Snowflake productivity
When and if the snow here in the Pacific Northwest gets to be more than a few inches deep, then life slows down and all of us who have businesses that are not essential, close the doors and go home and enjoy the snow for a few days. This usually happens once in a winter, sometimes twice, and sometimes not at all, but it is infrequent enough that I still get a thrill from sitting in front of my fire and doing nothing more active than watching the snowflakes tumble in front of the window. Some of the talented designers in our area were more productive however and used the snow days to finish their newest patterns and samples to hang in the shop.Vicki from Cranberry Pie Designs brought us her latest embroidery wall hanging and pattern. Her drawing style is unique and reflects her sense of humor that has just a little bit of an edge, (and by the way, her hand embroidery stitches are perfect!) "Be Yourself" is her third pattern. And, we got a sneak peak at her drawings for her newest project, a Halloween Quilt in orange and purple. She is hoping to have the quilt and the pattern to the shop by June, in time for the Western Washington Shop Hop.
Sharon Weins actually published her Googly-Eyed Bugs quilt pattern last year, but she brought us a new wall hanging version of her pattern. This version uses brighter, more primary colors than her original quilt which is on the cover of her pattern. The bugs (and worm) are fused and then satin stitched and the bug details are hand embroidered. I especially like the bright scrappy binding that she chose.
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