Nashville Needlework Market 2011. Sponsored by TNNA.

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Marisha and Barbara Moore, Stitch A Gift displayed lots of banners for finishing your cross stitch projects quickly.

Diane M Zielinsky of Puffin & Company with all her handcrafted needleart tools.

I told Carolyn Mitchell and Dena Lenham in Kreinik's Mfg. suite to ignore me and my camera but they just burst into giggles.

Kreinik Mfg. silk and metallic threads.

Kreink Mfg. scarf (great idea to use the lamp) with new Kreinik Candy and Natural color assortments.
 

The Cooperage had lots of new punchneedle patterns.

Lori Markovic, La-D-Da with her counted cross stitch designs.

La-D-Da's newest designs: Twinkle Twinkle, Wed To Thee, In the Sweet and Flowery Alphabet.

The Primitive Needle's new designs: Mary Daidge and Annie Hyssop. With a heavy heart, I'm sad to write that designer Lisa Roswell passed away shortly after we visited with her at market.

JBW Designs had lots of pretty Sweet Nothings and French Country Collections designs on display.

Blackbird Designs had Basket of Memories, a Reward of merit Pincushion on display in antique dishes.
 

Alma Allen & Barb Adams of Blackbird Designs brought in their own faux fireplace display to market. It is sooo pretty. Now I want my own faux fireplace to display my stitching. The design is a series called Anniversaries of the Heart all stitched together.

Two new Rewards of Merit pincushions: Breath of Spring and Dear Friend (framed) were on display from Blackbird Designs.

Erin Dekker Raatjes of Myrtle Grace Motifs punching up a model.

Erin and her husband Andy in front of Myrtle Grace Motif's punchneedle and cross stitch designs.

Sisters! Bonnie Sullivan, All Through the Night and designer Kathy Schmitz.

Aren't Kathy's paper snowflakes beautiful?

 All Through the Night's cross stitch designs.

Amy Bruecken Designs suite was filled with bright colors and fun snowmen.

Ha! Fun display of noses in wine glasses.

Theresa Venette of Shakespeare's Peddler told me an interesting story about this linen.

New sampler reproductions ad Jean Bean designs from Shakespeare's Peddler.

Four new designs from Raise the Roof.

Barbara L Rakosnik, Periwinkle Promises in front of her display of designs including  two cute new Christmas celebrations designs.


A close-up of Periwinkle Promises new pincushions.

R&R Reproductions is now dyeing finishing trims in chenille. Shown here used for Basket of Memories by Blackbird Designs.
 
A new design Winifred Gardenor—a friend of Jenny Bean from Crown & Thistle available from R & R Reproductions.

R & R linens.

That smiling face is Jeannette Douglas of Jeannette Douglas Designs.

New Royal ABC Sampler and Royalty ABC accessories from Jeannette Douglas Designs.

New Quaker Stitches from Jeannete Douglas Designs.

Teri Richards of Shepherd's Bush with her new Pink Snowman kit. Below are Keep Love, Hold Hope, and Warm Heart kits finished in round boxes from Nordic Needle.

Sterling Silver jewelry seemed to be the HOT item in Charland Designs' suite.

Cecile McPeak, Just Another Button Company had lots of fun new buttons and Just Pins.

Here is a close-up of Cecile's brooch utilizing a Just Another Button Company button.

 
Just Another Button Company is 15 and Fabulous! To celebrate they are releasing something special on the 15th of every month.

Two new pincushion kits from Just Another Button Company: Stuck on You! and Pin Feathers.


Patti Connor, SamSarah Design Studio in front of her fun cross stitch designs.

SamSarah Design Studio showcased this new cross stitch series called A Day @ Home.

This is a six part series entitled Farmer's Market, new from SamSarah Design Studio.
 

Crescent Colours displayed their new collaborations series with Country Cottage Needleworks "Cakes" series on an elegant cake stand.

Sneak peek of a new collaboration series from Crescent Colours and Little House Needleworks called "Seasons."

Chessie & Me's introduced a small design called Scarlet's Pincushion. Here is also a peek inside the Hillside Sheep needle book.

 
Here's a larger view of Chessie & Me's sampler display.

On Sunday at 2pm TNNA drew a store name from a prize basket filled with donations from the Needlwork Exhbitors. You must be present to win so this was the gathering of hopeful winners.

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