The Cape Stitcher

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

The waiting game

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When I finished stitching the four outside segments of the octagon on the Brant Point Sailor's Valentine, using Vineyard Silk Classic in...
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Two down, two to go

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Last Sunday, I was finally able to squeeze in my shopping expedition for Sailor's Valentine supplies! That night and last, I've bee...
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Friday, May 20, 2011

The center scene

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Progress: I've finished stitching the center scene of the Brant Point Sailor's Valentine! For the lantern room and gallery of the l...
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

A tranquil sky

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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...
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Sunday, May 15, 2011

To the lighthouse

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Another Sailor's Valentine? You bet! And this one is at least two and a half times larger than the one I just completed! I was commiss...
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Thursday, May 12, 2011

Shellin'

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The little "Nantucket" Sailor's Valentine is finished, but not without some thinking "outside the box"! First, I fin...
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Surface embellishment

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I finished stitching the outside of the "Nantucket" octagon with Petite Very Velvet, and I like the look! This shade of tan remin...
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Anne Stradal
Massachusetts, United States
A needlepoint designer and stitch painter who strives to create a beautiful canvas on Cape Cod. A graduate of Mount Holyoke College, I hold a master's degree in journalism from Ohio University. I've been stitching for 40 years and designing needlepoint canvases for 18 years. I write the "Making It Simple" column for Needlepoint Now magazine.
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