The Cape Stitcher

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Murmuring pines and memories

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More progress on Bass Harbor Head lighthouse--it now has trees! This time around, I used a diagonal oblong cross stitch, an amazingly versat...
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Friday, February 24, 2012

Up on the roof

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The tower and outbuildings of the Bass Harbor Head lighthouse are now finished! The roof and gallery around the lantern room were worked in ...
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Sky and water

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I've finished needle-blending the sky around the Bass Harbor Head lighthouse. If you recall, I was working seven canvas rows deep in ba...
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Saturday, February 18, 2012

The second time around

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It's been a busy week: the column for the upcoming Needlepoint Now issue was approved and the next column submitted, plus an order to p...
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Happy Valentine's Day!

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My day started off on a sweet note: a box of chocolate pecan turtles was waiting at my place at the breakfast table! Hope your day is warm...
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Sunday, February 12, 2012

A lighthouse revisited

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Once upon a time, I was a monogamous stitcher: I'd never start a new project until the current one was finished. Those days are long g...
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Saturday, February 4, 2012

Eye candy

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I love to see how other people interpret my designs! Just this week, I received a photo from Lucia in Arizona, who had stitched Mission San...
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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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