I can't express enough how much I have enjoyed the challenge of stitching from the day I took my first Sue Spargo class! She is truly a kind, wonderful instructor and soooo supportive! If only she could make it to every quilt shop and neighborhood in the world, LOL. The one thing you must understand is once you have gone down that rabbit hole...and oh you are going to want to go, everything you stitch is viewed through a "Sue" prism. So much so that at one workshop I attended a friend and stitcher came up with the verb "Spargo'd." And it is true...even my primitive stitching now has a bit of Spargo in them, LOL. But, what an amazing world it has opened up!

 

If you are lucky enough to pass through Cave Creek, AZ and visit the The Olde World Quilt Shoppe, you will find a section of the shop that is about all things Sue. They carry a wonderful selection of threads, patterns, and Monique, the owner, is hand dyeing all the wool!!! But, what you will also find there is a wonderful "Sue" instructor named Monica and you are going to want to take a class from her!!

 

This is one of Sue's workshops called Indigo Vases which Monica took at MISA and as you can see, her stitching is amazing!!!

 

 

And, just so you understand that when you learn all the amazing stitches ala Sue Spargo you can apply them to all of your wool stitching! This quilt, called Twas' the Night Before Christmas by 1894 Cottonwood House, was stitched by Monica and has been enhanced with what she learned in her Sue Spargo workshops. You can get this BOM or kit at The Olde World Quilt Shoppe.

 

 

 

For those of us who are a bit timid to jump into a big project, the Sue Spargo pre-cut one block kits are a wonderful way to start and boy can they sparkle. I hope this bit of eye candy gets you into the mood to try a bit of Spargoing!!!