The Cape Stitcher

Work on this little postcard began with the sky, which has been needle-blended using three values of DMC cotton floss. With the canvas ...

Independence Hall, Philadelphia--the birthplace of The United States of America 240 years ago tomorrow with the signing of the Declaratio...

I started work on Santa's face by stitching the flesh tone in basketweave with DMC floss #950 and the shading around the eyes and nos...

Wishing you all a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year in 2013!  The first morning of the New Year dawned cold but sunny here on the Cap...

Work on the back of the angel tree-topper began with the wings, using Kreinik #12 tapestry braid #002V in the Nobuko stitch. So far, so goo...

I finished stitching the background of Emily's skirt--needle-blending again! If you choose the right color family of floss, the effect o...

I began work on the San Gabriel Arcangel mission canvas with the sky--not a particularly large area compared to some of my other mission des...

Since my last post, I've finished needle-blending the sky behind the Seguin Island lighthouse. I'd ended with four strands of DMC fl...

First up in stitching the Seguin Island lighthouse canvas were the granite blocks of the tower. These were worked with white DMC #5 perle c...

You've heard the expression, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"? When it came to stitching the sky for the Port Pontch...

With such an expanse of sky behind the Sand Island lighthouse, how could I resist needle-blending? This time I turned the canvas upsid...

I just bet a lot of you are saying right now. "Yup, she's needle-blending again!" With such an expanse of sky behind Les Ecla...

I began work on the Brant Point Sailor's Valentine with the tower of the lighthouse itself. Since it has clapboard siding, I worked thi...

There are a lot of values of blue in the dress Judy Harper's July angel is now sporting! From the neckline to the water line, the dress ...

Just like the December angel, I began working Judy Harper's July angel canvas from the halo down! The outside of the halo and radii were...

When I was thinking through how to stitch this December angel, I checked with designer Judy Harper on possible color combinations for the an...

It all began when DH, executive vice-president of stretcher bar stapling, was helping me get the Fenwick Island lighthouse canvas ready for ...

I thought it was pretty appropriate that I was stitching shafts of wheat on the Fourth of July! In researching photos of wheat on the inter...

Moving right along! I've continued my "due-diligence" stitching of basketweave around the perimeter of the design area and fi...

When I finished the banner on the Texas postcard, I had two choices: stitch three rows of border around the entire design area, to give my ...