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A beautiful spring day. . . . . .
Molly and I took the opportunity yesterday to take a break mid-day and head outside into the warm Arizona sun. The oleanders are all in bloom. It almost feels like Hawaii in the midst of all of those flowers! Molly prefers to just rest in the shade. . . . . . .you can see her here with her eyes partially closed, just enjoying the day. Her face is so white now! Bee Sampler Sneak Peek . . . . . . . .I guess one preview wasn't enough?? lol. . . . . . .ok. . . . . . here is the second . . . . . . it's called "Bee Sampler". The model was stitched by friend extraordinaire, Milly Dunaway. It is stitched on Pear linen from Lakeside. It's the first time I used it in a design and now won't be the last. Look at how the threads pop off of the background!
Alphabet Rhyme Sneak Peek . . . . . . . .This space is perfect for showing you sneak peeks of upcoming designs. Alphabet Rhyme, along with Bee Sampler are shipping next week to our distributors. No one has it yet so don't look for them. However I am sure your shops will love hearing from you if you want to reserve copies.
 The Making of an American Sampler. . . . . . . . . .My dear Friend Liz Gorski has undertaken a monumental project. . . . . . . . one that I plan to follow closely. To see what she has planned with your own eyes go to http://howtomakeanamericansampler.blogspot.com/
Liz is not only a contributor of crossword puzzles to the NY Times but she is an accomplished musician and owns her own needlework design company, Primrose Needleworks.
Miss Molly enjoying the summer like temperatures. . . . . . . .Summer has unofficially arrived in Tucson. It is almost 90 degrees. Molly isn't a big sun-pup any more. . . . . . she prefers the shade with a nice nylon bone to chew. Molly's cancer is back and we are almost certain she has had her last surgery. We feel happy that she made it to her 11th birthday (February 15th) but don't really expect her to be here for her 12th. In the meantime we are just lovin' on that old dog like there's no tomorrow!
 Over One Stitching. . . . . . . . .I picked this up from the framer a few weeks ago. My friend, Mary Jo Hayes stitched this for me 'over one'. Thank you Mary Jo!
 From frame to design. . . . . . . . . . "Be True"
One of our current releases, "Be True" started in a much different way than most of our designs. I had first seen this frame at the annual Crescent Colours Thanksgiving dinner Sharon holds for her family and ours. I could see it on the wall and had to go up to it to appreciate the beauty. Weeks later I asked her if I could have it as inspiration for a design. I set it in front of me and created the pattern for "Be True". It was a perfect match. This design has generated a lot of email from stitchers as I believe it "speaks" to most of us! LHN blog is back. . . . . . . .After a short break from creating entries for this blog, I'm back. Future entries will focus on the patterns, how they became published designs, what's happening in our pattern line, etc. I hope you all will love the new format. It may take a while to get all of our readers back but we'll be glad to have you when you get here!
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