The Cape Stitcher

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Happy New Year!

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As 2011 winds down, I wish all of you a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year! Thanks for stopping by to follow my explorations in needlep...
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Thursday, December 29, 2011

Mission accomplished

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Just in time for a new year, Mission San Gabriel Arcangel is finished! The strip of grass below the stairs was worked in a slanted gobelin s...
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

All but the foliage

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The buildings are finished on the Mission San Gabriel canvas! When I completed stitching the roof and facade of the building on the left, I ...
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Saturday, December 24, 2011

Up on the rooftop

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How appropriate--I've finished the roof of the building on the right just in time for Christmas Eve! With the same white DMC #5 perle co...
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Thursday, December 22, 2011

Bells are ringing

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This time of year, it's hard to get as much stitching in as we'd like, but I did manage to finish the bellwall for Mission San Gabri...
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Focusing on the sky

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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...
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Sunday, December 18, 2011

A mission to stitch

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I frequently receive requests from folks to adapt their favorite lighthouses to needlepoint, but I rarely get an inquiry about a California ...
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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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