross stitch enthusiasts often find themselves in the midst of a big project but not often one this big! I thought you would enjoy reading about this awesome project and hope you will tell me about the big project you’ve undertaken in your cross stitch career. Enjoy!
Go here to see the entire project.
Tags: Cross Stitch, Customer's Work, Stitching, Thread
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August 13th, 2011
Lots and lots of things to talk about this month. First, we have the Customer Gallery winners!
 First Place Winner  Second Place Winner  Third Place Winner You know, I think we were all winners getting to see the wonderful pieces. If you have a piece here you might want to come pick it up and pick up your winnings and your discount coupons for entering. Thanks to all who entered and to all who voted! Get your pieces in the works for next year’s Customer Gallery.
Don’t forget the Lizzie*Kate Trunk Show is still here through the 20th of August. You can see all the goodies that came with the show by clicking here and you can see all the Lizzie*Kate products in stock by clicking here. Nothing beats seeing the models in person so if you’re close enough, come take a look! The next automatic is scheduled to ship on Monday so we may well have those new designs here before the end of the show. This shipment will include the long awaited 6 Fat Men series and the 2011 Tiny Tidings! You can keep up with all the Lizzie*Kate doings by following their blog.
 Here's a sneak peek! Lots of fun things going on in the next few months. Tracey and I are participating in Celebration of Needlework in St. Charles, Missouri in September. You can see the information about this fun consumer show at Celebration of Needlework. Still plenty of time to register. Do you remember the Spirit of Cross Stitch events? This is the same type of event! Tracey is teaching a class on Peyote Stitch so if you’ve wanted to get started with that technique this is the perfect time to begin. She’s also bringing her Threaded Needle Designs Trunk Show so come participate in this great stitcher’s event.
Of course Needlework Hideaway is just a few months away, we’re counting the days now! The classes are up on the website so visit Needlework Hideaway to see them. We have two new teachers this time and are excited to add them to your choices. Ruby Bailey will teach a beautiful beaded bracelet and Libby Roleson will teach a Kumihimo Bracelet and a Basic Earring class. We’ve set our 2012 schedule and will have contracts with the Red Apple Inn soon.
We are changing the days and hours at the shop beginning the week of August 22nd. I’m off to ANG National Seminar in San Antonio, TX and Mr. D is keeping the shop open for you on Thurs., Friday, and Saturday from 10am to 5pm. These hours will be in effect until further notice but remember that we’ll open up for you when you need to come with just a phone call or email to make arrangements for that. Mail order will be handled just as always so your orders will go out as usual.
We’ve added a new Thread of the Month Club that came to us as a suggestion from a customer. Each month I’ll chose an overdyed thread and add a variety of threads to complement it to create a collection that can go directly into a project! We’ll choose from across the lines of threads we carry so you may get a collection based on Waterlilies or on ThreadworX or on Overture that may include Kreinik, Rainbow Gallery, Caron Collection, DMC, Bella Lusso, Accentuate, Trebizond, Weeks Dye Works, The Gentle Art… you get the idea, if the threads work together you’ll get them! We’re looking forward to this Collection so sign up today! Here’s where you can see them.
I can hardly wait until we actually get to Seminar as I’ve been stitching the ANG Stitch of the Month a little ahead at the request of the Board and am all finished but can’t show you until they are shown at Seminar. All the Area Representatives are working on these so the excitement is building to see them finished. Mr. D is framing mine next week and I’m going to take a photo so that I can post it here as soon as we get the go ahead!!
Keep cool and keep stitching,
Pat
Tags: Accentuate, ANG, Beading, Beads, Bella Lusso, Caron Collection, Celebration of Needlework, Classes, Collector's Club, Customer's Work, Gentle Art Sampler Threads, Kreinik, Lizzie Kate, Needlework Hideaway, Rainbow Gallery, Red Apple Inn, Thread, Threaded Needle Designs, ThreadworX, Trebizond, Watercolours, Waterlilies, Weeks Dye Works, Wildflowers
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July 27th, 2011
 The Models are on display! The models are displayed and the charts are checked in a week earlier than we thought they would be so come on in and see what’s here. You can see the items in the show here and you can see all the other Lizzie*Kate products here. If you don’t see something you’re looking for just give us a call. If we don’t have it and it’s still in print, we’ll get it for you.
The Trunk Show is scheduled here until August 20th and while it’s here all in stock Lizzie*Kate products are 10% off. Save on your favorite designs while they’re here!
Tags: Cross Stitch, Lizzie Kate, Trunk Show
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July 22nd, 2011
I’m starting a new project! Isn’t it fun to do all the start-up activities? Get the chart, choose the fabrics, pick threads and plan how you’re going to start?
This project is called Tree of Stitches and is a stitch along with the group I just told you about, the Stitch Specialists. I’ve chosen my threads and fabric and have decided to share the journey on the Blog so watch for posts as I work along on this. The beginning might be a bit slow as I’m working on a commitment I made to ANG to complete a piece before Seminar and Yikes! Seminar is the end of August and August is the end of next week… Can’t show you that piece until after Seminar (it’s a stitch along with ANG) but it is awesome and I’m totally enjoying stitching it.
Here is the start of a new project…
 Fabric and threads for Tree of Stitches The threads are Waterlilies and represent (from left to right) Winter, Autumn, Summer, Spring, and the tree trunk. The fabric is Weeks Dye Works Hand Dyed Linen 30ct Morris Blue.
Hope you’ll enjoy following along.
Pat
Tags: ANG, Caron Collection, stitching groups, Waterlilies, Weeks Dye Works
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July 20th, 2011
I want to introduce you to a Yahoo group that I’ve recently joined. This group is run by a designer of counted thread work and three moderators who keep the conversations moving along. You have to submit an application and be approved to join but these are incredibly nice stitchers who enjoy working specialty stitches and work a Stitch Along project fairly regularly.
The pieces designed by Abi Gurden are absolutely must do pieces – fun, unusual, and interesting. What more can you ask for?
Take a look here.
Pat
Tags: Counted Thread, Customer's Work, Yahoo Group
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July 15th, 2011
It’s that time of the year again. The Customer Gallery is on display through July 31st in the shop and here on the site. Be sure to vote for your favorite! You can vote as many times as you want so come back often.
The entries this year are really varied which I think makes it much more interesting! They are listed in the order they arrived in the shop so #1 was the first in. Click on “Comments” to vote for your choice.
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 Entry #1 Rocky Mountain Christmas You’ll find this piece by Pegasus Originals here.
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 Entry #2 The Great American Passenger Train This piece is by Patricia Gaskin Designs. I’m attempting to locate charts for it so leave a note if you’re interested.
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 Entry #3 Cross Stitch Photo Wedding Sampler This piece was created by the stitcher by scanning a photo into PC Stitch and printing out the chart.
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 Entry #4 Catch the Wind You will find this design by Butternut Road here.
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 Entry #5 Boys are Back in Town You will find this charming design by Just Another Button Company here.
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 Entry #6 My Husband You’ll find this design by Linda Myers here.
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 Entry #7 Hardanger Box The needleworker who created this piece got the pattern from a needlework online list.
UPDATE: This design is by Summer Louise Truswell and is called Peaches and Cream. It was a limited edition design and has been retired. Too bad because it is lovely and right up my alley!
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 Entry #8 Cover  Entry #8 First Pages  Entry #8 Back Pages This entry was created from multiple kits by Rowandean mounted in a book designed and stitched by this needleworker.
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 Entry #9 Halloween Rules You’ll find this Lizzie Kate design here.
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Note: I have one more piece that I’m trying to finish now that should be added to this Customer Gallery. If I get it done by the first of the week I’ll put it up and send out a note that it’s here.
A special thanks to all the great stitchers who allow me to share these works with you. We have some of the most talented stitchers around and this is just a sampling of their work. The Customer Gallery is presented to you every July so plan to put one of your pieces in the 2012 Customer Gallery.
Don’t forget to come back and vote often!
Pat
Tags: Butternut Road, Cross Stitch, Customer's Work, Designs by Linda Myers, Just Another Button Company, Lizzie Kate, Marty Bell, Needlework, Patricia Gaskin Designs.PC Stitch, Pegasus Originals, Rowandean
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June 24th, 2011
I wanted to share some pictures sent to me by a very creative customer. She stitches on cards and shares those cards with her friends and family, lucky them!
Each card is either her adaptation of an existing design or an original by her using all types of threads. They are lovely as they are, and would be great fun to stitch with threads like Rainbow Gallery, Caron Collection, ThreadworX or Kreinik to name a very few.
Don’t they just make your fingers itch for a needle?
 This one is done with a lovely metallic. How elegant!
When a new use of the threads comes along I can hardly wait to give it a try.
 This one is done with Stem Stitch.
Ok, one more!
 Look at that sparkle! As amazing as these are, what if she added buttons or beads? For some a Just Another Button Company button would be perfect, for others Mill Hill’s Treasures would add sparkle and of course either Delicas or Seed Beads would be exciting!
So what are you working on now? Please share with the group what’s fun and exciting in your stitching life!
Thanks,
Pat
Tags: Caron Collection, Delica Beads, Embroidery, Just Another Button Company, Kreinik, Rainbow Gallery, Seed Beads, ThreadworX
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