An Autumn Adventure

Greetings friends! I am dropping in quickly this evening to touch base. We had a lovely trip to Chicago for the wedding...but unfortunately, I have been under the weather since our return. Don't worry, I think I am finally on the mend, but I am definitely a bit behind! I managed to get a little finishing completed and some design work done, but that is about it. Now, I'm popping in to let you know I will be out of my office through October 17th, with very limited communication. During this time, my website shop is on vacation...and only digital patterns are available in my Etsy Shop. My correspondence will be very limited, so I will respond to all messages, comments, etc. on Monday, October 18th. We are headed to Colorado and Utah for our annual Jeep trip and since we are in the mountains and off the grid most of the time, I get to go radio silent for most of the trip (and that is fine by me)...a little time to reset and unplug...a little fresh mountain air...and I'm sure I'll feel good as new upon my return. I'll leave you today with a few resent client finishing photos - all of these were stitched by the same talented stitcher - just my finishing work (and two are my designs!)...

Bluebirds and Daisies by Blue Ribbon Designs

Rejoicing Reindeer - Blue Ribbon Designs

Blossom Home by All Through The Night

Give More Strawberry by Erica Michaels

I'll be back with an update when we return with news about all things Blue Ribbon Designs! Thanks for visiting with me today...

Bluebirds and Daisies

Recently I received an email wanting to know how I finished my complimentary design "Bluebirds and Daisies"...and I was extremely embarrassed to reply that I had not yet finished it (I designed and stitched the model in 2008). The design was done quickly, without much notice for a Hoffman Distributing summer promotion and at the time I was working on a long list of deadlines...so, I stitched it up for a photo and then added it to a pile of "to be finished later" cross stitch pieces. Well, that email was just the gentle nudge I needed to finish my stitched design in to a cute little summery pillow. I used my AccuQuilt GO! fabric cutter to cut strips for framing the design...then backed it, stuffed it, and added an assortment of buttons in two of the corners. I was very pleased with the results...and I now find myself inspired to start finishing more pieces in my cross stitch pile! This complimentary pattern is still available on my website, for those of you who may want to try your hand at making your own little pillow - just visit my website http://www.blueribbondesigns.com/ - click on "Freebie" in the left-hand menu - and scroll down about half the page to the design for Summer 2008 - as always, you will need Adobe Reader to view/print the PDF file. I hope you will be inspired to stitch this fun, summertime piece...and if you do, be sure to send me a photo...I would love to see where your creativity takes you with this design...