We just got back the little Sweet Tooth model from the finishers..Stitchery Square in Camden ,Maine. The little house is oh so plump and weighted, so it can sit on a table. I asked them to add a little bit of do dahs to the top and like always they did a perfect job...not too much...just right..no surprise....This little model was worked with such loving care by my friend and fellow designer, Anne Stradel.....her stitching is always perfect, in fact almost too perfect..... Getting a model back is always a treat, like Christmas...lol.....I am madly working on a brand new shaped animal...this one is almost ready to go out to my finishers, just the background around all the important bits to do...my man Jacob in OK, has previewed the painted piece and given his approval.....when a kid likes it, you are on the right track...Big J is my muse !!!!
I am a working artist. I have been designing needlepoint since 1972,when after graduating college , I took an apprenticeship at American Needlework Center in Georgetown, DC. I found my calling and have never looked back.I have designed for the Washington Cathedral and the White House and continue a large custom business . In 2000 I started to design for wholesale under the name BY GAIL .In 2004 Squiggee designs was born and introduced on eBay. These designs appeal to me, just fun! Squiggee opened up the world embellishments to me. I have been married to a very wonderful master cabinet and furniture designer going on 37 years.He is the only man that has not bored me.He has a wicked sense of humor and a loving nature,we are well matched.Since his early retirement in 2008, he joined the Squiggee Family , managing the office and he is our link to the shops. He has become such an intracranial part of the day to day running of Squiggee Designs , that shops refer to him as " Mr. Squiggee". We have a Chi-weenie named Twinkle , a mix of Doxie and Chihuahua and her older brother, a six year old black miniature poodle named Omar , who sports with a small white goatee.
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