Behind the Canvas - SG Designs
Meet SG Designs
Meet Suzanne, of SG Designs! She's from Houston, Texas and now resides in Aspen, Colorado. View our in-depth Q&A with Suzanne below.
General Needlepoint
My mom used to needlepoint when I was a child. She loved the Painted Pony angels and stitched one for each of my sisters and me and also for my cousins. In 2017, I found an unfinished angel that she was stitching for my cousin, and since she stopped needlepointing long ago, I asked her if I could finish it! The rest is history.
criss cross hungarian! I would like to try turkey work soon, but I need the right canvas first!
About Your Designs
During covid, there were designs that I had in my head that were not in the needlepoint world yet, so I decided to paint them for myself. I posted on instagram and had people asking me where they could buy one. It took off from there!
Baseball is life, colorful, and stitch-friendly
I love stitching logos and designs inspired by my favorite things! My alcohol-themed nutcrackers are some of my favorites. I also love baseball, so obviously, I had to have an MLB collection.
I love the mini nutcrackers! They use so many colors and make me happy when they come to life.
Be patient with yourself. You will get better and more detailed with each canvas. Understand that each canvas can take hours, but it’s worth it to see the gorgeous stitching and finishing that others have done with your designs!
About You
I love stitching on the couch watching a good show or a baseball game.
Painting. Lol! I also love to explore where I live, take my dog to the park, go out in Aspen with my friends, and I never miss an Astros game.
Sparkly thread, seam ripper, and extra tacks.
The Kardashians, Blue Bloods, baseball games
Heather McMahan’s “Absolutely Not”
Needlepoint: The Courtly Canvas (and Penny Linn, of course!) Non-needlepoint: Kygo
I’d like to stitch a nativity or an 18 count stocking.
About Penny Linn
Peppermint Chocolates and also all of the baseball canvases!
Scarlett O’Hara
The acrylics! All of them!
Drill, Baby Drill
Oh yes, my Aperol Nutcracker stitched by @salt_air_stitching and my Veuve Nutcracker stitched by @lam_learns_to_needlepoint. The stitch guides are written by @needlepoint_nest
Colors. I love colors.
I am so excited to be a part of The Collective! I can’t wait to see my designs reach more stitchers!
Still killing It!
Follow Up
You can view all of my designs at sgdesigns.needlepoint.com, available for purchase at Penny Linn and LNS.
