I am starting this blog as a way to keep my stitching friends up to date with projects I'm working on. I just got back from Needlework Market in St. Charles, Missouri on Monday night. Lots of people there are blogging and/or following blogs, so I have decided to jump into the 21st century and give it a try myself. Theresa and I had a terrific time at Market, as usual. It is always so nice to connect with friends in the industry and see the new things that everyone has been working on.
I was so happy for Theresa. She and I both operate Raise the Roof Designs together, but she also designs and graphs reproduction samplers under her Shakespeare's Peddler name (which is also the name of her online shop). Anyway, one of the big hits of the show was her "Jenny Bean Halloween Sampler" which is pictured here. I wish I had a dollar for every shop owner that came into our booth and asked for her Jenny Bean Sampler by name. It really is a sweet little sampler. The phrase reads: "When I am dead and in my grave and all my bones are rottin'; If this you see- pray think of me or I will be forgotten." Her biggest seller under the Shakespeare's Peddler name thus far. I have heard from a reliable source (Theresa) that Jenny Bean will be designing a Christmas Sampler soon!
I'll update what's new with Raise the Roof Designs in a couple of days (once I get a chance to download the photos from my camera). Thanks for reading!
