Stick a Fork in 2011, it is Nearly Done !

Sometimes New Year brings a sigh, a sad moment because the wonderful year you have had is slipping by....well not this Year !...yes there have be some bright spots...in fact probably more positive good things than bad, but you have to put a little space between yourself and some truly crappy moments...and believe me we have had more than our share of those...but 2012 is knocking on the door and with it you can start anew....the baggage I carry from 2011 is minor to all the positive things that are about to come to Squiggeeland...I got a little prelude the other day...a package from my new distributor...I had to sit down...now this might seem a small thing to most people but every single piece of information including a brand new up to date price list of all my designs, that is ready a month before the big TNNA Trade Show in Jan. here in Phoenix....and I only asked for it once....this reinforces that I have finally made a sold good choice in having CBK take on the large task of wholesaling my designs....finally...what a relief.......face it, I was getting a bad rap for my distributing choices...one shop owner pointed out ..quote" you are down three for three"...lol...yikes not good....anyway...this is in the past...we are looking forward and for all the turns and twists and headaches...I have managed to plow ahead....




Now...looking back...10 stitch canvas...was queen when I started to design in the early 70"s...hassocks and rugs and pillows....granted some designs were very simple ...but they don't have to be...the top picture is a new design I just did for a friend that hasn't done much needlepoint, more cross stitch, and wants to expand her stitching....so she asked if I could do a small pillow of the double ring quilt pattern on 10 stitch...fast and easy to see....sure, I said...10st is made for this type of simple but interesting pattern...the pillow is only 8" sq and as you can see, nothing is missing....I plan to do more quilt patterns for the older and new stitcher that needs to see the stitch and wants something that maybe is a little more adult than the simple canvases you see on ten stitch...after all 8"sq has plenty of scope on 10st...open up your mind to it....after all ,your eyes get old and maybe they would enjoy a little rest...lol..




xoxoxoxo




Squiggee