Primitive Traditions

HI!!!!

2011-12-28T18:50:00.000-05:00

It sure has been awhile! And no, I haven't fallen off the edge of the earth - just been absent, busy, sidetracked and distracted for a long, long while. But I will be back into some (hopefully) serious blogging with possibly some major changes in my life coming up! So stay tuned for the next posting. I PROMISE I won't take another ten months to get back to you!
Meanwhile, celebrate the New Year with joy, have faith in the good inherent in all, and confidence in the future. Be safe, have fun and I'll chat with you soon!
Happy 2012!
Cathy

Remembering Lisa Roswell and her family

2011-03-02T09:44:00.001-05:00

It was such a shock to learn this morning of Lisa's sudden and senseless death. We can only shake our heads and wonder why when this sort of thing happens to such loving and selfless friends and loved ones. Lisa and her family will long be in my thoughts as I and so many of her needlework community of friends send prayers and thoughts of love and hope of finding strength and peace in happy memories and her needlework legacy.

What looks like crazy and busy....IS!

2011-03-02T09:09:00.003-05:00

Nashville Market is over for another year and what a great market it was! Even though there seemed to be fewer vendors and shops in attendance, it was wonderful to see old friends and make new ones! Less crowded exhibits allowed us to see more, share more and generally talk with everyone more! It was lots and lots of fun. A big thank you to everyone who came into my exhibit! I really enjoyed seeing you all.

Somewhere along the way on the trip home from Nashville Monday night, I picked up a nasty stomach and intestinal bug, and by Tuesday afternoon, I was flat out on the sofa. Next day, same thing. Finally by Thursday, after several cups of ginger lemon tea (wonderful stuff!!!!!) the head and stomach stopped pounding and gurgling, and I felt once again somewhat human. That bug was nasty! Are "bugs" getting worse or am I getting older? Anyway, feeling much better on Thursday, I got much of the pre-market mess in the house under control, and brought it back from its very "h...-in-a-hand-bucket" condition. It looked like a war -zone and I HATE so much out-of-control clutter and mess! So........my body gets back on track and the house follows suit....Life is good!

Next job: fill the bird feeders. Both the little guys and the big ones (like squirrels!) ravaged the feeders while I was away and they were very empty. When filled, I came back inside and watched while everyone found lunch. But when I tried to take some pictures, they sensed my motion at the window and took off. Of course, Andy, who follows me like a shadow, was standing there as well. He must have heard the cat who lives three houses away, walking around outside (he certainly can't see it) and went into fits of barking to go out, which of course sent the birds up and away. Again! I was hoping to get some pictures of the flock of Eastern Mtn.Bluebirds that have been frequenting the feeders all winter. I have never had them in my yard - I thought they were a summer bird. What a treat to see their bright blue and rust coloring against the white snow!

So at last the car was completely unloaded, the boxes and equipment put away for another year,and the house in some sort of reasonable order. After two separate birthday parties for various grands Saturday and Sunday, Sunday night I gathered up an antique sampler to reproduce and the supplies necessary to create new ideas for future designs, and packed it all into the car along with Andy and his gear (and my stuff) and finally headed for the Cape on Monday. Too cold, you say? Well, you know "they" say it never rains on the golf course (I wouldn't know - I'm not a golfer!) but I say it's never too cold to be on the Cape! Just bundle up! I know for sure the dog will be in the water - and yes, that IS cold!

So off I went to my Cape Cod spot to hopefully find inspiration, refreshment and renewal. I'm sure all beach-lovers know exactly what I mean. I've been here one day and already I can feel the tightness inside unwinding and loosening up. Goodbye stress! The peace is settling in and I'm ready to get to work. Actually it's not work - it's an interesting, most-of-the-time fun process to sit back and see what design takes shape out of a sketchy idea or two!

Until next time, enjoy stitching your new projects ........................
Cathy

AND I'M BACK ...............FINALLY!

2011-02-13T22:00:00.000-05:00

Well, after many hectic, busy ~~days~~ weeks of multitasking (that should read cleaning, cooking, laundry,cleaning up stink bugs - grrrr, ect., etc.), stitching, shoveling snow and chipping ice, creating copy(ugh!), proofing, babysitting, shoveling snow, printing, RE-printing, shoveling snow, photographing (which is not so great since I couldn't get outside for really good color shots and everything was covered with the very beautiful but bright white stuff anyway), pasting pictures on chart covers, cleaning up stink bugs - STILL, and pushing 2000 chart packs in bags, I'M DONE and ready for the Nashville Needlework market this week! Yeah! Oh yes, and the snow has all but melted and I finally got Christmas decorations put away last week, honest! Embarrassing! My four-year-old grandson could not believe we STILL had the tree up!(it is an artificial one) "No time for such trivial work," I told him - and he just looked at me and shook his head, thinking, I'm sure, that I was really getting old and strange! I had almost decided to just push it in a corner and throw a sheet over it until next year and call it some sort of sculpture project to anyone who had the audacity to ask what was going on.

I know I had promised in an earlier post to give you stitchers some sneak peeks of what was in the works,but...........that obviously didn't happen! But now you get to see the whole design - and I hope you like what you see!

This first design, "Plenty and Grace" was created as a wedding sampler for my youngest son and his wife. It may be a wedding sampler for them, but it is also a geneology of sorts as I have put both family's parent's initials as well as the siblings in both families. Various motifs have significant meanings to both bride and groom which further enhances the special appeal and yet they are part of the overall folk art design to others.It can be anything you want it to be!!!

The next design will look familiar to many, I'm sure. I have had many requests for just this part of the Sarah Elliot Sewing Chest chart pack and since the chest itself is now out of production, I am releasing the chart for the top only under the title, Sarah Elliot's Home Port. The accessories that were in the original Sewing Chest chart pack will be released later in a new format.

Third design: "Just For Today" gives us a gentle nudge and reminder each day.....................of things we should all do to make us all feel better! Let's get it going!

Two years ago, I reproduced a similar antique Victorian Motto, "With Joy We Greet You" and this year, I reproduced "Welcome Home" It makes a great companion piece and looks perfect by the front door or in the guest room. It is a snap to stitch on 18ct. Khaki Davos (easy satin stitch and straight stitch) and the wonderful, wonderful cross bar frame gives it the perfect finish. (The source for the frames is listed in the chart pack.)

The last new design, Quaker Pocket Needfuls - A Petite Huswife is the fourth (and final?) piece in the Quaker Pocket Needfuls series. While this "Petite Huswife" can be used to hold small sewing accessories and needful necessaries, I also find it perfect for carrying pieces of jewelry in my suitcase when traveling. It comes with (directions included) its own little matching travel pouch.

I hope you like what you see. Let your local needlework shop know if you are interested in any of my new designs or email me for additional information and contacts.

I will see you all again when I return from Nashville - and I really will try to post more often now that the crush of production is over! Then soon after that, the dog and I will be heading to Cape Cod for a little bit of business and lots of quiet, peace and beautiful ocean and beach! Can't wait!!! (Hope I get snowed in!)

Happy Valentine's Day! Kiss your sweetie and HUG your dog!

Cathy

"Life is a song. Love is the music."

(author unknown)

HAPPY! HAPPY! HAPPY!

2010-12-31T17:16:00.001-05:00

My goodness! Have you ever seen such an original title? Gives you an idea of the state of my mind - depleated! What a crazy busy insane holiday season I've had. I didn't do much in-store shopping. most of my gifts were purchased online and with free shipping, so that was a good thing. But then a good many packages didn't come until the 24th! Not much time left for wrapping them! And non-Christmas stuff squeezed its way in too, which left too many of the fun things - like baking dog cookies for the local shelter (and Santa's reindeer) with my grandkids until the very last second of Christmas Eve afternoon! Those kind of memories are what make the holidays special and I hate it when I feel grouchy and rushed. But, when all was said and done, it was a fabulous, joyous Christmas Day with all of my four children, their wives and grandkids whooping it up, lots of good food, good cheer and laughter. So all the crazies before hand were forgotten and we realize we are so blessed!

Many times this month (it's still Dec. right????) I sat down at the computer and thought "I really need to get out and take some pictures for the blog".......................................and then nothing happened! Or rather I was distracted by other thoughts of what I had do and moved on to something else. So, dear friends, AFTER the New Year is over (exactly what that means - not sure) I will start to KEEP my #1 resolution and post more often and with pictures to boot. We'll see, we'll see! I do have new designs for the Nashville market that are beginning to come together, so I hope to show you snippets and bits to whet your appetite! Stay tuned!

Meanwhile, do have a safe but happy time this weekend- I hope wherever you are Saturday, you are relaxing with some stitching or with family and friends - or both! Make happy memories with those you love!

Wishing you all a happy, prosperous New Year!

Cathy

New motto for 2011:

"There's Nothing in the Universe That Says I Have to Make Sense." Love it! It covers so much!

HELLO, HELLO!!

2010-11-22T14:50:00.006-05:00

Zeeeesh! I can't believe I have been gone for so long - and I apologize! I thought about posting a whole bunch of photos to help catch up but somehow photos of the beach seemed a little silly now with the smell of woodsmoke and the chill of the coming winter in the air (thank goodness!!) as Thanksgiving approaches! I love, love, love this time of year - even when the sky is a chilly gray and it might be drizzling. Good stitching weather!

Suffice it to say my month - long "retreat" on the Cape was just what the proverbial doctor ordered and when I finally returned home the middle of October, I was well restored and sated with feelings of well-being, inner peace and calm. However, since my oldest grandchild's 9th birthday party was the day after I got home, all the inner peace and calm were short lived!! (Well, not really - but it sure was a loud and chaotic party!)

So....it's back to the reality and stress of too much to cram into these days. And then I found myself having to deal with some nasty, volatile family issues that are tearing us all apart. Oh to be back on the peaceful beach playing with Andy, without a care in the world - except deciding what to have for dinner, - or sitting in my favorite meditation spot! Escaping there doesn't get anything resolved here though, so onward we go.

Meanwhile, even though it is really hard, at times, to focus and stay on task much less feel creative, I'm trying to work every spare minute on designs and directions for a new teaching project. This particular class will involve constructing a sewing box with a removable tray insert, finishing it and creating the accessories to go in it. I'm hoping to have lots of opportunities to teach the class in many places across the country.

Other designs that are still works in progress as well are a wedding/house blessing sampler (which will remind you of the section I created for "A Noble Pursuit"), a companion piece to the Victorian motto I reproduced a couple of years ago, and one or two other small designs. I'm not a particularly prolific designer and it took awhile to get back to designing after being away from it for a year (again, family commitments to honor), so I don't have a vast store of new stuff to show in Nashville. But what I do have, I hope everyone likes!! I will show glimpses of these projects as they are finished, then please watch for them on my web site right before Nashville Market.

Well, in spite of all our worries, frustrations, difficulties and troubles, I feel very fortunate to be living in this beautiful country, and for whatever that means for each of us, I hope you find lots to be grateful and thankful for.

So I wish all of you a blessed and happy time with loved ones this Thanksgiving. Be safe in your travels and eat all the turkey, stuffing and dessert you want - just this once! And for heaven's sake, don't forget the chocolate - or the wine - or both, if you prefer! :-)
Cathy

Some more "Summer Fun" and then...........back to work!

2010-09-02T16:42:00.015-04:00

Do you believe it is still so hot .........97 degrees in the shade today, again, and it's now September 2!!!! Aaarrrrrghhh! This past week, I've had the twins here for a few days before I head north to my Cape Cod. house. I thought I'd show you some of our fun in spite of the heat. Our typical day started with breakfast al fresca on the porch. I took this picture before they started to eat. They eat with their fingers and the end of the meal is not a pretty sight! After dressing for the day in bathing suits - the coolest clothing next to nothing at all - we had great fun stacking blocks with the greatest of care..........

with intense, focused concentration, sloooooowly pulling our hands away.......

and carefully added MORE!

We gently stacked the BIG blocks as high as we could reach.......

squealed "yea!" when the tower stayed up, and laughed hysterically when it fell!

Then the rock and roll music from the guitar on the chair was just too enticing (we had been listening to it play over and over and over........)so we just had to practice some movin' and groovin' and shakin' our booty.......so serious and so funny!

After all that exercise, it was sprinkler and pool time. The wagon HAD to be in the pool too, even though it took up most of the room! (oops - the picture disappeared! Darn - it was cute! Sorry!)

We had lots of fun those three days and I will miss these two little ones while I'm on the Cape.

After they left for home, I FINALLY got back to my desk today and put the final "tweaks" on a new sampler design. I plan on stitching it - and finishing it (?) - this month while I'm you-know-where! At last my post has something to do with stitching! (oops again - see below!)

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The heat must be affecting my nascent(sp?) posting skills bc I wasn't completely finished! Humph! Anywasy, this is where is park my self for hours on end (oooooh - no pun intended!)and try to master the art of designing. This next design will be a wedding sampler or house blessing or family record or - whatever you want it to be and I'll be releasing it at the February 2011 Needlework Market in Nashville. Perhaps if all goes well, I'll post a preview picture ...so stay tuned! Meanwhile, I need to check the weather reports and news very often these next couple of days and hope, hope, hope that Cape Cod doesn't sustain a lot of damage from "Earl". My house is not near enough to the water to be in any danger of flood damage, but we have a lot of shallow rooted scrub pine around us. I hope they stay off the roof!!! A part of me wants to be there in the house - hurricanes are an awesome thing to witness, and if one is on high ground and safe, it is a powerful experience. I'll have to rely on the t.v. reports this time, though! Have a safe Labor Day weekend wherever you may be. Meanwhile.........."do something fun for yourself.....life is short, even in its longest days." Cathy

Summer "Camp" with my grand kids...........

2010-08-21T12:20:00.030-04:00

Every year for quite awhile now, I set aside a week in the summer when the four older grand kids come for what is now known as "Camp Nana." I figure out a fun theme and come up with an agenda for the week. All six days! Sunday - we started off with an annual favorite - fishing! And this year, everyone caught something............... the first little perch... the smallest ... a tiny but prickly sun fish, I think! and then the biggest! Check it out - the worm (snake?) was SO large, the fish couldn't quite get it in it's mouth. Oh...so near and yet so far!!!! Devin promptly named him "Derick"! Derick the fish????? How in the world does the mind of a four-year-old work?

.......and for this little guy - catching the biggest fish (Derick)was great but he wasn't particularly crazy about handling the worms (snakes)!

Then home to a birthday party for all................they can't always go to each other's parties, so we catch up with everyone with a cake and some small gifts at camp.

After some free time and unpacking, the first night of camp starts with a great dinner of corn on the cob and salmon.....

and ends with a rousing toast of "cheers!" to this year's camp theme....Science (very loosely applied!)

We jumped right into it with surgical caps, booties and gloves and goggles...but first had to "experiment" to see how big we could blow up the gloves! Megan was the winner.......and all the others were a close second.

Then we all got down to "serious" business (all but one, that is - she had to keep trying to better her "record ") of discovering acids and bases and what colors they are in solutions and which foods are acids or a base.

We built volcanoes and later that night, made them "erupt" when we mixed vinegar and baking soda. So much for chemistry..............

Then it was on to the animals and wild life at the Washington D.C. zoo on the HOTEST day you can imagine - 100+ degrees and lots and lots of walking. Thank goodness for cooling misting stations throughout the various areas. And they ran to every one of them!

My eight-year-old grandson gets the credit for all the animal photos. Cudos to my budding photo-journalist, Collin! These were some of his favorites - out of 133 photos!!!!!

Throw in really, really long escalators and a speedy subway ride and all in all it was a pretty exciting day. That was Tuesday.

On Wednesday, we headed to the Whitaker Science Center in Harrisburg and spent a fabulous day amonst all kinds of hands-on discovery areas - everything from learning about the power of brain waves and the concentration it took to move the metal ball in the tube using only your brain waves (it was truly amazing!!!).................

to "killing the germs" in a race against the clock.........................................

to getting a good work-out climbing the rock wall...................

to learning about magnetic force fields by "sticking" metal washers to each other to make them bridge across a space.

Another fabulous day came to a close with everyone saying it was the best yet! Ahhh but there is more to come!

Mother Nature stepped up and treated us to a torrential downpour that flooded the streets for about 30 minutes creating an impromptu raging river for sticks, cups, leaves and whatever they could find to race. Do you remember how wonderful it was to dance in the rain?

We ended this year's camp with a trip to a fish hatchery, poked around wading in the stream looking for crayfish and whatever, fed the hundreds of ducks that came racing to us looking for bread (we were prepared, thank goodness!),

had a celebratory lunch at McDonald's, and then finished up the day going to the movies to see "Cats and Dogs - the Revenge of Kitty Galore"! Lots of fun! The last night we always have a camp fire, s'mores and rewards. This year, once again, my husband won -by popular vote - the "Camp Troublemaker" award. The kids think it's hilarious and all week they work hard to set him up to be sure he'll be the one to get it! I, on the other hand, couldn't have camp without his help (he took off three days from work!) - and shenanigans! He ultimately helps to create wonderful memories they'll never forget and that money can't buy - well, sort of! I'm off to bed!

Come along with me...............

2010-07-09T16:21:00.015-04:00

Gettysburg, like most of the country is locked into some exceptionally hot and dry weather. So to take my mind off of it for awhile, I thought I take a virtual trip to Cape Cod and you are invited to come along! I'd love to share with you some my favorite places and things that make it, for me, the best place in the whole world to be! This is my house where I love to hang out whenever and as often as I possibly can, no matter what time of year. It is a very tiny 2 bedroom house that my parents built in 1976 to retire to. They enjoyed many happy years there, and now it's mine to love and enjoy in the burgeoning spring and quiet, serene fall after the summer tenants have returned to their homes. Even in the blustery, gray, damp winter when it is fully dark at 4:30 in the afternoon, it is a delightful place to be, to settle down in front of a cozy fire with some stitching, soft music or a good book and a glass of wine and let the rest of the world go by. In the cool spring days of April and May, the geraniums,

the luscious lilacs,

the wild beach plum shrubs,

and the sweet pansies

are in full riot all over the Cape - in yards and along the roads, blooming their hearts out!

Now in July through the fall, the wonderful Rosa Rugosas are sending their luscious sweet rose scent into the air to mingle with the smells of salt water, pine trees, and warm sand. There's nothing else like it! Can you tell how much I love it????

As the weather warms up in May, the charter fishermen put their boats in the water at Rock Harbor and gear up for what they hope is a season of many successful fishing trips into the bay for striped bass and big blue fish, tuna and whatever else strikes their fancy - and is good to eat!

Nearby, Capt. Cass's Seafood Shanty, clad in lobster pot bouys, serves locals and tourists alike ...

.........the quintessential Cape Cod lunch - a split-top, toasted hot dog bun stuffed and overflowing with a simple lobster salad, made with just the tiniest bit of mayo to hold it all together! All this is usually accompanied by a cup or bowl of creamy clam chowder too! It doesn't get any better than this unless..................

....................you work off that humongus lunch with a trip to the tidal flats at low tide and dig for your dinner! It's easy to gather a bucket of delicate steamers or soft shell clams to take home for supper on the deck! I like to quickly steam them with some fresh garlic, parsley and wine just until they open. Then swish them in the broth to rinse off the last bit of sand, dunk them in some hot, melted butter, add in a crisp salad, some hot, crusty Portugese bread and a chilly bottle of Chardonnay and you have an amazing, unbeatable dinner fit for a king! It's my favorite, a go-to often and unequaled by anything else! Aren't they beautiful??? Anyone hungry???

Hmmmm.....I seem to have focused on food a lot in this blog!

Moving along............

Down the road and on the way to the beach is this charming flag made entirely of clam shells! My neighbor has been setting this out along the side of the road for as many years as I have been going to the Cape and can remember - repainting them each spring and taking them inside each winter. One year, it was part of a feature article in Country Living magazine! I see this special bit of Americana and patriotism everyday, every time I walk the dog to the beach! Love it! Many an evening when it looks like or feels like there might be a beautiful sunset, people drive or walk to the end of the road and gather to toast the end of the day with a glass of wine (or whatever!) As the sun finally dips below the horizon, someone may start to sing God Bless America or clap or cheer and everyone joins in to salute the end of a great day on Cape Cod. It's amazing, powerful, restorative.

Good night, my beloved wonderful Cape. Til I see you in the fall................

I hope you enjoyed this little glimpse of my special place. But there's lots more to see and enjoy, so I'll post beach pictures when I'm there in the fall. Meanwhile, next week I babysit for the twins, so the camera will be clicking for sure! Stay tuned.......

Until later,

Cathy

2010-05-17T20:55:00.004-04:00

The wedding we had been planning for and working on for sooo long went off without any glitches! Yea!!! So as soon as I get the editing done on what pictures I have, I will post a few. And as I get more and better ones, I'll add them, too.What a blast we had!!! And we are still in recovery, looking everywhere for the ol' get up and go! Check back soon........Cathy

Here are a couple of pictures of my twin grand babies just hanging out, doing their thing! How I loved taking care of them for a week.....

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Since I last posted.........

2010-05-13T13:55:00.007-04:00

Hmmmm.......March 8th to May 17th is a very long stretch of time with no blogs posted. I hope you have not given up on me! So let's catch up! When I last posted, I was about to go to Alabama to babysit my twin grand daughters. What a great week with those two sweethearts! They were just on the verge of walking and it was amazing to me how many times they plopped down HARD on their bottoms, jarring every bone in their bodies, and yet didn't cry! I hate to think what would happen to us if we crashed like they did! I've posted a couple of pictures for you to enjoy. I love the one of them looking out the window and especially the sweet picture of their granddad (who is fondly called "Cool Pop" by our other 5 older grands) reading them a bed time story.

My buddy........

2010-03-08T18:46:00.002-05:00

I thought I better put something ahead of the pictures or you might wonder what in the world you opened! Well, keep scrolling and then read - I posted it all backwards! Geeesh! Next time....................

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Where did my beach go???

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And I'm back......

2010-03-08T11:38:00.002-05:00

It was a cold and VERY windy ten days on the Cape, but I loved it all! I got work done, some wedding things arranged and met with a couple of great friends for beach walks, etc. It was a very restorative time! There were some snow showers and for three days lots and lots of rain combined with a full moon, so, oh boy! the creeks did rise! Sadly, the extremely high tides erroded the beaches down to almost nothing on both the bayside and the ocean and lots of bird and turtle nesting ground was lost. I hope it builds back in at least for the summer sunbathers as the Cape's economy depends on the tourists. I braved the lashing rain and wind to take some pictures, so I'll see what computer skills I can find to post them for you. The dog is my best four-legged friend, Andy. He owns the beach (as you can tell, no?) and loves to go in the car every where I go...and THAT is how he sits when he rides - arm on the arm rest, gazing at the scenery! Goofy, goofy guy! Tomorrow, I'm off again - this time to Alabama to stay with my one-year-old twin granddaughters for a week while their Mom and Dad get a well-earned break at a medical convention in New Orleans. Hopefully, I'll be able to get on their computer, so I won't feel quite so isolated from you all and needlework land. Then finally, I return home on the 15th to get more important wedding details taken care of - like buying something to wear! First purchase, I have to start with getting some new"underwear" and we all know just how much fun THAT shopping experience is. Ranks right up there with bathing suit shopping! :( Blagh! The rest will be easy - and hopefully more fun!) IMPORTANT NOTE: in "LOVE to ONE" the Crescent Colour, Copper should read Colonial Copper. I hope that clears up the confusion for you. I apologize for my over-sight and the frustration it has caused. I hope Spring is springing wherever you are - it's a beautiful day here today! I must go out and measure the daffodil and tulip sprouts! Til later, Cathy p.s. All the pictures posted in the reverse order I intended and I don't know how to fix it. Oh well. I'll try to do better next time!

I'm off!

2010-02-22T07:35:00.003-05:00

In a few hours I will be off to my favorite place - Cape Cod, Ma. The last single son is to be married there the end of April and there are miriad details to get working on. So if I am out of touch for awhile, have no fear - I shall return! Meanwhile, the dog and I are going to LOVE, LOVE, LOVE daily (hopefully!) walks on quiet beaches, play time with our mutual friends and ...... great seafood! I also am going to get some Primitive Traditions work done (can never escape that!) as well as wedding stuff. Looks like I will be busy!! I may not have internet available while I am there, but I will try to find a connection somewhere! Meanwhile, take care and be safe, Cathy

PHEW!!

2010-02-17T18:11:00.000-05:00

It is now three hours later and I finally got the picture and the text in the same post!!! Woohoo! So ..........when I have something more to share that I think you can't do without, I'll be back! Meanwhile, it's dinner time and the men in my life (husband and dog) are hungry. Have a lovely evening and stitch a little!

Til later, Cathy

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New Blog - new design!

2010-02-17T15:54:00.000-05:00

I finally decided to start a blog and what better way to celebrate than with a new design! "LOVE TO ONE" was first shown at The Attic's November Symposium and is now being released at the 2010 TNNA Needlework market in Nashville this weekend. I will have it posted to my website, www.primitive-traditions.com hopefully by this weekend as well. Since I am brand spanking new at this blog thing and a total idiot when it comes to computers, I hope I can up load a picture of my new design successfully - here goes!