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Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Heart Emerald Isle - 7/16/25

July 16, 2025--A few of my needlepoint guild chapter mates purchased the Emerald Isle Heart kit from Nancy Cucci (the heart's designer), and I for one, had to sit and stitch it up immediately.  It's beautiful with lots of gorgeous green shine and dimension from the stitches and beads.  I'll certainly enjoy displaying this heart on St. Patrick's Day when I become O'Côté for a day. 🍀🍀🍀

Heart Emerald Isle Completed

Heart Emerald Isle Completed Side View


Thursday, July 10, 2025

Ornament Holiday Bell Silver - 7/10/25

July 10, 2025--Hooray!  I've just finished stitching the last in the Susan Portra Holiday Ornaments collection--this one is called the Silver Bell.  I started working on these ornaments in 2017 for a total completion of 24.  Now the next step is almost as time consuming as the stitching.  That is to finish them as ornaments so they can be hung on a tree.  That's a topic for another blog post.  

Here's the silver bell:

Ornament Holiday Bell Silver Completed

Ornament Holiday Bell Silver Completed Side View

If you would like to see the prior blogs about each of the 24 Holiday Ornaments, click on the Page - Collections Stitched tab on the right

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Rehoboth Beach 13th Annual Needlework Exhibit

 July 8, 2025--Heads up!!! The Rehoboth Beach Museum now has information and application forms for this year's 13th Annual Needlework Exhibit on its website (click here).  Below are details as to when and where.





Exhibition details

Entries accepted

August 29th - September 4th, 2025

 

Judging

September 7th - 9th, 2025

 

EXHIBIT DATES:

 

September 12th through November 2nd, 202

 

LOCATION:

 

511 Rehoboth Avenue, Rehoboth Beach, DE, 19971, at the entrance to the City of Rehoboth Beach, near the lighthouse traffic circle and the Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center.

 

EXHIBITION HOURS:

 

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 10-4

Saturday and Sunday, 10-2

 

DAILY ADMISSION FEES:

Admission is by donation.

 

ELIGIBILITY:

Each entry must be the work of a living person and appropriately finished. We reserve the right to display items in the manner we deem most appropriate and to refuse items deemed inappropriate for display. Entries requiring hanging must be wired. NO SAW TOOTH hanging devices will be accepted. Entries must be labeled with the stitcher’s name and phone number.

 

DIVISIONS:

Adult: For stitchers 18 years old or older.

Junior: For stitchers 17 years of age or younger at the time the work was completed.

Professionals:  Professionals will be judged in the “Professional” Category. Professional stitchers may opt to simply exhibit their entries without judgement.   

 

CATEGORIES:

Original

A unique design and composition, which is entirely the product of the stitcher’s own mind and hands. This includes interpretations of nature and art through stitching.

 

Commercial

Works using any element of a designer’s pattern for needlework. Includes: charted or painted canvas, printed graphs, kits, class projects, and minor alterations thereto.

 

TECHNIQUES:

·      Beadwork

·      Canvaswork/Needlepoint: Traditional, multi-stitch (4+) or painted canvas

·      Counted Thread: Including Blackwork, Cross Stitch (even weave), Drawn Thread, Hardanger

·      Sampler: Traditional or multi-stitch (4+)

·      Embroidery: Including but not limited to Crewel, Goldwork, Silk Ribbon, Stumpwork, Surface, White Work.

·      Heirloom Sewing: Smocking, Fine Hand Sewing, Needle Lace, Quilting (NO QUILTS LARGER THAN 36 x 36. (Quilts must come with hanging supplies. Only those quilts awarded prizes will be displayed in full due to space constraints).

·      Lace: Bobbin Lace, Battenburg, Filet Guipure, etc.

·      Miniature: 32-count or higher, over one thread

·      Mixed Media

·      Professional

 

JUDGING:

A judge will award ribbons. Major award winners will be announced just prior to the opening reception.  Entrants should fill out forms carefully to ensure that each piece is properly classified. The Historical Society and the judge reserve the right to re-classify entries.

 

AWARDS:

Best in Show – across all techniques except professional

First Place, Second Place, Third Place, Honorable Mention – for each technique - the judge reserves the right to choose the number of winners

People’s Choice – by popular vote (excludes professional division)

Judge’s Choice – Judge’s favorite


All entries must remain at the Rehoboth Beach Museum for the duration of the exhibition.

 

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ENTRIES: Five.  Entries must not have been in previous RBHS exhibits, but may have been in other shows.

 

ENTRY FEES:

Members of RBHS: $10 for first adult entry, $5 per additional entry

Non-members:  $15 for first adult entry, $5 per additional entry

Juniors:  $5 junior entry, $1 each additional entry. 

Sets containing several items will be charged $1 for each additional item.

 

Make checks payable to Rehoboth Beach Historical Society (RBHS),

 

Society Memberships are available:

Individual: $40

Household: $70

Friend: $100

Patron: $250

Membership is tax-deductible. Please send a separate check for membership.

 

HAND DELIVERED (WALK-IN) ENTRIES:

Entries are accepted from 10-2 except Wednesdays, when the Musuem is closed. Please note the lot is now metered starting at 10:00 am.  SIMPLY COME INTO THE MUSEUM TO OBTAIN A PARKING PASS so you do not need to pay for parking.

ENTRIES BY MAIL:

 

PLEASE NOTE: Entries will be accepted by mail but will not be returned by mail. All entries must be picked up at the museum. Entries MUST BE RECEIVED BY September 4, 2025. Entries by mail must be shipped in a sturdy container and must contain a completed entry form. Mailing address: Rehoboth Beach Museum, 511 Rehoboth Avenue, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971. Please call (302) 227-7310 for information.

 

Exhibitors may also pre-register by sending completed forms and fees in the mail to The Rehoboth Beach Museum by September 2, 2025. Please make checks payable to the Rehoboth Beach Historical Society.

 

AFTER THE EXHIBIT:

Entries may be picked up starting at 2pm on Sunday, November 2, 2025. Entries must be picked up within one full weekend after the show closes, no later than November 9, 2025. If someone other than the exhibitor is picking up items, the exhibitor must indicate who on the front of the entry form.

 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

 

1.  Insurance coverage is the responsibility of the owner/depositor.

2.  The depositor warrants that he or she holds full and clear title to the object(s) identified on the face of the entry form or is the agent of the owner authorized to deposit the objects(s) with the Rehoboth Beach Historical Society.

3.  All objects may be examined, photographed, measured, or otherwise reproduced for educational or promotional purposes.

4.  The object(s) will be returned only to the depositor unless RBHS is notified in writing to the contrary.

5.  If objects are not picked up by the last pick-up date, a $5 per day storage fee will be charged. After 30 days, the object will be deemed an unrestricted gift to the museum.


Monday, July 7, 2025

Santa Gnome by Kurdy Biggs - Updated 7/7/25

July 7, 2025--He's done and now I can "finish" him into an ornament.  If you look at the photo in the earlier blog post below, you'll see that I stitched the coat with green threads.  Wrong--it should have been done in red, so lots of frogging occurred.   Once that was taken care of, I added all the bead embellishments and placed them according to instructions.  There appears to be gaps, but that's how it's supposed to look, so it stays.   Has anyone else who is doing this project done something different with the beads?

Santa Gnome by Kurdy Biggs Completed

July 1, 2025--It's fun stitching something Christmassy during the height of Summer--it keeps my mind on cooler temperatures.  Below is a photo of my progress to date.  All that needs to be done now is bead embellishing--a lot of bead embellishing!!

See the blog post below for more information about this project.


June 28, 2025--This project is from a class taken at the EGA Seminar I recently attended that was taught by Kurdy Biggs.  He's absolutely adorable, all done up in Jean Hilton type stitches.  I should be able to get him all stitched up within a week or two.  Here's where I left off at the end of class last week (Kurdy gave us a needle minder with a photo of the project):


2 comments:

  1. Hi Brenda! It was a real pleasure meeting you at Seminar! I finished my Santa Gnome soon after we got home. SO much fun to stitch!

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    1. Hi Tina. It was great to meet you and Colleen at seminar. Please send a photo of your completed Santa Gnome. I would love to see it.

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