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Editor's Column
a note from Elizabeth

As I write this, it is windy and raining here in Oregon. It’s a typical early spring day, suitable for staying inside and stitching. I think that is why I love living here so much; it is the perfect location for me, an obsessed workaholic who loves to needlepoint whenever I can squeeze in a bit of downtime.
For about seven months of the year it rains in the Pacific Northwest. The rest of the time the sun is shining, the humidity is low and the temperatures are moderate. It sounds perfect, doesn’t it? Well, it is, except that after about four and a half months of relentlessly nice days I get tired of cleaning garden dirt from under my fingernails, and I am craving guilt-free stitching time.

At the moment I am madly trying to finish a few pieces before the weather turns bad for stitching. I have two of designer Terry Dryden’s projects near completion. I also started Amy Bunger’s Halloweenie Club that recently has been advertised. I can’t tell you how many Libby Sturdy pieces I have in the works and now I’m dying to start on the new Art Deco Tulip that we featured on the cover of the March/April issue. And when Debbie Deem advertised her Sudoku in an earlier issue of this magazine, I immediately had to jump on board with what I thought would be just a little project — that somehow grew to measure 22 x 22 inches. I have to admit this is my own fault, not Debbie’s. She gave options for smaller design areas, but the piece is called Sudoku, and therefore, in my mind, it must have 81 squares.

In this issue I am happy to present four more projects to add to the “must have” list. Sandy Arthur is sharing her Garden Magic Chatelaine, a four-piece series that will be presented in the next five issues, beginning with the Pin Keep in this issue. For our featured painted canvas we have Floating Hearts by designer Ada Haydon of Eye Candy. Ada is one of the talented designers whose canvases are distributed by Ruth Schmuff of Bedecked & Beadazzled. One of our favorite designers, Marnie Ritter, is back with Tapestry I, an extraordinary charted design that will be presented over the next several issues. I am also happy to welcome back Laura Perin with Violets, the first in her four part series, Playing with Borders. This series of four projects features different border stitches that can be mixed, combined in many different ways, and used in future projects that need a special frame.

In the March/April issue, Needlepoint Now launched the first of our Web videos. The videos feature stitches that are difficult to illustrate with a drawing. If you see a little video camera icon near a chart, go to the Web site <www.needlepointnow.com> and watch a two minute or shorter video clip that will guide you through the stitch sequence.

Now back to stitching before the weather turns and it’s too nice to stay inside!

Keep the thread in the needle,

Elizabeth

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