Folding Ort Box Number 2, Black and Red 3/18/15

March 18, 2015--Won 1st Place Ribbon in the Canvaswork-Multi category at Woodlawn's 52 Annual Needlework Exhibition in Alexandria, VA.

February, 2010.  Made this ort box for DH to keep in his office.  The black and silver was to match his electronics and furniture while the red was for impact.  It got noticed--by other women of course.   And what man doesn't love the attention of other women.  Now that he's retired full time, the ort box has been re-commissioned to travel with me when taking classes, etc.

Name Tag Delaware's Seashore Chapter

December, 2010.  We move from Alexandria, VA to our retirement home in Millsboro, DE.  Imagine my delight in finding a local ANG chapter located within minutes of my home, and it's the only chapter in Delaware!  The group meets during the day and is extremely active--gotta love ladies who stitch!

Spa Reader Cover

August, 2010.  ANG's NoVa Chapter brought in Lynn Wilkinson to teach a two day class on her beautiful Spa Reader cover.  The silk threads were sumptuous in feel and color, and the various bargello patterns (my first time stitching bargello) throughout the piece made it very lively.  The front reminds me of floating islands moving down a river.  Plan on making it into a book cover soon.

Close to My Heart

March, 2010.  This delightful Nancy Cucci design was taught at a chapter meeting and took a week or two to complete.  Was the first time working with beads....oh joy.  Love, love, love beads on canvas.  Looking forward to giving this away as a Valentine's Day gift. Love the heart button in the upper right box.

Folding Ort Box Number 1, Blue and White

January, 2010.  One of my favorite projects, so much so that I've done 3 of these guys.  This folding ort box is a Chapter Project Book design by Marily Owen.  These little boxes are used to hold thread orts* and are stitched on 18 ct. "mono" canvas so they can fold into a compact design for travel.  I used threads in my stash that were given to me by my mother in the 1960's (she purchased most of those threads in the 1940's), choosing colors from a variegated blue thread consisting of light through dark blues and white.  The "blackwork", which looks the same on both sides, was done in navy.

*Orts are scraps or pieces of thread too short or frayed to use.