You saw this, the beginings of The Spring Crazy Quilt by Kelly Clark. It sure seems like I haven’t stitched forever! Well except for my class with Meredith Willett last Saturday, my needle hasn’t been in my hands in a really long time. I sure hope I still remember how to stitch!

Angel Cat, the Ewe & Eye canvas that I worked on with Meredith has already been tucked away for a rainy day with all the threads and the notes. So you ask why did I take the class? Well, I will tell you…first of all I absolutely love, love, love Meredith and we go way back. Second of all there is so much to learn about all of the newer techniques that are being used in needlepoint these days, that I am always taking classes when the opportunity arises. I will add into my memory banks all of the wonderful new stuff that I learned and someday…someday I will use it.

While you weren’t looking though I have been making progress on the Crazy Quilt piece. I am really enjoying it so much! I love the changes of threads and stitches from area to area. It is so enjoyable as new colors and new stitches are introduced. I love the combination of the black Planet Earth Silk and Neon Rays Plus in the area behind the basket of daffodils. Very effective! I must admit that the black section of the fan area though is very challenging as it gets smaller and I just can’t see it. It may be time for a little change in my stitching glasses, well just for the black that is.

I am making a few changes in mine with the thread selection…well you know cause I can! There is no such thing as needlepoint police out there and you need to stitch in the manner that pleases you. I love the stitches and thread choices, I just am using more of the silks in some of the stitches. It will also make it mine, with my style and my touch.

Elizabeth of Needlepoint Now fame and I are both working on this canvas. Have you seen how gorgeous it looks on the cover of the latest issue of Needlepoint Now? I was fortunate enough to have taken the class with Kelly right after market, so I will share with her what I learned as we continue to work on it for the magazine. So if you just have to stitch this along with us and the magazine, BeStitched would have the threads, the specialty threads, the beads, pearls, Swarovski bicones and all the other accoutrement’s that you need to stitch this piece.

I have allot of stitching in my future…and when I say allot, I kid you not, I really mean allot! There are 4 projects that need to be in my stitching rotation and 2 of these 4 projects have multiple canvases, all with deadlines of course. I will be working on getting the threads together, canvases on bars and then tweaking the threads to just the purr~fect colors over the next few days.

Sylvester thinks that AlleyCat gets way too much press…so here he is curled up on this piece of tissue paper. I just don’t get it! and until next time…keep on stitching.