http://threadandcanvasthoughtsfromva.com News and Views for the Thoughtful Stitcher! Sat, 21 Mar 2009 18:24:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's that time of year again!  Get ready for the Needle and ThREAD: Stitching for Literacy Bookmark Challenge! In case this is new to you, needlework shops around the country are collecting hand stitched bookmarks to be donated to local schools and libraries.  The program began in 2007 as a means ... http://threadandcanvasthoughtsfromva.com/carolines-thoughts/bookmark-challenge.php 46th Annual Needlework Exhibition It's that time of year again! Nellie's Needlers, a volunteer auxiliary of Woodlawn Plantation, is hosting its 46th annual needlework exhibit. This premiere exhibition of contemporary needlework will be held at Woodlawn Plantation in Alexandria, VA March 1-31, 2009. Exhibition hours are from 10 ... http://threadandcanvasthoughtsfromva.com/travel-virginia/woodlawn-needlework-exhibit-2009.php Sorry, fellow stitchers, I haven't been keeping to up to date with my blog, but I've been having website issues! I'm planning to update my site and went to look at the "existing" site to see what I wanted to change.  Guess what I couldn't find it. It's like it had ... http://threadandcanvasthoughtsfromva.com/carolines-thoughts/changes-with-website.php  Well, I have to admit I haven't been very diligent about updating my blog, but I've been on my *Wild, Wild West* adventure and have been having one heck of a time trying to get back on an East Coast schedule. My husband, Charlie, has always wanted to see the Grand Canyon ... http://threadandcanvasthoughtsfromva.com/carolines-thoughts/travels-to-arizona.php Greetings Stitchers from Hatteras Island in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Yes, this where I am on a little family vacation.  It was truly one of those last minute plans, but so happened our cottage was not rented and we grabbed the chance for a little family R&R. Actually, I perceive it as ... http://threadandcanvasthoughtsfromva.com/carolines-thoughts/stitching-on-hatteras-island.php Has everyone settled in with a perfect sumeer theme project?  I usually get inspired with those canvases in summery colors, flip flops, or beach themes. I'm just finishing up my Frisco Frog which comes from a Julie Pischke design.  This has been fun because it's small, on 13 count canvas, and ... http://threadandcanvasthoughtsfromva.com/carolines-thoughts/summer-time-stitching.php Things have been pretty hectic here in the shop so I haven't had a chance to put up too many posts.  I've gotten in a great assortment of books and plan to be updating my book reviews over the next few weeks. For those of you who might try to visit ... http://threadandcanvasthoughtsfromva.com/carolines-thoughts/web-site-update.php As I'm sitting here blogging, I'm thinking about what a perfect way to spend the 4th of July -- eating watermelon--and , of course, stitching! What could be better than stitching something red, white, and blue! I recently finished a Lizzie Kate punchneedle project that is perfect for the 4th of July.  It's just ... http://threadandcanvasthoughtsfromva.com/carolines-thoughts/happy-4th-of-july.php Welcome to Caroline's Blog and our interview with Janet Perry, author of Bargello Revisited! If you are not acquainted with Janet Perry, Janet is a leading writer of stitch guides for over 20 nationally known needlepoint designers.Her stitch guides are published under the name of Napa Needlepoint, not a surprising name ... http://threadandcanvasthoughtsfromva.com/carolines-thoughts/bargello-revisited.php   Bargello is definitely making a comeback as witnessed by the number of new Bargello books and charts on the market today.  I have added a number of new and older books to my book section of the shop. The book I would like to review today is Bargello Revisited by Janet ... http://threadandcanvasthoughtsfromva.com/carolines-thoughts/book-reviews/bargello-revisited-by-janet-perry.php