Behind the Canvas - Lazy Doodle Designs
Meet Libbie Payne
Meet Libbie Payne from Hanover, Virginia! View our in-depth Q&A with Libbie below.
General Needlepoint
After a break up I wanted to find something to fill my time. My mom had recently gotten back into needlepointing and suggested that I begin as well. Once I started, I was hooked! My first ever needlepoint project was a light blue vintage Ford Bronco. It’s my dream car so I figured it would be a good one to start out with.
I’m basketweave all the way, it’s always so satisfying to see the pattern on the back of the canvas when it’s finished! I don’t have a specific stitch I’ve been looking at, but I love to research new stitches to try out anytime I have a large background. I did the half cross tent stitch for the background of the Penny Linn “No Skinny Dipping… alone” canvas and I loved how it turned out!
My favorite is just the classic DMC Coton Perle, I like their wide range of colors and its affordability.
About Your Designs
I’ve always been a creative person and I wasn’t finding some of the canvases that I was imagining in my head, so I figured out how to design and paint them myself.
Fun, colorful, eclectic
I’m most inspired by television shows and movies that I’m watching, nostalgia from my childhood, as well as current trends.
The Bridgerton canvas has been the most fun to paint, I love all of the small details, especially the hanging wisteria.
I loved the whole process of stitching the Legally Blonde canvas, from picking out all of the different shades of pink threads, to finding a unique background stitch to tie it all together.
The thing that helps me out the most when I’m painting is getting down a good base item. Once I paint one full part of the canvas, I’m easily able to count off everything else from that.
About You
With my friends or while watching a show or movie.
Attending class, working out, hanging out with my friends, or shopping/antiquing!
A pair of scissors, a needle threader, and extra needles.
Shameless, New Girl, and Glee, Gossip Girl
I’ve never really been able to get into listening to podcasts, but I’ve listened to Gals on the Go and really enjoyed it.
I love Sadie Loving (@sadieloving) for shopping guides and inspo, we have similar styles so I’m always watching her hauls looking for what to buy next.
My great grandmother stitched blue and white chinoiserie cushions for cane-back chairs that were passed down to my mom. I would love to make something like them one day.
Follow Up
pennylinndesigns.com and your LNS
