Blackwork Exhibition

Hey Blog Buddies,
I got the latest copy of NeedleArts magazine in the mail today, and, being the blackwork fan that I am, when I saw the cover, all I could say was "oooooooooo!"

The Embroiderers' Guild of America (EGA)

is having a contemporary blackwork exhibition at their

headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky from now

through the end of June.

The cover features one of the prettier pieces on exhibit--

and there were a bunch of very "interesting" pieces

illustrating the story inside the magazine.

Now that I've seen selected photos of these beauties,

there may be a road trip to Louisville in my future!

In other news, I was the winner of Sharon's giveaway!

I got this cute Purple Heart chart

by Ewe and Eye and Friends,

and a bunch of limited edition GAST overdyed floss,

in an array of happy spring colors.

Can't wait to stitch the heart!

Thanks again, Sharon!

I've made some progress on

Variations on a Theme of Rhodes:

The sheaf stitches are new, as are the small squares.

I'm actually a little farther along than this photo shows,

but I stopped at a point where the elements were not symmetrical,

and didn't want to photograph the piece that way.

(I'm a little nutty in that regard.)

I went to a scissor holder class on Saturday.

It's my first painted canvas in almost forever.

Hey, I mounted it on the stretcher bars!

Does that count as a start?

This project should be a lot of fun.

Last but not least,

my right mitten and left hand are very happy

that I completed mitten #2.

I will be wearing these when I go out this evening.

They have already seen action at

the local home improvement warehouse store

earlier today.

Well, that's it for now.

Hope you had a fun, stitchy weekend.

Thanks for visiting!