Sights around Inspired Needle

Last Sunday was a stitching day at the Inspired Needle.  We gathered round the table for a very good time.  First up was a surprise!!!!!!  Cathy B. from With Needle and Thread sent us each a pin cushion that she made with her Mom's beautiful tatted tops!!!!  As you can well imagine there were screams of delight from the crowd!  Wasn't that just the sweetest thing ever????  We all met at the Tree of Life Samplings Retreat and became fast friends.  We hope to go up to MN someday to visit and go to Stitchville USA.   

Here is a close up of the beautiful pin cushions.  They are real treasures, that is for sure!!!

The rest of these pictures are from a recent Tuesday night stitching session at the shop.  Personally, I could go for every other day stitching sessions at the shop but I don't think Mr. Mike Duet would understand the necessity of that.

Here is Patti's amazing and gorgeous finish of the Stacy Nash Liberty Sewing Pouch.  Fabulous with a capital F!!!  Hey, that reminds me.  I read on Stacy's blog that she is coming out with a book.  Sign me up immediately!!  I would like to see the galley proofs stat!!!!

 Oh my oh my oh my.....this is Christmas Garden done over 1!!!!!!!!  It is simply amazing.  This is a shop model stitched by Kathy M. and it is a sight to behold!!!!

Here is a little felted coin purse that Jayne bought.  Isn't it CUTE???  Love it! 

At the last minute before closing I spied this chart.  Pointed it out to Karin and she got so excited! It was one she had been looking for.  She kitted it up within about 10 minutes!!!!  Last minute kitting frenzy!  That is so us!

Patti stitched this very cool little pillow in honor of her daughter Molly graduating from high school.  Isn't this a treasure????? 

Getting arty and taking shots of silks.......just call me the Ansel Adams of stitch shop pictures!

Here is the felted purse that would go with the coin purse.  We made up a whole story about the outfit one would wear and where one would be going while wearing this purse.  Basically, it would be a fall day, you would have a cool leather jacket and very cool shoes and be going to the Art Institute of Chicago! 

 Patti finished her retreat pieces! 

 Another arty thread shot.......try not to swoon.

Here are shop models of some of the recent LHN Christmas ornaments.  Sigh.....

Cathy did a conversion to silks of this one.  Her sister Nancy stitched it for the shop and did a super job!  She has not been stitching all that long and I think she is a master stitcher by the looks of the the perfect stitching on this ornament.  Cathy is kitting this one up and I want to be on the list to get one!!!  So sweet!

Patti did just part of the Flower Pot Sampler and made it into a pin cushion.  Love it!!!!!!

This Saturday we are scheduled to go on a one day retreat through the Tomorrow's Heirloom's shop!!!  The designers that will be there are Chessie & Me and La D Da!  I am super excited.  I plan on taking a lot of pictures unless I get overwhelmed by all of the stitching fumes and pass out!!!