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2003 July/August

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Front Cover

July is a time for celebrating our patriotism and Jane Nichols has set the scene for us with her crisp, beautiful bargello flag, Long May It Wave. Article and instructions begin on page 7.

Back Cover

Patricia Moore has a way of capturing the look of nature with surface-type stitches on canvas. Neptune’s Treasures will transport you to your favorite beach. Article and instructions begin on page 13.

Jennifer Ashley Taylor, our talented staff photographer, created and photo graphed both beautiful covers.

Art and Inspiration
10

Dorothy Johnson is the subject of Gail Sirna’s popular feature. Shown is a detail of Dorothy’s Arbor Way, an inviting contemporary stitchery.

Honey, I Shrunk the Flag
18

Pat Timpanaro designed our quick and easy flag that can be used as an ornament.

Christmas in the City
21

Our fourth installment of this beautiful continuing project by Gail Sirna features the Church.

May-be More Purr-fect
25

The final installment of Marnie Ritter’s project gives instructions for stitching the remaining flowers.

Ornaments of the US
29

This installment of Pamela Harding’s patriotic ornaments features New Jersey, New Mexico and New York.

Scheherazade
35

Michael Boren created two versions of this handsome counted canvas design. Shown here is the colorway inspired by his friend, Orna Willis.

The Finishing Touch
16

Professional finisher Kathy Klinko gives valuable advice about finishing your projects and what to look for before you even begin to stitch.

The Finish Line
20

Kathleen Rindfusz and Cathy Shannon took a class in Gail Sirna’s Christmas in the City and share their personalized stitcheries in the popular feature.

From the Bookshelf
24

Suzanne Howren reviews Creating and Painting Your Canvas by Carolyn C. Bates. This clear and concise "how to" book shows how to create your own individual painted canvas. The Embroidery Stitch Bible by Betty Barnden is a great little book that is packed with good information for dozens of stitches.

Adventures in Embellishment
28

Tony Minieri continues to teach stitches that are good choices for depicting clothing. In this issue Tony shares several patterns for creating special effects.

"Amy"able Advice to Stitchers
38

In this issue Amy gives advice on "It’s A Shady Deal" and shows us how to combine two principles of blending to tackle detailed shading.

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