In the fall of each year, there are so many pumpkins to choose from, but this one is the Pick of the Patch. The student is challenged, as I was when stitching the piece, to fill the areas with a variety of Couching techniques. These include Herringbone, Squared Filling, Burden, Trellis and Tramé.

With a full moon, it will be a bewitching night at Boo Mansion. The weary stitcher must beware, because the ghosts, spiders, tombstones and bats are preparing for a haunting good time. To help bring in the creepy night, the student will use the follo...see morewing stitches: Criss Cross Hungarian, Cashmere, Couching, Eyelet, Victorian Step, Coral Knot, Oriental, Herringbone and Serendipity. see less