Bill and I made it to Woodlawn’s 63rd Annual Needlework Show on Friday. Not the prettiest of days but at least no rain. Sunny enough to make photography difficult in some parts of the house though some rooms are dark.
Nelly’s Needlers handled over 600 pieces for the show and baked 6,000 ginger cookies. One room upstairs held a non-judged exhibition from the Loudoun Sampler Guild and the ANG Northern Virginia Chapter. This one was my favorite in that room (a sunny room). It’s Stumpwork Iris designed by Michael Roberts.
The winners were posted beforehand & I had to look. So, I knew Flowers Along a Rhode won Honorable Mention (410). Tag numbers are in parens. I sent it down with other members of New Jersey Needle Artists. Sorry if I missed someone but I count a total of 11 members who submitted 31 pieces and won 8 awards. They all looked great! I think you can spot mine in the first room you walk into (far right, 2nd down).
Also on the wall in the center, 2nd down is Noelle Drolles (141). This piece was featured in the ANG Needle Pointers magazine in July/August 2025. It’s a painted canvas called Small Window Box #1 designed by Jean Smith Designs. The Editor of NeedlePointers, Patty Walcott, also stitched it as one of the features, A Tale of Two Stitchers, written by Linda Mosch (also from NJNA). Congratulations Noelle on your Blue Ribbon!
Speaking of Needle Pointers, there were 2 stitched Art Deco Trees. That was interpreted from a cross stitch pattern into canvaswork by Deborah Reichert, on the Editorial Staff of Needle Pointers for the November-December 2024 issue. The stitchers were Norma Hiller (205) and Eileen Kee (210). It’s so exciting to see pieces from the magazine being stitched!
Speaking of Norma Hiller, she put in 3 pieces and I love them – as usual – we have similar taste! The other 2 were Holly (221) by Dawn Donnelly and Klimpt Kimono (207) designed by Toni Gerdes. I’ve got to finish mine.
More exciting than seen pieces from Needle Pointers stitched is finding my designs stitched by others! I was double excited to find two of mine on exhibit. First, I saw Overdyed Spools (866) stitched by Paula Davis. This is an EGA Petite Project, free to all members. It’s also a free project for ANG Chapters through the 2017 Chapter Project Book. One skein of Watercolours is used, and the thread is manipulated to create the color flow in the upper left and lower right corners. She did really well.
Second, I saw A Spring Sampler (240) stitched by Sherri Gordon with the EGA Mollies Chapter in PA. They had 20 people who decided to stitch this. This is counted canvaswork and a pdf is available for purchase. If interested, leave a comment and I’ll contact you. Anyway, hers is fascinating and looks great. I love what the difference in values does to the design.
Back to other popular counted canvas designers. Toni Gerdes who was already mentioned for Klimpt Kimono (207) had more representation. There was Zelda the Zebra (222), Gertrude the Giraffe (224), and Monet’s Kimono (208) all by Eileen Kee.
Moon on the Water designed by Wendy Moore was represented 4 times (417, 561, 651, 792). It’s getting too late to type all the names of stitchers. Wendy’s Nola Lily (140) too.
Ginnie Morrow’s Nova (200) goes back awhile but is timeless. It’s a patchwork collage of 396 squares.
Debbie Rowley of DebBee’s Designs was represented by Angles (630), Starstruck (232), and Tribute (401 & 419). List.
There was Summer Fireworks (409), Perfect Squares 2 (402 & 418), Passages (407), and Versailles (406, 408) by Ann-Marie Anderson-Mayes of BeautifulStitches. NJNJ stitchers! They hosted her for a workshop after Seminar in 2025.
Lorene Salt’s Laissez les Bon Temps (404) was there.
Patches by Susan Kerndt (223-Eileen Kee again). I have her Holiday Patches on my To Do list.
Instructions for Pieces of Eight (249) by Gayle Bicknell are available at Project Reprints – Needlepoint Now https://share.google/1ayOk01FlXDtXd6TP They are reprinted all in one issue for $18. I stitched this years ago (search my blog).
I never framed my Gay Ann Rogers Downton Abbey pieces because the way Deborah Logsdon (793) framed hers is how I would love to frame mine but I don’t have the space.
Jennifer Riefenberg’s More Color Play (443) was there. And, if you look back to the wall photo from the first room, you’ll see three of hers (442) – Beets, Carrots, and Radishes. Also, on the wall is a triptych (760) called Flowers in a Garden under the category Surface Embroidery. I digress from the counted canvas designs.
Joyce Marshall’s Mystic Convergence (403) is a lovely design and lends itself to various colorways. She’s a relatively new designer and her pieces are at joyous-designs(.com).
Gail Stafford’s Arrival of Spring (790) was fun to see. And, I love Dusting of Snow (791).
Lattice-Scape (698) by Kurdy Biggs looks complicated and interesting.
I saw pieces designed by Kathy Rees of Needle Delights including Ripple Rotation #2 (143) stitched by Karen Milano of Nimble Needle in NJ. And, Rainforest Revisited (627).
Speaking of Karen Milano, she also stitched Grace (142) designed by Orna Willis the members of her EGA Monmouth chapter did as a Stitch of the Month. Congratulations to Karen for a Second Place Award. My mother would have loved this colorway!
Obviously, that is my favorite category of needlework. But, I appreciate all types. So, here are my favorites in other commercial categories:
Surface Embroidery (560) Jacobean Design. Congratulations to Donna Pence for a Blue Ribbon.
Crewel, Enchanted April, designed by Elsa Williams (604) and is impressive at 10″ x 24″.
How could you not love this stumpwork butterfly (581)?
Counted Cross Stitch, Oyster Bay New York Landscape, Louis Comfort Tiffany (681).
Bill’s People Choice vote went to My Grandpa (836).
My favorite commercial design goldwork piece was Jubilation taught and/or designed by the Royal School of Needlework (631 and 128 just as pretty but not shown here).
It seemed like more Blackwork was present than in past years. There were geometrics Latitude & Longitude (772) that came as a pair at about 5″ wide and 18″ long, Save the Stitches (247), and Peppermint Purple 2024. The non-geometrics Avice Tyndall (233), Take Me to Church (704), and Crowned Crane shows that Blackwork can be any design!
Beadwork goes to a Panda Amulet (827)
I recognized Ornament Stack (823) designed by Alison Hodgkins as a painted canvas and think they should go in their own category. Apparently, from what I learned from Google, she wrote the stitch guide too. Love the background.
Charlie Harper designs are fun. There were Birds (326), koalas in Down Under (434) and my favorite Birrrrrrd Feeder (705).
I won’t post original designs on my blog but if you can go, be sure to check out:
Deborah Merrick-Wilson’s pieces (137, 138, 139) for goldwork, canvaswork, and surface embroidery-she won the Woodlawn Award!
Christine Vinh has a Sashiko strip (451) representing 65 days of stitching. It’s 3″ wide and 7 feet long at least that rolls up onto a wooden spool. So timely! I along with 2 other ladies on Tuesday will be talking about Sashiko, Boro, and Zokins.
Dawn Donnelly’s Christmas Baubles (119) is lovely. She’s taught that.
Melanie Dyarman must be working on her EGA Master Craftsman in Canvas because I recognized her Geometric Analogous Sampler from Step 2 (226). Nicely done.
Tina Tapley’s November’s Garden is classified under Surface Embroidery, Original and got my People’s Choice vote. It’s large and covered in such a variety of interesting stitches.
Two chairs are on display! One was last year’s Directors Choice and People’s Choice Award winner. The other has very fun motifs on it! So much work.
There are still more lovely pieces but I’ve got to get to other stuff! A visit would be well worth your time and effort.
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Bill and I made it to Woodlawn’s 63rd Annual Needlework Show on Friday. Not the prettiest of days but at least no rain. Sunny enough to make photography difficult in some parts of the house though some rooms are dark.
Nelly’s Needlers handled over 600 pieces for the show and baked 6,000 ginger cookies. One room upstairs held a non-judged exhibition from the Loudoun Sampler Guild and the ANG Northern Virginia Chapter. This one was my favorite in that room (a sunny room). It’s Stumpwork Iris designed by Michael Roberts.
The winners were posted beforehand & I had to look. So, I knew Flowers Along a Rhode won Honorable Mention (410). Tag numbers are in parens. I sent it down with other members of New Jersey Needle Artists. Sorry if I missed someone but I count a total of 11 members who submitted 31 pieces and won 8 awards. They all looked great! I think you can spot mine in the first room you walk into (far right, 2nd down).
Also on the wall in the center, 2nd down is Noelle Drolles (141). This piece was featured in the ANG Needle Pointers magazine in July/August 2025. It’s a painted canvas called Small Window Box #1 designed by Jean Smith Designs. The Editor of NeedlePointers, Patty Walcott, also stitched it as one of the features, A Tale of Two Stitchers, written by Linda Mosch (also from NJNA). Congratulations Noelle on your Blue Ribbon!
Speaking of Needle Pointers, there were 2 stitched Art Deco Trees. That was interpreted from a cross stitch pattern into canvaswork by Deborah Reichert, on the Editorial Staff of Needle Pointers for the November-December 2024 issue. The stitchers were Norma Hiller (205) and Eileen Kee (210). It’s so exciting to see pieces from the magazine being stitched!
Speaking of Norma Hiller, she put in 3 pieces and I love them – as usual – we have similar taste! The other 2 were Holly (221) by Dawn Donnelly and Klimpt Kimono (207) designed by Toni Gerdes. I’ve got to finish mine.
More exciting than seen pieces from Needle Pointers stitched is finding my designs stitched by others! I was double excited to find two of mine on exhibit. First, I saw Overdyed Spools (866) stitched by Paula Davis. This is an EGA Petite Project, free to all members. It’s also a free project for ANG Chapters through the 2017 Chapter Project Book. One skein of Watercolours is used, and the thread is manipulated to create the color flow in the upper left and lower right corners. She did really well.
Second, I saw A Spring Sampler (240) stitched by Sherri Gordon with the EGA Mollies Chapter in PA. They had 20 people who decided to stitch this. This is counted canvaswork and a pdf is available for purchase. If interested, leave a comment and I’ll contact you. Anyway, hers is fascinating and looks great. I love what the difference in values does to the design.
Back to other popular counted canvas designers. Toni Gerdes who was already mentioned for Klimpt Kimono (207) had more representation. There was Zelda the Zebra (222), Gertrude the Giraffe (224), and Monet’s Kimono (208) all by Eileen Kee.
Moon on the Water designed by Wendy Moore was represented 4 times (417, 561, 651, 792). It’s getting too late to type all the names of stitchers. Wendy’s Nola Lily (140) too.
Ginnie Morrow’s Nova (200) goes back awhile but is timeless. It’s a patchwork collage of 396 squares.
Debbie Rowley of DebBee’s Designs was represented by Angles (630), Starstruck (232), and Tribute (401 & 419). List.
There was Summer Fireworks (409), Perfect Squares 2 (402 & 418), Passages (407), and Versailles (406, 408) by Ann-Marie Anderson-Mayes of BeautifulStitches. NJNJ stitchers! They hosted her for a workshop after Seminar in 2025.
Lorene Salt’s Laissez les Bon Temps (404) was there.
Patches by Susan Kerndt (223-Eileen Kee again). I have her Holiday Patches on my To Do list.
Instructions for Pieces of Eight (249) by Gayle Bicknell are available at Project Reprints – Needlepoint Now https://share.google/1ayOk01FlXDtXd6TP They are reprinted all in one issue for $18. I stitched this years ago (search my blog).
I never framed my Gay Ann Rogers Downton Abbey pieces because the way Deborah Logsdon (793) framed hers is how I would love to frame mine but I don’t have the space.
Jennifer Riefenberg’s More Color Play (443) was there. And, if you look back to the wall photo from the first room, you’ll see three of hers (442) – Beets, Carrots, and Radishes. Also, on the wall is a triptych (760) called Flowers in a Garden under the category Surface Embroidery. I digress from the counted canvas designs.
Joyce Marshall’s Mystic Convergence (403) is a lovely design and lends itself to various colorways. She’s a relatively new designer and her pieces are at joyous-designs(.com).
Gail Stafford’s Arrival of Spring (790) was fun to see. And, I love Dusting of Snow (791).
Lattice-Scape (698) by Kurdy Biggs looks complicated and interesting.
I saw pieces designed by Kathy Rees of Needle Delights including Ripple Rotation #2 (143) stitched by Karen Milano of Nimble Needle in NJ. And, Rainforest Revisited (627).
Speaking of Karen Milano, she also stitched Grace (142) designed by Orna Willis the members of her EGA Monmouth chapter did as a Stitch of the Month. Congratulations to Karen for a Second Place Award. My mother would have loved this colorway!
Obviously, that is my favorite category of needlework. But, I appreciate all types. So, here are my favorites in other commercial categories:
Surface Embroidery (560) Jacobean Design. Congratulations to Donna Pence for a Blue Ribbon.
Crewel, Enchanted April, designed by Elsa Williams (604) and is impressive at 10″ x 24″.
How could you not love this stumpwork butterfly (581)?
Counted Cross Stitch, Oyster Bay New York Landscape, Louis Comfort Tiffany (681).
Bill’s People Choice vote went to My Grandpa (836).
My favorite commercial design goldwork piece was Jubilation taught and/or designed by the Royal School of Needlework (631 and 128 just as pretty but not shown here).
It seemed like more Blackwork was present than in past years. There were geometrics Latitude & Longitude (772) that came as a pair at about 5″ wide and 18″ long, Save the Stitches (247), and Peppermint Purple 2024. The non-geometrics Avice Tyndall (233), Take Me to Church (704), and Crowned Crane shows that Blackwork can be any design!
Beadwork goes to a Panda Amulet (827)
I recognized Ornament Stack (823) designed by Alison Hodgkins as a painted canvas and think they should go in their own category. Apparently, from what I learned from Google, she wrote the stitch guide too. Love the background.
Charlie Harper designs are fun. There were Birds (326), koalas in Down Under (434) and my favorite Birrrrrrd Feeder (705).
I won’t post original designs on my blog but if you can go, be sure to check out:
There are still more lovely pieces but I’ve got to get to other stuff! A visit would be well worth your time and effort.
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