MEET THE WOOLIES

I'm back, but moving slowly.  Will need therapy on my knee.  My next outing will be this weekend; I'll be in my studio Saturday and Sunday for Down On The Farm.  Lot's of activities plus a smithy will be christening our restored Blacksmith shop.  Downtown Cedarburg will be celebrating it's annual Wine & Harvest Festival.  It should be a busy time.  Now for the WOOLIES.  Valdani thread company is now carrying this fabulous 100% virgin wool from Australia.   They are offering Ivory and Black.  i was asked to design some wool applique whimsies with these colors.  The models are finished.  I'm working on the patterns now.  These designs will debut in Huston at the Quilt Expo in October.  Keep on punchin.
nancee 

JOLLY OLD SOUL

This guy is ready to go and patterns are available upon request.  Im moving very slowly because last Sunday I tripped, fell, and blew out my knee.  had to cancel my appearances at the Quilt Expo, and Sheep and Wool show.  Plus I had a bad reaction to the pain meds so I've pretty much been on the couch with tea, toast, and 200 episodes of NYPD BLUE.  Keep on punchin.
nancee

PILGRIM IN THE STOCKS

Harley my 11 year old Old English Sheep Dog loves to venture upstairs even though it's a perilous journey for his arthritic legs.  Then he hangs his head over the rope and pretends he's a pilgrim in the stocks.  He's such a sweet boy.  Hattie is demanding equal time, so I'll have to post a picture of her next.  Keep on punchin.
nancee

BLISS

BLISS is the last in the series of snowmen for this year.  They are not quite finished.  I feel they need a border and I want to mount them on something???  Paddles...Baskets... Not sure what.  It's on to my 2014 Santa.  Keep on punchin.
nancee

JOY

The snowmen just keep coming...  It's another busy week.  I'll be in the studio today.  Keep on punchin.
nancee

HEAR COMES PARSON BROWN

Parson Brown is almost finished.  He is going to have some kind of a border yet to be determined.   There are a two more snowmen in the works...  A busy week with board meeting, book club,  and new designs to work up.  Keep on punchin.
nancee

MALLOWS GONE MAD

I did not plant any mallows this year.  I had a plant or two last year and an explosion this year.  They have even crowed out sweet annie.  Now that's saying something.  Working on wool appliqué designs from home today.  Will be in the studio tomorrow.  Keep on punchin.
nancee