Hip Belts: Do I mean a belt you wear on your hips or do I mean a super cool belt??? I mean both! I love, love, love these fashion-forward belts from Colors of Praise! Marie’s juxtaposition of pattern and color is awesome. I’ve just started stitching #751 and am really enjoying it. It’s fun to change threads all the time. I’m using Silk & Ivory, which is usually a no-no for belts but it’s rather tight on 14 mesh and frankly I’ve got tons of the colors in my stash.

Won’t I look adorable in my hip belt? I’m picturing white jeans and a white tee…cute needlepoint shoes, too!

Happy stitching,
Susan

St. Albans is the high school my husband Chris attended…the Battle Family has lots of Bulldog Pride! The artist behind the And More needlepoint line will paint any sports team in the appropriate colors. We also have in stock Go O’s and Go Redskins (someone has to cheer on these teams, right?!) I did a different stitch in each box: Hesitation, Milanese, Horizontal Parisian, Slanted Gobelin, Byzantine.  The fibers are Trio by Brown Paper Packages with accents of Neon Rays from Rainbow Gallery.

For the finishing, I used a St. Albans athletic t-shirt…I thought that was clever, if I do say so myself!

Be thinking what teams you support: your kids’ high school, your college, your hometown…

Happy stitching,
Susan

Fab Finishing Alert! Isn’t my black eyed Susan purse fantastic! Now all I need is for the sun to come out…

Happy Stitching,
Susan

Stitch now for a stylish summer! For the whole month of May, all in-stock belt and purse canvases are 20% off. You will be the envy of all your friends in your snappy needlepoint belt. Your girlfriends will be dying to know more about your stitched purse. You will be THE trendsetter this summer!

Ladies, start your engines (or at least point your needles)!

Happy stitching,
Susan

If you are an out of town On Point reader, email me what belt/purse you would like and I’ll see if I can find an in-stock canvas.