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Nights in White Satin by Jennifer Riefenberg was fun to stitch although several areas had some tricky compensation to work out. The soft pale blues with neutral colors is very calming. That completes Goal 21.

Both Howard L and I shared out finished pieces at the San Bernadino Chapter’s Show & Tell this month.

There are 8 goals left for 2025 and it’s looking like a few will carry over to next year which is OK especially because I did some other pieces throughout the year.

I switched over to Nights in White Satin also by Jennifer Riefenberg to stitch Areas 6 and 15 in order to get rid of the basting. Then I finished all areas begun during class which included Areas 4, 9, 12, and 13.

This is the first time I’ve used Radiance. Jennifer had issues getting Kreinik and substituted Radiance for some kits. It feels more like thread and the ends do fray but nothing terrible. The sparkle does not show up as much from a distance in the photo.

Only 7 areas left to stitch. I’ll probably stitch on this at our ANG Main Line Stitchers Stitch-in on Saturday at Fireside Stitchery.

I’m going to pick up a Kreinik #8 to compare sparkle to Radiance. I want the colors to be similar and I only have Kreinik 194 in a #4 Braid.

I think we dove into the Jessica first, then overlapping Rhodes, and then moved to a few other areas. Working on tougher areas earlier was smart because after staying out until 9:30 pm ish, packing, getting up early, eating a Thanksgiving Day poboy sandwich, and the heat in the room (it went hot and cold in this room), I was fading by the afternoon.

This will be easy and fun to finish. Jennifer’s pace was quite calm compared to many classes. This looks like a lot more stitched than my usual for 2 days.

The speaker, Allie Pleiter, was quite entertaining as she discussed 5 primary types of Needlepoint friends. I got a signed copy of her first cozy needle mystery book. A second is coming out in 2026. Apparently, the NYAGs are quite popular characters. They are Not Your Average Grannies. Looking forward to reading it. If you haven’t read Monica Ferris or Lea Wait, you should.

Very enjoyable time in NOLA!

With pre-work ready for Nights in White Satin by Jennifer Riefenberg, we dove right in.

David M isn’t in this class with me but Lori C, Linda M and Rosie L are!! About 6 other people I had met before are in it and I’ve met some new people. That’s part of the fun of Seminar. I just hope folks understand that names will not stick in my brain.

Kreinik is having issues. So, some of us, including me, were switched to a whiter Sparkle Rays. We all got a spool of the new Radiance Metallics by Meredith Willett. It’s not braided like Kreinik. You can strand it as can be seen at the end of a used thread. I want to finish the Criss-Cross Hungarian variation before adding more of the Radiance filler stars.

Jennifer kicked it off easy with Scotch stitches and ended easy with gobelin stitches. In between, we got through a waffle and Rhodes. I’m liking it so far.

No stitching tonight thanks to the margaritas at the Spotted Cat Music Club!

Nights in White Satin by Jennifer Riefenberg had a little pre-work. The tent stitch outlines inner motifs and for the border outline, I chose to do two wide.

This 2-day class is only 3 weeks away! It will be my third class of ANG’s 2025 Seminar consisting of canvaswork stitches – my comfort zone.